Dear Returning Substitute Teacher:
We are pleased to welcome you back as a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Substitute Teacher for the 2023-2024 school year. As a school system employee, you are required to complete the online compliance training modules between July 1st and the first day of school. These online modules include critical compliance training on MCPS policies and regulations, as well as the MCPS Employee Code of Conduct. All employees in the district are required each year to take this training.
There are three modules to be completed prior to your first assignment as a substitute teacher. Please register and access this training at Professional Development Online (PDO) under course #91807.
If you have difficulty registering for this module, please contact the Help Desk via email, Help_Desk@mcpsmd.org, or phone, 301-517-5800. If you do not have an account in PDO, please complete the attached form, Non-MCPS and Temporary Staff Account Request, to establish an account and return it to the PDO Administrator, 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850.
You will receive 2 hrs. of pay (at your hourly rate) for completing the compliance modules. You can expect the payroll to be completed within 6 to 8 weeks from the completion date.
It is expected that the compliance training modules will be completed before the first day of school. By accessing the online compliance training, your completion of the training will be automatically recorded and received by the system. You will not need to provide evidence of completion to schools. It is important to understand that failure to complete these modules before the first day of school will result in the Substitute Office suspending your account. Should this occur, contact Mrs. Amy R. Bledsoe, Substitute Teacher Staffing Specialist, Department of Human Capital Management, Office of Human Resources and Development, at 301-279-3280, Amy_R_Bledsoe@mcpsmd.org, to discuss reactivation.
Important resource information, including a video tutorial for completing the compliance training modules, can be found on the MCPS Student Welfare and Compliance website.
If you need help or encounter an issue:
Thank you for all that you do on behalf of MCPS students, and I hope that you have a wonderful school year.
Sincerely,
Ella Bradley
Director, Department of Human Capital Management
Office of Human Resources and Development