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District proposes removing 60-day automatic conversion for substitutes; union raises continuity concerns
Summary
Beaverton SD negotiators proposed removing contract language that automatically converts substitutes into temporary employees after 60 consecutive days. District said the change is intended to preserve continuity for students; union asked how status and benefits would be signaled to substitutes.
Beaverton SD 48J negotiators proposed deleting a contract clause that converts a substitute who serves 60 consecutive days into a temporary employee, saying the change aims to preserve continuity for students and allow operational flexibility.
District presenters said the 60-day rule creates practical problems when an employee is on extended medical leave and a substitute steps in. "If an employee is out on a medical leave that extends beyond 60 days, but we know that individual will be returning, we may end up needing to replace that sub and bring in a second sub," a district negotiator said, describing how multiple replacements can disrupt student-facing roles.
Under the district proposal, a substitute could remain in place beyond 60 days when student needs or operational circumstances warrant it; if a position later is formally designated temporary, the district said it would post that position and allow applications under the temporary posting process. Negotiators noted that if a position becomes regular (after one year in current language), other posting rules would apply.
Union negotiators asked how substitutes would know whether an assignment was a substitute role or a temporary position and whether a midyear change from substitute to temporary would be allowed. The district said status could be changed midyear if the position's funding and operational needs shift: "If the status of the position changed ... it would then be posted as a [temporary] position," a district presenter said.
The parties did not finalize language and agreed to follow up; negotiators said the matter involves operational details such as funding and posting processes and will require further drafting.
