Common use of Acting Administrators Clause in Contracts

Acting Administrators. Teacher In‐Charge 35.01 The parties agree that a teacher who is a member of the Bargaining Unit may substitute for an absent Principal or Vice Principal for a period of not less than one (1) day on a temporary basis not to exceed forty (40) days in the school year. The Employer shall ensure that the Teacher In‐Charge is protected with adequate liability insurance while in the acting role. The Teacher In‐Charge shall be paid per day in addition to the teacher’s regular grid salary and allowances, the following: 35.02 The Teacher In‐Charge shall continue to be entitled to all the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement. 35.03 When necessary, an Occasional Teacher shall be hired to replace a classroom teacher acting as the Teacher In‐Charge. Appointment of a Teacher In‐Charge shall not result in additional duties, including APA’s, for another Bargaining Unit member. 35.04 Nothing in this Article prevents a teacher from returning to the teacher’s duties within the Bargaining Unit subject to forty‐eight (48) hours written notice to the Employer. 35.05 A Teacher In‐Charge shall not perform duties that involve evaluation or discipline of another member. Temporary Principal/Vice‐Principal 35.06 When a Principal or Vice‐Principal will be absent from the school for a period of less than one school year, the Employer may appoint a member of the Bargaining Unit as a temporary Principal or Vice‐Principal to fulfill the duties of the absent administrator. 35.07 The temporary Principal/Vice‐Principal shall be paid at the starting grid rate for the position, prorated for the period of the acting assignment and shall be subject to the same working conditions as a Principal/Vice‐Principal in that school for the period of the acting assignment. 35.08 The Bargaining Unit member shall be entitled to return to the member’s former position if it still exists, or a comparable position if it does not, with full rights and privileges as though there had been no break in service within the Bargaining Unit provided that the term as temporary Principal or Vice‐Principal does not exceed 193 work days, within 3 school years. 35.08.01 When the Employer receives notification that the absence of an administrator for whom a teacher has been appointed as a Temporary Principal or Vice‐Principal will exceed "a period of less than one school year", the appointment of said teacher shall conclude no later than 25 days following the notification or the last day of the semester, whichever comes first. Should the Employer elect to appoint said teacher as a permanent Principal or Vice‐Principal, the resulting teacher vacancy shall be posted as per article 23.05. The parties may jointly agree to extend the 25‐day timeline or agree to extend the timeline beyond the last day of the semester should that come first. 35.09 Nothing in this Article prevents the member from returning to the member’s Bargaining Unit position with ten (10) working days written notice. 35.10 A temporary Principal or Vice‐Principal shall not make any summative judgement on the performance or conduct of a Bargaining Unit member. 35.11 The temporary Principal or Vice‐Principal shall continue to accrue seniority, participate in insured benefit plans, and shall continue to pay union dues and levies in accordance with the provisions of this Collective Agreement.