Grade Level Chairs. It is agreed to expand the number of paid Grade Level Chairpersons from five (5), K-4, to six (6), K-5. There will be one (1) fifth grade chair. Any staff member who assumes the new position of Grade Level Chair under this Agreement will maintain all previous seniority accrued as a departmental chair. If the educational structure/alignment becomes departmentalized, the position of department chairs may be restored.
Grade Level Chairs. (K-6, 1 per grade) shall receive 6 RLs. Every spring an invitation to apply for elementary Grade Level Chairs and Middle School Department Chairs for the following year will be sent to elementary and middle school teachers. Chairperson decisions will be announced before the end of the school year.
Grade Level Chairs. During the initial phases of the Curriculum Review Process, if the need exists, the district is interested in having an option to temporarily add grade level chairs within a content area in order to expand the representation. To support this, a Group IV will be added to the Department Chair compensation schedule outlined in Section D of the MTA Collective Bargaining Agreement that will compensate teachers selected for this role at 50% of the department chair stipend for a full school year assignment. The amount of compensation will be prorated based on the length of the assignment, ranging anywhere from nine weeks up to a full school year. Teachers assigned to this expanded role will be responsible for curriculum review and development for a specific grade level, as well as vertical alignment with other grade levels within the system. These grade level assignments will be based on the size of the department and the specific needs for the content area review, and these teachers will work closely with the lead department chair for the content area. As a part of this school year stipend assignment, teachers will be expected to work up to 5 days during the summer at the curriculum rate of pay. This may be adjusted dependent on the length of the assignment. This MOU will be in effect for the 2023-24 and 2023-25 school years MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (N) Inclement Weather In the event of weather-related closure(s) due to significant snowfall or cold weather, the first day will be a traditional snow day with no instruction for all students. If there is a second day of closure, elementary students will have an additional snow day and secondary students (grades 6-12+) will have an asynchronous instruction day. Teachers will post lessons by 9:00 a.m. If there are additional inclement weather days beyond the first two, starting with the third day, teachers at all levels, K-12+, will provide asynchronous or synchronous instruction dependent on multiple factors, including the needs of students, the availability of appropriate technology, and the frequency and duration of inclement weather closures at the discretion of the Superintendent, in consultation with the MTA President. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (O)
Grade Level Chairs. Elementary At the elementary level, Grade Level Chairs responsible for five or less grade level members will be paid a supplement of $350.00. An additional $50.00 will be added to the supplement for each additional grade level member over five up to a maximum supplement of $800.00. At the discretion of the school principal, the grade level may be divided into two groups if a single grade level has more than twelve members. Each group would have a grade level Co-Chair. These grade level Co-Chairs will be paid in the same manner as a grade level Chair, each group having at least five members.
Grade Level Chairs. The Parties agree that the functions performed by the grade level and department chairpersons are vital to the ongoing educational program. In schools that have grade level and department chairpersons, the Employer may authorize a preparation period in those instances where the Employer requires such unit employees to serve as grade level or department chairpersons.
