JOB SHARING

JOB SHARING

ag3120.10Adopted December 5, 2023

3120.10 - JOB SHARING

The District will provide the opportunity for job sharing by two (2) staff members under the following conditions.

  1. The District will consider job share requests only if the cost of employing two (2) staff members on a part-time basis does not exceed the cost of employing one full-time staff member.
  2. By sharing a full-time position, two (2) staff members receive a pro-rated percentage of their regular full-time salary.
  3. Both staff members will be considered part-time employees for purposes of employee benefits provided by the District.
  4. Staff members must have agreed voluntarily, and in writing, to work together. Two (2) staff members who wish to be considered for sharing a job are to submit a request to the District Administrator with the following information:
     
    1. A description of how the responsibilities specified in the job description would be divided.
    2. Confirmation that other responsibilities, such as staff meetings, conferences, in-service training, etc. would be met by both staff members.
    3. A description of what plan would be used for staff member evaluation and proper communication with affected parties.
    4. A description of the process which would be used for communicating with supervisors and other staff members throughout the year.
    5. A description of how the job-sharing of a teaching position would be introduced to the students so as to provide for consistent classroom procedures, expectations, and discipline.
    6. An explanation of what will occur if the District Administrator does not approve an additional year, orone or both individuals in the job share arrangement opt not to continue with the arrangement for the following school year, or in the event that one of the job share partners is unable to perform his/her responsibilities for an extended period of time during the current school year for any reason. The District will attempt to return both teachers to full-time assignments, provided available position and appropriate qualifications.
  1. All requests for a job-sharing assignment must first be submitted to the building principal by April 30th for the following school year. The principal will forward the plan to the District Administrator, who will review all plans prior to the granting of final approval.
  2. The District's commitment to any job-sharing arrangement is limited to one (1) year with authority given to the District Administrator to renew the arrangement if all conditions are being met satisfactorily and evaluation confirms that the expected results from job performance are meeting expectations.
  3. Job share partners must be willing to attend reasonable position-related commitments that may occur outside their daily schedule. Specifically, job shares will:
     
    1. conduct parent/teacher conferences together.
    2. attend all in-service and staff development meetings even on those that are conducted outside of the daily schedule or on the half-day opposite of the teaching assignment over the course of the school year.
    3. attend scheduled team meetings.
    4. attend scheduled faculty meetings.

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