Dillon School District Four Technology

Reporting an Absence by Telephone with

No Substitute Required

You can call into your SubFinder system to report, review, or cancel absences, and to review and change your personal information. Before any functionality is available you must register with the system by voicing your name.

Pressing 9 will take you back to the previous Menu. Pressing * will allow you to move to the next item when listening to a list of items, such as absences.

  1. Call the SubFinder telephone number (855-860-8688). The following message will be heard – “This is the SubFinder system for Dillon School District Four.”
  2. Enter the PIN then press the # symbol.
  3. The SubFinder will say “Hello” followed by the name that you registered.

Your Main Menu:

To Report an Absence,Press 1

To Review an Absence,Press 2

To Cancel an Absence,Press 3

To Review Personal Information,Press 4

To Leave the SubFinder System,Press 9

  1. Press 1 to report an Absence.
  2. The following message will be received:

For all day today, Press 1

For all day the next work day, Press 2

To enter specific dates and times, Press 3

To return to the main menu, Press 9

  1. The SubFinder system will give the hours and the date of the Absence (i.e., the absence will be from 7:45 a.m. until 3:05 p.m. on Wednesday, September 25th).

If Correct, Press 1

If Incorrect, Press 2

*The times are pre-set per the principal at each school and should not be changed unless a half-day is being taken.

  1. The SubFinder system will ask a Reason to be selected. (“Please enter the Reason for this absence then press #”)

To select Personal Sickness – Short Term, Press 1

To select Family Illness – Family, Press 2

To select Personal Leave, Press 3

To select Professional Leave, Press 4

To select Death in Family, Press 5

To select Jury Duty, Press 6

To select Long Term Illness, Press 7

To select Injury on Job, Press 8

  1. After selecting a Reason, the SubFinder system will state, “The reason for the absence is (whatever was chosen above).”

If Correct, Press 1

If Incorrect, Press 2

  1. The SubFinder system will ask about the Substitute.

If a substitute is required for the entire Absence, Press1

If a substitute is required for only a portion of the Absence, Press 2

If a substitute is not required for the Absence, Press 3

  1. Press 3 for Substitute not required.
  2. The SubFinder system will state the following – “You have successfully reported an Absence. Your Job Number is ____.”

To Report an Absence, Press 1

To Review an Absence, Press 2

To Cancel an Absence, Press 3

To Review Personal Information, Press 4

To Leave the SubFinder System, Press 9

  1. Press 9 to leave the SubFinder system.
  2. The SubFinder system will state – “Thank you for using SubFinder.”

*Always wait for the Job Number to play before disconnecting your call or your absence may not be recorded.

10/9/20181