A. Days and Hours School Year - l83 days Teacher’s day – 7 ½ hours (except as provided in the Teaching Conditions section (D) of this Document) B. Assignment ● Return from Leave A teacher returning from a leave of absence shall be given a position for which the teacher is certified. ● ECA Assignment ● If an assistant coach is unable to fulfill the coaching duties for a season, an attempt will be made to hire a replacement. If a successful candidate cannot be hired, then the remainder of the assistant coach’s salary and duties will be divided proportionately among the remaining head coach and the paid assistant coaches. The head coach and remaining assistant coaches will fulfill the duties of the assistant coach whose position was not filled. ● If a vacancy occurs in extra-curricular positions, that vacancy shall be submitted to the principal who will submit the vacancy to the Superintendent. All extra-curricular vacancies shall be posted at the Office of the Superintendent and at each school building. All teachers who are applicants for an extra-curricular position shall receive consideration . Teachers will be given consideration for an extra-curricular vacancy, which the Corporation has determined to fill, before the hiring of a lay person. Consideration means if a teacher has the same qualifications as or better than a lay person, the teacher will be hired. ● Summer School Assignment ● All teachers who continue to teach a specific summer school class shall be given priority for that class the following year. As long as the teacher does not refuse that teaching position, the same teacher shall have priority for that teaching assignment. ● New summer school assignments shall be assigned by the Superintendent or his designee based on current teaching assignment, and Indiana license qualifications. ● Each year prior to May 1, all building principals shall determine if any teachers in their buildings, (including department chairpersons and varsity football and basketball coaches) are interested in teaching summer school. This determination shall be made by distributing a sign-up sheet to all staff members and initiated as either "yes" or "no". ● Board approved leaves of absence for valid reasons will not interrupt continuous service. ● Summer school substitutes shall be hired from qualified teachers who indicated an interest on the sign-up sheets. ● A copy of sign-up sheets will be made available to the President of the Association upon request.