Things I wish someone told me ahead of time on the application process for subs

So, I offically have sent everything in to start subbing, Now im just waiting to get the email and I will be able to start subbing. This should take around 4 weeks so since that would take me to Christmas break so, I'm expecting to start working next year in January. So for this post I wanted to list some helpful tips that I wish knew before I started would of saved me alot of hassle and money.

My tips on applying to become a subsitute teacher

1. Start early! As soon as you decide you want to become a subsitute start working on the application process. Before you can apply for any district you need to get your subsitute license and that takes around 2-3 weeks normally (I did it online which was so much faster 1 week!) Dont wait till your orientation to start everything because you wont have it all completed and it will take longer for you to start working 

2. Figure out ahead of time everywhere you will needing to be sending your transcript and BCI/FBI background check. This tip will save you a lot of money and frustration. I ended up doing everything twice because I needed to send it to both ODE to acquire my license as well as the service center I was being employed through. 

3. The online application process to get your sub license was very easy except for one part: the superintendents signature.You need to have the superintendent from the place that is employing you (they dont explain this part..which left me to be making lots of calls). If you are being employed by a district then you are good to just have your superintendent from that school sign it. But if you decide to go to another school district IT WILL NOT BE TRANSFERABLE and you will have to go through the whole sub application again to add a new district. If you are like me, who was employed by a organization that works with many district: you will need the superintendent from there to sign it. Online it was really fast and they just got an email and signed it so less work for me.

4. (This is for all jobs)- When you get a list of the requirements that you will need for that job put it with your resume items. That way when you have to update your resume you already have an overview to look at and use. 

5. During this down time, start researching and working on your bag o' tricks that you will need when you start, that way your not running around the week before getting everything together. 

Hopefully you can learn from my mistakes and make this application process stress free. :)