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Substitutes
FRONTLINE EDUCATION
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PHONE ACCESS: 1-800-942-3767
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SUBSTITUTE SYSTEM HELP DESK
Okaloosa Help Desk Information:
Phone Number: (850) 833-5817
Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Email: Katherine Santos
WORK REQUIREMENT POLICY
School Board policy requires you to work 9 times during a school year. If you fail to do this you will be removed entirely from the substitute list and released as a substitute.
DO NOT CALL POLICY
When a substitute does not meet the requirements and standards set forth for them as substitutes, they may lose the right to be called by the schools.
If substitutes do not perform as expected the school may request that the sub be placed on a DO NOT CALL list. If this happens, the substitute will be notified.
Please note, district procedure states if three schools request that a substitute not be called, the sub will be removed entirely from the substitute list and released as a substitute.
This unfortunate situation does occur from time to time AND is based on the need for all employees to be accountable for the safety, welfare, and academic achievement of district students. Also, a substitute may be dismissed for any single specific action that is determined to warrant dismissal by the Human Resources Department.
USEFUL LINKS
SUBSTITUTE REQUIREMENTS
All applicants need a high school diploma or higher
APPLICATION PROCESS
Complete the FOCUS Application and submit all required documents.
Attend a Newcomer's Awareness/Ethics Training. See the specific steps on the Newcomer's webpage.
Log back into Focus and click the apply button for the substitute positions of interest.
Complete the E-Sign New Hire Forms.
Attend the hiring appointment. Review the hiring packet prior to the appointment and bring identification as outlined on the I-9 form.
Purchase a Substitute Teaching Certificate. (Instruction Substitute positions only.)
HIRING APPOINTMENT INFORMATION
Contact Katherine Santos at (850) 833-5817 for your hiring appointment and to be hired.
MIDAMERICA FICA ALTERNATIVE PLAN INFORMATION
Choices to remove your money from MidAmerica:
FICA Alternative Plan Distribution Request Form (check or direct deposit and rollover to IRA, 475 Plan, Annuity Plan, or Qualified Plan)
FICA Alternative Plan Direct Deposit Form (submit with Distribution Request Form to receive direct deposit payment)
FICA Alternative Plan Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) Request Form (Age 70 1/2)
For more information, contact Rachel Money at (850) 833-5817 (M-F 7:30am - 4:00pm Central) or MidAmerica at 1-800-430-7999 (M-TH 8:30am - 8:00pm ET, Friday 8:30am - 6:00pm ET).
Key Features of your FICA Alternative Plan
All eligible employees are automatically enrolled in the program
All eligible employees make a 7.5% pre-tax contribution into a retirement account in their name
All contributions permanently save Social Securit taxes
Income taxes are deferred on contributions to the plan until you withdraw the money
Contributions are 100% vested to you
Please Note
MidAmerica has all forms and plan resources available online. If you have not created your online account for MidAmerica, please use the Okaloosa-FICA Welcome Letter below to set up the online profile for MidAmerica.
Send completed forms to:
If you would like to print and send the forms into Human Resources you can do so with the following information:
Katherine Santos
Human Resources
Administrative Complex
202A Highway 85N
Niceville, FL 32578
Please note: the quickest way to process all MidAmerica forms is to submit them directly to MidAmerica at:
MidAmerica Administrative and Retirement Solutions
Attn: FICA Alternative, PO Box 149
Lakeland, FL 33802-0149
Email: distributions@myMidAmerica.com
Fax: (863) 688-4200
MidAmerica Information: