Job Sharing Program. Job sharing, as defined in this section, is a voluntary program providing two
Job Sharing Program. Job Sharing is a program in which two (2) teachers currently employed by the District share one (1) full-time teaching position. Only teachers who have jointly requested the opportunity to work together shall be considered for job-sharing assignments. Both teachers are expected to attend all scheduled parent/teacher conferences, staff development meetings, in-services, faculty meetings and other assigned duties. Whether a school will or will not offer job-sharing opportunities is solely a building principal decision. Job Sharing assignments are for a period of one (1) year only. The program shall be monitored throughout the year and evaluated annually to determine whether or not it will be continued for another year. Employees participating in sharing arrangements who wish to return to full-time employment will be considered for available classroom vacancies. The District shall pay the equivalent of one (1) full premium toward health insurance coverage for the two teachers who job share. Each teacher will receive his/her pro rata share of his/her premium paid by the District. The remaining premium will be deducted from his/her paychecks over the course of pays from October through May. If one of the two teachers does not want the medical insurance, he/she will have the option of receiving either his/her pro rata share of the current insurance waiver or may donate his/her benefit portion to his/her partner. This same procedure shall apply to dividing and paying for the District dental and life coverage. All annual and sick leave benefits will be divided equally by the two teachers who are job sharing. At the appropriate time, Human Resources will post for Job Sharing Positions for the following school year. The posting will require the employee to submit both an Internal Transfer Form and a written proposal. The written proposal must contain a statement of compatible philosophies in the areas of classroom management, classroom organization, record keeping and grading; anticipated benefits to students; anticipated benefits to teaching partners; anticipated division of classroom curriculum, a work schedule, including a common planning time each week; a statement that if one job sharing partner is absent, the other partner will make every effort to substitute in his/her place and will be paid the District’s daily substitute rate of pay and; a statement of support from the building principal(s). The posting will also indicate the grade level/content areas and m...
Job Sharing Program. 17.1 Job Sharing is a plan whereby two (2) full-time permanent teachers agree to share full responsibilities for one (1) identifiable full-time position.
17.2 Teachers wishing to participate in the Job Sharing Program must first apply through the Superintendent. Mutual agreement between the teacher(s) and the Superintendent is required before the shared teaching assignment can be finalized and submitted to the Board of Trustees for approval.
17.3 Shared teaching assignments shall be approved for a maximum of one (1) school year at a time.
17.4 Prior to participation, teachers shall request a part-time leave of absence from their full-time teaching positions.
17.5 A condition of entry into shared teaching is that, upon completion of the first year of shared teaching, each teacher shall have a right of return to the position to which he or she was assigned during the school year immediately preceding the shared teaching assignment, if such position exists.
17.6 In the event the parties agree to continue the shared teaching assignment beyond the first year, the teachers shall decide between themselves which of them shall have the right to retain the shared teaching position, if it exists, in the event either or both teachers wish to subsequently return to a regular full-time teaching assignment. The teachers will otherwise be reassigned in accordance with the needs of the District.
17.7 The total salary and health benefits; i.e., health, dental and vision, paid to two (2) teachers in a Job Sharing Program shall not exceed the total salary and health benefits that would be paid to one (1) teacher in a regular full-time teaching position. Salaries of participants in the Job Sharing Program shall be paid on the same basis as their assignment is proportional to full-time service.
Job Sharing Program. All employees are eligible to apply for job sharing. Participation shall be subject to I the terms and conditions of the Program as set out in Appendix “E”.
Job Sharing Program. Requests for participation in the Program will be subject to supervisory and/or management approval.
Job Sharing Program. Requests for participation in the Program will be subject to management approval. An employee wishing to participate in the Program is responsible for finding a suitable partner who is willing to share the job. If a partner cannot be found internally, the Human Resources Division will provide assistance in finding a partner. Each job sharing situation will be undertaken on a four month trial Following this trial period, managementor the job sharer may elect to discontinue the job sharing arrangements. Failure to make this election at the conclusion of the trial period by either party indicates the job sharing arrangement is permanent. However, a job sharer may bid on any vacancy opened for competition in accordance with article
Job Sharing Program. Management may consider requests from employees to voluntarily job-share a position.
Job Sharing Program. A. A job sharing team shall be composed of two (2) full time employees sharing one
(1) full time position. Each employee must have at least three (3) years of seniority in order to be considered for this program. Each member of a team shall be committed to this arrangement for the entire year in which they apply.
B. The job sharing team shall present a proposed teaching schedule, including all building responsibilities, to the Building Principal. While it may not be possible to make the teaching schedules and responsibilities exactly equal, reasonable efforts shall be made to make the teaching schedules and responsibilities equitable. Based on this schedule and on the needs of the students in his building, the Building Principal shall determine if the job sharing proposal is workable.
C. Members of a job sharing team shall work at least one half (1/2) hour each day of overlapping time in order to coordinate and plan their class(es). Members of a job sharing team shall not be assigned other duties or responsibilities which are in excess of one (1) full time position. Both members of the team shall attend the Pre-School Orientation Day, In-Service Day(s), Open House, and system- scheduled Parent Conferences. Staff meetings will be attended by one (1) member of the team depending on when they are held (a.m. or p.m.), and that member shall inform the other member of the team of the meeting content.
Job Sharing Program. Certified staff will be given the opportunity to share one full-time position for the duration of an academic year. The Career Incentive Committee will establish and develop specific criteria. Any exiting position may be split (one-half salary and one-half benefits) to accommodate two half-time teachers. No additional full time jobs will be created for this program.
Job Sharing Program. For the term of this Agreement, the Board shall implement a job sharing program for teachers in accordance with the agreed parameters indicated below. Job sharing shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
a. Job sharing shall be defined as two (2) teachers, who are either tenured or are part-time with at least four (4) consecutive years of employment in the district, sharing the responsibility of a single full-time teaching position. Any teacher who wishes to participate in the program must find a job sharing partner that is a current teacher and who is acceptable to the building principal, Superintendent and the Board with approval of all three being necessary.
b. Written notice of a desire to job share must be received by the building principal, Superintendent, and the Association president(s) by February 1 of the year preceding the intended job sharing arrangement. The notice must identify both teachers proposing to job share and include a detailed proposed job sharing plan. Approval or denial of the job sharing proposal shall be provided by April 1.
c. The proposed job sharing plan shall be reviewed with the building principal and the Superintendent and revised as necessary to receive and maintain administrative approval. The plan will address in detail at least the following:
1. schedule of work hours and days;
2. specific instructional responsibilities;
3. substitution procedures, notices and compensation;
4. attendance at staff meetings, district meetings or institutes, other after-regular hours obligations, parent conferences, staff development and field trips;
5. any additional work and the basis for compensation of such work;
6. any other duties and responsibilities proposed by the teachers and/or deemed appropriate by the building principal and the Superintendent ; and
