Common use of Substitute Coverage Clause in Contracts

Substitute Coverage. 1. The District shall make a reasonable good faith effort to hire regular substitute teacher coverage for the class(es) or any teacher required to attend a District sponsored or approved meeting or activity. The District shall make a reasonable good faith effort to hire regular substitute teachers when classroom, teachers are absent through no cause created by the District or approved in advance by the District. If, however, the District is unable to find a regular substitute for any absent teacher, the Principal for the school in question shall ask for a volunteer(s) to cover the absent teacher’s class(es). Volunteers shall be paid for substituting on a trimester/semester basis during the school year: a. At the middle and high school levels, the volunteer teacher shall receive one‐fifth of the pay of the daily substitute rate per period taught at least ten (10) minutes of time per period must be spent substituting before pay will be provided for that period. b. At the elementary level, the volunteer teacher(s) shall be paid when no substitutes are available for one‐half day or more. The students from the absent teacher’s class shall be equitably distributed among the volunteers appointed by the Principal. The teacher volunteer(s) receiving the students shall equally divide the prevailing daily substitute teacher rate of pay. c. In the case where no one, or an insufficient number of teachers volunteer, under either Section a or b above, a teacher or teachers shall be appointed by the Principal to provide substitute coverage, on an equitable basis, and on the same pay basis as enumerated for volunteers above. d. No Special Education Teacher shall be expected to provide substitute coverage for any absent regular teacher’s classroom, except on a strictly voluntary basis.

Substitute Coverage. 1. The District shall make a reasonable good faith effort to hire regular substitute teacher coverage for the class(es) or any teacher required to attend a District sponsored or approved meeting or activity. The District shall make a reasonable good faith effort to hire regular substitute teachers when classroom, teachers are absent through no cause created by the District or approved in advance by the District. TA 10/19/2022 If, however, the District is unable to find a regular substitute for any absent teacher, the Principal for the school in question shall ask for a volunteer(s) to cover the absent teacher’s class(es). Volunteers shall be paid for substituting on a trimester/semester basis during the school year:: TA 10/19/2022 a. At the middle and high school levels, the volunteer teacher shall receive one‐fifth one-fifth of the pay of the daily substitute rate per period taught at least ten (10) minutes of time per period must be spent substituting before pay will be provided for that period. b. At the elementary level, the volunteer teacher(s) shall be paid when no substitutes are available for one‐half one-half day or more. The students from the absent teacher’s class shall be equitably distributed among the volunteers appointed by the Principal. The teacher volunteer(s) receiving the students shall equally divide the prevailing daily substitute teacher rate of pay. c. In the case where no one, or an insufficient number of teachers volunteer, under either Section a or b above, a teacher or teachers shall be appointed by the Principal to provide substitute coverage, on an equitable basis, and on the same pay basis as enumerated for volunteers above. d. No Special Education Teacher shall be expected to provide substitute coverage for any absent regular teacher’s classroom, except on a strictly voluntary basis.