(a) For the purpose of this Article, a teacher who is teaching on a continuous basis, but whose assigned instructional time is less than that of a full-time teacher shall be deemed to be a "regular part-time teacher".
(b) Each regular part-time teacher shall be employed under a written contract with the Division in a Form 2 or Teacher-General Contract or in another form approved by the Minister of Education.
(c) Except as may be expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, a succession of regular part-time teaching assignments under one or more contracts of employment shall not be deemed to be a break in continuity of service for purposes of this Agreement and for purposes of Section 92(4) of the Public Schools Act.
(d) A regular part-time teacher shall be paid the fraction of the rate(s) of salary for one's qualifications and experience for the whole school year pursuant to Article 4.01 (a) based on the fraction of time employed.
(e) If a regular part-time teacher subsequently becomes employed full-time in the Division, classification and placement on the salary schedule shall be determined according to one's qualifications pursuant to Article 3.0.
(f) Regular part-time teachers shall accumulate entitlement to sick leave at the rate of one (1) part-time day of sick leave with pay for every nine (9) part-time days of teaching service, or fraction thereof, to a maximum of twenty (20) part-time days sick leave with pay in any one (1) school year. Where the employment of a regular part-time teacher is continuous beyond one (1) school year, the teacher shall accumulate entitlement to a sick leave with pay at the aforesaid rate to a maximum of one hundred and thirty (130) part-time days. No teacher shall accumulate more than twenty (20) part-time days sick leave in any one (1) school year.
(g) If a regular part-time teacher subsequently becomes employed full-time in the Division, the days of sick leave accumulation shall be recalculated in the fraction that the part-time teacher worked from time to time during the period(s) of the accumulation as it relates to a full-time teacher in the Division, and thereafter Article 5.06 shall apply.
(h) Except as may be expressly provided to the contrary, Articles 4.05 (Additional Qualifications), 5.01 (Per Diem Salary Rate), 5.02 (Disability Benefit), 5.03 (Executive Duties), 5.05 (Maternity), 5.06 (Illness), 5.07 (Compassionate), 5.08 (Examinations), 5.09 (Personal), 5.10 (Religious Holy), 5.11 (Other), 6.0 (Professional Development and Tuition Allowances), 8.0 (Deduction of Professional Fees), 10.0 (Insurance) and 13.0 (Surplus Teachers) shall apply to regular part-time teachers.
(i) Notwithstanding 5.05 (c), at the termination of maternity leave the regular part-time teacher shall be offered a position similar to the position occupied by her at the time such leave commenced. If no similar position exists the teacher shall be offered a different position if possible (part-time or full-time) mutually agreed upon by the teacher and the Board.