Common use of Provisions of a Shared Contract Clause in Contracts

Provisions of a Shared Contract. 4.1 Employees in a shared contract arrangement shall have on file in the District’s Human Resources Department a signed, shared contract agreement which clearly delineates the duties and responsibilities of each party. The contract shall not be valid until both the site administrator and the Superintendent or designee have approved the terms of the agreement and the Governing Board has granted final approval. 4.2 Unit members sharing an assignment shall accrue sick leave and other leave benefits prorated based on their FTE. 4.3 All shared contracts are restricted to no more than one (1) benefit package per FTE not to exceed the current benefit cap. However, partners may allocate those benefits among themselves to the degree that is allowed by the insurance carriers and pay the remaining portion should they desire. If an employee is at or above 50% and opts out of District health benefits, any applicable opt out fee charged by the insurance carrier will be deducted from the applicable benefit 4.4 Whenever one of the unit members sharing an assignment is absent, the other unit member shall make every reasonable effort to perform the substitute teaching duties. For this service, his/her pay shall correspond with the substitute pay for day to day substitutes. If an absence extends beyond two (2) consecutive weeks, he/she shall receive his/her regular daily rate beginning with the first day of substitute service. 4.5 When one partner to a shared contract is unable by reason of disability or other circumstance to continue under the shared contract agreement, the other partner is responsible for returning to full-time. Should such return be blocked by personal circumstances permanently, the partner shall be responsible for temporarily becoming full-time while other arrangements are made. 4.6 When transfers and reassignments are necessary, it shall be the position the unit members are actually working in which controls potential transfer and reassignment. For example, the six (6) criteria used to make transfers and reassignments under this Agreement shall be applied based on the unit member whose position is being shared. 4.7 Movement on the salary schedule for a job share team member shall be based on the same criteria applied to other unit members for column advancement on the salary schedule. 4.8 Job share employees shall earn experience credit toward step advancement on the salary schedule based on the percentage of the position held. Advancement on the salary schedule shall only occur in one (1) year increments. For example, a member serving in a .60 job share position for two (2) consecutive school years will advance one (1) step on the salary schedule upon completion of the second year of service. That member would retain .20 credit to be added to subsequent service credits if applicable. 4.9 Employees on a shared contract shall be limited to ten percent (10%) of the total FTE of self-contained classroom teachers in the District. 4.10 Both partners are responsible for all mandatory teacher professional development workdays and all partners are responsible for sharing staff meeting information with each other. 4.11 In the event that a job share partnership is discontinued, the participants may remain at the same school, or be transferred to another school, at the District’s discretion.

Provisions of a Shared Contract. 4.1 Employees in a shared contract arrangement shall have on file in the District’s Human Resources Department a signed, shared contract agreement which clearly delineates the duties and responsibilities of each party. The contract shall not be valid until both the site administrator and the Superintendent or designee have approved the terms of the agreement and the Governing Board has granted final approval. 4.2 Unit members sharing an assignment shall accrue sick leave and other leave benefits prorated based on their FTE. 4.3 All shared contracts are restricted to no more than one (1) benefit package per FTE not to exceed the current benefit cap. However, partners may allocate those benefits among themselves to the degree that is allowed by the insurance carriers and pay the remaining portion should they desire. If an employee is at or above 50% and opts out of District health benefits, any applicable opt out fee charged by the insurance carrier will be deducted from the applicable benefitbenefit cap. 4.4 Whenever one of the unit members sharing an assignment is absent, the other unit member shall make every reasonable effort to perform the substitute teaching duties. For this service, his/her pay shall correspond with the substitute pay for day to day substitutes. If an absence extends beyond two (2) consecutive weeks, he/she shall receive his/her regular daily rate beginning with the first day of substitute service. 4.5 When one partner to a shared contract is unable by reason of disability or other circumstance to continue under the shared contract agreement, the other partner is responsible for returning to full-time. Should such return be blocked by personal circumstances permanently, the partner shall be responsible for temporarily becoming full-time while other arrangements are made. 4.6 When transfers and reassignments are necessary, it shall be the position the unit members are actually working in which controls potential transfer and reassignment. For example, the six (6) criteria used to make transfers and reassignments under this Agreement shall be applied based on the unit member whose position is being shared. 4.7 Movement on the salary schedule for a job share team member shall be based on the same criteria applied to other unit members for column advancement on the salary schedule. 4.8 Job share employees shall earn experience credit toward step advancement on the salary schedule based on the percentage of the position held. Advancement on the salary schedule shall only occur in one (1) year increments. For example, a member serving in a .60 job share position for two (2) consecutive school years will advance one (1) step on the salary schedule upon completion of the second year of service. That member would retain .20 credit to be added to subsequent service credits if applicable. 4.9 Employees on a shared contract shall be limited to ten percent (10%) of the total FTE of self-contained classroom teachers in the District. 4.10 Both partners are responsible for all mandatory teacher professional development workdays and all partners are responsible for sharing staff meeting information with each other. 4.11 In the event that a job share partnership is discontinued, the participants may remain at the same school, or be transferred to another school, at the District’s discretion.