Common use of TOSA Positions Clause in Contracts

TOSA Positions. 1. The District shall create a job description, including work hours and any stipend, for each TOSA position and negotiate its approval with the Association. 2. Openings for TOSA positions shall be posted and filled following the same procedures used for filling all other certificated positions in the District. 3. TOSAs shall not evaluate other unit members. 4. TOSAs will provide a menu of support services for teachers who choose to receive such support on a voluntary basis. 5. A TOSA wishing to return to the classroom may be assigned to any location and assigned such classes as he or she may be credentialed to teach. However, the District will make a reasonable effort to assign the unit member to the same school and the same assignment that that unit member held before becoming a TOSA. 6. Normally, TOSA positions are filled on an annual basis. The District has the right to return a TOSA to a teaching position for which he/she is credentialed to teach.