2021-2022 Annual Substitute Report
Lexington City Schools System
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(Approved by the LCSS BOE on 8/17/2021 and effective SY 2021-2022)
Substitute teachers shall meet the following qualifications.
- Must be 18 years of age
- Completion of an application
- Successful background check (fingerprinting required); DCS clearance and positive reference check
- Completion of two one-hour on-site orientation sessions
- Completion of an annual substitute workshop conducted by the Lexington City School System
- Completion of necessary documentation including:
- Automatic deposit/voided check
- Completed W4
- Proof of education with a minimum of a high school diploma or GED
- Copies of SSN and driver's license
- Signed confidentially statement
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Compensation Levels for Substitute Teachers
High school degree or equivalent, associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree or graduate degree
$75.00 per day
Teaching Certificate recognized by the Tennessee Department of Education * #
$90.00 per day
11–39 consecutive days in the same certified teaching position:
$100.00 per day
40 consecutive days in the same
certified teaching position:
$120.00 per day
Compensation Levels for Substitute Nurses
LPN
$75.00 per day
Associate Degree RN
$85.00 per day
* Per Public Chapter 387 (effective 7/1/2017), the rate of compensation for retired teachers who retired between 7/1/2011 and 7/1/2016 whose teacher license has become inactive will be the same as retired teachers who have an active license.
# Certified substitutes taking teacher leaves where the teacher has no accumulated sick leave days will be paid certified teacher pay based on their years of experience and degree status.