Associate Teacher. The intent of the Associate Teacher position is to help comply with Florida’s class size amendment. Associate Teachers will be hired in selected situations where the number of students enrolled in a course cannot be divided among full teaching units without having a remainder number of students that is not a sufficient number for another full class. An Associate Teacher is a full-time employee and will be paid a salary of $26,000 a year plus benefits. This position will have all the rights and protection as in the Collective Bargaining Agreement and in Florida Statutes. The Associate Teacher will work under the direction of one or more Lead Classroom Teachers. The Associate Teacher will be assigned students of record; however, the duties will be limited to assisting the Lead Classroom Teacher in his/her responsibilities. The Associate Teacher may be required to grade papers, lead instruction, and participate in parent conferences, etc. The Associate Teacher works under the same contract as all regular teachers. Xxxxxxx assigned both an Associate Teacher and a Lead Teacher will not exceed the following limits: Grades 4-5 - 35 students Grades K-3 - 28 students An Associate Teacher must be certified in the area of assignment. The Associate Teacher may work with a different teacher each instructional period. If assigned to multiple teachers, the Associate Teacher’s planning time will be pro-rated among the teachers according to the number of teaching periods assigned to each teacher. An Associate Teacher is not required to work (including at home assessing, grading, and planning) beyond the 7.5 hour work-day with the exception of the four (4) PTA/PTO, Open House, and graduation activities specified in Article 5.8 of the contract. An Associate Teacher who receives an Effective or Highly Effective Evaluation for the school year and who is employed as a regular classroom teacher in a subsequent school year will earn teaching experience on the salary schedule in the same manner as a regular teacher does and qualify for 50% of any negotiated increase for their applicable category. Clarification Statements: Associate Teacher:
Associate Teacher. Associate Teachers shall be interviewed and hired by the Director after consultation with the Principal and/or Assistant Principal and the Head Teacher with whom the Associate will be working. An Associate Teacher remaining for a second, third or fourth year shall be evaluated by the Principal or Assistant Principal and the Head Teacher with whom the Associate has worked. The final decision to hire an Associate Teacher is to be made by the Director.
