Philadelphia Federation of Teachers School District of Philadelphia

XXII. Working Conditions of Pre-K Employees
(2) For off-site Centers with more than one (1) CELC classroom, the
process outlined in Article XVII, Section C will be implemented at the beginning
of each school year to identify two (2) adults from the center who will remain
after the work day to supervise children who are not picked up on time. These
individuals will be compensated at their appropriate EC rate for all time worked
beyond their regular workday.
5. In the event that a building in which a school or center is located is closed
because of an emergency situation which affects the school or center, the school
or center shall also be closed or moved to an alternate facility.
6. No employee shall be required to remain in a school or center after 6 p.m.
Children who are not picked up by that time shall be escorted to the assigned
babysitter. Time spent after 6 p.m. by the employee to escort children to the
babysitter shall be considered overtime.
B. Assignment and transfers
1. Assignments and Transfers for Assistant Instructors, Assistant Teachers,
Center Leaders, Demonstration Teachers Instructors, Lead Teachers and
Teacher Assistants shall be made in accordance with the following provisions of
Article XVIII:
(a) C(1) — Policy;
(b) C(3) — Involuntary Transfer;
(c) C(7(h)) — Replacement Buildings;
(d) C(4) — Positions Dropped Because of Reduced Enrollment;
(e) C(5) — Voluntary Transfers; and
(f) C(6) — Administrative Transfers.
2. Assignments and Transfers for all other employees shall be effected in
accordance with Article XIX, Section B.
3. At the time of the establishment of any eligibility list for initial appointments
or promotional opportunities affecting the employees, the expiration
date of such list shall be announced.
4. All eligibility lists for appointments to regular and promotional positions
shall be made available so that either the person who took the examination or
the Federation representative or both may examine the eligibility list.
5. Except as provided in paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 below, assignments and transfers
shall be effected in accordance with Article XIX, Section B(3-6) and
(8-14).
6. All Centrally Based support staff may apply for transfers to vacancies
within the same classification in other centers. Such transfers shall be awarded
on the basis of system seniority to employees who have not had a voluntary
transfer within the preceding two (2) years.
7. When there are vacancies in the Social Work or Family Service Field Representative
categories, and Special Needs Coordinators, all current employees
in those categories shall be notified of all vacancies for transfer purposes. Transfers
will be awarded in accordance with seniority provisions.
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