Common use of Classroom Coverage Clause in Contracts

Classroom Coverage. A regular certificated employee will not be asked to substitute for another employee except in an emergency or when reasonable efforts to secure a substitute are unsuccessful. If any employee under contract is required by the District to substitute for another employee, said certificated employee shall be compensated for the loss of planning at the rate of $50 per hour. If this loss of planning is under one hour, it will be rounded up to the nearest twenty-minute increment (10-20 minutes = $16.67, 21-40 minutes - $33.34, 41-60 minutes = $50.00.) The District or the Association may reopen this provision for 2021-2022 in conjunction with a review of substitute pay and coverage rates. Building coverage plans shall be developed by the Building Leadership Team for class coverage. The plans shall be designed to be as equitable as possible for all and will be published at the building level. These plans shall also consider that to do when paras are absent. At the elementary level, a good faith effort will be made to balance competing interests in a manner that is most consistent with promoting student learning. In general, this means principals should avoid canceling a class or service to cover another teacher’s classroom unless other less impactful options are unavailable. If teaching specialists (Title I, LAP, Learning Specialist) are asked to cover classes during their planning time, the coverage provided will be with the least impact to students and teachers and they will be compensated at the same rate as listed above. If students from an uncovered classroom are distributed to two or more employees, the substitute pay will be divided equally among the employees sharing the load. Teachers who deal with emergency student behavior issues during their planning period shall be compensated for their missed planning time with administrative approval, including a pro rata amount for specialists if impacted. Substitute teachers who are subbing in the same classroom for more than twenty (20) consecutive days and who are asked to cover a class during their planning time shall be paid at the same rate for covering classes as regular certificated employees.

Classroom Coverage. A regular certificated employee will not be asked to substitute for another employee except in an emergency or when reasonable efforts to secure a substitute are unsuccessful. If any employee under contract is required by the District to substitute for another employee, said certificated employee shall be compensated for the loss of planning at the rate of $50 per hour. If this loss of planning is under one hour, it will be rounded up to the nearest twenty-minute increment (10-20 minutes = $16.67, 21-40 minutes - $33.34, 41-60 minutes = $50.00.) The District or the Association may reopen this provision for 2021-2022 in conjunction with a review of substitute pay and coverage rates. Building coverage plans shall A process will be developed by and published at the Building Leadership Team building level to provide volunteers for class coverage. The plans shall be designed to be as equitable as possible for all and In the event volunteers are not available, mandatory class coverage will be published at assigned on an equitable basis based on the building level. These plans shall also consider that to do when paras are absentneeds of the building. At the elementary level, a good faith effort will be made to balance competing interests in a manner that is most consistent with promoting student learning. In general, this means principals should avoid canceling a class or service to cover another teacher’s classroom unless other less impactful options are unavailable. If teaching specialists (Title I, LAP, Learning Specialist) are asked to cover classes during their planning time, the coverage provided will be with the least impact to students and teachers and they will be compensated at the same rate as listed above. If students from an uncovered classroom are distributed to two or more employees, the substitute pay will be divided equally among the employees sharing the load. Teachers who deal with emergency student behavior issues during their planning period shall be compensated for their missed planning time with administrative approval, including a pro rata amount for specialists if impacted. Substitute teachers who are subbing in the same classroom for more than twenty (20) consecutive days and who are asked to cover a class during their planning time shall be paid at the same rate for covering classes as regular certificated employees.

Classroom Coverage. A regular certificated employee will not be asked to substitute for another employee except in an emergency or when reasonable efforts to secure a substitute are unsuccessful. If any employee under contract is required by the District to substitute for another employee, said certificated employee shall be compensated for the loss of planning at the rate of $50 per hour. If this loss of planning is under one hour, it will be rounded up to the nearest twenty-minute increment (10-20 minutes = $16.67, 21-40 minutes - $33.34, 41-60 minutes = $50.00.) The District or the Association may reopen this provision for 2021-2022 in conjunction with a review of substitute pay and coverage rates. Building classroom coverage plans shall be developed or reviewed for possible revision annually by the Building Leadership Team for class coverageTeam. The plans shall be designed to be as equitable as possible for all and will be published at the building levellevel and shared with the District and Association before October 1. The previous year’s plan will be provided to staff and serve in the event it is needed between the first day with students and the creation of the plan for the current year. These plans shall also consider that what to do when paras are absent. The team should also create a priority list of individuals who volunteer to cover first. At the elementary level, a good faith effort will be made to balance competing interests in a manner that is most consistent with promoting student learning. In general, this This means Building Leadership Teams and principals should avoid shall not include canceling a class or service to cover another teacher’s classroom specialist/services in their standard coverage plans unless other less impactful options are unavailable. In developing coverage plans, BLTs will consider the impact on specialists and their students and whether any limitations should be placed on the number of times per month any individual specialist will be required to substitute for a classroom teacher. Any concerns regarding these plans may be brought to regular labor-management meetings for resolution. BLTs at all levels will consider the impacts of coverage on new and first year employees, special education employees, and ELD employees. ESAs will not be in any regular coverage rotation for classrooms and advisory. If teaching specialists (Title I, LAP, Learning Specialist) are asked to cover classes during their planning time, the coverage provided will be with the least impact to students and teachers and they will be compensated at the same rate as listed above. If students from an uncovered classroom are distributed to one, two or more employees, the substitute pay will be divided equally among the employees sharing the load. Teachers who deal with emergency student behavior issues during their planning period shall be compensated for their missed planning time with administrative approval, including a pro rata amount for specialists if impacted. Substitute teachers who are subbing in the same classroom for more than twenty (20) consecutive days and who are asked to cover a class during their planning time shall be paid at the same rate for covering classes as regular certificated employees. The District will not require student teachers to substitute during their student teaching. Teachers with student teachers may be required, as a part of a building plan, to cover class during times when the student teacher is expected to provide instruction to the teacher’s class alone; however, the teacher’s judgment as to the student teacher’s support needs will be considered in planning such coverage. The District will provide employees with procedures for requesting and canceling substitute employees.

Classroom Coverage. A regular certificated employee will not be asked to substitute for another employee except in an emergency or when reasonable efforts to secure a substitute are unsuccessful. If any employee under contract is required by the District to substitute for another employee, said certificated employee shall be compensated for the loss of planning at the rate of $50 per hour. If this loss of planning is under one hour, it will be rounded up to the nearest twenty-minute increment (10-20 minutes = $16.67, 21-40 minutes - $33.34, 41-60 minutes = $50.00, 61-80 minutes = $66.67.) The District or the Association may reopen this provision for 2021-2022 in conjunction with a review of substitute pay and coverage rates. Building coverage plans shall be developed by the Building Leadership Team for class coverage. The plans shall be designed to be as equitable as possible for all and will be published at the building level. These plans shall also consider that what to do when paras are absent. This team should also create a priority list of individuals who volunteer to cover first. At the elementary level, a good faith effort will be made to balance competing interests in a manner that is most consistent with promoting student learning. In general, this means principals should avoid canceling a class or service to cover another teacher’s classroom unless other less impactful options are unavailable. In developing coverage plans, building leadership teams will consider the impact on specialists and their students and whether any limitations should be placed on the number of times per month any individual specialist will be required to substitute for a classroom teacher. Any concerns regarding these plans may be brought to regular labor-management meetings for resolution. If teaching specialists (Title I, LAP, Learning Specialist) are asked to cover classes during their planning time, the coverage provided will be with the least impact to students and teachers and they will be compensated at the same rate as listed above. If students from an uncovered classroom are distributed to two or more employees, the substitute pay will be divided equally among the employees sharing the load. Teachers who deal with emergency student behavior issues during their planning period shall be compensated for their missed planning time with administrative approval, including a pro rata amount for specialists if impacted. Substitute teachers who are subbing in the same classroom for more than twenty (20) consecutive days and who are asked to cover a class during their planning time shall be paid at the same rate for covering classes as regular certificated employees.