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ARIN Guest Teacher Program

What is a Guest Teacher?

A Guest Teacher serves as a substitute to replace teachers when they are absent from their classrooms.

The primary requirements for becoming a Guest Teacher are 1) completion of a Bachelor’s degree program (a teaching certificate is NOT required) and 2) completion of the Guest Teacher training provided by the ARIN Intermediate Unit 28.

NOTE: Those with PA teaching certificates are not eligible for the Guest Teacher Program and should contact directly those districts in which they wish to substitute.

ARIN IU provides Guest Teachers for both member districts and intermediate unit classrooms and is responsible for their recruitment, training and certification.

If you are interested in becoming a Guest Teacher, please read the information below and download and read the attachments.

If you do not have access to a printer, you may request a paper Guest Teacher Application packet from Milissa Johns, Personnel Secretary, 724-463-5300, ext. 1251; or mjohns@iu28.org.

  • ARIN Guest Teacher Consortium members for 2009-2010
    • Armstrong
    • Blairsville-Saltsburg
    • Freeport Area
    • Indiana Area – Due to sufficient substitutes at this time, Indiana Area School District will NOT be accepting Guest Teachers from the January 2010 training.
    • Leechburg Area
    • Marion Center Area
    • Penns Manor Area
    • United
    • ARIN (for ARIN-operated special education classrooms)
  • ARIN Guest Teacher Program Brochure (.pdf file only – format to print 2-sided, if available)[DOWNLOAD FILE]
  • Next deadline for submission of the Guest Teacher Application Packet: January 4, 2010. (Note: If you miss the deadline, ARIN plans to recruit again next summer – continue to check this webpage for updates.)
  • All prospective Guest Teachers who submit an application packet by the deadline must also complete a two-day Guest Teacher Orientation.

The next Orientation is scheduled for Monday, January 25, 2010 and Tuesday, January 26, 2010. If you are applying, you must attend both days. (NOTE: In the event of a weather cancellation for either of those days, the make-up day will be Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - so please plan your schedule to allow you to attend this day, if needed.)

Both days of the orientation will be held at ARIN’s Main Office at 2895 West Pike, Indiana, PA – click on the “Get Directions” tab along the left.

The schedule for both days will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with lunch provided. NOTE: For both days, you are required to arrive on time and stay for the entire day – do NOT make plans that will require you to leave early.

See the Guest Teacher Application Packet Directions below for items you should bring with you to the training.

  • Guest Teacher Application Packet: Please note that, in order to meet the deadline listed above for submitting the application packet, the packet may be submitted to the ARIN Personnel Office without the Act 34 PA State Police Criminal Background Check and Act 151 PA Child Abuse History Clearance results – just be certain to bring the originals with you to the Orientation.
  • As part of the Guest Teacher Application Packet, you must submit a check or money order made out to “ARIN Guest Teacher Program” for $25. If you attend both days of the Guest Teacher Orientation, as required, your check will be returned to you on the afternoon of the second day. Only if you fail to attend both days of the Orientation will ARIN cash the check. (Note: In that event, if your check is returned due to insufficient funds, you will be charged an additional $7.)

To apply, download the following documents. The first document contains necessary directions.

  1. Guest Teacher Application Packet Directions [DOWNLOAD FILE]
  2. Teaching in PA: Background Checks (informational only - PDF file only) [DOWNLOAD FILE]
  3. Act 34 PA State Police Criminal Background Check: Application options:
    • Apply online at epatch.state.pa.us. This is preferable if you would like a quick response. A credit card is required. Once you reach the website, click on “Record Check” in the middle, near the top but under the banner, and select “New Record Needed” from the dropdown menu. Follow the directions from there.
    • Or download a form to submit by mail (choose either PDF or, if you prefer to type in the information from your computer, the Word document template file). [DOWNLOAD PDF] [DOWNLOAD WORD]
  4. Guest Teacher Instructions for Act 151 PA Child Abuse Clearance form [DOWNLOAD FILE]
  5. Act 151 PA Child Abuse History Clearance form (PDF format) [DOWNLOAD FILE]
  6. School Personnel Health Record (PDF format) [DOWNLOAD FILE]
  7. PDE 338_G (PDF format; modified for ARIN Guest Teacher Program)[DOWNLOAD FILE]
  8. ARIN IU28 Guest Teacher Application Form[DOWNLOAD FILE]

If you do not have access to a printer, you may request a paper Guest Teacher Application packet from Milissa Johns, Personnel Secretary, at 724-463-5300, ext. 1251; or mjohns@iu28.org.