Common use of Teaching Overload Clause in Contracts

Teaching Overload. All parties acknowledge that Unit A teachers carry a five class teaching load under the existing contract. From time to time a unique situation may arise when the district has additional classes that need to be taught beyond those that can be assigned to the traditional teaching loads of the existing faculty. In such circumstances one or more teachers – based upon proper license, expertise, experience and/or teaching availability during the given time slot when the course(s) need to be taught – may be approached about interest in teaching the overload course(s). It is acknowledged by all parties that no teacher can or will be required to teach an overload course(s) and that all such assignments are on a volunteer basis only. When a teacher volunteers to teach one or more overload class, the employee will be paid one-fifth more of the employee’s existing salary per overload class. As overload salaries are considered part of the normal contractual annual salary, and adhere to the Unit A and Unit C contractual provisions, the appropriate percentage of Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement will be withheld from this additional salary amount as is the case of all supplemental salaries listed in the existing aforementioned contracts.