Philadelphia Federation of Teachers School District of Philadelphia

XXIV. Working Conditions of Per Diem Substitute Teachers
6. Substitutes shall lose all accumulated seniority if they accept a position
outside the bargaining unit, resign, are discharged, or otherwise leave the bargaining
unit (except as provided in this Section), irrespective of whether they
are subsequently rehired by the School District.
7. When per diem substitutes are assigned as long term substitute teachers,
they shall cease to be covered by the provisions of this Agreement.
8. However, should such employees return to this bargaining unit from long
term status or should such employee return to the bargaining unit within four
(4) years after leaving the bargaining unit for any other reason other than discharge,
they shall receive full credit for seniority accumulated prior to their
becoming a long term substitute or otherwise leaving the bargaining unit.
9. Seniority shall be calculated in the following manner:
10. Within a school year of September 1 to June 30, a per diem substitute
teacher shall receive the following seniority units for days worked:
DAYS WORKED UNITS ACCUMULATED
Twenty-two to Forty-nine days ½ unit
Fifty to Ninety-four days 1 unit
Ninety-five days or more 2 units
11. Effective each September 1, the Office of Human Resources shall establish
seniority lists for substitutes who shall be grouped on such lists in accordance
with their respective units of accumulated seniority.
12. Where possible, and to the extent permitted by the regulations of the
Pennsylvania State Board of Education or the School Laws of the Commonwealth,
substitutes shall be called for assignments from within the respective
seniority groupings, from highest number of units to least number of units, irrespective
of their areas of certification or lack of certification.
13. Should the regulations of the Pennsylvania State Board of Education or
the School Laws of the Commonwealth not permit such method of assignment,
then two (2) seniority lists shall be established. The first shall list all certified
substitutes; the second shall list all non-certified substitutes, each within their
respective seniority unit groupings.
14. The first shall list all properly certificated substitutes; the second shall list
all non-certificated substitutes, each within their respective seniority unit
groupings.
15. Assignments shall then be made from within the seniority groupings,
from highest to least number of units, first to properly certificated substitutes
within their area(s) of certification, second to such substitutes into areas where
they do not hold certificates.
16. When all such certified substitutes have been offered assignments, the
second seniority list of non-certified substitutes may be used following the unit
grouping procedures as described above.
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