Common use of Part-time Workload Clause in Contracts

Part-time Workload. A part-time unit member is any member in the regular day school either reduced to part-time or initially hired to work part-time who works less than 1.0 Full Time Equivalency (FTE) and is not on partnership or reduced workload over 55. 1. A part-time unit member can only be hired when fewer than a 1.0 FTE position exists or an existing 1.0 FTE cannot be worked as a full time assignment. 2. Unit members employed in a part-time status shall work consecutive days according to the negotiated calendar unless the district, unit member, and union can agree to a variance in schedule according to Article XXVII. 3. All part-time unit members shall be assigned to and compensated for a prep period on a pro rata basis. Pro rata for this purpose shall be computed at 1/x, where x is the number of class periods at that worksite, for each section worked. 4. A full-time unit member may be reduced to part-time status by applying for and being granted a leave from full-time status to assume a reduced work assignment. The leave request may be for a semester or a year. 5. A full-time unit member whose request for a reduced work assignment is approved has the right to return to the district as a full-time unit member at the end of the leave. 6. Unit members seeking to extend the reduced work assignment must reapply following the same procedure as initial applicants. 7. Applications for reduced work shall be submitted to the Superintendent's office beginning January 15 and will continue to be accepted until March 1 for reduced positions for the following school year. Notification of reduced work positions shall be made by the Superintendent to the individual unit members by March 15. Dates may be altered as per Article XXVIII, Effect of the Agreement. 8. Part-time unit members shall have the option of participating in the district medical insurance plans per carrier requirements by paying a pro rata share of the cost of such program. The district will pay its pro rata share. Pro rata costs shall be calculated on the basis of the number of sections assigned as it relates to five (5) periods. 9. Part-time unit members will advance on the salary schedule year by year. Advancement on the salary schedule will occur annually at the beginning of each school year. In cases where a unit member has worked less than 75% of the calendar school year, advancement will not occur until another full year of employment has been completed. Part-time unit members shall be eligible for Sabbatical Leaves on the same pro rata basis as their assignment and salary. Sabbatical leaves must be for a full year, in the same academic year.