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Introduction to Haimen Middle school

   The Middle School is founded in 1987. It is situated in the development zone of Haimen City in Jiangsu Province,P.R.C.   It is a school for Students aged from 13 to 15 years old.
   Our Middle School has two parts: the Eastern Part and the Western Part. Two parts are in one campus. The Eastern Part is a full-time boarding school run by the local people with about 500 students enrolled. The Western Part is a day school with about 2000 students. There are about 200 teachers. There are nearly 20 English teachers and 5 foreign teachers all the year.
   The school is distinctive in that it gives special emphasis to the teaching of foreign language, computer skills, and fine arts.  In addition, this school conducts teaching in small-sized classes(which is quite different from other schools in China) taking individual student’s needs into consideration and teaching different students with different methods.     It is equipped with the most advanced facilities including the modern office building, classroom buildings, lab buildings, library building, science hall, gymnasium, students’apartments as well as a 400-metre track and field playground. Various labs such as physics, chemistry, biology, language labs are established in line with the national standards. The spacious apartments are designed in suites for four students. They are equipped with air-conditioner, telephone and bathroom. The school is equipped with closed-circuit televisions, a computer servcie centre, and multi-media equipments.  A professional doctor and nursing staff are available round the clock to ensure students’ health and safety.  The cafeteria serves three nutritious meals and two snacks each day.
   The school is also equipped with a team of teachers of intermediate or high professional titles and excellent young teachers. Of all the teachers, 40% hold special grade or high professional title, and 55% bear intermediate professional title, and more than 60% have ever been praised at national, provincial or municipal level for their distinguished service. With their noble devotion, rich experience in teaching and advanced teaching methods, they come to be model workers in the field.
    It has a characteristic part, in which the experiment of teaching reform carried on, small-sized classes, bilingual education practised. There are five foreign teachers working here every year, the students can receive the external education, besides, the teachers and students can be sent to the famous university overseas to visit and to be trained there. It is an International Educational Exchange Center in Haimen city. It is also a teaching and activity base of Shanghai Foreign Language University.
    During the 18 years, Our Middle School has made itself well-known for various achievements. For example,
    The belief of Our Middle School is “Every student can be developed for his abilities”. All the staff are doing their best to construct the best educational environment and make Our Middle School an international top-grade school.

CONTRACT BY GOVERNMENT

                                                                              APPENDIX   BY   SCHOOL        

Party A:

Party B         (Nationality:  , Passport  Number:    ) As one of the school English teachers

After friendly negotiation and consultation, the two parties unanimously have reached the agreement underlying the following clauses:

ClauseⅠ: Personal Guarantee:

Party B fully understands the duties, responsibilities and working hours involved in the position. Party B is confident that he/she can undertake these duties in the best interests of the  middle school, without causing harm to, and without creating any conflicts with his/her conditions of employment and financial remuneration. Party B has read ,understood  and promises to follow the Contract and Appendix. Party B understands that failure to follow the Contract and Appendix may lead to the termination of employment.

ClauseⅡ: Engagement Treatment

1. About Salary:

(1)   Salary is paid on the 28^th of each month.  When  Party B’s  working days are fewer than a month, his/her daily salary is 1/30monthly salary of the month .

(2)   When the salary is converted into foreign currency, Party B must pay the tax.

2. Accommodation:

(1)   Free accommodation will be provided by PartyA. Party Bwiil be offered one single room with an exclusive toilet room and inside the room an air conditioner, a TV set, a refrigerator and a computer, some need furniture etc. Party a shall be responsible for all  housing utility fees such as electricity, gas, water internet and cable TV.

(2)   Party B shall keep the apartment clean and in proper order. Party B shall be responsible for any and all damage or loss to the apartment or furniture beyond normal wear and tear.

3. Meals:

Three  meals provided free of charge at school dining room.

If necessary, there is a kitchen for foreign teachers cooking food by themselves.

4. Travelling  Allowance:

  The travel allowance of  2200  RMB will also be paid to Party B. This will be issued upon completion of  Party B’s  contract.

5.Heath Insurance:

Health  Insurance amounting to 2000 Yuan RMB depending on the period or commitment by foreign teacher.

6. International Airfare

 Reimbursement of  two ways international air fare(tourist class) and Party B will get the money for the international airfare upon successful completion of the contract. Party A will meet party B at the international airport.

Party B should be responsible for the cost of the overweight.

7. Legal Documents

 Party A will provide all necessary legal documents including work permit and the residence permit in China for the period  employment.  Party A may remove and cancel all legal documentation when the employment and  /or this contract is completed and /or terminated.

Clause Ⅲ.Contract teaching Hours, Places and holidays

1.Usual Jobs:

ONE week forms a session, working-time is 20 teaching periods ,each class equals 40  minutes.

2.Working Places: our  Middle School  and the sister school of our  Middle School.

3.Tempoary Jobs:

Party B has the obligation to carry out some temporary jobs from the school. From time to time , Party b will also be responsible for preparation and administrative duties as directed by our Middle school, including but not limited to: interviewing  students for placement testing, organizing and participating in planned events and material development. For example, to be  the editor of our school’s English paper(once a month), take part in some activities of English.

Party A has the language training center, so Party A often provides training programs for the people in Haimen city during the weekends, holidays or sometimes at night. It is also one kind of Party B’s temporary jobs.  But if Party A wants Party B to do this kind of training ,Party A will pay Party B extra money for that( usually 75yuan per hour).

4. Public Holidays:

Party B will receive all public Chinese holidays, should they occur during the duration of this contract. These include: New Year’s day(January the first),Chinese New Year, Labour day( May the first), National Day(October the first), Christmas Day ( One day).

ClauseⅣ: Regulations for Foreign Teachers In our Middle School (see APPENDIX2)

Clause Ⅴ:Leave of Absence:

All leave must be authorized by our Middle School Foreign affairs Office and all unauthorized stopping of class will be regarded as absence without just cause.

Sick Leave:

(1)   Any sick leave must be supported by our  Middle School. In the event of sickness, written notification must be given to our  Middle School Foreign Affair Office  Personnel as soon as possible and in no case  later than 8:00am on the day of sickness.

(2)   Term of sickness and salary during the sick leave shall be subject to Chinese law and regulation.

Leave for Personnel Business:

(1)   Leave application for personnel business must be given to our Middle School Foreign Affair Office one week in advance. For each day that the leave is granted, a sum equivalent1/30 monthly salary will be deducted.

(2)   The total days of leave for personnel business may not exceed one week in a term.

Leave without Just Cause:

(1)   Unauthorized changing, stopping a class, reducing the time of a class or finding a substitute to take a class.

(2)   Salary deduction according to teaching hours will be imposed for leave without just cause. The deduction for each teaching hour is 1?30 of the monthly salary.

(3)   Besides making such salary deduction, the institute will criticize, help and warn any teacher to whom these provisions may apply.

This appendix is an inseparable part of the contract  and has equal effect. This appendix is signed at our Middle School , the    day of   ,, in Chinese and English, both  texts being equally authentic

Party A:                                                                    Party B: 

Principal:                                                                   Signature: 

Signature:

Date:                                                                            Date: