Common use of ADJUNCT TEACHERS Clause in Contracts

ADJUNCT TEACHERS. 1. Full-time adjunct teachers are those adjunct teachers who are normally scheduled for six (6) teaching periods a day and who are otherwise scheduled for a full day in accordance with Article 44, General Teaching Day, Workday, and Length of Day Provisions; Article 45, Elementary School Daily Schedule, Teacher Workday, and Teaching Schedule; Article 47, Middle School Daily Schedule; and Article 48, High School Daily Schedule. 2. Half-time adjunct teachers are those adjunct teachers who are regularly scheduled to work less than full time but at least four (4) periods a day totaling at least three (3) hours or twenty (20) periods a week totaling at least fifteen (15) hours. a. The Board may schedule an adjunct teacher for five (5) teaching periods a day only, and such an adjunct teacher will be considered a half-time adjunct teacher under this Agreement and will be paid at the appropriate hourly rate. b. If the Board, at its discretion, schedules a half-time adjunct teacher to work five (5) teach- ing periods and a duty period, then the half-time adjunct teacher shall become a full-time adjunct teacher. 3. Full-time adjunct teachers shall participate in all applicable fringe benefits and other provisions of this Collective Bargaining Agreement except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. 4. Half-time adjunct teachers shall be entitled to participate in the voluntary contributory insurance benefits, such as hospitalization, major medical and dental insurance by reimbursing the Board, either through a voluntary payroll deduction or payment of a monthly statement, for one-half of the premium cost of each such benefit. Half-time adjuncts hired after January 25, 2008 shall be covered by the provisions of Article 90, Section 3. Half-time adjunct teachers shall not be ▇▇▇- gible to participate in the continued health care upon retirement provisions found in Article 140, Teacher-Retiree Group Health Care and Medicare-Supplement Program. Half-time adjunct teachers shall be covered by the other provisions of this Collective Bargaining Agreement in the same manner as regular part-time teachers. a. Group accidental death and dismemberment insurance premiums under Article 131, Group Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, shall be paid in full by the School District for adjunct teachers, effective January 1, 2004. All half-time or more adjunct teachers shall be automatically covered by this insurance.‌ 5. Full-time adjunct teachers who travel between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ School for the Creative and Performing Arts and Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts will not be deemed to have lost or lacked a preparation period for the purpose of applying Article 128, Compensation for Lack of Preparation Periods, and Article 129, Compensation for Loss of Preparation Periods, of this Agreement.‌ 6. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and recall from layoff of adjunct teachers shall be governed by Article 31, System-Wide Seniority and Layoff-Recall Provisions, except that Sections 4. and 5. of Article 31 shall not apply to adjunct teachers. 7. Adjunct teachers scheduled to work less than fifteen (15) hours per week shall not receive fringe benefits of any kind. 8. Adjunct teachers will continue on the one hundred eighty-nine (189) day work year schedule.

ADJUNCT TEACHERS. 1. Full-time adjunct teachers are those adjunct teachers who are normally scheduled for six (6) teaching periods a day and who are otherwise scheduled for a full day in accordance with Article 44, General Teaching Day, Workday, and Length of Day Provisions; Article 45, Elementary School Daily Schedule, Teacher Workday, and Teaching Schedule; Article 47, Middle School Daily Schedule; and Article 48, High School Daily Schedule. 2. Half-time adjunct teachers are those adjunct teachers who are regularly scheduled to work less than full time but at least four (4) periods a day totaling at least three (3) hours or twenty (20) periods a week totaling at least fifteen (15) hours. a. The Board may schedule an adjunct teacher for five (5) teaching periods a day only, and such an adjunct teacher will be considered a half-time adjunct teacher under this Agreement and will be paid at the appropriate hourly rate. b. If the Board, at its discretion, schedules a half-time adjunct teacher to work five (5) teach- ing periods and a duty period, then the half-time adjunct teacher shall become a full-time adjunct teacher. 3. Full-time adjunct teachers shall participate in all applicable fringe benefits and other provisions of this Collective Bargaining Agreement except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. 4. Half-time adjunct teachers shall be entitled to participate in the voluntary contributory insurance benefits, such as hospitalization, major medical and dental insurance by reimbursing the Board, either through a voluntary payroll deduction or payment of a monthly statement, for one-half of the premium cost of each such benefit. Half-time adjuncts hired after January 25, 2008 shall be covered by the provisions of Article 90, Section 3. Half-time adjunct teachers shall not be ▇▇▇- gible to participate in the continued health care upon retirement provisions found in Article 140, Teacher-Retiree Group Health Care and Medicare-Supplement Program. Half-time adjunct teachers shall be covered by the other provisions of this Collective Bargaining Agreement in the same manner as regular part-time teachers. a. Group accidental death and dismemberment insurance premiums under Article 131, Group Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, shall be paid in full by the School District for adjunct teachers, effective January 1, 2004. All half-time or more adjunct teachers shall be automatically covered by this insurance.‌ 5. Full-time adjunct teachers who travel between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ School for the Creative and Performing Arts and Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts will not be deemed to have lost or lacked a preparation period for the purpose of applying Article 128, Compensation for Lack of Preparation Periods, and Article 129, Compensation for Loss of Preparation Periods, of this Agreement.‌ 6. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Layoff and recall from layoff of adjunct teachers shall be governed by Article 31, System-Wide Seniority and Layoff-Recall Provisions, except that Sections 4. and 5. of Article 31 shall not apply to adjunct teachers. 7. Adjunct teachers scheduled to work less than fifteen (15) hours per week shall not receive fringe benefits of any kind. 8. Adjunct teachers will continue on the one hundred eighty-nine (189) day work year schedule.