WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER SUBSTITUTE TEACHING AT CANON-MCMILLAN SCHOOL DISTRICT anon-Mac CANON-MAC SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS
Do you have a Bachelor ’ s Degree but are not feeling fulfilled in your career of choice ? Have you always had a longing to work with children and make a difference in their lives ? If you answered yes to both of these questions , then becoming a substitute teacher might be the best career move for you ! The nation is currently experiencing a severe shortage of certified K-12 teachers . This shortage has affected Canon-McMillan School District , but hopefully , you can help ! The only educational requirement is a bachelor ’ s degree - in any major - from an accredited , higher-education institution .
Ms . Deana Eutsey , for example , has a background in marketing but has always wanted to teach .
“ Teaching is something I ’ ve always wanted to do ,” Eutsey says . “ I was just never able to dedicate myself full time to going back to college to pursue a teaching license .”
She was already involved with her boys ’ school as much as possible with volunteering and working on the PTO , and she then learned that she could sub as a Paraprofessional with a four-year degree . When she received the email flyer to become an Emergency Substitute Teacher this past year , she quickly jumped on that opportunity because she finally felt like she could be a teacher . She worked at Cecil Intermediate School for a majority of this year , where the secretary , Mrs . Pattie Haney , also encouraged her to pursue the opportunity .
“ The staff there made me feel very comfortable and made me feel like I was very good at teaching ,” Eutsey says . “ That really meant a lot to me . It is like they believed in me and gave me the opportunity I have been waiting years for . I also appreciated the flexibility that Canon Mac gave me to be able to work as a Building Sub . The confidence they had in me , and believing in me really meant the world to me , so a big ‘ thank you !’ to all of you !” Ms . Eutsey says the event itself was easy to follow . “ The Sub Academy day was very straightforward ,” Eutsey says . “ Schoology was fairly user friendly . I liked the videos by the school administrators covering different topics of teaching . It was very thorough and they gave real-life scenarios . I enjoyed the Zoom
38 CANON-MAC call at the end of the day , where I could see other applicants and we could all have an open discussion with questions / concerns . Tim ( McCullough ) and Rachel ( Beppler ) were great at answering any questions we all had .”
Another substitute who participated in the 2019 Sub Academy , Ms . Rachel Russell , agrees that the Sub Academy is a great step for anyone that is considering a career change .
“ I liked that a few of the principals showed up to talk about various issues and their buildings in particular ,” Russell says . “ Overall , I think it successfully covered all of the information an emergency substitute needs to get started .”
Similar to Ms . Eutsey , Ms . Russell has a background in marketing but always felt like something was missing . After a short time of being an emergency substitute within the district , she knew she had a passion for teaching and went on to become a teacher full-time .
“ Before attending the Sub Academy , I knew I wanted to work with children in some manner ,” Russell says . “ I am passionate about English and felt strongly that I wanted to teach . The Sub Academy and my experience as a substitute teacher helped to solidify this passion for me . I was able to confidently go into my M . A . T program knowing that teaching is the right career path for me .”
Ms . Russell started the California University of Pennsylvania M . A . T . program in the fall of 2019 . It worked out great for her because The M . A . T program at Cal is predominantly online , so she could continue substitute teaching for the district .
If you can relate to either Ms . Eutsey or Ms . Russell and feel like something is missing in your current career path , then substitute teaching may be the best opportunity for you !
As an Emergency Substitute Teacher , you can : earn $ 100 / day , participate in the Public School Retirement System and engage in a once in a lifetime opportunity to teach children .
Please email Rachel Beppler if you have any questions at bepplerr @ cmsd . k12 . pa . us .