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Our Sliding Scale Rewards Reliability.
McAdams, Richard P. – Executive Educator, 1989
Well qualified substitute teachers are always available in a Pennsylvania school district because the standard $60 per diem applies for the first 15 days the substitutes work, $75 per diem for days 16 through 25, and $80 per diem for the rest of the year. Andrew Trotter reviews the 1988 pay rates nationwide for substitute teachers. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives, Substitute Teachers
Beat the Bushes for Substitute Teachers.
Hinkemeyer, Arlene – Executive Educator, 1988
Describes a Long Island (New York) high school district's concentrated effort to expand their pool of potential substitute teachers and offer them a comprehensive orientation program. The district used PTA newsletters, letters to staff, and newspaper notices to attract applicants. Training covered curriculum, teaching strategies, classroom…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Secondary Education, Substitute Teachers, Teacher Orientation
Get Your Money's Worth by Hiring Super Substitutes.
Booth, M. R. – Executive Educator, 1981
Offers suggestions about how principals can avoid problems with substitute teachers, including location, selection, and preparation of subs; provision of appropriate information and materials; and evaluation. (WD)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Communication Problems, Discipline Problems, Elementary Secondary Education
Use This Test to Spruce Up Your Substitute Teacher Program.
Sendor, Elizabeth – Executive Educator, 1982
Presents and interprets an 18-question test to determine how well a school's substitute teacher program functions. Topics covered include substitute teacher screening and preparation, lists of substitutes, lesson plans, staff and student evaluation of substitutes, substitutes' salaries, legal considerations, and making substitutes feel needed.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Lesson Plans, School Administration, Substitute Teachers
Help Substitute Teachers Manage Student Behavior.
Ban, John R. – Executive Educator, 1990
Describes a comprehensive staff development program designed exclusively for substitute teachers and devoted to student discipline. (MLF)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Keep Subs Afloat.
Billman, Linda Webb – Executive Educator, 1994
Substitute teachers are often not as effective as they should be, considering that they generally oversee 5 solid months of a typical student's K-12 education. The Ashland (Ohio) City Schools developed a questionnaire to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their substitute teacher program. The result was an in-depth manual and improvement of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Evaluation, Program Improvement
Grad Students Make Great Subs.
Levy, Ted – Executive Educator, 1982
In the Norwalk (Connecticut) School District, education graduate students from the nearby University of Bridgeport serve as interns, working as substitutes or assistants each day in the same school. The district and the interns realize administrative and financial benefits, and both interns and students report favorably on the program. (RW)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Eight Tips for Getting the Most from Substitute Teachers.
Stommen, Joan – Executive Educator, 1986
A school's improved substitute teacher program provided competent teachers and maintained a stable learning environment. Strategies included aggressive recruitment, training workshops, a program coordinator, information about each classroom, a handbook of suggestions, substitutes' attendance at faculty meetings, holding students accountable for…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Substitute Teachers, Teacher Administrator Relationship