What is release time?
Release time, although required, is often the most confusing part of the T.E.A.C.H. scholarship process. Please review the information below that applies to you. For child care center employees As a scholarship recipient, center employees are required to have an agreed upon number of work hours set aside for preparation for school. This time may be used studying, reading, doing research or getting errands done so nothing stands in the way of attending and completing classes. The child care center must agree to provide this when you apply. Both the center and you must work together in scheduling the time, with the employer making the final decision. Please be as flexible as possible in using your release time in order to cause the least amount of disruption for your employer and the children in your classroom. To make this cost more bearable for child care centers, T.E.A.C.H. provides some monetary reimbursement for the recipient’s release time. For family child care providers Family ch
RELEASE TIME – A program permitted by Pennsylvania law, Senate Bill #706 (Session of 1981), whereby children are released from school classes, during school hours, to attend religious instruction at First Bible Baptist Church. The curriculum – The Bible, the oldest book in the world, that millions read everyday. Classes – Not just “fun and games”, but vital, spiritual, character building education in a happy, enjoyable setting. Lesson topics on character, truthfulness, friendships, relationships, respect, etc., will be a wonderful opportunity for young people to learn what the Bible has to say about these subjects, and more, as they pertain to us in everyday life. Classes will be conducted at First Bible Baptist Church, 127 Seneca School Road, Harmony, Pa. (across from Seneca Valley High School.) Classes will be held the fourth Tuesday of each month for the school year 2008-2009. Transportation will be provided by First Bible Baptist Church. Students will be released at 09:50 am, and w
Release time is paid or unpaid leave given to union representatives to conduct union business. Union business permitted during release time can include day-to-day union administration, employer/employee relationssuch as resolving workplace grievances to negotiating contractsand many other activities. Some public employers grant fully paid leave, some grant no paid leave, but most fall somewhere in-between. For example, the Vancouver School District agreed to pay half of the salary and all the benefits of a union official designated by the union to perform its activities. Another common arrangement requires the public employer to continue paying full salaries and benefits to union officials while the union covers the cost of substitute and temporary employees. Is release time legally justified? Unions clearly benefit from release time arrangements because the agreements relieve them of having to pay their negotiators. However, the benefit to the state is not so obvious. Various official
