Common use of Unit Member Work Year Clause in Contracts

Unit Member Work Year. 15.1.1 The unit member work year shall be 186 days. The work year includes 180 student days, two (2) Professional Development Days and four (4) Teacher Work Days. The work year of 186 duty days represents 100% of the certificated salary schedule as presented in Appendix B. 15.1.2 The work year for certain unit members who may meet a special district need may be extended by mutual agreement between the individual and the district up to five (5) working days at either end of the regular work year with thirty (30) calendar days notice. The unit member shall be compensated at the appropriate per diem rate for each day served. 15.1.3 At the request of the site administrator, and with the approval of the unit member involved, a unit member may teach during his/her preparatory period. The unit member will be compensated for the equivalent of one period. At the secondary level the compensation will be 1/5 of the unit member's current salary. For purposes of compensation provided under this article, a full teaching assignment at the secondary level, is to include no more than five instructional periods per class cycle, not to include advisory as defined in 15.4.1.