Common use of Early Retirement Plan Clause in Contracts

Early Retirement Plan. ‌ A. A certificated employee who possesses expertise in a given area and/or who can provide a unique service to the District may request to be placed in the early retirement program by submitting a request to the Superintendent. B. A certificated employee voluntarily retiring before the age of 60 shall be considered for rendering limited educational services as an independent contractor under the following conditions: 1. Participation shall be voluntary on the part of the certificated employee. 2. The employee must have rendered ten (10) years of full-time service in the District in a position requiring certification, must be at Step 13 on the salary schedule with at least sixty (60) units, and must be at least 55 years of age. 3. After retiring, the former employee, as an independent contractor, shall render a prescribed educational service each school year. Such service(s) shall be rendered within the specialty or field of expertise of the contractor, and shall be mutually agreed to by the contractor and the District. 4. The contractor shall contract to render such services for a period of one (1) year, and the contract may be renewed annually for a total period of five (5) years or to and including the year in which the contractor reaches the age of 61, whichever comes first. 5. The District will pay the contractor for each eight (8) hour day of service rendered for at least thirty (30) days at the latest per diem rate of pay said contractor would earn if he had remained as an employee. As one of the terms of the contract, the District will agree to supply health and dental coverage to a comparable extent that it is supplied to permanent employees of the District. 6. At the time the person submits his/her retirement, the employee who is to be a contractor with the District shall sign a contract of agreement setting forth these conditions and such other details as may be necessary to insure a mutually satisfactory understanding on the part of the contractor and the District of the services to be rendered and the times at which they are to be performed. 7. Application must be received by the Human Resources Office by March 15th, with decisions and retirement letter by May 15th. C. Examples of possible contracted services: 1. Demonstration teaching 2. Preparing staff development and in-service programs 3. Assisting with testing programs 4. Compiling and analyzing test data 5. Orienting and assisting new teachers 6. Designing and producing programs 7. Preparing or updating curriculum guides 8. Updating and revising school district publications 9. Developing or updating instructional materials

Early Retirement Plan. ‌ A. A certificated employee who possesses expertise in a given area and/or who can provide a unique service to the District may request to be placed in the early retirement program by submitting a request to the Superintendent. B. A certificated employee voluntarily retiring before the age of 60 shall be considered for rendering limited educational services as an independent contractor under the following conditions: 1. Participation shall be voluntary on the part of the certificated employee. 2. The employee must have rendered ten (10) years of full-time service in the District in a position requiring certification, must be at Step 13 on the salary schedule with at least sixty (60) units, and must be at least 55 years of age. 3. After retiring, the former employee, as an independent contractor, shall render a prescribed educational service each school year. Such service(s) shall be rendered within the specialty or field of expertise of the contractor, and shall be mutually agreed to by the contractor and the District. 4. The contractor shall contract to render such services for a period of one one (1) year, and the contract may be renewed annually for a total period of five (5) years or to and including the year in which the contractor reaches the age of 61, whichever comes first. 5. The District will pay the contractor for each eight (8) hour day of service rendered for at least thirty (30) days at the latest per diem rate of pay said contractor would earn if he had remained as an employee. As one of the terms of the contract, the District will agree to supply health and dental coverage to a comparable extent that it is supplied to permanent employees of the District. 6. At the time the person submits his/her retirement, the employee who is to be a contractor with the District shall sign a contract of agreement setting forth these conditions and such other details as may be necessary to insure a mutually satisfactory understanding on the part of the contractor and the District of the services to be rendered and the times at which they are to be performed. 7. Application must be received by the Human Resources Office by March 15th, with decisions and retirement letter by May 15th. C. Examples of possible contracted services: 1. Demonstration teaching 2. Preparing staff development and in-service programs 3. Assisting with testing programs 4. Compiling and analyzing test data 5. Orienting and assisting new teachers 6. Designing and producing programs 7. Preparing or updating curriculum guides 8. Updating and revising school district publications 9. Developing or updating instructional materialsmaterials 10. Administrative Assistance