Substitute Certification

A Substitute Certificate is issued for a period of one year.  A substitute certificate may be granted to an individual who has completed a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit from an accredited college/university or junior/community college.  An applicant must make application to a Missouri school district; the certificates are requested by the employing Missouri school district.  Each applicant is required to complete a background check each year a certificate is requested unless a renewal for the "same" district as employed in the previous year.  There are restrictions on the number of hours a retired teacher can substitute teach.