<div dir="ltr">Agreed! I do like to suggest that folks can donate their earnings back to the cause they want to volunteer for - we even have school board members who will give their stipend back to the district!<div><br></div><div>:) Kate</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Kate Bolton</div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">(she/her/hers and <a href="https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why/" target="_blank">here's why</a>)</font><br><div>Director of Business & Finance</div><div>Scarborough Public Schools</div><div>Tel: 207-730-4114</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 13, 2024 at 2:22 PM Mark Bouchard <<a href="mailto:mbouchard@rsu39.org">mbouchard@rsu39.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">RSU 39 operates as does Adam and Lucie.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 13, 2024 at 2:13 PM Lucie Tabor <<a href="mailto:ltabor@vuesc.org" target="_blank">ltabor@vuesc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">We operate the same as Adam / Lewiston. <div><br></div><div>We do have some people that insist they do not want to get paid, we inform them that we do not have the option NOT to pay them (for same similar role), but once they have received payment they could choose to donate their earnings to that cause/org, but that it would be completely voluntary on their part.</div><div><br></div><div>Not only is limiting the volunteering of our hourly employees for the same/similar role a violation of labor laws, but it also opens us up to potential grievances from other employees who could potentially have had an opportunity for extra hours if the volunteer was not there.</div><div><br></div><div>Lucie</div><div>Valley Unified ESC</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 13, 2024 at 12:10 PM Adam Hanson <<a href="mailto:ahanson@lewistonpublicschools.org" target="_blank">ahanson@lewistonpublicschools.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">We do not allow hourly employees to volunteer for any work that is the same as or similar to their regular duties, as it could lead to labor law issues.<div>For example, a custodian can't volunteer to sweep the gym after the YMCA team uses it in the evening. A nutrition worker can't volunteer to run the kitchen for an after-hours benefit.</div><div>But if the volunteer work clearly has no correlation at all to the work they do for the school department, then we would allow it.</div><div>I think an ed tech assisting with an after-school activity could very easily fall into that tricky area that you wouldn't want to enter.</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 13, 2024 at 10:35 AM Ida Simmons <<a href="mailto:isimmons@winthropschools.org" target="_blank">isimmons@winthropschools.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,255)">Good Morning,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,255)">Have any of you allowed ed techs to volunteer their time after their regularly scheduled day to assist with after school activities/clubs? The CBA does not have specific language, but I wasn't sure if there are any labor laws that might not allow this. </div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-size:large">Ida Simmons</span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#0000ff" size="4">Finance Specialist</font></div><div><font color="#0000ff" size="4">Winthrop Public Schools</font></div><div><font color="#0000ff" size="4">207-377-2296 x 2003</font></div><div><br></div><div><div><font color="#ff0000"><i>Please note my new work schedule effective September 6, 2024:</i></font></div><div><font color="#ff0000"><i>Monday - Thursday Office Hours 6am - 2pm</i></font></div><div><font color="#ff0000"><i>Friday - Remote 6am - 2pm</i></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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