Implemented Contract Language
March 22, 2012
Article 23 - Work Year
March 22, 2012
Article 23 - Work Year
A. Work Year
The school year for members shall not be less than one hundred ninety-one (191) days for returning staff or one hundred ninety-two (192) days for members hired new to the District. If a member agrees to work more than one hundred ninety-one (191) days, (one hundred ninety-two (192) for new members), he/she will be compensated for the actual number of days worked based on the daily rate for his/her own contract. The extra day(s) will be attached to the immediate beginning or the end of the 191-day work year, unless the member agrees to other times. The work year shall include six (6) paid holidays, including Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, President’s Day and Memorial Day. Statewide in-service day will be a non-contract day. See Appendix C.
B. Proposed Calendar
The proposed academic calendar shall be submitted to the Council for review at least two weeks prior to the first reading by the Board. Changes to the school calendar after initial adoption shall be submitted to the Council for review prior to adoption by the School Board.
C. Inclement Weather/Emergency Closure
Attendance shall not be required when student attendance is not required due to inclement weather. If the Board requires students to make up days lost due to inclement weather, then all members shall be required to fulfill their regular duties on these days. When students are dismissed early due to emergency closure (e.g. loss of electrical power), members may be reassigned for the remainder of the day or excused according to directions of the principal and district administration. No member will lose leave as a result of a school closure.
D. Crisis/Disaster Closure
A crisis or disaster is a situation such as earthquake, fire, flood, dangerous materials and/or other violent acts which force an immediate closure and/or a need for immediate evacuation of a building or dismissal of students. Staff will be dismissed if students are dismissed. However, in the event of a crisis or disaster that prevents some students from leaving the site following a school closure while classes are in session, adequate staff as determined by the administration will remain on duty to supervise students until they are able to depart safely.
