Common use of JOB SHARING Clause in Contracts

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two employees may choose to share a single assignment for a school year provided the following requirements are met: (a) Job sharing may take the form of sharing on a time basis approved by the employees, the immediate supervisor, and the Director of Education or designate. (b) At least one of the employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- time position which will be available to share in the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan the following school year. Permission to share a position may only be granted by the Director of Education or designate. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a full-time employee for the applicable year. The proration shall be in accordance with the division of duties of the full-time position and shall be agreed upon by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is granted. (ii) An employee in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at the end of the job sharing, the provisions of Article 16 shall apply.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two employees may choose to share a single assignment for a school year provided the following requirements are met:‌ (a) A. Job sharing may take the form shall refer to two teachers, each of sharing on a whom share between 40 and 60 percent of one full time basis approved by the employees, the immediate supervisor, and the Director of Education or designate. (b) assignment. At least one of the employees proposing job-sharing teachers must be a shared permanent teacher on a regular contract. Job sharing may include working in the regular or year-round program. Two Unit Members may share an assignment for a minimum of one year. Initial job sharing requests can be made singularly (District will attempt to match) or as a team of two teachers. Any job-sharing request by any teacher beyond one year must be assured as a full- time position which will be available to share in the applicable yearteam. This does not require the Board to create Applications for a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan job-sharing assignment for the following school yearyear shall be filed with the District no later than March 1st. Permission Job-sharing is encouraged where it can be demonstrated that there will be a maintenance or improvement in the educational advantage to share a position may only be granted by the Director of Education students and when it will create minimal scheduling, curricular, or designateadministrative problems. (d) At B. Reduced assignment shall refer to a permanent member on a regular contract requesting a partial leave of absence. Applications for a reduced assignment for the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing following school year shall be reached to determine filed with the last day to District no later than March 1st. C. The District shall approve or deny requests and notify, in writing, the applicants of its decision by May 1st. If a request is denied, the applicants shall be worked notified, in writing, of the Job Sharingspecific reasons for the denial. The date may Notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement, job-sharing and reduced assignment Unit Members' wages, benefits (except retiree health benefits), and paid leaves shall be extended by mutual agreement between prorated relative to the employees actual time worked. In no event shall the total amount of health and welfare benefits for the Director of Education or designatejob-sharers exceed the amount the District would have paid if the position had not been shared. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during D. Each job-sharing and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a reduced assignment Unit Member otherwise eligible for full-time employee employment shall receive a salary schedule increment each year as of implementation of this Agreement. This provision is not retroactive. This provision applies, provided all legally and contractually necessary requirements for the applicable yearincrements have been otherwise met. E. Members requesting a job-share assignment will prepare and submit to the principal a proposed plan noting the specific days to be worked, planning time usage, attendance at meetings, parent conferencing and report card responsibilities. Members will be required to attend staff meetings on a pro rata basis according to the percentage of their assignment. The proration member attending the staff meeting will be required to provide the non-attending member detailed notes of the topics presented and all distributed handouts and supporting documents. Alternately, the members may agree to voluntarily attend staff meetings and be paid at the hourly rate for the meeting time they would not normally be required to attend. Attendance at staff development days will normally be a requirement of both members. A copy of the proposed plan shall be in accordance included with the division application. F. Upon request of duties a reduced assignment Member or two job-sharing Members, a reduced assignment or job-sharing assignment may be renewed provided application is made prior to March 1. In the event the Unit Members fail to notify the District of their desire to continue in the reduced assignment or job sharing assignment, or in the event the District does not approve the continuance of the assignments, the Unit Members shall be returned to full- time assignments. G. If a Unit Member on a regular contract is in a reduced assignment or job- sharing assignment and elects to return after the first year to full-time teaching, the Unit Member will be returned to his/her original school, unless precluded by declining enrollment at the original school and there is no one at the school with less seniority or compliance with federal and/or state mandates or court actions. If a Unit Member on a regular contract is in a reduced assignment or job-sharing assignment for more than one year and elects to return to full-time teaching, the Unit Member will be assigned to the first available full-time teaching position and for which he/she is certificated in conformance with the provisions of this Agreement. H. No Unit Member shall be agreed upon by assured of a reduced assignment or a job-sharing assignment longer than five consecutive years unless the employees concerned and reason for the Director reduced assignment or job-sharing assignment is a documented medical reason. The 1st year of Education or designate before permission is grantedthe five (5) year limitation begins with the 1996/97 school year. (ii) An employee in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference I. This Article does not include Unit Members working in the level of benefits for a District under an approved part-time employee employment plan immediately prior to retirement from the District and the benefits the employee would have been eligible in conformity with appropriate Education Code sections permitting full retirement credit for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of less than full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at the end of the job sharing, the provisions of Article 16 shall applyduties.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two 10.1. Job-sharing is a voluntary program that shall allow two DISTRICT employees may choose who are licensed educators to share one position with the recommendation of the principal and superintendent and the approval of the BOARD. Job sharing under certain circumstances may provide a single assignment positive alternative in the school-staffing pattern. The needs of students within the school's educational program shall be of primary concern, and any arrangement must be compatible with DISTRICT philosophy and goals. 10.1.1. The schedule for educators in a school year provided job share shall be established by the following requirements are met:building principal and approved by the superintendent. It shall not be deemed appropriate to adopt schedules that anticipate long absence of educators; i.e. extended vacations, or additional personal days. Whenever a sharing educator is absent from their work as per the pre-arranged schedule, a record of their absence shall be indicated by the employee on their individual payroll sheets and maintained by the principal's office and reported to the payroll office. All absences shall be recorded using the DISTRICT payroll form. 10.1.2. Only two licensed educators may share one full-time position. Each of the educators should have had one or more years of successful teaching experience in the DISTRICT. (a) Job sharing may take If no current district educator is available to participate in the form of sharing on a time basis approved by the employeesjob share, the immediate supervisor, part-time position shall be posted and go through the Director of Education or designatehiring process. (b) At least one Educators who are participating in a job share shall be considered part-time educators as defined in this agreement, and return to full-time status at the completion of a job share shall be dependent upon the employees proposing availability of a shared year must be assured a full- position. (See reference to "part-time position which will be available to share educators" in the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any positionSection 4.3.) (c) Written To assure an orderly process, an application shall must be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan submitted no later than the following school year. Permission to share a position may only be granted by the Director of Education or designate.dates: (d) At February 10 – The job share form and written plan must be presented to the time principal by the licensed educators desiring to job share for the position starting at the beginning of approving the next school year. Each job-sharing plan is only approved for a single contract year. Any desired job share arrangement that varies from the provisions in this agreement shall include in the written plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine which accompanies the last day to be worked of application specific explanation and justification for the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designatevariations, which are requested. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of March 1 - The job share form and written plan with the application by the Board shall principal's recommendation will be forwarded submitted to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was madedirector of human resources. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following March - At the year of sharing first regular BOARD meeting, the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee written plan with the superintendent’s recommendation shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a full-time employee for the applicable year. The proration shall be in accordance with the division of duties of the full-time position and shall be agreed upon approved or rejected by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is grantedBOARD. (ii) An employee in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at the end of the job sharing, the provisions of Article 16 shall apply.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two employees may choose to share a single assignment for a school year provided the following requirements are met: (a) A. Job sharing may take shall be defined as two teachers sharing one full time position. Job sharing is not available to probationary teachers. B. Agreements to a job share shall be voluntary and will be considered for approval by the form Superintendent only upon the recommendation of the building principal(s). In order to establish a shared job assignment, the teachers involved shall submit a written request with the building principal by April 15th. The job sharing on a time basis assignment shall become final when planning for the assignment has been completed and approved by the employeesadministration, but no later than the immediate supervisor, and final teacher work day of the Director of Education or designateschool year. (b) At least one of C. Job sharing shall commit the employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- time position which will be available to share in the applicable year. This does not require the teachers and Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan the following not more than one school year. Permission to The job share a position arrangement shall be assessed at mid-year for the purpose of determining the need for adjustments. By approval of administration, the job sharing assignment may only be granted renewed by the Director of Education or designateApril 15th. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as D. If a full-time employee for the applicable year. The proration shall teacher is in a job share arrangement, he/she will be in accordance with the division regarded as on a partial leave of duties of the absence from a full-time position and shall be agreed upon by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is grantedposition. (ii) An employee E. The shared time positions are intended to be for a full school year, but are subject to discontinuation in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employeeevent of staff reduction. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for F. Seniority shall accrue as if the job sharing had not occurredteachers were employed full time. G. Teachers in a job share will be given salary schedule step advancement in accordance with this Agreement. Teachers in a job share will be paid on a pro-rata share of salary (based on their step and column), subject to any conditions which reflects the fraction of time the carriers, position is shared and as provided for in the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurredsalary schedule of this Agreement. The employee Paid leaves and planning time shall be responsible for any premium cost prorated based on the fraction of time the teacher contributes to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to the shared position. H. If teachers in a shared assignment substitute in each other's absence, they shall be paid the substitute rate. I. Fringe benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage pro-rated based on the fraction of full-timetime the position is shared in accordance with Salary Schedule ▇. ▇. Each job-sharing teacher shall be expected to attend all parent-teacher conferences, open houses without extra compensation. The teacher shall be expected to attend fifty percent (g50%) If positions of all other required meetings; however, administration may require full participation at required meetings with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not availableany additional time, beyond fifty percent (50%), compensated at the end Summer Teaching Assignment Rate. K. The job-sharing teachers shall confer regularly for the purpose of the job sharing, the provisions of Article 16 shall applyplanning and parent communication.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two 17.1 The District and any employee or group of employees may choose agree to a reduction of scheduled working hours such that any two (2) or more employees may share a budgeted position or positions. 17.2 The option of job sharing shall be considered only after a joint request has been made by employees who have mutually agreed to share one (1) or more unit positions. The request shall be submitted, in writing, to the chief human resources officer and shall specify the title and location(s) of the position to be shared; the number and placement of hours per day, days per week, weeks per month, and months per year which each employee has agreed to work; if applicable, the location where each employee will work; and a single assignment for a school year provided statement specifying the following requirements are met: (a) Job sharing may take manner in which job duties and responsibilities will be divided. The particular plan proposed in the form of sharing on a time basis approved request shall be subject to modification by the employees, the immediate supervisor, and the Director of Education or designate. (b) At least one of the employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- time position which will be available to share in the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan the following school year. Permission to share a position may only be granted by the Director of Education or designate. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a full-time employee for the applicable year. The proration shall be District in accordance with the division of duties of the full-time position and shall be agreed upon by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is grantedDistrict needs. (ii) An employee 17.3 Any reduction in hours which occurs as a result of an employee's participation in a job sharing plan program shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference be permanent. However, in the level of benefits for event an employee working in a part-time employee and shared position is promoted, transferred, or separated from the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriersDistrict, the employee may maintain remaining in the shared position shall have first right of refusal to the balance of that position. In all other instances, an employee who has agreed to a reduction in scheduled working hours pursuant to this Article, and who later desires to return to their previous schedule of working hours, shall be given the same consideration as any other employee who requests an increase in scheduled working hours. 17.4 Implementation of any job sharing program shall not increase the District cost for salary and/or benefits beyond the cost that would be incurred for a single employee occupying the position or positions affected. 17.5 The decision to implement any job sharing plan and the method of implementation shall be at the level that would have existed had sole discretion of the District, and approval or implementation of any job sharing plan shall not occurred. The employee shall be responsible construed to set a precedent for approval or implementation of any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required other request for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at the end of the job sharing, the provisions of Article 16 shall apply.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two employees may choose to share a single assignment for a school year provided the following requirements are met: (a) A. Job sharing may take the form shall refer to two teachers, each of sharing on a whom share between 40 and 60 percent of one full time basis approved by the employees, the immediate supervisor, and the Director of Education or designate. (b) assignment. At least one of the employees proposing job-sharing teachers must be a shared permanent teacher on a regular contract. Job sharing may include working in the regular or year-round program. Two Unit Members may share an assignment for a minimum of one year. Initial job sharing requests can be made singularly (District will attempt to match) or as a team of two teachers. Any job-sharing request by any teacher beyond one year must be assured as a full- time position which will be available to share in the applicable yearteam. This does not require the Board to create Applications for a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan job-sharing assignment for the following school yearyear shall be filed with the District no later than March 1st. Permission Job-sharing is encouraged where it can be demonstrated that there will be a maintenance or improvement in the educational advantage to share a position may only be granted by the Director of Education students and when it will create minimal scheduling, curricular, or designateadministrative problems. (d) At B. Reduced assignment shall refer to a permanent member on a regular contract requesting a partial leave of absence. Applications for a reduced assignment for the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing following school year shall be reached to determine filed with the last day to District no later than March 1st. C. The District shall approve or deny requests and notify, in writing, the applicants of its decision by May 1st. If a request is denied, the applicants shall be worked notified, in writing, of the Job Sharingspecific reasons for the denial. The date may Notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement, job-sharing and reduced assignment Unit Members' wages, benefits (except retiree health benefits), and paid leaves shall be extended by mutual agreement between prorated relative to the employees actual time worked. In no event shall the total amount of health and welfare benefits for the Director of Education or designatejob-sharers exceed the amount the District would have paid if the position had not been shared. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during D. Each job-sharing and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a reduced assignment Unit Member otherwise eligible for full-time employee employment shall receive a salary schedule increment each year as of implementation of this Agreement. This provision is not retroactive. This provision applies, provided all legally and contractually necessary requirements for the applicable yearincrements have been otherwise met. E. Members requesting a job-share assignment will prepare and submit to the principal a proposed plan noting the specific days to be worked, planning time usage, attendance at meetings, parent conferencing and report card responsibilities. Members will be required to attend staff meetings on a pro rata basis according to the percentage of their assignment. The proration member attending the staff meeting will be required to provide the non-attending member detailed notes of the topics presented and all distributed handouts and supporting documents. Alternately, the members may agree to voluntarily attend staff meetings and be paid at the hourly rate for the meeting time they would not normally be required to attend. Attendance at staff development days will normally be a requirement of both members. A copy of the proposed plan shall be in accordance included with the division application. F. Upon request of duties a reduced assignment Member or two job-sharing Members, a reduced assignment or job-sharing assignment may be renewed provided application is made prior to March 1. In the event the Unit Members fail to notify the District of their desire to continue in the reduced assignment or job sharing assignment, or in the event the District does not approve the continuance of the assignments, the Unit Members shall be returned to full- time assignments. G. If a Unit Member on a regular contract is in a reduced assignment or job- sharing assignment and elects to return after the first year to full-time teaching, the Unit Member will be returned to his/her original school, unless precluded by declining enrollment at the original school and there is no one at the school with less seniority or compliance with federal and/or state mandates or court actions. If a Unit Member on a regular contract is in a reduced assignment or job-sharing assignment for more than one year and elects to return to full-time teaching, the Unit Member will be assigned to the first available full-time teaching position and for which he/she is certificated in conformance with the provisions of this Agreement. H. No Unit Member shall be agreed upon by assured of a reduced assignment or a job-sharing assignment longer than five consecutive years unless the employees concerned and reason for the Director reduced assignment or job-sharing assignment is a documented medical reason. The 1st year of Education or designate before permission is grantedthe five (5) year limitation begins with the 1996/97 school year. (ii) An employee in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference I. This Article does not include Unit Members working in the level of benefits for a District under an approved part-time employee employment plan immediately prior to retirement from the District and the benefits the employee would have been eligible in conformity with appropriate Education Code sections permitting full retirement credit for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of less than full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at the end of the job sharing, the provisions of Article 16 shall applyduties.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two employees may choose to share a single assignment for a school year provided the following requirements are met:‌ (a) A. Job sharing will be limited to non-probationary teachers only. In rare instances, a probationary teacher with a minimum of three years full-time teaching experience may take be used with the form approval of the school principal and superintendent. B. The establishment of, or intent to discontinue, a job sharing on a time basis approved assignment must be presented by the employees, teachers involved to the immediate supervisor, and the Director of Education or designate. (b) At least one building principal no later than March 1 of the employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- time position which will be available to share in the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the school year prior to entering the plan the following school year. Permission to share a position may only be granted by the Director of Education or designateimplementation. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. C. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a full-time employee for the applicable year. The proration shall be in accordance with the division of duties of the full-time position and shall be agreed upon by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is granted. (ii) An employee in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee building principal shall be responsible for any premium cost approving and/or terminating an established job sharing assignment. Notification of terminating a job sharing assignment shall be given no later than February 15. Teachers may appeal the principal’s decision to do soterminate job sharing to the Superintendent of Schools within 10 days of the termination notice. This appeal will be in writing. The Board percentage superintendent shall have final say on the termination appeal. The superintendent will give notice of contribution appeal decision within 7 days to benefits the building principal and the job sharing parties. D. Job share teachers shall be required to attend all inservice programs, conferences, parent/teacher conferences, and/or workdays as required by the building and/or district administration. Teachers will be compensated for an employee working that percentage all the above when it exceeds the confines of full-timetheir regular duty day or contract. (g) If positions with E. In the same percentage of event a job share teacher requests full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, employment at the end of the job sharingshare year, they would be considered for a full-time position for which they are certified if one is available. One year of job sharing shall equal one year of teaching experience. F. Each teacher in job share who wishes to use the provisions district health insurance shall receive benefits equal to one-half of Article 16 those given a full time employee. ▇. During the job share period, sick leave, personal leave, and accumulation of leaves will be given at a rate of one-half of a full-time teacher. All sick leave and personal leave accrued prior to job-sharing shall applyremain available to the job-sharing teacher. ▇. ▇▇▇-sharing teachers shall substitute, when possible, in the absence of the other job share teacher. I. Job share teachers shall attend staff meetings on an alternating basis or according to am/pm scheduling or at principal discretion. J. A standard form of communication shall be required between cooperating teachers concerning parental, student and staff communications. K. If a parent objects to their child being placed in a shared classroom, their request for alternate placement shall be honored. L. Concerns such as scheduling, plan time, field trips, IEPs and lunch shall be worked out between the building principal and the cooperating teachers.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two 18.1 Job sharing shall refer to two (2) employees may choose sharing one (1) full-time position, creating one full-time, long-term leave position. In the interest of providing employees the opportunity to share reduce their work schedule to fulfill personal needs, the District makes available a single assignment for a school year provided the following requirements are met:job sharing provision of limited duration, according to 22.5 (a) 18.2 Job sharing may take the form of sharing on a time basis approved by the employees, the immediate supervisor, and the Director of Education or designate. (b) At least one of the employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- time position which will be available to share employees who have continuing contracts with the District and who have indicated in the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made writing to the Executive Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in Human Resources and their respective building principal by March 15 of their desire to job share for the year prior to entering the plan the following ensuing school year. Permission Such an application will include a Job Share Plan. Responsibilities of an assignment by two (2) job sharers may be divided and/or allocated according to a plan designed by the job sharers, with the approval of their immediate supervisor and the Executive Director of Human Resources.The building administration may limit the number of job shares to one per building, or may increase the number of job shares if it meets building needs. The Job Share Plan shall address such issues as: compatibility, scheduling, attendance at required meetings and events, working within grade levels or departments, communication plans with parents, etc. If denied, the reasons for the denial shall be stated in writing to both employees requesting a job share. Disputes over the approval of a job share a position may only will be resolved by HR/NSEA along with the school principal and interested job-share teachers. The principal or supervisor will notify the employee of the job share application no later than May 1. Salary placement and seniority will be consistent with this collective bargaining agreement. 18.3 Employees holding job sharing assignments shall be granted by the Director appropriate annual fractional leave(s), subject to the provisions of Education or designatethe Collective Bargaining Agreement. Upon approval of a job share, the full-time assignment that becomes available will be filled with an employee on a non-continuing contract for one school year. Each employee who goes on a job share takes a leave of absence from the portion they are giving up. (d) At 18.4 By March 1, the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing Job Sharing arrangement shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. The date evaluated and may be extended by mutual agreement between renewed on an annual basis, not to exceed two (2) consecutive years. When job shares are not renewed for the employees and following year, each job share partner shall have the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of right to reclaim the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated leave portion of the salary the employee would have earned as their contract to resume to a full-time position. If either employee for no longer wants to continue the applicable year. The proration job share arrangement, the job share shall be in accordance with the division of duties of the full-time position and shall be agreed upon by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is granted. (ii) An employee in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, terminated at the end of the school year. 18.5 Job shares may be extended beyond two (2) consecutive years providing each job sharingsharer resigns the portion they are giving up. ▇▇▇ shares who resign a portion of their contract, thereby qualifying as part-time employees, maintain the right to apply and be impartially considered for vacancies if they wish to seek re-employment to a full-time position later. 18.6 When one job share partner must leave the job share arrangement during a school year, the provisions remaining partner has the right to assume both parts of Article 16 shall applythe position being shared and resume a full-time position. If resumption to a full-time position is not possible, a substitute will be hired to fill the vacated portion of the job share until a permanent replacement can be found for the duration of the school year. 18.7 If a reduction in staffing could result in a job share position being surplused, the following school year job shares retain the right to their existing FTE as outlined above. 18.8 Job share applicants should check with the retirement system to determine to what degree their retirement benefits are being impacted by the job share. 18.9 Job sharing partners may substitute, and are encouraged to substitute, for one another at substitute pay.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 17.1 Permanent teachers who teach or are qualified to teach in grades K-5 or in self- contained classes in grades 6-8 are eligible to apply for job sharing assignments. 17.2 Two employees may choose to (2) teachers shall share a single an assignment for a school year provided the following requirements are met: (a) Job sharing may take the form minimum of sharing on a time basis approved by the employees, the immediate supervisor, and the Director of Education or designateone year. (b) At least one of the employees proposing 17.3 Application for a shared year must be assured a full- time position which will be available to share in the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan new job-sharing assignment for the following school yearyear shall be filed in writing with the Principal no later than February 15. 17.4 If a teacher on a regular contract is in a job-sharing assignment and elects to return after the first year to full time teaching the teacher will be treated similarly to full time employees for purposes of grade/subject assignment. Permission If a teacher on a regular contract is in a job-sharing assignment for more than one year and elects to share return to full time teaching, the teacher will be assigned to the first available fulltime teaching position for which he/she is credentialed and qualified. If a position may only reduction of staff becomes necessary, the layoff provisions contained in this Agreement shall apply. 17.5 All requests for job sharing shall be granted reviewed by the Director of Education or designateprincipal in consultation with the job- sharing applicants. Applications will indicate how the teachers intend to perform the adjunct duties, attend faculty meetings and communicate with parents. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing 17.6 Job share requests shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked determined by an assessment of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between Principal meeting the employees needs of the students and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal school involved as well as those of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a full-time employee employees. All requests for the applicable year. The proration shall be in accordance with the division of duties of the full-time position and shall be agreed upon by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is granted. (ii) An employee in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at subject to the approval of the Principal (or Superintendent). The District will make a good faith effort to decide whether to grant the job-sharing request by the end of the regular school year. The decision of the Principal (or Superintendent) is final. 17.7 Notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement, job-sharing teachers’ wages and benefits shall be prorated relative to the actual time worked. In no event shall the total amount of health and welfare benefits for the job sharingsharers exceed the amount the District would have paid if the position had not been shared. 17.8 Job-sharing teachers who teach at least half time will receive a year’s worth of credit for purposes of salary schedule movement. STRS benefits/rights are not intended to be affected by this provision, and are instead, governed by applicable statutory provisions. 17.9 Upon request of the two teachers, a job-sharing assignment may be renewed provided the two teachers notify the District prior to February 15th. In the event the two teachers fail to notify the District of their desire to continue the job-sharing assignment or in the event the District does not approve the continuance of the assignment, the provisions teachers shall be returned to full-time assignments in accordance with subsection 17.4 above. 17.10 Should it become necessary for one of Article 16 shall applythe job sharing participants to be the substitute for the other participant, the participants may either agree to trade teaching time (with no deduction of leave time for the absent teacher), or the substituting participant will be paid for such time at the then applicable substitute rate of pay and the absent teacher will have such time deducted from the appropriate leave bank.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two employees may choose to share a single assignment for a school year provided the following requirements are met: (a) Job sharing may take is defined as an arrangement whereby two or more nurses share the form hours of work of what would otherwise be one full-time position. If the Hospital agrees to a job sharing on the introduction or discontinuance of such job sharing arrangements will be determined locally. Once the Hospital has determined that a vacancy and has agreed to a job sharing arrangement, lo bedetermined locally and will be filled in accordance with Article of the Full-time basis approved Collective Agreement or of the Part-time Collective Agreement. The nurses involved in a job arrangement will be classified as regular part-time and will be covered by the employees, the immediate supervisor, and the Director of Education or designate. (b) At least one provisions of the employees proposing a shared year must Part-time Collective Unless existing benefits, rights, privileges, practices, or conditions of employment which may be assured a full- time position which will considered to be available superior to share in the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application those contained herein are specifically retained by this Agreement, they shall be deemed not to continue in effect. II is, however, hereby confirmed referencesare made lo existing Superior Conditions that refer to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year conditions existing prior to entering October This Agreement shall continue in shall remain in effect year to year unless the plan other party notice of or desire to amend the following school yearAgreement. Permission Notice that amendments are required or that either party desires to share a position terminate this Agreement may only be granted by the Director given within a period of Education or designate. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded ninety days prior to the employees date of this Agreement or to any of such expiration date. If of amendment or termination is given by May 30th in either party, the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid other party agrees to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a full-time employee for the applicable year. The proration shall be in accordance with purpose of negotiation within thirty days after the division giving of duties of the full-time position and shall be agreed upon by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is granted. (ii) An employee in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for notice, if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost requested to do so. The Board percentage Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, in the event the parties to this Agreement agree to negotiate for its renewal through the process of contribution central the parties will meet to benefits shall the procedures to be as required for an employee working that percentage followed. Appendix I Grievance Form Appendix 2 List of full-time. (g) Responsibility Assessment Committee Chairpersons Appendix 3 Salary Schedule Appendix 4 Superior Conditions If positions Any Appendix 5 Appendix of Local Provisions with the same percentage Labour Disputes Arbitration Act. It is understood that this Agreementwillbeamendedtoincorporate result from the arbitration award. LIST OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY ASSESSMENTCOMMITTEE The following nurses have allowed their names to stand as Chairpersons Nursing Assessment Committees in the above named sector. Dr. ▇▇▇▇▇ School of full-time Nursing Queen’s University Kingston, Ontario ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Assistant Administrator Nursing and Patient Care Hamilton General Hospital Hamilton, Ontario Mrs, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Executive Director ▇▇▇▇▇ Peninsula Health Serv. Ontario Dr. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Principal Nursing Officer Health and Welfare Canada Ottawa, Ontario Ms. ▇▇▇▇ Director of Nursing Education Ottawa Civic Hospital Ottawa, Ontario ▇▇. ▇▇▇ Dean, School of Health Sciences and Human Services College London, Ontario IO. Ms. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Candidate Administration London, Ontario ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Program Developer Niagara College of Applied Arts &Technology Ontario Dr. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Canadian Centre for Stress and Well Being Toronto, Ontario Mrs. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Health Care Consultant Serv. Scarborough, Ontario ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇ Nursing Computer Project Toronto Western Hospital Toronto, Ontario ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Director of Nursing Humber Memorial Hospital Weston, Ontario ▇▇▇▇▇▇ I AL HOSPITAL, ONTARIO NURSES’ ASSOCIATION referred to as the two employees held upon entering “Association”) APPLICABLE: IN THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT PROVISION A This Article shall not apply to nurses employed prior to January The Hospital in addition to provide the job sharing are not availableAssociation on a monthly basis the classification and areas of nurses, at who during the end of the job sharing, the provisions of Article 16 shall apply.commenced 1 ;

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two 10.1. Job-sharing is a voluntary program that shall allow two DISTRICT employees may choose who are licensed educators to share one position with the recommendation of the principal and superintendent and the approval of the BOARD. Job sharing under certain circumstances may provide a single assignment positive alternative in the school-staffing pattern. The needs of students within the school's educational program shall be of primary concern, and any arrangement must be compatible with DISTRICT philosophy and goals. 10.1.1. The schedule for educators in a school year provided job share shall be established by the following requirements are met:building principal and approved by the superintendent. It shall not be deemed appropriate to adopt schedules that anticipate long absence of educators; i.e. extended vacations, or additional personal days. Whenever a sharing educator is absent from their work as per the pre-arranged schedule, a record of their absence shall be indicated by the employee on their individual payroll sheets and maintained by the principal’s office and reported to the payroll office. All absences shall be recorded using the DISTRICT payroll form. 10.1.2. The schedule for educators in a job share shall be established by the building principal and have had one or more years of successful teaching experience in the DISTRICT. (a) Job sharing may take If no current district educator is available to participate in the form of sharing on a time basis approved by the employeesjob share, the immediate supervisor, part-time position shall be posted and go through the Director of Education or designatehiring process. (b) At least one Educators who are participating in a job share shall be considered part-time educators as defined in this agreement, and return to full-time status at the completion of a job share shall be dependent upon the employees proposing availability of a shared year must be assured a full- position. (See reference to "part-time position which will be available to share educators" in the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any positionSection 4.3.) (c) Written To assure an orderly process, an application shall must be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan submitted no later than the following school year. Permission to share a position may only be granted by the Director of Education or designate.dates: (d) At February 10 – The job share form and written plan must be presented to the time principal by the licensed educators desiring to job share for the position starting at the beginning of approving the next school year. Each job-sharing plan is only approved for a single contract year. Any desired job share arrangement that varies from the provisions in this agreement shall include in the written plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine which accompanies the last day to be worked of application specific explanation and justification for the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designatevariations, which are requested. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of March 1 - The job share form and written plan with the application by the Board shall principal's recommendation will be forwarded submitted to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was madedirector of human resources. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following March - At the year of sharing first regular BOARD meeting, the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee written plan with the superintendent’s recommendation shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a full-time employee for the applicable year. The proration shall be in accordance with the division of duties of the full-time position and shall be agreed upon approved or rejected by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is grantedBOARD. (ii) An employee in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at the end of the job sharing, the provisions of Article 16 shall apply.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two employees may choose to share a single assignment for a school year provided the following requirements are met: (a) A. Job sharing may take shall be defined as two teachers sharing one full time position. Job sharing is not available to probationary teachers. B. Agreements to a job share shall be voluntary and will be considered for approval by the form Superintendent only upon the recommendation of the building principal(s). In order to establish a shared job assignment, the teachers involved shall submit a written request with the building principal by April 15th. The job sharing on a time basis assignment shall become final when planning for the assignment has been completed and approved by the employeesadministration, but no later than the immediate supervisor, and final teacher work day of the Director of Education or designateschool year. (b) At least one C. A job share shall not be permitted to occur in a vacant position if that vacancy could be filled by the recall of a certified and qualified teacher. D. Job sharing shall commit the employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- time position which will be available to share in the applicable year. This does not require the teachers and Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan the following not more than one school year. Permission to The job share a position may only be granted by the Director of Education or designate. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing arrangement shall be reached to determine assessed at mid-year for the last day to be worked purpose of determining the Job Sharingneed for adjustments. The date may be extended by By mutual agreement between the employees teachers and the Director of Education or designateadministration, the job sharing assignment may be renewed by April 15th. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as E. If a full-time employee for the applicable year. The proration shall teacher is in a job share arrangement, he/she will be in accordance with the division regarded as on a partial leave of duties of the absence from a full-time position and, upon discontinuation of the job share, will be entitled to a full time assignment for which the teacher is certified and shall be agreed upon by qualified. Upon discontinuation of the employees concerned and job share, the Director of Education or designate before permission is granted. (ii) An employee in a job sharing plan more senior teacher has the right to claim their current assignment full time. If the full time assignment that was previously shared has been eliminated the teacher shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated the right to apply for vacancies as per Article 8. If the teacher is unsuccessful in relation to what the employee would receive as securing a full- time employee. vacant position (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering prior to the job sharing are not available, at share) he/she shall have the end of right to displace the job sharing, least senior probationary teacher assigned to a full-time position for which the provisions of Article 16 shall applyteacher is certified and qualified.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 A. Two employees (2) certificated/licensed Teachers may choose voluntarily and mutually agree to share one (1) full-time teaching assignment in the District for which they are both certificated/licensed and have attained “highly qualified Teacher” status under existing law, provided they prepare and submit a single written Job Sharing Plan to the Superintendent or designee no later than March 1st for the ensuing school year and the Superintendent or designee approves the Plan. B. Teachers who submit Job Sharing Plans do so subject to the terms and conditions of this Article. Any Teacher interested in job sharing is responsible for identifying potential job sharing partners. C. The Superintendent/designee’s decision to approve or deny Teachers’ Job Sharing Plans is final and is not subject to the grievance procedure set forth in this contract, an unfair labor practice charge, or challenge or protest of any kind in court or before any administrative entity provided that the Superintendent or designee approves or denies the proposed Job Sharing Plan no later than April 1st. D. At the conclusion of a job sharing arrangement, each Teacher shall be provided an assignment, insofar as practicable, comparable to the assignment held prior to job sharing provided that the building principal is not obligated to modify the existing master schedule to allow a Teacher returning from a job sharing arrangement to assume the position held prior to entering into an approved job sharing arrangement. E. At the conclusion of a job sharing arrangement, the Teacher with greater seniority shall be afforded the opportunity to remain in the formerly shared position if that position is to be filled for the following year. If the Teacher with greater seniority declines such an assignment, the Teacher with less seniority will be afforded the opportunity, insofar as practicable, to remain in the formerly shared position if that position is filled for the following year. Any Teacher not remaining in the formerly shared assignment will be subject to reassignment within his/her area of certification/licensure and may utilize the assignment preference form under Article 11, Section 1. F. The District may utilize the staff reduction procedures set forth in this contract to reduce the number of Teachers to provide assignments for Teachers returning from job sharing status. The conclusion of an approved job sharing arrangement shall be a reason and basis for implementing the staff reductions procedures under this contract. G. Teachers are eligible to job share only with other members of the R.R.T.A. bargaining unit. H. All negotiated salary and benefits will be allocated on a proportionate basis to the percentage of a regular full-time Teacher workday served by the participant. In no event shall the Board incur more than 100% of the cost of one (1) full-time year. I. If a Teacher in an approved job sharing arrangement works less than 50% of the regular full-time Teacher workday, he/she shall be ineligible to participate in the District’s healthcare, prescription and dental plans unless the Teacher pays 100% of the premium costs for the plans in accordance with Article 32, Section 1, subsection (d) of this contract. J. Teachers will earn one (1) year of seniority and the right to advance a step on the salary schedule, if applicable, for each year in a job sharing arrangement provided that the teacher works at least 3-3/4 hours per workday for the full school year. Regardless of the number of hours worked per day, a Teacher working less than 120 days in a school year provided will not advance a step on the following requirements are met: (a) Job sharing may take the form of sharing on a time basis approved by the employees, the immediate supervisor, and the Director of Education or designatesalary schedule. (b) At least one ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ to the commencement of the employees proposing a shared year school year, both job sharing Teachers in an approved job sharing arrangement must be assured a full- time position which will be available provide an opportunity to share in the applicable year. This does not require parents of his/her students to meet and discuss the Board to create a position or to modify any positionjob sharing arrangement and review the contents of the Job Sharing Plan. L. Both Teachers in an approved job sharing arrangement will attend the first five (c5) Written application shall be made to the Director days of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan the following student classes of a school year. Permission to share Teachers in a position job sharing arrangement may only be granted by request release from this requirement in the Director Job Sharing Plan in cases of Education demonstrated lack of need or designatefeasibility. Teachers in an approved job sharing arrangement will attend all meetings outside their respective workdays as are necessary for the proper completion of his/her job responsibilities or make appropriate arrangements for same in the Job Sharing Plan. M. Both Teachers in an approved job sharing arrangement will attend all scheduled open houses without additional release time. In the event that there is more than one (d1) At open house conducted, both Teachers in an approved job sharing arrangement will be eligible for additional compensation in accordance with the time open house provisions under Article 15 in this contract. N. In the event of approving an absence of one Teacher in a job sharing arrangement, the plan, agreement other Teacher in writing shall the job sharing arrangement will be reached given first opportunity to determine cover the last day to be worked absent participant’s portion of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of job sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be arrangement at a pro-rated portion substitute rate. O. In the event that one of the salary job sharing partners in an approved arrangement is unable to complete part (i.e., more than 20 consecutive work days) or all of the employee would have earned as school year for any reason, the Superintendent or designee will discuss with the job sharing partners potential resolutions; however, in such circumstances, the District reserves the right to suspend a job sharing arrangement. In this case, the other partner shall resume regular, full-time employee for status. P. All Job Sharing Plans must include, among all other relevant information, a full description and explanation of the applicable year. The proration shall following: the specific teaching assignment that is the subject of the request; the teaching techniques and methods and grading practices employed by each Teacher; the steps that the job sharing Teachers will employ to ensure compatibility of techniques, methods and practices; how faculty meetings, IEP meetings, professional development days, in-services, ad other work obligations will be in accordance addressed; the commitment to work with the division of duties parents of the students in his/her classroom and/or classes to address any concerns that the parents may have about the proposed job sharing arrangement; scheduled planning time; and how the participants will share one (1) full-time position and shall including but not limited to whether there will be agreed upon by an a.m./p.m. split day or alternate day split. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ to the employees concerned submission of a Job Sharing Plan, both Teachers in a proposed job sharing arrangement must meet with the Building Principal and the Director of Education Superintendent or designate before permission is granteddesignee to discuss the application for job sharing. ▇. ▇▇▇ sharing arrangements, if approved, will only be in effect for one (ii1) An employee school year. If Teachers in a an approved job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation arrangement wish to what continue the employee would receive as a full- time employeearrangement, they must reapply to the Superintendent or designee by March 1st for the ensuing school year. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at the end of the job sharing, the provisions of Article 16 shall apply.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 17.1 Permanent teachers who teach or are qualified to teach in grades K-5 or in self-contained classes in grades 6-8 are eligible to apply for job sharing assignments. 17.2 Two employees may choose to (2) teachers shall share a single an assignment for a school year provided the following requirements are met: (a) Job sharing may take the form minimum of sharing on a time basis approved by the employees, the immediate supervisor, and the Director of Education or designateone year. (b) At least one of the employees proposing 17.3 Application for a shared year must be assured a full- time position which will be available to share in the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan new job-sharing assignment for the following school year. Permission to share a position may only year shall be granted by filed in writing with the Director of Education or designatePrincipal no later than February 15. (d) At 17.4 If a teacher on a regular contract is in a job-sharing assignment and elects to return after the first year to full time teaching the teacher will be treated similarly to full time employees for purposes of approving grade/subject assignment. If a teacher on a regular contract is in a job-sharing assignment for more than one year and elects to return to full time teaching, the plan, agreement in writing shall teacher will be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded assigned to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a first available full-time employee teaching position for which he/she is credentialed and qualified. If a reduction of staff becomes necessary, the applicable year. The proration layoff provisions contained in this Agreement shall apply. 17.5 All requests for job sharing shall be in accordance with the division of duties of the full-time position and shall be agreed upon reviewed by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is granted. (ii) An employee principal in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if consultation with the job sharing had not occurredapplicants. Applications will indicate how the teachers intend to perform the adjunct duties, subject to any conditions attend faculty meetings and communicate with parents. 17.6 Job share requests shall be determined by an assessment of the carriers, Principal meeting the employee may maintain benefits at needs of the level that would have existed had students and the job sharing not occurredschool involved as well as those of the employees. The employee shall be responsible All requests for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at subject to the approval of the Principal (or Superintendent). The District will make a good faith effort to decide whether to grant the job-sharing request by the end of the regular school year. The decision of the Principal (or Superintendent) is final. 17.7 Notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement, job-sharing teachers’ wages and benefits shall be prorated relative to the actual time worked. In no event shall the total amount of health and welfare benefits for the job sharingsharers exceed the amount the District would have paid if the position had not been shared. 17.8 Job-sharing teachers who teach at least half time will receive a year’s worth of credit for purposes of salary schedule movement. STRS benefits/rights are not intended to be affected by this provision, and are instead, governed by applicable statutory provisions. 17.9 Upon request of the two teachers, a job-sharing assignment may be renewed provided the two teachers notify the District prior to February 15th. In the event the two teachers fail to notify the District of their desire to continue the job-sharing assignment or in the event the District does not approve the continuance of the assignment, the provisions teachers shall be returned to full-time assignments in accordance with subsection 17.4 above. 17.10 Should it become necessary for one of Article 16 shall applythe job sharing participants to be the substitute for the other participant, the participants may either agree to trade teaching time (with no deduction of leave time for the absent teacher), or the substituting participant will be paid for such time at the then applicable substitute rate of pay and the absent teacher will have such time deducted from the appropriate leave bank.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two employees may choose to share A. Job sharing shall be defined as sharing of a single assignment position by two staff members. This may be arranged by alternating semesters or by dividing a class day(s) into two or more units as mutually agreed upon. Job sharing shall be for a school year provided minimum of one half day. 1. When job sharing exists to reduce the following requirements are met: (a) Job sharing may take the form lay-off of sharing on a time basis approved by the employeesless senior teachers, the immediate supervisorteacher(s) shall receive full (not salary) seniority credit for each year or years he/she is participating. In addition, and the Director of Education or designate. (b) At least one of the employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- time position which will be available to share in the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan the following school year. Permission to share a position may only be granted by the Director of Education or designate. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a full-time employee for the applicable year. The proration shall be in accordance with the division of duties of the full-time position and shall be agreed upon by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is granted. (ii) An employee in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had teachers will continue to receive full fringe benefits (including retirement) to the extent that such benefits do not occurred, subject exceed the amount of salary and benefits normally paid to any conditions of the carriersmost senior participating teacher(s). When this amount is exceeded, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had amount available shall be prorated between the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-timeteachers. (g) If positions with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the 2. Senior teachers who voluntarily job sharing are not availableshare shall have, at the end of each job sharing period, the right to return to the same position he/she vacated as long as the position is still in existence. If the same position is no longer in existence he/she will be assigned to a position for which he/she is certified and qualified as long as he/she has the requisite seniority to remain employed. 3. Once job sharing is instituted and agreed upon by the teachers involved, it is agreed that the job sharingsharing shall continue to the end of a current school year or shall last the minimum of one (1) school year unless considered a semester job. Job sharing may be continued for more than one year upon agreement of both teachers and the Board. 4. Teachers that take advantage of the job sharing program shall be allowed payroll deduction of dues to the Association, such dues determined by the policies of the MEA-NEA- VBCEA-▇▇▇▇ and the collective bargaining agreement between the VBCEA and the Association. B. Based on the needs of the District and the ability to retain a certified and qualified teacher(s) for a position, the provisions Board may refuse to grant a job sharing in its sole discretion and shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. C. When reasonably possible, the Board shall make an effort to avoid involuntary transfer of Article 16 teachers to accommodate the above provisions. Job sharing shall applynot cause layoffs or prevent the recall of laid off teachers. D. Teachers hired for, or requesting part-time assignments shall have salary and benefits prorated to the time worked. The administration shall determine when a job sharing situation exists.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two employees may choose The purpose of this Job Sharing Article is to share provide for the opportunity to enter into a single assignment for a school year provided Job Sharing experience that is mutually acceptable to the following requirements are met: (a) Job sharing may take the form of sharing on a time basis approved by the employeesteachers, the immediate supervisorbuilding administrator, and the Director Superintendent, and at the same time continue to serve the educational needs of Education or designatethe students. A. Job Sharing shall be defined as two (b2) At least teachers sharing one of the employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- (1) full-time position which will be available to share in the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application B. Personnel involved in a shared position shall be made regular contracted employed staff. If only one (1) regular contracted bargaining unit employee desired a shared time position the other part of the position may then be posted outside of the bargaining unit. The administrators and teaching staff will communicate to ensure that the relationship between staff persons is facilitative for the benefit of their students. C. The individuals and the position(s) involved in Job Sharing are subject to this Agreement. D. Job Sharing shall be considered a partial Leave of Absence for full-time personnel. The Leave shall be subject to the Director provisions for Leaves of Education or designate on or before April 30th Absence in the year prior to entering the plan the following school year. Permission this Agreement. E. Agreement to share a position may only be granted by the Director of Education or designate. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a full-time employee for job assignment shall commit the applicable participating teachers and the Board to not more than one (1) school year. F. At the end of the original assignment and by mutual agreement of the teachers, the Principal, and the Superintendent, the teachers in the Job Sharing Assignment may: 1. The proration Renew the established Job Sharing Assignment, or 2. Create another Job Sharing Assignment. 3. A teacher returning from a job sharing assignment shall be in accordance with the division of duties of the assigned a position according to Board policy. G. If a full-time position and shall be agreed upon by opens during the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is granted. (ii) An employee in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference school year in the level area of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions certification of the carriersShared Time position, the employee that position may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at filled on a temporary basis until the end of the job sharingschool year. H. Job Sharing information will be posted and written expressions of interest must be submitted to the Superintendent as early as possible, but no later than April 1st. Teachers showing interest will be notified of the provisions tentative Shared Teaching Assignment no later than May 15, and shall have five (5) working days to accept or refuse the assignment. Every effort will be made to notify the teachers involved as early as possible to facilitate planning for the next school year. I. To finalize a Job Sharing Assignment the teachers and Principal involved shall, no later than the last scheduled work day: 1. Schedule the work time (including lunch time and planning time, if any) and designate the responsibility for each class or subject (i.e., one semester or trimester on -one semester or trimester off, mornings and afternoons, two days -three days, two and one-half days, class hours at the secondary level, etc.). 2. Provide a brief description of Article 16 shall apply.how the teacher responsibilities are to be shared including: a. Parent-Teacher Conferences b. Grade level meetings c. Staff meetings

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two a. Job sharing refers to one (1) self-contained assignment at any grade level K-5 or K-6 at K-8 school being shared by two (2) employees who have jointly agreed to work together. b. Employees may choose annually elect to apply to participate in a job-sharing plan subject to the recommendation of the immediate supervisor at the proposed job share a single assignment site and the approval of the Superintendent and the Board of Education. c. A job sharing program previously approved for a the full school year provided the following requirements are met: (a) Job sharing may take the form of sharing on a time basis approved be terminated by the employeesDistrict at the trimester. If identifiable problems have occurred, the immediate supervisor, and the Director of Education or designate. (b) At least one of supervisor shall meet with the employees proposing involved to discuss the problem(s) related to the job-sharing prior to cancellation. A permanent employee in a shared year must job-sharing plan that is terminated shall be assured a full- offered an appropriate full-time position which will be available to share in the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan the following school year. Permission to share a position may only be granted by the Director of Education or designate. (d) d. At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a full-time employee for the applicable year. The proration shall be in accordance with the division of duties of the full-time position and shall be agreed upon by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is granted. (ii) An employee in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at the end of the job sharingsharing year, the provisions participating employees shall revert to their pre-job share status unless they request and are approved to participate in another job share the following year. e. Employees occupying a shared job shall be required to provide the complete range of Article 16 adjunct duties required of employees and the normal conference period availability provided by employees. In addition, attendance at meetings and inservices shall applybe mutually agreed upon by the site administrator and job share participants. f. Employees occupying a shared job shall receive prorated salary, prorated fringe benefits, and prorated salary schedule step increment credit provided he/she renders service for seventy-five percent (75%) of the time required in his/her approved job-sharing plan. g. Employees requesting permission to participate in a job-sharing plan shall submit an appropriate application letter to the District by March 1 of the school year prior to the school year in which the job sharing would commence. The application shall include a detailed plan of how the proposed job-sharing will function as well as its design to avoid impairment of educational opportunities/experiences for students in the job-shared classes. h. The application for a job-share shall also serve as a request for an unpaid leave of absence for the portion of the job not worked. i. The final determination to approve or reject a job-sharing application shall be made no later than the second Board meeting in April. Approval, denial or termination decisions shall be made for factual reasons, and such reasons will be provided in writing upon request by the applicant.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two employees may choose to share a single assignment for a school year provided the following requirements are met: (a) A. Job sharing may take shall be defined as two teachers sharing one full time position. Job sharing is not available to probationary teachers. B. Agreements to a job share shall be voluntary and will be considered for approval by the form Superintendent only upon the recommendation of the building principal(s). In order to establish a shared job assignment, the teachers involved shall submit a written request with the building principal by April 15th. The job sharing on a time basis assignment shall become final when planning for the assignment has been completed and approved by the employeesadministration, but no later than the immediate supervisor, and final teacher work day of the Director of Education or designateschool year. (b) At least one of C. Job sharing shall commit the employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- time position which will be available to share in the applicable year. This does not require the teachers and Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan the following not more than one school year. Permission to The job share a position arrangement shall be assessed at mid-year for the purpose of determining the need for adjustments. By approval of administration, the job sharing assignment may only be granted renewed by the Director of Education or designateApril 15th. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as D. If a full-time employee for the applicable year. The proration shall teacher is in a job share arrangement, he/she will be in accordance with the division regarded as on a partial leave of duties of the absence from a full-time position and shall be agreed upon by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is grantedposition. (ii) An employee E. The shared time positions are intended to be for a full school year, but are subject to discontinuation in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employeeevent of staff reduction. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for F. Seniority shall accrue as if the job sharing had not occurredteachers were employed full time. G. Teachers in a job share will be given salary schedule step advancement in accordance with this Agreement. Teachers in a job share will be paid on a pro-rata share of salary (based on their step and column), subject to any conditions which reflects the fraction of time the carriers, position is shared and as provided for in the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurredsalary schedule of this Agreement. The employee Paid leaves and planning time shall be responsible for any premium cost prorated based on the fraction of time the teacher contributes to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to the shared position. H. If teachers in a shared assignment substitute in each other's absence, they shall be paid the substitute rate. I. Fringe benefits shall be as required pro-rated based on the fraction of time the position is shared in accordance with Salary Schedule B. 2014-2015: Salary Schedule A for an employee working that percentage of full2014-time. 2015 will increase one-half percent (g1/2%) If positions with from the same percentage of full2013-time as 2014 Salary Schedule. Eligible bargaining unit members will advance one step beyond their 2013-2014 step placement (not retroactive) beginning on the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at the end 14th pay of the job sharing2014-2015 school year. Bargaining unit members who are eligible will have lateral column movement in 2014-2015 upon submission and approval of academic credits. All teachers will receive an off-schedule payment of one-half percent (1/2%) of their regular salary on the second payroll of November, 2014. STEP INDEX BA BA+20 MA MA+15 MA+30 1.0 1.000 39,126 39,909 41,865 42,647 43,430 2.0 1.050 41,082 41,904 43,958 44,780 45,601 3.0 1.100 43,039 43,900 46,052 46,912 47,773 4.0 1.150 44,995 45,895 48,145 49,044 49,944 5.0 1.200 46,951 47,891 50,238 51,177 52,116 6.0 1.250 48,908 49,886 52,331 53,309 54,287 7.0 1.300 50,864 51,882 54,425 55,442 56,459 8.0 1.350 52,820 53,877 56,518 57,574 58,630 9.0 1.400 54,776 55,873 58,611 59,706 60,802 10.0 1.450 56,733 57,868 60,704 61,839 62,973 11.0 1.500 58,689 59,864 62,798 63,971 65,145 12.0 1.550 60,645 61,859 64,891 66,103 67,316 13.0 1.600 62,602 63,854 66,984 68,236 69,488 Longevity Schedule: Applies to accumulated years of service allowed by ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Schools (including years transferred into this system). The percentage is based on the provisions 13th step salary in each case. 14.0 1.020 63,854 65,131 68,324 69,600 70,878 15.0 1.030 64,480 65,770 68,994 70,283 71,572 16-17 1.040 65,106 66,408 69,663 70,965 72,267 18-19 1.050 65,732 67,047 70,333 71,648 72,962 20-21 1.060 66,358 67,685 71,003 72,330 73,657 22-23 1.070 66,984 68,324 71,673 73,012 74,352 24-25 1.080 67,610 68,962 72,343 73,695 75,047 26-27 1.090 68,236 69,601 73,013 74,377 75,742 28-29 1.100 68,862 70,239 73,682 75,059 76,437 30.0 1.110 69,488 70,878 74,352 75,742 77,131 Teachers State Retirement will not be deducted from the salary but will be paid directly by the Board of Article 16 Education. 2014-2015: The salary schedule for 2014-2015 shall applybe: This schedule is effective for all employees hired after September 8, 1998. STEP INDEX BA BA+18 BA+30 MA MA+15 MA+30 1.0 1.000 39,126 39,909 41,865 41,865 2.0 1.050 41,082 41,904 43,958 43,958 3.0 1.100 43,039 43,900 46,052 46,052 4.0 1.150 44,995 45,895 48,145 48,145 5.0 1.200 46,951 47,891 50,238 50,238 51,177 52,116 6.0 1.250 48,908 49,886 52,331 52,331 53,309 54,287 7.0 1.300 51,882 54,425 54,425 55,442 56,459 8.0 1.350 53,877 56,518 56,518 57,574 58,630 9.0 1.400 55,873 58,611 58,611 59,706 60,802 10.0 1.450 60,704 60,704 61,839 62,973 11.0 1.500 62,798 62,798 63,971 65,145 12.0 1.550 64,891 64,891 66,103 67,316 13.0 1.600 66,984 66,984 68,236 69,488 Longevity Schedule: Applies to accumulated years of service allowed by ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Schools (including years transferred into this system). The percentage is based on the 13th step salary in each case. 14.0 1.020 68,324 68,324 69,600 70,878 15.0 1.030 68,994 68,994 70,283 71,572 16-17 1.040 69,663 69,663 70,965 72,267 18-19 1.050 70,333 70,333 71,648 72,962 20-21 1.060 71,003 71,003 72,330 73,657 22-23 1.070 71,673 71,673 73,012 74,352 24-25 1.080 72,343 72,343 73,695 75,047 26-27 1.090 73,013 73,013 74,377 75,742 28-29 1.100 73,682 73,682 75,059 76,437 30.0 1.110 74,352 74,352 75,742 77,131 Teachers State Retirement will not be deducted from the salary but will be paid directly by the Board of Education. 2015-2016: Salary Schedule A for 2015-2016 will increase one-half percent (1/2%) from the 2014-2015 Salary Schedule. Eligible bargaining unit members will advance one step beyond their 2014-2015 step placement (not retroactive) beginning on the 14th pay of the 2015-2016 school year. Bargaining unit members who are eligible will have lateral column movement in 2015-2016 upon submission and approval of academic credits. All teachers will receive an off-schedule payment of one-half percent (1/2%) on the second payroll of November, 2015. STEP INDEX BA BA+20 MA MA+15 MA+30 1.0 1.000 39,322 40,108 42,075 42,861 43,647 2.0 1.050 41,288 42,113 44,179 45,004 45,830 3.0 1.100 43,254 44,119 46,283 47,147 48,012 4.0 1.150 45,220 46,124 48,386 49,290 50,195 5.0 1.200 47,186 48,130 50,490 51,433 52,377 6.0 1.250 49,153 50,135 52,594 53,576 54,559 7.0 1.300 51,119 52,140 54,698 55,719 56,742 8.0 1.350 53,085 54,146 56,801 57,862 58,924 9.0 1.400 55,051 56,151 58,905 60,005 61,106 10.0 1.450 57,017 58,157 61,009 62,148 63,289 11.0 1.500 58,983 60,162 63,113 64,291 65,471 12.0 1.550 60,949 62,167 65,216 66,435 67,654 13.0 1.600 62,915 64,173 67,320 68,578 69,836 Longevity Schedule: Applies to accumulated years of service allowed by ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Schools (including years transferred into this system). The percentage is based on the 13th step salary in each case. 14.0 1.020 64,173 65,456 68,666 69,949 71,233 15.0 1.030 64,802 66,098 69,340 70,635 71,931 16-17 1.040 65,432 66,740 70,013 71,321 72,629 18-19 1.050 66,061 67,382 70,686 72,006 73,328 20-21 1.060 66,690 68,023 71,359 72,692 74,026 22-23 1.070 67,319 68,665 72,032 73,378 74,724 24-25 1.080 67,948 69,307 72,706 74,064 75,423 26-27 1.090 68,577 69,949 73,379 74,750 76,121 28-29 1.100 69,207 70,590 74,052 75,435 76,819 30.0 1.110 69,836 71,232 74,725 76,121 77,518 Teachers State Retirement will not be deducted from the salary but will be paid directly by the Board of Education. 2015-2016: The salary schedule for 2015-2016 shall be: This schedule is effective for all employees hired after September 8, 1998. STEP INDEX BA BA+18 BA+30 MA MA+15 MA+30 1.0 1.000 39,322 40,108 42,075 42,075 2.0 1.050 41,288 42,113 44,179 44,179 3.0 1.100 43,254 44,119 46,283 46,283 4.0 1.150 45,220 46,124 48,386 48,386 5.0 1.200 47,186 48,130 50,490 50,490 51,433 52,377 6.0 1.250 49,153 50,135 52,594 52,594 53,576 54,559 7.0 1.300 52,140 54,698 54,698 55,719 56,742 8.0 1.350 54,146 56,801 56,801 57,862 58,924 9.0 1.400 56,151 58,905 58,905 60,005 61,106 10.0 1.450 61,009 61,009 62,148 63,289 11.0 1.500 63,113 63,113 64,291 65,471 12.0 1.550 65,216 65,216 66,435 67,654 13.0 1.600 67,320 67,320 68,578 69,836 Longevity Schedule: Applies to accumulated years of service allowed by ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Schools (including years transferred into this system). The percentage is based on the 13th step salary in each case. 14.0 1.020 68,666 68,666 69,949 71,233 15.0 1.030 69,340 69,340 70,635 71,931 16-17 1.040 70,013 70,013 71,321 72,629 18-19 1.050 70,686 70,686 72,006 73,328 20-21 1.060 71,359 71,359 72,692 74,026 22-23 1.070 72,032 72,032 73,378 74,724 24-25 1.080 72,706 72,706 74,064 75,423 26-27 1.090 73,379 73,379 74,750 76,121 28-29 1.100 74,052 74,052 75,435 76,819 30.0 1.110 74,725 74,725 76,121 77,518 Teachers State Retirement will not be deducted from the salary but will be paid directly by the Board of Education.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two employees may choose Job sharing shall be defined as a voluntary program which affords two (2) tenured teachers the opportunity to apply to share a single assignment for a school year provided the following requirements are met: (a) Job sharing may take the form of sharing on a time basis approved by the employees, the immediate supervisor, and the Director of Education or designate. (b) At least one of the employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- time position which will be available to share in the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan the following school year. Permission to share a position may only be granted by the Director of Education or designate. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a full-time employee teaching position. Interested teachers shall be required to submit a written application and proposed plan with sufficient detail for consideration by the applicable Superintendent. Job share applications shall be submitted to the Superintendent after January 1st but no later than March 1st of the school year prior to the proposed commencement of the job share. The Board shall approve or deny the application no later than May 1st. Job share positions shall be for one (1) full school year. The proration Reapplication for successive or subsequent job sharing shall be required in accordance with the division same terms of duties this Agreement for initial applications. Job share participants shall notify the Superintendent in writing after January 1st, but no later than February 15th, of the their intent to return to full-time position and shall be agreed upon by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is granted. (ii) An employee in a employment. The job sharing plan shall have benefits include teaching responsibilities and sick leave credits professional responsibilities including, but not limited to, work hours, workdays, substitution procedures, staff meetings, District meetings, planning time, lunch, in-service days, parent conferences, field trips and all other school related meetings or activities typically expected of full-time teachers. The tenure status of the teacher shall not be affected by job share. However, seniority shall be pro-rated. Unless otherwise specified below, all compensation, fringe benefits, seniority and leaves shall be pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board accordance with this Agreement unless percentage of contribution employment renders the teacher ineligible. Job share teachers shall each be granted six (6) days of sick leave per school year in accordance with Section 11.1, and three (3) days of personal leave per school year in accordance with Section 11.2. Job share teachers shall continue to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions evaluated in accordance with the same percentage of evaluation process for full-time as teachers. Each job share application shall be granted or denied within the two employees held upon entering sole discretion of the Board of Education. The granting or denying of such requests shall be non-precedential and non-grievable. In the event the employment of a participating teacher ceases during the job sharing are not available, at the end of the job sharingshare for any reason(s), the provisions of Article 16 Superintendent shall applyhave the option to allow the teacher to secure a new job share partner subject to Board approval, require the teacher to return to full-time employment or allow the teacher to resign.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two employees may choose to share a single assignment for a school year provided the following requirements are met: (a) A. Job sharing may take shall be defined as two teachers sharing one full time position. Job sharing is not available to probationary teachers. B. Agreements to a job share shall be voluntary and will be considered for approval by the form Superintendent only upon the recommendation of the building principal(s). In order to establish a shared job assignment, the teachers involved shall submit a written request with the building principal by April 15th. The job-sharing on a time basis assignment shall become final when planning for the assignment has been completed and approved by the employeesadministration, but no later than the immediate supervisor, and final teacher work day of the Director of Education or designateschool year. (b) At least one of C. Job sharing shall commit the employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- time position which will be available to share in the applicable year. This does not require the teachers and Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan the following not more than one school year. Permission to The job share a position arrangement shall be assessed at mid-year for the purpose of determining the need for adjustments. By approval of administration, the job-sharing assignment may only be granted renewed by the Director of Education or designateApril 15th. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as D. If a full-time employee teacher is in a job share arrangement, he/she will be regarded as on a partial leave of absence from a full-time position. E. The shared time positions are intended to be for a full school year, but are subject to discontinuation in the applicable year. The proration event of staff reduction. F. Seniority shall accrue as if the job-sharing teachers were employed full time. G. Teachers in a job share will be given salary schedule step advancement in accordance with the division of duties of the full-time position and shall be agreed upon by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is granted. (ii) An employee this Agreement. Teachers in a job sharing plan share will be paid on a pro-rata share of salary (based on their step and column), which reflects the fraction of time the position is shared and as provided for in the salary schedule of this Agreement. Paid leaves and planning time shall have be prorated based on the fraction of time the teacher contributes to the shared position. H. If teachers in a shared assignment substitute in each other's absence, they shall be paid the substitute rate. I. Fringe benefits and sick leave credits shall be pro-rated based on the fraction of time the position is shared in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employeeaccordance with Salary Schedule ▇. ▇. Each job-sharing teacher shall be expected to attend all parent-teacher conferences, open houses without extra compensation. The teacher shall be expected to attend fifty percent (iii50%) Where there is of all other required meetings; however, administration may require full participation at required meetings with any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurredadditional time, subject to any conditions of the carriersbeyond fifty percent (50%), the employee may maintain benefits compensated at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-timeSummer Teaching Assignment Rate. (g) If positions with K. The job-sharing teachers shall confer regularly for the same percentage purpose of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at the end of the job sharing, the provisions of Article 16 shall applyplanning and parent communication.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two employees may choose to share ‌ a. For the purpose of this Agreement, job sharing shall mean the occupation of a single staff position by two (2) individuals, with each assignment for a school year provided the following requirements are met: (a) Job sharing may take the form of sharing on a time basis approved by the employees, the immediate supervisor, and the Director of Education or designatebeing half-time. (b) At least one b. The District may grant requests to job share. The District shall establish the daily work schedule for the job-sharing team. c. The District may terminate job-sharing arrangements at any time after completion of each year, in which case each of the job-sharing employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- time position which will be available to share in the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan the following school year. Permission to share a position may only be granted by the Director of Education or designate. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application who formerly was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a full-time employee for the applicable year. The proration District shall be placed in accordance with the division of duties of the a full-time position and similar to the position last held before job-sharing, if such a position is available. If such a position is unavailable due to staff reduction, the employee shall be agreed upon placed on the seniority list. After the termination of a job-sharing arrangement, a teacher who was initially hired as a job-sharing teacher shall have further employment rights as determined by the employees concerned and the Director Subsection 2 of Education or designate before permission is grantedthis Section. (ii) An d. At the end of the first or second year of job sharing, a job-sharing employee in who formerly was a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a partfull-time employee and may choose to return to a full-time position similar to the benefits the employee would have been eligible for position last held before job sharing, if the job sharing had not occurred, subject such a position is available. If such a position is unavailable due to any conditions of the carriersstaff reduction, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible placed on the seniority list. At the end of the second year of job sharing, if the job-sharing team requests and is approved to continue job sharing, the right to employment in subsequent years for any premium cost each employee is a right to do soa half-time position with the District. The Board percentage of contribution However, they may request to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of return to full-timetime status, as provided in Subsections 1 and 2 above. (g) If e. Shared-time positions with will be compensated as follows: i. Teaching salary will be pro-rated. Job-sharing teachers shall advance one experience step on the same percentage salary schedule for each two years of half-time teaching. ii. Seniority will accrue on the basis of two years of half-time work equaling one year of full-time as work. iii. Sick and personal leave will be pro-rated to the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at the end FTE of the job sharing, the provisions of employee. iv. Entitlement to insurance shall be according to Article 16 shall apply.IV Section F. Article IV – Salary Schedules and Benefits

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two employees may choose to share Job sharing shall be defined as two teachers sharing the responsibility of a single assignment for a school year provided teaching position. Job sharers shall be subject to the following requirements are met:modifications of provisions contained elsewhere in this Agreement. (a) A. Job sharing may take be applied for by tenure teachers. B. Qualified teachers who choose to make application shall agree to share one full-time position for a period of time not less than one year, and renewable for one year. Only two individuals may share one full-time position. An individual may not job share for more than two years in the form five-year period beginning with the initial date of job sharing. In the event the employment of a participating teacher ceases, for whatever reason (including leave of absence), the Superintendent or designee shall have the right to return the remaining participating teacher to full-time status or fill the vacant position in any other manner as deemed appropriate. C. Teachers interested in job sharing on shall be responsible for identifying teachers who would be willing to job share with them. Teachers agreeing to job share shall submit a time basis approved completed application to the Superintendent or designee. D. Applications for job sharing and/or renewal must be made prior to March 1st for the next school year. E. The responsibilities of an assignment by two job sharers shall be divided according to a plan designed by the employees, the immediate supervisorjob sharers, and their principal and/or department chairperson. This plan shall be reduced to writing, signed by the Director parties, and filed with the Superintendent or designee. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, teaching responsibilities and schedule of Education or designatework hours and/or days. (b) At least one F. Both teachers of the employees proposing a shared year job sharing team must be assured a full- time position which will be available to share in certificated for the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any total job shared position. G. A teacher in a job sharing position may return to full-time employment only at the beginning of a school year, provided the teacher has notified the Superintendent or designee in writing prior to March 1 (c) Written application subject to RIF of dismissal for cause). H. Participants in job sharing positions shall be made to placed appropriately on the Director teacher’s salary schedule. Salaries shall be prorated with the time worked. A step on the salary schedule shall be granted at the start of Education or designate on or before April 30th the school year following the accumulation of the equivalent of one year of full-time service. I. Participants in the year prior to entering the plan the following school year. Permission to share a position may only be granted by the Director of Education or designate. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing job sharing program shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be receive leave benefits on a pro-rated portion basis. J. Participants in the job sharing program may continue in the health and life insurance programs at no cost to the District and provided that the participants meet the eligibility requirements for insurance coverage. Participants who do not elect insurance coverage shall forfeit all claim to such benefits. The option to add or delete insurance coverage may be exercised at the start of the salary the employee would have earned as a fullany semester. K. In accordance with Article XIII, Interpretation of Seniority, seniority shall not accrue during part-time employee for the applicable year. The proration shall be in accordance with the division of duties of the full-time position and shall be agreed upon by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is granted. (ii) An employee service in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a position but such part-time employee and service shall be counted as a tie-breaker in accordance with Article XII - Interpretation of Length of Continuous Full-Time Service in the benefits the employee would have been eligible District Criterion. L. Successful applicants for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee positions shall be responsible granted an approved leave of absence for any premium cost the school term in which they job share in order to do soensure no loss of contractual continued service or seniority rights. M. Both teachers shall attend required faculty meetings. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall Both teachers will be present at scheduled parent- teacher conferences as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of all full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at the end of the job sharing, the provisions of Article 16 shall applyteachers.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two Job Sharing is defined as an experience in which two employees from the same grade level or department share one position. Job Sharing may choose to share a single assignment for a school year provided occur under the following requirements are metcircumstances: (a) A. Job share requests will be considered on a year-by-year basis. Job sharing may take shall occur by agreement among the form administration and the two job sharing employees. The Association shall be informed, in writing, of all job sharing on proposals and agreements. B. Participation by employees in a time basis approved job sharing position shall he voluntary. C. Employees jointly holding a job share position shall attend, without additional compensation, all meetings which are required by the employees, the immediate supervisor, provisions of this collective bargaining agreement and the Director of Education or designateall half and whole in-service days. (b) At least D. Only one of the employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- time position which two job share partners will be available eligible for full-time health benefits. The job share partners shall mutually agree, in writing, to share the health benefit arrangement. The result will be a cost neutral impact upon the school system. E. Requests for job sharing shall be submitted to the building principal no later than March 1st for implementation in the applicable subsequent school year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made F. The building principal must initially approve all job share requests with final approval to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan the following school year. Permission to share a position may only be granted by the Director Superintendent of Education or designateSchools. (d) G. The principal and the two job share partners will mutually set a schedule with regard to work hours which shall ensure that job share responsibilities are equally shared between the two employees. H. Job share employee will do all reporting collaboratively. At the elementary level, the job share employees will conduct parent conferences together as per the school calendar. I. A full-time of approving employee desiring to enter into a job share position will inform the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees Principal and the Director Superintendent of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of Schools in writing, that s/he is willing to accept the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as reduction from a full-time employee for to a part-time position. J. If a lay-off occurs while the applicable year. The proration shall be job share is in accordance with the division of duties place, and one of the job share partners is reached for layoff, then the remaining partner shall have the option of electing to accept a full-time position and shall be agreed upon by for which s/he is entitled to under Article 32, or the employees concerned and law, or being placed on the Director of Education or designate before permission is grantedrecall list as provided therein. (ii) An employee in K. If unforeseen or extenuating circumstances occur to one of the partners, causing a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation experience to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject end prior to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at the end of the job sharingschool year, the provisions Employer will first seek a volunteer to fill the absent partner position. If there is no volunteer, then the Employer will make every reasonable effort to fill the absent partner’s position with a long-term substitute. If there is no volunteer and no long-term substitute can be retained, the remaining partner shall have the option of Article 16 shall applyelecting to accept the full- time position or accepting an unpaid leave of absence for the remainder of the school year. L. Employees hired to fill a vacancy caused by the creation of a job sharing experience will be so notified in writing at their time of hire.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two employees may choose to share a single assignment for a school year provided the following requirements are met: (a) A. Job sharing may take the form of shall be defined as two teachers sharing on a one full time basis approved by the employees, the immediate supervisor, and the Director of Education or designate. (b) At least one of the employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- time position which will be available to share in the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application B. Agreements to job share shall be made voluntary and shall be considered for approval by the Superintendent only upon the recommendation of the building Principal(s). Job sharing shall commit the teachers and Board to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan the following not more than one school year. Permission to share a position may only be granted by the Director of Education or designate. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked end of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended original assignment and by mutual agreement between the employees teachers, Principal and Superintendent, the Director of Education or designatejob sharing assignments may be renewed. If the job sharing assignment is not renewed, the teachers will be returned to their original building(s) in positions for which they are certified and qualified. Consideration will be given to returning teachers to their former positions if they exist. (e) Written acceptance or refusal C. The shared time positions are for a full year. If a full time position opens during the school year, it may be filled by a teacher in a shared assignment subject to the provisions in Article VI only upon the approval of the Superintendent. In order to establish a shared job assignment, the teachers involved shall file the application by set forth in Appendix A-1 (which is available in the Board Superintendent's office). In determining job sharing hours, the teacher with the most seniority shall have preference. D. The assignment shall become final on mutual agreement of the teachers, Principal, and Superintendent after completion of such plans per the application form. If teachers in a shared assignment substitute in each other's absence, they shall be forwarded to paid the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was madesubstitute rate. (f) The following conditions E. Seniority shall pertain during accrue as if the teachers were employed full-time. Teachers in a job sharing assignment will be given one half -year credit and following one half the year of sharing increment between steps at the position as indicated. (i) The salary appropriate level. Teachers in a shared time assignment will be paid to each employee shall be on a pro-rated portion rata share of salary which reflects the fraction of time the position is shared and as provided for in the salary schedule of the salary the employee would have earned as a full-Master Agreement. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ benefits for teachers on shared time employee for the applicable year. The proration shall be in accordance with the division of duties of the fullfringe benefits for part-time position and teachers as outlined in Article XIV. Sick leave shall be agreed upon by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is granted. (ii) An employee in accrued on a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employeebasis. (iii) Where there is any difference ▇. In the event job sharing involves a teacher on layoff, it will be offered to teachers in accordance with Article VI. Refusal to accept a shared assignment does not forfeit the teacher's right to be recalled at a later time as provided for in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-timeMaster Agreement. (g) If positions with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at the end of the job sharing, the provisions of Article 16 shall apply.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two employees may choose to share a single assignment for a school year provided the following requirements are met:‌ (a) A. Job sharing will be limited to non-probationary teachers only. In rare instances, a probationary teacher with a minimum of three years full-time teaching experience may take be used with the form approval of the school principal and superintendent. B. The establishment of, or intent to discontinue, a job sharing on a time basis approved assignment must be presented by the employees, teachers involved to the immediate supervisor, and the Director of Education or designate. (b) At least one building principal no later than March 1 of the employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- time position which will be available to share in the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the school year prior to entering the plan the following school year. Permission to share a position may only be granted by the Director of Education or designateimplementation. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. C. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a full-time employee for the applicable year. The proration shall be in accordance with the division of duties of the full-time position and shall be agreed upon by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is granted. (ii) An employee in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee building principal shall be responsible for any premium cost approving and/or terminating an established job sharing assignment. Notification of terminating a job sharing assignment shall be given no later than February 15. Teachers may appeal the principal’s decision to do soterminate job sharing to the Superintendent of Schools within 10 days of the termination notice. This appeal will be in writing. The Board percentage superintendent shall have final say on the termination appeal. The superintendent will give notice of contribution appeal decision within 7 days to benefits the building principal and the job sharing parties. D. Job share teachers shall be required to attend all inservice programs, conferences, parent/teacher conferences, and/or workdays as required by the building and/or district administration. Teachers will be compensated for an employee working that percentage all the above when it exceeds the confines of full-timetheir regular duty day or contract. (g) If positions with E. In the same percentage of event a job share teacher requests full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, employment at the end of the job sharingshare year, they would be considered for a full-time position for which they are certified if one is available. One year of job sharing shall equal one year of teaching experience. F. Each teacher in job share who wishes to use the provisions district health insurance shall receive benefits equal to one-half of Article 16 those given a full time employee. G. During the job share period, sick leave, personal leave, and accumulation of leaves will be given at a rate of one-half of a full-time teacher. All sick leave and personal leave accrued prior to job-sharing shall applyremain available to the job-sharing teacher. H. Job-sharing teachers shall substitute, when possible, in the absence of the other job share teacher. I. Job share teachers shall attend staff meetings on an alternating basis or according to am/pm scheduling or at principal discretion. J. A standard form of communication shall be required between cooperating teachers concerning parental, student and staff communications. K. If a parent objects to their child being placed in a shared classroom, their request for alternate placement shall be honored. L. Concerns such as scheduling, plan time, field trips, IEPs and lunch shall be worked out between the building principal and the cooperating teachers.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two employees A. A maximum of ten (10) full-time positions for the purpose of job sharing may choose to share be made available: 1. At the discretion of the Board; 2. Upon recommendation of the Superintendent; 3. Within the allocated staff positions for the current school year. B. For the purpose of this Agreement, job sharing shall mean the occupation of a single staff position by two (2) individuals, with each assignment being at least half time. In order for a shared position to be approved, the two (2) individuals must complete an application for such on a form mutually agreed upon by the Board and the Association, or agree to such a position subject to the conditions of this Article. C. The Board may approve shared positions to a maximum of ten (10) for the current school year provided year, depending upon the following requirements are metfollowing: (a) Job sharing may take the form 1. The teacher parties not filing for unemployment benefits while employed in a shared position of sharing on a time basis approved by the employees, the immediate supervisor, and the Director of Education or designatevoluntary nature. (b) At least one 2. When a shared position is terminated, each partner will return to the same status he/she had prior to the shared position. Return to full employment from a leave or from shared-time assignment will be only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 3. The ability of the employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- time position which will be available to share in the applicable year. This does not require the Board district to create a shared position without re-scheduling a large number of students. In lower elementary positions or to modify any positionin self-contained classrooms shared-time positions may be approved if it can be accommodated without substantial disruption of classes. (c) Written application shall 4. The teacher partners having attained tenure. 5. An agreement by the teacher partners that joint planning will be undertaken whenever they have joint responsibility for the same students. In order to accommodate this requirement, individual arrangements will be made with the administration prior to implementation. 6. The Board and the Director Association shall work closely together on the implementation and evaluation of Education or designate on or before April 30th the shared time program. 7. It is expressly understood that a voluntary pairing shall not occur if such pairing results in the year prior to entering the plan the following school year. Permission to share a position may only be granted by the Director lay-off or involuntary transfer of Education or designate. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a full-time employee for the applicable year. The proration shall be teacher in accordance with the division of duties of the fullorder to create shared-time position and shall be agreed upon by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is grantedpositions. (ii) An employee in a job 8. Job sharing plan assignments shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, terminate at the end of each school year. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇-time positions will be compensated as follows: 1. Teaching salary will be pro-rated to reflect the fraction of the position shared. The experience and educational step for the teacher will be the same, as he/she would be entitled to if employed on a full-time basis. This step will determine the base salary from which the salary fraction will be computed. 2. Full seniority and rights attendant thereto will accrue to a person in a shared-time position. 3. Fringe benefits, including sick and personal leave, will be pro-rated on an individual basis. Pro-rating shall be based on a fraction of the time worked. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ to the end of the school year an evaluation of the job sharing, the provisions of Article 16 shall applysharing will be conducted.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two employees may choose to share a single assignment for a school year provided the following requirements are met: (a) Job sharing may take the form of sharing on a time basis approved by the employees, the immediate supervisor, and the Director of Education or designate. (b) At least one of the employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- full-time position which will be available to share in the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan the following school year. Permission to share a position may only be granted by the Director of Education or designate. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a full-time employee for the applicable year. The proration shall be in accordance with the division of duties of the full-time position and shall be agreed upon by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is granted. (ii) An employee in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- full-time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at the end of the job sharing, the provisions of Article 16 shall apply.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two employees may choose to share a single assignment for a school year provided the following requirements are met: (a) A. Job sharing may take shall be defined as two teachers sharing one full time position. Job sharing is not available to probationary teachers. B. Agreements to a job share shall be voluntary and will be considered for approval by the form Superintendent only upon the recommendation of the building principal(s). In order to establish a shared job assignment, the teachers involved shall submit a written request with the building principal by April 15th. The job-sharing on a time basis assignment shall become final when planning for the assignment has been completed and approved by the employeesadministration, but no later than the immediate supervisor, and final teacher work day of the Director of Education or designateschool year. (b) At least one of C. Job sharing shall commit the employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- time position which will be available to share in the applicable year. This does not require the teachers and Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan the following not more than one school year. Permission to The job share a position arrangement shall be assessed at mid-year for the purpose of determining the need for adjustments. By approval of administration, the job-sharing assignment may only be granted renewed by the Director of Education or designateApril 15th. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing▇. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as ▇▇ a full-time employee teacher is in a job share arrangement, he/she will be regarded as on a partial leave of absence from a full-time position. E. The shared time positions are intended to be for a full school year, but are subject to discontinuation in the applicable year. The proration event of staff reduction. F. Seniority shall accrue as if the job-sharing teachers were employed full time. G. Teachers in a job share will be given salary schedule step advancement in accordance with the division of duties of the full-time position and shall be agreed upon by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is granted. (ii) An employee this Agreement. Teachers in a job sharing plan share will be paid on a pro-rata share of salary (based on their step and column), which reflects the fraction of time the position is shared and as provided for in the salary schedule of this Agreement. Paid leaves and planning time shall have be prorated based on the fraction of time the teacher contributes to the shared position. H. If teachers in a shared assignment substitute in each other's absence, they shall be paid the substitute rate. I. Fringe benefits and sick leave credits shall be pro-rated based on the fraction of time the position is shared in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employeeaccordance with Salary Schedule ▇. ▇. Each job-sharing teacher shall be expected to attend all parent-teacher conferences, open houses without extra compensation. The teacher shall be expected to attend fifty percent (iii50%) Where there is of all other required meetings; however, administration may require full participation at required meetings with any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurredadditional time, subject to any conditions of the carriersbeyond fifty percent (50%), the employee may maintain benefits compensated at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-timeSummer Teaching Assignment Rate. (g) If positions with K. The job-sharing teachers shall confer regularly for the same percentage purpose of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at the end of the job sharing, the provisions of Article 16 shall applyplanning and parent communication.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two Job Sharing is defined as an experience in which two employees from the same grade level or department share one position. Job Sharing may choose to share a single assignment for a school year provided occur under the following requirements are metcircumstances: (a) A. Job share requests will be considered on a year-by-year basis. Job sharing may take shall occur by agreement among the form administration and the two job sharing employees. The Association shall be informed, in writing, of all job sharing on proposals and agreements. B. Participation by employees in a time basis approved job sharing position shall be voluntary. C. Employees jointly holding a job share position shall attend, without additional compensation, all meetings which are required by the employees, the immediate supervisor, provisions of this collective bargaining agreement and the Director of Education or designateall half and whole in-service days. (b) At least D. Only one of the employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- time position which two job share partners will be available eligible for full-time health benefits. The job share partners shall mutually agree, in writing, to share the health benefit arrangement. The result will be a cost neutral impact upon the school system. E. Requests for job sharing shall be submitted to the building principal no later than March 1st for implementation in the applicable subsequent school year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any position. (c) Written application shall be made F. The building principal must initially approve all job share requests with final approval to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan the following school year. Permission to share a position may only be granted by the Director Superintendent of Education or designateSchools. (d) G. The principal and the two job share partners will mutually set a schedule with regard to work hours which shall ensure that job share responsibilities are equally shared between the two employees. H. Job share employee will do all reporting collaboratively. At the elementary level, the job share employees will conduct parent conferences together as per the school calendar. I. A full-time of approving employee desiring to enter into a job share position will inform the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees Principal and the Director Superintendent of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of Schools in writing, that s/he is willing to accept the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as reduction from a full-time employee for to a part- time position. J. If a lay-off occurs while the applicable year. The proration shall be job share is in accordance with the division of duties place, and one of the job share partners is reached for layoff, then the remaining partner shall have the option of electing to accept a full-time position and shall be agreed upon by for which s/he is entitled to under Article 32, or the employees concerned and law, or being placed on the Director of Education or designate before permission is grantedrecall list as provided therein. (ii) An employee in K. If unforeseen or extenuating circumstances occur to one of the partners, causing a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation experience to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject end prior to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at the end of the job sharingschool year, the provisions Employer will first seek a volunteer to fill the absent partner position. If there is no volunteer, then the Employer will make every reasonable effort to fill the absent partner’s position with a long-term substitute. If there is no volunteer and no long-term substitute can be retained, the remaining partner shall have the option of Article 16 shall applyelecting to accept the full- time position or accepting an unpaid leave of absence for the remainder of the school year. L. Employees hired to fill a vacancy caused by the creation of a job sharing experience will be so notified in writing at their time of hire.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two 10.1. Job-sharing is a voluntary program that shall allow two DISTRICT employees may choose who are licensed educators to share one position with the recommendation of the principal and superintendent and the approval of the BOARD. Job sharing under certain circumstances may provide a single assignment positive alternative in the school-staffing pattern. The needs of students within the school's educational program shall be of primary concern, and any arrangement must be compatible with DISTRICT philosophy and goals. 10.1.1. The schedule for educators in a school year provided job share shall be established by the following requirements are met:building principal and approved by the superintendent. It shall not be deemed appropriate to adopt schedules that anticipate long absence of educators; i.e. extended vacations. or additional personal days. Whenever a sharing educator is absent from their work as per the pre-arranged schedule, a record of their absence shall be indicated by the employee on their individual payroll sheets and maintained by the principal's office and reported to the payroll office. All absences shall be recorded using the DISTRICT payroll form. 10.1.2. The schedule for educators in a job share shall be established by the building principal and have had one or more years of successful teaching experience in the DISTRICT. (a) Job sharing may take If no current district educator is available to participate in the form of sharing on a time basis approved by the employeesjob share, the immediate supervisor, part-time position shall be posted and go through the Director of Education or designatehiring process. (b) At least one Educators who are participating in a job share shall be considered part-time educators as defined in this agreement, and return to full-time status at the completion of a job share shall be dependent upon the employees proposing availability of a shared year must be assured a full- position. (See reference to "part-time position which will be available to share educators" in the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any positionSection 43.) (c) Written To assure an orderly process, an application shall must be made to the Director of Education or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan submitted no later than the following school year. Permission to share a position may only be granted by the Director of Education or designate.dates: (d) At February 10- The job share form and written plan must be presented to the time principal by the licensed educators desiring job share for the position starting at the beginning of approving the next school year. Each job-sharing plan is only approved for a single contract year. Any desired job share arrangement that varies from the provisions in this agreement shall include in the written plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine which accompanies the last day to be worked of application specific explanation and justification for the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designatevariations, which are requested. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of March 1 - The job share form and written plan with the application by the Board shall principal's recommendation will be forwarded submitted to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was madedirector of human resources. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following March - At the year of sharing first regular BOARD meeting, the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee written plan with the superintendent's recommendation shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a full-time employee for the applicable year. The proration shall be in accordance with the division of duties of the full-time position and shall be agreed upon approved or rejected by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is grantedBOARD. (ii) An employee in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at the end of the job sharing, the provisions of Article 16 shall apply.

JOB SHARING. 17.01 Two 10.1. Job sharing is a voluntary program that shall allow two DISTRICT employees may choose who are licensed educators to share one position with the recommendation of the principal and superintendent and the approval of the BOARD. Job sharing under certain circumstances may provide a single assignment positive alternative in the school-staffing pattern. The needs of students within the school's educational program shall be of primary concern, and any arrangement must be compatible with DISTRICT philosophy and goals. 10.1.1. The schedule for educators in a school year provided job share shall be established by the building principal and approved by the superintendent. It shall not be deemed appropriate to adopt schedules that anticipate long absence of educators; i.e. extended vacations, or additional personal days. Whenever a sharing educator is absent from his/her work as per the pre-arranged schedule, a record of his/her absence shall be indicated by the employee on their individual payroll sheets and maintained by the principal's office and reported to the payroll office. All absences shall be recorded using the DISTRICT payroll form. 10.1.2. Only two licensed educators may share one full-time position. Each of the educators should have had one or more years of successful teaching experience in the DISTRICT. (a) If no current district educator is available to participate in the job share, the part-time position shall be posted and go through the hiring process. (b) Educators who are participating in a job share shall be considered part-time educators as defined in this agreement, and return to full-time status at the completion of a job share shall be dependent upon the availability of a position. (See reference to "part-time educators" in Section 4.3.) 10.1.3. To assure an orderly process, an application must be submitted no later than the following requirements are metdates: (a) Job sharing may take February 10 – The job share form and written plan must be presented to the form of sharing on a time basis approved principal by the employeeslicensed educators desiring to job share for the position starting at the beginning of the next school year. Each job-sharing plan is only approved for a single contract year. Any desired job share arrangement that varies from the provisions in this agreement shall include in the written plan, which accompanies the immediate supervisorapplication specific explanation and justification for the variations, and the Director of Education or designatewhich are requested. (b) At least one of March 1 - The job share form and written plan with the employees proposing a shared year must be assured a full- time position which principal's recommendation will be available submitted to share in the applicable year. This does not require the Board to create a position or to modify any positiondirector of human resources. (c) Written application March - At the first regular BOARD meeting, the written plan with the superintendent’s recommendation shall be made to the Director of Education approved or designate on or before April 30th in the year prior to entering the plan the following school year. Permission to share a position may only be granted rejected by the Director of Education or designateBOARD. (d) At the time of approving the plan, agreement in writing shall be reached to determine the last day to be worked of the Job Sharing. The date may be extended by mutual agreement between the employees and the Director of Education or designate. (e) Written acceptance or refusal of the application by the Board shall be forwarded to the employees by May 30th in the same year in which the application was made. (f) The following conditions shall pertain during and following the year of sharing the position as indicated. (i) The salary paid to each employee shall be a pro-rated portion of the salary the employee would have earned as a full-time employee for the applicable year. The proration shall be in accordance with the division of duties of the full-time position and shall be agreed upon by the employees concerned and the Director of Education or designate before permission is granted. (ii) An employee in a job sharing plan shall have benefits and sick leave credits pro-rated in relation to what the employee would receive as a full- time employee. (iii) Where there is any difference in the level of benefits for a part-time employee and the benefits the employee would have been eligible for if the job sharing had not occurred, subject to any conditions of the carriers, the employee may maintain benefits at the level that would have existed had the job sharing not occurred. The employee shall be responsible for any premium cost to do so. The Board percentage of contribution to benefits shall be as required for an employee working that percentage of full-time. (g) If positions with the same percentage of full-time as the two employees held upon entering the job sharing are not available, at the end of the job sharing, the provisions of Article 16 shall apply.