Common use of JOB SHARING Clause in Contracts

JOB SHARING. For the purpose of this agreement job sharing means the situation whereby two bargaining unit members voluntarily agree in writing to share one position that would normally be filled by one employee. Participation in a job share shall be subject to annual District approval and the District will determine the number of job sharing positions, if any, within the District for that year. The parties acknowledge and agree that while a job share arrangement may be desired by an employee, it is the priority of both the District and the Association to have a sound, consistent and cohesive educational program for the students. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners shall be treated in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefits. B. Job-sharing certificated employees shall be given experience credit for advancement on the salary schedule based on the employee’s FTE. C. Continuing contract employees who have been granted a job share may either resign the remaining portion of his/her FTE or apply for a leave of absence for the remaining portion of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes to continue a job share after one year, he/she must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a job sharing participant not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation according to the following priorities: 1. First, offer full time employment to the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute will be identified to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have non-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team in writing to the building principal by April 1 of the preceding contract year and indicate the employees’ desire to job share the ensuing school year. The proposed teaching combination must have the approval of the building principal and Human Resources. Responsibilities of job share partners shall be divided and/or allocated according to a written plan designed by the job-share partners with the approval of their immediate supervisor. Items to be addressed in job sharing applications are set forth in Appendix IX.

JOB SHARING. For Members with at least three (3) consecutive school years of full time classroom teaching, who are seeking to form a possible Job Sharing team for the purpose following school year, must notify the Executive Director – Human Resources prior to March 1. A listing of this agreement job sharing means the situation whereby two bargaining unit members voluntarily agree interested teachers will be posted in writing to share one position that would normally be filled all buildings by one employee. Participation in a job share shall be subject to annual District approval and the District will determine the number of job sharing positions, if any, within the District for that yearMarch 10. The parties acknowledge posting will contain the member names, certification and agree that while a job share arrangement may be desired by an employee, it current or most recent teaching assignment. The formation of Job Sharing teams is the priority responsibility of both the District and the Association to have a sound, consistent and cohesive educational program for the studentsinterested parties. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners shall be treated in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefits. B. Job-sharing certificated employees shall be given experience credit for advancement on the salary schedule based on the employee’s FTE. C. Continuing contract employees Members who have been granted a job share may either resign formed Job Sharing teams must notify the remaining portion of his/her FTE or apply for a leave of absence for the remaining portion of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes to continue a job share after one year, he/she must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a job sharing participant not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation according to the following priorities: 1. First, offer full time employment to the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute will be identified to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have non-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team in writing to the building principal Executive Director – Human Resources by April 1 of the preceding contract year and indicate the employees’ their desire to job share be employed on a half-time basis for the ensuing following school year. The proposed teaching combination must have These Job Sharing teams shall be ranked on the approval basis of the building principal team members’ combined system-wide seniority, and – in cases of ties – earliest hire date; those teams with the greatest seniority and/or earliest hire date shall be assigned Job Sharing positions to a maximum of twenty-five (25) teams per year and a maximum of twenty (20) percent of the full time classroom teaching positions in an individual building. All members making application for Job Sharing positions shall receive notification of acceptance or rejection no later than May 1. Job Sharing teams are formed for one academic year. Members who wish to continue in the Job Sharing program for a subsequent school year must reapply. Job sharing teams which reapply shall be given priority over newly formed teams for each consecutive year they wish to participate for four additional years beyond their first year. A member may not participate in the Job Sharing program for more than ten (10) school years unless the full complement of twenty-five (25) teams has not been filled. Only the school years subsequent to 1995-1996 shall be counted toward the ten (10) year limit on an individual’s participation in Job Sharing. The Job Sharing team will assume the present teaching assignment of one of the team members. At the conclusion of Job Sharing, the member who vacated his/her position to assume part-time status will be reassigned under the Member Initiated Request for Transfer provision of this Agreement. The member who retained his/her assignment during Job Sharing will assume full-time status in the same position that was occupied by the team. Effective with the 2011-2012 school year, job share teams shall be organized as daily half-day assignments only. The practice of working on a full-time basis for half of the school year and not working the other half is not permitted. Members assigned to part-time positions under this section shall be compensated at one half (1/2) the level which the member would receive under a full-time contract. If a member elects to take fringe benefits, costs for hospitalization, term life insurance, dental and vision coverage shall be shared equally by the member and the Board. Job sharers shall accumulate sick days at the rate of 7.5 days annually. Upon use of sick days, job sharers shall have one-half day deducted from their accumulated sick day total per day of use, and shall be paid at their half-time rate per day of use. For severance pay computation purposes, a member who retires from a job sharing position shall have his or her severance benefit computed on the basis of the member’s daily rate of pay had said member been employed under a full-time contract. Any member of a Job Sharing team may withdraw his/her consent to be a team member for the subsequent school year by submitting a written request for withdrawal prior to 5:00 P.M. on the Monday before the second Board meeting in April of each year. The request to be removed from a Job Sharing team must be received in the Department of Human Resources by this specified date and time. If no withdrawal request is filed prior to this time, the Job Sharing team members will be committed to their half-time Job Sharing contracts for the following school year, and the team may be dissolved only with the mutual consent of both team members and the Executive Director – Human Resources. Responsibilities All teachers who are members of a job share partners team shall be divided and/or allocated according work together to coordinate the curriculum instruction, classroom rules, approach to discipline, homework policies, and all other educational matters so that the students will experience a written plan designed by the job-share partners with the approval of their immediate supervisor. Items to be addressed in job sharing applications are set forth in Appendix IXconsistent, effective educational experience.

JOB SHARING. 11.6.1 For the purpose of this agreement Agreement, job sharing means shall refer to the situation whereby sharing of a single staff position by two bargaining unit members voluntarily agree in writing to share one position that would normally be filled by one employee. Participation in a (2) Covered Employees designated as primary job holder and job share partner. 11.6.2 Each job sharing arrangement shall be subject to annual District approval and the District will determine the number of job sharing positions, if any, within the District for that year. The parties acknowledge and agree that while a job share arrangement may be desired by an employee, it is the priority of both the District and the Association to have a sound, consistent and cohesive educational program for the students. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners shall be treated in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefits. B. Job-sharing certificated employees shall be given experience credit for advancement on the salary schedule based on the employee’s FTE. C. Continuing contract employees who have been granted a job share may either resign the remaining portion of his/her FTE or apply for a leave of absence for the remaining portion of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes to continue a job share after one year, he/she must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a job sharing participant not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation according to the following priorities: 1. First, offer full time employment to the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute will be identified to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have non-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team in writing to the building principal by April 1 of the preceding contract year and indicate the employees’ desire to job share the ensuing ) school year. The proposed teaching combination Covered Employees may request renewal on a yearly basis. In order for a shared position to be approved, the two (2) Covered Employees must have complete a District application form. All applications for job sharing and/or renewal must be submitted to the approval Human Resources Department no fewer than twenty (20) days prior to the last day of the building Work Year. This application must be approved or denied by the last day of the Work Year. In determining the placement of a job sharing team, the Covered Employees involved will arrive at a mutually acceptable decision. Said determination must be approved by the principal and Human ResourcesResources Department. 11.6.3 Prior to approval, assignment and schedules will be arranged by the Covered Employees and principal. Responsibilities Participants will agree to attend appropriate meetings, parent conferences, back-to- school nights, etc. Where possible, the participants will serve as substitutes for one another at the Covered Employees’ established per diem rates. 11.6.4 Covered Employees involved with job sharing will receive one half (½) of all fringe benefits (P.E.R.A., insurance, day leave, etc.). They will also receive half (½) their annual salary, as determined by their position on the adopted salary schedule as a full-time Covered Employee at the same time they begin the job sharing assignment. For purposes of seniority accrual and salary advancement, each job sharing Covered Employee will be credited with one (1) year of service for each year spent in job sharing. A Non-probationary Covered Employee participating in the job sharing program will not lose Non-probationary Status by participating. 11.6.5 If one (1) member of the job sharing team leaves during the school year, the remaining member of the team will agree to complete the school year as a full-time Covered Employee if the District cannot find an acceptable candidate to finish the school year. If a Covered Employee elects to return to full-time duty, if the District wishes to make personnel changes in the job sharing program, or if the position is dissolved, the job share partners shall partner (and the primary job holder if necessary) will be divided and/or allocated according to considered a written plan designed by the jobvoluntary transfer (if having probationary status) and involuntary transfer (if having non-share partners with the approval of their immediate supervisor. Items to be addressed in job sharing applications are set forth in Appendix IXprobationary status).

JOB SHARING. For Teachers may share assignments during the purpose of this agreement job day or week at the elementary or secondary level pursuant to the following guidelines: a. Job sharing means the situation whereby shall refer to two bargaining (2) unit members voluntarily agree in writing to share sharing one (1) full-time position. b. Unit members may apply for sharing of a position that would normally either of the applicants holds. Application may also be made for filling vacancies. In such cases, the vacancy must be one which could be filled by at least one employee. Participation in a job share of the applicants pursuant to Article 14. c. Job sharing assignments shall be subject to annual District approval and the District will determine the number of job sharing positions, if any, within the District for that year. The parties acknowledge and agree that while a job share arrangement may be desired filled only by an employee, it is the priority of both the District and the Association to have a sound, consistent and cohesive educational program for the students. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners shall be treated in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefits. B. Job-sharing certificated employees shall be given experience credit for advancement on the salary schedule based on the employee’s FTE. C. Continuing contract employees teachers who have been granted a job share may either resign the remaining portion of his/her FTE or apply for a leave of absence for the remaining portion of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes to continue a job share after one year, he/she must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a job sharing participant not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation according to the following priorities: 1. First, offer full time employment to the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute will be identified jointly agreed to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations together and who have non-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team indicated in writing to the building principal by April 1 of the preceding contract year and indicate the employees’ Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources or his/her designee, their desire to job share the ensuing school year. The proposed teaching combination must have the approval share. d. Job sharing assignments shall be granted annually upon mutual agreement of the building principal teachers and the Human ResourcesResources Office. Job share requests may be denied only for cause (e.g., educationally related reasons). e. Responsibilities of an assignment by two (2) job share partners shall sharers may be divided and/or allocated according to a written plan designed by the job-share partners job sharers, with the approval concurrence of their immediate supervisor. Items to This shall include, but not be addressed limited to, attendance at regular staff meetings, District meetings, parent conferencing, etc. f. Participants shall be placed appropriately on the teacher's salary schedule, receive one step increment for each year of service, and be given appropriate added increments for advanced degrees or longevity. g. Unit members working in job sharing applications are set forth positions shall receive a prorated amount of health, welfare, and leave benefits. h. Job sharing teachers sharing positions who hold full-time tenure rights shall be transferred to full-time employment at the beginning of the school year provided they have informed the Human Resources Office of their desire to do so prior to April 1. i. Substituting: Job sharers shall substitute for each other whenever possible. j. The provisions in Appendix IXArticle 13, section 20.5 shall apply to teachers who take a leave from a position in order to job share. k. A teacher wishing to job share who is unable to find a suitable partner already employed by the District may propose a qualified individual from outside the District or a retired District teacher.

JOB SHARING. For the purpose of this agreement (A) If two permanent teachers share a job sharing means the situation whereby two bargaining unit members voluntarily agree in writing to share one position that would normally be filled by one employee. Participation in assignment, a job share shall sharing substitute teacher will be subject hired to annual District approval and fill the District vacancy created by the job sharing partnership. The school system will require a one-half leave to be taken by the job sharing teachers, thereby making them eligible for retirement credits. (B) In all job sharing situations, the Administration will determine the number of school/subject area assignment. The Administration may deny any job sharing positions, if any, within the District for that year. The parties acknowledge and agree that while a job share arrangement may be desired by an employee, it is the priority of both the District and the Association to have a sound, consistent and cohesive educational program for the students. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners shall be treated in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefitsrequests. B. Job(C) The rights of a full-sharing certificated employees shall be given experience credit for advancement on the salary schedule based on the employee’s FTE. C. Continuing contract employees who have been granted time teacher permanently assigned to a job share may either resign the remaining portion of position to return to his/her FTE or apply for a leave of absence for permanent position are governed by section 9-12.6. (D) If at any point the remaining portion of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes School Department chooses not to continue a specific job share after one sharing position, the School Department may terminate the arrangement and return people to their regular full-time assignments. Teachers should notify the Human Resource Office by April 1 if they are interested in participating in a Job Sharing Program or, if already involved, whether they wish to continue as a participant in the Job Sharing Program. (E) Participation in the Job Sharing Program does not affect seniority status in relation to layoffs. The date of hire still prevails in this case. (F) Participation in job sharing reduces seniority status in relation to transfer rights by one-half year, or the pro-rated percentage of their assignment. (G) Benefits and sick days are prorated according to the percentage of participation. (H) Retirement benefits are reduced by a prorated percentage of participation though the teacher may choose to purchase the other prorated difference. This is allowed because the School Department requires that job sharing participants will be on leave for the percentage of time they are not teaching. (I) For short-term absences where a substitute is not available, the other job sharing partner will assume teaching responsibilities at one-half the substitute rate. (J) If due to extenuating circumstances a permanent teacher asks to return to full-time employment after the initial approval by the Administration to participate in the program, the request may be considered on an individual basis after discussion with the appropriate administrative personnel. If approved, the return to full-time employment will be based on placement in an available vacancy for which the teacher is certified to teach. However, there is no guarantee that when the individual returns to full-time employment he/she must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open will reassume the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave he/she was previously assigned to until the start of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a job sharing participant not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation according to the following priorities: 1. First, offer full time employment to the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute will be identified to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have nonschool year (see section 9-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team in writing to the building principal by April 1 of the preceding contract year and indicate the employees’ desire to job share the ensuing school year. The proposed teaching combination must have the approval of the building principal and Human Resources. Responsibilities of job share partners shall be divided and/or allocated according to a written plan designed by the job-share partners with the approval of their immediate supervisor. Items to be addressed in job sharing applications are set forth in Appendix IX12.6).

JOB SHARING. For 18.1 The Board of Trustees shall consider each job sharing request on individual merits. The Board’s discretion is limited only by the purpose provisions of Section 7.3 of this agreement contract. 18.1.1 An initial request to job share, to continue, or discontinue job share, shall be filed with the Superintendent by March 1. A job share shall continue unless one or both parties request a return to a non-share status. If the unit member requests a non-share status for the forthcoming year, the request will be honored when it meets the District’s needs and there are available openings. 18.2 Unit Members involved in job sharing means shall: 18.2.1 Be compensated in proportion to the situation whereby two bargaining unit members voluntarily agree percentage of the position he/she assumes. 18.2.2 Be awarded district benefits in writing proportion to share one the position he/she assumes. 18.2.3 Be awarded all statutory and district leaves in proportion to the percentage position he/she assumes. 18.2.4 Participate in all workshops, school-based coordinated days, and inservices during the instructional work year, except when the District, after consulting with the non- scheduled teacher, determines that would normally said teacher need not participate. Required participation by said teacher for the above-mentioned activities shall be filled by one employeecompensated for with a paid day of leave for each day of required participation. Participation Each day of paid leave must be used, given the availability of substitutes, with twenty (20) working days of the date of required participation. 18.2.5 Participate in scheduled events such as Back-To- School Night, Open House, and Parent Conferences. 18.3 If during the term of a job share a full-time position becomes available, a job sharing member shall be subject permitted to annual District approval return to a full term contract providing he/she qualifies for that position and an acceptable replacement for the District will determine the number of job sharing positions, if any, within the District for that year. The parties acknowledge and agree that while a job share arrangement may assignment can be desired by an employee, it is the priority of both the District and the Association to have a sound, consistent and cohesive educational program for the students. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners shall be treated in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefitsfound. B. Job-sharing certificated employees 18.4 A teacher’s seniority shall not be given experience credit for affected by job sharing. 18.5 A unit member shall receive a step advancement on the salary schedule based on if his/her share of the employee’s FTEjob sharing assignment is equal to 50% or more of a full time assignment. C. Continuing contract employees who have been granted 18.6 If a job share may either resign the remaining portion of his/her FTE or apply for teacher goes on a paid leave of absence for the remaining portion teacher shall have the option of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes to continue a job share after one year, he/she must resign assuming the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a substitute job sharing participant not be able to complete position without additional benefits at the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation according to the following priorities: 1. First, offer full time employment to the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek rate of pay of a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute will be identified to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have nonlong-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team in writing to the building principal by April 1 of the preceding contract year and indicate the employees’ desire to job share the ensuing school year. The proposed teaching combination must have the approval of the building principal and Human Resources. Responsibilities of job share partners shall be divided and/or allocated according to a written plan designed by the job-share partners with the approval of their immediate supervisor. Items to be addressed in job sharing applications are set forth in Appendix IXterm substitute.

JOB SHARING. 11.6.1. For the purpose of this agreement Agreement, job sharing means shall refer to the situation whereby sharing of a single staff position by two bargaining unit members voluntarily agree in writing to share one position that would normally be filled by one employee. Participation in a (2) Teachers or School Counselors designated as primary job holder and job share partner. 11.6.2. Each job sharing arrangement shall be subject to annual District approval and the District will determine the number of job sharing positions, if any, within the District for that year. The parties acknowledge and agree that while a job share arrangement may be desired by an employee, it is the priority of both the District and the Association to have a sound, consistent and cohesive educational program for the students. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners shall be treated in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefits. B. Job-sharing certificated employees shall be given experience credit for advancement on the salary schedule based on the employee’s FTE. C. Continuing contract employees who have been granted a job share may either resign the remaining portion of his/her FTE or apply for a leave of absence for the remaining portion of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes to continue a job share after one year, he/she must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a job sharing participant not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation according to the following priorities: 1. First, offer full time employment to the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute will be identified to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have non-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team in writing to the building principal by April 1 of the preceding contract year and indicate the employees’ desire to job share the ensuing ) school year. The proposed teaching combination Teachers or School Counselors may request renewal on a yearly basis. In order for a shared position to be approved, the two (2) Teachers or School Counselors must have complete a District application form. All applications for job sharing and/or renewal must be submitted to the approval Human Resources Department no fewer than twenty (20) days prior to the last day of the building Work Year. This application must be approved or denied by the last day of the Work Year. In determining the placement of a job sharing team, the Teachers or School Counselors involved will arrive at a mutually acceptable decision. Said determination must be approved by the principal and Human ResourcesResources Department. 11.6.3. Responsibilities Prior to approval, assignment and schedules will be arranged by the Teachers or School Counselors and the principal. Participants will agree to attend appropriate meetings, parent conferences, back-to-school nights, etc. Where possible, the participants will serve as substitutes for one another at the Teachers’ or School Counselors’ established per diem rates. 11.6.4. Teachers or School Counselors involved with job sharing will receive one half (½) of all fringe benefits (P.E.R.A., insurance, day leave, etc.). They will also receive half (½) their annual salary, as determined by their position on the adopted salary schedule as a full-time Teachers or School Counselors at the same time they begin the job sharing assignment. For purposes of seniority accrual and salary advancement, each job sharing Teacher or School Counselor will be credited with one (1) year of service for each year spent in job sharing. A non-probationary Teacher or non-probationary School Counselors participating in the job sharing program will not lose non-probationary status by participating. 11.6.5. If one (1) member of the job sharing team leaves during the school year, the remaining member of the team will agree to complete the school year as a full-time employee if the District cannot find an acceptable candidate to finish the school year. If a Teacher or School Counselor elects to return to full-time duty, if the District wishes to make personnel changes in the job sharing program, or if the position is dissolved, the job share partners shall partner (and the primary job holder if necessary) will be divided and/or allocated according to considered a written plan designed by the jobvoluntary transfer (if having probationary status) and involuntary transfer (if having non-share partners with the approval of their immediate supervisor. Items to be addressed in job sharing applications are set forth in Appendix IXprobationary status).

JOB SHARING. For ‌ A. Job sharing shall refer to two teachers, each of whom share between 40 and 60 percent of one full time assignment. At least one of the purpose job-sharing teachers must be a permanent teacher on a regular contract. Job sharing may include working in the regular or year-round program. Two Unit Members may share an assignment for a minimum of one year. Initial job sharing requests can be made singularly (District will attempt to match) or as a team of two teachers. Any job-sharing request by any teacher beyond one year must be as a team. Applications for a job-sharing assignment for the following school year shall be filed with the District no later than March 1st. Job-sharing is encouraged where it can be demonstrated that there will be a maintenance or improvement in the educational advantage to students and when it will create minimal scheduling, curricular, or administrative problems. B. Reduced assignment shall refer to a permanent member on a regular contract requesting a partial leave of absence. Applications for a reduced assignment for the following school year shall be filed with the District no later than March 1st. C. The District shall approve or deny requests and notify, in writing, the applicants of its decision by May 1st. If a request is denied, the applicants shall be notified, in writing, of the specific reasons for the denial. Notwithstanding other provisions of this agreement Agreement, job-sharing and reduced assignment Unit Members' wages, benefits (except retiree health benefits), and paid leaves shall be prorated relative to the actual time worked. In no event shall the total amount of health and welfare benefits for the job-sharers exceed the amount the District would have paid if the position had not been shared. D. Each job-sharing and reduced assignment Unit Member otherwise eligible for full-time employment shall receive a salary schedule increment each year as of implementation of this Agreement. This provision is not retroactive. This provision applies, provided all legally and contractually necessary requirements for the increments have been otherwise met. E. Members requesting a job-share assignment will prepare and submit to the principal a proposed plan noting the specific days to be worked, planning time usage, attendance at meetings, parent conferencing and report card responsibilities. Members will be required to attend staff meetings on a pro rata basis according to the percentage of their assignment. The member attending the staff meeting will be required to provide the non-attending member detailed notes of the topics presented and all distributed handouts and supporting documents. Alternately, the members may agree to voluntarily attend staff meetings and be paid at the hourly rate for the meeting time they would not normally be required to attend. Attendance at staff development days will normally be a requirement of both members. A copy of the proposed plan shall be included with the application. F. Upon request of a reduced assignment Member or two job-sharing Members, a reduced assignment or job-sharing assignment may be renewed provided application is made prior to March 1. In the event the Unit Members fail to notify the District of their desire to continue in the reduced assignment or job sharing means assignment, or in the situation whereby two bargaining unit members voluntarily agree in writing event the District does not approve the continuance of the assignments, the Unit Members shall be returned to share one position that would normally be filled by one employee. Participation full- time assignments. G. If a Unit Member on a regular contract is in a job share reduced assignment or job- sharing assignment and elects to return after the first year to full-time teaching, the Unit Member will be returned to his/her original school, unless precluded by declining enrollment at the original school and there is no one at the school with less seniority or compliance with federal and/or state mandates or court actions. If a Unit Member on a regular contract is in a reduced assignment or job-sharing assignment for more than one year and elects to return to full-time teaching, the Unit Member will be assigned to the first available full-time teaching position for which he/she is certificated in conformance with the provisions of this Agreement. H. No Unit Member shall be subject to annual District approval and assured of a reduced assignment or a job-sharing assignment longer than five consecutive years unless the reason for the reduced assignment or job-sharing assignment is a documented medical reason. The 1st year of the five (5) year limitation begins with the 1996/97 school year. I. This Article does not include Unit Members working in the District will determine the number of job sharing positions, if any, within the District for that year. The parties acknowledge and agree that while a job share arrangement may be desired by under an employee, it is the priority of both approved part-time employment plan immediately prior to retirement from the District and the Association to have a sound, consistent and cohesive educational program for the students. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners shall be treated in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members conformity with relation to compensation and benefits. B. Job-sharing certificated employees shall be given experience appropriate Education Code sections permitting full retirement credit for advancement on the salary schedule based on the employee’s FTEless than full-time duties. C. Continuing contract employees who have been granted a job share may either resign the remaining portion of his/her FTE or apply for a leave of absence for the remaining portion of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes to continue a job share after one year, he/she must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a job sharing participant not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation according to the following priorities: 1. First, offer full time employment to the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute will be identified to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have non-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team in writing to the building principal by April 1 of the preceding contract year and indicate the employees’ desire to job share the ensuing school year. The proposed teaching combination must have the approval of the building principal and Human Resources. Responsibilities of job share partners shall be divided and/or allocated according to a written plan designed by the job-share partners with the approval of their immediate supervisor. Items to be addressed in job sharing applications are set forth in Appendix IX.

JOB SHARING. For Job Sharing is defined as an experience in which two employees from the purpose of this agreement job sharing means the situation whereby two bargaining unit members voluntarily agree in writing to same grade level or department share one position that would normally be filled by one employeeposition. Participation in a job share shall be subject to annual District approval and Job Sharing may occur under the District will determine the number of job sharing positions, if any, within the District for that year. The parties acknowledge and agree that while a job share arrangement may be desired by an employee, it is the priority of both the District and the Association to have a sound, consistent and cohesive educational program for the students. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditionsfollowing circumstances: A. Job share partners requests will be considered on a year-by-year basis. Job sharing shall occur by agreement among the administration and the two job sharing employees. The Association shall be treated informed, in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation writing, of all job sharing proposals and benefitsagreements. B. Job-Participation by employees in a job sharing certificated employees position shall be given experience credit for advancement on the salary schedule based on the employee’s FTEhe voluntary. C. Continuing contract employees who have been granted Employees jointly holding 'a job share may either resign position shall attend, without additional compensation, all meetings which are required by the provisions of this collective bargaining agreement and all half and whole in-service days. If an in-service day is held on a day on which a job share employee is not scheduled to work, the school department's child care facilities will be made available to that teacher without charge for the duration of the in-service session. D. Only one of the two job share partners will be eligible for full-time health benefits. The job share partners shall mutually agree, in writing, to the health benefit arrangement. The result will be a cost neutral impact upon the school system. E. Requests for job sharing shall be submitted to the building principal no later than March 1st for implementation in the subsequent school year. F. The building principal must initially approve all job share requests with final approval to be granted by the Superintendent of Schools. G. The principal and the two job share partners will mutually set a schedule with regard to work hours which shall ensure that job share responsibilities are equally shared between the two employees. H. Job share employee will do all reporting collaboratively. At the elementary level, the job share employees will conduct parent conferences together as per the school calendar. I. A full-time employee desiring to enter into a job share position will inform the Principal and the Superintendent of Schools in writing, that s/he is willing to accept the reduction from a full-time to a part-time position. J. If a lay-off occurs while the job share is in place, and one of the job share partners is reached for layoff, then the remaining portion partner shall have the option of hiselecting to accept a full-time position for which s/her FTE he is entitled to under Article 32, or apply for the law, or being placed on the recall list as provided therein. K. If unforeseen or extenuating circumstances occur to one of the partners, causing a job sharing experience to end prior to the end of the school year, the Employer will first seek a volunteer to fill the absent partner position. If there is no volunteer, then the Employer will make every reasonable effort to fill the absent partner's position with a long-term substitute. If there is no volunteer and no long-term substitute can be retained, the remaining partner shall have the option of electing to accept the full-time position or accepting an unpaid leave of absence for the remaining portion remainder of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes the school year. L. Employees hired to continue fill a job share after one year, he/she must resign vacancy caused by the leave portion creation of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a job sharing participant not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation according to the following priorities: 1. First, offer full time employment to the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute experience will be identified to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have non-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team so notified in writing to the building principal by April 1 at their time of the preceding contract year and indicate the employees’ desire to job share the ensuing school year. The proposed teaching combination must have the approval of the building principal and Human Resources. Responsibilities of job share partners shall be divided and/or allocated according to a written plan designed by the job-share partners with the approval of their immediate supervisor. Items to be addressed in job sharing applications are set forth in Appendix IXhire.

JOB SHARING. For Members with at least three (3) consecutive school years of full time classroom teaching, who are seeking to form a possible Job Sharing team for the purpose following school year, must notify the Executive Director – Human Resources prior to March 1. A listing of this agreement job sharing means the situation whereby two bargaining unit members voluntarily agree interested teachers will be posted in writing to share one position that would normally be filled all buildings by one employee. Participation in a job share shall be subject to annual District approval and the District will determine the number of job sharing positions, if any, within the District for that yearMarch 10. The parties acknowledge posting will contain the member names, certification and agree that while a job share arrangement may be desired by an employee, it current or most recent teaching assignment. The formation of Job Sharing teams is the priority responsibility of both the District and the Association to have a sound, consistent and cohesive educational program for the studentsinterested parties. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners shall be treated in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefits. B. Job-sharing certificated employees shall be given experience credit for advancement on the salary schedule based on the employee’s FTE. C. Continuing contract employees Members who have been granted a job share may either resign formed Job Sharing teams must notify the remaining portion of his/her FTE or apply for a leave of absence for the remaining portion of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes to continue a job share after one year, he/she must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a job sharing participant not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation according to the following priorities: 1. First, offer full time employment to the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute will be identified to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have non-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team in writing to the building principal Executive Director – Human Resources by April 1 of the preceding contract year and indicate the employees’ their desire to job share be employed on a half-time basis for the ensuing following school year. The proposed teaching combination must have These Job Sharing teams shall be ranked on the approval basis of the building principal team members’ combined system-wide seniority, and – in cases of ties – earliest hire date; those teams with the greatest seniority and/or earliest hire date shall be assigned Job Sharing positions to a maximum of twenty-five (25) teams per year and a maximum of twenty (20) percent of the full time classroom teaching positions in an individual building. All members making application for Job Sharing positions shall receive notification of acceptance or rejection no later than May 1. Job Sharing teams are formed for one academic year. Members who wish to continue in the Job Sharing program for a subsequent school year must reapply. Job sharing teams which reapply shall be given priority over newly formed teams for each consecutive year they wish to participate for four additional years beyond their first year. A member may not participate in the Job Sharing program for more than ten (10) school years unless the full complement of twenty-five (25) teams has not been filled. Only the school years subsequent to 1995-1996 shall be counted toward the ten (10) year limit on an individual’s participation in Job Sharing. The Job Sharing team will assume the present teaching assignment of one of the team members. At the conclusion of Job Sharing, the member who vacated his/her position to assume part-time status will be reassigned under the Member Initiated Request for Transfer provision of this Agreement. The member who retained his/her assignment during Job Sharing will assume full-time status in the same position that was occupied by the team. Effective with the 2011-2012 school year, job share teams shall be organized as daily half- day assignments only. The practice of working on a full-time basis for half of the school year and not working the other half is not permitted. Members assigned to part-time positions under this section shall be compensated at one half (1/2) the level which the member would receive under a full-time contract. If a member elects to take fringe benefits, costs for hospitalization, term life insurance, dental and vision coverage shall be shared equally by the member and the Board. Job sharers shall accumulate sick days at the rate of 7.5 days annually. Upon use of sick days, job sharers shall have one-half day deducted from their accumulated sick day total per day of use, and shall be paid at their half-time rate per day of use. For severance pay computation purposes, a member who retires from a job sharing position shall have his or her severance benefit computed on the basis of the member’s daily rate of pay had said member been employed under a full-time contract. Any member of a Job Sharing team may withdraw his/her consent to be a team member for the subsequent school year by submitting a written request for withdrawal prior to 5:00 P.M. on the Monday before the second Board meeting in April of each year. The request to be removed from a Job Sharing team must be received in the Department of Human Resources by this specified date and time. If no withdrawal request is filed prior to this time, the Job Sharing team members will be committed to their half-time Job Sharing contracts for the following school year, and the team may be dissolved only with the mutual consent of both team members and the Executive Director – Human Resources. Responsibilities All teachers who are members of a job share partners team shall be divided and/or allocated according work together to coordinate the curriculum instruction, classroom rules, approach to discipline, homework policies, and all other educational matters so that the students will experience a written plan designed by the job-share partners with the approval of their immediate supervisor. Items to be addressed in job sharing applications are set forth in Appendix IXconsistent, effective educational experience.

JOB SHARING. For A. Job-sharing means an assignment under which two (2) members share the purpose duties and responsibilities of this agreement one (1) full-time position. Applicants must have at least three (3) years’ experience with the District. B. Applicants for a job sharing means assignment (“Job-Sharing Team”) must jointly submit a Job- Sharing assignment application together with a proposed schedule not later than April 1, for the situation whereby two bargaining unit members voluntarily agree in writing to share one position that would normally be filled by one employee. Participation in a job share shall be subject to annual District approval and the District will determine the number of job sharing positions, if any, within the District for that succeeding school year. The parties acknowledge and agree that while a job share arrangement may be desired by an employee, it is the priority of both the District and the Association to have a sound, consistent and cohesive educational program for the students. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners shall be treated in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefits. B. Job-sharing certificated employees shall be given experience credit for advancement on the salary schedule based on the employee’s FTE. C. Continuing contract employees who have been granted a job share may either resign the remaining portion of his/her FTE or apply for a leave of absence for the remaining portion of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes to continue a job share after one year, he/she application must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a job sharing participant not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation according to the following prioritiesset forth: 1. FirstThe building, offer full time employment grade level, and subjects to be shared, including the remaining job sharing person;specific subjects to be taught by each member of the Job-Sharing Team and the hours per day and days per week of each team member’s proposed assignment. 2. SecondThe percentage of the regular full-time work day and week that each member of the Job-Sharing Team plans to spend at the school site, seek a compatible replacement, together with the remaining partner working fulltime until specific teaching schedule for each member of the replacement can be found;Job-Sharing Team. 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable The teaching methods and techniques and grading practices to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute will be identified used to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have non-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team in writing ensure consistency and compatibility to the building principal instructional program for pupils. C. Job-sharing applications must be approved by April 1 of the preceding contract year and indicate the employees’ desire to job share the ensuing school year. The proposed teaching combination must have the approval of both the building principal and Human Resourcesby the Superintendent or his/her designee. Responsibilities Requests may be approved as proposed or may be approved with a modified schedule, provided that the duties of the position are divided equally between the Team members. The decision to grant or deny a job-sharing request is not subject to the grievance procedure of this Negotiated Agreement. No decision to grant or deny any job sharing request may be considered precedent for any other job sharing request. Job-Sharing Team applicants will be notified by June 1 of the grant or denial of the request for the succeeding school year. D. Approval of any Job-Sharing Team request will be subject to the following conditions for each team member: 1. Each Team member will be expected to attend Parent-Teacher Conferences, Teacher work days, IEP conferences and to provide those In-service hours required under this Negotiated Agreement. 2. Each Team member will receive a pro-rata share of salary and benefits under this Negotiated Agreement, including personal leave, sick leave, contributions to health insurance plans and all other benefits of employment. 3. Team members acquire one (1) year of seniority for each year of job share partners shall sharing. E. All Job-Sharing assignments are for one (1) year only and may be divided and/or allocated according renewed only upon application and approval as provided above. Unless renewed, the Job-Sharing assignment will end at the end of the school year for which the assignment is made. Members returning to full-time status following a written plan designed by the job-share partners job sharing assignment will be returned in accordance with the approval provisions of their immediate supervisor. Items to be addressed in job sharing applications are set forth in Appendix IXthis Negotiated Agreement.

JOB SHARING. For ‌ 19.1 Job sharing shall refer to two (2) employees sharing one (1) full-time position, creating one full-time, long-term leave position. In the purpose interest of this agreement providing employees the opportunity to reduce their work schedule to fulfill personal needs, the District makes available a job sharing means the situation whereby two bargaining unit members voluntarily agree in writing provision of limited duration, according to share one position that would normally be filled by one employee. Participation in a job share shall be subject to annual District approval and the District will determine the number of job 19.3. 19.2 Job sharing positions, if any, within the District for that year. The parties acknowledge and agree that while a job share arrangement may be desired by an employee, it is the priority of both the District and the Association available to have a sound, consistent and cohesive educational program for the students. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners shall be treated in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefits. B. Job-sharing certificated employees shall be given experience credit for advancement on the salary schedule based on the employee’s FTE. C. Continuing contract employees who have been granted a job share may either resign the remaining portion of his/her FTE or apply for a leave of absence for the remaining portion of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes to continue a job share after one year, he/she must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a job sharing participant not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation according to the following priorities: 1. First, offer full time employment to the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute will be identified to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have non-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team and who have indicated in writing to the Administrator in charge of Human Resources and their respective building principal by April 1 March 15 of the preceding contract year and indicate the employees’ their desire to job share for the ensuing school year. The proposed teaching combination must have the approval of the building principal and Human ResourcesSuch an application will include a Job Share Plan. Responsibilities of an assignment by two (2) job share partners shall sharers may be divided and/or allocated according to a written plan designed by the job-share partners job sharers, with the approval of their immediate supervisorsupervisor and the administrator in charge of Human Resources. Items The building administration may limit the number of job shares to one per building, or may increase the number of job shares if it meets building needs. The Job Share Plan shall address such issues as: compatibility, scheduling, attendance at required meetings and events, working within grade levels or departments, communication plans with parents, etc. If denied, the reasons for the denial shall be addressed stated in writing to both employees requesting a job share. Disputes over the approval of a job share will be resolved by HR/NSEA along with the school principal and interested job-share teachers. The principal or supervisor will notify the employee of the job share application no later than May 1. Salary placement and seniority will be consistent with this collective bargaining agreement. 19.3 Employees holding job sharing applications assignments shall be granted the appropriate annual fractional leave(s), subject to the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Upon approval of a job share, the full-time assignment that becomes available will be filled with an employee on a non-continuing contract for one school year. Each employee who goes on a job share takes a leave of absence from the portion they are set forth in Appendix IXgiving up. 19.4 By March 1, the Job Sharing arrangement shall be evaluated and may be renewed on an annual basis, not to exceed two (2) consecutive years. When job shares are not renewed for the following year, each job share partner shall have the right to reclaim the leave portion of their contract to resume to a full-time position. If either employee no longer wants to continue the job share arrangement, the job share shall be terminated at the end of the school year. 19.5 Job shares may be extended beyond two (2) consecutive years providing each job sharer resigns the portion they are giving up. Xxx shares who resign a portion of their contract, thereby qualifying as part-time employees, maintain the right to apply and be impartially considered for vacancies if they wish to seek re-employment to a full-time position later.

JOB SHARING. For the purpose of this agreement job sharing means the situation 24.1 Job Sharing is a plan whereby two bargaining unit members voluntarily agree share the full responsibility for one identifiable self-contained full-time position. 24.2 The job share application (see Appendix D) will specify the benefits to the District and the students as well as the benefits to the unit members involved. The written application will indicate the name(s) of the unit members who are proposing to job share and it will indicate how the unit members plan to implement the job share position. The application must show details of how the unit members intend to coordinate their work, insuring that the educational continuity of the class will be preserved. 24.3 Unit members who wish to apply for a job share arrangement shall do so by March 1st of the school year prior to the intended job share. The District exclusively reserves the right of approval. The District may, after March 1st, accept late job share applications that are judged to be in writing the best interest of the pupils and programs of the District. 24.4 Unit members wishing to share one position that would normally be filled by one employee. Participation participate in a job share shall be subject first apply through their principal to annual District approval and the District will determine Human Resources office. At least one of the number of job sharing positions, if any, within the District for that year. The parties acknowledge and agree that while to a job share arrangement may application must be desired a permanent unit member. Approval of job share requests shall be determined by an employeeassessment of the proposal, it is meeting the priority needs of both the District students and the Association school involved as well as those of the unit members. Approval of a job share request shall also be determined by the appropriateness of the job share schedule (as determined by the District) and the District’s ability to have obtain a sound, consistent and cohesive educational program suitable replacement for the studentsvacancy created by the job share, should it be necessary to fill said vacancy. WagesThe Human Resources Office shall approve or deny the application by no later than May 1. If the request is denied, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners shall be treated in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefits. B. Job-sharing certificated employees applicants shall be given experience credit the reasons for advancement the denial in writing. Upon receiving the denial, the applicants shall have ten working days to respond to the reasons for the denial and resubmit their application. The District shall respond to the resubmission within ten days. If the resubmitted application is denied, the reasons for the denial shall be detailed in writing. 24.5 Job sharing contracts shall be one (1) year in length. Job share contracts shall not be for less than a .2 FTE for either unit member. Unit members must annually submit a request to job share. The approved application shall be binding on the salary schedule based on parties, unless mutually agreed upon by the employee’s FTEunit members and the district. C. Continuing contract employees who have been granted a 24.6 Responsibilities for an assignment of two (2) job share sharers may either resign the remaining portion of his/her FTE be divided or apply for a leave of absence for the remaining portion of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes to continue a job share after one year, he/she must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a job sharing participant not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation allocated according to the following priorities: 1. First, offer full time employment to the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute will be identified to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have non-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team in writing to the building principal by April 1 of the preceding contract year and indicate the employees’ desire to job share the ensuing school year. The proposed teaching combination must have the approval of the building principal and Human Resources. Responsibilities of job share partners shall be divided and/or allocated according to a written plan designed by the job-share partners job sharers with the approval concurrence of their immediate supervisor. Items to It is the intent that job sharers fulfill their instructional duties based on the proration of their employment contract. However, it is understood that the coordination of the classroom activities and instruction between the job sharers will likely require more time than if a single unit member was responsible for the class. In addition, each job sharer shall attend a prorated share of the faculty meetings, grade level and department meetings (if applicable). Both unit members shall attend regularly scheduled parent conferences as determined in Article 6. Both unit members will attend back-to-school nights and open- house nights. Preparation time shall be addressed in prorated between the job share partners. 24.7 Each job sharing applications are set forth unit member is responsible for notifying the District when a substitute is needed. The teaching team partner is entitled to first call for substitute service. The job share partners may “cover for each other” rather than calling for a substitute. 24.8 A unit member who has been approved for a job share will be granted a leave of absence, if necessary, for the portion of the assignment he/she is not working. 24.9 In the event that one of the two job sharing unit members is unable to fulfill the terms of the job share contract the remaining job sharing unit member shall have the options of: 24.9.1 converting to full-time employment in Appendix IXthat position, or 24.9.2 continuing the job share with another unit member mutually agreed upon by the remaining job sharing unit member and the district, 24.9.3 continuing the job share with another qualified teacher. If this teacher is not a current unit member, the regular hiring protocol will be used.

JOB SHARING. For 17.1 Unit members wishing to participate in the purpose job-sharing program must first apply through their principal. Mutual agreement between the unit members, the principal and the Superintendent is required before the shared position can be finalized and implemented. 17.2 A condition of this agreement job sharing means entry into shared position shall be that the situation whereby two bargaining affected unit members voluntarily agree shall decide between themselves which of them shall have the right to retain the shared position, in writing the event both unit members wish subsequently to share return to a regular, full-time position. 17.3 The shared position shall be approved for a maximum of one position school year at a time. 17.4 A unit member on a job-shared assignment who performs substitute duties for his/her co- worker or other unit member outside of his/her assignment during an unassigned work time shall be paid for that would normally service according to the current substitute salary schedule. 17.5 If a job-sharer leaves for a long-term illness or absence, (two [2] calendar weeks) the remaining partner shall assume teaching responsibilities during the absence. 17.6 Unit members wishing to return to full-time status after participation in the program shall, upon request, be filled by granted full-time contracts, providing full-time positions are available and they are qualified and credentialed to fill said positions. 17.7 Salaries of participants in the job-sharing program shall be paid and benefits granted on the same basis as his/her assignment is proportional to full-time services. In no event shall the total cost exceed the cost of one employee(1) full-time equivalent unit member. 17.8 Participants in the job-sharing program shall be required to attend meetings as deemed appropriate to fulfill their professional responsibilities which may or may not occur during their work duty time and perform mandated, non-instructional and adjunct duties required of all unit members. Participation All provisions of an assignment, including but not limited, to allocation of preparation time and homeroom assignment shall be outlined and agreed upon in a job job-share contract which shall be subject executed prior to annual District approval and the District will determine the number of job sharing positions, if any, within the District any assignment being approved. 17.9 Salary credit for that year. The parties acknowledge and agree that while a job job-share arrangement may be desired by an employee, it is the priority of both the District and the Association to have a sound, consistent and cohesive educational program for the students. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners participants shall be treated in the same manner as other part- granted on full-time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefits. B. Job-sharing certificated employees shall be given experience credit for advancement equivalent service only (one step movement on the salary schedule based on the employee’s FTE. C. Continuing contract employees who have been granted a job share may either resign the remaining portion of his/her FTE or apply for a leave of absence for the remaining portion of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes to continue a job share after one year, he/she must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a job sharing participant not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation according to the following priorities: 1. First, offer full time employment to the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute will be identified to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have non-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team every two years in writing to the building principal by April 1 of the preceding contract year and indicate the employees’ desire to job share the ensuing school year. The proposed teaching combination must have the approval of the building principal and Human Resources. Responsibilities of job share partners shall be divided and/or allocated according to a written plan designed by the job-share partners with program). 17.10 Teachers in the approval job-share program must notify the District prior to March 1st of their immediate supervisor. Items to be addressed in job sharing applications are set forth in Appendix IXintent for the following school year.

JOB SHARING. For 1. A job shared assignment may be requested after a teacher's third full year of service. In the purpose of this agreement event a non-tenured teacher is approved as the job-sharing partner, the non-tenured teacher will be given part-time employment status. Teachers who share positions may apply for a second successive year, but a participant in a job sharing means leave have no vested right in its renewal or extension. 2. A job shared assignment must be for one academic year, beginning in August/September and ending in June.‌ 3. Each year, Xxxxxx will allow up to five job-shared teaching positions in the situation whereby two bargaining unit members voluntarily agree district.‌ 4. It is the responsibility of the teacher interested in writing job sharing to make every attempt to fill the job share position by another tenured teacher, both of whom are included on the seniority list for the department in which the job sharing position is requested.‌ By March 1, the job sharing partners are to submit a written letter of request to the individual’s supervisor, who will forward the request to the superintendent, building principal and assistant superintendent for Human Resources. Both job sharing partners need to be named in the request. Approval will be made based on consideration of staffing needs. Every effort will be made to notify the job sharers of their status by May 1st. If more than five sets of partners apply and are qualified for participation, selection of participants will be made by lot. Approved job sharing positions are irrevocable except by mutual consent of the district and job sharing partners or by resignation of one position or both partners. In the event that would normally be filled by one employeepartner resigns, the remaining tenured partner must assume the full assignment. 5. During the year of job sharing the tenured participating teachers will retain seniority and tenure within the district as if they were assigned full time responsibilities. Participation in the fringe benefit program will be available to tenured staff at a job share shall be subject prorated basis and limited to annual District approval and those items the District will determine staff members participated in during the number previous year.‌ For each year of job sharing positions, if any, within the District for that yeara tenured staff member will receive one half-year seniority. The parties acknowledge and agree that while tenured staff member will move a job share arrangement may be desired by an employee, it is the priority of both the District and the Association to have a sound, consistent and cohesive educational program for the students. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners shall be treated in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefits. B. Job-sharing certificated employees shall be given experience credit for advancement year on the salary schedule based for every two years of job sharing. 6. A teacher may not participate in job sharing immediately following or preceding any other approved leave, except for maternity/child rearing leave.‌ 7. During the year of job sharing, sick leave will be allocated and, if necessary, may be used on the employee’s FTE. C. Continuing contract employees who have been granted same basis as if the teacher had a job share may either resign the remaining portion of his/her FTE or apply for a leave of absence for the remaining portion of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes to continue a job share after one year, he/she must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share full time assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should Sick leave allocated and not used during the year will be allowed to accumulate on a pro- rated basis.‌‌ If a job sharing participant not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reasonpartner is absent, the district other partner will deal with be given first right of refusal for assuming the situation according to assignment at the following priorities: 1prevailing class substitution rate. First, offer full time employment to If the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is foundsubstitution responsibility, a substitute substitutes will be identified to work until a replacement is foundobtained per Article X, Section 22 of the Union Board Agreement. 8. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have nonAll participating job sharers will attend parent-provisional continuing contracts teacher conference programs, and in service/institute days. One of the job sharers must attend scheduled departmental meetings and building meetings and then share the information with the District may apply for a job share assignmentother partner.‌ 9. Such application should Classroom teaching assignments will be submitted as a team in writing to either 2 classes (40% salary) or 3 classes (60% salary) and assigned by the building principal. Non-classroom assignments will be equally divided (50% salary each) and assigned by the building principal. Specific required in-school hours will be established by the building principal by April 1 of at the preceding contract year and indicate time the employees’ desire to job share the ensuing school year. The proposed teaching combination must have the approval of the building principal and Human Resources. Responsibilities of job share partners shall be divided and/or allocated according to a written plan designed by the job-share partners with the approval of their immediate supervisor. Items to be addressed in job sharing applications are set forth in Appendix IX.agreement is approved.‌‌

JOB SHARING. For the purpose 15.1 Unit members who have completed three (3) years of this agreement service with satisfactory evaluations may apply to participate in job sharing. 15.2 Applicants must submit a written proposal for job sharing means to the situation whereby two bargaining Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, listing the proposed work schedule, assignment, duties, and the advantages to the instructional program. 15.3 As soon as possible, unit members voluntarily agree in writing to share one position that would normally should be filled by one employeenotified of acceptance into the job sharing program. Participation in a Acceptance of unit members into the job share sharing program shall be at the discretion of the Superintendent. Existing job sharing positions shall be subject to annual District review by the Principal. Should a unit member's request for job sharing be denied, the Superintendent, upon request, shall provide written reasons therefore. 15.4 Following approval of the job sharing proposals by the Superintendent, job sharers shall meet with the principal of the proposed job sharing site. At this meeting the job sharers shall present and discuss their plan of how they intend to allocate and/or divide their responsibilities as they relate to parent-teacher conferences, yearly and daily instructional plans, scheduling of adequate contract time between the District will determine job sharers to ensure continuity of the program, and duties specified in Section 6.22 of the Agreement. 15.5 In considering the acceptance of the job sharer's plan, the principal shall use, but is not limited to, the following criteria: prior performance evaluations, number of job shared positions at site, and compatibility of job sharer's philosophies of education and discipline. If the principal decides against the job sharers' plan, he/she shall give such reasons verbally to the unit members at the meeting and will reduce said reasons to writing if requested. 15.6 Periodically, with adequate prior notice, the principal may require the job sharers to meet and discuss their program and its continuity. 15.7 Participants will be responsible for adequate planning with their partners and for short and long range lesson plans to be reviewed by the principal or immediate supervisor. Lesson plan requirements shall not exceed those required by other unit members. 15.8 Job sharing positionsapplicants may apply to work one-half (1/2) of the school year or one-half (1/2) of each day during the school year, if any, or any other arrangement as mutually agreed to by the unit member and the unit member's principal. 15.9 Job sharing assignments shall be filled by unit members who have jointly requested to work together. Should a unit member requesting half-time employment be unable to secure a job sharing partner within the District for unit, the unit member may submit a written proposal to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources requesting that year. The parties acknowledge and agree that while a job share arrangement sharer be secured from outside the District. Such request will be considered by the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources and may be desired by an employeegranted at the discretion of the Superintendent. Periodically, it with adequate prior notice, the principal may require the job sharers to meet and discuss their program and its continuity. 15.10 Participants in job sharing will be placed on a fifty percent (50%) teaching assignment and on a fifty percent (50%) uncompensated leave of absence. Participants shall not lose full-time tenure credit they have previously accumulated in the school district. 15.11 Participants will receive one-half (½) the salary they would receive if they were working full-time. 15.12 Participants shall be placed appropriately on the Teachers' Salary Schedule and shall be given appropriate added increments for advanced degrees. 15.13 Job sharing participants must contribute to the State Teachers' Retirement System and will receive credit for one-half (½) year of service toward retirement. 15.14 A participating unit member will receive credit each year for one (1) full year's advancement on the salary schedule when such unit member is on duty for seventy-five (75%) percent of the total number of days in which the schools of the District are in regular session. Effective July 1, 1983, job sharers who do not work seventy-five (75%) of the total number of days in which the schools of the District are in regular session shall be granted one (1) year's salary advancement for each two (2) full years of service as a job sharer. Notwithstanding, Section 7.1, unit members sharing a position shall receive fifty (50%) percent of the annual District contribution for the health and welfare benefit package or may split one benefit package, subject to the approval of the District's health and welfare benefit carriers. 15.15 The District's commitment to the unit member electing to work one-half (½) time in job sharing will be for one-half (½) time employment in the future. However, job sharers shall have priority for full-time employment over temporary or substitute employees. 15.16 If the job sharer desires to increase from part-time to full-time employment, such increase shall depend upon the staffing needs of both the District and the Association unit member's qualifications. In the event that a job sharer requests to have return to a soundfull-time teaching assignment, consistent and cohesive educational program for the students. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners District shall be treated consider such requests in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefitsit considers requests for voluntary transfers. B. Job15.17 A request to return to a full-sharing certificated employees shall time assignment must be given experience credit for advancement on the salary schedule based on the employee’s FTE. C. Continuing contract employees who have been granted a job share may either resign the remaining portion of his/her FTE or apply for a leave of absence for the remaining portion of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes to continue a job share after one year, he/she must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a job sharing participant not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation according submitted to the following priorities: 1. First, offer full time employment to the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute will be identified to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have non-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team in writing to the building principal by April Human Resources Office on or before March 1 of the school year preceding contract the school year and indicate in which the employees’ desire to job share the ensuing school year. The proposed teaching combination must have the approval of the building principal and Human Resources. Responsibilities of job share partners shall be divided and/or allocated according to a written plan designed by the jobfull-share partners with the approval of their immediate supervisor. Items to be addressed in job sharing applications are set forth in Appendix IXtime assignment would take place.

JOB SHARING. For The Association and District Administration agree that job flexibility should be an option for unit members. Therefore, the purpose opportunity for unit members to share a job assignment should be available at every site. 7.4.1 Job share applications for assignments for the following school year shall be filed with the District no later than March 15th. Each application shall designate who are the proposed job share partners. The District shall approve or deny requests and notify, in writing, the applicants of its decision by the regularly scheduled April Board Meeting. If a request is denied, the applicants shall be notified of specific reasons for the denial. Notwithstanding other provisions of this agreement job Agreement, job-sharing means unit members' wages, benefits, and paid leaves shall be prorated relative to the situation whereby actual time worked. In no event shall the total amount of health and welfare benefits for the job-sharers exceed the amount the District would have paid if the position had not been shared. 7.4.2 Each job-sharing unit member who works at least fifty percent (50%) shall receive a salary schedule increment each year. 7.4.3 Upon request of the two bargaining participants, a job-sharing assignment may be renewed provided the participants notify the District prior to March 15th. In the event the two participants fail to notify the District of their desire to continue the job- sharing assignment, or in the event the District does not approve the continuance of the assignment, the participants shall be returned to their previous status. 7.4.4 If a unit members voluntarily agree in writing to share one position that would normally be filled by one employee. Participation member on a regular contract is in a job-sharing assignment for more than one (1) year and elects to return to a full-time assignment, the unit member will be assigned to the first available full-time position for which he or she is properly credentialed and in conformance with the provisions of this Agreement. 7.4.5 The Association and District Administration further agree to the setting of criteria and the standard job share shall agreement checklist as listed below that will be subject used by the principal to annual District approval determine the viability of a job-share team. Reduced or shared teaching assignment contract requests will be considered by the administration and evaluated in terms of their benefit to the District's educational program and the District will determine the number welfare of job sharing positions, if any, within the District for that year. The parties acknowledge and agree that while a job share arrangement may be desired by an employee, it is the priority of both the District and the Association to have a sound, consistent and cohesive educational program for the students. WagesThe principal will have the right and responsibility to determine, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners shall be treated in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefits. B. Job-sharing certificated employees shall be given experience credit for advancement on the salary schedule based on the employee’s FTE. C. Continuing contract employees who have been granted a job share may either resign the remaining portion of his/her FTE or apply for a leave of absence for the remaining portion of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes to continue a job share after one year, he/she must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a job sharing participant not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation according to the following priorities: 1. First, offer full time employment to the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Thirddistrict-wide criteria, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute will be identified to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have non-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team in writing to the building principal by April 1 of the preceding contract year and indicate the employees’ desire to job share the ensuing school year. The proposed teaching combination must have the approval of the building principal and Human Resources. Responsibilities of job share partners shall be divided and/or allocated according to a written plan designed by the job-share partners with the approval of their immediate supervisor. Items team should continue each successive year. 7.4.6 For employees on reduced or shared contracts who chose a leave, refer to be addressed in job sharing applications are set forth in Appendix IXArticle 10.3.

JOB SHARING. For 18.1 The job share request will specify the purpose of this agreement job sharing means benefits to the situation whereby two bargaining District and the students as well as the benefits to the unit members voluntarily agree involved. The written request will indicate the name(s) of the unit members who are proposing to job share and it will indicate how the unit members plan to implement the job share position. The request must show details of how the unit members intend to coordinate their work, insuring that the educational continuity of the class will be preserved. 18.2 Approval of a job share request shall be determined by an assessment of the proposal, meeting the needs of the students and the school involved as well as those of the unit members. Approval of a job share request shall also be determined by the District's ability to obtain a suitable replacement for the vacancy created by the job share, should it be necessary to fill said vacancy. 18.3 Job sharing contracts shall be one (1) year in writing length. Unit members must resubmit a request to job share one position for another school year, if desired. Contracts with employees in job share positions shall clearly indicate that would normally teachers shall honor their contract and will not be filled by one employeeeligible for other positions in the District during the term of their job share contract. 18.4 Job sharing contracts shall reflect a team of unit members who have jointly agreed to apply. Participation Unit members, who have been unsuccessful in finding a job share partner from among current District unit members, shall be given equal consideration for their job share request. The District shall post outside recruitments a minimum of two (2) times. Positions shall be posted inside and outside the District concurrently. 18.5 Permanent and Probationary teachers are eligible to apply for job share arrangements. Requests to participate in a job share position shall be subject submitted by March 1st of the school year prior to annual the intended job share. The District approval exclusively reserves the right of approval. The District may, after March 1st, at its sole discretion, accept late job share proposals that are judged to be in the best interest of the pupils and programs of the District. 18.6 Responsibilities for an assignment of two (2) job sharers may be divided or allocated according to the plan designed by the job sharers with the concurrence of their immediate supervisor. At least one-half of the in-service days, faculty meetings, and conference weeks will be attended by each job sharing employee. Parents will be notified by the job sharing team of their option to request the presence of both unit members at a parent conference. If the parents so request, both unit members shall attend each meeting. Back-to-school nights and open-house nights will be attended by both unit members of the job sharing team. 18.7 It is the responsibility of both job share unit members to be informed as to the in-service program at the assigned site. 18.8 Each job sharing unit member is responsible for notifying the District will determine when a substitute is needed. The teaching team partner is entitled to first call for substitute service. If a job share partner is absent for not more than ten (10) work days, the job share partner may replace the unit member who is absent and shall be entitled to take an equal number of job sharing positions, if any, within days off in the District for that same school year. The parties acknowledge and agree that while a job share arrangement may be desired by an employeeunit member who is absent, it is the priority of both the District and the Association to have a soundshall, consistent and cohesive educational program for the students. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners shall be treated later in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefits. B. Job-sharing certificated employees shall be given experience credit for advancement on school year, reciprocate by taking the salary schedule based on the employee’s FTE. C. Continuing contract employees who have been granted a job share may either resign the remaining portion place of his/her FTE or apply partner for an equal number of days at the unit member's regular salary rate. All arrangements for the absence exchange shall be reported to the supervisor. 18.9 Prior to June 30, 2009, a unit member who has been approved for a job share will be granted a leave of absence for that part of the remaining portion of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes to continue a job share after one year, assignment he/she must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTEis not working. After one year June 30, 2009, the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a will approve leaves of absence for job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a job sharing participant not be able to complete employees at the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation according to the following priorities: 1. First, offer full time employment to the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute will be identified to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have non-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team in writing to the building principal by April 1 sole discretion of the preceding contract year and indicate the employees’ desire to job share the ensuing school year. The proposed teaching combination must have the approval Board of the building principal and Human Resources. Responsibilities of job share partners shall be divided and/or allocated according to a written plan designed by the job-share partners with the approval of their immediate supervisor. Items to be addressed in job sharing applications are set forth in Appendix IXTrustees (see Article 7).

JOB SHARING. For 1. A job shared assignment may be requested after a teacher's third full year of service. In the purpose of this agreement event a non-tenured teacher is approved as the job-sharing partner, the non-tenured teacher will be given part-time employment status. Teachers who share positions may apply for a second successive year, but a participant in a job sharing means leave have no vested right in its renewal or extension. 2. A job shared assignment must be for one academic year, beginning in August/September and ending in June. 3. Each year, Xxxxxx will allow up to five job-shared teaching positions in the situation whereby two bargaining unit members voluntarily agree district. 4. It is the responsibility of the teacher interested in writing job sharing to make every attempt to fill the job share position by another tenured teacher, both of whom are included on the seniority list for the department in which the job sharing position is requested. By March 1, the job sharing partners are to submit a written letter of request to the individual’s supervisor, who will forward the request to the superintendent, building principal and assistant superintendent for Human Resources. Both job sharing partners need to be named in the request. Approval will be made based on consideration of staffing needs. Every effort will be made to notify the job sharers of their status by May 1st. If more than five sets of partners apply and are qualified for participation, selection of participants will be made by lot. Approved job sharing positions are irrevocable except by mutual consent of the district and job sharing partners or by resignation of one position or both partners. In the event that would normally be filled by one employeepartner resigns, the remaining tenured partner must assume the full assignment. 5. During the year of job sharing the tenured participating teachers will retain seniority and tenure within the district as if they were assigned full time responsibilities. Participation in the fringe benefit program will be available to tenured staff at a job share shall be subject prorated basis and limited to annual District approval and those items the District will determine staff members participated in during the number previous year. For each year of job sharing positions, if any, within the District for that yeara tenured staff member will receive one half-year seniority. The parties acknowledge and agree that while tenured staff member will move a job share arrangement may be desired by an employee, it is the priority of both the District and the Association to have a sound, consistent and cohesive educational program for the students. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners shall be treated in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefits. B. Job-sharing certificated employees shall be given experience credit for advancement year on the salary schedule based for every two years of job sharing. 6. A teacher may not participate in job sharing immediately following or preceding any other approved leave, except for maternity/child rearing leave. 7. During the year of job sharing, sick leave will be allocated and, if necessary, may be used on the employee’s FTE. C. Continuing contract employees who have been granted same basis as if the teacher had a job share may either resign full time assignment. Sick leave allocated and not used during the remaining portion of his/her FTE or apply for year will be allowed to accumulate on a leave of absence for the remaining portion of his/her FTEpro-rated basis. If an employee wishes to continue a job share after one year, he/she must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a job sharing participant not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reasonpartner is absent, the district other partner will deal with be given first right of refusal for assuming the situation according to assignment at the following priorities: 1prevailing class substitution rate. First, offer full time employment to If the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is foundsubstitution responsibility, a substitute substitutes will be identified to work until a replacement is foundobtained per Article X, Section 22 of the Union Board Agreement. 8. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have nonAll participating job sharers will attend parent-provisional continuing contracts teacher conference programs, and in service/institute days. One of the job sharers must attend scheduled departmental meetings and building meetings and then share the information with the District may apply for a job share assignmentother partner. 9. Such application should Classroom teaching assignments will be submitted as a team in writing to either 2 classes (40% salary) or 3 classes (60% salary) and assigned by the building principal. Non-classroom assignments will be equally divided (50% salary each) and assigned by the building principal. Specific required in-school hours will be established by the building principal by April 1 of at the preceding contract year and indicate time the employees’ desire to job share the ensuing school year. The proposed teaching combination must have the approval of the building principal and Human Resources. Responsibilities of job share partners shall be divided and/or allocated according to a written plan designed by the job-share partners with the approval of their immediate supervisor. Items to be addressed in job sharing applications are set forth in Appendix IXagreement is approved.

JOB SHARING. For 20.1 Unit members wishing to participate in the purpose job-sharing program must first apply through their principal. Mutual agreement between the unit members, the principal and the Superintendent is required before the shared position can be finalized and implemented. 20.2 A condition of this agreement job sharing means entry into shared position shall be that the situation whereby two bargaining affected unit members voluntarily agree shall decide between themselves which of them shall have the right to retain the shared position, in writing the event both unit members wish subsequently to share return to a regular, full-time position. 20.3 The shared position shall be approved for a maximum of one position school year at a time. 20.4 A unit member on a job-shared assignment who performs substitute duties for his/her co- worker or other unit member outside of his/her assignment during an unassigned work time shall be paid for that would normally service according to the current substitute salary schedule. 20.5 If a job-sharer leaves for a long-term illness or absence, (two [2] calendar weeks) the remaining partner shall assume teaching responsibilities during the absence. 20.6 Unit members wishing to return to full-time status after participation in the program shall, upon request, be filled by granted full-time contracts, providing full-time positions are available and they are qualified and credentialed to fill said positions. 20.7 Salaries of participants in the job-sharing program shall be paid and benefits granted on the same basis as his/her assignment is proportional to full-time services. In no event shall the total cost exceed the cost of one employee(1) full-time equivalent unit member. 20.8 Participants in the job-sharing program shall be required to attend meetings as deemed appropriate to fulfill their professional responsibilities which may or may not occur during their work duty time and perform mandated, non-instructional and adjunct duties required of all unit members. Participation All provisions of an assignment, including but not limited, to allocation of preparation time and homeroom assignment shall be outlined and agreed upon in a job job-share contract which shall be subject executed prior to annual District approval and the District will determine the number of job sharing positions, if any, within the District any assignment being approved. 20.9 Salary credit for that year. The parties acknowledge and agree that while a job job-share arrangement may be desired by an employee, it is the priority of both the District and the Association to have a sound, consistent and cohesive educational program for the students. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners participants shall be treated in the same manner as other part- granted on full-time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefits. B. Job-sharing certificated employees shall be given experience credit for advancement equivalent service only (one step movement on the salary schedule based on the employee’s FTE. C. Continuing contract employees who have been granted a job share may either resign the remaining portion of his/her FTE or apply for a leave of absence for the remaining portion of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes to continue a job share after one year, he/she must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a job sharing participant not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation according to the following priorities: 1. First, offer full time employment to the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute will be identified to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have non-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team every two years in writing to the building principal by April 1 of the preceding contract year and indicate the employees’ desire to job share the ensuing school year. The proposed teaching combination must have the approval of the building principal and Human Resources. Responsibilities of job share partners shall be divided and/or allocated according to a written plan designed by the job-share partners with program). 20.10 Teachers in the approval job-share program must notify the District prior to March 1st of their immediate supervisor. Items to be addressed in job sharing applications are set forth in Appendix IXintent for the following school year.

JOB SHARING. For Job sharing shall be defined as a voluntary program providing two (2) teachers, who have been employed by the purpose of this agreement job sharing means District for four years prior to beginning to share a job, the situation whereby two bargaining unit members voluntarily agree in writing opportunity to request permission to share one position that would normally be filled by one employee(1) full time teaching position. Participation in The granting of a job share sharing arrangement shall be subject to annual District approval the following guidelines: a. Teachers who would like to participate in a job-sharing position shall submit an application and proposed plan for a job sharing leave to the Superintendent or designee on/or prior to February 15 immediately preceding the school year for which the job share is requested. b. The job-sharing plan shall include, but not be limited to: teaching responsibilities, attendance at in-service meetings, availability for student assistance, and current extra-curricular activities. c. Both teachers will be responsible for acquiring the information provided at faculty meetings, in-service meetings, and school improvement days. d. The teachers are expected to attend parent conferences, open house/curriculum night, portfolio night, and institute days. e. The actual daily schedule for the partners in a job sharing position will be worked out between the participants and the District will determine building principal. The Board shall notify the number of applicants for a job sharing positions, if any, within leave of the District for that yeardisposition of the request no later than March 31. (The parties acknowledge and agree that while sum of the portions shall not exceed 100%.) f. Participants in a job share arrangement may be desired by an employee, it is the priority of both the District and the Association to have a sound, consistent and cohesive educational program for the students. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners sharing position shall be treated in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefits. B. Job-sharing certificated employees shall be given experience credit for advancement placed appropriately on the salary schedule based on and salaries shall be prorated according to portion of the employee’s FTEyear worked. (The sum of the portions shall not exceed 100%.) g. Contributions to the Teachers’ Retirement System will be proportionate to the time worked and to the salary earned. C. Continuing contract employees who have been granted h. Participants in job sharing positions will receive a job share may either resign prorated amount of insurance premium and paid leave benefits. i. Seniority shall accrue in proportion to the remaining portion of his/her FTE or apply for time worked. j. Participants in job-sharing positions shall be considered on a leave of absence for those portions of the remaining portion school work hours and/or days that they are not working. k. Tenure rights for participants in job-sharing positions shall be maintained. l. The length of hisjob-sharing leave shall be for one (1) school year and may be renewed by the Board, provided that a request to renew is made on/her FTEor prior to February 1, immediately preceding the school year for which the leave is requested. If an employee wishes such a request is made, the Board shall notify the participants of its disposition by March 15 following the request. m. The decision to continue a job share after one year, he/she must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should grant a job sharing participant leave or program is at the sole discretion of the Board of Education and is not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation according subject to the following priorities: 1. First, offer full time employment to the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute will be identified to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have non-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team in writing to the building principal by April 1 of the preceding contract year and indicate the employees’ desire to job share the ensuing school year. The proposed teaching combination must have the approval of the building principal and Human Resources. Responsibilities of job share partners shall be divided and/or allocated according to a written plan designed by the job-share partners with the approval of their immediate supervisor. Items to be addressed in job sharing applications are set forth in Appendix IXgrievance procedure.

JOB SHARING. For the purpose ‌ 15.1 Unit members who have completed three (3) years of this agreement service with satisfactory evaluations may apply to participate in job sharing. 15.2 Applicants must submit a written proposal for job sharing means to the situation whereby two bargaining Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, listing the proposed work schedule, assignment, duties, and the advantages to the instructional program. 15.3 As soon as possible, unit members voluntarily agree in writing to share one position that would normally should be filled by one employeenotified of acceptance into the job sharing program. Participation in a Acceptance of unit members into the job share sharing program shall be at the discretion of the Superintendent. Existing job sharing positions shall be subject to annual District review by the Principal. Should a unit member's request for job sharing be denied, the Superintendent, upon request, shall provide written reasons therefore. 15.4 Following approval of the job sharing proposals by the Superintendent, job sharers shall meet with the principal of the proposed job sharing site. At this meeting the job sharers shall present and discuss their plan of how they intend to allocate and/or divide their responsibilities as they relate to parent-teacher conferences, yearly and daily instructional plans, scheduling of adequate contract time between the District will determine job sharers to ensure continuity of the program, and duties specified in Section 6.22 of the Agreement. 15.5 In considering the acceptance of the job sharer's plan, the principal shall use, but is not limited to, the following criteria: prior performance evaluations, number of job shared positions at site, and compatibility of job sharer's philosophies of education and discipline. If the principal decides against the job sharers' plan, he/she shall give such reasons verbally to the unit members at the meeting and will reduce said reasons to writing if requested. 15.6 Periodically, with adequate prior notice, the principal may require the job sharers to meet and discuss their program and its continuity. 15.7 Participants will be responsible for adequate planning with their partners and for short and long range lesson plans to be reviewed by the principal or immediate supervisor. Lesson plan requirements shall not exceed those required by other unit members. 15.8 Job sharing positionsapplicants may apply to work one-half (1/2) of the school year or one-half (1/2) of each day during the school year, if any, or any other arrangement as mutually agreed to by the unit member and the unit member's principal. 15.9 Job sharing assignments shall be filled by unit members who have jointly requested to work together. Should a unit member requesting half-time employment be unable to secure a job sharing partner within the District for unit, the unit member may submit a written proposal to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources requesting that year. The parties acknowledge and agree that while a job share arrangement sharer be secured from outside the District. Such request will be considered by the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources and may be desired by an employeegranted at the discretion of the Superintendent. Periodically, it with adequate prior notice, the principal may require the job sharers to meet and discuss their program and its continuity. 15.10 Participants in job sharing will be placed on a fifty percent (50%) teaching assignment and on a fifty percent (50%) uncompensated leave of absence. Participants shall not lose full-time tenure credit they have previously accumulated in the school district. 15.11 Participants will receive one-half (½) the salary they would receive if they were working full-time. 15.12 Participants shall be placed appropriately on the Teachers' Salary Schedule and shall be given appropriate added increments for advanced degrees. 15.13 Job sharing participants must contribute to the State Teachers' Retirement System and will receive credit for one-half (½) year of service toward retirement. 15.14 A participating unit member will receive credit each year for one (1) full year's advancement on the salary schedule when such unit member is on duty for seventy-five (75%) percent of the total number of days in which the schools of the District are in regular session. Effective July 1, 1983, job sharers who do not work seventy-five (75%) of the total number of days in which the schools of the District are in regular session shall be granted one (1) year's salary advancement for each two (2) full years of service as a job sharer. Notwithstanding, Section 7.1, unit members sharing a position shall receive fifty (50%) percent of the annual District contribution for the health and welfare benefit package or may split one benefit package, subject to the approval of the District's health and welfare benefit carriers. 15.15 The District's commitment to the unit member electing to work one-half (½) time in job sharing will be for one-half (½) time employment in the future. However, job sharers shall have priority for full-time employment over temporary or substitute employees. 15.16 If the job sharer desires to increase from part-time to full-time employment, such increase shall depend upon the staffing needs of both the District and the Association unit member's qualifications. In the event that a job sharer requests to have return to a soundfull-time teaching assignment, consistent and cohesive educational program for the students. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions A. Job share partners District shall be treated consider such requests in the same manner as other part- time bargaining unit members with relation to compensation and benefitsit considers requests for voluntary transfers. B. Job15.17 A request to return to a full-sharing certificated employees shall time assignment must be given experience credit for advancement on the salary schedule based on the employee’s FTE. C. Continuing contract employees who have been granted a job share may either resign the remaining portion of his/her FTE or apply for a leave of absence for the remaining portion of his/her FTE. If an employee wishes to continue a job share after one year, he/she must resign the leave portion of his/her assigned FTE. After one year the District is under no obligation to hold open the position a job share partner held before assuming a job share assignment. (For Leave of Association President see Section 5.9) D. Should a job sharing participant not be able to complete the job sharing situation for any reason, the district will deal with the situation according submitted to the following priorities: 1. First, offer full time employment to the remaining job sharing person; 2. Second, seek a compatible replacement, with the remaining partner working fulltime until the replacement can be found; 3. Third, if the remaining partner is unable to assume the full- time responsibility until a replacement is found, a substitute will be identified to work until a replacement is found. Application Procedures Employees with satisfactory evaluations who have non-provisional continuing contracts with the District may apply for a job share assignment. Such application should be submitted as a team in writing to the building principal by April Human Resources Office on or before March 1 of the school year preceding contract the school year and indicate in which the employees’ desire to job share the ensuing school year. The proposed teaching combination must have the approval of the building principal and Human Resources. Responsibilities of job share partners shall be divided and/or allocated according to a written plan designed by the jobfull-share partners with the approval of their immediate supervisor. Items to be addressed in job sharing applications are set forth in Appendix IXtime assignment would take place.