Personnel Regulations for Cantonal Teachers (PRL) - Purpose and Scope (PRL)

1. This regulation implements the Personnel Ordinance in the area of cantonal teachers.

2. Insofar as it contains no special provisions, the Personnel Ordinance and the Personnel Regulation (RB 2.4213) shall apply.

1. Class 7

a) Cantonal Secondary School

1. Teacher with a university degree (Licentiate, Master of Arts or Science, or equivalent qualification) and diploma for higher teaching qualification or another professional and pedagogical education at the same level

2. School Music Diploma II

3. Sports Teaching Diploma II

4. Drawing Teacher with higher teaching qualification

b) Cantonal Vocational School

1. Teacher with a university degree (Licentiate, Master of Arts or Science, or equivalent qualification) and an EHB diploma (formerly SIBP) or diploma for higher teaching qualification or another professional and pedagogical education at the same level

2. Sports Teaching Diploma II

2. Class 6

a) Cantonal Secondary School

1. Teacher with a university degree (Licentiate, Master of Arts or Science, or equivalent qualification) without a higher teaching qualification

2. Teacher with a university degree (Bachelor level) and an EHB diploma or equivalent pedagogical education

b) Cantonal Vocational School

1. Teacher with a university degree (Licentiate, Master of Arts or Science, or equivalent qualification) without an EHB diploma

2. Teacher with a university degree (Bachelor level) and an EHB diploma or equivalent pedagogical education

3. Sports Teacher ESSM

4. Teacher with higher professional examination and EHB diploma

5. Teachers with qualification for Secondary Level I and additional subject-specific education

3. Class 5

a) Cantonal Secondary School

1. Teacher with a qualification for Secondary Level I (Master)

2. Music Teacher with School Music Diploma I

3. Sports Teacher ESSM (teaching 1st to 3rd class)

4. Teacher for Drawing and Crafts with qualification only for these subjects

5. Sports Teacher I

b) Cantonal Vocational School

1. Teacher with a qualification for Secondary Level I (Master)

2. Teacher with higher professional examination and long-term professional experience, supplemented by didactic courses

3. Sports Teacher I

4. Class 4

a) Cantonal Secondary School: Teacher for Technical Design and Home Economics, holding both diplomas

b) Cantonal Vocational School

1. Teachers with higher professional examination, supplemented by didactic courses

2. Teacher with a qualification for Primary School Level and additional subject-specific education

5. Class 3

a) Cantonal Secondary School

1. Teacher in training with Bachelor level qualification

2. Teacher of Technical Design

3. Teacher of Home Economics

b) Cantonal Vocational School

1. Other teachers

2. Teacher in training with Bachelor level qualification

6. Class 2

a) Cantonal Secondary School: Teacher in training

b) Cantonal Vocational School: Teacher in training

1. Employment generally begins at the start of the school year.

2. Temporary employment relationships shall be restricted to the essential minimum.

1. Teachers who take on tasks that exceed their duties according to the Regulation on the Professional Duties of Cantonal Teachers (RB 10.1219) are entitled to appropriate compensation or separate crediting to working hours in the form of employment percentages.

2. For the compensation of the role as class teacher, schools, specifically the cantonal secondary school from the 3rd grade of the gymnasium, are provided with an amount of 50 Swiss Francs per student per school year. The school administrations regulate the compensation or crediting to the working hours for the role of class teacher on a case-by-case basis.

3. The governing council regulates the compensation of vice-principals or members of the school administration. It consults the competent school commission beforehand.

1. Teachers who were not assigned the mandatory lessons stipulated in their employment contract for a given school year can make up for the missing lessons in the following school year, provided that the school operation allows for it.

2. If a teacher conducts more lessons during a school year than provided for in the employment contract, they can compensate for the excess lessons in the following years.

1. Teachers who do not fulfill the mandatory lessons specified in their employment contract shall have their salary accordingly reduced.

2. Additional services that exceed a full workload and arise due to a reduced mandatory workload under Article 29a paragraph 4 of the Personnel Ordinance (age relief) shall be compensated based on the salary classification in which the affected teacher is ranked. However, the minimum level is decisive in every case.

3. If the employment relationship is terminated before the exceeded or unmet mandatory lesson number is balanced, the difference must be compensated for or deducted from the salary.

1. The vacations of teaching staff generally coincide with school holidays.

2. Further education, military service, civil protection, illness, accident, maternity, and days off that fall during school holidays will not be compensated. In cases of hardship, the employing authority may grant exceptions.

1. The Cantonal School Board or the School Commission of the Vocational School may, in addition to Article 25 paragraph 2 of the Personnel Regulations (RB [2.4213](https://rechtsbuch.ur.ch/data/2.4213/en)), grant a teacher unpaid leave for a maximum of two semesters.

2. There is no legal entitlement to unpaid leave.

1. The classification of teachers into a salary class is determined according to the salary table in the annex, which forms part of this regulation.

2. Teachers with the appropriate education but without a diploma are to be classified in the entry levels of the corresponding salary class.

3. The equivalence of foreign diplomas is determined by the hiring authority in consultation with the Directorate of Education and Culture.

4. When hiring new staff, prior experience in teaching and, for vocational school specialized teachers, professional experience in the relevant field are to be appropriately considered. Activities in areas related to pedagogy, such as supervising learners, are to be credited at half value. Other professional experience and family work are to be credited at a quarter-year per year. The classification must be coordinated with the Personnel Office.

5. Paragraph 4 does not apply to the duration of training and study time.

1. For teachers who do not teach throughout an entire school year, the salary is reduced by 1/40 for each missing school week.

2. For part-time positions, the salary is determined by the level of employment. If the number of lessons taught fluctuates significantly during the school year, the number of lessons taught per month must be considered in salary payment.

3. For fixed-term employment contracts up to and including five months, the salary is determined based on flat rates per lesson taught. The following rates apply

Salary Class | Teachers with Diploma: 1st-7th Year of Service | Teachers with Diploma: from the 8th Year of Service | Without Diploma

2 | 64 Francs | 81 Francs | 51 Francs

3 | 66 Francs | 84 Francs | 53 Francs

4 | 71 Francs | 91 Francs | 57 Francs

5 | 75 Francs | 95 Francs | 60 Francs

6 | 80 Francs | 102 Francs | 64 Francs

7 | 89 Francs | 113 Francs | 71 Francs

4. The rates correspond to the consumer price index level of 100 points according to the national consumer price index as of May 1, 1993. The rates are adjusted annually for inflation as decided by the government council for cantonal employees.

1. The lower secondary level, as referred to in Article 29a Paragraph 2 Letter a of the Personnel Regulation, includes the 1st through 2nd secondary school classes.

2. Notwithstanding Article 29a Paragraph 2 of the Personnel Regulation, the compulsory lessons at the Cantonal Secondary School Uri are

a) in the subjects of technical design, home economics, and keyboarding from the 1st through the 3rd class: 27 lessons

b) instrumental instruction: 40 lessons

c) sports: 25 lessons

1. For each supervised Matura thesis, compensation of 1,000 Swiss francs is granted. If two teachers supervise the same thesis, the compensation amounts to 750 Swiss francs per person.

2. If a teacher serves as a co-referee for a Matura thesis without supervising the work, they are entitled to a compensation of 250 Swiss francs per co-referee task.

1. As a deviation from Article 29a, paragraph 2 of the Personnel Ordinance, the required lessons for the subject of Sports at the Uri Cantonal Vocational School shall be 25 lessons.

1. The following compensations are granted for special tasks

a) * Correction and grading of the in-depth study paper: 150 Swiss Francs per paper; if exceptionally a second correction by a second teacher is required, a compensation of 150 Swiss Francs is also granted for this.

b) * Correction and grading of the independent work in the training of retail specialists: 300 Swiss Francs per work

c) * ...

d) * For the work as a corrector for independent work in the commercial training profession: two single lessons per work

e) Supervision of the interdisciplinary work in the M Profile for commercial training: five single lessons per work

f) For the work as a corrector for interdisciplinary work in the M Profile for commercial training: two single lessons per work

2. The school commission regulates the compensation for participation in the qualification procedure if it exceeds the assignment volume according to the regulation on the professional assignment of cantonal teachers (RB 10.1219).

1. The determination of the rates for compensation for course instructors within the framework of adult education falls under the responsibility of the school commission. The ordinary financial competencies apply.

1. Continuing education supports the teacher throughout the entire duration of their professional activity, in order to maintain and expand their expertise, social, and self-competence with regard to the practice of their profession.

2. It promotes the teacher's ability to implement innovations in the school and to collaborate with fellow teachers, school administration, guardians, and other educational partners.

1. The scope of school-internal and individual further education is determined by the Regulation on the Professional Duties of Cantonal Teachers (RB 10.1219).

2. The type and specific scope of individual further education are determined in a discussion between the teacher and school management. Within this framework and within the corresponding school budget, the canton bears the costs of further education.

3. The school management verifies whether the further education obligations are being fulfilled. It may issue directives.

1. The intensive training is a paid full-time training course lasting a maximum of twelve weeks. Of this, no more than ten weeks may fall within the teaching period.

2. It can also be spread over a longer period with a corresponding reduction in the teaching load or combined with unpaid leave.

3. The intensive training serves

a) the comprehensive assessment of professional standing

b) the in-depth engagement with school and teaching issues

c) the goal of maintaining professional motivation

1. The intensive training consists of

a) participating in an organized program offered by a University of Education or another provider

b) an individual project that requires approval

2. Excluded are projects that prepare for another school function or a non-school activity, or that do not fulfill the purpose according to Article 15 paragraph 3.

1. Intensive further trainings are possible at the earliest after ten years of service at a cantonal school in the canton of Uri.

2. They require approval from the competent school commission.

3. Applications for cost coverage must include personal motivation, objectives, content focus, the desired timeframe, and a budget.

1. The maximum costs excluding substitute teacher expenses shall not exceed the costs of the organized program of a University of Education.

2. Teachers are required to contribute 15 percent to the costs of intensive training (excluding substitute teacher expenses).

1. The Personnel Regulations of December 19, 2000, for Cantonal Teaching Staff (PRL) are repealed.

1. This regulation comes into force on August 1, 2008.