The board recognizes the need for substitute teachers. Substitute teachers shall be licensed to teach in Iowa.
It shall be the responsibility of the building principal to maintain a list of substitute teachers who may be called upon to replace regular contract licensed employees. Individuals whose names do not appear on this list will not be employed as a substitute without specific approval of the superintendent. It shall be the responsibility of the building principal to fill absences with substitute teachers immediately.
Substitute teachers will be paid at the Board approved daily pay rate for substitute teachers.. Substitutes employed for 4 weeks or more consecutive days in the same position shall be paid per diem per the teacher base salary. Substitute licensed employees are expected to perform the same duties as the licensed employees.
Legal Reference: Iowa Association of School Boards v. PERB, 400 N.W.2d 571 (Iowa 1987).
Iowa Code §§ 20.1, .4(5), .9; 256.
281 I.A.C. 12.4.
Cross Reference: 405.1 Licensed 405.2 Licensed Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection
Approved: July 11, 2015
Reviewed: April 14, 2025
Revised: May 11, 2025