Common use of Assignment Status Clause in Contracts

Assignment Status. Applicants who are not accepted as mentor teachers are notified in writing. Those who are selected by the STAR Panel as mentor teachers will: a. Upon assignment, work full-time as a mentor teacher. Generally, assignments will be for the school year and will not continue more than four (4) years. Once an individual has served as a mentor teacher, the individual may reapply to be a mentor teacher after returning to her/his regular duties for a period of three years. b. Have a right to return to their most recent teaching assignment if they were hired prior to September 1, 2009, regardless of the length of the mentor teacher assignment, and to receive any supplemental contracts that they held at the time of their assignment. If the duty-service for which the supplemental contract was issued is no longer in existence, there is no obligation on the part of the SPS to provide another supplemental contract. STAR mentor teachers hired beginning September 1, 2009 will not have the right to return to the same position although they are guaranteed a similar position within the district. c. Supplemental contracts held by mentor teachers before assignment to the STAR Program will be ended upon assignment and payment will be prorated if the services under the contract have begun. d. Upon assignment in the STAR program, mentor teachers will receive a supplemental contract for services as an assigned consulting teacher. Partial years will be prorated. Mentor teachers will work a 185-day year and will be compensated for additional assigned STAR program-related work beyond this period on a per diem basis. The per diem amount shall be based on their regular rate of pay and the STAR program supplemental contract. e. Other successful applicants may be given the opportunity to be placed in a pool for future consideration in the event a position in their category becomes available.