a) Part-time teachers shall participate in school activities, as outlined below, during the regular school day when requested by the Principal. Pursuant to guidelines issued by the Superintendent, part-time teachers shall receive a per diem payment or portion thereof, for time spent over and above their regularly scheduled teaching time during the school day. At the Superintendent’s discretion, time in lieu of compensation may be given in an amount equal to the time spent over and above their regularly scheduled teaching time during the school day. The Principal of each school shall submit to the Secretary-Treasurer with the current month-end reports, on prescribed forms, a report of part-time teachers who are entitled to receive payments pursuant to this article. Payments pursuant to this article shall be made on or before the regular pay cheque on the last business day of the following month. Upon receipt on prescribed forms, at the end of June, for time not included in the mid-June report, any payments, pursuant to this article, shall be made by the last business day in July.
The school activities, when occurring during the regular school day, eligible for payment under this article are:
i) Attendance at staff meetings.
ii) Parent-Teacher interviews.
iii) In-service components.
iv) Field trips, band trips, music festivals.
v) Report card writing.
vi) Any other activity where requested by the principal and approved by the Superintendent or designate.
b) All other hiring considerations being equal:
i) Consistent with Article 4.12 (Posting of Teaching Positions) part-time teachers signed to Form 2 or Teacher-General Contracts with Pembina Trails School Division shall be afforded preference over new hires for full time or part-time teaching positions for which they are qualified when such positions become available.
ii) When more than one part-time teacher applies for the same position, length of service under contract with the Division shall prevail in determining the successful candidate.