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three easy steps to becoming a substitue teacher

Hiring Process

Step – I

Apply for a Substitute License at the Office of Academic Credentials and Standards. Applicants must complete the official “Application for Certification” and submit it along with an official copy of his/her transcript and a $30 money order. Applications can be submitted by mail or hand delivered to the address below:

Office of Academic Credentialing

825 North Capitol Street, NE 6th Floor

Washington, DC 20002

Applicants can expect their license within six weeks. Click on the link for more details: http://www.k12.dc.us/dcsea/certification/licensing/substitute.html

Step - II

After the license is received, complete and submit the Employment Application Form (DC 2000) to become a substitute teacher. This form is available in/must be submitted to the Office of Human Resources (OHR), 825 North Capitol St. N.E., 6th Floor, Washington DC 20002. The DC 2000 form can also be downloaded from http://www.k12.dc.us/offices/ohr/Documents/applicationpacket.pdf

Applicants must attach the following documents to the DC 2000:

Copy of two (2) forms of identification (e.g. your social security card and driver’s license or US passport).
Negative TB test results that are less than one year old.
Two current letters of reference signed and dated within the last 12 months. One letter should be from your most recent employer, and both must include daytime phone numbers.
Copy of Valid Substitute Teaching License.

Applicants will be fingerprinted by the OHR for background clearance.

Step - III

Upon return of clearance, applicants will be scheduled to take the “Oath of Office” and complete payroll and employment related forms.

Upon completion of this process, a D.C. Public Schools identification card will be issued. This completes the hiring process and YOU are officially ready to begin to work as a Substitute Teacher.

Substitute salary schedule

Initial Rate: $85.04 per day

Long Term* Rate: $95.04 per day

*substituting in same class for more than 10 days

D.C. Public School employees are paid bi-weekly on Fridays.

For questions please contact: Teachers@TeachDC.org.