Whether you’re looking for a flexible schedule or more steady employment, substitute teaching through Edustaff offers competitive pay, access to health and 401(k) benefits, the chance to work at a school you’d consider a future employer, and a great way to be involved in your child’s or grandchild’s school and stay active in your community.
Substitute license application must be completed by individual and submitted by school administrator to the Educator Certification Section. A non-refundable fee is made payable to the Alabama Department of Education.
A fingerprinting background check will be included in the approval of the Substitute License through www.fieldprintalabama.com.
Substitute license application must be completed by individual and submitted to Edustaff.
Official Transcripts must be requested and sent to:
Illinois State Board of Education
Educator Effectiveness E-240
100 North First Street
A fingerprinting background is required for all new substitutes in all districts in Illinois.
A background check is required to be run on all employees in a public school setting.
Your first emergency substitute license will be valid for the school year in which you apply through June 30th. Each renewal of an emergency substitute teaching license will be valid for two school years. You can apply to renew an emergency at www.ksde.org.
As an applicant for Initial Substitute and Emergency Substitute Licensing, you must undergo a criminal history background check as part of the application process. Fill out the fingerprint card, which will be provided to you by your college’s licensure officer or may be ordered online. Take it to your local police station, where your fingerprints will be taken and where you will sign the card in the presence of a law enforcement officer. You must mail the card along with a check for the necessary fees to the Kansas State Department of Education, Teacher Education and Licensure, 120 SE 10th Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66612-1182.
You must submit one fingerprint card and a $50 fee for the purpose of a KBI and FBI background clearance if:
Edustaff accepts the following educational documents:
*Some school districts may require more than 60 credit hours.
The State of Michigan, as well as Edustaff, requires all individuals regularly providing instructional, food, custodial, transportation, counseling, or administrative services in a public or private school, or instructional or auxiliary services to special education students to be electronically printed under the SE – MI SCHOOL EMPLOYMENT (MCL 380.1230a) reason code.
For K-12 positions, if previously fingerprinted for MI School Employment, your fingerprint results must meet the following requirements in order to be valid:
If your fingerprints do not meet these requirements, you must use the Edustaff live scan request form to be fingerprinted. For a list of approved live scan vendors, please visit the Michigan State Police LiveScan vendor list at the following link: https://www.michigan.gov/msp/services/Live-Scan-Vendors. Other live scan sites may be available through the sheriff or local police departments. Fees vary depending on choice of location.
All higher education staff must have a Risk Aware criminal background check completed by Edustaff. Edustaff employees requiring a Risk Aware criminal background check will be subjected to a ten dollar processing fee.
World Education Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 5087
Bowling Green Station
New York, NY 10274-5087
Telephone: (212) 966-6311
Chicago Telephone: (312) 222-0882
Fax: (212) 739-6120
E-mail: info@wes.org
Website: http://www.wes.org
Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
P.O. Box 514070
Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470
Telephone: (414) 289-3400
Fax: (414) 289-3411
E-mail: eval@ece.org
Website: http://www.ece.org
International Education Research Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 3665
Culver City, CA 90231-3665
Telephone: (310) 258-9451
Fax: (310) 342-7086
Website: http://www.ierf.org
To find if your school is Regionally Accredited:
Information about specific educational document situations:
A fingerprinting background check will be included in the approval of the Substitute Teacher Certificate through Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE). Please contact Edustaff for your district code before applying for your Substitute Teacher Certificate.
Ancillary employees will need to be fingerprinted
In order to qualify to be a substitute teacher in the state of New Jersey, you must:
| Credential/Certificate | Service Limit (in same class per year) | Related Process |
|---|---|---|
| Substitute Credential; Educational Services or Administrative Certificates | 20 instructional days | Upon extenuating circumstances, a substitute may serve up to 40 total instructional days in same classroom. School district must notify the Executive County Superintendent if teacher substitutes in same classroom beyond 20 days. |
| CTE Substitute Credential | 40 instructional days | n/a |
| CE or CEAS not in subject area of classroom where substitute is placed. | 40 instructional days | School district must notify the Executive County Superintendent if teacher substitutes in same classroom for more than 20 days. |
| Standard certificate not in subject area of classroom where substitute is placed. | 40 instructional days | |
| CE or CEAS in subject area of classroom where substitute is placed. | Can be extended from 60 instructional days to up to one academic year; for an extension beyond 60 days, CEAS and CE substitutes must: |
Pursuant to P.L. 2018, c. 5, as part of the application process, each applicant shall complete one form for the applicant’s current employer(s) and separate forms for each of the applicant’s former employers for the last 20 years that were school entities or where the applicant was employed in a position having direct contact with children. The applicant must also authorize, by signature, the release of information regarding child abuse and/or sexual misconduct from the current and/or former employers. Edustaff is prohibited from hiring an applicant for a position involving regular contact with students if the applicant does not provide the information and authorization required by law.
Fingerprinting: The Criminal History Review Unit (CHRU) conducts criminal background checks of applicants for positions in New Jersey’s public schools, private schools for students with disabilities, charter schools, and nonpublic schools, as well as for authorized vendors and authorized school bus contractors, by working through the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This must be completed prior to employment at the expense of the applicant.
An individual shall be permanently disqualified from employment or service under this act if the individual’s criminal history record check reveals a record of conviction for any crime of the first or second degree; or
A. An offense as set forth in chapter 14 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, or as set forth in N.J.S.2C:24-4 and 2C:24-7, or as set forth in R.S.9:6-1 et seq., or as set forth in N.J.S.2C:29-2; or
B. An offense involving the manufacture, transportation, sale, possession, distribution or habitual use of a “controlled dangerous substance” as defined in the “Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987,” N.J.S.2C:35-1 et al. or “drug paraphernalia” as defined pursuant to N.J.S.2C:36-1 et seq.; or
(1) A crime involving the use of force or the threat of force to or upon a person or property including, but not limited to, robbery, aggravated assault, stalking, kidnapping, arson, manslaughter and murder; or
(2) A crime as set forth in chapter 39 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, a third-degree crime as set forth in chapter 20 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, or a crime as listed below:
(3) Any crime of the fourth degree involving a victim who is a minor; or
(4) Conspiracy to commit or an attempt to commit any of the crimes described in this act.
d. For the purposes of this section, a conviction exists if the individual has at any time been convicted under the laws of this State or under any similar statutes of the United States or any other state for a substantially equivalent crime or other offense.
e. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, an individual shall not be disqualified from employment or service under this act on the basis of any conviction disclosed by a criminal record check performed pursuant to this act without an opportunity to challenge the accuracy of the disqualifying criminal history record.
f. When charges are pending for a crime or any other offense enumerated in this section, the employing board of education shall be notified that the candidate shall not be eligible for employment until the commissioner has made a determination regarding qualification or disqualification upon adjudication of the pending charges.
