Common use of HOURS/DAYS OF WORK Clause in Contracts

HOURS/DAYS OF WORK. 7:2.1 The District shall establish hours of work for paraeducator employees based upon the need for such services. Prior to the beginning of the school year, employees shall be notified if there is to be a change in school starting times. The District reserves the right to reasonably modify starting and quitting times of employees. 7:2.2 The workday for paraeducators shall be 7½ hours as specified in state law. A thirty- minute (30) duty-free lunch period shall be scheduled within the 7½ hour day, normally between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Should the conditions in the District or the state change, the parties shall meet to renegotiate the effects of that change. 7:2.3 Scheduled professional development days shall also be 7½ hours in length. 7:2.4 The work year for paraeducators shall be one hundred eighty-five (185) days or equivalent hours in accordance with state law. If the work year is extended by the state, the salary scale shall be increased proportionally and a new scale shall be issued. 7:2.5 The normal scheduled workdays for all paraeducators shall be on the workdays Monday through Friday. 7:2.6 If the District requires an employee of the bargaining unit to work beyond the normally assigned hours, said employee shall be paid at the per diem hourly rate up to a 40 hour work week limit. Beyond that limitation, payment shall be at one and one-half (1 ½) the hourly rate. If such work encompasses responsibilities beyond those in the Collaborative Agreement, the work shall be voluntary. 7:2.7 Paraeducators who work a 7.5 hour day shall receive two fifteen (15) minute breaks each day. Such break time shall be scheduled by mutual agreement between the paraeducator and professional staff with the approval of the principal, but shall occur during the student day. . 7:2.8 In the event that the employee work day is canceled, employees shall be so notified through announcements on a number of radio stations which shall be designated yearly. It is expected that such information shall be made known sufficiently in advance so that stations can broadcast no later than 6:00 a.m. 7:2.9 In the event that weather or similar circumstances causes school openings to be delayed, paraeducator employees shall be expected to arrive at work as early as possible and as close to standard starting time as weather conditions permit. 7:2.10 When schools close early for inclement weather or other emergency conditions, paraeducators may leave at the time designated for certificated staff. Every effort shall be made to dismiss students at ▇▇▇▇▇ and the integration sites prior to other building dismissals.

HOURS/DAYS OF WORK. 7:2.1 The District shall establish hours of work for paraeducator employees based upon the need for such services. Prior to the beginning of the school year, employees shall be notified if there is to be a change in school starting times. The District reserves the right to reasonably modify starting and quitting times of employees. 7:2.2 The workday for paraeducators shall be 7½ hours as specified in state law. A thirty- thirty-minute (30) duty-free lunch period shall be scheduled within the 7½ hour day, normally between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and 1 1:00 p.m. Should the conditions in the District or the state change, the parties shall meet to renegotiate the effects of that change. 7:2.3 Scheduled professional development days shall also be 7½ hours in length. 7:2.4 The work year for paraeducators shall be one hundred eighty-five (185) days or equivalent hours in accordance with state law. If the work year is extended by the state, the salary scale shall be increased proportionally and a new scale shall be issued. 7:2.5 The normal scheduled workdays for all paraeducators shall be on the workdays Monday through Friday. 7:2.6 If the District requires an employee of the bargaining unit to work beyond the normally assigned hours, said employee shall be paid at the per diem hourly rate up to a 40 40-hour work week limit. Beyond that limitation, payment shall be at one and one-half (1 ½1½) the hourly rate. If such work encompasses responsibilities beyond those in the Collaborative Agreement, the work shall be voluntary. 7:2.7 Paraeducators who work a 7.5 7½ hour day shall receive two fifteen (15) minute minutes breaks each day. Such break time shall be scheduled by mutual agreement between the paraeducator and professional staff with the approval of the principal, but shall occur during the student day. day or during the time that students would normally be present. 7:2.8 In the event that the employee work day is canceled, employees shall be so notified through announcements on a number variety of radio stations which shall be designated yearlymedia outlets. It is expected that such information Such notifications shall be made known sufficiently in advance so that stations can broadcast no later than 6:00 a.m.as soon as possible after the decision is made. 7:2.9 In the event that weather or similar circumstances causes school openings to be delayed, paraeducator employees shall be expected to arrive at work as early as possible and as close at the time equal to standard starting time as weather conditions permitthe announced delay. 7:2.10 When schools close early for inclement weather or other emergency conditions, paraeducators may leave at the time designated for certificated staff. Every effort shall be made to dismiss students at ▇▇▇▇▇ and the integration sites prior to other building dismissals.