Section 8.8. 14 The District shall publicize within the bargaining unit for five (5) working days the availability of open 15 positions as soon as possible after the District is apprised of the opening. The posting shall include the
Section 8.8. 23 The Employer may provide release time and/or reimbursement for employee's attendance at District 24 approved professional activities.
Section 8.8. 24 The employee with the greater seniority shall have preferential rights regarding shift selection, vacation 25 periods, special assignments, promotions, assignment to new or open positions, and layoffs when ability 26 and performance are substantially equal with the junior employee or other applicant. Employees within 27 the general job classification have preferential rights over junior employees, non-classification 28 employees and outside applicants. If the District determines that the seniority rights should not govern 29 because the junior employee or other applicant possesses ability or performance substantially greater 30 than a senior employee or senior employees, the District shall set forth in writing to the employee or 31 employees and the Association President its reasons why the senior employee or employees have been 32 bypassed.
Section 8.8. Section 8.8 is hereby deleted in its entirety. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that Section 8.8 is null and void. [Signature Page Follows]
Section 8.8. In the event an employee is on disability leave pursuant to Section 8.4, or leave of 9 absence pursuant to Section 8.7 due to a disability, such employee shall be returned to the previously 10 held position, or a comparable position subject to Article IX herein.
Section 8.8. 8 In the event of an unusual circumstance such as inclement weather, failure of plant operation, etc., 9 which is beyond the control of the District and which would cause school closure, then the District 11 entitled to any compensation in the event the employee reports to work when such a circumstance 12 exists, provided the District has either contacted the employee's listed phone number or released a 13 publicly announced bulletin by 6:00 a.m. or at least one (1) hour prior to the employee's starting time,
Section 8.8. 2 Within fifteen (15) working days of being apprised of an opening, the District will (1) post the position,
Section 8.8. 2.1 8 When the number of available para educator hours allocated to a building is reduced, the 9 assignment of hours within the building shall be based upon the following considerations: 10 the needs of student(s) being served, current or previous work with particular student(s), 11 the needs of the program, skills, training and experience of the staff members, scheduling 12 factors, and the ability to provide continuity of support. When two or more para educators 13 are substantially equal with regard to the above listed factors, the assignment of hours will 14 be allocated on the basis of seniority, provided the reduction in hours exceeds 15 minutes 15 or more per day. A partial loss of hours is not considered a “displacement,” layoff or 16 reduction-in-force under Section 8.10. 18 The application of this section may result in hours being reallocated from a less senior 19 employee to a more senior employee but will not result in a less senior employee losing an 20 entire position. A “position” for purposes of this section is the total number of regular para 21 educator hours assigned to an employee.
Section 8.8. 20 Employees on layoff status shall file their addresses in writing with the personnel office of the District 21 and shall thereafter promptly advise the District in writing of any change of address.
Section 8.8. 37 On overnight trips a driver’s paid time shall be a ten (10) hour minimum in any twenty-four (24) hour 38 period. Employees shall receive the current state per diem rate for meal allowance prior to scheduled 39 trips. Lodging will be pre-paid whenever possible by the District or the employee will be reimbursed 40 for the actual cost of district approved lodging. Drivers shall be lodged in the same facility as the 41 group of individuals that they are transporting, unless such housing is in a school gymnasium, in which 42 case the driver shall be housed in a District approved motel. Each driver shall have his/her own
