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By sandyH

I can think of a few things. First of all, it is important to make clear your expectations to your students. They need to know that a sub. is a "real" teacher, the sub is an adult in your school, and what the sub says goes.
No questions. If they have issues with what the sub wanted them to do, they can take it up with you when you return. At my grade level, we have a policy that if your name was mentioned by the sub (in the sub note) for any behavior problem, they will lose recess the following day. If the sub imposed a consequence (using our discipline plan), that consequence will be doubled when

we return. We are careful to leave detailed plans for the sub (most of us have "emergency" plans that could be used if needed) so the sub. has plenty for the kids to do. Kids who are kept busy don't have as much time to misbehave. Trust me, I subbed for 2 1/2 years myself. Finally, we have a habit of dropping by to check on the class when one of our colleagues is out and has a sub. I don't feel that this undermines the sub, but I do know that it lets the class know that one of their regular teachers is watching and expects them to behave.