Archive: April 2004

Hourly Service
By Steve Kaplan, UniServe Field Organizer

Section 7.01 of the Salary Rules establishes three types of hourly service and sets the pay rate for each. The three types are:

1. Nonclassroom Assignment (Section 7.011) - This rate is for "a regular contract unit member who is offered and agrees to serve in an hourly nonclassroom assignment in addition to the regular contract assignment." Examples of nonclassroom assignments include materials development and curriculum writing. The contract rate is $26.34 per hour.

2. Workshop Participants (Section 7.012) - This rate is for "a regular contract unit member who participates voluntarily in a district-sponsored workshop for which compensation is offered." Compensation is for time outside of the eight-hour day and/or forty hour workweek. Workshop rate cannot be used when attendance is mandatory. The contract rate is $17.56 per hour.

3. Additional Hourly Classroom Assignment (Section 7.013) - This rate is for "unit members who are offered and agree to work an additional classroom hourly assignment in addition to the regular contract assignment." An example would be a secondary teacher who teaches an additional class during their prep period. "Additional hourly classroom assignments may require a waiver. See Section 25.3." The contract rate is the unit members prorata rate rounded to the nearest quarter hour including any special compensation or $34.76 per hour whichever is greater.

Participation is voluntary in all three types of "Hourly Service" covered in this section.