Common use of Classified Substitutes Clause in Contracts

Classified Substitutes. a. A classified substitute who has served for at least six (6) months or worked a minimum of 160 hours, whichever is less, will be given appropriate consideration for open positions over out-of-District applicants. Consideration means that the most qualified substitute applicant will be forwarded to the hiring team prior to any outside candidate. If there are four or less internal applicants for the position, the two most qualified substitute applicants will be given an interview. Except for career ladder positions, an administrator may also determine that the person working in the long term position has been successfully executing the job functions of the position and can interview for the position if minimum qualifications have been met. A substitute with fewer than six (6) months or 160 hours as a substitute may apply for positions open to out-of-District applicants but will not warrant special consideration. b. After sixty (60) consecutive days in the same assignment, classified substitutes shall, on the first (1st) day of the month following the sixtieth (60th) work day, be eligible for health benefits. Eligibility shall be for a minimum of three (3) months or longer if he/she continues in that assignment after the sixtieth (60th) work day. He/she will continue to receive health benefits through the end of the budget year if he/she continues working in the same assignment through the end of the work year. c. Medical insurance eligibility: when the insurance providers allow participation, substitutes who have worked at least ninety (90) days in the previous year shall be eligible to participate on a self-paid basis in SPS-sponsored medical insurance plans offered regular employees under the terms of this Agreement. The substitute may elect medical only or a medical, dental and vision plan. Eligibility shall be for the subsequent year, following the substitute having worked at least ninety (90) days in the prior year. Substitutes may enroll during the fall open enrollment period. If not selected in the fall open enrollment period, the substitute has waived their right to enroll for that year. Each substitute electing to participate shall make written arrangements, including payment schedule, with the SPS’s Payroll Service or its designee.

Classified Substitutes. a. A classified substitute who has served for at least six (6) months or worked a minimum of 160 hours, whichever is less, will be given appropriate consideration for open positions over out-of-District applicants. Consideration means that the most qualified substitute applicant will be forwarded to the hiring team prior to any outside candidate. If there are four or less internal applicants for the position, the two most qualified substitute applicants will be given an interview. Except for career ladder positions, an administrator may also determine that the person working in the long long-term position has been successfully executing the job functions of the position and can interview for the position if minimum qualifications have been met. A substitute with fewer than six (6) months or 160 hours as a substitute may apply for positions open to out-of-District applicants but will not warrant special consideration. b. After sixty forty-five (6045) consecutive days in the same assignment, or continuous assignments in one building, classified substitutes shall, on the first (1st) day of the month following the sixtieth (60th) work day, shall be eligible for health benefitscare, retirement, and regular assignment pay. Eligibility shall be for a minimum of three (3) months or longer if he/she continues they continue in that assignment assignment(s) after the sixtieth forty-fifth (60th45th) work day. He/she The classified substitute will continue to receive health benefits through the end of the budget year if he/she continues they continue working in the same assignment through the end of the work year. c. When open substitute assignments are reasonably expected to last forty-five (45) days or more, the substitute shall be placed and staffed in the position with regular assignment pay, health and welfare benefits, and retirement. Coverage shall begin on the first of the following month if the eligibility begins between the 1st and 15th of the month. If eligibility begins after the 15th of the month coverage shall begin on the first of the second full month thereafter. Eligibility shall be for a minimum of three (3) months beyond the last day in the assignment. d. Daily substitutes who work 90 days or more in a school year shall be credited with sick leave accrual at the end of the year at the rate of 1 day worked per 20 hours for the previous year. e. A continuous assignment can either be a single assignment or multiple assignments in the same school. f. Medical insurance eligibility: when the insurance providers allow participation, substitutes who have worked at least ninety (90) days in the previous year shall be eligible to participate on a self-paid basis in SPS-sponsored medical insurance plans offered regular employees under the terms of this Agreement. The substitute may elect medical only or a medical, dental and vision plan. Eligibility shall be for the subsequent year, following the substitute having worked at least ninety (90) days in the prior year. Substitutes may enroll during the fall open enrollment period. If not selected in the fall open enrollment period, the substitute has waived their right to enroll for that year. Each substitute electing to participate shall make written arrangements, including payment schedule, with the SPS’s Payroll Service or its designee.

Classified Substitutes. a. Employees should notify their school/office of intended absence as soon as possible. b. If a substitute is authorized for that position, the school or office, upon being informed of the absence, shall notify Employment Services and request a substitute. c. Upon request at the building level, a substitute may be provided by the SPS for instructional assistants who are absent from their places of assignment. Such substitutes will be provided on the basis of availability of funds and qualified personnel. Special efforts will be made whenever possible to provide substitutes for bus supervisors on the first day of absence. Requests for substitutes for bus supervisors should be directed to the Transportation Office or to the School Community Liaison Office as appropriate. d. A classified substitute who has served for at least six (6) months or worked a minimum of 160 hours, whichever is less, will be given appropriate consideration for open positions over out-of-District applicants. Consideration means that the most qualified substitute applicant will be forwarded to the hiring team prior to any outside candidate. If there are four or less internal applicants for the position, the two most qualified substitute applicants will be given an interview. Except for career ladder positions, an administrator may also determine that the person working in the long long-term position has been successfully executing the job functions of the position and can interview for the position if minimum qualifications have been met. A substitute with fewer than six (6) months or 160 hours as a substitute may apply for positions open to out-of-District applicants but will not warrant special consideration. b. e. After sixty forty-five (6045) consecutive days in the same assignment, or continuous assignments in one building, classified substitutes shall, on the first (1st) day of the month following the sixtieth (60th) work day, be eligible for health benefitscare, retirement, and regular assignment pay. Eligibility shall be for a minimum of three (3) months or longer if he/she continues they continue in that assignment assignment(s) after the sixtieth forty-fifth (60th45th) work day. He/she The classified substitute will continue to receive health benefits through the end of the budget year if he/she continues they continue working in the same assignment through the end of the work year. c. f. When open substitute assignments are reasonably expected to last forty-five (45) days or more, the substitute shall be placed and staffed in the position with regular assignment pay, health and welfare benefits, and retirement. Coverage shall begin on the first of the following month if the eligibility begins between the 1st and 15th of the month. If eligibility begins after the 15th of the month coverage shall begin on the first of the second full month thereafter. Eligibility shall be for a minimum of three (3) months beyond the last day in the assignment. g. Daily substitutes who work 90 days or more in a school year shall be credited with sick leave accrual at the end of the year at the rate of 1 day worked per 20 hours for the previous year. A 1:1 assignment of a paraprofessional to a student will be considered continuous regardless of any change in school or location that may occur, as long as the paraprofessional stays in the same assignment with the same student. i. A continuous assignment can either be a single assignment or multiple assignments in the same school. j. Medical insurance eligibility: when the insurance providers allow participation, substitutes who have worked at least ninety (90) days in the previous year shall be eligible to participate on a self-paid basis in SPS-sponsored medical insurance plans offered regular employees under the terms of this Agreement. The substitute may elect medical only or a medical, dental and vision plan. Eligibility shall be for the subsequent year, following the substitute having worked at least ninety (90) days in the prior year. Substitutes may enroll during the fall open enrollment period. If not selected in the fall open enrollment period, the substitute has waived their right to enroll for that year. Each substitute electing to participate shall make written arrangements, including payment schedule, with the SPS’s Payroll Service or its designee.

Classified Substitutes. a. Employees should notify their school/office of intended absence as soon as possible. b. If a substitute is authorized for that position, the school or office, upon being informed of the absence, shall notify Employment Services and request a substitute. c. Upon request at the building level, a substitute may be provided by the SPS for instructional assistants who are absent from their places of assignment. Such substitutes will be provided on the basis of availability of funds and qualified personnel. Special efforts will be made whenever possible to provide substitutes for bus supervisors on the first day of absence. Requests for substitutes for bus supervisors should be directed to the Transportation Office or to the School Community Liaison Office as appropriate. d. A classified substitute who has served for at least six (6) months or worked a minimum of 160 hours, whichever is less, will be given appropriate consideration for open positions over out-of-District applicants. Consideration means that the most qualified substitute applicant will be forwarded to the hiring team prior to any outside candidate. If there are four or less internal applicants for the position, the two most qualified substitute applicants will be given an interview. Except for career ladder positions, an administrator may also determine that the person working in the long term position has been successfully executing the job functions of the position and can interview for the position if minimum qualifications have been met. A substitute with fewer than six (6) months or 160 hours as a substitute may apply for positions open to out-of-District applicants but will not warrant special consideration. b. e. After sixty (60) consecutive days in the same assignment, classified substitutes shall, on the first (1st) day of the month following the sixtieth (60th) work day, be eligible for health benefits. Eligibility shall be for a minimum of three (3) months or longer if he/she continues in that assignment after the sixtieth (60th) work day. He/she will continue to receive health benefits through the end of the budget year if he/she continues working in the same assignment through the end of the work year. c. f. Medical insurance eligibility: when the insurance providers allow participation, substitutes who have worked at least ninety (90) days in the previous year shall be eligible to participate on a self-paid basis in SPS-sponsored medical insurance plans offered regular employees under the terms of this Agreement. The substitute may elect medical only or a medical, dental and vision plan. Eligibility shall be for the subsequent year, following the substitute having worked at least ninety (90) days in the prior year. Substitutes may enroll during the fall open enrollment period. If not selected in the fall open enrollment period, the substitute has waived their right to enroll for that year. Each substitute electing to participate shall make written arrangements, including payment schedule, with the SPS’s Payroll Service or its designee.