Common use of Work Day and Year Clause in Contracts

Work Day and Year. 8.1 The work year for Category #2 and #3 except the secretary/receptionist position employees shall be no more than 185 days and no less than 180 days. Required non-school work days shall be within one week of the beginning or end of the school year. The secretary/receptionist position may be required to work an additional twenty (20) days in the summer. In the event of a cancelled school day which is not made up by the District, or in the event of unanticipated early release or delayed opening, the employees shall suffer no loss in pay. On scheduled early release days, employees shall suffer not loss in pay from their regular work day. On these early release days, the District will schedule professional development and/or allow employees to perform work related tasks such as billing and other documentation which is necessary for their job assignment. 8.2 No employee or position shall have hours reduced for the purpose of making that employee or position ineligible for benefits. 8.3 The current practice regarding lunch and breaks shall remain in effect. Duties shall be assigned on an equitable and fair basis in terms of number and nature of assignments. 8.4 All employees shall be granted the following holidays, to be taken on the day observed by the District, with pay. Employees shall receive the employee’s regular daily rate of pay. indigenous People’s Day Civil Rights Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Veteran’s Day Thanksgiving Day Day after Thanksgiving Christmas Day Day after Thanksgiving 8.5 Supervisors shall meet with the employee not later than May 15th to discuss the employee’s current assignment and anticipated assignment for the upcoming year. 8.6 Para-educators shall be notified no later than June 1st of their specific assignment for the upcoming year on the Intent to Re-Employ Form. (Appendix B) Specific assignment means the grade level, child (for 1:1’s), and case manager. All employees will have their supervisor designated by the employer within their individual contracts upon the issuance of the contracts. The District shall have the right to change the specific assignment after June 1st if necessary to meet the District’s unanticipated or unforeseeable needs and the unanticipated or unforeseeable needs of its students. If a change is necessary, the employee will be notified as soon as possible and there shall be a meeting between the Union, affected para-educator and Administration at which time the Administration shall explain the unanticipated and unforeseen needs triggering the need for a change in assignment. 8.7 The Administration shall be responsible for arranging for coverage for employees and for duties assigned to employees when they are on an excused absence or attending to other required responsibilities such as attendance on field trips.