DTD/Retired DTD

💼 Substitute Teacher Pay Rates

• Full-day assignment: $345.76 
• Half-day assignment: $172.88

⏰ How time determines pay

• Full day: More than 3.5 hours (i.e., 3.51 hours or longer)
• Half day: 3.5 hours or less

💰 Payment schedule

• Substitute teachers are paid monthly, not daily or weekly.

💰 Substitute Teacher Bonuses

🔟 10-Day Consecutive Bonus

• Amount: $41.43 per day
• Requirement:
  • Work 10 consecutive days or more
  • Must be in the same assignment
• Payout timing:
  • Paid in the next 1–2 pay cycles

👉 Example:
If you work 12 straight days in one assignment:

• You qualify for the bonus
• Bonus = 12 × $41.43 = $497.16 extra

⭐ High Potential School Bonus

• Amount: $22.72 per day
• Requirement:
  • Work at a designated high potential school
• Payout timing:
  • Paid in the next pay cycle

👉 Example:
Work 5 days at a high potential school:

• Bonus = 5 × $22.72 = $113.60 extra

🔁 Can You Earn Both?

Yes — if you:

• Work 10+ consecutive days and
• The assignment is at a high potential school

👉 You would earn both bonuses per day:

• $41.43 + $22.72 = $64.15 extra per day

💡 Quick Summary

• Stay 10+ consecutive days → earn $41.43/day
• Work at a high potential school → earn $22.72/day
• Do both → earn $64.15/day in bonuses

🏫 Assignment Limits for Substitute Teachers

📄 With a 30-Day Substitute Permit

• General education classroom:
  • Max 30 days in the same classroom
• Special Education classroom:
  • Max 20 days in the same classroom

👉 After hitting the limit, you must leave that assignment (even if it continues).

🎓 With a Clear California Teaching Credential

• General education classroom:
  • Can stay beyond 30 days (no fixed cap)
• Special Education classroom:
  • Can stay beyond 20 days (no fixed cap)

⚠️ Key Takeaways

• The 30-day permit strictly limits how long you can stay in one assignment.
• A clear credential in the subject for which you are substitute teaching, removes the 30-day cap for general eduation and special education.