ARTICLE V COLLATERAL POSITIONS

Foster-Glocester School District

A. Collateral positions are defined as those positions in the bargaining unit paying a differential.

B. All such vacancies shall be filled pursuant to the following procedure:

1. Such vacancies shall be publicized by emailing a notice to all teacher in the Foster Glocester School System. This posting shall be done at least two (2) weeks prior to the closing of applications.

2. Said notice of vacancy shall set forth a general description and reasonable qualifications for the positions, including the anticipated duties and salary information and the final date on which the application will be accepted.

3. Teachers who desire to apply for such vacancies shall file their applications, along with a resume of qualifications and other pertinent information, by the date specified in the notification as final application date. Candidates shall be compared on the basis of the qualifications which have been posted. If two (2) candidates are held to be equally qualified, as determined by the Superintendent, the one with the greater service in the Foster-Glocester School System shall be appointed.

C. All vacancies for specialists and/or special project teachers shall be filled in accordance with the foregoing procedure set forth in Paragraph B above.

D. All appointments to the aforesaid vacancies and openings shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, nationality, sex, marital status., sexual orientation or gender identity

E. In the event the need to fill a vacancy arises during the summer months, the Superintendent shall have sufficient notices prepared for distribution to each teacher via email. Said notices shall be given to the President or his/her designee for distribution by the Association. The Superintendent's Office shall prepare a list of summer addresses which shall be made available to the Association in the event that summer vacancies occur.

F. The Curriculum Facilitators/Budget Preparers in the area of Nurse (health), Art, Physical Education, Special Education and Foreign Language will be responsible for coordinating the department curriculum between the High School and the Middle School.

G. The Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Department will include Technology Education and STEM teachers from the middle school. A family consumer science, agriculture science and business department shall be created.

H. Neither the Budget Preparers nor the Pathway / Curriculum Facilitators will be relieved from any school responsibilities and the compensation paid herein is compensation paid for after school duties. If a subject area assignment does not have enough teachers for a department chairperson, but has more than three but less than four full-time equivalents (FTEs), then the curriculum facilitator shall be relieved of a duty assignment.