Substitute Teachers

Procedures for Becoming a Substitute Teacher

1.   Complete an online USD 259 Substitute Teachers’ Application at www.usd259.com, click on “Employment” and then “Start an Application for Employment”.  As you complete the on-line application it will also direct you to the Gallup website to take the Teacher Insight.  This is a requirement for USD 259 Substitute Teachers.  Please make sure your application is successfully submitted before exiting.

2.   Submit a Certification of Health, consisting of a TB test and light physical that must be performed by a Physician, Physician Assistant (PA), Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) and cannot be more than a year old.  There is a form available on the Substitute Teacher website located at: http://www.usd259.com/offices/suboffice/substituteteachers/default.htm.  Please submit to Wichita Public Schools, 201 N. Water, ATTN:  Sub Office, Wichita KS  67202.

3.   Transcript Copy:   Please provide a copy of your transcript for our file by uploading them to your on-line application or by submitting to the address in Item 2.  (This is in addition to the official transcript sent to the State for licensure.)

4.   Submit a copy of your teaching license by either uploading to your on-        line application or to the address in Item 2.

5.   If you do not have a teaching license and have at least 60 hours of college credit you may apply for an Emergency Substitute License at www.KSDE.org.  The cost for the license is $39.00.  You are also required to send in official transcripts with your license application.  In addition, if this is your first emergency teaching license, you must also complete a fingerprint process. There is a $50.00 charge and this process can take 4 wks to 8 weeks to clear, so do this step as soon as possible. Fingerprint cards can be ordered at the KSDE website or picked up at 201 N. Water.  You will not receive your license until KSDE has received the results of your fingerprints and has received your license application with transcripts.  (Two copies of your license will be mailed to you; please do not forget to submit the Employers copy to the Sub Office.)

6.   Approval:  Once your application is submitted and the Sub Office has received your TB, Physical, Transcripts and License, you will be invited to attend an Orientation.  You will be hired as a Substitute Teacher on the second day of Orientation and will be required to provide your Drivers License and Social Security Card. 

Substitute Teacher Orientation:  All Emergency licensed applicants must attend a two day unpaid Orientation.  Kansas Standard Licensed Applicants are only required to attend the second day of the two day Orientation.  (Retired Employees from Wichita Public Schools are not required to attend Orientation and may contact the Sub Office directly). 

If you have further questions, please contact the Substitute Teachers Office at (316) 973-4593.

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Certification Fingerprint Requirements

All applicants for initial Kansas certification and any applicant whose certificate has been expired six months or more, will be required to submit a fingerprint card for a criminal history records check.  Fingerprint cards will be submitted to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for clearance.  Fingerprint cards need to be submitted in the manner described in the enclosed fingerprint card instructions.

A certificate will not be issued by KSDE or a teaching contract by the Wichita Public Schools until a criminal history records check clearance is confirmed.  Applicants are required to submit a check or money order payable to Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE)  in the amount of $50.00 for the background check submitted with the fingerprint.

If an application for a certificate is submitted six months after a background check clearance is received, a new set of fingerprints and payment for a new clearance will be required.

Special fingerprint cards and pre-addressed envelopes are available at any university, Wichita Public Schools Human Resources Office, or the Kansas State Department of Education, Topeka, Kansas.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Emily Faught at (316) 973-4619 or the substitute office at (316) 973-4593.

The places listed below are Wichita locations:

Send completed fingerprint cards to the Kansas State Department of Education using the envelope provided. KSDE will forward the fingerprint cards to the appropriate agencies for state and national background checks.  Your Kansas teaching certificate will be issued once results of those background checks confirm no criminal history.  Receipt of your teaching certificate in the mail indicates that the background checks were successfully completed.  Should there be any problem, such as unreadable fingerprints, the Kansas State Department of Education will contact you.  Otherwise, please be patient; these background checks may take a few weeks to complete.  Thank you.