Substitute Teacher Application Process

Substitute teachers are a critical part of our District's education program, and the position requires great responsibility for our students. Our hiring process is quite rigorous. It can take as long as four weeks to approve a candidate for hire, depending on the volume of applications at the time you apply.

Please click on one of the two links below to "jump" to the hiring information on this page about the type of substitute teaching for which you are applying.

Certified Substitute Teacher Applicant (College degree(s) in Education)
Permit-Licensed Substitute Teacher Applicant (College degree(s) in an area other than Education)

Certified Substitute Teacher Applicant

Thank you for your interest in seeking employment as a substitute teacher with the Madison Metropolitan School District. If you are applying as a certified substitute teacher, please submit the following:

• Substitute Teacher Application
  
• Official transcripts (photocopy acceptable)
  
• Two letters of recommendation
  
• Cover letter and resume (optional)

After we receive your completed application and corresponding materials, Human Resources will take the following steps:

1. We will e-mail you with information to schedule a 30-minute online screening interview.
   
   
2. We will check your references. This can take up to two or three weeks, depending on our volume of applications, and how easily we can contact your references. Please fill out the Student Teaching Experience, Teaching Experience, and Other Work History sections of the application completely and accurately. Be sure that your resume is current and includes telephone numbers of people we can contact. We will not make a hiring decision until we have successfully contacted at least two of your references.
   
   
3. If you are under final consideration for hire, you will receive a New Hire Packet with forms that must be completed before you may begin working. These forms include:
   
   
   • New Employee Information Card
   • State (W-4) and federal (W-T4) tax forms
     
   • Verification of Employment Eligibility (I-9)
     
   • Candidate Disclosure Statement (so the District can conduct a criminal records check)
     
   • Authorization to have a TB test administered by one of our staff nurses
     
     
4. After you pass the final stages of the selection process and all the above documentation is received, along with a copy of your Wisconsin teaching license, you will be able to begin working.
   
   
5. It is required that you attend a District orientation session within the first 30 days of your employment.

If you have any questions throughout the hiring process, please contact Louise Fosdick at 663-1695.

If, because of a disability, you require the assistance of auxiliary aides or services in conjunction with the Substitute Teacher application process, please call (608) 663-1695 or TTY (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf) (608) 663-1744 to make arrangements.

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Permit Substitute Teacher Applicant (We are not accepting applications at this time.)

Thank you for your interest in seeking employment as a substitute teacher with the Madison Metropolitan School District. If you are applying as a permit-licensed substitute teacher, please submit the following:

• Substitute Teacher Application (When completing the Teacher Certification section, please select "Permit Sub Tchr - 20 Day Cons Asg Limitation 043" as your Area of Certification, and "Substitute Teacher 43" as the Endorsement.)
  
• Permit Substitute Teacher Application Questions (PDF)
• Cover letter and resume
  
• Official transcripts (Request an official transcript from your university(ies) and make a photocopy of the transcripts for submission to MMSD. Retain your original transcripts to submit with your license application after you are approved for hire.)
  
• Two letters of recommendation

After we receive your completed application and corresponding materials, Human Resources will take the following steps:

1. We will e-mail you with information to schedule a 30-minute online screening interview.
   
   
2. If, based on your screening interview, you qualify for employment, we will check your references. This can take up to two or three weeks, depending on our volume of applications, and how easily we can contact your references. Please fill out the Student Teaching Experience, Teaching Experience, and Other Work History sections of the application completely and accurately. Be sure that your resume is current and includes telephone numbers of people we can contact. We will not make a hiring decision until we have successfully contacted at least two of your references.
   
   
3. If you are under final consideration for hire, you will receive a New Hire Packet with forms that must be completed before you may begin working. These forms include:
   
   
   • New Employee Information Card
   • State (W-4) and federal (W-T4) tax forms
     
   • Verification of Employment Eligibility (I-9)
     
   • Candidate Disclosure Statement (so the District can conduct a criminal records check)
     
   • Authorization to have a TB test administered by one of our staff nurses
     
   • Department of Public Instruction License Application form and instructions
     
     
4. After you pass the final stages of the selection process and all the above documentation is received, along with a copy of your License Application that is marked "received" by the Department of Public Instruction, and you have attended a District orientation session, you will be able to begin working.

If you have any questions throughout the hiring process, please contact Louise Fosdick at 663-1695.

If, because of a disability, you require the assistance of auxiliary aides or services in conjunction with the Substitute Teacher application process, please call (608) 663-1695 or TTY (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf) (608) 663-1744 to make arrangements.

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MMSD Department of Human Resources
545 W. Dayton Street, Room 133
Madison, WI 53703-1995

MMSD Job Line: (608) 663-1865
TTY (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf): (608) 663-1744
Fax: (608) 204-0346

The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) does not discriminate on the basis of religion, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, physical appearance, marital status, disability, arrest or conviction record, membership in the national guard, state defense force, or any reserve component of the military forces of the United States or this state, political belief, sexual orientation, less than honorable discharge, source of income or the fact that an individual is a student.