Common use of Combination Class Clause in Contracts

Combination Class. 10.3.1 Combination grade level classes shall be kept to a minimum. Teachers of combination grade level classes shall be selected on a voluntary basis. If there are no volunteers, a unit member, excluding preliminary credentialed teachers, may be involuntarily reassigned to teach the combination grade level class. Reassignments to combination classes shall be rotated on an equitable basis, consistent with the best needs of students, and with the goal of not assigning a unit member to a combination class a second time before all unit members at the two grade levels involved in the combination have been assigned a combination class. After completing a combination class assignment, upon request, a member will return to the grade level taught immediately prior to the combination class assignment, if such a position is available.

Combination Class. 10.3.1 Combination grade level classes shall be kept to a minimum. Teachers of combination grade level classes shall be selected on a voluntary basis. If there are no volunteers, a unit member, excluding preliminary credentialed teachers, may be involuntarily reassigned to teach the combination grade level class. Reassignments to combination classes shall be rotated on an equitable basis, consistent with the best needs of students, and with the goal of not assigning a unit member to a combination class a second time before all unit members at the two grade levels involved in the combination have been assigned a combination class. After completing a combination class assignment, upon request, a member will return to the grade level taught immediately prior to the combination class assignment, if such a position is available. 10.3.2 Elementary teachers shall be included in the placement of their current students for class configurations for the subsequent school year, with an emphasis on creating a balanced (50/50) class from each grade level.