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Substitute Teacher Service
The Substitute Service Office provides procurement of per diem substitute teachers, nurses, teaching assistants, and teacher aides for Eastern Suffolk BOCES and participating school districts. On a daily basis, this office tries to match the best-qualified candidate to replace absent personnel. Three levels of service are offered:

Basic Level: Utilizing a web based system:

The district:
  • Has an employee assigned to the daily operations of the automated system
  • Updates staff and substitute changes in the system
The substitute service office:
  • Assists in the initial set up
  • Assist district designee in the daily operation of the automated system


Level I

The district:

  • Provides the service with a list of active substitutes
  • Maintains responsibility for updating the list
The substitute service office:
  • Receives calls on absences
  • Obtains substitutes from the district's approved lists
  • Notifies all buildings of daily attendance of replacement personnel


Level II

All services in Level I are provided. In addition this office:

  • Recruits, interviews, processes and places all substitutes
  • Maintains substitute records, processes payroll, and provides requested information for unemployment
  • Acts as a liaison between the central offices' record keeping system and the individual buildings
  • Verifies licenses/certification and educational status of each individual
  • Provides names and certification status of replacement personnel

Ongoing attendance is provided to each facility/district for participating bargaining unit personnel. Replacement personnel are made according to State Education Department guidelines.
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