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Grier, Terry B.; Creech, Robert Y., III – American School Board Journal, 1990
The Superintendent's Substitute Teacher Program (Super Sub) allows assistant principals, principals, the superintendent, and certified central office staff members to serve as substitute teachers once each semester. Immediate benefits of the program include improvement in teacher morale, cost savings, and development by administrators of a clearer…
Descriptors: Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, Substitute Teachers, Teacher Administrator Relationship
Steltenpohl, Elizabeth H. – American School Board Journal, 1974
Cautions administrators to improve their substitute teacher programs, because more substitutes are going to be needed as teachers receive more time off from school for participation in professional meetings and other activities. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Employment Practices, Personnel Data, Personnel Policy
Nolte, M. Chester – American School Board Journal, 1980
Part-time and substitute teachers do have rights, but courts often will not let such rights interfere with effective board action in solving school problems. As always, courts try to strike a balance between competing interests. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Labor Relations
Drury, William R. – American School Board Journal, 1988
Substitutes might never be as good as regular teachers, but they still can provide high-quality instruction. Suggestions include meeting with them as a group twice a year, principal and peer support, and development workshops specifically for substitutes. (TE)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Improvement, Substitute Teachers
Jones, Kevin R.; Hawkins, Amber – American School Board Journal, 2000
In summer 1999, a group of Park City, Utah, school administrators, personnel directors, human-resource specialists, and substitute teacher coordinators brainstormed on improving the recruitment, training, and retention of substitute teachers. Providing effective preservice and on-the-job training and professional recognition are key suggestions.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives, Inservice Teacher Education, Substitute Teachers
Vail, Kathleen – American School Board Journal, 2000
Many substitute teachers are underpaid, undertrained, and "invisible" employees lacking health benefits and respect from regular colleagues. Grass-roots organizing efforts have improved working conditions for subs in two Florida and California districts. Districts' improvement initiatives should be guided by concerns for student…
Descriptors: Activism, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Fringe Benefits
Wadsworth, Deborah; Coleman, Daniel – American School Board Journal, 2001
The Center for Creative Teaching at Bennington combines liberal arts majors with teacher training. Incoming freshmen spend five years earning a B.S., a Master of Arts in Teaching, and a teaching certificate. Students spend two full semesters student teaching under the close supervision of veteran teachers and liberal arts faculty from the college.…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Liberal Arts
