Substitute Permits
Teacher/Administrator Certification
Substitute
Permits
Procedures: Permits for substitute teachers are issued only to and on specific applications from an employing school district. An individual cannot apply for or receive a substitute teaching permit. Thus, an individual must apply to a local or intermediate school district to be a substitute teacher; and the district will, if it chooses to hire the person, make application to the Michigan Department of Education.
A substitute permit is valid for teaching on a substitute basis for a maximum of 150 days during any school year. Teaching on a substitute basis means teaching when the regular certificated teacher is temporarily absent. Such permit is not valid for any regular or extended teaching assignment. A substitute permit is renewable each year.
