I recommend creating a flyer about yourself and putting it in the teacher's lounge or main office of all of the schools where you want to substitute. Try to find a place where teachers will see it, but student's won't see it (especially if your cell phone number is on the flyer). A good place for flyers is near the copy machine, because teachers spend a lot of time standing in front of the copier. Always ask permission before putting up your flyer.
The flyer should contain your name, phone number, email address, and the substitute number assigned to you by the district office. Other things you may also want to include are the subjects or grade levels you are interested in teaching. Here is a sample flyer that I created. Feel free to personalize it to you!
Click Here to Download the Sample Flyer
You will notice that at the bottom of the flyer, I have a table with all of the contact information listed multiple times. When you make your own flyer, then you can put in your contact information. Then, after printing it, cut along the lines of the table. That way teachers can easily tear off your contact information and take it with them. For instructions on how to make a flyer in Microsoft Word with tear off tabs at the bottom, click here.
Don't forget to introduce yourself to the front office staff when you drop off your flyer. They are some of the most important and potentially helpful people in a school--so be nice!!! Also return to the school every so often to replace your flyer. On my flyer, I advertized the fact that I substitute teacher AND do tutoring. If you give a copy of your flyer to the school's guidance counselor, then he or she can contact you if there is a student that requested after school tutoring. I usually charge $15-$20 per hour of tutoring, but my price is negotiable so I don't put it on the flyer.
I hope you all have a great start to the school year! Please let me know if any of the links don't work (I'm still kinda new at blogging)!
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