JOB SHARE PROGRAM. For the term of this Agreement, the Board may implement a job share program for teachers in accordance with the agreed parameters indicated below. Job share shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: A. Job share shall be defined as two (2) teachers sharing the responsibility of a single full- time teaching position. Any teacher who wishes to participate in the program must find a job share partner who is a current teacher employed by the School District and who is acceptable to the Building Principal, Superintendent, and the Board with approval of all three (3) being necessary. B. A written proposal to job share must be received by the Building Principal, Superintendent, and the Board by February 1 of the year preceding the intended job share. The proposal must include a detailed plan for sharing teaching responsibilities. The plan must include, but not be limited to, specific instructional responsibilities, substitution procedures, schedule of work hours and/or days, attendance at staff and District meetings, or Institute Days, other after-hours obligations, Parent/Teacher Conferences, field trips, and any other duties and responsibilities deemed appropriate by the Building Principal, Superintendent, and/or the Board. The plan will be reviewed by the Building Principal and Superintendent and returned to the teachers for revision if requested. Approval or denial of the job share proposal shall be provided by May 1. C. The Superintendent may approve work hours in excess of those stipulated in the approved plan for a limited period of time and the teacher shall be compensated for the additional hours at his/her per diem rate. The approval of additional work hours shall not be precedential setting. D. All teachers in an approved job-share program will be considered part-time employees. Each participating teacher in a job share arrangement shall receive prorated salary as set forth in the Professional Agreement for part-time teachers. E. Tenured teachers who submit a proposal and are approved to job share shall not have their tenure status affected, but will accrue service credit and seniority service on a prorated basis. Non-Tenured teachers who submit a proposal and are approved for this program acknowledge that the contractual continued service provisions of the Illinois School Code (Article 24) shall affect acquisition of tenure. Non-Tenured teachers who have not acquired tenure at the time of the job share are not eligible for tenure by law due to part-time status. F. Teachers who job share shall make reasonable efforts to substitute for one another in situations where advance notice of an absence is given. In cases where no advance notice is given, compensation for substituting will be paid at the regular substitute rate of pay. If the substituting services exceed five (5) consecutive school days, the teacher shall be paid at his/her regular per diem rate of pay. Job share teachers must report absences through the District absence management system. G. The duration of any approved job-sharing arrangement is for one (1) full school year only unless otherwise approved by the Board. H. If job share teachers desire to continue in a job share arrangement beyond the approved year, they must provide written notice to the Superintendent no later than February 1. The decision to grant or deny any extension of a job share arrangement beyond one (1) school year shall be determined solely by the Building Principal, Superintendent, and the Board. The decision shall not create a precedent with respect to granting or denying such request and shall not be subject to the contractual grievance procedure. I. If one (1) of the participating job share teachers resigns, requests a leave of absence, or otherwise cannot fulfill obligations after approval of the job share plan, the other job share teacher may be, at sole discretion of the Superintendent, required to resume full-time employment at the applicable salary rate, prorated accordingly. If such a request is necessary the affected job share teacher must return to the full-time position or resign. J. The Board specifically states that there is no assurance that any job share proposal will be approved for any school year. K. Participant teachers will not receive any health care benefits while participating as part- time employees.
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JOB SHARE PROGRAM. For the term of this Agreement, the Board may implement a job share program for teachers in accordance with the agreed parameters indicated below. Job share shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
A. a. Job share shall be defined as two (2) teachers sharing the responsibility of a single full- time teaching position. Any teacher one classroom assignment.
b. Teachers who wishes have reached permanent status are eligible to participate in the program must find and request a job share partner who assignment. Job sharing may be between two permanent status teachers with a temporary full-time person hired to fill the vacated assignment, or between one permanent status teacher and a temporary part- time person hired to fill the assignment. The teacher may request a one year leave of absence to job share in the amount (%) of the job which he/she wishes to share. Applicants will be notified within thirty (30) days as to the decision of the administration.
c. Job share plans must be presented to the site administrator by March 1st of the school year preceding the year in which the job sharing is proposed for either initial approval or renewal. (Job share requests shall include a current teacher employed schedule and description of proposed strategies for handling parent conferences, report cards and discipline.)
d. Job share requests for a leave shall require approval by the School District site principal and who is superintendent.
e. A job share plan will divide one job, each salary and one fringe benefit package between two certificated employees. The plan need not be an qual division, but may be any proration acceptable to the Building Principal, Superintendent, employees and the Board with approval of all three (3) being necessary.
B. A written proposal administration. Job share participants shall be entitled to either the District contribution for health benefits in the same proportion as their job share must be received by the Building Principalbears to a full time equivalent position, Superintendentor, and the Board by February 1 of the year preceding the intended job share. The proposal must include a detailed plan for sharing teaching responsibilities. The plan must include, but not be limited to, specific instructional responsibilities, substitution procedures, schedule of work hours and/or days, attendance at staff and District meetings, or Institute Days, other after-hours obligations, Parent/Teacher Conferences, field trips, and any other duties and responsibilities deemed appropriate by the Building Principal, Superintendent, and/or the Board. The plan will be reviewed by the Building Principal and Superintendent and returned to the teachers for revision if requested. Approval or denial one teacher of the job share proposal shall be provided by May 1declines the fringe benefit plan (ie. Does not need it), the other teacher may receive 100% of the benefit package.
C. The Superintendent may approve work hours in excess of those stipulated in the approved plan for a limited period of time and the f. A temporary teacher shall be compensated for hired to fill the additional hours at his/her per diem rate. The approval of additional work hours shall not be precedential setting.
D. All teachers in an approved position left temporarily vacant by a job-share program will be considered plan. If the job share is not between two permanent teachers, the District shall advertise for a part-time employeestemporary teacher who has the desired teaching strengths and characteristics. Each participating The permanent job sharing unit member shall participate in the selection process for the temporary job sharing unit member, and no candidate will be recommended unless there is mutual agreement between the job sharing teacher in and the principal for the candidate. If the administrator determines a suitable candidate is not found by May 15, the Board may cancel the approved leave of absence for job share.
g. Experience credit and credit for salary schedule advancement shall be equivalent to the amount (%) worked towards a full time equivalent.
h. The job share may continue or may be terminated annually. If the request to continue the job share is not submitted by the March 1st deadline, the temporary teacher replacing the permanent teacher will have their employment terminated and the job sharing teachers will be assigned to their former assignments.
i. If a job share arrangement shall receive prorated salary as set forth in sharing plan includes two permanent teachers, the Professional Agreement for part-time teachers.
E. Tenured teachers who submit a proposal plan may not be renewed unless both employees and are approved the administration agree to the renewal. A decision of one of the employees or the administration not to renew the job share shall not have their tenure status affected, but will accrue service credit and seniority service on a prorated basis. Non-Tenured teachers who submit a proposal and are approved for this program acknowledge that the contractual continued service provisions of the Illinois School Code (Article 24) shall affect acquisition of tenure. Non-Tenured teachers who have not acquired tenure at the time of the job share are not eligible for tenure by law due to part-time statusbe final.
F. Teachers who job share shall make reasonable efforts j. The District reserves the right to substitute for one another in situations where advance notice annually limit the number of an absence is given. In cases where no advance notice is given, compensation for substituting will be paid at the regular substitute rate of pay. If the substituting services exceed five (5) consecutive school days, the teacher shall be paid at his/her regular per diem rate of pay. Job share teachers must report absences through the District absence management system.
G. The duration of any approved job-sharing arrangement is for one (1) full share plans at a school year only unless otherwise approved by the Boardsite.
H. If job share teachers desire to continue in a job share arrangement beyond the approved year, they must provide written notice to the Superintendent no later than February 1. The decision to grant or deny any extension of a job share arrangement beyond one (1) school year shall be determined solely by the Building Principal, Superintendent, and the Board. The decision shall not create a precedent with respect to granting or denying such request and shall not be subject to the contractual grievance procedure.
I. If one (1) of the participating job share teachers resigns, requests a leave of absence, or otherwise cannot fulfill obligations after approval of the job share plan, the other job share teacher may be, at sole discretion of the Superintendent, required to resume full-time employment at the applicable salary rate, prorated accordingly. If such a request is necessary the affected job share teacher must return to the full-time position or resign.
J. The Board specifically states that there is no assurance that any job share proposal will be approved for any school year.
K. Participant teachers will not receive any health care benefits while participating as part- time employees.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement