Substitute+Orientation+-+INTRODUCTION


 * INTRODUCTION **

Welcome to substitute teaching in Summit County! As a substitute teacher, you are considered a valuable member of our districts’ staff for the term of your service, be it one day or for several weeks. Thank you for your interest in and dedication to the teaching profession and your willingness to serve.

One of the most frustrating aspects of substitute teaching is that everywhere you apply, everyone seems to want something a little different or they have different processes for subs to complete. What may be valid information for our office may not be considered valid in the districts within Summit County that do not go through our office for their subs. The same would be true for any district outside Summit County and even for any other type of schools for which you may want to sub. We highly recommended that you “do your homework” and carefully research the specific requirements for every district in which you are interested in subbing.

For the school districts in Summit County that go through our office to obtain their list of subs – **__Coventry, Hudson, Manchester, Mogadore, Portage Lakes Career Center, Revere, Springfield, Twinsburg and Woodridge __** - this orientation has been designed to help you navigate through the process of becoming a substitute teacher and to be better prepared in the classroom.

Please remember that the Summit County Educational Service Center processes the paperwork and credentials for Substitute Teachers and distributes the Summit County Certified Substitute List. The districts decide who they will contact to serve as substitutes. The district will make the call, hire the substitute and provide an Aesop pin number (in districts using the Aesop system). ** __The Summit County ESC does not contact, hire or assign substitutes for participating districts.__ **

If you have any questions or concerns as you go through the process of becoming a substitute teacher, please refer to this handout, this Orientation Wiki at http://scesc-orientation.wikispaces.com or e-mail me at darcib@cybersummit.org.