Substitute Information

2024 - 2025

Written By Steve Glenn

Updated at January 6th, 2025

General Information

Welcome to the KCS Substitute Information Page! We value all of our substitutes, thank you for stepping in to support our schools.  Here, you will find information and resources you'll need to be successful.

Pay Scale (2024 - 2025)

 

REGULAR SUBSTITUTE

(NON-LICENSED)

CERTIFIED SUBSTITUTE

(LICENSED)

KCS CERTIFIED RETIRED

 

SUBBING IN CLASSIFIED POSITIONS

SUBBING IN CERTIFIED

 POSITIONS

SUBBING IN

 CLASSIFIED 

POSITIONS

SUBBING IN

 CERTIFIED

 POSITIONS

SUBBING IN CERTIFIED

 POSITIONS

REG SCHOOL

$62.00

$80.00

$62.00

$112.00

$136.00

HIGH NEEDS SCHOOL

(Tues, Wed, Thurs)

$62.00

$108.00

$62.00

$144.00

$164.00

HIGH NEEDS SCHOOL

(Mon and Fri)

$62.00

$134.00

$62.00

$164.00

$190.00

SPECIAL DAY SCHOOLS**

(Tues, Wed, Thurs)

$62 / $80*

*TA ONLY

$108.00

$62 / $80*

*TA ONLY

$144.00

$164.00

SPECIAL DAY SCHOOLS**

(Mon and Fri)

$62 / $80*

*TA ONLY

$134.00

$62 / $80*

*TA ONLY

$164.00

$190.00

  • Daily is equal to whole day; half-day worked is equal to half-rate. 
  • Certified Substitute: Holds a valid teaching license 
  • Retired Substitute: Retired from the Knox County School System 
  • **Special Day Schools: Ft. Sanders Educational Development Center, Knoxville Adaptive Educational Center, Richard Yoakley School, and Ridgedale Alternative 
  • Please reference the “Substitute Pay Schedule” for inclusion dates for each pay period.

School Categories

Regular Schools

A.L. Lotts Elementary
Ball Camp Elementary
Bearden Elementary
Bearden High
Bearden Middle
Blue Grass Elementary
Bonny Kate Elementary
Brickey-McCloud Elementary
Career Magnet Academy
Carter Elementary
Carter High
Cedar Bluff Elementary
Cedar Bluff Middle
Central High
Copper Ridge Elementary
Corryton Elementary
Farragut High
Farragut Intermediate
Farragut Middle
Farragut Primary
Fountain City Elementary
Gibbs Elementary
Gibbs High
Gibbs Middle
Halls Elementary
Halls High
Halls Middle
Hardin Valley Academy
Hardin Valley Elementary
Hardin Valley Middle
Karns Elementary
Karns High
Karns Middle
Kelly Volunteer Academy
Mill Creek Elementary
Mount Olive Elementary
New Hopewell Elementary
North Knox Vocational
Northshore Elementary
Powell Elementary
Powell High
Powell Middle
Ritta Elementary
Rocky Hill Elementary
Sequoyah Elementary
Shannondale Elementary
Sterchi Elementary
West Hills Elementary
West Valley Middle

 
 

High Need Schools

Adrian Burnett Elementary
Amherst Elementary
Austin East High
Beaumont Magnet
Belle Morris Elementary
Byington Solway Voc
Carter Middle
Chilhowee Intermediate
Christenberry Elementary
Dogwood Elementary
East Knox County Elementary
Fair Garden Pre-K
Fulton High
Gap Creek Elementary
Green Magnet Academy
Gresham Middle
Holston Middle
Inskip Elementary
L & N STEM Academy
Lonsdale Elementary
Maynard Elementary
Mooreland Heights Elementary
Northwest Middle
Norwood Elementary
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Pond Gap Elementary
Sam E. Hill Pre-K
Sarah Moore Greene Magnet
South Doyle High
South Doyle Middle
South Knoxville Elementary
Spring Hill Elementary
Sunnyview Primary
Vine Magnet
West Haven Elementary
West High
West View Elementary
Whittle Springs Middle

 
 

Special Day Schools

Fort Sanders
KAEC
Richard Yoakley
Ridgedale Alternative

 
 

 

Pay Schedule

Pay Date Dates Worked
9/25/24 8/01/24 - 8/23/24
10/25/24 8/26/24 - 9/25/24
11/25/24 9/26/24 - 10/25/24
12/20/24 10/28/24 - 11/25/24

1/24/25

(Winter Break)

11/26/24 - 1/24/25

(12/23/24 - 1/2/25)

3/25/25 1/27/25 - 2/25/25

4/25/25

(Spring Break)

2/26/25 - 3/25/25

(3/17/25 - 3/21/25)

5/23/25 3/26/25 - 4/25/25
6/25/25 4/28/25 - 6/2/25

Bonuses

Silver: Substitutes will receive $300 when working 10-14 days during the pay period.

Gold: Substitutes will receive $500 when working 15 days or more during the pay period.

 

Substitute Teacher Best Practices

  • Arrive early to prepare
  • Ask for help if you need it
  • Avoid cancelling an assignment to accept another assignment
  • Be aware that substitutes, teachers, and schools have the ability to create preference lists
  • Be flexible
  • Check in and out through the school office
  • Leave a detailed substitute teacher report for the teacher
  • Maintain the classroom rules/routines/schedules already in place
  • Manage your Frontline account to ensure accuracy of days
  • Meet the 15-day per semester work requirement
  • Principal discretion prevails regarding:
    • Recent high school graduates subbing at their alma mater
    • Substitutes accepting assignments in family member’s classrooms
  • Stick with the lesson plans
  • The best way to curb inappropriate behavior is:
    • Start class immediately
    • Preview with the students what the teacher expects them to accomplish
    • Monitor by walking around the room
    • Praise appropriate behavior
    • Ignore inconsequential behavior
    • Redirect as necessary

Frontline Absence Management (Aesop) Links

 
 

 

 

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