Temporary Contract- (added 5.1.09) The District in limited in the amount of Temporary CONTRACTS. Temporary Contracts are based on the number of certificated employees on Leave of Absence or job shares., or positions such as "Teachers on Special Assignment" or "Distinguished Teacher in Residence" They are also based on positions funded by categorical funds or temporary money. Temporary Contracts are year to year. A temporary contract is a "placeholder" for a teacher who has rights to a full time position. Teachers who are hired under temporary contracts do not have seniority, rehire, or other rights that probationary teachers have. They may be hired as temporary teachers many years in row without ever attaining probationary or permanent status.
Also, according to our CTA attorneys, a permanent or probationary teacher who has been laid off and is waiting to be rehired MAY accept a temporary contract in the district WITHOUT losing his/her seniority and rehire rights as a permanent or probationary employee. They are just taking a temporary contract; However, the number of temporary contracts is always limited to a certain defined number; the district cannot just change someone's status from probationary or permanent to temporary, effectively demoting them. It doesn't work like that.
Temporary Position/Assignment- (added 5.1.09) Temporary POSITIONS can be given to tenured/permanent certificated employees. These are positions which could disappear and are considered a temporary gig. They are not necessarily year to year. They are based on funding and board decisions regarding which programs will be offered. Any teacher assigned to a Temporary Position could be given a pink slip and it would most likely result in change in assignment within the school district based on their seniority, credentials, etc.Contract = person
Position = job
