a) Teachers under contract on a regular part-time basis shall on first engagement be classified according to their qualifications as outlined in Regulation 515/88 and according to years of experience under Articles 5:01 and 5:02, and shall be paid the fraction of the total salary for that classification as set out in Article 4:01 in the fraction that the workload contracted for bears to a full-time workload.
b) Effective July 1st, 1983, the service of a part-time teacher shall be accumulated in the proportion of actual percentage of time employed in each school year. Whenever a part-time teacher's accumulated service equals the equivalent of one full year or more, that teacher shall be reclassified to the next higher step of the schedule, on September 1st or July 1st next, whichever occurs first.
c) Where a teacher on regular part-time employment subsequently becomes employed full-time, the teacher shall be reclassified according to year(s) of equivalent full-time experience pursuant to Article 5:01 and 5:02 of this agreement and shall proceed from that classification by annual increments pursuant to Article 5:01 until the maximum of the classification is reached.
d) Part-time teachers shall be eligible to participate in any employee benefit if such plan allows part-time teachers access to such a benefit plan.