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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