2026-2027 Substitute Teacher

SUBSTITUTE TEACHING APPLICANTS

Requirements:

A minimum of 64 semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited institution A minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. If an applicant holds at least a Bachelor's Degree, there is no minimum GPA requirement.

Certification:

Non-certified (no Kentucky teaching certificate) : After the Central Office processes your application, you will receive an e-mail from the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) notifying you of your pending application for emergency substitute certification. Follow their instructions to complete this process. Please print and deliver a copy of your emergency certificate to our office, or you may e-mail it to ellie.egner@mccracken.kyschools.us .

Certified :

Must furnish copy of valid Kentucky teaching certificate

PLEASE NOTE

Your application will not be considered until: All required documents are completed and submitted to our office (an email checklist of additional items to complete will be sent to you). If you have not completed these items within 6 months your application will be purged. Certified Teacher Substitute Daily Classification Rate RANK V $ 95.00 RANK IV $ 100.00 RANK III $ 105.00 RANK II $ 110.00 RANK I $ 115.00 Retired Teacher

• Supplemental Staff
• $ 135.00 Retired Teacher
• Covering for Teacher Absence
• $200.00
• Through October 31, 2025: Only teachers who retire from McCracken County Schools or retirees from other school districts who spent a minimum of fifteen (15) years as a certified employee in McCracken County Schools and return as substitute teachers will be paid this rate regardless of their rank.

(Experience shall be verified by McCracken County Schools.) If the rate exceeds the teacher's Daily Wage Threshold (DWT) from the Teachers' Retirement System of Kentucky (TRS), the DWT will be paid. Retired teachers from McCracken County and those with a minimum of 15 years experience in McCracken County Schools will be honored with this rate of pay due to their familiarity with the facilities, staff, local policies, local culture, families, and students; loyalty to the district; experience; and to encourage teachers to seek employment with the district and remain with the district knowing this benefit is available to them upon retirement. Retirees who meet this criteria and serve as a substitute teacher covering for the absence of a classroom teacher shall earn $200/day plus applicable premium pay. Retirees who meet this payment criteria and are performing other duties (not to cover for the absence of a classroom teacher) shall earn $135/day plus applicable premium pay.

• Starting November 1, 2025: Teachers who retired from the Teachers' Retirement System of Kentucky (TRS) will be paid this rate regardless of their rank.

(TRS retirement shall be verified by McCracken County Schools.). If the rate exceeds the teacher's Daily Wage Threshold (DWT) from TRS, the DWT will be paid. Retirees who meet this criteria and serve as a substitute teacher covering for the absence of a classroom teacher shall earn $200/day plus applicable premium pay. Retirees who meet this payment criteria and are performing other duties (not to cover for the absence of a classroom teacher) shall earn $135/day plus applicable premium pay. Substitute teachers are responsible for notifying the personnel department of their eligibility to receive the higher pay. Any retroactive adjustment to payroll based on a substitute teacher's eligibility to receive the higher pay will be limited to the start of the fiscal year in which the personnel department is notified; but no earlier than November 1, 2025.