Brandon Valley School District

Substitute Teaching Information

PAST SUBSTITUTES

If you were a substitute that was board approved or worked in the Brandon Valley School District during the last school year, you do NOT need to reapply online to sub for this school year.  You are eligible and ready to sub!  You should already be active in the Frontline call list.  If you are not on the call list, or if you are uncertain whether you need to reapply to sub, please contact Jennifer Swenson at 605-582-2049.

Approved subs from the last school year are required to complete the substitute training packet.  This information will be emailed to you before the start of the school year.

NEW SUBSTITUTE APPLICANTS

Please complete the “Substitute” online application found here.  The online application is available approximately mid-July through mid-March.

Complete the following forms and email them to Jennifer.Swenson@k12.sd.us. 
You will need to SAVE the forms to your device before you fill them out.  Once you have them filled out and saved, email the forms (and additional requested documents) to Jennifer.Swenson@k12.sd.us.

·         W-4 (complete only if new applicant) 

·         I-9 (complete only if new substitute or changes have occurred); BVSD will need copies of the following documents submitted.  We will eventually need to view the original documents, but for now you can scan and email them: 
        - passport, or  
        - driver’s license and social security card

·         Direct Deposit Form – payments will be electronically credited to your bank account.  Please attach a voided check.  If depositing to a savings account, please have the bank print a copy of the account information (we will not accept a deposit slip).

The following will need to be completed and dropped off at the Central Office (300 S. Splitrock Blvd, Brandon, SD 57005):

·         Criminal Background Check and payment - If you already have a background check on file @ BVSD (from volunteering or student teaching) please call Jennifer at 605-582-2049.
    -Fingerprints are offered at Brandon Valley High School (301 S. Splitrock Blvd, Brandon) in the Community Room.  Enter the BVHS Community Room from the main parking lot on the west side of the HS, through door #7.  The police department offers fingerprinting at the high school on Wednesdays at 1:00. You do not need to call for an appointment.

    -Submit the cards and payment of $43.25 (exact cash or a check to the DCI) to BVSD Central Office.  If you had this background check in the last year with another school district, you can request that they forward the results to BVSD.

Once the above paperwork has been submitted, new substitute applicants must be approved by the BVSD Board of Education.  These meetings are typically on the second and fourth Mondays of the month.  Approximately one week after board approval, you will receive an email inviting you to set up your account in Frontline (information below).  After you set up your Frontline account, you will be eligible to sub.

The Brandon Valley School District is transitioning to remote training for our new substitutes.  The training packet will be emailed to you after your substitute application has been submitted.  Remote training must be completed before you substitute in any BV schools.  Please contact Sherri Nelson (582-6035) if you have questions about the training materials.

ALL SUBSTITUTES

Please review the following information:

·         Substitute Handbook

·         Frontline Sub QuickStart Guide & Training

Frontline is the automated call system used by BVSD to fill substitute teaching jobs.  Substitutes are enrolled in Frontline by the school district, only after board approval.  After board approval, you will receive an email with the Frontline login information (check your email spam folder), and you must complete the above referenced training.  You will then receive phone calls for substitute teaching positions according to the settings/preferences in your Frontline account.

Please contact Jennifer Swenson (582-2049) with all other questions.