Substitutes

• Earn an extra $100 for every 10 full days worked on Mondays and/or Fridays (eligible for all assignments on student contact days only)
• Half-day jobs count as 0.5
• Paid monthly, around the 15th of each month following the payment of eligible days
• Incentive applicable during school year only; summer assignments are excluded

• Earn $1,000 for every 30 full-day assignments completed (eligible assignments are those covering a licensed teacher on student contact days only)
• Assignments do not have to be consecutive
• Two half-day jobs = one full-day credit (1.0)
• Bonuses are paid monthly, around the 15th of each month following the payment of eligible days
• Tracking is automatic (summer assignments are excluded)
   

• Earn $200 for every 10 full days worked in the following roles:
  • *ILC Teachers (these assignments will be listed as SPECIAL ED INTENSIVE in SmartFind) 
  • *Pre-K Teachers (these assignments will be listed as EARLY CHILDHOOD PRE in SmartFind) 
  • *Special Ed Paraeducator/Special Ed Paraeducator ILC/ICAN (these assignments will be listed as SPECIAL ED PARA and SPED PARA ILC/ICAN respectively, in SmartFind)
  • *Pre-K Paras, *Pre-K Enrichment (these assignments will be listed as PRE-K PARA and PRESCHOOL ENRICHMENT in SmartFind)
  • Licensed assignments in Dual Language Elementary Schools (Columbine, Pioneer, Sanchez and University Hill) beginning October 27, 2025
• Half-day assignments count as 0.5
• Paid monthly with other bonuses (around the 15th of each month)
• Incentive applicable during school year only; summer assignments are excluded
   

Let's say you work 33 full-day assignments including:

• 12 days that fall on a Monday or Friday
• 15 days in a Hard-to-Fill role

Your bonus would be:

1. $1,000 (Based on completing 30-full day assignments per the Monthly Commitment Bonus) 
2. $100 (Based on completing 10 assignments on a Monday and/or Friday per the Monday and Friday Bonus) 
3. $200 (Based on completing 10 days in a Hard-to-Fill role per the Hard-to-Fill Assignment Bonus)

Total: $1,300 paid after the 15th of the month, NOT on your monthly paycheck

IMPORTANT NOTE - Substitute incentives are processed ONLY after the eligible substitute days have been worked and officially compensated (paid).

Eligibility is reviewed after the 10th of each month, using all paid, qualifying days from the previous pay periods. Pay periods and dates are listed on the Payroll website at staff.bvsd.org/departments/payroll.

Newly eligible substitutes will receive their bonus around the 15th of the month following payment of their assignments.

Loyalty Milestone Bonus

• After every 90 eligible days worked, earn an additional $500
• This will be paid at the same time as the third 30-day bonus

Professional Development Stipend

• After 20 days worked, you can attend one paid PD workshop per semester
• These workshops will focus on areas like classroom management, special education or topics aligned with the district’s strategic plan.
• You will receive a stipend equal to your daily rate for attending