A.             It is agreed that new employees shall be hired at rates keyed to the job title. After such employees have been continuously employed for a period of one (1) year in the Unit job title, they shall be advanced to the job rate. When an employee within Unit 8 is promoted within the unit to a job in which the hire rate is less than the employee's current rate, the employee's current rate will not be reduced. After one (1) year, the employee will advance to the new job rate.

B.             It is further agreed that those employees who receive rates above the job classification rates in which they are working are being paid personal or red circle rates, and that these rates shall terminate upon separation from employment of the job incumbents for any reason.

C.             Former members of Unit 8 who have been paid at the job rate or higher shall receive the job rate if rehired.

D.             Employees of Unit 8 who are assigned to Unit 1 as long term or regular substitutes shall be granted leaves of absence from Unit 8. These leaves shall remain in effect until the employees (a) return to service in Unit 8, or (b) are granted a probationary appointment in

Unit 1, provided the employees have not otherwise been terminated as the result of a reduction in force. Pay for Unit 8 members moved to Unit 1 shall be in accordance with the Unit 1 Agreement.

E.             The School District and Association shall meet and negotiate with respect to the distribution of "Excellence in Teaching" monies available as prescribed by Commissioner of Education regulations.

F.             Employees may, pursuant to District policy, have their net pay amounts directly deposited into a bank account of their choice at any local banking institution on the District's current payroll savings deduction listing or the School Employees of Central New York Federal Credit Union.

G.             Bus Attendants who are regularly scheduled for kindergarten or other additional runs on emergency closing days shall be paid for the full time they would have worked had schools been open. This shall not constitute a guarantee of continued additional runs for any individual Bus Attendant and shall be limited to emergency closing days only.

H.             Biweekly Pay:

            1.             All employees shall be paid on a biweekly pay schedule over 10 months.

2.             Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to authorize payment in advance of rendering service to the District.

I.             Employees with multiple school assignments are subject to the following:

i. An employee assigned to more than one school or location in any one school day will receive, upon written request to Central Office, the currently allowable IRS mileage rate for all inter-school travel required in connection with the multiple school assignment. Such reimbursement shall be calculated on the basis of the most direct available route and shall be limited to the mileage, which the assignment requires in the normal daily performance of his/her duties. A request and schedule shall be submitted following a new assignment, and must be approved by Central Office before payment can be authorized. Teaching Assistant Substitutes will be reimbursed mileage for travel between home school and substitution assignment. Employees required by the District to attend special events, i.e., concerts, training, home visits, etc. shall be reimbursed for mileage between the home school and the function. Such reimbursement requests shall be submitted no later than four weeks after the function. The reimbursement request should be signed by the Administrator and forwarded to Central Office. A member eligible under this paragraph shall file a claim for mileage in accordance with existing District policy. Claims for reimbursement must be submitted at least on a quarterly basis. All payments for in-district travel must be claimed during the calendar year in which the travel was performed.

ii.Members with multiple school assignments shall be assigned a home school. The member will be furnished with a mail box (not necessarily individual mail box) at his/her home school.

iii. Members with multiple school assignments within a school day shall be permitted and paid for sufficient travel time between schools. The employee's schedule will allow for one half hour of duty free lunch.

iv. Members with multiple school assignments will be provided with free parking at   each location of travel or will be reimbursed for the actual cost of parking when parking is unavailable.

J.             The number of full time equivalent terminal teaching assistants shall match the number of teaching assistants on long term leave. Exceptions to this rule are part-time teaching assistants who do not qualify for tenure. Part-time teaching assistants will also be designated as terminal teaching assistants. At the end of the school year, terminal teaching assistants shall receive notice of whether they are returning the next school year.

Regular substitutes for teaching assistants will be paid at the same rate and on the same basis for education and/or training, as regularly appointed teaching assistants. Such pay shall commence following twenty-five (25) for the school year 2003-2004 and thereafter fifteen (15) days of consecutive service in the same position and be retroactive to the first day of assignment. Appointment of regular substitutes for teaching assistants shall be in accordance with the New York State Education Law.

K.             School Monitors, who are scheduled daily by the SCSD to perform additional work above and beyond their work day, will be compensated on holidays, leave days or emergency closing days for both their work day and the extension of their work day.

L.             Unit 8 members will be given at least (2 ½ ) two and one-half staff development sessions during the school day dealing with particular topics useful for their assignments. The SCSD and the STA will mutually agree to content; the SCSD will maintain scheduling rights within the school calendar.