Philadelphia Federation of Teachers School District of Philadelphia

XIX. Working Conditions of Secretaries
18. Assignments of secretaries to summer school shall be made in accordance
with the provisions of Article XVIII, Section C(9).
19. The list of employees appointed to summer school by classification and
home schools shall be published by posting in the summer schools at least two
(2) weeks after summer school has started.
C. Duties
1. All duties and emergency assignments within a school are to be shared
among all employees on an equitable basis.
2. Secretaries shall not be required to act as nurses.
3. Secretaries shall not be required to perform heavy lifting in the receiving
and distribution of books and supplies.
4. During their regular hours of work, employees shall not be required to
perform any work in premises not owned or operated by the School District.
D. equipment, Supplies, Facilities and Other conditions
1. Every employee shall be supplied with adequate and usable furniture and
equipment, including adequate lighting, appropriate to the tasks to be performed
by the employee.
2. A clothing locker and a separate desk or equivalent facilities are to be
provided to each employee.
3. Where possible, fifteen (15) days’ notice will be given for repairs to be
made during the workday. Where alterations are planned, employees are to be
notified when the contract is let and the contemplated date for start of the work
and preliminary work will be performed without causing the contract to be performed
out of the specified sequence to minimize adjustment problems.
4. To the extent funds are available, “peak load” secretarial service shall be
provided to any school requesting such service for the months of September,
October, May and June.
5. The Superintendent and/or CEO shall furnish to each school secretary, a
schedule of the due dates, upon which requisitions and tests are periodically to
be administered or completed.
6. Annual quantities of certain critical supply items, named School Opening
Supplies, and bulk paper items shall be delivered to all schools prior to the
school year opening. Requisitions for these supplies are to be completed in
May.
7. In offices which are non-air conditioned or do not have properly functioning
air conditioning, if the temperature outside is equal to or greater than 85
degrees Fahrenheit, the hours for beginning and ending work between July 1
and September 1 shall be the number of consecutive hours between 9:00 a.m.
and 3:00 p.m., broken by the usual lunch period.
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