COVERAGE UNITS. If a certified employee during the contracted day volunteers, is asked, or required to cover a class or other responsibilities by the building administrator, they are eligible for time reimbursement. (See coverage units request form in staff section of district website) At the elementary level, recess, office, crossing guard, and other similar duties may qualify for coverage units. If a certified elementary teacher is asked to cover all or part of a class, the units earned (1 unit = 45 minutes, half day = 3.5 units, full day = 7 units) will be divided by the certified employees that covered all or part of the class. All coverage time must be approved by a building administrator and recorded by the building record keeper. Time will be reimbursed at a rate of seven coverage units equal to one contract day. Elementary employees are restricted to earning a maximum of seven coverage units per day. One coverage unit is equal to 45 minutes of coverage accumulated in 15-minute increments. EXAMPLE: If certified Employee A is asked to cover for certified Employee B for a school or district related activity, the coverage units are considered administrative leave. If certified Employee A is asked to cover for certified Employee B for personal reasons, the coverage units are deducted from Employee B. If no coverage units are available to Employee B, the time will be deducted from Employee B’s sick or personal leave accumulations. If coverage units are unused, certified employees under contract covered by the Agreement may request the conversion of units into full days that are paid at the current certified employee guest teacher rate. The certified employee shall be allowed to carry forward a maximum of twenty-one (21) coverage time units. It shall be the responsibility of the building recorder to submit the coverage unit payment record (form CUD-1) to the district office no later than June 1st of the contract year.
COVERAGE UNITS. The practice of rotating days off every twelve (12) weeks will continue. The workweek will be divided into two (2) coverage units. At the beginning of the shift bid interval, Coverage Unit 1 will be assigned to work Sunday through Wednesday, Coverage Unit 2 will be assigned to work Wednesday through Saturday. At the end of each twelve- week period, the Coverage Units will switch coverage responsibilities while maintaining shift hours. In the event that more than one sergeant and/or more than one master police officer are assigned to the canine unit, a master police officer and/or a sergeant will be assigned to each coverage unit.
