Common use of UNIT MEMBER ASSIGNMENT Clause in Contracts

UNIT MEMBER ASSIGNMENT. A. The assignment of unit members within the school system is the responsibility of the Superintendent of Schools. Assignments shall be made only after every reasonable effort has been made to meet the reasonable requests and desires of any unit member concerned. B. Unit members shall be notified of their programs for the coming school year, including the schools to which they will be assigned, the grades and/or subjects that they will teach and any special or unusual assignments that they will have, and any extra pay assignments they shall be responsible for, as soon as practicable, and under normal circumstances not later than June 15th. C. Assignments (grade assignment in the elementary schools, grade and subject assignment in the middle schools, and in subject assignment in the high schools) are intended to be stable. To the extent possible, changes in grade assignment in the elementary schools, grade and subject assignment in the middle schools, and in subject assignment in the high schools shall be voluntary and in any case shall not be effected or announced without a prior personal conference with the individual involved outlining the circumstances necessitating the change. If requested by the teacher no later than five (5) school days following such conference, the principal or other supervisor will provide the impacted unit member written notice of the circumstances necessitating the assignment change, with a copy to the SEA President. A change in assignment within a building unit shall be handled directly by the supervising principal or his designee, following a conference with the unit member concerned and shall be subject to appeal through level three of the grievance procedure. (1) A unit member desiring a change in assignment for the succeeding year shall submit his/her request online via the internal posting process to the building principal from March 1 through April 1. Such request may list up to three (3) new assignments, in order of preference. In making assignments for the following year, the principal shall consider such requests. (2) When vacancies occur during the school year, unit members within the building may request a change in assignment for the following year. (1) Inter school travel (a) In arranging schedules for unit members who are assigned to more than one school, an effort shall be made to limit the amount of interschool travel. Such unit members shall be notified of any changes in their schedules as soon as practicable. (2) Multiple location placements (a) If teachers are employed in multiple locations to make a 1.0 position, they shall have the right of first refusal if a 1.0 position at a single location becomes available in a subject for which they are certified. (b) The Board shall notify the teacher/s (based on seniority), as described above, of an open position by return receipt email. (c) The teacher, as described above, shall via return receipt email have no more than five school days from the date of receipt of the Board’s notice to exercise the right of first refusal. (d) If a teacher/s declines to exercise the right of first refusal, the position shall be posted in accordance with the parties’ collective bargaining agreement. E. No regularly assigned unit member shall be used as a substitute teacher except in the case of an emergency, it being expressly understood that the failure of a substitute to arrive on schedule or the inability to secure a substitute shall be considered an emergency. The administration shall make every effort to assign emergency coverage evenly to unit members. The following procedure is to be implemented in the event of a class coverage issue at a school: the use of student interns first; if no student interns are available, then regular substitute teachers will be called; if no regular substitute teachers are available, then teachers on self-directed time will be used; if no teachers on self-directed time are available, then collateral duty assignment changes will be utilized. F. Based on the current six period day structure at the high school in effect in the 2015-2016 school year1 and the current six (6) period day at the middle school, academic subject unit members shall not be assigned more than five (5) teaching periods per day plus connection time at the high school and four (4) teaching periods per day plus Homeroom plus advisory at the middle school. Special subject area secondary high school unit members (e.g., art, music, physical education, industrial arts, career and vocational teachers) may be assigned an additional teaching period per day provided they are relieved of specified duties, and providing there is consultation and mutual agreement with the principal. This provision shall not be construed to prevent the Board from changing the number of teaching periods. Academic area secondary unit members shall not be required to make more than four teaching preparations at any one time. Classes, which require different syllabi, teaching materials or textbooks, shall be considered different teaching preparations. Secondary school unit members shall have at least one (1) self-directed period per day, five (5) per week. Such self-directed time shall be shortened concomitantly on late opening or early release days. G. Compensation for teachers who teach two different subject areas at the middle school level (e.g. math and social studies) will be negotiated. H. Elementary unit members shall be given daily self-directed time with a minimum of 200 minutes of self-directed time per week and at least thirty (30) consecutive minutes self- directed time per day. I. The President, Chairperson of the Grievance Committee, and the Chairperson of the Negotiating Committee of the SEA may, if feasible, have their self-directed time in the final period of the day. Upon receiving permission from the principal, they may leave the building. 1 The parties have agreed that the reference to the current “structure” includes the rotating schedule. J. Unit member assignments shall be made without discrimination in regard to race, creed, religion, color, marital status, age, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry or national origin, political beliefs or activities, disabilities or any other basis prohibited by law. K. It is the policy of the Board to assign specialists such as those in music, physical education and art so that all schools and classroom unit members have reasonably equal access to their services. L. Unit members shall have the right to reject a student teacher. No teacher will be required to accept a volunteer, if the teacher objects to the placement.

UNIT MEMBER ASSIGNMENT. A. The assignment of unit members within the school system is the responsibility of the Superintendent of Schools. Assignments shall be made only after every reasonable effort has been made to meet the reasonable requests and desires of any unit member concerned. B. Unit members shall be notified of their programs for the coming school year, including the schools to which they will be assigned, the grades and/or subjects that they will teach and any special or unusual assignments that they will have, and any extra pay assignments they shall be responsible for, as soon as practicable, and under normal circumstances not later than June 15th. C. Assignments (grade assignment in the elementary schools, grade and subject assignment in the middle schools, and in subject assignment in the high schools) are intended to be stable. To the extent possible, changes in grade assignment in the elementary schools, grade and subject assignment in the middle schools, and in subject assignment in the high schools shall be voluntary and in any case shall not be effected or announced without a prior personal conference with the individual involved outlining the circumstances necessitating the change. If requested by the teacher no later than five (5) school days following such conference, the principal or other supervisor will provide the impacted unit member written notice of the circumstances necessitating the assignment change, with a copy to the SEA President. A change in assignment within a building unit shall be handled directly by the supervising principal or his designee, following a conference with the unit member concerned and shall be subject to appeal through level three of the grievance procedure. (1) A unit member desiring a change in assignment for the succeeding year shall submit his/her request online via the internal posting process to the building principal from March February 1 through April March 1. Such request may list up to three (3) new assignments, in order of preference. In making assignments for the following year, the principal shall consider such requests. (2) When vacancies occur during the school yearyear prior to March 1, unit members within the building may request a change in assignment for the following year. (1) Inter school travel (a) In arranging schedules for unit members who are assigned to more than one school, an effort shall be made to limit the amount of interschool travel. Such unit members shall be notified of any changes in their schedules as soon as practicable. (2) Multiple location placements (a) If teachers are employed in multiple locations to make a 1.0 position, they shall have the right of first refusal if a 1.0 position at a single location becomes available in a subject for which they are certified. (b) The Board shall notify the teacher/s (based on seniority), as described above, of an open position by return receipt email. (c) The teacher, as described above, shall via return receipt email have no more than five school days from the date of receipt of the Board’s notice to exercise the right of first refusal. (d) If a teacher/s declines to exercise the right of first refusal, the position shall be posted in accordance with the parties’ collective bargaining agreement. E. No regularly assigned unit member shall be used as a substitute teacher except in the case of an emergency, it being expressly understood that the failure of a substitute to arrive on schedule or the inability to secure a substitute shall be considered an emergency. The administration shall make every effort to assign emergency coverage evenly to unit members. The following procedure is to be implemented in the event of a class coverage issue at a school: the use of student interns first; if no student interns are available, then regular substitute teachers will be called; if no regular substitute teachers are available, then teachers on self-directed time will be used; if no teachers on self-directed time are available, then collateral duty assignment changes will be utilized. F. Based on the current six period day structure at the high school in effect in the 2015-2016 school year1 and the current six (6) period day at the middle school, academic subject unit members shall not be assigned more than five (5) teaching periods per day plus connection time at the high school and four (4) teaching periods per day plus Homeroom plus advisory at the middle school. Special subject area secondary high school unit members (e.g., art, music, physical education, industrial arts, career and vocational teachers) may be assigned an additional teaching period per day provided they are relieved of specified duties, and providing there is consultation and mutual agreement with the principal. This provision shall not be construed to prevent the Board from changing the number of teaching periods. Academic area secondary unit members shall not be required to make more than four 1 The parties have agreed that the reference to the current “structure” includes the rotating schedule. teaching preparations at any one time. If an academic area secondary teacher is assigned and mutually agrees to more than four teaching preparations, he/she will receive 10% of his/her annual salary for the additional preparation. Classes, which require different syllabi, teaching materials or textbooks, including a different academic level of the same course (e.g., Honors, College Preparatory), shall be considered different teaching preparations. Secondary school unit members shall have at least one (1) self-directed period per day, five (5) per week. Such self-directed time shall be shortened concomitantly on late opening or early release days. G. Compensation for teachers who teach two different subject areas at the middle school level (e.g. math and social studies) will be negotiated. H. Elementary unit members shall be given daily self-directed time with a minimum of 200 minutes of self-directed time per week and at least thirty (30) consecutive minutes self- directed time per day. I. The President, Chairperson of the Grievance Committee, and the Chairperson of the Negotiating Committee of the SEA may, if feasible, have their self-directed time in the final period of the day. Upon receiving permission from the principal, they may leave the building. 1 The parties have agreed that the reference to the current “structure” includes the rotating schedule. J. Unit member assignments shall be made without discrimination in regard to race, creed, religion, color, marital status, age, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry or national origin, political beliefs or activities, disabilities or any other basis prohibited by law. K. It is the policy of the Board to assign specialists such as those in music, physical education and art so that all schools and classroom unit members have reasonably equal access to their services. L. Unit members shall have the right to reject a student teacher. No teacher will be required to accept a volunteer, if the teacher objects to the placement.

UNIT MEMBER ASSIGNMENT. A. The assignment of unit members within the school system is the responsibility of the Superintendent of Schools. Assignments shall be made only after every reasonable effort has been made to meet the reasonable requests and desires of any unit member concerned. B. Unit members shall be notified of their programs for the coming school year, including the schools to which they will be assigned, the grades and/or subjects that they will teach and any special or unusual assignments that they will have, and any extra pay assignments they shall be responsible for, as soon as practicable, and under normal circumstances not later than June 15th. C. Assignments (grade assignment in the elementary schools, grade and subject assignment in the middle schools, and in subject assignment in the high schools) are intended to be stable. To the extent possible, changes in grade assignment in the elementary schools, grade and subject assignment in the middle schools, and in subject assignment in the high schools shall be voluntary and in any case shall not be effected or announced without a prior personal conference with the individual involved outlining the circumstances necessitating the change. If requested by the teacher no later than five (5) school days following such conference, the principal or other supervisor will provide the impacted unit member written notice of the circumstances necessitating the assignment change, with a copy to the SEA President. A change in assignment within a building unit shall be handled directly by the supervising principal or his designee, following a conference with the unit member concerned and shall be subject to appeal through level three of the grievance procedure. (1) A unit member desiring a change in assignment for the succeeding year shall submit his/her request online via the internal posting process to the building principal from March 1 through April 1. Such request may list up to three (3) new assignments, in order of preference. In making assignments for the following year, the principal shall consider such requests. (2) When vacancies occur during the school year, unit members within the building may request a change in assignment for the following year. (1) Inter school travel (a) In arranging schedules for unit members who are assigned to more than one school, an effort shall be made to limit the amount of interschool travel. Such unit members shall be notified of any changes in their schedules as soon as practicable. (2) Multiple location placements (a) If teachers are employed in multiple locations to make a 1.0 position, they shall have the right of first refusal if a 1.0 position at a single location becomes available in a subject for which they are certified. (b) The Board shall notify the teacher/s (based on seniority), as described above, of an open position by return receipt email. (c) The teacher, as described above, shall via return receipt email have no more than five school days from the date of receipt of the Board’s notice to exercise the right of first refusal. (d) If a teacher/s declines to exercise the right of first refusal, the position shall be posted in accordance with the parties’ collective bargaining agreement. E. No regularly assigned unit member shall be used as a substitute teacher except in the case of an emergency, it being expressly understood that the failure of a substitute to arrive on schedule or the inability to secure a substitute shall be considered an emergency. The administration shall make every effort to assign emergency coverage evenly to unit members. The following procedure is to be implemented in the event of a class coverage issue at a school: the use of student interns first; if no student interns are available, then regular substitute teachers will be called; if no regular substitute teachers are available, then teachers on self-directed time will be used; if no teachers on self-directed time are available, then collateral duty assignment changes will be utilized. F. Based on the current six period day structure at the high school in effect in the 2015-2016 school year1 and the current six (6) period day at the middle school, academic subject unit members shall not be assigned more than five (5) teaching periods per day plus connection time at the high school and four (4) teaching periods per day plus Homeroom plus advisory at the middle school. Special subject area secondary high school unit members (e.g., art, music, physical education, industrial arts, career and vocational teachers) may be assigned an additional teaching period per day provided they are relieved of specified duties, and providing there is consultation and mutual agreement with the principal. This provision shall not be construed to prevent the Board from changing the number of teaching periods. Academic area secondary unit members shall not be required to make more than four teaching preparations at any one time. Classes, which require different syllabi, teaching materials or textbooks, shall be considered different teaching preparations. Secondary school unit members shall have at least one (1) self-directed period per day, five (5) per week. Such self-directed time shall be shortened concomitantly on late opening or early release days. G. Compensation for teachers who teach two different subject areas at the middle school level (e.g. math and social studies) will be negotiated. H. Elementary unit members shall be given daily self-directed time with a minimum of 200 minutes of self-directed time per week and at least thirty (30) consecutive minutes self- directed time per day. I. The President, Chairperson of the Grievance Committee, and the Chairperson of the Negotiating Committee of the SEA may, if feasible, have their self-directed time in the final period of the day. Upon receiving permission from the principal, they may leave the building. 1 The parties have agreed that the reference to the current “structure” includes the rotating schedule. J. Unit member assignments shall be made without discrimination in regard to race, creed, religion, color, marital status, age, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry or national origin, political beliefs or activities, disabilities or any other basis prohibited by law. K. It is the policy of the Board to assign specialists such as those in music, physical education and art so that all schools and classroom unit members have reasonably equal access to their services. L. Unit members shall have the right to reject a student teacher. No teacher will be required to accept a volunteer, if the teacher objects to the placement. 1 The parties have agreed that the reference to the current “structure” includes the rotating schedule.

UNIT MEMBER ASSIGNMENT. A. The assignment of unit members within the school system is the responsibility of the Superintendent of Schools. Assignments shall be made only after every reasonable effort has been made to meet the reasonable requests and desires of any unit member concerned. B. Unit members shall be notified of their programs for the coming school year, including the schools to which they will be assigned, the grades and/or subjects that they will teach and any special or unusual assignments that they will have, and any extra pay assignments they shall be responsible for, as soon as practicable, and under normal circumstances not later than June 15th. C. Assignments (grade assignment in the elementary schools, grade and subject assignment in the middle schools, and in subject assignment in the high schools) are intended to be stable. To the extent possible, changes in grade assignment in the elementary schools, grade and subject assignment in the middle schools, and in subject assignment in the high schools shall be voluntary and in any case shall not be effected or announced without a prior personal conference with the individual involved outlining the circumstances necessitating the change. If requested by the teacher no later than five (5) school days following such conference, the principal or other supervisor will provide the impacted unit member written notice of the circumstances necessitating the assignment change, with a copy to the SEA President. A change in assignment within a building unit shall be handled directly by the supervising principal or his designee, following a conference with the unit member concerned and shall be subject to appeal through level three of the grievance procedure. (1) A unit member desiring a change in assignment for the succeeding year shall submit his/her request online via the internal posting process to the building principal from March 1 through April 1. Such request may list up to three (3) new assignments, in order of preference. In making assignments for the following year, the principal shall consider such requests. (2) When vacancies occur during the school year, unit members within the building may request a change in assignment for the following year. (1) . Inter school travel (a) a. In arranging schedules for unit members who are assigned to more than one school, an effort shall be made to limit the amount of interschool travel. Such unit members shall be notified of any changes in their schedules as soon as practicable. (2) . Multiple location placements (a) a. If teachers are employed in multiple locations to make a 1.0 position, they shall have the right of first refusal if a 1.0 position at a single location becomes available in a subject for which they are certified. (b) b. The Board shall notify the teacher/s (based on seniority), as described above, of an open position by return receipt email. (c) c. The teacher, as described above, shall via return receipt email have no more than five school days from the date of receipt of the Board’s notice to exercise the right of first refusal. (d) d. If a teacher/s declines to exercise the right of first refusal, the position shall be posted in accordance with the parties’ collective bargaining agreement. E. No regularly assigned unit member shall be used as a substitute teacher except in the case of an emergency, it being expressly understood that the failure of a substitute to arrive on schedule or the inability to secure a substitute shall be considered an emergency. The administration shall make every effort to assign emergency coverage evenly to unit members. The following procedure is to be implemented in the event of a class coverage issue at a school: the use of student interns first; if no student interns are available, then regular substitute teachers will be called; if no regular substitute teachers are available, then teachers on self-directed time will be used; if no teachers on self-directed time are available, then collateral duty assignment changes will be utilized. F. Based on the current six period day structure at the high school in effect in the 2015-2016 school year1 and the current six (6) period day at the middle school, academic subject unit members shall not be assigned more than five (5) teaching periods per day plus connection time at the high school and four (4) teaching periods per day plus Homeroom plus advisory at the middle school. Special subject area secondary high school unit members (e.g., art, music, physical education, industrial arts, career and vocational teachers) may be assigned an additional teaching period per day provided they are relieved of specified duties, and providing there is consultation and mutual agreement with the principal. This provision shall not be construed to prevent the Board from changing the number of teaching periods. Academic area secondary unit members shall not be required to make more than four teaching preparations at any one time. Classes, which require different syllabi, teaching materials or textbooks, shall be considered different teaching preparations. Secondary school unit members shall have at least one (1) self-directed period per day, five (5) per week. Such self-self- directed time shall be shortened concomitantly on late opening or early release days. G. Compensation for teachers who teach two different subject areas at the middle school level (e.g. math and social studies) will be negotiated. H. Elementary unit members shall be given daily self-directed time with a minimum of 200 minutes of self-directed time per week and at least thirty (30) consecutive minutes self- directed time per day. I. The President, Chairperson of the Grievance Committee, and the Chairperson of the Negotiating Committee of the SEA may, if feasible, have their self-directed time in the final period of the day. Upon receiving permission from the principal, they may leave the building. 1 The parties have agreed that the reference to the current “structure” includes the rotating schedule. J. Unit member assignments shall be made without discrimination in regard to race, creed, religion, color, marital status, age, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry or national origin, political beliefs or activities, disabilities or any other basis prohibited by law. K. It is the policy of the Board to assign specialists such as those in music, physical education and art so that all schools and classroom unit members have reasonably equal access to their services. L. Unit members shall have the right to reject a student teacher. No teacher will be 1 The parties have agreed that the reference to the current “structure” includes the rotating schedule. required to accept a volunteer, if the teacher objects to the placement.