Sub requirements

[Anonymous]

We keep hearing that schools are desperate for subs. I would be happy to apply to sub. I volunteer at my kids’ schools, I have a graduate degree, and I worked as a sub elsewhere about 20 years ago. But I’m currently a SAH parent, so what I don’t have is two recent progressional reference letters.
For anyone else who has been out of the workforce for several years & works as a sub currently, how did you meet this requirement? Ask for new letters from long-ago employers? Ask for letters from people related to your volunteer work?

If school systems want subs, they need to modify or at least clarify this requirement.

[Anonymous]

I am in the same position. Masters degree, SAH but the professional references and need for college transcripts are a hurdle.

[Anonymous]

Volunteer work references are often very ok, especially if they're relevant to working with kids, or something you've done for a long time.

[Anonymous]

Volunteer references are fine. One of mine was even from a teacher in a class where I volunteered.

[Anonymous]

Your college should have a link to order transcripts. It is a ridiculous requirement if you have a degree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your college should have a link to order transcripts. It is a ridiculous requirement if you have a degree.

Mine charges. Not that it would hold me back personally but yes it’s a ridiculous requirement. I was a high level leader at a financial institution and they didn’t require transcripts.

[Anonymous]

Ask the sub coordinator, either at district level or the school where you plan to work the most “I don’t have recent work experience, is there another way to qualify?”

[Anonymous]

If you volunteer as two different schools, then get the two letters from those schools. How much does your college charge for a transcript?

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the replies. I’ll ask people related to my volunteer work. I’m not sure how much my college charges for transcripts. I assume they want undergrad transcripts?

[Anonymous]

Transcripts seem kind of odd if you are not right out of school. I graduated in 2006, what bearing do my transcripts have?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Transcripts seem kind of odd if you are not right out of school. I graduated in 2006, what bearing do my transcripts have?

I graduated in 1997! My transcript was. Typed piece of paper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Transcripts seem kind of odd if you are not right out of school. I graduated in 2006, what bearing do my transcripts have?

Honestly my experience with children makes me more qualified to be a substitute than my years in college!

I looked up my alma mater, Virginia tech 2000, just to see what the process is. while it’s only $10 they only accept checks (unless you have a current student ID) so you have to write to them, send a check and then they will mail it to you. They do not do electronic transmission of transcripts. Very bizarre and a PITA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We keep hearing that schools are desperate for subs. I would be happy to apply to sub. I volunteer at my kids’ schools, I have a graduate degree, and I worked as a sub elsewhere about 20 years ago. But I’m currently a SAH parent, so what I don’t have is two recent progressional reference letters.
For anyone else who has been out of the workforce for several years & works as a sub currently, how did you meet this requirement? Ask for new letters from long-ago employers? Ask for letters from people related to your volunteer work?

If school systems want subs, they need to modify or at least clarify this requirement.

Loudoun accepted a teacher that I volunteered heavily for and our preschool director whom I was already subbing for. A friend of my used the youth director at her church with whom she was active. Get creative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We keep hearing that schools are desperate for subs. I would be happy to apply to sub. I volunteer at my kids’ schools, I have a graduate degree, and I worked as a sub elsewhere about 20 years ago. But I’m currently a SAH parent, so what I don’t have is two recent progressional reference letters.
For anyone else who has been out of the workforce for several years & works as a sub currently, how did you meet this requirement? Ask for new letters from long-ago employers? Ask for letters from people related to your volunteer work?

If school systems want subs, they need to modify or at least clarify this requirement.

Loudoun accepted a teacher that I volunteered heavily for and our preschool director whom I was already subbing for. A friend of my used the youth director at her church with whom she was active. Get creative.

IN my admittedly limited experience, volunteer organizations are happy to provide these kinds of letters.. NBD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Transcripts seem kind of odd if you are not right out of school. I graduated in 2006, what bearing do my transcripts have?

Honestly my experience with children makes me more qualified to be a substitute than my years in college!

I looked up my alma mater, Virginia tech 2000, just to see what the process is. while it’s only $10 they only accept checks (unless you have a current student ID) so you have to write to them, send a check and then they will mail it to you. They do not do electronic transmission of transcripts. Very bizarre and a PITA.

What district? Loudoun accepted digital photos of my diplomas in lieu of transcripts.