SUBSTITUTE NEWS:
Thank you to all the substitutes who attended the 2019 Substitute Winter Conference! Your participation at the conference is important to us, and we value your interest and desire to participate in the LPS learning community. Human Resources would like to personally thank all that attended the conference, including our substitute paraprofessionals.
Committed to you,
Vann, Bess and Kren
January 4, 2019 Substitute Winter Conference attendees: Jane Aalborg, Alia Aljamal, Kimberly Bax, Lorie Berdnt, Gloria Best, Jody Bogner, Julie Bowman, Paula Brown, Kelly Dugdale, Sally Dunham, Nancy Dyas, Luis Fajardo Linares, Russ Freeman, Jennifer Garza, Michele Geswein, Lisa Gustafson, Mary Hamilton, Delwin Hodgin, Andrew Jablonski, Patricia Jensen, Julie Johnson, Joan Kamerzell, Gayle Krueger, Jacob Lozier, Lakin MacGregor, Kent Mattson, Kevin Miller, Lindsey Mueller, Vic Pearson, Lauren Phillips, Ross Pickel, Tom Price, Norman Regier, Kathy Reinke, Jesse Reynolds, Judy Rung, Jeffrey Sayre, Pat Schied, Theresa Stehlik, Jill Stohs, Grayson Vaughn, Rachel Veenendaal, Hendrik Viljoen, Evann Vrana, Julie Walstrom, Mary Wenzl, Nancy Woodward, and Gina Zabloudil.
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Substituting in Specials presentation
Substitute Teachers in Connected Classrooms
The job of a substitute teacher presents a variety of challenges and it is equally challenging to make sure the substitute has the resources necessary to conduct class. Now all students 2-12 have Chromebooks and every week we get closer to having ALL classrooms filled out with Connected Classroom equipment. Getting and keeping subs up to speed on how to efficiently use the technology is important. Computing Services is working with Human Resources to increase the information to subs about this part of their role and has developed this web resource. Subs are also welcome to attend any workshop offered by Computing Services in the catalog. [Note: workshops held in the labs at LPSDO enable a computer for substitute use.]
Substitutes are to read and be familiar with the Substitute Teacher Handbook - Guide to Successful Substitute Teaching. Be sure to review the Safety and Security section which includes information about standard response protocols, infection control, and food allergies and the Working with Students section with information on Reporting Child Abuse and Harassment policies. There is valuable information for substitute teachers throughout the entire handbook.
Substitutes are also responsible for knowing the information in the Hourly Employee Handbook. Substitute teachers are highly encouraged to review both handbooks annually. Links to both the Substitute Teacher Handbook and the Hourly Employee Handbook are found below.
District news and important resources for staff can be found on the LPS Staff Center.
Included here are links to the Information Center for Employees (ICE), Docushare, Staff Directory, Web Mail, Web Calendar and more.
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Language Arts for Guest Teachers
With the LPS CLASS Plan’s full implementation, there is now a standard suite of classroom devices in daily use across the District. Technology as a tool used in teaching and learning is no longer a “sometimes” thing. It is an “every day” thing in LPS. These changes place new expectations on the substitute teachers who keep things running smoothly while our classroom teachers are away. Following is a link to a page that contains helpful resources for substitute teachers who are getting started using some of the most commonly used tech tools across LPS.
To apply or view the current list of employment opportunities, click here to enter the Lincoln Public Schools Recruitment System. Carefully review the three substitute teacher applications described below to select the position you are eligible for (do not apply for more than one). Applying for the wrong position can delay the hiring process.
In order to prevent processing delays of your application, when completing a substitute teacher application, please be sure to include email addresses for a minimum of three professional teaching references and upload your unofficial transcripts and teaching certificate. Original official transcripts and teaching certificate will be required for Human Resources at the time of hire.
You will also be asked to complete a Gallup online interview called the Teacher Insight Survey. After you submit your application, you will find a link for the Gallup interview located under the Application Status tab of your account.
Only complete applications will be processed and can take up to 4-6 weeks to finalize. Incomplete applications will be reviewed every two weeks and will be closed if still incomplete. Applicants will be notified via email when they are ready for hire.
Local substitute teachers are those who hold a bachelor degree or higher in something other than education or are teacher education students of senior standing preparing to student teach.
After applying for the Local Substitute Teacher position, applicants must attend a mandatory orientation before being considered for employment. Orientations will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the LPS district office on the following dates:
To register: AFTER you have submitted the LPS Local Substitute Teacher application, email the orientation date you would like to attend to Kren Shellhase at kshellha@lps.org with "Orientation Registration" in the subject line. Kren will confirm your registration via email.
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