Common use of Assignment of Substitutes Clause in Contracts

Assignment of Substitutes. 1. For a reported absence of less than a half day, unit members may, if they choose to do so, attempt to obtain a preferred teacher (or teachers) to substitute for them from within their same subject matter or grade level. In such a case, the procedure is as follows: a. Upon successfully obtaining a preferred teacher (or teachers), the unit member shall make a good faith effort to notify the site administration or designee of the teacher (or teachers) providing the coverage. b. In the case that a unit member is unsuccessful in obtaining a preferred teacher (or teachers), the unit member shall notify the site administration or designee. 2. In the event a District substitute is unavailable, the administration shall cover the vacancy in order of priority as follows: a. A unit member may voluntarily sign up to substitute during his/her preparation period or volunteer to take on additional students during their instructional day. These unit members will be asked, on a rotational basis, to substitute during their prep time or take on additional students on a school wide basis. b. In the absence of volunteers, K-12 unit members may be required, on a rotational basis, to substitute or take on additional students twice during the first 90 instructional days of the school year and twice during the second 90 instructional days of the school year. c. Unit members may be required to substitute or take on additional students more than twice in a 90-day period in case of emergency. During an emergency, unit members will be assigned to cover a vacancy or take on additional students on a rotational basis. The definition of an emergency is when a situation exists where a class is unavoidably uncovered, a District substitute is unavailable, and the District has attempted to recall to their classrooms, when feasible, teachers who are out on school business.