Common use of Additional Training Requirement Clause in Contracts

Additional Training Requirement. 1. A Member of the Bargaining Unit who is assigned to teach one (1) or more classes in a Subject Area may be required to undertake a program of activities directly related to the Subject Area of said assignment in order to update his/her knowledge in said Subject Area unless s/he meets one of the following two (2) conditions, in which case the requirement shall be waived: a) The Member of the Bargaining Unit has, during the five (5) School Years immediately preceding such assignment, taught one or more classes in the Subject Area in a high school or the ninth grade of a junior high school during the School Year for at least one (1) semester. b) The Member of the Bargaining Unit has, during the three (3) School Years immediately preceding such assignment, completed twelve (12) semester hours of undergraduate or graduate credit in courses directly related to the Subject Area of said assignment. The determination of whether a college course is directly related to a Subject Area shall be made by the Superintendent. 2. A Member of the Bargaining Unit assigned to teach in a Subject Area who does not meet at least one (1) of the two (2) conditions stated in Section D, paragraph 1 of this Article shall be required to complete an "Update Plan" designed to help the Member of the Bargaining Unit become current with respect to knowledge of subject matter and/or pedagogy in the Subject Area of the assignment. The Update Plan shall be designed by the Member of the Bargaining Unit, the Member of the Bargaining Unit’s Division Head, and the Principal; reduced to writing; and submitted to the Superintendent for approval. A copy of the Updated Plan, as approved by the Superintendent, shall be provided to the Member of the Bargaining Unit and a copy shall be placed in the Member of the Bargaining Unit’s personnel file. The Update Plan may require college course work, up to a maximum of six (6) semester hours; attendance at symposia or workshops; or other activities designed to provide the Member of the Bargaining Unit with appropriate skills and knowledge. The Member of the Bargaining Unit shall complete the Update Plan by the June 15 immediately following the first school year during which s/he was first assigned to teach in the Subject Area that resulted in the application of this provision. 3. A Member of the Bargaining Unit who has been subject to the requirements stated in Section E, paragraph 2 of this Article and who is reassigned to teach in the same Subject Area the following School Year shall be required to complete a second Update Plan. The second Update Plan shall be developed and approved in the same manner and subject to the same limitations specified in Section D, paragraph 2 of this Article. The Member of the Bargaining Unit shall complete such second Update Plan by the June 15 immediately following the second School Year during which s/he was assigned to teach in the Subject Area that resulted in the application of Section E, paragraph 2 of this Article. 4. A Member of the Bargaining Unit subject to the provisions of Section E, paragraph 2 of this Article shall be evaluated in that particular assignment. The evaluation shall be done in the first year of the assignment. If the Member of the Bargaining Unit receives a Superior rating on his/her teaching performance in that assignment, s/he shall be exempt from the requirements of Section D, paragraph 3 of this Article. The rating of the Member of the Bargaining Unit pursuant to this paragraph shall not be considered the Member of the Bargaining Unit‘s rating for the purpose of the requirements of the District 94 Professional Employee Evaluation Plan; however, the data collected for the purpose of determining the rating required by this paragraph may be used in determining the rating required by the District 94 Professional Employee Evaluation Plan. 5. The parties to the Agreement acknowledge that it is their intention that each Update Plan be designed to meet the particular needs of the Member of the Bargaining Unit involved, considering the specific Subject Area, the Member of the Bargaining Unit’s previous training and experience, and the particular course which the Member of the Bargaining Unit is assigned to teach. Because of the necessity for flexibility when designing such individualized plans, the parties agree that the content and requirements of any one particular Member of the Bargaining Unit’s Update Plan shall not be precedential with respect to any other Member of the Bargaining Unit’s Update Plan 6. Semester hours of undergraduate or graduate credit in college courses which have been earned by a Member of the Bargaining Unit within the two (2) School Years immediately preceding an assignment which causes the Member of the Bargaining Unit to be subject to the provisions of Section E, paragraph 2 of this Article shall be considered a part of the Member of the Bargaining Unit’s Update Plan, provided the courses were directly related to the Subject Area of said assignment. The determination of whether a college course is directly related to a Subject Area shall be made by the Superintendent. 7. The Superintendent shall notify a Member of the Bargaining Unit who is being assigned to teach in a Subject Area that will cause the Member of the Bargaining Unit to be required to complete an Update Plan of said assignment by April 1 of the School Year immediately preceding the School Year in which the assignment is to take effect. Failure by the Superintendent to provide such notice by the deadline specified herein shall entitle a Member of the Bargaining Unit so assigned to an additional twelve months in which to comply with the requirements of Section D, paragraph 2 or 3 of this Article, whichever is applicable. 8. The Board shall reimburse a Member of the Bargaining Unit seventy-five percent (75%) of any tuition costs the Member of the Bargaining Unit incurs for college courses successfully completed pursuant to the requirements of an Update Plan required by Section D, paragraph 2 or 3 of this Article, provided the Member of the Bargaining Unit successfully completes his/her Update Plan prior to the first day of the School year following the School Year in which s/he receives notice pursuant to Section D, paragraph 7 of this Article that s/he is subject to the requirements of Section D, paragraph 2 or 3 of this Article, whichever is applicable. Tuition costs shall not be deemed to include fees or incidental expenses. 9. College credit earned as part of the completion of a Member of the Bargaining Unit’s Update Plan shall be counted toward the Member of the Bargaining Unit’s placement on the compensation schedule for teaching assignments, provided the Update Plan is completed within the applicable deadline specified in this Article. 10. Except when no other assignment is available, a Member of the Bargaining Unit who receives an "Unsatisfactory" rating shall not be given an assignment which would otherwise subject him/her to this Article.

Additional Training Requirement. 1. A Member of the Bargaining Unit who is assigned to teach one (1) or more classes in a Subject Area may be required to undertake a program of activities directly related to the Subject Area of said assignment in order to update his/her knowledge in said Subject Area unless s/he meets one of the following two (2) conditions, in which case the requirement shall be waived: a) The Member of the Bargaining Unit has, during the five (5) School Years immediately preceding such assignment, taught one or more classes in the Subject Area in a high school or the ninth grade of a junior high school during the School Year for at least one (1) semester. b) The Member of the Bargaining Unit has, during the three (3) School Years immediately preceding such assignment, completed twelve (12) semester hours of undergraduate or graduate credit in courses directly related to the Subject Area of said assignment. The determination of whether a college course is directly related to a Subject Area shall be made by the Superintendent. 2. A Member of the Bargaining Unit assigned to teach in a Subject Area who does not meet at least one (1) of the two (2) conditions stated in Section D, paragraph 1 of this Article shall be required to complete an "Update Plan" designed to help the Member of the Bargaining Unit become current with respect to knowledge of subject matter and/or pedagogy in the Subject Area of the assignment. The Update Plan shall be designed by the Member of the Bargaining Unit, the Member of the Bargaining Unit’s Division Headdepartment chairman, and the Principal; reduced to writing; and submitted to the Superintendent for approval. A copy of the Updated Plan, as approved by the Superintendent, shall be provided to the Member of the Bargaining Unit and a copy shall be placed in the Member of the Bargaining Unit’s personnel file. The Update Plan may require college course work, up to a maximum of six (6) semester hours; attendance at symposia or workshops; or other activities designed to provide the Member of the Bargaining Unit with appropriate skills and knowledge. The Member of the Bargaining Unit shall complete the Update Plan by the June 15 immediately following the first school year during which s/he was first assigned to teach in the Subject Area that resulted in the application of this provision. 3. A Member of the Bargaining Unit who has been subject to the requirements stated in Section E, paragraph 2 of this Article and who is reassigned to teach in the same Subject Area the following School Year shall be required to complete a second Update Plan. The second Update Plan shall be developed and approved in the same manner and subject to the same limitations specified in Section D, paragraph 2 of this Article. The Member of the Bargaining Unit shall complete such second Update Plan by the June 15 immediately following the second School Year during which s/he was assigned to teach in the Subject Area that resulted in the application of Section E, paragraph 2 of this Article. 4. A Member of the Bargaining Unit subject to the provisions of Section E, paragraph 2 of this Article shall be evaluated in that particular assignment. The evaluation shall be done in the first year of the assignment. If the Member of the Bargaining Unit receives a Superior rating on his/her teaching performance in that assignment, s/he shall be exempt from the requirements of Section D, paragraph 3 of this Article. The rating of the Member of the Bargaining Unit pursuant to this paragraph shall not be considered the Member of the Bargaining Unit‘s rating for the purpose of the requirements of the District 94 Professional Employee Evaluation Plan; however, the data collected for the purpose of determining the rating required by this paragraph may be used in determining the rating required by the District 94 Professional Employee Evaluation Plan. 5. The parties to the Agreement acknowledge that it is their intention that each Update Plan be designed to meet the particular needs of the Member of the Bargaining Unit involved, considering the specific Subject Area, the Member of the Bargaining Unit’s previous training and experience, and the particular course which the Member of the Bargaining Unit is assigned to teach. Because of the necessity for flexibility when designing such individualized plans, the parties agree that the content and requirements of any one particular Member of the Bargaining Unit’s Update Plan shall not be precedential with respect to any other Member of the Bargaining Unit’s Update Plan 6. Semester hours of undergraduate or graduate credit in college courses which have been earned by a Member of the Bargaining Unit within the two (2) School Years immediately preceding an assignment which causes the Member of the Bargaining Unit to be subject to the provisions of Section E, paragraph 2 of this Article shall be considered a part of the Member of the Bargaining Unit’s Update Plan, provided the courses were directly related to the Subject Area of said assignment. The determination of whether a college course is directly related to a Subject Area shall be made by the Superintendent. 7. The Superintendent shall notify a Member of the Bargaining Unit who is being assigned to teach in a Subject Area that will cause the Member of the Bargaining Unit to be required to complete an Update Plan of said assignment by April 1 of the School Year immediately preceding the School Year in which the assignment is to take effect. Failure by the Superintendent to provide such notice by the deadline specified herein shall entitle a Member of the Bargaining Unit so assigned to an additional twelve months in which to comply with the requirements of Section D, paragraph 2 or 3 of this Article, whichever is applicable. 8. The Board shall reimburse a Member of the Bargaining Unit seventy-five percent (75%) of any tuition costs the Member of the Bargaining Unit incurs for college courses successfully completed pursuant to the requirements of an Update Plan required by Section D, paragraph 2 or 3 of this Article, provided the Member of the Bargaining Unit successfully completes his/her Update Plan prior to the first day of the School year following the School Year in which s/he receives notice pursuant to Section D, paragraph 7 of this Article that s/he is subject to the requirements of Section D, paragraph 2 or 3 of this Article, whichever is applicable. Tuition costs shall not be deemed to include fees or incidental expenses. 9. College credit earned as part of the completion of a Member of the Bargaining Unit’s Update Plan shall be counted toward the Member of the Bargaining Unit’s placement on the compensation schedule for teaching assignments, provided the Update Plan is completed within the applicable deadline specified in this Article. 10. Except when no other assignment is available, a Member of the Bargaining Unit who receives an "Unsatisfactory" rating shall not be given an assignment which would otherwise subject him/her to this Article.