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Substitute Compensation

Substitute Teacher Categories

A substitute is a person paid on a day-to-day basis in the place of an absent employee or in a vacant position.  A substitute does not receive benefits.
Determination of amount of substitute pay is made by Human Resources only.

 Non-Certified Substitute$75.00
 Current AL Substitute Teacher license, but no college degree
 Non-Certified Substitute with a college degree$90.00 
 Retired Teacher/Out of State Retired Teacher$100.00 Retired Certified Teacher with a non-current, Alabama teaching certificate and 
 twenty or more years of verified teaching experience
 Certified Substitute $120.00 Current AL Teacher certificate
 CATEGORY II $175.00 Current AL Teacher certificate & teaching in-field, long term sub
 CATEGORY IV - Leadership / Administrator$250.00
 Current AL Leadership certificate, serving in-field

 

Non-Certified Substitute

A person who has the required substitute teacher license issued by the Alabama State Department of Education.   

If serving for the same teacher, or if substituting for a paraprofessional, for more than twenty (20) consecutive work days, beginning on the twenty-first (21st) day an additional twenty dollars ($20.00) per day will be paid. This additional $20.00 is not retroactive to the first day. The school bookkeeper must notify payroll of the date of increase. This applies to non certified substitutes who have and do not have some degree from an accredited college or university.

Retired Teacher – No Current Certificate

A person who is a retired teacher with 20 years or more teaching experience, who had a valid teaching certificate at the time of retirement, but who has not maintained a current teaching certificate. If serving for the same teacher for more than twenty (20) consecutive work days, beginning on the twenty-first (21st) day an additional twenty dollars ($20.00) per day will be paid. The school bookkeeper must notify payroll of the date of increase. A substitute teacher license is required. Persons in this category are not eligible to serve in long term Category II positions.

Certified Substitute

A person who has a current teacher certification but is not a regular full time employee.  A current teaching certificate must be on file in Human Resources. This person may or may not be teaching in-field or on a long-term basis.

CATEGORY II – with a current Alabama Teaching Certificate and teaching in-field

A person who has a current teacher certification in-field, but is not under a regular teaching contract, who works for the same absent teacher for more than twenty (20) consecutive days. A Category II Substitute request must be submitted by the principal and approved by Human Resources prior to a commitment to pay $120.00 retroactive to the first day. A current teaching certificate must be on file in Human Resources.

CATEGORY IV – Retired or other Administrator with current Alabama Leadership Certificate serving as a substitute Principal, Administrator or other Supervisor

A person who has maintained a current leadership certification whether retired or not who serves as a substitute Principal, Administrator or other Supervisor (in a position requiring a certified supervisor) A Category IV Substitute request must 10 MCPSS 2021-2022 Salary Schedule Board Approved: September 27, 2021 be submitted to and approved by Human Resources prior to a commitment to pay $250.00. A current Alabama leadership certificate must be on file.

Substitute Classified Positions

Substitutes for classified employees will be paid at the rate of $3.00 per hour over the appropriate Federal Minimum Wage except that former employees who are retired clerks, secretaries, registrars, or bookkeepers who substitute at a school or central office, shall receive a rate of pay equal to $5.00 over the Federal Minimum Wage then in effect.

Substitutes for school based bookkeepers, secretaries, registrars, school based clerks or central office clerks who serve in the same substitute position for more than twenty (20) consecutive work days will be paid an hourly rate of $6.00 over the appropriate Federal Minimum Wage in effect at the time beginning on the twenty-first (21st) working day and ending on the date that particular substitute assignment ends. The rate of pay for a long-term classified substitute is not retroactive to the first work day.

All substitutes for bookkeepers, secretaries, registrars, or clerks, whether school based or central office based, must be approved by Human Resources.

Other classified substitutes who serve in the same substitute position for more than twenty (20) consecutive work days will be paid $4.00 over the appropriate Federal Minimum Wage in effect at the time beginning on the twenty-first (21st) working day and ending on the date that particular substitute assignment ends. The rate of pay for these long term substitute positions is not retroactive to the first work day. Other classified substitutes include CNP assistants, custodians, and bus aides.

Substitute Bus Drivers who serve in the same substitute position for more than twenty (20) consecutive work days will be paid an extra $8.00 a day in effect at the time beginning on the twenty-first (21st) working day and ending on the date that particular substitute assignment ends. The rate of pay for these long term substitute positions is not retroactive to the first work day.