Substitute Requirements
Application
Persons
wishing to substitute teach at West Houston Charter School shall
make application directly to the school’s office.
Documentation
Approved
substitutes shall have on file:
1. Original application form
(application form on website)
2. Record of highest education
attained, including high school diploma, GED certificate, or
transcript for all college work, and/or Texas certificates
3. Copy of picture identification
and social security card taken from the originals
4. (3) completed references
(reference form on website)
5. WHCS will be performing a
criminal history background check
Qualifications
West Houston
Charter School shall attempt to hire individuals preferably with
the following qualifications:
1. Minimum of 60 college hours
2. Ability to instruct students and
manage their behavior
3. Strong organizational,
communication and interpersonal skills
4. Punctuality and
dependability
5. Flexibility in the job
assignment
Not required but preferred:
6. Teaching certificate
7. Bachelor’s degree
Selection
Staff shall
give first consideration to the most qualified teachers on the
approved substitute list and shall make an effort to place
substitutes in their filed of interest or the field in which they
are best qualified.
Pay
The rates
for substitute pay shall be set by the Board and recorded in Board
minutes. $80 per day.
Performance
Responsibilities
A substitute
shall be subject to all duties of a regular classroom
teacher.
Parent
Notification
If West
Houston Charter School assigns an inappropriately certified or
uncertified teacher to the same classroom for more than 30
consecutive instructional days during the same year, it shall
provide written notice of the assignment to the parents or
guardians of students in that classroom.
The Administrator shall provide the notice not later than the 30th
instructional day after the date of the assignment of the
inappropriately certified or uncertified teacher. West Houston
Charter School shall make a good-faith effort to ensure that the
notice is provided in a bilingual form to any parent or guardian
whose primary language is not English. West Houston Charter School
shall retain a copy of the notice and make information relating to
the teacher certification available to the public upon
request.
