Anonymous wrote:How does it work at the high school level-- are you agreeing to take all of a particular teacher's classes on the day they'll be out?

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Anonymous wrote:If you sub for high school, it's glorified babysitting because teachers put all the work on Schoology.

I am a sub at the high school level, and you’re correct. It is glorified babysitting, and it’s a glorious way to make extra money.

How does it work at the high school level-- are you agreeing to take all of a particular teacher's classes on the day they'll be out?

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone track their total amount made over the course of a school year? Obviously there's a huge variance, but if you try to do those high-pay days and sub, say 3-4 days a week. Can you take home around $25,000 or is that way out of line?

In 2024 I made just under $24k as a retired teacher substitute.

Are retired teachers paid a higher rate?

Yes. Sorry, that’s why I mentioned I’m a retired teacher. I could have added it’s about $5 more an hour.

Quoting myself to add more context. I would guess that the pay was for about 135 days worked and not all were full 7 hour days.

Looking at the math, wouldn’t almost all of those 135 days have to be full days to make $25,000?

Some were not full days. I'm not sure exactly how many. It is a guesstimate and I said I made just under $24k in the calendar year 2024. That's including $1,415 in "Misc Pay" (high volume day pay), "Temp Pay" (I'm not sure what that was), and a $500 bonus.

I know during the 24-25 SY I had 130+ jobs.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone track their total amount made over the course of a school year? Obviously there's a huge variance, but if you try to do those high-pay days and sub, say 3-4 days a week. Can you take home around $25,000 or is that way out of line?

In 2024 I made just under $24k as a retired teacher substitute.

Are retired teachers paid a higher rate?

Yes. Sorry, that’s why I mentioned I’m a retired teacher. I could have added it’s about $5 more an hour.

Quoting myself to add more context. I would guess that the pay was for about 135 days worked and not all were full 7 hour days.

Looking at the math, wouldn’t almost all of those 135 days have to be full days to make $25,000?

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone track their total amount made over the course of a school year? Obviously there's a huge variance, but if you try to do those high-pay days and sub, say 3-4 days a week. Can you take home around $25,000 or is that way out of line?

In 2024 I made just under $24k as a retired teacher substitute.

Are retired teachers paid a higher rate?

Yes. Sorry, that’s why I mentioned I’m a retired teacher. I could have added it’s about $5 more an hour.

Quoting myself to add more context. I would guess that the pay was for about 135 days worked and not all were full 7 hour days.

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Anonymous wrote:If you sub for high school, it's glorified babysitting because teachers put all the work on Schoology.

I’d say that’s true for middle school as well. For elementary, it’s normally a variety of different worksheets with a couple of read alouds. If you’re thinking you’re going to “teach”, then keep your expectations very low.

I wound up doing quite a bit of teaching in a first grade classroom over the course of two weeks. Really depends on the teacher and what they leave for the sub to do (or not).

2 weeks is a lot different than a one day plan.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone track their total amount made over the course of a school year? Obviously there's a huge variance, but if you try to do those high-pay days and sub, say 3-4 days a week. Can you take home around $25,000 or is that way out of line?

In 2024 I made just under $24k as a retired teacher substitute.

Are retired teachers paid a higher rate?

Yes. Sorry, that’s why I mentioned I’m a retired teacher. I could have added it’s about $5 more an hour.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone track their total amount made over the course of a school year? Obviously there's a huge variance, but if you try to do those high-pay days and sub, say 3-4 days a week. Can you take home around $25,000 or is that way out of line?

In 2024 I made just under $24k as a retired teacher substitute.

Are retired teachers paid a higher rate?

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone track their total amount made over the course of a school year? Obviously there's a huge variance, but if you try to do those high-pay days and sub, say 3-4 days a week. Can you take home around $25,000 or is that way out of line?

Pre-tax, and without the high-pay days, you’d have to work 160 of the 180 days of school, which is 4 days a week.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone track their total amount made over the course of a school year? Obviously there's a huge variance, but if you try to do those high-pay days and sub, say 3-4 days a week. Can you take home around $25,000 or is that way out of line?

In 2024 I made just under $24k as a retired teacher substitute.

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Anonymous wrote:If you sub for high school, it's glorified babysitting because teachers put all the work on Schoology.

I’d say that’s true for middle school as well. For elementary, it’s normally a variety of different worksheets with a couple of read alouds. If you’re thinking you’re going to “teach”, then keep your expectations very low.

I wound up doing quite a bit of teaching in a first grade classroom over the course of two weeks. Really depends on the teacher and what they leave for the sub to do (or not).

Why is it so difficult to apply for a job? If they really want people to work they’d just require a résumé.

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone track their total amount made over the course of a school year? Obviously there's a huge variance, but if you try to do those high-pay days and sub, say 3-4 days a week. Can you take home around $25,000 or is that way out of line?

Pre-tax, and without the high-pay days, you’d have to work 160 of the 180 days of school, which is 4 days a week.

Does anyone track their total amount made over the course of a school year? Obviously there's a huge variance, but if you try to do those high-pay days and sub, say 3-4 days a week. Can you take home around $25,000 or is that way out of line?