Tenured Teachers Working Part time Tenured teachers who have completed their fifth year of employment may be reduced to part-time by mutual agreement with the Board and will retain their tenure for one school year. After one school year, the teacher will return to full-time employment, apply for a one-year extension of part-time employment, or resign. Employment of a tenured teacher as a part-time teacher will be subject to the following:
A. The Board’s contribution toward insurance premiums will be pro-rated for part-time teachers provided they work at least 0.4 FTE. All other benefits will be pro-rated based upon FTE equivalent.
B. The Board reserves the right to terminate any part-time assignment at the close of each school year.
C. In the event that lay-offs become necessary, personnel assigned part-time will be subject to lay-off in accordance with
D. Any teacher choosing not to return to full-time teaching at the conclusion of the part-time assignment, will be considered voluntarily terminated from employment. Teachers returning to full-time employment will be placed in accordance with the overall staffing needs of the District. Teachers not returning to their previous full-time position will not be considered to be involuntarily transferred.
E. Any teacher desiring to continue a part-time assignment beyond one full school year, must provide written notice to the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources no later than March 1 of the part-time year.
F. A part-time assignment during any given school year in no way guarantees priority consideration or placement into a part- time assignment in future school years.
G. The decision to permit a reduction to part-time or an extension of such assignment, rests solely with the Superintendent or his/her designee and shall not be precedent setting with respect to granting or denying such request. Additionally, the decision to grant or deny or extend a part-time assignment will not be subject to the grievance procedure.
H. Teachers working 0.5 FTE or more will be moved one step on the salary schedule after two (2) years of part-time employment. Those teachers working less than 0.5 FTE or working only one (1) year shall not advance on the salary schedule.
Tenured Teachers Working Part time
A. The Board’s contribution toward insurance premiums will be pro- rated for part-time teachers provided they work at least 0.4 FTE. All other benefits will be pro-rated based upon FTE equivalent.
B. The Board reserves the right to terminate any part-time assignment at the close of each school year.
C. In the event that lay-offs become necessary, personnel assigned part-time will be subject to lay-off in accordance with the same rules and guidelines as applied to those in full-time assignment.
D. Any teacher choosing not to return to full-time teaching at the conclusion of the part-time assignment, will be considered voluntarily terminated from employment. Teachers returning to full-time employment will be placed in accordance with the overall staffing
E. Any teacher desiring to continue a part-time assignment beyond one full school year, must provide written notice to the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources no later than March 1 of the part-time year.
F. A part-time assignment during any given school year in no way guarantees priority consideration or placement into a part-time assignment in future school years.
G. The decision to permit a reduction to part-time or an extension of such assignment, rests solely with the Superintendent or his/her designee and shall not be precedent setting with respect to granting or denying such request. Additionally, the decision to grant or deny or extend a part-time assignment will not be subject to the grievance procedure.
H. Teachers working 0.5 FTE or more will be moved one step on the salary schedule after two (2) years of part-time employment. Those teachers working less than 0.5 FTE or working only one (1) year shall not advance on the salary schedule.
