ARTICLE XXII GENERAL

Little Compton School District

A. The Committee shall not discriminate in any way against any teacher by reason of his/her/their membership in or participation in the activities of the Association or his/her/their exercise of rights granted under this Agreement.

B. The Committee will provide the Association with an advanced copy of the agenda for each official Committee meeting.

C. The Association shall publish the approved Agreement and distribute a copy to all members of the negotiating unit.

D. All teachers employed a minimum of three (3) days per week or twenty-one (21) periods shall be considered full-time and be subject to the terms of this Contract. Teachers who work less than three (3) days per week or twenty-one (21) periods per week shall be considered part-time and be subject to the terms of this Contract. Sick leave for those individuals shall be awarded in direct proportion to the number of days worked per week.

E.  A joint standing study committee with Association participation will be established to review and to develop guidelines as warranted to be used by teachers in administering an established discipline policy. Part-time teachers may serve on this committee.

F.  There will be release-time scheduled during the year. Programs for release-time may be initiated by either the teachers or Administration and will be planned jointly. Upon approval by the Administration and the Committee, requests for release-times will be forwarded to the Commissioner for confirmation. Teachers will retain the privilege of requesting in writing, additional release-times for professional consideration. On any release-time days, students will be dismissed at 12 noon, and teachers will remain until 3:30 P.M.

G. A Certified Teacher who replaces a regularly employed teacher for more than thirty (30) consecutive days shall be considered a Long Term Substitute. After the (30th) day, a Long Term Substitute shall receive payment in accordance with the salary scale in effect at that time. After one hundred and thirty five (135) days, a Long Term Substitute shall receive all benefits of the contract except seniority. Exception: A Long Term Substitute hired prior to the beginning of the school year to replace a teacher for the full year shall receive all the benefits of the contract except seniority.

In the event the Long Term Substitute has worked as a Long Term Substitute for one hundred thirty-five (135) days or more in any one school year and is thEn appointed to a permanent position for the following school year, he/she/they shall receive step credit for the year (s) worked as a Long Term Substitute.

H. Any teacher who works full-time or part-time for more than half (1/2) of the school year, including sick and maternity leave, shall be eligible for advancement of one (1) step on the salary scale for the next school year.