In re the Claim of Cortorreal

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed December 20, 2005, which ruled that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because she had a reasonable assurance of continued employment.

Claimant was employed as a per diem substitute teacher for a school district and worked 127 days during the 2004-2005 school year. At the end of the school year, the district sent her a letter assuring her that her employment during the 2005-2006 school year would be similar. She nevertheless applied for unemployment insurance benefits. The Unemployment…