Appendix D: Policy on Public and Private Substitute Student Teaching
Policy on Public and Private School Substitute Teaching
During Enrollment in the B.Ed. Teacher Education Program (Oahu and Statewide)
When teacher candidates have met the requirements for becoming an official substitute teacher on the island where they reside and/or in the school where they are placed for field experience or student teaching, the following policies are established (on Oahu, DOE substitutes must have a B.A. or B.S. and have completed the DOE substitute training course):
1. During Semesters 1, 2, 3, & 4 (ITE 317, Field Experience and ITE 390 Student Teaching): With the approval of the school principal, the teacher candidate may choose to substitute teach for any teacher at any school on days that are not the *two established field or ITE course days. Since student teachers are in the field five days/week during the semester, the only non-field days would occur before the start and at the end of the official University of Hawai‘i at Manoa semester.
2. During Semesters 1, 2, & 3 (ITE 317, Field Experience): With the approval of the school principal, the teacher candidate may choose to substitute teach for their official mentor teacher on days that are the *two established field days up to a maximum of five days during the semester.
3. During Semester 4 (ITE 390, Student Teaching): With the approval of the school principal, the teacher candidate may choose to substitute teach for their official mentor teacher on days that are scheduled field days up to a maximum of ten days during the semester.
4. Should a field supervisor observe the teacher candidate demonstrating a high level of difficulty with a substitute teaching assignment, the field supervisor will contact the principal to discuss the situation to determine if the teacher candidate will be allowed to continue in this dual role as teacher candidate/substitute teacher.
5. The above policies pertain to paid substitute teaching assignments for teacher candidates enrolled in the B.Ed.Teacher Education Program on Oahu.
NOTE: During Semesters 3 & 4: At times, students may benefit from having periodic “solo” day experiences that are outside the ITE required solo experiences. Some of these solo experiences may take place on days when mentors are engaged in on-campus work sessions that normally would require hiring a paid substitute (i.e., articulation, special grade level planning days, etc.). In general, teacher candidates benefit from attending such on-campus work session days with their mentors, but on occasion they may also benefit from having extra solo day experience, provided the mentor is easily accessible if needed.
With approval of the cohort coordinator, principal, and mentor, Semester 3 students are allowed to “substitute solo” (unpaid) up to a maximum of two days during the semester, provided that the mentor teacher is on campus and is easily accessible if necessary.
With approval of the cohort coordinator, principal, and mentor, Semester 4 students are allowed to “substitute solo” (unpaid) up to a maximum of five days during the semester, provided that the mentor teacher is on campus and is easily accessible if necessary.
The total maximum number of substitute days, paid and unpaid combined, can not exceed five days for each Semester 1, 2, & 3 and ten days for Semester 4.
*For each candidate in our regular day program, two field days are established at the beginning of Semesters 1, 2 & 3 as the official field days.
This policy may be adjusted on a case-by-case basis for students with exceptional needs and/or professional experience.
During Enrollment in the B.Ed. Teacher Education Program (Oahu and Statewide)
When teacher candidates have met the requirements for becoming an official substitute teacher on the island where they reside and/or in the school where they are placed for field experience or student teaching, the following policies are established (on Oahu, DOE substitutes must have a B.A. or B.S. and have completed the DOE substitute training course):
1. During Semesters 1, 2, 3, & 4 (ITE 317, Field Experience and ITE 390 Student Teaching): With the approval of the school principal, the teacher candidate may choose to substitute teach for any teacher at any school on days that are not the *two established field or ITE course days. Since student teachers are in the field five days/week during the semester, the only non-field days would occur before the start and at the end of the official University of Hawai‘i at Manoa semester.
2. During Semesters 1, 2, & 3 (ITE 317, Field Experience): With the approval of the school principal, the teacher candidate may choose to substitute teach for their official mentor teacher on days that are the *two established field days up to a maximum of five days during the semester.
3. During Semester 4 (ITE 390, Student Teaching): With the approval of the school principal, the teacher candidate may choose to substitute teach for their official mentor teacher on days that are scheduled field days up to a maximum of ten days during the semester.
4. Should a field supervisor observe the teacher candidate demonstrating a high level of difficulty with a substitute teaching assignment, the field supervisor will contact the principal to discuss the situation to determine if the teacher candidate will be allowed to continue in this dual role as teacher candidate/substitute teacher.
5. The above policies pertain to paid substitute teaching assignments for teacher candidates enrolled in the B.Ed.Teacher Education Program on Oahu.
NOTE: During Semesters 3 & 4: At times, students may benefit from having periodic “solo” day experiences that are outside the ITE required solo experiences. Some of these solo experiences may take place on days when mentors are engaged in on-campus work sessions that normally would require hiring a paid substitute (i.e., articulation, special grade level planning days, etc.). In general, teacher candidates benefit from attending such on-campus work session days with their mentors, but on occasion they may also benefit from having extra solo day experience, provided the mentor is easily accessible if needed.
With approval of the cohort coordinator, principal, and mentor, Semester 3 students are allowed to “substitute solo” (unpaid) up to a maximum of two days during the semester, provided that the mentor teacher is on campus and is easily accessible if necessary.
With approval of the cohort coordinator, principal, and mentor, Semester 4 students are allowed to “substitute solo” (unpaid) up to a maximum of five days during the semester, provided that the mentor teacher is on campus and is easily accessible if necessary.
The total maximum number of substitute days, paid and unpaid combined, can not exceed five days for each Semester 1, 2, & 3 and ten days for Semester 4.
*For each candidate in our regular day program, two field days are established at the beginning of Semesters 1, 2 & 3 as the official field days.
This policy may be adjusted on a case-by-case basis for students with exceptional needs and/or professional experience.