Philadelphia Federation of Teachers School District of Philadelphia
Philadelphia Federation of Teachers School District of Philadelphia
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XXII. Working Conditions <strong>of</strong> Pre-K Employees<br />
8. Voluntary transfers for teachers in the Pre-K Program shall be effected in<br />
accordance with Article XVIII, Section C(5)(a)-(h).<br />
9. If a Pre-K Center is closed or relocated, the teachers may elect to follow<br />
the class to the new location or become a forced transfer. As a forced transfer<br />
the teacher will select a position in accordance with his/her system seniority.<br />
The teacher shall be <strong>of</strong>fered vacancies in Pre-K, kindergarten, and grade<br />
through the regular reorganization process.<br />
10. For the 2001/2002 year and thereafter, the Office <strong>of</strong> Early Childhood<br />
shall designate positions as twelve (12) month or ten (10) month. When a position<br />
is so designated, an employee in the same classification who currently<br />
works twelve (12) months may voluntarily agree to demote himself/herself to<br />
the ten (10) month position. Any reassignments <strong>of</strong> employees resulting from<br />
these designations shall be done in seniority order in accordance with this<br />
Agreement.<br />
C. Duties<br />
1. Notification <strong>of</strong> any change <strong>of</strong> work location <strong>of</strong> the center during the summer<br />
shall be sent to the employees affected at as early a date as possible, but not<br />
later than August 31.<br />
2. The instructional staff must participate in the meal time phase <strong>of</strong> the Pre-K<br />
classroom. Each such employee shall receive a thirty (30) minute duty free<br />
period during the day.<br />
3. All emergency assignments and duties within a school or center are to be<br />
shared among all employees on an equitable basis.<br />
4. No Pre-K employee shall be assigned to a public school as a temporary<br />
substitute.<br />
5. Comprehensive Early Learning Center employees shall not have to perform<br />
escort duties for any child above the second grade. Wherever possible,<br />
such employees shall not have to perform such escort duties for any child in<br />
kindergarten, first grade and/or second grade.<br />
6. No employee shall be required to perform personal errands and tasks for<br />
other members <strong>of</strong> the staff.<br />
7. Social Workers shall not be used as substitutes.<br />
8. Except in an emergency, <strong>of</strong>fice assistants shall not be required to take the<br />
place <strong>of</strong> classroom staff in the performance <strong>of</strong> the classroom staffs regular<br />
duties.<br />
9. Clerical employees shall not be used as substitutes.<br />
10. Student nurses assigned to schools or centers for the purposes <strong>of</strong> observation<br />
shall not be used as substitutes.<br />
11. Employees shall not be required to lift and/or transport material <strong>of</strong><br />
unreasonable weight or bulk. No child shall be asked to transport heavy material<br />
or furniture or perform the duties requiring custodial or specially assigned<br />
personnel.<br />
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