30.1  Compensation Compensation for Home Teachers shall be as provided in Appendix A-2.

30.2 Preparation Time Home Teachers shall be granted one (1) hour of compensated preparation time at the beginning of each new case assignment for purposes of coordinating program and materials with the home school staff.

30.3 Health and Welfare Benefits Home Teacher members are eligible for participation in the District health benefits program as described in Article 7, Sections 7.3 - 7.6, inclusive, if they regularly work a schedule of 12½ hours per week or more. "Regularly" shall be defined, for purposes of this Article, to mean an assignment which, in the judgement of the administration, will continue at the number of hours specified, throughout the fall and spring semesters of any given school year. Participation in the District benefits program on the part of part-time Home Teacher members shall be:

30.3.1 Voluntary on the part of the member.

30.3.2 Predicated upon the following payment participation by the member:

 District Pays Employee Pays

36 hours or more 100%
27 to 36 hours 75% 25%
18 to 27 hours 50% 50%
12.5 to 18 hours 25% 75%

30.4 Instructional Day The Home Teacher member’s instructional day shall, whenever practicable, begin no earlier than 7:00 a.m. and end no later than 5:00 p.m. Individual work hours shall be those arranged between the home teacher and his/her student(s).

30.5 Accident Reports If a Home Teacher member is injured on the job, he/she must complete a Report of Occupational Injury or Illness form, available from the Business Services office.

30.6 Calendar Shall be as provided in Appendix B.