High School Department Chairs. Provide leadership to department by monitoring and managing budget and other resources; hold and facilitate department meetings; serve as liaison between principal and department; support new hires within department; support the development and actualization of curricular frames.
High School Department Chairs. High School Department Chairs shall be elected annually by the teachers of the department. The District and TTA have established a procedure for selection of High School Department Chairs which is available at comprehensive high school sites and the TUSD Human Resources Department.
High School Department Chairs a. High school department chairpersons shall be compensated according to the following formula:
(1). The base stipend of $3,441 for 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 which includes pay for supply and equipment management as well as unit leadership, plus $100 for each staff member in excess of five up to a maximum of fifteen.
(2). A stipend based on the number of different courses available in the department as identified in the published course offerings of the school. 1 course $538 11 courses $806 16+ courses $1,076
(3). In order to complete their duties, department chairpersons are to work an additional five days.
b. All high school department chairs shall have their teaching assignment reduced the equivalent of one period.
c. When two or more employees share the duties of department chair, the stipends and additional days listed above will be shared by those employees.
High School Department Chairs. Department Chairs are not administrative positions and will remain as members of the Yorkville Education Association. Department Chairs at Yorkville High School will either possess or be working towards a Teacher Leader endorsement or a Principal endorsement with completion to occur within the current school year or possess a Type 75 endorsement. All Department Chairs must meet the evaluation training requirements, as defined Illinois School Code, prior to conducting any teacher evaluation. Department Chairs will continue to have teaching responsibilities which will be determined by the size of the department and District initiatives that directly affect the department. Department Chairs will not have an assigned teacher duty. Department Chairs will only be involved in the formative evaluation process of department members. Summative evaluation of department members will be the responsibility of the building administration in collaboration with Department Chairs. Department Chairs will be compensated with a co-curricular stipend.
High School Department Chairs a. Not less than four (4) High School Department Chair positions as found below will be filled annually as determined by the Superintendent: Mathematics Science Social Studies English/Language Arts
b. High School Department Chair positions will be compensated at the annual rate of $2,355.
c. High School Department Chair Performance Responsibilities shall be limited to that of both the Curriculum Coordinator and Team Leader.
High School Department Chairs. 1. English
2. Science
3. Math
4. Social Studies/Foreign Language
5. Special Ed/Counseling/Title
6. Electives
1. English
2. Science
3. Math
4. Social Studies
5. Electives/Title
High School Department Chairs. Department Chairs are not administrative positions and will remain as members of the Yorkville Education Association. All Department Chairs must meet the evaluation training requirements, as defined in the Illinois School Code, prior to conducting any teacher evaluation. Department Chairs, with the exception of Special Education, will continue to have teaching responsibilities, which will be determined by the size of the department and District initiatives that directly affect the department. In the event that the Special Education Department Chair is needed to fulfill teaching responsibilities, the President of the Association and the Superintendent or designee will collaboratively determine the appropriate amount of teaching responsibilities. Those responsibilities will not exceed responsibilities comparative to other departments. When a decision is not mutually agreed upon, the Superintendent will make the final determination. Department Chairs will not have an assigned teacher duty. Department Chairs will only be involved in the formative evaluation process of department members. Summative evaluation of department members will be the responsibility of the building administration in collaboration with Department Chairs. Department Chairs will be compensated with a co-curricular stipend. Department Chairs may be expected to work up to ten (10) days outside of the regular teacher attendance days. Compensation of additional days will be paid at the teacher’s per diem.
High School Department Chairs. A committee shall be formed in the 2020-2021 school year made up of the superintendent/designee, four (4) administrators, the ATA President, and four (4) bargaining unit members selected by the ATA President to develop the Department Chair positions. This committee shall finalize job descriptions, selection process, and salary levels prior to August 10, 2021. It is the intention of this committee that the positions be filled for the 2021-2022 school year.
High School Department Chairs a. High school department chairpersons shall be compensated according to the following formula:
(1). The base stipend of $3,441 for 2018-2019 which includes pay for supply and equipment management as well as unit leadership, plus $100 for each staff member in excess of five
High School Department Chairs. Each comprehensive high school will be assigned ten (10) Level I and five (5) Level 26 II chair positions. Each continuation high school will be assigned five (5) Levels I 27 chair positions. In addition, a school will receive an additional Level I chair position 28 for each one hundred (100) students over one thousand (1000) students based on 29 the prior year’s P-2 attendance report.
