Per Diem Rules

Oct 12, 2007 4:18 PM

Types of Per Diem Service

Per Diem service refers to licensed pedagogic personnel serving on a day to day basis in a school and/or any of its programs. Employees serving on a Per Diem basis are commonly referred to as substitute teachers. The categories of service paid on the Per Diem Payroll include: click here for summary chart.

Occasional Per Diem

A teacher assigned on a day by day as needed basis to fill occasional vacancies due to a teacher absence. This employee is paid at a fixed rate for each day of service.

Long-Term Per Diem (Z-Status)

An Occasional Per Diem teacher who works 30 or more consecutive days in the same position covering the same absence becomes a long-term Per Diem teacher. This individual receives salary at 1/200th of the salary step (up to step 4A) that would be entitled on a full time basis, instead of the occasional daily rate.

Non-attendance benefits are not available. Sick leave is earned at the rate of one (1) day for each calendar month in which per diem employment with legal holidays equal or exceeds twenty (20) days. This applies to "F" and "Z" Status service. After serving sixty (60) full days, the long-term per diem teacher will earn three (3) vacation days and for each twenty (20) days thereafter one (1) additional day is earned up to a maximum of 9 vacation days.

Full/Part-Time (F-Status)

A per diem employee engaged for a full term but for less than 5 full days per week (e.g., 2 days every week). The Full/Part Time employee receives a salary pro-rated for the time worked at 1/200th of the salary step (up to step 4A) that would be entitled on a full time basis.