The Moniteau County R-1 School District's (California, MO) substitute teacher qualifications include a high school diploma, 36 college credit hours and a Content Substitute certificate from DESE.  If you do not have 36 college hours, you may obtain your Content Substitute certificate through Frontline Education  after successfully completing a minimum of twenty (20) clock hours of department-approved substitute teacher training. Technical assistance for any issues or questions regarding the online training is provided by Frontline and can be found at the link above. 

The California School District pays $95 per day for substituting, and pay can increase to $206.95 per day for long-term placement.

The following needs to be completed before being eligible to substitute:

• Fill out Substitute Teacher Application- Click Here. Application will be submitted at the next board meeting. 

• Fingerprinting and Background Check

• • IF ONLY APPLYING TO SUB AT CALIFORNIA R.1 SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOLLOW THESE STEPS FOR FINGERPRINTING AND BACKGROUND CHECK:
    
    • Click here for Applicants Privacy Rights Form 
    • Click here for more information about the fingerprinting process
    • Register online at www.machs.mo.gov.  Use the California R.1 school code 1353 for substitutes. At the end of this registration process, save your UEID number.  You can make an appointment for fingerprinting at this point, or you may just walk in.    
    • Complete Fingerprinting at approved location. IdentoGo AAQ Drug Screening 3702 W. Truman Blvd Suite 212 Jefferson City, Mo 65109.  There is a fee for this fingerprinting process.

• • IF APPLYING TO SUB AT MORE THAN ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT (UP TO 5), FOLLOW THESE STEPS FOR FINGERPRINTING AND BACKGROUND CHECK:
    • Contact the School Districts and obtain each district's Originating Agency Identifier (ORI) and OCA (County/District Code).
    • Get fingerprinted at a Highway Patrol Headquarters for free (must make appointment) or get fingerprinted at your local law enforcement agency, or IDEMIA/IdentoGO (uenroll.identogo.com/workflows/1111G2) for a fee. (There are limited IDEMIA/IdentoGO locations that provide hard copy fingerprint options)
    • Obtain the hard copy of the fingerprint card from the law enforcement agency and complete the  card.  In "The Reason Fingerprinted" field on the card, write 168.133.
      
    • Complete the Acknowledgement form (can be found in instructions link below). 
    • Send (1) a $50 check or money order payable to "Criminal Record System Fund" along with (2) Fingerprint card and (3) Acknowledgement form to MSHP, PO Box 9500, Jefferson City, MO 65102-9500. 
    • FULL INSTRUCTIONS AND FORMS CAN BE FOUND on the DESE Manual Fingerprint Instructions document  , fingerprinting and MACHS information webpages and in the 

• Watch "Safe School Videos". The link to the videos will be emailed to you at the email address provided in your application.

• Apply on DESE for your Substitute Certificate - For certified substitute teaching, 36 college credit hours 

On your first day subbing for the California School District, please stop by Central office located in the middle school to fill out your payroll paperwork. (W-9, W-4, Direct Deposit)