19. SUPPLEMENTED POSITIONS

19.1 SUPPLEMENTED POSITIONS

19.1.1 A supplemented position is a contracted position paying a supplemental salary to a teacher because of additional duties and responsibilities. The acceptance of a supplemented position is binding on both the principal and the teacher under the following conditions:

19.1.2 Group I Supplements

A. Group I supplemented positions shall include Department Heads, Head Counselors, Head Football Coach, Head Volleyball Coach, Head Basketball Coach (Boys and Girls), Head Baseball Coach, Head Softball Coach, Head Track Coach (Boys and Girls), Head Wrestling Coach, Head Soccer Coach (Boys and Girls), Head Swimming Coach (Boys and Girls), Varsity Cheerleader Coach, Dancerette Coach, Business Manager, Band Director, Choral Director, Orchestra Director and Subject Area Leader (Middle school).

B. Group I supplemented positions will be considered to be under a continuing contract. If a teacher who holds a Group I contract voluntarily decides to relinquish his/her supplemented position at the end of a school year, he/she shall inform the administrator prior to the allocation of units for the following year in order that he/she may be given the option of being placed in the pool for reassignment or remaining at his/her current school if there is an unearmarked vacancy in his/her last teaching assignment. If the administrator wishes to terminate a teacher from a Group I supplemented position, he/she must do so in the time period prior to the establishment of pools for the coming year. A teacher who is terminated from a Group I position shall be entitled to an administrative review under the conditions cited in 21.3.1 through 21.3.5, with the exception that if the review upholds the termination, the teacher shall lose his/her supplemental status and be given the option of being placed in the pool for reassignment or remaining at his/her current school if there is an unearmarked vacancy in his/her last teaching assignment.

C. Administrators shall have the right to reserve positions for Group I supplements in the following manner: A list of all subject area vacancies shall be forwarded to the Division of Human Resources before pool placement. Included in that list shall be a list of vacant Group I supplements. Transfer will be possible to all vacant positions in accordance with transfer policy during initial transfer period. At the close of the initial transfer period, subject area vacancies shall be paired with vacant Group I supplements and be removed from the list of positions available to the pool and shall be listed as positions reserved for Group I supplements.

D. Changes in positions reserved for Group I supplements can only be made by application through the Division of Human Resources.

E. A teacher holding a Group I supplement will not normally be transferred due to a unit loss. (See Section 11.4.8).

F. Teaching positions may not be reserved for attachment to Group I supplements if the Assistant Superintendent for the Division of Human Resources determines that such positions are needed for pool placement.

19.1.3 Group II Supplements

A. Group II supplemented positions shall include Yearbook Sponsor, Newspaper Sponsor, Majorette Sponsor, Drama Director, Middle School Team Leader, and Elementary Safety Patrol Coordinator.

B. Group II supplemented positions are voluntary. However, the acceptance of a Group II supplemented position is binding on both the principal and the teacher for the school year.

C. Administrators shall not have the right to earmark teaching positions for Group II supplements.

D. A teacher holding a Group II supplement will not normally be transferred due to unit loss (See Section 11.4.8)

E. A teacher and/or the principal shall determine continued employment in a Group II supplement prior to units being allocated.

19.1.4 Group III Supplements

A. Group III supplemented positions shall include all supplemented positions not specifically included in Groups I and II.

B. Group III supplemented positions are voluntary. However, the acceptance of a Group III supplemented position is binding on both the principal and the teacher for the school year.

C. Administrators shall not have the right to earmark teaching positions for Group III supplements.

D. A teacher holding a Group III supplement shall not be exempt from transfer due to a unit loss.

19.1.5 General Provisions

A. Teachers shall have the right to be contracted for no more than three supplemented positions.

B. Principals shall have the authority to contract with teachers from other schools to fill a supplemented position.

C. Principals shall post supplemented positions becoming vacant within the school as soon as the vacancy exists and allow ten working days to interview interested teachers. After completing the interview process, the principal will announce his/her decision.

D. Age, race, creed, color, national origin, gender, marital status, or membership in any teacher organization shall not be a factor when employing persons into supplemented positions.

E. The acceptance of supplemented positions in Group II and III shall be voluntary on the part of the teacher and refusal to accept such assignments shall not affect regular employment.

19.1.6 Teachers holding Group I athletic supplemented positions who receive extended leaves that impact their coaching obligation shall relinquish that supplemented position as a condition of taking the leave and shall have the option of being placed in the pool for reassignment to another secondary school or accepting an unearmarked vacancy in the teacher's last teaching assignment at his/her current school.

19.1.7 Teachers who hold Group II and Group III supplemented positions and who receive an extended leave shall relinquish the supplemented position. The principal shall have the option of reinstating the teacher on leave to the supplemented position when he/she returns or of retaining the replacement in the supplemented position.