Part-Time Employment Monthly compensation for part-time employment will be pro-rated based on the ratio of hours worked to hours required for full-time employment. In the alternative, part-time employees may be paid the appropriate hourly rate for all hours worked.
HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT 10.1 The calendar for each school year shall be developed and aligned with local districts and shared annually with the Association at the monthly Employee Employer Relation Committee meeting by May 1st. Unit members will be notified by email when the calendar is posted on the Shasta County Office of Education website.6 10.2 Except as otherwise provided herein, during each school year, full time employees other than Psychologists and Program Specialists shall work one hundred eighty-four (184) days; full-time psychologists and program specialists shall work one hundred ninety-eight (198) days. For the purpose of professional growth an employee may be allowed up to three (3) visitation days per year with prior approval and at the discretion of the Superintendent of Schools. 10.3 The workday of all unit members is 7 hours per day (excludes thirty (30) minute duty free lunch), or 35 hours per week. When a unit member is assigned to a school site(s) he/she shall report for duty thirty (30) minutes before the beginning of his/her first assignment. This work day may be modified by voluntary mutual agreement of the employee and the Supervisor. 10.3.1 For itinerant unit members who serve more than one site, their 7 hour workday may be modified by the supervisor to accommodate their students’ scheduling needs. Itinerant unit members will develop and share their schedules with their supervisors. Significant, ongoing changes to the established schedule, initiated by either the unit member or by the supervisor, must be mutually developed, communicated in advance of the change and approved by the supervisor. 10.4 The workday for Psychologists and Program Specialists shall be 8 hours per day, or 40 hours per week. 10.5 As scheduled by the Supervisor, all unit members shall be provided a minimum of a thirty (30) minute duty-free lunch period and additional release time for circumstances that cannot reasonably be avoided. Meal periods are not work time and are unpaid. 10.6 On workdays of non-student attendance, unit members shall report for duty as designated by their Supervisor. 10.7 Unit members shall routinely be responsible for other professional duties that may occur outside of the above work periods, including, but not limited to collaboration, staff meetings, and communicating with parents/guardians regarding individualized student achievement, engagement, and wellness. Other activities such as advisory committee meetings, graduation ceremonies, and awards nights, as directed by the administrator not to exceed 7 events per school year, will be required 610.1 Revised - October 28, 2020 and calendared by August 30th.7 10.7.1 With the approval of the administrator, up to 3 days per year of substitute time may be provided for release time to complete the requirements of an IEP. 10.8 No unit member will be required to serve on any committee not listed above without his/her voluntary concurrence. 10.9 It is agreed and understood that this Article shall apply to all unit members.