Create a Substitute Information File

Provide These Items for Your Substitute Teachers

From the North Carolina Association of Educators

Help your substitute teachers by providing them the information they need. It will keep the classroom running smoothly, and it will make their stay in your classroom a more pleasant one.

Create a Substitute Information File. Include these items:

• Names of VIPs
  
  _______________________________________________
  
  
• Secretary
  
  _______________________________________________
  
  
• Assistant Principal
  
  _______________________________________________
  
  
• Nurse
  
  _______________________________________________
  
  
• Teachers to turn to if you have problems
  
  _______________________________________________
  
  
• Daily Schedule Time, Day, Recesses
  
  
• Children with special needs
  
  
• Children who go to special classes & times
  
  
• Where to find: textbooks, lesson plans, supplies
  
  
• Procedures: Openings, Lunch, Dismissal, Fire drill, Discipline, Privileges, Student illness, Free time
  
  
• Additional information and instructions
  
  _______________________________________________
  
  _______________________________________________
  
  _______________________________________________
  

Source: Tools for Success, A Handbook for First Year Teachers' Professional Growth. The North Carolina Association of Educators.