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Substitute Teacher Qualifications and Requirements


  • at least 60 hours of college coursework
  • evidence of a negative tuberculin test (or chest x-ray)
  • a completed online application
  • successful completion of an interview
  • attend an orientation session (see below)
  • criminal background check — at the orientation session, you will schedule an appointment to return for fingerprinting (the cost to the applicant is $42)

Substitute Interviews

All applicants must complete an interview with the Substitute Dispatcher. Interviews are held by appointment on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Please call Debbie Gardner at 703-824-6697 between 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to arrange an interview.

Substitute Orientations

Substitute orientations will be held in the Alexandria City Public Schools' Central Office at 2000 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22311. New substitutes are to attend this orientation session only after they have completed an interview.

New substitute teachers will be paid only upon becoming an active substitute in our system and working at least one day. Payment for the orientation session will be included in the first paycheck.

The schedule for the orientation is as follows:

Time Topic
8:30 a.m. General Information - SAM System
9:00 a.m. Classroom Management - Best Practices
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Instructional Planning
12:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:00 p.m. ESL Training
2:00 p.m. Break
2:15 p.m. Special Education Training
3:30 p.m. Dismissal

Agendas are subject to change.

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