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HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT 6.1 The employee shall be on duty at the school at least thirty (30) minutes prior to the beginning of the first student period. If assigned a pre-period, the employee must arrive 30 minutes prior to the pre-period. 6.2 Kindergarten teachers shall have the same school hours as other teachers in their school. 6.3 Middle school teachers shall have one (1) unassigned instructional period per day set aside for planning. This period shall be equivalent to one normal class period. 6.4 Elementary Art, Music, and PE teachers shall be provided 45 minutes a week of preparation time. 6.5 Every employee shall be entitled to one duty-free lunch period per day of not less than thirty (30) consecutive minutes. Each employee shall also be allowed two (2) relief periods (recesses) each day even when serving on yard duty. A preparation period is considered a relief period. 6.6 The unit member shall attend one faculty meeting each week if scheduled by the principal, and the employee shall be provided with an agenda prior to such meetings. Unit members may be permitted to place items on the agenda. One (1) day per week, unit members shall be required to attend until 4:45 p.m. if a meeting is called. These meetings may include minimum day in-service, faculty meetings and other meetings as prescribed by the administrator in charge. On the Wednesday preceding issuance of report cards/progress reports, unit members will be released from weekly faculty meetings to work on the issuance of such cards/reports. Unit members shall not be released from weekly faculty meetings on any week during which a non-instructional, teacher work day is scheduled. 6.7 Planning and preparation time shall be used for planning, preparation, and conferencing with parents, pupils and other teachers or administrators. 6.8 Employees shall participate in student extra-curricular activities, on a voluntary basis, such as student dances, music performances, athletic events, etc. If there are no volunteers, the principal will appoint staff members. In no event shall an employee be required to participate in more than two (2) extra-curricular assignments per year. It shall be the responsibility of the principal to allocate assignments in an equitable manner. 6.9 Employees shall participate in duties as assigned by the principal such as "Back to School Night" and "Open House” and “Kindergarten Orientation.” The District shall make every effort to schedule Open House on a minimum day so unit members will have a greater opportunity to prepare information and materials for meeting parents. The employee has the obligation to participate in meetings pertinent to but not limited to, parent-teacher conferences, principal–teacher conferences, 504 meetings, IEP meetings, and curriculum work. 6.10 During the hours of employment, employees shall perform those duties normally associated with certificated employees as assigned by the principal. To the extent possible, each site will set aside one or more days per month for IEP meetings. Certificated staff will be released from class during contract time to attend such meetings. Every effort will be made to schedule IEP meetings and 504 meetings during the school day. However, if parent, teacher, or service provider scheduling requires an after school meeting, a seven (7) calendar day advance notice will be given to all participants in the absence of exigent circumstances. 6.11 Certificated staff will be released from class during contract time to attend such meetings. There shall be a minimum day one (1) day per week to allow time after students are dismissed for working on such topics as planning, professional growth, curriculum planning and scheduling. At the beginning of each school year, each school site will designate one Wednesday in a month where there are at least four (4) Wednesdays for teacher determined use that will consist of collaboration with one or more colleagues. An agenda and minutes will be developed and provided to the school administrator. 6.12 Each school teacher grades TK-8 shall have the equivalent of ten (10) minimum days designated as parent conference days. 6.13 Hours of employment for part-time employees shall be assigned by the Human Resources Director after consultation with the employee and the principal and duties shall be pro- rated. 6.14 As long as the District funds classified positions, known as P.E. Specialists, it shall provide substitutes for P.E. Specialists when absent in order for classroom teachers to be provided preparation time. 6.15 If a TK-8th grade substitute is unavailable: 6.15.1 Another teacher may voluntarily cover the class during their preparation time and be paid their pro-rated per diem rate of pay. 6.15.2 A part-time or job share teacher may substitute during non-contract time and be paid their pro-rated per diem rate of pay. If a job share teacher substitutes for their partner teacher, then the pay is per diem (pro rated if not a full day). 6.15.3 If a teacher takes another teacher’s students in addition to their own class, the teacher will receive the hourly rate of pay pursuant to Article 3.16 per hour for the number of hours the class is with them. This applies when taking at least 7 of the students in a teacher’s class.
EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE I understand that the College has not made and will not make any guarantees of employment or salary upon my graduation. The College will provide me with placement assistance, which will consist of identifying employment opportunities and advising me on appropriate means of attempting to realize these opportunities. I authorize HCI College’s representatives to contact potential employers for the purpose of advocating on my behalf and release my name and job application materials, including, but not limited to, my cover letter, resume, and transcript to prospective employers. I authorize HCI College and its third-party vendors to contact my employer to verify pertinent employment information for my graduate record.
Employment Terms As a condition to your employment with the Company, you are required to (a) sign and return a satisfactory I-9 Immigration form providing sufficient documentation establishing your employment eligibility in the United States, and (b) provide satisfactory proof of your identity as required by United States law.
Employment of Employee (a) Except as provided in Sections 2(b), 2(c) and 2(d), nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right which Employee may otherwise have to terminate Employee's employment, nor shall anything in this Agreement affect any right which the Company may have to terminate Employee's employment at any time in any lawful manner. (b) In the event of a Potential Change in Control, to be entitled to receive the benefits provided by this Agreement, Employee will not voluntarily leave the employ of the Company, and will continue to perform Employee's regular duties and the services specified in the recitals of this Agreement until the Change in Control Date. Should Employee voluntarily terminate employment prior to the Change in Control Date, this Agreement shall lapse upon such termination and be of no further force or effect. (c) If Employee's employment terminates on or after the Change in Control Date, the Company will provide to Employee the payments and benefits as provided in Sections 3 and 4. (d) If Employee's employment is terminated by the Company prior to the Change in Control Date but on or after a Potential Change in Control Date, then the Company will provide to Employee the payments and benefits as provided in Sections 3 and 4 unless the Company reasonably demonstrates that Employee's termination of employment neither (i) was at the request of a third party who has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control nor (ii) arose in connection with or in anticipation of a Change in Control. Solely for purposes of determining the timing of payments and the provision of benefits in Sections 3 and 4 under the circumstances described in this Section 2(d), Employee's date of termination shall be deemed to be the Change in Control Date.
Employment and Training Administration The ratio of trainees to journeymen on the job site shall not be greater than permitted under the plan approved by the Employment and Training Administration. Every trainee must be paid at not less than the rate specified in the approved program for the trainee's level of progress, expressed as a percentage of the journeyman hourly rate specified in the applicable wage determination. Trainees shall be paid fringe benefits in accordance with the provisions of the trainee program. If the trainee program does not mention fringe benefits, trainees shall be paid the full amount of fringe benefits listed on the wage determination unless the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division determines that there is an apprenticeship program associated with the corresponding journeyman wage rate on the wage determination which provides for less than full fringe benefits for apprentices. Any employee listed on the payroll at a trainee rate who is not registered and participating in a training plan approved by the Employment and Training Administration shall be paid not less than the applicable wage rate on the wage determination for the classification of work actually performed. In addition, any trainee performing work on the job site in excess of the ratio permitted under the registered program shall be paid not less than the applicable wage rate on the wage determination for the work actually performed. In the event the Employment and Training Administration withdraws approval of a training program, the contractor will no longer be permitted to utilize trainees at less than the applicable predetermined rate for the work performed until an acceptable program is approved.
TEACHER EMPLOYMENT 8.1. The Board agrees to employ only those teachers who hold at least a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university and are certifiable by the New Hampshire State Department of Education. This provision shall not apply in the instance where the availability of personnel is critical and an appropriate waiver is granted by the New Hampshire State Department of Education. 8.2 Teachers shall not be assigned outside the scope of their teacher certification and major or minor field of study except temporarily and for good cause. 8.3 For purposes of this Agreement, the period of service shall not be more than one hundred eighty-nine (189) days, including a maximum of 180 teaching days. Non- teaching days will include at least the following: Pre-School Year Faculty Meetings 1 Parent-Teacher Conferences 2 Teacher In-Service 3 Teacher Planning Days 2 Professional Development Day 1 Total Contract Days 9 The agenda for the Teacher Planning Days will be set by the teaching staff in each building, and shall be used for teachers to plan curriculum and/or curriculum development only. The Teacher Planning Days will be scheduled either immediately prior to the first day of school, during the school year, and/or after the last day of school, but no later than June 30. The Professional Development Day shall be scheduled in the fall and devoted to any activity that furthers the individual teacher’s Professional Growth Plan. Parent- Teacher Conferences will be scheduled to accommodate and meet the needs of parents. Two (2) weeks notice will be given for make-up days. Teachers new to the District may be required to report one extra day. 8.4 Teachers employed by the District will be given an individual contract (See Appendix C-1 and C-2 attached hereto) each year of their employment. The contract will include teaching assignment, years of service, continuing contract status and annual salary. Continuing contract status will be issued according to NH RSA 189:14-a. The notice of employment shall require that teachers certify they hold a valid New Hampshire certificate, license, or permit to teach. The Board agrees to reimburse for half of the State mandated recertification fee. The individual contract shall be subject to and consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 8.5 The workday shall begin for those teachers who have assigned duties at a time consistent with the individual schedules of each building. Those teachers who do not have duties before the start of the school day shall be required to report twenty (20) minutes prior to the first scheduled homeroom or class in their building each day. The workday for teachers will end at such time as necessary to carry out their professional duties including, but not limited to, faculty meetings, conferences with parents or students, extra help, open house, or conferences with administrators as required. Such meetings shall be of reasonable duration with end of day faculty meetings being no more than one (1) hour. Otherwise, the teacher workday shall end ten (10) minutes after the last period or class in their building each day, except for those teachers who have assigned duties consistent with the individual schedule of each building. In-service activities or workshops that are required of teachers by administrators will be conducted during the time regular classes are scheduled. Nurses shall not be assigned duties, such as bus duty or recess duty, before, during or after the school day. School counselors may be excused from such duties with the approval of the building administration. 8.6 The Board will make every effort to provide a thirty (30) minute duty-free uninterrupted lunch period. In the event that a thirty minute lunch is not available for all teachers, a committee made up of three teachers appointed by the Association and three persons appointed by the Board shall study the situation and issue a report with recommendations as to how the thirty minute lunch period might be implemented for all teachers prior to the next annual District meeting. However, in no instance shall it be less than twenty (20) minutes. When a thirty (30) minute time period is not scheduled, teachers of self-contained classrooms will be provided a fifteen (15) minute relief period each day. 8.7 The administration will make every effort to provide at least 3.5 hours per week as preparation time for teachers in grades Pre-K – 8. 8.8 Teachers will be notified of their employment status and teaching assignments on or before April 15th, and will return their contract signed, no later than May 1st; however, a teacher’s request for extension of the May 1 deadline may be granted for extenuating circumstances at the Superintendent’s discretion. In the event a teacher rejects a reassignment, the teacher shall be employed to fill any open position which may then be available, provided the Superintendent recommends to the Board that the teacher is qualified and certifiable. A teacher's refusal to accept the reassignment, or any open position which then may be available shall constitute a termination of contract without prejudice. Any change in assignment after April 15th shall be considered an involuntary transfer and shall be effected only for cause. 8.9 When involuntary transfers are effected for a necessary reduction in a school's staff allocation due to reduced student enrollments or the closing and/or consolidation of a building, resignations or leaves of absence, said transfers will be made on the basis of years of service in the District; that teachers in the affected building possessing the least amount of service and applicable certification being transferred first. Such transfer due to resignation or leave of absence shall be for a period not to exceed one (1) year. 8.10 Teachers actively engaged in credited coursework and/or matriculated in degree programs, should give notice by November 1 of their intent to pursue a salary lane change in the following year. All paperwork and formal grade documentation must be filed with the Superintendent’s office by August 1 in order for the salary adjustment to take effect for the upcoming contract year. Time requirements specified in this section may be extended by mutual agreement. 8.11 The Board agrees to submit to the Association for its consideration, suggestions for the school calendar on or before January fifteenth (15th) of the preceding year. The Board reserves the right to establish the school calendar and to make appropriate changes at any time.
Employee Training The Provider shall provide periodic security training to those of its employees who operate or have access to the system. Further, Provider shall provide LEA with contact information of an employee who LEA may contact if there are any security concerns or questions.
Other Terminations of Employment In the event of your termination of employment by Skyworks for Cause or by you for any or no reason other than as a termination of employment described in Sections 1.1, 3.1, or 4.1, you shall not be entitled to any benefits under this Agreement; provided, however, that Skyworks shall pay you any unpaid wages and vacation as may be required by applicable law and provide you with the ability to elect any continued health coverage as may be required under COBRA or similar state law.
Employment Termination 12.1 Subject to the terms and conditions of the National Building and Construction Industry Award 2000, it is agreed that it is the company’s prerogative to determine the order of selection of employees for employment or retrenchment subject always to the following: a) All relevant legislation governing unfair dismissal, discrimination, etc. will be observed; b) Voluntary terminations will be encouraged as a first step; c) The seniority of employees – within classifications, experience or skills held – will be considered by the company in selecting employees for retrenchment; d) The Grievance Procedures set out in Clause 9 of this Agreement will apply in the event of any concerns arising regarding retrenchments.