Common use of Absence of Regularly Assigned Teacher Clause in Contracts

Absence of Regularly Assigned Teacher. In the event the regularly assigned classroom teacher is not present in their regular assigned classroom for one and one-half (1.5) or more consecutive clock hours the most senior Education Support Professional normally assigned and working with the absent teacher shall receive their current rate of pay plus an additional $3.00 per hour. When the teacher’s absence is for one and a half or more hours, all consecutive hours will qualify for the additional $3.00 dollar per hour. Subd. 1. In the absence of both the teacher and most senior Education Support Professional, all Education Support Professionals normally assigned in this classroom will alternate the days or hours equally for submitting absence of classroom teacher pay. The ESPs alternating pay will keep track of their extra duty assignment pay.