Teachers employed under contract on a part time basis shall:
Be paid according to their qualifications as established in Article 4.00.
Be paid on a rate based on the fraction of time employed.
The service of a part time teacher shall be accumulated in the proportion of actual percentage of time employed in each school year.
Unless the qualifications, skills, ability and competency of a potential new hired teacher clearly surpass those of a part time teacher employed under contract, part time teachers shall have preference placement, according to their seniority in full time positions that become available over new hired teachers.
Part time teachers may participate in school, division and other professional duties during the regular school day when requested and approved by the Superintendent. Part time teachers shall receive a pro-rata portion of the per diem rate for the time spent over and above their regularly scheduled teaching time during the school day.