Teaching Assignments No employee shall be assigned to teach in a grade level and/or subject area not within the scope of his/her teaching certificate, except where a position within his/her certification is unavailable or when mutually agreed to by the affected employee and principal, or when determined necessary by the principal. Employees assigned to positions outside the scope of their certificates shall be assigned as soon as possible to positions for which they hold certification.
TEACHING LOADS AND ASSIGNMENTS A. The normal weekly teaching load in Owosso High School will be thirty teaching periods and five unassigned preparation periods. The normal weekly teaching load in Lincoln High School will be twenty-five teaching periods and five unassigned preparation periods. The normal weekly teaching load in the Middle School will be thirty teaching periods and five unassigned preparation periods. The normal weekly teaching load in the elementary schools will be thirty teaching hours. Each elementary teacher will be provided with 45-60 minutes of unassigned planning time five days a week. No departure from these norms, except in the case of emergency, shall be authorized without prior consultation with the Association. In the event of any disagreement between the representative of the Board and the Association as to the need and desirability of such deviation, the matter may be processed through the professional grievance procedure hereinafter set forth.
B. Teachers who will be affected by a change in grade assignments in the elementary school grades and by changes in subject assignments in the secondary school grades will be notified and consulted by their principals as soon as schedules for the coming year are established per the procedure set forth in Article 10.
C. Teachers will assume responsibility for hall conduct for the area adjacent to their rooms and may expect reasonable assignment by the building administrator corridor duties.
D. Teachers may expect reasonable assignment by the building administrator to school related activities carried on within the school day.
E. The Board and the Association recognize that the education of the children of the Owosso School District is their primary responsibility. The Board and the Association recognize that they also have a responsibility to assist in the training of future teachers. The Board, therefore, agrees to the following practices as regards student or practice teachers.
1. No teacher shall be assigned a student teacher against his wishes.
2. Probationary teachers may not be used as critic or supervisory teachers.
3. Critic or supervising teachers shall have the right to recommend to the building administrator the rejection at any time of any assigned student teacher with whom they feel they cannot work effectively.
4. No critic teacher may be assigned more than one student teacher for a given time period in academic classes unless the critic teacher agrees to the multiple assignment.
5. Critic teachers will receive the current rate of compensation paid by the universities.
6. Student teachers will not be used as substitute teachers outside their student teaching assignments.
Extra Duty Assignments A. Any assignment in addition to the normal teaching schedule during the regular school year shall not be obligatory, except band, choir and drama (if a class), but shall be with the consent of the teacher.
1. Preference in making such assignments shall generally be given to teachers regularly employed in the District. The final appointment will be made in the best interest of the students.
2. Applicants for Schedule B positions must meet minimum requirements as developed by the District
3. If there is more than one teacher applicant for a Schedule B position, the teacher whom the Superintendent deems is best qualified in the activity will be awarded the position after considering the teacher's previous experience in the activity and professional background.
4. If the Board is unable to fill the position with someone from the outside, the Board may assign the position to a teacher.
5. No teacher shall be required to accept more than one (1) such position per school year.
6. Advance notice of any such assignment shall be given as soon as practical but at least fifteen (15) days before the assignment begins except for emergencies and those assignments that begin before the opening of school, or during the first week of school. It is agreed that co-curricular and extra-curricular positions are non-tenure in nature.
B. Returning Staff
1. All persons holding Schedule B positions shall be contacted, by the Athletic Director or Principal, no later than June 30, for fall and winter activities, and October 30, for spring activities, and shall, at that time, indicate their intent to continue in said position.
2. All vacancies shall be posted as soon as reasonably possible.
3. Attempts will be made to fill all positions no later than two (2) weeks before the start of the activity.
C. Experience Credit for Extra Duty. Supplemental pay for Schedule B activities shall be based upon the appropriate salary step of Schedule B. For the purpose of step placement on Schedule B, the following will apply:
1. Teachers will be given credit for each year's experience in a particular activity which they are to perform on the extra duty schedule which is comparable to the previous position (i.e. same sport or activity) they performed at their prior place of employment. However, step placement will be no higher than Step 4 and there shall be no retroactive payment for past years services.
2. When changing positions within a particular activity which is comparable to the previous position (i.e. same sport or activity), step placement will be maintained within and between classes, except that if the change would result in movement to a higher paying class, step placement will be no higher than Step 4.
3. A teacher who is currently holding a position covered by Schedule B will be placed on said pay schedule in accordance with the above provision effective with this Agreement.
4. If a new program is developed during the term of this Agreement, compensation will be made on the basis of the nearest like program in Schedule B.
D. Evaluation of Coaches. Coaches shall be evaluated in writing by the Athletic Director, Superintendent, or other administrator at the conclusion of the coaching season or school year, whichever is earlier. The coach may submit in writing any response desired which shall be attached to the evaluation.
Shift Assignments When an opening occurs in a shift assignment in an appropriate work group at a location, preference shall be given to employees within the classification who possess the training, ability and any required special qualifications to perform the work required, on the basis of seniority. In the event that no employee desires a shift assignment, employees shall be selected in order of inverse seniority. This provision shall not apply to necessary training assignments. This provision shall not in itself alter the practice of rotating shifts where such practice presently exists. No employee who has a regular shift assignment on the effective date of the Agreement shall be involuntarily displaced from such shift assignment as a result of this Article.
Overtime Assignments 1. In classifications where employees are eligible for overtime pay, overtime work shall be offered to employees within the work location involved from the appropriate work group in continuing rotation on the basis of seniority. Each employee shall be selected in turn according to his/her place on the seniority list by rotation provided, however, the employee whose turn it is to work possesses the qualifications, training and ability to perform the specific work required.
2. An employee requesting to be skipped when it becomes his/her turn to work overtime shall not be rescheduled for overtime work until his/her name is reached again in orderly sequence and an appropriate notation shall be made on the overtime roster.
3. In the event no employee accepts required overtime work, the State shall assign employees within the work location involved from the appropriate work group to perform the overtime work by continuing rotation in inverse order of seniority. Employees who are unavailable, including employees who are on vacation, sick leave or other approved leaves of absence, and employees for whom the requirement of overtime work would cause undue hardship, shall be excused from a required overtime assignment. Employees so excused shall not lose their eligibility for overtime work within the then current rotation.
4. Work in progress, when appropriate, shall be completed by the employee performing the work at the time the determination is made that overtime is required except that an employee for whom the requirement of overtime work would cause undue hardship shall be excused from the overtime assignment.