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Substitute Teaching

 

Substitute Teaching at BESD61

Are you interested in serving the community and supporting our schools?  Information can be found on IKAN's Website.

BESD 61 offers competitive rates for short-term, long term teacher and teacher assistant substitutes.

In order to serve as a substitute, applicants must have a valid Illinois Teaching License or Substitute Teaching License if applyin for a teacher substitute, or have a valid ELS (PARA) Paraprofessional Educator License if applying to be a teacher assistant substitute.  Please contact our district office with any further questions.

In efforts to reduce the substitute teacher shortage, ISBE is now offering a reimbursement of application and registration fees to qualifying applicants.  To qualify:

  • Your substitute issuance date must be later than July 1, 2017
  • You must work at least 10 full school days within one year of your issuance date
  • You must apply for the reimbursement within 18 months of your issuance date

If you meet these requirements, please complete form 73-02:  Substitute License Fee Refund Request.  This form must be returned to ISBE by the school or district official.  Forms submitted by the applicant will not be honored.