WELCOME - A MESSAGE FROM THE
SUPERINTENDENT
Welcome! Thank you for the interest you have shown in the
Bozeman Public Schools and the time and effort you will give
to our students. When you multiply the numbers of days
substitutes provide service in our classrooms by the number
of students in those classrooms it is easy to see the
tremendous impact you have on our education program. You and
your colleagues will literally spend thousands of hours
working with our students. We want that time to be
beneficial for the students and rewarding for you.
This web site has been developed to assist you in being
familiar with the policies and procedures that will impact
you as a substitute teacher. I ask that you become familiar
with these items and ask questions when needed.
Our school year will be better for having your support and
involvement. I wish you the best in the time you will invest
with our students.
Kirk J. Miller, Ed.D.
Superintendent
GENERAL INFORMATION FROM HUMAN RESOURCES
Patrick Strauss
Director of Human Resources
Welcome to the Bozeman Public Schools! Our substitute
teachers provide a very important service to the students of
the Bozeman School District, and we are pleased to have you
as members of our educational team. We know that you will
make every effort to make a very real and significant
contribution to our instructional program in carrying on the
work of those teachers who find it necessary to be absent.
We want to explain some of our procedures and to answer many of the questions you may have. School secretaries have more detailed information regarding various duties and individual policies and procedures which you may request. Please introduce yourself to the secretary when you enter the school. Ask for any pertinent information and ask to be introduced to the teachers in the rooms on either side of you. If you need any additional assistance throughout the day, these teachers can help you or you may telephone the office.
You should receive a detailed lesson plan(s) as well as the class schedule and emergency procedures.
The duties of a substitute teacher are not easy, however we feel certain that you will find our staff very willing to give you the assistance and cooperation you need.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUBSTITUTE
TEACHING
Preference will be given in most situations to those
applicants who hold teaching certificates and to those who
have completed teacher preparation courses. A bachelor's
degree is highly preferred. Other preferred requirements
include proven effectiveness in working with school-age
children in an instructional setting and dependability.
Long-term substitutes (those who substitute more than 35
consecutive days in the same position) must have a valid
Montana teacher certificate.
State law requires the District to contract a certified
teacher to replace a teacher who has been absent for 35
consecutive days. Certified substitutes who are selected to
teach during such an absence will be contracted beginning
the 36th day of the teacher's absence. The substitute must
be currently certified in the area of the teaching
assignment. The contract will be issued at the appropriate
level of education and experience in accordance with
district hiring procedures. The district will not pay such
substitutes retroactively.
PROCEDURES FOR
EMPLOYMENT
All applicants for substitute teaching must start an on-line application for employment at our web page,
www.bsd7.org/humanresources. Applications will be screened and successful applicants will be called and scheduled to attend an orientation session. Additional requirements include a negative tuberculin test within the past 12 months and fingerprinting to complete a background check. Other required forms are completed at the time of the orientation.
SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY
INFORMATION
Bozeman School District #7 serves the city of Bozeman and
surrounding rural area. Bozeman has a population of
approximately 39,500 persons and covers an area of 6.5
square miles. It is approximately the sixth largest city in
the State in reference to population. A significant portion
of the population is made up of students attending Montana
State University.
All rural elementary school districts in Gallatin County
are separate from Bozeman Public Schools and are supervised
by the Office of the Gallatin County Superintendent of
Schools located in the Courthouse. Those students belonging
to the Bozeman Public Schools High School District enter
ninth grade at the Bozeman High School from their respective
rural school districts.
The Bozeman School District #7 has an enrollment of 5286
students and is based on a 6-3-4 plan which includes six
years of elementary (kindergarten through grade 5), three
years of middle school (grades 6 through 8), and four years
of high school (grades 9 through 12). There are six
elementary schools, two middle schools, a senior high school
and an alternative high school program within the district.
The Board of Trustees is composed of eight members elected by the voters of Bozeman and the rural Gallatin County. Regular meetings are held on the second Monday of each month in the Board Room in the Willson School. Routine special meetings may be held on the fourth Monday of the month.
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER WORK
DAY
A full day is normally defined as working from 8:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m., excluding lunch. A half-day is defined as 3
3/4 hours. Arriving approximately 1/2 hour before students
at the beginning of the instructional day will allow
substitute teachers to familiarize themselves with lesson
plans and other duties, assignment, and events for the day.
It is expected that substitutes will complete notes for the
returning teacher, straighten the room, and attend to any
problems or concerns which may have arisen through the day
before leaving. Substitutes who have only 1-2 periods to
teach in a half-day assignment are expected to work 3 3/4
hours and to ask the principal or school secretary for tasks
that will benefit the school, such as assisting in the
library, supervising hallways, cafeterias or playground
areas.
Individuals unable to fulfill the full day will not be paid for a full day. If you must leave prior to 4:00 p.m. or are called out after the start of the school day, you will be paid at the hourly rate of $11.73.
Please check in with the building secretary before
leaving that building during any time of the day. Your
services may be needed in another classroom for that period
of time.
COMPENSATION FOR SUBSTITUTE
TEACHERS
Substitute teacher compensation is $88.00 for a full day consisting of 7 1/2 hours or $11.73/hour. Substitutes will receive a minimum of 1/2 day call-out pay, which is $44.00 for 3 3/4 hours. Hours worked over 3 3/4, but less than 7 1/2 hours, will be paid at the rate of $11.73/hour. For those individuals who serve as substitute aides, the salary will be $9.10/hour, and $10.50/hour for clerical.
Payment is based upon signed authorization forms
maintained at each school site. Actual number of hours must
be entered on the time sheet for approval. The substitute
teacher and the school principal must sign time sheets.
Payment is on the 14th day of the month following the
submission of the time sheet. Substitute teachers must
verify time worked at the end of each day with the school
secretary.
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AND STUDENT
USE OF THE INTERNET
Substitute teachers are not authorized to use the
Internet in our schools. Substitutes should not be given lesson plans that
include the use of computer labs or use of the Internet in
the classroom. Alternative lesson plans should be provided.
Substitutes are not authorized to use the Internet for
personal reasons and they are not issued email accounts
unless they are on an assignment for which they are issued a
contract.
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