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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a sub and constantly see sub vacancies for Special Ed positions.  In fact, that's mostly what's advertised.  I never accept those jobs because I haven't been trained in Special Ed, and I imagine many subs feel similarly.  So who is filling in for these teachers?[/quote]

Same. There is rarely more information than "sub plans are on the desk," so I don't know what I would be walking into. I have subbed for content-area Learning Disabilities teachers (team taught or self-contained) and enjoy it (they contact me because I sub in their content area and can teach), but SPED is such a wide range that I have absolutely no idea what the day would look like. [/quote]

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I definitely don't want to walk into a situation I'm not prepared for.  [/quote]

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I was just perusing the sub openings and have to say - I'm very unlikely to accept a job that doesn't have the instructions/description right there in the opening notice.  Or text instructions like this:  "Please see lesson plans for detailed instruction and information on class."  Why not put all the detailed instructions and information right there on the website?  I don't want to walk into a classroom and scramble to read instructions, get set up, right before the kids arrive.  Give subs the chance to check out your instructions ahead of time!  Inevitably, there is an issue with the computer, connecting, etc.  Last minute scrambling in an unfamiliar class is the worst.[/quote]

What does the "opening notice" look like on your end? For example, does it show "Grades 1-3" for example? I honestly don't know what it looks like on the sub's end. My absences are almost always pre-arranged. Rarely have I had to call off with a late notice (knock on wood).

ES Teacher[/quote]

PP here.  It will list the date, time, school, teacher, and position (Special Ed, music, PE, Elementary lower or Elementary upper, etc.).  I wish that it would specify the grade, rather than just a range.  Then if you click on the position, it may or may not have special instructions.  Those that include instructions and/or more details are the ones I invariably will accept.  I understand that a teacher wouldn't know their lesson plan weeks in advance, but even the positions open the next day rarely have instructions included.[/quote]

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