Common use of Educational Associates Clause in Contracts

Educational Associates. Educational Associate I: Playground and Cafeteria Educational Associate II: Classroom Educational Associates (duties may also include playground and/or cafeteria assignments) Effective 7/1/18: Seniority for all Educational Associates employed during the 2016-17 school year will follow their current classification. Employees will retain classification seniority in I and II through 6/30/18. 1. In an effort to increase communication amongst and with Educational Associates, regular meetings of the Educational Associates learning communities will be held. Meetings will be held in combination as a building and District, on an as needed basis. 2. If an Educational Associate is to be reassigned or transferred to a position outside the scope of his/her normal job responsibilities, he/she shall be notified in a face-to- face meeting with an administrator and not in a “group” setting with other Educational Associates. This provision is not applicable to adjusting the daily responsibilities that may be required of an educational associate to best meet the needs of students. 3. The Administration and Local #367 recognize that federal legislation, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), may require District paraprofessionals (Educational Associates) to be highly qualified. Therefore, bargaining unit members employed as Educational Associates shall be required to participate in the administration of the Para Pro Assessment as facilitated by an accredited institution or by the District unless an educational associate provides official transcripts illustrating that she/he possesses an associate of arts degree or has completed two years of college from an accredited institution of higher learning. Assessment information obtained by the Administration shall remain confidential in nature but may be used annually to assist the Administration in assigning Educational Associates to the varied roles necessary to meet the needs of students in the District. 4. Educational Associates hired before June 1, 2006 shall not be required to pass the Para Pro Assessment as a term and condition for continued employment in the District unless passage is required to meet the highly qualified requirements as mandated by NCLB. 5. Passage of the Para Pro Assessment or submission of official transcripts illustrating that the candidate for hire possesses an associate of arts degree or has completed two years of college shall be a requisite for employment for all Educational Associates hired or new to this classification effective June 1, 2006. NEW Educational Associates shall be required to participate and pass the Para Pro Assessment within the first 30 days of employment in this classification with the District unless he/she can produce a certified copy of previous passage via another school district employer within twelve months of his/her employment with the District, or submits official transcripts documenting that she/he possesses an associate of arts degree or has completed two years of college. Failure to verify or produce successful passage results for the Para Pro Assessment within the first 30 days of employment within this classification shall result in the dismissal of said employee. 6. The District will reimburse and/or pay for the administration of the Para Pro Assessment one (1) time for new employees hired after June 1, 2006. Thereafter, the employee shall be required to reimburse the school district for the cost incurred by the District for administering the exam(s). 7. The District shall provide study materials for the Para Pro Assessment for OAPSE members if requested. 8. The District agrees to coordinate a review session for specific subject matter (Math, Science, English, or Social Studies) if a defined core group of three (3) or more Educational Associates require assistance in fulfilling the requirements of the Para Pro Assessment. 9. Educational Associates hired who take and pass the Para Pro Assessment shall receive a $.35 per hour increase to his/her hourly rate of pay. An original document illustrating passage of the Para Pro Assessment, assessment date, and location, or transcripts illustrating the issuance of an associate of arts degree or the completion of two years of college must be submitted to the Superintendent for verification before the hourly increase will become effective. 10. The Administration and Local #367 recognize the importance and value of professional development. Professional development will be offered to Educational Associates to improve the employees’ skills and increase their comfort level and/or capacity to perform all essential job functions related to his/her role(s). Educational Associates who earn highly qualified status by passing the Para Pro Assessment will be eligible to receive an additional $.25 per hour increase to his/her hourly rate of pay by successfully completing twenty (20) or more contact hours of pre-approved professional development offerings annually. Employees shall receive this differential rate of pay in the school year following the completion of this professional development requirement. • If the professional development is mandatory, the Educational Associate will get paid at the hourly rate to attend, and these hours will not count towards the 20 contact hours for the hourly increase. • If the professional development is elective, the Educational Associate will not get paid to attend at the hourly rate, and these hours will count towards the 20 contact hours for the hourly increase. 11. The District will facilitate the process of assisting Educational Associates to utilize the My PDC Program to document completed professional development offerings. 12. All additional hours within this classification shall be posted unless the additional time available is specifically related to the role and function of the Educational Associate to whom additional hours are being requested. For example, if an Educational Associate is assigned to assist in meeting the needs of a student with special needs and the needs related to the student change, then it is understood that the Educational Associate with whom the student has been assigned may be deemed the best qualified to continue to meet the student’s needs and his/her hours may be adjusted accordingly, assuming he/she is available to accept said adjustment. However, should an Educational Associate decline the additional hours required, then the hours will be posted in accordance with the Negotiated Agreement. Consideration for other additional hours will first be given to any bargaining unit member available during said posting parameters provided the additional hours do not conflict with the hours already contracted for by the employee in the District. It is agreed that the best qualified candidate to meet student and/or District needs will be selected. 13. If an Educational Associate is requested to work additional hours by the Administration within his/her daily job assignment, but not on a routine basis, he/she shall be paid his/her normal hourly rate of pay. If the hours occur on an everyday basis, the hours shall be treated as additional and posted accordingly for consideration by the membership. However, if an Educational Associate is requested to work additional hours by the Administration outside his/her daily job assignment but during their contract year, he/she shall be paid at their regular rate of pay if the educational associate has passed the Para Pro Assessment. Educational Associates who have not passed the Para Pro Assessment and work additional hours requested will be paid the substitute rate of pay for the additional hours worked. Educational associates contracted by the District will have first priority to work additional hours beyond the employee’s regular contractual duties within her/his building of assignment. For example: If an educational associate is absent, an Administrator will offer additional hours to one or more educational associates the opportunity to earn additional hours by assuming hours normally worked by the absent employee. It is understood that the Administration reserves the right to alter daily job responsibilities of one or more educational associates at that location in order to maintain required services and coverage while also providing the opportunity for additional hours to be worked. 14. Pursuant to the Negotiated Agreement, Educational Associates shall be evaluated annually.

Educational Associates. Educational Associate I: Playground and Cafeteria Educational Associate II: Classroom Educational Associates (duties may also include playground and/or cafeteria assignments) Effective 7/1/18: Seniority for all Educational Associates employed during the 2016-17 school year will follow their current classification. Employees will retain classification seniority in I and II through 6/30/18.) 1. In an effort to increase communication amongst and with Educational Associates, regular meetings of the Educational Associates learning communities will be held. Meetings will be held in combination as a building and District, on an as needed basis. 2. If an Educational Associate is to be reassigned or transferred to a position outside the scope of his/her normal job responsibilities, he/she shall be notified in a face-to- face meeting with an administrator and not in a “group” setting with other Educational Associates. This provision is not applicable to adjusting the daily responsibilities that may be required of an educational associate to best meet the needs of students. 3. The Administration and Local OAPSE #367 recognize that federal legislation, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), may require District paraprofessionals (Educational Associates) to be highly qualified. Therefore, bargaining unit members employed as Educational Associates shall be required to participate in the administration of the Para Pro Assessment as facilitated by an accredited institution or by the District unless an educational associate Educational Associate provides official transcripts illustrating that shehe/he she possesses an associate Associate of arts Arts degree or has completed two (2) years of college from an accredited institution of higher learning. Assessment information obtained by the Administration shall remain confidential in nature but may be used annually to assist the Administration in assigning Educational Associates to the varied roles necessary to meet the needs of students in the District. 4. Educational Associates Associate I hired before June after July 1, 2006 2020 shall not be required to pass the Para Pro Assessment as a term and condition for continued employment employment. A. The Educational Associate I must pass the Para Pro Assessment to work as a substitute in an Educational Associate II (two) category. B. Since the District unless passage of the Para Pro Assessment is not required to meet for the highly qualified requirements as mandated by NCLBEducational Associate I position, they are not eligible for the $.35/hr. Para Pro Assessment adjustment. 5. Passage of the Para Pro Assessment or submission of official transcripts illustrating that the candidate for hire possesses an associate Associate of arts Arts degree or has completed two (2) years of college shall be a requisite for employment for all Educational Associates hired or new to this classification effective June 1, 2006. NEW Educational Associates shall be required to participate and pass the Para Pro Assessment within the first 30 thirty (30) days of employment in this classification with the District unless he/she can produce a certified copy of previous passage via another school district employer within twelve (12) months of his/her employment with the District, or submits official transcripts documenting that shehe/he she possesses an associate Associate of arts Arts degree or has completed two (2) years of college. Failure to verify or produce successful passage results for the Para Pro Assessment within the first 30 thirty (30) days of employment within this classification shall result in the dismissal of said employee. 6. The District will reimburse and/or pay for the administration of the Para Pro Assessment one (1) time for new employees hired after June 1, 2006. Thereafter, the employee shall be required to reimburse the school district District for the cost incurred by the District for administering the exam(s). 7. The District shall provide study materials for the Para Pro Assessment for OAPSE members if requested. 8. The District agrees to coordinate a review session for specific subject matter (Math, Science, English, or Social Studies) if a defined core group of three (3) or more Educational Associates require assistance in fulfilling the requirements of the Para Pro Assessment. 9. Educational Associates hired who take and pass the Para Pro Assessment shall receive a $.35 per hour increase to his/her hourly rate of pay. An original document illustrating passage of the Para Pro Assessment, assessment date, and location, or transcripts illustrating the issuance of an associate Associate of arts Arts degree or the completion of two (2) years of college must be submitted to the Superintendent for verification before the hourly increase will become effective. 10. The Administration and Local OAPSE #367 recognize the importance and value of professional development. Professional development will be offered to Educational Associates to improve the employees’ skills and increase their comfort level and/or capacity to perform all essential job functions related to his/her role(s). Educational Associates who earn highly qualified status by passing the Para Pro Assessment will be eligible to receive an additional a flat sum of $.25 per hour increase to his/her hourly rate of pay by 400 annually for successfully completing twenty (20) or more contact hours of pre-pre- approved professional development offerings annuallyofferings. Employees shall receive this differential rate of pay the $400 in the school year following the completion of this professional development requirement. • . A. If the professional development is mandatory, the Educational Associate will get paid at the hourly rate to attend, and these hours will not count towards the 20 contact hours for the hourly increase. • . B. If the professional development is elective, the Educational Associate will not get paid to attend at the hourly rate, and these hours will count towards the 20 contact hours for the hourly increase. 11. The District will facilitate the process of assisting Educational Associates to utilize the My PDC Program to document completed professional development offerings. 12. All additional hours within this classification shall be posted unless the additional time available is specifically related to the role and function of the Educational Associate to whom additional hours are being requested. For example, if an Educational Associate is assigned to assist in meeting the needs of a student with special needs and the needs related to the student change, then it is understood that the Educational Associate with whom the student has been assigned may be deemed the best qualified to continue to meet the student’s needs and his/her hours may be adjusted accordingly, assuming he/she is available to accept said adjustment. However, should an Educational Associate decline the additional hours required, then the hours will be posted in accordance with the Negotiated Agreement. Consideration for other additional hours will first be given to any bargaining unit member available during said posting parameters provided the additional hours do not conflict with the hours already contracted for by the employee in the District. It is agreed that the best qualified candidate to meet student and/or District needs will be selected. 13. If an Educational Associate is requested to work additional hours by the Administration within his/her daily job assignment, but not on a routine basis, he/she shall be paid his/her normal hourly rate of pay. If the hours occur on an everyday basis, the hours shall be treated as additional and posted accordingly for consideration by the membership. However, if an Educational Associate is requested to work additional hours by the Administration outside his/her daily job assignment but during their his/her contract year, he/she shall be paid at their regular rate of pay if the educational associate Educational Associate has passed the Para Pro Assessment. Educational Associates who have not passed the Para Pro Assessment and work additional hours requested will be paid the substitute rate of pay for the additional hours worked. Educational associates Associates contracted by the District will have first priority to work additional hours beyond the employee’s regular contractual duties within herhis/his her building of assignment. For example: If an educational associate Educational Associate is absent, an Administrator will offer additional hours to one (1) or more educational associates Educational Associates the opportunity to earn additional hours by assuming hours normally worked by the absent employee. It is understood that the Administration reserves the right to alter daily job responsibilities of one (1) or more educational associates Educational Associates at that location in order to maintain required services and coverage while also providing the opportunity for additional hours to be worked. 14. Pursuant to the Negotiated Agreement, Educational Associates shall be evaluated annually.

Educational Associates. Educational Associate I: Playground and Cafeteria Educational Associate II: Classroom Educational Associates (duties may also include playground and/or cafeteria assignments) Effective 7/1/18: Seniority for all Educational Associates employed during the 2016-17 school year will follow their current classification. Employees will retain classification seniority in I and II through 6/30/18.) 1. In an effort to increase communication amongst and with Educational Associates, regular meetings of the Educational Associates learning communities will be held. Meetings will be held in combination as a building and District, on an as needed basis. 2. If an Educational Associate is to be reassigned or transferred to a position outside the scope of his/her normal job responsibilities, he/she shall be notified in a face-to- face meeting with an administrator and not in a “group” setting with other Educational Associates. This provision is not applicable to adjusting the daily responsibilities that may be required of an educational associate to best meet the needs of students. 3. The Administration and Local OAPSE #367 recognize that federal legislation, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), may require District paraprofessionals (Educational Associates) to be highly qualified. Therefore, bargaining unit members employed as Educational Associates shall be required to participate in the administration of the Para Pro Assessment as facilitated by an accredited institution or by the District unless an educational associate Educational Associate provides official transcripts illustrating that shehe/he she possesses an associate Associate of arts Arts degree or has completed two (2) years of college from an accredited institution of higher learning. Assessment information obtained by the Administration shall remain confidential in nature but may be used annually to assist the Administration in assigning Educational Associates to the varied roles necessary to meet the needs of students in the District. 4. Educational Associates Associate I hired before June after July 1, 2006 2020 shall not be required to pass the Para Pro Assessment as a term and condition for continued employment employment. A. The Educational Associate I must pass the Para Pro Assessment to work as a substitute in an Educational Associate II (two) category. B. Since the District unless passage of the Para Pro Assessment is not required to meet for the highly qualified requirements as mandated by NCLBEducational Associate I position, they are not eligible for the $.35/hr. Para Pro Assessment adjustment. 5. Passage of the Para Pro Assessment or submission of official transcripts illustrating that the candidate for hire possesses an associate Associate of arts Arts degree or has completed two (2) years of college shall be a requisite for employment for all Educational Associates hired or new to this classification effective June 1, 2006. NEW Educational Associates shall be required to participate and pass the Para Pro Assessment within the first 30 thirty (30) days of employment in this classification with the District unless he/she can produce a certified copy of previous passage via another school district employer within twelve (12) months of his/her employment with the District, or submits official transcripts documenting that shehe/he she possesses an associate Associate of arts Arts degree or has completed two (2) years of college. Failure to verify or produce successful passage results for the Para Pro Assessment within the first 30 thirty (30) days of employment within this classification shall result in the dismissal of said employee. 6. The District will reimburse and/or pay for the administration of the Para Pro Assessment one (1) time for new employees hired after June 1, 2006. Thereafter, the employee shall be required to reimburse the school district District for the cost incurred by the District for administering the exam(s). 7. The District shall provide study materials for the Para Pro Assessment for OAPSE members if requested. 8. The District agrees to coordinate a review session for specific subject matter (Math, Science, English, or Social Studies) if a defined core group of three (3) or more Educational Associates require assistance in fulfilling the requirements of the Para Pro Assessment. 9. Educational Associates hired who take and pass the Para Pro Assessment shall receive a $.35 per hour increase to his/her hourly rate of pay. An original document illustrating passage of the Para Pro Assessment, assessment date, and location, or transcripts illustrating the issuance of an associate Associate of arts Arts degree or the completion of two (2) years of college must be submitted to the Superintendent for verification before the hourly increase will become effective. 10. The Administration and Local OAPSE #367 recognize the importance and value of professional development. Professional development will be offered to Educational Associates to improve the employees’ skills and increase their comfort level and/or capacity to perform all essential job functions related to his/her role(s). Educational Associates who earn highly qualified status by passing the Para Pro Assessment will be eligible to receive an additional a flat sum of $.25 per hour increase to his/her hourly rate of pay by 400 annually for successfully completing twenty (20) or more contact hours of pre-pre- approved professional development offerings annuallyofferings. Employees shall receive this differential rate of pay the $400 in the school year following the completion of this professional development requirement. • . A. If the professional development is mandatory, the Educational Associate will get paid at the hourly rate to attend, and these hours will not count towards the 20 contact hours for the hourly increase. • . B. If the professional development is elective, the Educational Associate will not get paid to attend at the hourly rate, and these hours will count towards the 20 contact hours for the hourly increase. 11. The District will facilitate the process of assisting Educational Associates to utilize the My PDC Program to document completed professional development offerings. 12. All additional hours within this classification shall be posted unless the additional time available is specifically related to the role and function of the Educational Associate to whom additional hours are being requested. For example, if an Educational Associate is assigned to assist in meeting the needs of a student with special needs and the needs related to the student change, then it is understood that the Educational Associate with whom the student has been assigned may be deemed the best qualified to continue to meet the student’s needs and his/her hours may be adjusted accordingly, assuming he/she is available to accept said adjustment. However, should an Educational Associate decline the additional hours required, then the hours will be posted in accordance with the Negotiated Agreement. Consideration for other additional hours will first be given to any bargaining unit member available during said posting parameters provided the additional hours do not conflict with the hours already contracted for by the employee in the District. It is agreed that the best qualified candidate to meet student and/or District needs will be selected. 13. If an Educational Associate is requested to work additional hours by the Administration within his/her daily job assignment, but not on a routine basis, he/she shall be paid his/her normal hourly rate of pay. If the hours occur on an everyday basis, the hours shall be treated as additional and posted accordingly for consideration by the membership. However, if an Educational Associate is requested to work additional hours by the Administration outside his/her daily job assignment but during their his/her contract year, he/she shall be paid at their regular rate of pay if the educational associate Educational Associate has passed the Para Pro Assessment. Educational Associates who have not passed the Para Pro Assessment and work additional hours requested will be paid the substitute rate of pay for the additional hours worked. Educational associates Associates contracted by the District will have first priority to work additional hours beyond the employee’s regular contractual duties within herhis/his her building of assignment. For example: If an educational associate Educational Associate is absent, an Administrator will offer additional hours to one (1) or more educational associates Educational Associates the opportunity to earn additional hours by assuming hours normally worked by the absent employee. It is understood that the Administration reserves the right to alter daily job responsibilities of one (1) or more educational associates Educational Associates at that location in order to maintain required services and coverage while also providing the opportunity for additional hours to be worked. 14. Pursuant to the Negotiated Agreement, Educational Associates shall be evaluated annually. Preschool Educational Associate a. Work Year: 144 work days + 9 holidays b. Work Day: 7.5 hrs.