JOB-SHARE PROGRAM (Revised Information)

Disseminate information regarding Job-Share Program; interested unit members submit plan as described below

Attachment 1 - Job-Sharing Agreement
Attachment 2.1 - Health and Life Insurance Benefits
Attachment 2.2 - Tenthly Pro-Rata Rate Chart

Attachment 1 - Job-Sharing Agreement
Attachment 2.1 - Health and Life Insurance Benefits
Attachment 2.2 - Tenthly Pro-Rata Rate Chart

Attachment 3 - Job-Sharing Agreement

Brief Explanation:

In accordance with Article 21 of the Collective Negotiations Contract between San Diego Unified School District and San Diego Education Association, unit members may job-share their individual assignment with another unit member during the school year. Job-sharing assignments allow two unit members to share one budgeted assignment, which the unit member actually works. The health and welfare benefits available to each unit member are determined by the actual time worked, but shall not exceed the cost of the equivalent of one position's entitlement to health and welfare benefits. All job-sharing assignments must be made with the mutual consent of the site administrator and the unit members involved in the same assignment.

MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION

Job-share assignments are limited to a maximum of one percent of the full-time positions in the SDEA bargaining unit.

ELIGIBILITY

Unit members who are interested in participation in the job-share program must have permanent status with the district, hold the appropriate credential for the assignment, and have effective ratings on all elements of the most recent evaluation.

CONDITION OF PARTICIPATION

Job-sharing assignments shall be limited to a term of one school year, with renewal by mutual agreement.

In the event that a job-share assignment ends, when both job-share partners were members of the site staff prior to the job-share assignment, and this results in a need to reduce staff at the site; then the provisions of the Article 12, section 12.7.3 and section 12.7.4 of the SDEA contract will apply.

If one of the job-share partners came to the site specifically to participate in the job-share assignment, then the SDEA unit member may, by mutual agreement with the site supervisor, be placed in another appropriate vacancy at the site. Absent mutual agreement, the unit member will participate in the post and bid. If this does not result in an assignment, then the unit member will be assigned by the appropriate division.

During the period of the job-share assignment, absences shall be covered by the job-share partner (with payment at the daily substitute rate) or by a district-provided visiting teacher. Trading of work days by job-share partners shall be at the discretion of the principal or designee. In all cases, absences shall be reported as the appropriate leave categories (e.g., sick leave and bereavement leave). Payroll Unit, Human Resource Services Division (HRSD), must be informed of any changes to workdays.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Permanent certificated employees submitting an application to participate in the Job-Share Program shall identify their partner and the two shall jointly submit a completed Job-Sharing Agreement (Attachment 1), together with a calendar (Attachment 3). Participants must also complete the Health and Life Insurance Benefits form (Attachment 2.1 and 2.2). If the principal/supervisor approves, proposal is submitted to HRSD for final approval. Once the board approves the work year calendar for 2002-2003 academic school year, one will be made available to you and needs to be submitted to principal/supervisor for approval by May 1, 2002.

The job-share forms (Attachment 1, 2.1, 2.2 and 3) can be printed from the district's web page (www.sandi.net). Duplicate forms as needed. Job-share packet should be submitted to HRSD, Eugene Brucker Education Center, Room 1241. A list of unit members interested in a possible job-sharing assignment is available by contacting your certificated staffing administrator as listed below: