Substitute & Guest Teacher Information

Substitute Teachers

The Jim Thorpe Area School District is in need of substitute teachers for all grade levels and subject areas.. The daily rate for substitute teachers is $___. Please complete an application on the district online application platform.

Along with the Frontline online application, all Applicants must upload the following through Frontline:  

  • Act 114 FBI Fingerprint Clearance – dated within the past twelve (12) months

  • Act 34 Pennsylvania Criminal History Clearance – dated within the past twelve (12) months

  • Act 151 Child Abuse History Clearance – dated within the past twelve (12) months

  • Act 168 Form(s) for all present employment and for all previous employment that involved direct contact with children

  • PDE-6004 Arrest/Conviction Report and Certification Form

Certified Substitute Teachers must also submit via Frontline

  • Copy of PA Teaching Certificate

  • Copy of Transcript(s)

  • Praxis Test Results

Emergency Permit Substitute Teachers must also submit official college transcripts via Frontline.

If you hold a Bachelor's Degree in any area, you can be issued an Emergency Permit to be a Substitute Teacher..

 Substitute Nurses Under an Emergency Permit must also submit a copy of your valid PA Registered Nurse License via Frontline

College Students:  Prospective Teachers Program

  • Must be currently enrolled in a Pennsylvania approved college or university teacher preparation program

  • Must have a minimum of 60 semester hours or equivalent 

  • May teach a maximum of 10 days for a single employee, and a maximum of 20 days per year 

  • Must meet requirements of Section 111, 111.1 and 1109 of the School Code related to clearances and moral character 

  • Renewal provisions: 

    • May be renewed for one additional year

    • Must provide proof of completion of additional 15 credits hours or equivalent from a commonwealth college or university 

    • Must remain enrolled in a commonwealth college or university

  Substitute work days will be monitored to satisfy requirements of the Affordable Health Care Act.

CLIU#21 Guest Teacher Program

The Guest Teacher Program is a service the CLIU offers to the community and our local school districts. Individuals who have obtained a bachelor's degree from an accredited college may apply to participate in the program. The program's purpose is to provide quality substitute training to individuals with limited or no teaching experience. The program is conducted in order to provide participating Districts and Career and Technical Institutes with trained substitute teachers.  Each Guest Teacher exits the program with the basic understanding to be a substitute teacher on a day-to-day basis and an emergency permit issued by the PA Department of Education which makes the Guest Teacher eligible to substitute teach in any participating District and Career and Technical Institutes. 

For more information, visit theCLIU#21 Guest Teacher website

Frontline Absence Management

The district uses an automated service that greatly simplifies the process of finding and managing substitute jobs in this district. This service from Frontline Education utilizes both the telephone and internet to assist you in locating jobs. The Frontline Absence Management solution is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.   

When you re approved as a substitute or guest teacher, you will receive a personal invitation email with the Subject Line: <<District Name>> invites you to Absence Management.  If you have an existing Frontline ID account click “Sign in with your Frontline ID.”  Otherwise, click “Create a Frontline ID.”  Create a username, password, email address, and click “I accept the terms and conditions." Then click “Create Frontline ID” and you are in!  For more information regarding creating your Frontline ID click here.

You can search for and accept available jobs, change personal settings, update your calendar, and personalize your available call times by visiting Frontline on the internet at https://app.frontlineeducation.com. If the employee has uploaded lesson plans, you will be able to view them online once you take the job!

You can interact with the Frontline system via a toll-free, automated voice instruction menu at 1-800-942-3767. Here, you can proactively search for jobs. We recommend calling in to check the computer recording of your name by pressing Option 4.

The system will also make phone calls to substitutes to offer jobs. The Absence Management service may call for substitutes starting at 5:30AM for jobs that day, and in teh afternoon for jobs that are for later dates..

If you accept a job, you will be issued a confirmation number. Please remember that your transaction is not complete until Frontline supplies you with a confirmation number.

Note: You are NOT required to create a Frontline ID for telephone access (you automatically have telephone access).  However, to gain Web access, you must create a Frontline ID via your personal invitation email.

We are confident that you will find the Frontline Absence & Time experience beneficial and enjoyable.