Substitute FAQs

Whether the assignment is during the regular school year or during a summer school session, the individual must hold the appropriate credential to perform the service.  The school district and county office are held accountable in their monitoring for summer school assignments.  The holder of an Emergency 30-Day Substitute Teaching Permit may serve in a summer school assignment provided the employing agency can verify that the individual is serving as a substitute for a credentialed teacher and the assignment is not more than 30 days for one teacher in a General Education classroom, and not more than 20 days for one teacher in a Special Education classroom.  Employing agencies must be extremely cautious when assigning the holder of an Emergency 30-Day Substitute Teaching Permit to serve in a summer school assignment.

Per Title 5 §80025.3(c), holders of university internship and district internship credentials are not authorized to serve as day-to-day substitutes unless the assignment is during summer school, is in the subject area authorized by the internship credential or certificate, and is considered as fulfilling the internship.