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I haven’t taught at K-12 in many years but I was wondering what I would ever do if I got laid off from my current job. Subbing would be a nice fallback. For those who have left the profession, is it worth keeping your teaching license active for situations like this?
I have subbed in 2 states and both states you did not need a teacher's license. I had a license at one time, never taught, and I let it expire and would not go through the tests on top or professional development without even having a job to get it back. But I also plan to never teach. So I guess my answer would depend on the requirements in your state to keep it active.
I haven’t taught at K-12 in many years but I was wondering what I would ever do if I got laid off from my current job. Subbing would be a nice fallback. For those who have left the profession, is it worth keeping your teaching license active for situations like this?
It might be. It depends. Would you need it to sub? Pennsylvania you do while in Maryland you can be a high school or equivalent graduate with no recent felonies in order to sub.
In Maryland one would have to continue with grad credits unless you're in Senior Teacher status (twenty five years and up) to be able to continue to renew it.
As it was, I still had four years left on my last certificate when I retired. My school system asked that it be suspended and it was. That's to keep retirees and resigners from leaving and going to work in another school system.
It might be. It depends. Would you need it to sub? Pennsylvania you do while in Maryland you can be a high school or equivalent graduate with no recent felonies in order to sub.
In Maryland one would have to continue with grad credits unless you're in Senior Teacher status (twenty five years and up) to be able to continue to renew it.
As it was, I still had four years left on my last certificate when I retired. My school system asked that it be suspended and it was. That's to keep retirees and resigners from leaving and going to work in another school system.
Pennsylvania allows emergency certification for subs who don't have a teaching certificate. It is typically done through the Intermediate Units. I am subbing with an inactive teaching certificate since I never completed the continuing education.
Pennsylvania allows emergency certification for subs who don't have a teaching certificate. It is typically done through the Intermediate Units. I am subbing with an inactive teaching certificate since I never completed the continuing education.
I didn’t teach for 10 years and kept 3 licenses going with cheap graduate level credits and community college courses. I believe it was 10 credits every 5 years. It made it really easy to go back to teaching.
So I think it's a good idea. My teaching license is inactive in Missouri and I now live in Texas. It looks like I can transfer the license, even with it being inactive.
So I think it's a good idea. My teaching license is inactive in Missouri and I now live in Texas. It looks like I can transfer the license, even with it being inactive.
You don't need to be certified to sub in Texas although being certified will get you more money.
And in Texas you have to keep up with continuing ed and submit the paperwork to keep your cert active (once you do activate it).
I did sub, tutor, grant work in Texas. The schools I worked in allowed me to come in and participate with the faculty for CPE hours. Then I found a few online classes that also qualified.
Keeping your cert up with the CPE is a bit harder when you are not a contract teacher at a school.
I retired two years ago, but I decided to renew my license just in case. I turned down a teaching job last week that required a license. My new job doesn't require one. It also pays about half a regular teaching job. The stress level is nearly non-existent, though, which is one of the main reasons I took it. Teaching kids for nearly 40 years pretty much made me stress-averse now.
You don't need to be certified to sub in Texas although being certified will get you more money.
And in Texas you have to keep up with continuing ed and submit the paperwork to keep your cert active (once you do activate it).
I did sub, tutor, grant work in Texas. The schools I worked in allowed me to come in and participate with the faculty for CPE hours. Then I found a few online classes that also qualified.
Keeping your cert up with the CPE is a bit harder when you are not a contract teacher at a school.
For being a sub, is it as simple as applying at a school district, passing a background check, and them keeping you on a list until they need you? Just wondering how quickly I could get into the classroom and start getting a paycheck in the event that I ever lost my current job.
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