Linden Community Schools
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3120.10 - JOB SHARING

With administrative approval, the following procedure may be instituted for the purpose of this Agreement, job sharing shall mean the occupation of a single staff position by two (2) individuals with each assignment being at least half-time. A maximum of two (2) full-time positions, one (1) per elementary and one (1) per secondary, for the purpose of job sharing may be made available. Not teacher in the District shall be involuntarily transferred in order to create or participate in shared time positions. Employment conditions for participants in the Job Sharing Program shall be as follows:

 A.The Job Sharing arrangement will be for the contractual year. In order to continue in the program, the employee must reapply for the next contractual year. However, no employee shall be awarded a job sharing position for more than one (1) year until all other bargaining unit members who wish to participate, have done so.
 B.Upon leaving the job sharing Program, employees shall return to the position(s) previously held.
 C.Daily wok schedules shall be determined jointly between the job sharing participants and the administration.
 D.Reimbursement shall consist of the pro-rated payment of salary, retirement, and insurance premiums.
 E.Sick leave and personal leave shall be pro-rated.
 F.Seniority and salary experience shall be pro-rated.
 G.Arrangements shall be made prior to implementation of a Job Sharing position to equalize preparation time between the Job Sharing participants.
 H.Job Sharing participants shall attend parent-teaching conferences, in-service programs, staff meetings scheduled in accordance with this Agreement, and additional work days scheduled for preparation and/or evaluation occurring at the beginning of the school year, the end or the first semester, and the end of the school year.
 I.Job Sharing participants shall agree that joint planning will occur whenever they have joint responsibility for the same students. In order to accommodate this requirement, individual arrangements will be made with the Administration prior to implementation. In addition, the Job Sharing participants and their building administrator shall meet quarterly or at the discretion of the administrator to review the Job Sharing arrangement.
 J.Job Sharing arrangements shall be made prior to August 1st for the coming school year.