To be an Emergency Substitute Teacher, you must have an AA Degree, pass a valid Washington State Background Check and complete the application with the state.  For more information about becoming an emergency substitute teacher please see the attached document.

Substitutes are not benefit-eligible positions.

A substitute teacher having continuous service in exactly the same teaching assignment for more than twenty (20) consecutive days will be paid according to the substitute's placement on the state salary schedule. The substitute will be paid at this rate on a per diem basis beginning with the twenty-first (21st) consecutive day in the same assignment, and continuing as long as the substitute remains in that same assignment. In order to determine correct placement on the salary schedule, the Personnel Department must have college transcripts and verification of experience on file. If we do not receive the proper documentation, you will be placed at BA0 + 0.

SafeSchools Online Training:

An email from SafeSchools will be sent to your email address with the link to your required training: http://gcdsd.wa.safeschools.com/login

To access the assigned training, click on the web link in the email, enter your username, which is your email address. EXAMPLE:Username: yourname@gmail.com

Select any course by simply clicking on the name of the course. The courses have audio, so turn up the speakers to hear the narration. Complete all the training scenarios and the assessment to receive completion credit for the course.