Common use of Overload Assignment Clause in Contracts

Overload Assignment. Teachers who undertake additional caseload or the instruction of additional classes beyond their 1.0 FTE are deemed to be teaching an overload. To ensure consistency, these classes and assignments will be defined as those - having a roster with one or more students where attendance is taken, involving formal assessment of students, comprising content consistent with a full semester course, and/or filling an instructional need within the school. 1. Overloads respond to an academic need for the students at the school that would otherwise be filled by an additional member of the bargaining unit through allocated FTE. 2. Teachers must have appropriate licensure to undertake the instruction. 3. Teachers will receive no additional benefits from the District (e.g. Prorated Leave, Prorated Seniority) aside from compensation (i.e. Salary, PERA, Medicare) when teaching an overload. 4. The Principal has the final decision-making authority to offer an overload assignment to a teacher. Acceptance of an overload is purely voluntary and at the discretion of the teacher. 5. Teachers agreeing to accept an overload assignment part-way through a semester (e.g. to cover maternity leave or early registration) will be compensated for all remaining days of the semester at their daily rate. 6. Teachers accepting an overload assignment agree to complete a form from Human Resources in order to track these individuals separately for appropriate payment. 7. Compensation for an overload class will be paid in a lump sum on December 1 or June 1 of the semester in which the teacher undertaken the instruction. The teacher will receive a rate of 0.1 FTE per class per AUG 1, 2023 79