Substitutes

• Click here for more information.
• You do not need to be fingerprinted for a background check if you hold a valid Alabama teaching certificate.

• After you have created your AIM account, you will need to log into AIM and select the "Fieldprint Background Check" tile. When you reach section 2.8.b, please select "Baldwin County" from the drop-down options. 

• Official college transcripts or high school transcripts must be sent to our office directly from the school or www.parchment.com.

• Transcripts can be emailed to transcripts@bcbe.org or mailed to 2600 N Hand Avenue Bay Minette, AL 36507. We cannot accept transcripts from the applicant.

Click here for the substitute application. You must also include a copy of your driver’s license. This application must be mailed to our office.

Once we have received all necessary documents and you have completed a background check, we will contact you with the next steps.

You will be required to attend a substitute orientation session.

Click here to see the substitute salary schedule.

You must renew your teaching certificate before your substitute card can be renewed. You will need to complete and mail the substitute renewal application. The mailing address can be found on the top of the application. Please click here for the substitute renewal application. 

Beginning October 2025 the Alabama State Department of Education changed the substitute license process from a paper application to an online application.

You will need to update your demographic information in the AIM portal by visiting this website, at this link.  Please see the attached instructions.

You will need to complete and mail the substitute renewal application along with your driver’s license. The mailing address can be found on the top of the application. Please click here for the substitute renewal application. 

Once we receive your substitute renewal application, we will launch the online substitute license application. You will receive this application along with instructions in your email. There is a $38 required fee that must be paid online while completing the application. No money orders, cashier’s checks, cash, or personal checks will be accepted.

You will need to complete and mail the substitute renewal application. The mailing address can be found on the top of the application. Please click here for the substitute renewal application.