Common use of Consulting Teacher Clause in Contracts

Consulting Teacher. A. A teacher shall be eligible to work as a consulting teacher provided the teacher meets the following criteria: 1. Is a teacher as defined by this Agreement. 2. Has at least five (5) years of teaching experience. 3. Has reasonable familiarity with the assignment of the teacher to whom he/she may serve as consultant. 4. Has received an “excellent” on his/her most recent evaluation. B. The Board shall furnish the Union with a roster of all teachers qualified as consulting teachers and shall update such roster from time to time as names are added or deleted. The roster shall include the discipline and/or qualified teaching area of each teacher. When a consulting teacher is needed and written notice of such is delivered to the Union, the Union shall submit to the Administration a roster of at least five (5) qualified teachers or all such qualified teachers if that number is less than five (5). The Administration shall select the consulting teacher from the roster submitted by the Union. If the Union fails to submit a roster within ten (10) school days of receipt of request for such roster, the Administration may select the consulting teacher. Any teacher may decline to serve as a consulting teacher. To the extent possible, consulting teachers shall be selected on a rotating basis. C. A consulting teacher in the District shall receive released time (schedule to be worked out as part of any remediation plan) to perform his/her duty as a consulting teacher and/or shall receive a stipend which shall be acceptable to the Union and the consulting teacher. D. The consulting teacher shall not be required by the Board or Union to participate in any dismissal hearing. The Board shall hold harmless consulting teachers from any liability arising from the performance of their duties as consulting teachers.

Consulting Teacher. A. A teacher shall be eligible to work as a consulting teacher provided the teacher meets the following criteria: 1. Is a teacher as defined by this Agreement 2. Is an educational employee as defined in the Educational Labor Relations Act if the employee is not a member of the bargaining unit. 23. Has at least five (5) years of teaching experience. 34. Has reasonable familiarity with the assignment of the teacher to whom he/she may serve as consultant. 45. Has received an “excellent” on his/her most recent evaluation. B. The Board shall furnish the Union with a roster of all teachers qualified as consulting teachers and shall update such roster from time to time as names are added or deleted. The roster shall include the discipline and/or qualified teaching area of each teacher. When a consulting teacher is needed and written notice of such is delivered to the Union, the Administration shall provide the Union with the current roster of all eligible teachers. The Union shall submit to the Administration a roster of then choose at least five (5) qualified teachers from that roster, or all such qualified teachers teachers, if that number is less than five (5)) and submit the list of such names to the Administration. The Administration shall select the consulting teacher from the roster submitted by the Union. If the Union fails to submit a roster within ten (10) school days of receipt of request for such roster, the Administration may select any consulting teacher from the consulting teachercurrent roster previously submitted to the Union. Any teacher may decline to serve as a consulting teacher. To the extent possible, consulting teachers shall be selected on a rotating basis. If a consulting teacher cannot be selected from among teachers employed by District 31, a consulting teacher shall be requested from the State Board of Education. C. A consulting teacher in the District shall receive released release time (schedule to be worked out as part of any remediation planplan or at the time the consulting teacher is selected) to perform his/her duty as a consulting teacher and/or shall receive a stipend which and shall be acceptable to the Union and the consulting teacherpaid an annual stipend as listed in Article XII. D. The consulting teacher shall not be required compelled by the Board Board, teacher, or Union to participate in any dismissal hearing. The Board shall hold harmless consulting teachers from any liability arising from the performance of their duties as consulting teachers.