Request a substitute

When you send a request, your organization’s subs are notified, and you’ll hear back as soon as one accepts.

You need permission to request subs. If you see “It looks like you aren’t registered as a teacher anywhere,” ask your FillMyClass admin to give you access to request subs.

Send a request

1. On the Home tab, select New request.

   You can also start from the Calendar tab: select a day, then select New Request, and that day is picked for you.

2. If you can request subs at more than one location, choose the School you need a sub for.

3. Enter a Title that tells subs what they’ll be covering, like “3rd Grade Reading”.

4. Select Dates, pick the days you’ll be out, and set the hours.

   • On a phone: tap your days, then Next · Set times. Scroll to your start and end times, then tap Done.
   • On a computer or tablet: select your days, then type your hours in Starts and Ends. Shortcuts like 830, 8a, and noon work.

   To pick a block of days, switch to Range and tap the first and last day. Weekends are skipped unless you turn off Skip weekends.

5. If your organization asks for a Reason for time off or a Note to admins, fill them in. Only you and your admins can see these.

6. Under Optional details, add anything that will help your sub: sub plans, Notes for the sub, and preferred subs.

7. Select Review request.

8. Check the summary on Ready to send?:

   • If you see things to fix, select Fix next to each one.
   • If you see items under Please confirm, read each one and check Got it.

   Then select Send request.

When you see Your request is out, your request has been sent. From there you can View request, or select Create another and then Create with template to reuse this request with new dates.

To see who’s covering it later, or to cancel it, see Check on or cancel a request.

Request more than one day

Pick several days in step 4 to cover them with one request. Every day gets the same hours to start with. To change the hours or sub plans for one day, select that day in the list on the form.

For requests with two or more days, Multi-day coverage sets who can take them:

• One sub for all days: a single sub must accept every day.
• Allow different subs per day: subs can accept just the days they’re free.

If your organization has chosen this for you, you’ll see Set by your school instead.