Act of God Days Act of God" days beyond the allowance by Michigan Law and the Department of Education regulations will be made up by the students and assistants at the end of the school year or at other times as specified by the calendar. Assistants will only receive compensation for the "Act of God" days allowed. When a scheduled day of schoolwork is delayed, association members shall report as near as possible to their regular starting times. Assistants will receive their full day's pay when the school day is shortened due to weather or mechanical problems.
CALAMITY DAYS Section 42.1 Calamity days are those days of scheduled operation when unanticipated events or conditions require closing of a Board facility or facilities by the Superintendent. Employees will be paid for up to three (3) calamity days per year. However, employees will not be paid for school days or hours added to the school year in order to meet the state-mandated school year requirement.
Section 42.2 For the first three (3) calamity days in a school year, employees will not be required to work when the facility in which they work is closed. For all remaining calamity days in a school year, employees will be required to report to work during the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Employees may use personal or sick leave on a calamity day in which they are required to work. Requests to use personal leave on calamity days do not need to be submitted three (3) days in advance in accordance with Article 28 of this Agreement, but employees shall notify a Building Administrator or other system as designated by the administration no later than one (1) hour prior to the time he is scheduled to report to work.
Section 42.3 Employees who are on vacation or a leave of absence when a calamity day is declared will not receive calamity day pay. If on vacation, they will receive vacation pay for which they are entitled. Employees who are scheduled for a personal, sick, or compensatory day on the day of a declared calamity will have that personal, sick, or compensatory day reinstated. These reinstatements will not be made when only a portion of a day is declared a calamity (such as early dismissal).
Section 42.4 When a calamity forces the closing of the facility prior to regular closing time, employees will remain on the job until dismissed by the Building Principal. Such dismissal time will not exceed more than one-half (1/2) hour beyond the Program Enrollee dismissal time.
Section 42.5 The rest of this Article does not apply to Early Intervention Specialists. Early Intervention Specialists who are scheduled to work on calamity days shall work their regularly scheduled hours, or earlier as released by the Superintendent, at their regular rate of pay unless the building where the employees work is closed due to no water, no heat, etc. or the sheriff closes the roads.
School Calendar The Dual Credit course schedule will be determined by the location of the course delivery, provided that the required contact hours and prerequisites are met. The instructional calendar for the high school portion of the School will be based on the School District calendar and comply with all related TEA regulations for school attendance. The School District will adjust its schedule as necessary to enable Students to enroll in and attend the college- level courses provided by College. The School District and College will coordinate the State Student assessment requirements to ensure said assessments are administered without penalty. The School District, School and College will ensure that the School calendar accounts for the required per-semester contact hours for courses. When the instructional delivery is on the College site, it may be necessary for Students to attend classes on days when the School District is closed (e.g., different holiday closures). When Students take classes at the College scheduled on days when School is closed, the School District will ensure that at least one staff member with administrative authority be on call and available to be reached by the College’s Office of High School Programs or other College staff in case of emergency. The designated School staff member will have access to Student emergency contact information. While the College agrees to make scheduling accommodations for required State assessments, including the STAAR and End of Course Exams, all contact hour requirements must be met. For assessments not mandated by the State, the College and School District will come to a mutual agreement on administration dates in order to appropriately manage disruptions of college courses and ensure contact hour requirements are met.
Academic Calendar The academic calendar of each university shall be established by the President. Prior to establishing or making changes in the calendar, the President/designee shall afford opportunity to meet and confer with the Association.
Paid Holidays – Long Weekends (a) When an employee is scheduled to work a weekend where a paid holiday falls on the Monday or the Friday, the Employer shall endeavour to also schedule the employee to work the paid holiday.
(b) When the employee is scheduled off on a weekend where a paid holiday falls on the Monday or the Friday, the Employer shall endeavour to schedule the employee off the paid holiday.
(c) In the event of a scheduling conflict, 12.07 (a) will be the deciding provision.
Payment for Working on a Holiday (The following clause is applicable to full-time employees only)
Public Holidays falling within Annual Leave (a) If a Public Holiday, as prescribed in this Agreement, falls within an Employee’s annual leave the Public Holiday does not constitute part of the Employee’s annual leave and will be paid as ordinary hours.
Working on a Holiday An employee who is required to work on a holiday shall be paid at the rate of straight time plus time and one-half (1 1/2).
Holidays Falling on Saturday or Sunday For an employee whose workweek is from Monday to Friday, and when any of the above-noted holidays falls on a Saturday and is not proclaimed as being observed on some other day, the following Monday shall be deemed to be the holiday for the purpose of this agreement; when a holiday falls on a Sunday and it is not proclaimed as being observed on some other day, the following Monday (or Tuesday, where the preceding section already applies to the Monday), shall be deemed to be the holiday for the purpose of this agreement.
Compensation for Work on a Holiday (a) Where an Employee is regularly scheduled to work, in accordance with Article 14, and their regularly scheduled day of work falls on a paid holiday, as defined in Article 18.01, they shall receive compensation equal to two and one-half (2 ½) times their regular rate of pay as follows:
(i) compensation at one and one-half (1½) times their regular rate of pay, including the holiday pay, for the hours worked on the holiday; and
(ii) time off with pay in lieu of the holiday on an hour-for-hour basis at a mutually acceptable time in accordance with Article 18.11.
(b) Where time off with pay in lieu of the holiday has not been granted in accordance with Article 18.05(a)(ii), compensation shall be granted at the Employee’s regular rate of pay for those hours worked on the holiday.
