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New Substitute Teachers

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER TRAINING
Rutherford County Schools

 

Thank you for your interest in substitute teaching with Rutherford County Schools, North Carolina (RCSNC). The Rutherford County Board of Education requires prospective substitutes to complete appropriate training and maintain an approved criminal history check in accordance with Rutherford County Board of Education Policy 7100: Recruitment and Selection of Personnel and Administrative Procedures. 

To qualify, all potential substitutes must possess one of the following: 

    • A North Carolina teaching license, or
    • A transcript of successful completion of at least 48 semester hours of college coursework, or
    • A high school diploma and a recommendation form signed by the Principal for employment only at that school.
 

Substitutes are approved at the monthly Board of Education meeting.

All new substitutes are required to complete the "Rutherford County NC Substitute Training" hosted through the App-Garden University online system. The courses offered provide certification for substitute teaching in Rutherford County Schools.

Prospective substitutes must pass one of the three training series described below.

Please review carefully to determine the appropriate course for you.

You must complete each series and pass the quiz at the end of each series. You will be able to print a certificate (PDF) upon successful completion of the course.
 

In addition to the training courses shown above, you will need to complete the 2024-2025 RCS Substitute Teacher Application Packet. Print and complete all packet paperwork and be sure to include copies of all requested documentation.


Return all completed packet paperwork along with your course certificate, driver license, social security card (required for payroll verification purposes only), and proof of current negative TB test to the Human Resources Department.  Please submit a valid email address along with your paperwork so that we can send you an electronic background check link.  Upon receipt of a clear criminal history check, the Human Resources Director will submit names for approval at the next scheduled Board meeting. Once approved, you will be notified and your name will be added to the RCS approved substitute list for the schools you are eligible to work for.

 
The Substitute Packet must be submitted to the HR department by the 25th of the current month to be considered for approval at the Board of Education meeting in the following month.

 

Rutherford County NC Catalog Courses (CLICK HERE TO REGISTER)

Rutherford County NC Substitute Teacher Orientation with Effective Substitute Training $49.00

This course is intended for:

• ALL NEW PROSPECTIVE SUBSTITUTES WHO DO NOT HOLD A CURRENT NORTH CAROLINA TEACHING LICENSE OR ARE NOT ETT-CERTIFIED.

This combination course will provide certification for substitute teaching in Rutherford County Schools. The course consists of the Rutherford County Schools Substitute Teacher Orientation and Effective Substitute Training. You must complete all series and pass all quizzes. You will be able to print a certificate upon successful completion of the course.

The Orientation Course consists of four series:

• Employment Information and Classroom Management
• Safety
• Health Concerns
• Blood borne Pathogen


The Effective Substitute Training has five series:

• Series 1: Teaching as a Profession
• Series 2: You, the Effective Substitute
• Series 3: Elements of the Lesson Plan
• Series 4: Student Behavior/Classroom Management
• Series 5: Substitutes Who Get All the Calls
 

Please click on the course title below to purchase Rutherford County NC Substitute Teacher Orientation with Effective Substitute Training for $49.00 (instructions on the checkout process are at the end of this document).

 
 
 

Rutherford County NC Catalog Courses (CLICK HERE TO REGISTER)