Philadelphia Federation of Teachers School District of Philadelphia

XXIII. Working Conditions of Food Service Managers
B. Duties
1. Food service managers shall not be required to transport food in their
personal vehicles.
2. Food service managers shall not be required to remove trash, mop floors,
or lift or push heavy cartons.
3. The provisions of Article XII, Section M regarding acting pay do not apply
to the relief manager.
C. Support Services, Facilities and Supplies
1. Facilities that are available to teachers shall also be available to food service
managers.
Article XXiV
Working Conditions of Per Diem Substitute Teachers
A. Work Schedule
The workday for employees shall be the teacher workday of the school to
which they are assigned.
B. Assignments and transfers
1. A substitute teacher shall not be barred from assignment to a specific
school nor removed from the list of eligible substitute teachers except for just
cause. A copy of the recorded reasons shall be furnished to the employee.
2. A substitute teacher shall be entitled to a conference with the appropriate
administrator who has initiated the action, which may be held after school
hours. He/she may have a Federation representative present at such conference.
3. A per diem substitute teacher may be removed from the substitute teacher
list by action of the Office of Human Resources and become ineligible for
assignment when evaluated as unsatisfactory or when there are repeated
absences, or refusal to accept assignments as specified in this Agreement or for
other just cause. The Office of Human Resources shall notify such employee in
writing prior to removing his/her name from the list.
4. An employee shall have the right, upon request, to a hearing to appeal a
recommendation for such removal from the list of eligible substitute teachers to
the Executive Director of Human Resources. Such hearing shall be conducted
by a designee of the Executive Director of Human Resources. A decision shall
be issued on such appeal within twenty (20) days of the date of appeal. The
Federation may appeal a decision related to the limitation of assignment in a
school or schools to arbitration under the dispute resolution provisions of this
Agreement.
5. Seniority shall be calculated by the number of units of service as defined in
Paragraph 10 of this Article for per diem substitute teachers having worked
twenty-two (22) days or more within the School District of Philadelphia.
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