by Peggy Fellows, MTA Secretary

Summer is coming and thoughts turn to…summer school. We do have language on it in our contract. Seniority in summer school shall be considered in granting of positions. However once you break that yearly chain you lose seniority and must start again. As with every job a notice must be posted in each building giving at least 21 days notice. The exception to that is the filling of emergency vacancies. They must be posted but no waiting period need be observed. All applicants will be notified when the positions have been filled.

Summer school employees receive a summative written by the administrator of the program, to be completed and discussed no later than the end of the fifth week of summer school. It may include formal and/or informal observations. Teachers who are not satisfied with their evaluations may request a formal classroom observation be scheduled no later than the end of the sixth week of the program. As usual teachers are permitted to comment on the report within three school days from the date of the discussion of the summative. The forms shall be adopted from the forms used during the school year.

A full time teacher in summer school receives 1/200th of the BA-1 rate per day. Salary will be pro-rated if necessary.

Don’t forget your normal yearly summative evaluation must be given to you and discussed before May 31st. Let your senior rep know if that does not happen.