Philosophy
“The key to attracting qualified substitute teachers is not to lower the
requirements or increase the pay; the key is training.”
The United States Needs Trained, Qualified Substitute Teachers
- One full year of a student’s K-12 education is taught by substitute teachers.
- 86% of school districts can’t find quality substitute teachers.
- 90% of districts nationwide spend less than four hours training substitute teachers.
- Over $2 billion is spent annually on substitute teacher pay.
- 77% of teachers miss school to attend professional development classes.
One Organization Works to Address These Problems
The Substitute Teaching Institute at Utah State University (STI/USU) is the national leader in training substitute
teachers with the skills they need to be successful in the classroom. By providing recruitment and retention information,
as well as training materials and services, for school districts and substitute teachers around the country, STI/USU works
to revolutionize the role of substitute teachers into opportunities for educational excellence.
No other organization in the country is as dedicated to improving and innovating educational tools for substitute teaching.