Philadelphia Federation of Teachers School District of Philadelphia

4. When a long-term substitute teacher is to be replaced by an appointed
teacher, the long-term substitute with the least service in the school and in the
subject area for which the replacement is being made will be released first, and
so on in that order. This provision applies only to Teachers.
5. When a long-term substitute who is not a teacher is to be replaced by an
appointed employee, the long-term substitute with the least service in the school
and in the classification for which the replacement is being made will be released
first, and so on in that order. This provision does not apply to Food Service
Managers or Professional/Technical Employees.
6. If there is not a long-term post available, the displaced substitute shall be
notified promptly of the fact and shall be given a per diem assignment but shall
be paid on his/her long-term basis for the days he/she works for the remainder
of the school year, provided he/she accepts all per diem assignments, except in
the case of his/her illness. When a long-term substitute functions as a per diem
substitute on this basis, he/she shall continue to receive, for the balance of the
year, all insurance, sick leave, personal leave and holiday pay that he/she would
be entitled to if serving in a long-term substitute capacity. If it is not possible to
offer per diem service with long-term substitute status, he/she is to be given ten
(10) days’ notice of termination of his/her position or pay in lieu thereof. This
provision does not apply to Paraprofessionals, Food Service Managers, Per
Diem Teachers and Professional/Technical Employees.
7. Upon termination of his/her appointment as a provisional teacher, a person
who previously was a long-term substitute shall be given credit, for seniority
purposes, for the period served as a provisional teacher as if such period had
been served as a long-term substitute. This provision applies only to Teachers
and Head Start Employees.
8. Long-term substitutes on existing eligibility lists will be offered opportunity
for appointment to vacancies before provisional appointments are offered
for the filling of such vacancies. This provision applies only to Teachers and
Head Start Employees.
9. Satisfactory service as a long-term substitute shall be considered as experience
for the purpose of examination point credit to the same extent other teaching
experience is considered. This provision applies only to Teachers, Secretaries,
Paraprofessionals and Professional/Technical Employees.
10. An applicant for a teaching position who is a long-term substitute with
five (5) or more years of long-term substitute service shall receive an additional
five (5) points added to the final examination score in accordance with the following
criteria:
(a) Shall have achieved a passing score on the examination;
(b) Shall have achieved salary status as a long-term substitute teacher on the
first day that the examination is administered;
(c) Shall be placed at least on Step 6 of the long-term substitute teacher salary
schedule on the first day that the examination is administered.
This provision applies only to Teachers.
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XVI. Long-Term Substitutes