IN ORDER TO BECOME A SUBSTITUTE IN THE HADDON HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT, PLEASE SUPPLY THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION:
- RESUME
- COPY OF NJ TEACHER CERTIFICATION, OR COPY OF NJ SUBSTITUTE CERTIFICATION, OR PARAPRO ASSESSMENT WITH SCORE OF 456 OR HIGHER
- If you need to apply for your substitute certification, please see How to Apply for a Substitute Credential on the following page for instructions.
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If you need to take the ParaPro assessment, please follow the instructions on the ETS website at the following link https://www.ets.org/parapro.html
- COPY OF FINGERPRINTING - County (07) District (Haddon Heights 1880)
If you have never been fingerprinted by another school district:
- Pay administrative fee(s) for the criminal history background clearance and print out the IdentoGO New Jersey Universal Fingerprint Form from the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) Office of Student Protection webpage ($11)
- Go to the Identogo Website to schedule an appointment and pay fingerprinting fees ($66.05 for those who have never been fingerprinted in New Jersey, or $29.75 if previously printed through the NJDOE subsequent to March 2003)
- Attend the scheduled appointment time and get fingerprinted. Make sure to bring the following to your scheduled appointment:
- Picture Identification (ID) Note: Foreign passports will no longer be accepted as proof of identification
- IdentoGO New Jersey Universal Fingerprint Form
- Verify criminal history status form
If you have been fingerprinted through another school district and have been continually substituting in that district, you can transfer your prints. If there has been a break in service, you must go through the archive process. Either way, please visit the criminal history background clearance to transfer or archive your fingerprints.
- PHYSICAL EXAM AND MANTOUX (TB) TEST
- To be completed by the district physician’s office (instructions will be provided later)
Once everything is received, your paperwork will be forwarded to one of the school principals who will set up an interview with you. After the interview is completed and you are recommended by the principal, you will be placed on our board agenda for approval.
Should you need further clarification, please feel free to contact:
Rebecca Kitchmire, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent
316-A Seventh Avenue
Haddon Heights, NJ 08035
856-547-1412 ext. 1204
[email protected]
How to Apply for a Substitute Credential
Updated June 2022
Step One: Seek and Obtain a Sponsor School District (Haddon Heights School District)
Step Two: Complete Criminal History Record Check Process
County (07) District (Haddon Heights 1880)
If you have never been fingerprinted by another school district:
- Pay administrative fee(s) for the criminal history background clearance and print out the IdentoGO New Jersey Universal Fingerprint Form from the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) Office of Student Protection webpage ($11)
- Go to the Identogo Website to schedule an appointment and pay fingerprinting fees ($66.05 for those who have never been fingerprinted in New Jersey, or $29.75 if previously printed through the NJDOE subsequent to March 2003)
- Attend the scheduled appointment time and get fingerprinted. Make sure to bring the following to your scheduled appointment:
- Picture Identification (ID) Note: Foreign passports will no longer be accepted as proof of identification
- IdentoGO New Jersey Universal Fingerprint Form
- Verify criminal history status form
If you have been fingerprinted through another school district and have been continually substituting in that district, you can transfer your prints. If there has been a break in service, you must go through the archive process. Either way, please visit the criminal history background clearance to transfer or archive your fingerprints.
Step Three: Apply for the Substitute Credential Online
Apply online on New Jersey Educator Certification (NJEdCert) for the substitute credential and pay the $125.00 application fee. Official transcripts should be sent directly from the college/university to the [email protected]. If you are applying online for your substitute certificate for the first time, you must upload your Applicant Approval Employment History (fingerprinting approval form). If you are applying to renew your substitute certificate and you have had no break in service, please contact our office so we can supply you with the required Verification of Employment letter that must be uploaded in place of your Applicant Approval Employment History. Questions concerning technical use of NJEdCert may be resolved by calling 609-292-2070 or emailing [email protected].