Applications for substituting shall be submitted online via the District’s application system. Substitutes are required to complete the District’s orientation training prior to substituting. All substitutes will be required to have a national criminal background check in accordance with state law. Substitutes will also be required to complete the JPS Substitute Packet, including, but not limited to, the following documents 1) a Felony Affidavit, 2) a signed release for reference and criminal record checks, and 3) verifications of identity and employment eligibility. The Superintendent or designee shall approve in advance any deviation to the orientation requirements. 

Substitute teachers without a current Oklahoma certificate, but who hold a high school diploma or GED, shall not be employed in excess of one hundred thirty-five (135) days during a school year. Substitute teachers without a current Oklahoma certificate, but who hold a bachelor’s degree, shall not be employed in excess of one hundred forty-five (145) during a school year. Substitute teachers holding a valid Oklahoma teaching certificate may substitute an unlimited number of days.

A substitute teacher whose assignment includes lesson planning, grade reporting and parent/guardian contact, etc. for twenty (20) consecutive days or more in the same classroom shall be considered long-term. Long-term substitutes must be approved in advance by the Superintendent or designee. 

All substitutes will be paid at the Board-approved substitute rate of pay. The Superintendent or designee shall approve in advance any substitute teacher pay that deviates from this policy. Substitute teachers are not eligible for sick leave, insurance, or other benefits provided by the Board of Education. The Jenks District requires substitutes to direct deposit pay into the substitute’s bank account. See substitute handbook for pay rates and schedule. 

Revised by the Board of Education June 2008 

Revised December 2009

Revised February 2013

Revised December 2014

Revised May 2020