WHO IS COVERED UNDER THE “GRANDPARENTING” PROVISION?
Q: Is any minimum percent of service in instructional support services required to be eligible for the grandparenting provisions of the new rule/regulation? A: Yes, in order to receive seniority credit in a tenure area under the grandparenting provisions of the rule/ regulation, a teacher must be devoting at least 40% of his/her time to instructional support services or to a combination of duties in instructional support services and duties in the designated tenure area. For example, a teacher certified in Mathematics 7-12 and tenured in Mathematics who teaches one class of Math in grade 9 for 20% of his worktime and serves as a Math coach for 20% of his time would satisfy the requirement of working at least 40% of his time in the Math tenure area and, therefore, would be eligible to earn seniority in that area. Q: Can a teacher performing instructional support services at least 40% of her time earn seniority for this service even if she engages in other activities or provides services
