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Performance Pay - Site-Based Responsibility Pay

Contract Language

(1) Process For Determining Responsibility Pay. School building certified staff shall develop a process and the criteria by which responsibility pay will be distributed. Each process shall adhere to the following standards:

(a) The process shall be jointly developed by building staff and administration.

(b) The process shall outline how decisions will be made regarding those responsibilities that will be compensated and how monetary compensation will be allocated. These decisions shall be made no later than the eighth (8th) week after the school year has commenced.

(c) Decisions regarding the approved responsibilities and monetary compensation shall be disclosed to the entire staff prior to the assignment of duties.

(d) Monies allocated to each building under this section will be spent solely for the purpose of responsibility pay.

(e) Allocation of available monetary compensation and opportunities for participation in the program shall be equitable and voluntary.

(f) It is understood that all teachers make contributions and assume responsibilities beyond classroom instruction and job description. It is not the intention of the responsibility pay component to compensate for all of them.

(g) Guidelines. Responsibility pay will be considered in the following situations, but not limited to these:

Beyond the scope of the typical job description:

Committee work; Curriculum work;

Ongoing commitment;

Positively impacts/affects students;

Mentor role for colleagues;

Draws upon professional skills and knowledge;

Additional responsibility during the school day.

(2) Problem Resolution Process. It is the intent of the Board and the Union that responsibility pay decisions be made collaboratively at the building level. Accordingly, teachers and building administrators should work cooperatively with each other to resolve problems in the implementation of this section. The Union and the Department of Human Resources may assist buildings to develop processes to resolve problems if requested. Neither the Union nor the District should substitute its judgment for decisions made at the building level.

(3) Funding. The District will provide each site with $5.75 per pupil (determined as of October 1) to support site-based responsibilities.

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