Employment and Assignment. 5.1 The Superintendent or designated representatives shall determine all educational support staff positions and appoint educational support staff to carry out the mission of the Board of Education. They shall assign employees to positions as deemed necessary and transfer them as required subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement and to the provisions of the Public School Laws of Maryland. 5.2 An employee who is transferred to a position of the same job type shall be paid at not less than the rate held at the time of transfer. 5.3 Should an employee request a transfer to a lower paying position, his/her rate of pay in the new position shall be based on the index the employee was on in his/her previous assignment. This index shall be applied to the new lower salary scale. 5.4 Job-related experience must be verifiable and shall be awarded at the discretion of the Superintendent or designee. Credit will be given for no more than ten (10) years of verifiable experience for employees hired after June 30, 1995. 5.5 An employee who is required to perform the duties of a higher paying position for five (5) or more non-consecutive full workdays in the same assignment within a consecutive two week period, shall be paid at one and one-half (1 1/2) times the employee’s hourly rate not to exceed the rate of pay for the higher paying position. This pay differential shall be backdated to the first day of coverage. 5.6 While first ensuring adequate staff coverage and a safe working environment, the administrator/supervisor or designee will work with employees to provide reasonable time each day for employees to address personal needs and provide a respite from their duties. 5.7 Except for emergencies, no Instructional Assistant and In-School Intervention Assistant shall be required to substitute for a teacher. Emergency shall refer to a condition or situation which could not have been anticipated under normal circumstances.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Employment and Assignment. 5.1 The Superintendent or designated representatives shall determine all educational support staff positions and appoint educational support staff to carry out the mission of the Board of Education. They shall assign employees to positions as deemed necessary and transfer them as required subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement and to the provisions of the Public School Laws of Maryland.
5.2 An employee who is transferred to a position of the same job type shall be paid at not less than the rate held at the time of transfer.
5.3 Should an employee request a transfer to a lower paying position, his/her rate of pay in the new position shall be based on the index the employee was on in his/her previous assignment. This index shall be applied to the new lower salary scale.
5.4 Job-related experience must be verifiable and shall be awarded at the discretion of the Superintendent or designee. The appropriate form for application for job-related experience shall be provided during new employee processing or orientation. Credit will be given for no more than ten (10) years of verifiable experience for employees hired after June 30, 1995.
5.5 An employee who is required to perform the duties of a higher paying position for five (5) or more non-consecutive full workdays in the same assignment within a consecutive two week period, shall be paid at one and one-half (1 1/2) times the employee’s hourly rate not to exceed the rate of pay for the higher paying position. This pay differential shall be backdated to the first day of coverage.
5.6 While first ensuring adequate staff coverage and a safe working environment, the administrator/supervisor or designee will work with employees to provide reasonable time each day for employees to address personal needs and provide a respite from their duties.
5.7 Except for emergencies, no Instructional Assistant instructional assistant and Inin-School Intervention Assistant school intervention assistant shall be required to substitute for a teacher. Instructional assistants may be used to cover when a teacher or substitute teacher is not in the classroom, excluding those times when instructional assistants are delivering interventions or working with students as assigned by the classroom teacher. Every attempt will be made to limit the length of coverage during the day. Instructional assistants will not be used to cover classes so that another employee may leave early except in emergency situations. An instructional assistant who is required to cover or substitute for any teacher for ninety (90) minutes or more in a work day, shall be paid the current non-degreed substitute hourly rate, in addition to his/her regular salary for the entire coverage period on that day. An In-School-Intervention Assistant who is required to cover or substitute for any teacher for ninety (90) minutes or more in a workday, shall be paid the current non-degreed substitute hourly rate in addition to his/her regular salary for the entire coverage period unless the ISI program at the school had no students scheduled on the day and time when the coverage occurred. Secretaries, building service, food service, health service, maintenance, and other support employees not identified above shall not be used to cover or substitute for a teacher or to perform lunch duty, hall duty or bus duty, except in emergency situations. Emergency shall refer to a condition or situation which could not have been anticipated under normal circumstances.
5.8 Support staff shall have access to appropriate technology to complete their assigned duties and to adhere to conditions of their employment.
5.9 In the event an employee’s assigned work location may change for the following school year, the principal or immediate supervisor will provide preliminary notice to the employee no later than July 15. It is explicitly understood that this item does not diminish the authority of the Superintendent or designee to assign staff as needed pursuant to Section 6-201(b) of the Education Article.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Employment and Assignment. 5.1 The Superintendent or designated representatives shall determine all educational support staff positions and appoint educational support staff to carry out the mission of the Board of Education. They shall assign employees to positions as deemed necessary and transfer them as required subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement and to the provisions of the Public School Laws of Maryland.
5.2 An employee who is transferred to a position of the same job type shall be paid at not less than the rate held at the time of transfer.
5.3 Should an employee request a transfer to a lower paying position, his/her rate of pay in the new position shall be based on the index the employee was on in his/her previous assignment. This index shall be applied to the new lower salary scale.
5.4 Job-related experience must be verifiable and shall be awarded at the discretion of the Superintendent or designee. Credit will be given for no more than ten (10) years of verifiable experience for employees hired after June 30, 1995.
5.5 An employee who is required to perform the duties of a higher paying position for five (5) or more non-consecutive full workdays in the same assignment within a consecutive two week period, shall be paid at one and one-half (1 1/2) times the employee’s hourly rate not to exceed the rate of pay for the higher paying position. This pay differential shall be backdated to the first day of coverage.
5.6 While first ensuring adequate staff coverage and a safe working environment, the administrator/supervisor or designee will work with employees to provide reasonable time each day for employees to address personal needs and provide a respite from their duties.
5.7 Except for emergencies, no Instructional Assistant and In-School Intervention Assistant shall be required to substitute for a teacher. Emergency shall refer to a condition or situation which could not have been anticipated under normal circumstances. Instructional Assistants and In-School Intervention Assistants may be used to cover for a teacher when the teacher is involved in an in-school meeting (i.e. parent conference, IEP meeting, team meetings, etc.) Every attempt will be made to limit the length of coverage during the day. An Instructional Assistant who is required to cover for any teacher in excess of ninety (90) minutes in a workday, shall be paid $10.00 per hour, in addition to his/her regular salary for the entire coverage period on that day. An In-School-Intervention Assistant who is required to cover for any teacher in excess of ninety (90) minutes in a workday, shall be paid $10.00 per hour, in addition to his/her regular salary for the entire coverage period unless the ISI Program at the school had no students scheduled on the day and time when the coverage occurred.
5.8 CAESS and the Board will convene a committee to begin meeting in October 2016 to study the need for and feasibility of providing planning time for assistants who are classroom-based and provide an academic intervention to students. In addition, the committee will study the practice of using ISI Assistants to substitute for teachers. The study committee will have ten members, five appointed by the President of CAESS and five appointed by the Superintendent. The study committee will provide written recommendations to the CAESS President for his/her review who will, in turn, forward to the Superintendent for his/her consideration and response. An implementation timeline for any approved change in practice will be developed.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Employment and Assignment.
5.1 The Superintendent or designated representatives shall determine all educational support staff positions and appoint educational support staff to carry out the mission of the Board of Education. They shall assign employees to positions as deemed necessary and transfer them as required subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement and to the provisions of the Public School Laws of Maryland.
5.2 An employee who is transferred to a position of the same job type shall be paid at not less than the rate held at the time of transfer.
5.3 Should an employee request a transfer to apply for and accept a lower paying position, his/her rate of pay in the new position shall be based on the index the employee was on in his/her previous assignment. This index If an employee returns to a lower paying position, the employee’s steps shall not be applied to the new lower salary scalereduced from their step placement had they remained in that position.
5.4 Job-related experience experience, as compared to the duties and responsibilities in the job description, must be verifiable and shall be awarded at the discretion of the Superintendent or designee. The appropriate form for application for job-related experience shall be provided during new employee processing or orientation. Credit will be given for no more than ten (10) years of verifiable experience for employees hired after June 30, 1995.
5.5 An employee who is required to perform the duties of a higher paying position for five (5) or more non-non- consecutive full workdays in the same assignment within a consecutive two week period, shall be paid at the rate of one and one-half (1 1/2) times the employee’s hourly rate not to exceed the rate of pay for the higher paying positionposition from the salary scales in this agreement. This pay differential shall be backdated retroactive to the first day of coverage.
5.6 While first ensuring adequate staff coverage and a safe working environment, the administrator/supervisor or designee will work with employees to provide reasonable time each day for employees to address personal needs and provide a respite from their duties.
5.7 Except for emergencies, no Instructional Assistant instructional assistant and Inin-School Intervention Assistant school intervention assistant shall be required to substitute for a teacher. Instructional assistants may be used to cover when a teacher or substitute teacher is not in the classroom, excluding those times when instructional assistants are delivering interventions or working with students as assigned by the classroom teacher. Every reasonable attempt will be made to limit the length of coverage during the day. Instructional assistants will not be used to cover classes so that another employee may leave early except in emergency situations. An instructional assistant who is required to cover or substitute for any teacher for ninety (90) minutes or more in a work day, shall be paid the current non-degreed substitute hourly rate, in addition to his/her regular salary for the entire coverage period on that day. An in-school intervention assistant who is required to cover or substitute for any teacher for ninety (90) minutes or more in a workday, shall be paid the current non-degreed substitute hourly rate in addition to his/her regular salary for the entire coverage period unless the ISI program at the school had no students scheduled on the day and time when the coverage occurred. Secretaries, building service, food service, health service, maintenance, and other support employees not identified above shall not be used to cover or substitute for a teacher or to perform lunch duty, hall duty or bus duty, except in emergency situations. Emergency shall refer to a condition or situation which could not have been anticipated under normal circumstances.
5.8 Support staff shall have access to appropriate technology and a designated location to complete their assigned duties and to adhere to conditions of their employment.
5.9 In the event an employee’s assignment changes for the following school year, the principal or immediate supervisor will provide preliminary notice to the employee no later than July 15. It is explicitly understood that this item does not diminish the authority of the Superintendent or designee to assign staff as needed pursuant to Section 6-201(b) of the Education Article.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
