Common use of WORK YEAR AND HOURS Clause in Contracts

WORK YEAR AND HOURS. A. The work year for employees in the bargaining unit shall be the school year (pupil session days and two Professional Development days) plus the day before the opening of schools. 1. Effective with the start of the 1998-99 school year, employees in the bargaining unit will be paid for all regular schools days on which schools are closed for special observances or emergencies, exclusive of holidays and weather-related system cancellations. In the case of weather-related cancellations, the Instructional Assistant will continue to receive their normal bi-weekly pay and will make up the canceled day in accordance with the school calendar. 2. The work day for employees in the bargaining unit shall consist of the pupil session day exclusive of an unpaid lunch period of thirty (30) minutes. Specific hours of work shall be established for each employee by their building principal, not to exceed thirty (30) minutes before the beginning or thirty (30) minutes after the end of the students' school day. Employees will be required to work any additional time that is required to meet time and learning regulations. The Employer retains the right to implement a flexible work day schedule for Instructional Assistants working within the transition program, which schedule shall not increase the length of the regular work day, but which may begin after the start of the pupil session day or end after the end of the pupil session day. 3. If an Instructional Assistant is assigned or selected by the Administration to work outside their regular work year as a paid member of a Curriculum Committee, they shall be paid at their regular hourly rate. 4. Overtime wages (one and one-half times regular hourly rate) shall be paid to employees who work more than forty (40) hours per week. C. Effective with the start of the 2018/2019 school year, Instructional Assistants shall be required to attend a total of six hours of meeting time per school year, which shall include the first faculty meeting in September. The schedule for the remaining meetings following the first faculty meeting in September shall be developed and shared with the Instructional Assistants by September 30th of each school year. The Principal or other Administrator shall have flexibility as to the duration of each meeting up to a maximum of ninety (90) minutes and subject to the aggregate limit of six (6) hours per year. The newly agreed to approach to compensation for attending these six hours of meetings shall be by way of an increase to the annualized compensation reflected on all steps on the “base” column of the salary scale in the amount of one hundred five dollar ($105.00) at the start of the 2018/2019 school year, which increase shall be applied after the application of the salary increase referenced herein in Article X Section A(4). The one hundred five dollar ($105.00) increase was calculated utilizing an hourly meeting time amount of seventeen dollars and fifty cents ($17.50). Despite the fact that the prior annualized salary included compensation for attendance at meetings, the School Committee is foregoing any pro-rated reduction of compensation attendant to the reduction in required meeting time as described in this Section. The annualized salaries reflected in the “9 credits” and “18 credits” columns shall continue to be calculated in the same manner as previously calculated through applying the applicable hourly differential amount.

WORK YEAR AND HOURS. A. The work year for employees in the bargaining unit shall be the school year (pupil session days and two Professional Development days) plus the day before the opening of schools. 1. Effective with the start of the 1998-99 school year, employees in the bargaining unit will be paid for all regular schools days on which schools are closed for special observances or emergencies, exclusive of holidays and weather-related system cancellations. In the case of weather-related cancellations, the Instructional Assistant will continue to receive their normal bi-weekly pay and will make up the canceled day in accordance with the school calendar. 2. The work day for employees in the bargaining unit shall consist of the pupil session day exclusive of an unpaid lunch period of thirty (30) minutes. Specific hours of work shall be established for each employee by their building principal, not to exceed thirty (30) minutes before the beginning or thirty (30) minutes after the end of the students' school day. Employees will be required to work any additional time that is required to meet time and learning regulations. The Employer retains the right to implement a flexible work day schedule for Instructional Assistants working within the transition program, which schedule shall not increase the length of the regular work day, but which may begin after the start of the pupil session day or end after the end of the pupil session day. 3. If an Instructional Assistant is assigned or selected by the Administration to work outside their regular work year as a paid member of a Curriculum Committee, they shall be paid at their regular hourly rate. 4. Overtime wages (one and one-half times regular hourly rate) shall be paid to employees who work more than forty (40) hours per week. C. Effective with the start of the 2018/2019 school year, Instructional Assistants shall be required to attend a total of six hours of meeting time per school year, which shall include the first faculty meeting in September. The schedule for the remaining meetings following the first faculty meeting in September shall be developed and shared with the Instructional Assistants by September 30th of each school year. The Principal or other Administrator shall have flexibility as to the duration of each meeting up to a maximum of ninety (90) minutes and subject to the aggregate limit of six (6) hours per year. The newly agreed to approach to compensation for attending these six hours of meetings shall be by way of an increase to the annualized compensation reflected on all steps on the “base” column of the salary scale in the amount of one hundred five dollar ($105.00) at the start of the 2018/2019 school year, which increase shall be applied after the application of the salary increase referenced herein in Article X Section A(4). The one hundred five dollar ($105.00) increase was calculated utilizing an hourly meeting time amount of seventeen dollars and fifty cents ($17.50). Despite the fact that the prior annualized salary included compensation for attendance at meetings, the School Committee is foregoing any pro-rated reduction of compensation attendant to the reduction in required meeting time as described in this Section. The annualized salaries reflected in the “9 credits” and “18 credits” columns shall continue to be calculated in the same manner as previously calculated through applying the applicable hourly differential amount.as

WORK YEAR AND HOURS. A. The Full year drivers will work year a twelve-month year. B. Drivers will report to work on all scheduled work days, regardless if school is in session or not. On days when school is not in session, Drivers will be involved in such activities as preventive maintenance, preparing vehicles for employees safety inspection, in-service training, removing snow/ice from vehicles and other related work in order to have the bargaining unit shall be the school year (pupil session days and two Professional Development days) plus vehicles in operational order. If schools are closed for the day before due to weather-related condition, the opening Drivers may have the option of schoolsreporting to work up to one hour later than the normal reporting time and making up the lost time within the next five working days. The scheduling of the "made- up" time will be coordinated with and subject to the approval of the Transportation Coordinator or the Assistant Transportation Coordinator. Overtime will not be applicable when an employee is making up this lost time. 1. Effective with the start of the 1998-99 school year, employees C. Employees in the bargaining unit will be paid for all any regular schools days school day on which all schools are closed for special observances observance or emergencies, exclusive emergency (non weather related) pursuant to action of holidays and weather-related system cancellationsthe Superintendent and/or the Worcester School Committee. In the case of weather-related cancellations, the Instructional Assistant will continue to receive their normal bi-weekly pay and will make up the canceled day in accordance with the school calendar. 2. The work day for employees Employees in the bargaining unit shall consist of will be paid for any regular school day on which the pupil session day ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Administration Building is closed due to weather. D. Work Day: Drivers will work an 8-hour day, exclusive of an unpaid lunch period of a thirty (30) minutesminute lunch period. Specific hours of work shall be established for each employee Included in this day are two 15-minute breaks scheduled by their building principal, not to exceed thirty (30) minutes before the beginning Coordinator or thirty (30) minutes after the end of the students' school day. Employees will be required to work any additional time that is required to meet time and learning regulations. The Employer retains the right to implement a flexible work day schedule for Instructional Assistants working within the transition program, which schedule shall not increase the length of the regular work day, but which may begin after the start of the pupil session day or end after the end of the pupil session dayAssistant Coordinator. 3. If an Instructional Assistant is assigned or selected by the Administration to work outside their regular work year as a paid member of a Curriculum Committee, they shall be paid at their regular hourly rate. 4. E. Overtime: Overtime wages (one and one-half times regular hourly rate) shall be paid to employees who work more than forty eight (40) 8) hours per weekon any given day. Worcester Public School Bus drivers will have first choice for overtime runs on Special Education routes. C. Effective with the start of the 2018/2019 school yearG. If Drivers are required to work on Saturday, Instructional Assistants Sunday or a holiday, they shall be required to attend compensated at a total minimum of six four hours of meeting and at time per school year, which shall include the first faculty meeting in September. The schedule for the remaining meetings following the first faculty meeting in September shall be developed and shared with the Instructional Assistants by September 30th of each school year. The Principal or other Administrator shall have flexibility as to the duration of each meeting up to a maximum of ninety (90) minutes and subject to the aggregate limit of six (6) hours per year. The newly agreed to approach to compensation for attending these six hours of meetings shall be by way of an increase to the annualized compensation reflected on all steps on the “base” column of the salary scale in the amount of one hundred five dollar ($105.00) at the start of the 2018/2019 school year, which increase shall be applied after the application of the salary increase referenced herein in Article X Section A(4). The one hundred five dollar ($105.00) increase was calculated utilizing an hourly meeting time amount of seventeen dollars and fifty cents ($17.50). Despite the fact that the prior annualized salary included compensation for attendance at meetings, the School Committee is foregoing any pro-rated reduction of compensation attendant to the reduction in required meeting time as described in this Section. The annualized salaries reflected in the “9 credits” and “18 credits” columns shall continue to be calculated in the same manner as previously calculated through applying the applicable hourly differential amounthalf.