Transcript Knowing your Contractual Rights

Know your
Contractual Rights
By
The United School Employees of Pasco
What we will cover:
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Personal Leave
Union Representation
Substituting
Planning Time/Duty Free Lunch &
Breaks
Discipline Referrals
Overtime/After School Activities &
Staff Development
Paid Leaves Personal Leave
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Instructional Master Contract
Article VIII, Section B
Up to (6) days of personal leave at
full compensation during each year.
Such leave will not be cumulative
and shall be deducted from accrued
sick leave when used.
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Such leave shall not be used for
recreational purposes. Teachers
shall not be required to give
reasons on leave forms.
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Article VIII, Section B
SRP Master Contract
Up to six (6) days of Personal Leave at full
compensation during each year.
Such leave will not be cumulative and shall
be deducted from accrued Sick Leave when
used.
Such leave shall not be used for recreational
purposes, and the SRP may be required to
give the reason for requesting leave to the
worksite supervisor or designee.
Said reasons may include family problems,
household emergencies, legal business,
transportation problems, or other stated
reasons.
When an SRP cites one of the four reasons
stated above, no additional explanation will
be required.
Union Representation
Instructional Master Contract
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Any teacher required to attend a meeting
called by the administration for the purpose
of a reprimand which will become part of the
teacher’s record or for action leading to
suspension or for an investigatory interview
shall have the right of Union representation
at such a meeting.
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If during a meeting as described above, the
teacher believes that the discussion could
lead to disciplinary action, the teacher may
ask that the meeting be delayed or
rescheduled until Union representation can
be provided.
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This section shall not be interpreted to
apply to conferences relating to observation
or evaluation of instruction.
SRP Master Contract
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Any SRP required to attend a meeting
called by the worksite supervisor or
designee for the purpose of a reprimand or
for action leading to suspension or for an
investigatory interview shall have the right
of Union representation at such meeting.
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A worksite supervisor or designee holding a
meeting for the purpose of a reprimand or
for action leading to suspension or for an
investigatory interview shall stop the
meeting until Union representation can be
obtained if the employee requests Union
representation.
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This section shall not be interpreted to
apply to conferences relating to observation
or evaluation of work responsibilities.
Instructional Substituting
As an Instructional
employee,
substituting is
VOLUNTARY.
This means no
coercive means to
get you to substitute
may be employed.
SRP Substitution
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School Based SRP can be used as substitute
teachers.
If an SRP does not want to substitute, he/she
should inform his/her Administrator.
The Administrator should seek volunteers (a
volunteer list should be created).
If there are no volunteers, the SRP may be
required to substitute.
Remember, if you substitute for one half day
or longer, you will be paid at the substitute
rate of pay or $2.00 an hour in addition to
your regular rate of pay, whichever is greater.
Instructional Planning Time
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Article VII, Sec.S,12
Planning time for teachers shall be defined as that time in
which teachers may be assigned to do one or more of the
following:
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a) Plan for classroom activities.
b) Confer with parents.
c) Meet with grade-level or subject area team
members on matters related to curriculum and
student progress.
d) Attend and participate in staffings.
e) Complete Southern Association Accreditation
activities.
f) Attend administrative meetings related to their
performance and/or student concerns.
Instructional Planning Time
Part II
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Article VII, Section S, 18-20
Planning Days
 Required staff development or lengthy faculty
meetings shall be kept to a minimum.
 During the (5) days of Pre-Planning, teachers shall
be provided at least (16) hours to plan for personal
classroom activities.
• This time will be scheduled in at least (2) hour blocks.
• The 16 hours may be reduced for the following reasons:
• Emergencies, including implementing State or Federal
Mandates.
• Voluntary participation in professional activities, or
• Personal activities.
SRP Break Time
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SECTION I - WORK DAY/WORK YEAR
1. Each SRP shall be granted at least a thirty (30) minute duty-free non-paid
lunch period.
An SRP who does not receive a paid lunch period shall be permitted to leave
the worksite during his/her lunch period.
2. Paid Relief Periods/Breaks.
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a) Paid relief/break periods are intended to provide relief from the work
schedule so as to reduce employee fatigue and to allow SRP to attend to
personal needs. As such, paid relief/break periods should not be taken at
either the start or end of the workday. The worksite supervisor shall
designate the relief period for each SRP.
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b) SRP who work six (6) to eight (8) hours a day shall be granted two (2)
fifteen (15) minute relief periods during the workday, and SRP who work
less than six (6) hours, but at least three (3) hours a day shall be granted
one (1) fifteen (15) minute relief period during the workday.
SRP Breaks Good or Bad?
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SRP breaks are not optional, all SRP
must take their breaks.
Student Discipline Referrals
Both Instructional and SRP employees can write referrals on
students.
Instructional Referrals
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Article VII, Section U
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At the discretion of the teacher, he/she may retain a
copy of the form. Upon referral by the teacher,
serious disturbance behavioral problems are the
principal's responsibility for appropriate disciplinary
action.
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Final action shall be taken within five (5) days
unless there are extenuating circumstances.
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A copy of the discipline form with principal's action
noted shall be returned to the teacher as soon as
possible, but not more than five (5) days from the
date of the referral.
School Based SRP
Referrals
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Article VII, Section N, 1
If, in the opinion of an SRP, a student is disrupting regular activities,
he/she may report the action to the teacher responsible for the
student.
After reporting the student’s action to the teacher and consulting with
the teacher, either the teacher or the SRP may submit a written report
of the incident to the worksite supervisor using the form which is
appropriate for this purpose and may submit a recommended course
of action which the principal shall fully consider when making a
decision regarding disciplinary action.
In the event there is no teacher responsible for the student at the time
the incident occurs or the SRP is unable to identify the teacher
responsible, the SRP may submit a written report of the incident to the
worksite supervisor using the form which is appropriate for this
purpose and may submit a recommended course of action which the
Principal shall consider when making a decision regarding disciplinary
action.
Transportation
SRP Referrals
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Article VII, Section N, 1
If, in the opinion of a transportation employee, a student is disrupting
regular operation of a bus, the transportation employee may submit a
written report of the incident to the principal using the form which is
appropriate for this purpose and may submit a recommended course of
action which the principal shall fully consider when making a decision
regarding disciplinary action.
In accordance with State Statute 1003.31, the Board, the
Superintendent, and each principal shall fully support the authority of
school bus drivers to remove disobedient, disrespectful, violent, abusive,
uncontrollable, or disruptive students from the school bus.
Communication of the administration’s pending or final action shall be
provided to the SRP as soon as possible, but no more than five (5) days
from the date of the appropriate form being submitted.
The employee copy of the form will be returned to the employee who
submitted the form when action is completed.
SRP Overtime and After
School Activities
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No SRP will be required to work beyond their scheduled workday
without additional pay.
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Overtime will be paid at 1 ½ times the SRPs’ regular wages for
work completed over 40 hours during the same week.
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If mutually agreed upon, compensatory time could be substituted in
place of overtime pay.
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SRP working (6) or more hours per day will receive two (15) minute
breaks in addition to a duty free lunch period.
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SRP working 3-6 hours per day will receive at least one (15)
minute break in addition to a duty free lunch break.
Instructional Breaks, Overtime
and After School Activities
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The normal workday for Instructional personnel
shall be 7 ½ hours a day, including lunch.
The lunch period shall be duty free.
Instructional personnel may volunteer to work
during their lunch and after hours, but they cannot
be required to do so.
No teacher will be required to work over 4 hours
without a relief period.
24 hours notice should be provided before
requiring attendance at all meetings, except in
cases of emergencies (but that does not mean the
meetings can occur before or after the workday).
Instructional Staff Development
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Staff development trainings shall be voluntary
except when:
Required to implement additional programs, or
goals established by the Board, the legislature,
or Federal Grants.
 Required staff development shall be
reasonable in nature, duration and scope.
 Such required staff development shall be
relevant and be in compliance with Florida’s
Professional Development Protocol standards.
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SRP Staff Development
All staff development components offered shall
be posted at the worksite 15 days prior to the
training.
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voluntary unless:
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Required to implement additional programs or
goals established by the Board, the Legislature,
or Federal Grants.
 SRP within a specific field have first opportunity
to attend staff development components related
to their field.
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Questions and Answers
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All SRP employees are to
work on SRP questions.
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All Instructional employees
are to work on Instructional
questions.
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Please work together at your
tables and Good Luck!
What about Instructional
in-services? Do I have to
attend them?
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If you are told that an in-service is
mandatory and it is offered during the
work day, you must attend (A recent
example of this would be LFS
trainings).
If the in-service is after hours or
during the summer, there may or may
not be a stipend offered. You do not
have to attend in-services after the
work day or during the summer.
What about SRP in-services?
Do I have to attend them?
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If you are told that an in-service is
mandatory, you must go. You will
be paid your regular hourly wage.
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However, if you choose to attend an
in-service that is not mandatory you
will be paid a stipend of $7.00 per
hour.
I’m a SRP instructional assistant who
was asked to substitute for a teacher
on another team; I really don’t want to.
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You have the right to tell your administrator that
you do not want to.
Your administrator must seek volunteers (a
volunteer list should be created); however, if no
volunteers are available, the administration has
the right to assign you to substitute.
Remember, if you substitute for one half day or
longer, you will be paid at the substitute rate of
pay or $2.00 an hour in addition to your regular
rate of pay, whichever is greater.
Make sure the bookkeeper at your worksite
turns in the paperwork and gives you a copy for
your records.
My supervisor has called me
into his office, what do I do?
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Instructional and SRP.
First, relax and take a deep breath.
If you think your conduct is being
questioned, or if you believe
disciplinary action could happen you
should first speak with your
supervisor and ask what is the
meeting about. Second, clearly tell
your supervisor that you want union
representation. Then immediately
contact your building rep or the
USEP office.
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