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    • MEMORANDUM NO. 012-2009-10—Final 2010-2011 Substitute Teacher Pay Rates
    TO: School District and ESD Superintendents 
    FROM: Brian Reeder, Assistant Superintendent, Analysis & Reporting 

    RE: Final minimum pay rates for substitute teachers for the 2010-11 school year. 

    According to ORS 342.610, teachers employed as substitute teachers shall not be paid less per day than 85 percent of the daily salary of a beginning teacher who holds a bachelor’s degree. The Department of Education is charged with computing the statewide average daily salary for beginning teachers who hold a bachelor’s degree. 

    The daily salary is defined as the average annual salary of beginning teachers who hold a bachelor’s degree divided by 190 days using the most recent data available, but not earlier than the preceding school year. [ORS 342.610 (1)] 

    Based on data for 2009-10, the average salary of beginning teachers with a bachelor’s degree is $35,646. For 2010-11, therefore, the minimum pay rate for the first 10 consecutive days of substitute teaching is $159.47 per day ($35,646 divided by 190 times 85%). 

    In cases where a substitute teacher teaches for more than 10 consecutive days in the same assignment, the minimum rate for the days taught beyond 10 is computed as follows: 
    • For districts with a salary scale, the minimum rate is the higher of: 
    • 1/190th of the district’s annual salary scale for beginning teachers with a bachelor’s degree. [ORS 342.610 (3)(a)(A)] ; or 
    • $159.47 per day [ORS 342.610 (3)(a)(B)] 

    • For districts without a salary scale, the minimum rate is $187.61 per day (100 percent, rather than 85 percent, of the statewide average salary for beginning teachers with a bachelor’s degree) . [ORS 342.610 (3)(a)] 

    If you have questions, please contact Brian Reeder at brian.reeder@state.or.us