Common use of NON-TEACHING DUTIES Clause in Contracts

NON-TEACHING DUTIES. 14.1 The Board and the Association recognize that a teacher’s primary responsibility is to teach and that the teachers’ energies should be utilized to that end. Within budgetary limitations, efforts should be made to reduce the non-student contact duties through the use of paraeducators and part-time clerical assistants so that the teacher will have more time to devote to teaching activities. 14.2 The District may employ paraeducators for the purpose of assisting teachers by performing secretarial or clerical duties; supervision of lunchrooms, playgrounds, halls or other non-instructional student activities; grading of objective-type tests; and preparation of instructional materials under the direct supervision of a teacher. 14.3 A paraeducator who has been selected and approved by the principal should be acceptable to the teacher or group of teachers to which the paraeducator is to be assigned. If the work of the paraeducator is found to be unsatisfactory, a teacher or group of teachers may request the principal and the teachers involved meet with the employee to review performance concerns. 14.4 When a principal is required to be absent from the District, another administrator will be designated to assume administrative responsibility for an administrative unit. 14.5 When a principal is required to be absent from the building, a teacher may decline to accept the responsibility of being designated “acting principal” during such absences.