ARTICLE TWO

Apr 9, 2007 2:34 PM

EMPLOYEE STATUS

A.  Employment Status

      1.   Paraprofessionals are employees who assist teachers in the instructional process and/or perform clerical duties related to the educational programs but who are not primarily responsible for instruction. 

      2.   Regular part-time employees are regularly scheduled to work no more than eighteen (18) hours per week.

      3.   Full time employees are employed on a regular year-round basis to work thirty-two and one-half (32 ½) hours per week for forty-three (43) weeks per year.

B.  New Hires

      The Employer will provide all new hires, on the date of hire, with information stating that a collective bargaining agreement exists with the Union, the names and telephone numbers of Union representatives designated by the Chapter, and the Union's headquarters address and telephone number.  The Employer will provide the Union with the names, addresses, phone number(s), and job assignment(s) of all new hires within two (2) weeks of the date of hire.

C.  Probationary Period

      1.   The probationary period of a newly hired full-time employee is six (6) months which is calculated as set forth in Article 9A entitled "Part-time Employees Who Become Full-Time Employees".

      2.   Except for employees hired between July 1, 2002 and August 31, 2002, the probationary period for a newly hired part-time employee who is hired between July 1 and August 31 of any year (July 1 to the following June 30), is from the date of employment to December 31 of the same year.  The probationary period for a newly hired part-time employee who is hired after September 1 of any year (July 1 to the following June 30) is from date of employment to June 30 of the year.  The probationary period applicable to part-time employees hired between July 1, 2002 and August 31, 2002 is from date of employment to June 30, 2003.

      3.   During the probationary period an employee may be discharged by the Employer with two (2) weeks' written notice and such discharge shall not be subject to arbitration unless it is discriminatory, but all other contract provisions apply.