Common use of Building Substitutes Clause in Contracts

Building Substitutes. Building substitutes shall be employed on annual basis under the following conditions: 10.6.1 Building substitutes shall be assigned to a designated school on a daily basis, which may be changed in the event of an emergency. 10.6.2 Building substitutes who work less than five (5) days per week shall be paid a ratio of .00302 based on the Teachers Salary Schedule BA Base per day. Building substitutes who work five (5) days per week shall have the option of being paid per day and receive no medical benefits at a ratio of .00302 based on the Teachers Salary Schedule BA Base, or be paid per day with single coverage hospitalization and major medical benefits, single coverage dental benefits, single coverage vision benefits, and single coverage prescription drug benefits at a ratio of .00245 based on the Teachers Salary Schedule BA Base. The election must be made annually in September or in the first month of employment. Building substitutes who elect medical 10.6.3 Building substitutes who work five (5) days per week shall be entitled to personal leave under Section 9.6, but personal leave for building substitutes shall accrue as follows: 10.6.4 Building substitutes shall not be covered by Article 3, Evaluation, Article 5, Transfer and Assignment, Article 6, Teacher Contracts, or Article 7, Seniority. The first sixty (60) days of service shall constitute a probationary period for building substitutes. During that time, building substitute teachers shall serve at the discretion of the building principal. The first observation/ evaluation may be held during the first sixty (60) day period at the discretion of the building principal. Building substitutes shall be observed at least one time for a period of at least thirty (30) minutes in duration, during each semester of building substitute employment (agreed upon observation/evaluation form for building substitutes attached [Appendix D]). Should the building substitute’s performance be deemed deficient or if the building substitute has engaged in other inappropriate behaviors after completion of the probationary period, the contract of the building substitute may be nonrenewed following an opportunity for a conference between the building substitute and the Superintendent or designee. At such conference, the building substitute may be accompanied by a representative of the Association. The building principal shall be in attendance and shall present his/her reasons for recommendation of nonrenewal. Any such nonrenewal which occurs during the school year shall not be subject to the grievance procedure of this agreement nor subject to the provisions of Revised Code Section 3319.11. 10.6.5 Employment of building substitutes shall be considered automatically non-renewed at the conclusion of each school year without the 10.6.6 Building substitutes shall not be deemed eligible for nor entitled to receive continuing contracts under Revised Code Section 3319.11. 10.6.7 Building substitutes may apply for other vacancies which arise in the bargaining unit and, if properly certified, will be given due consideration for the vacancy. If a building substitute is employed in a regular unit position by the Board, his/her time in the capacity of a building substitute shall count as seniority for all other purposes under this Agreement as defined by Article 7 and including proper salary schedule placement. 10.6.8 It is expressly understood and agreed that building substitutes who replace a teacher on a long-term leave of absence (over sixteen [16] consecutive school days in a single teaching assignment) shall be placed on the first step of the Bachelor's schedule. Those building substitutes who have already chosen the option for medical benefits shall continue to maintain such coverage during the long-term placement. Those building substitutes who did not choose the benefits option must meet the ORC requirement of sixty (60) consecutive school days in a single teaching assignment in order to be eligible for single medical benefits.