Common use of Hours and Work Year Clause in Contracts

Hours and Work Year. 4 1. All paraprofessionals shall be employed on an annual ten (10) month basis. 5 2. The work year for paraprofessionals shall be as follows: 6 a. For certificated and non-certificated teaching assistants, the work year shall 7 be one hundred eighty-one (181) days. However, at the discretion of the 8 administration, paraprofessionals may be required to attend up to four (4) 9 professional development days, for which paraprofessionals will be 10 compensated at their hourly rate. Paraprofessionals will provide input as to 11 the substance of professional development days via the District’s 12 professional development survey. 13 b. For clerical aides, the work year shall be two hundred (200) days. 14 3. The paraprofessional workday shall be as follows: 15 a. For certificated and non-certificated teaching assistants, the workday shall 16 be six and one half (6 ½) hours excluding the lunch break; however, that 17 varies depending on the teaching assistant’s assignment. 18 b. For clerical aides, the workday shall be seven and one half (7 ½) hours 19 excluding the lunch break; however, that varies depending on the clerical 20 aide’s assignment. 21 4. The paraprofessionals shall have a duty-free consecutive thirty (30) minute break 22 for lunch.