Requirements for substitutes*:

• Valid Pennsylvania educator certificate or out of state certificate
• Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalency) if not certified
• Background clearances (listed below)
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien status (green card)

If you do not hold the proper certification but have a conferred bachelor’s degree, upon hire, you can apply for an emergency permit. An emergency permit for day-to-day substitutes is valid for one (1) school year. 

Clearances
1. PA State Police Request for Criminal Records Check (Act 34) 
2. Arrest/Conviction Report and Certification Form (Act 24)

3. Public Welfare Child Abuse History Clearance (Act 151)
4. Federal (FBI) Criminal History Background Check (Act 114)