Common use of Additional PIR Days Clause in Contracts

Additional PIR Days. All staff members are required to fulfill seven (7) PIR DAYS of which two are MFPE convention days. Montana regulation (ARM 10.65.101) states that Pupil Related Instruction Days may be used for one or more of the following purposes in accordance with the regulations hereby established: a) Staff orientation held prior to the beginning of pupil instruction for the purpose of organization of the school year. b) Staff professional development programs scheduled during the year for the purpose of improving instruction (ARM 10.55.714) shall include annual instructional and professional development meetings (MFPE). Staff may attend either the instructional and professional development meetings or attend the equivalent number of hours of other appropriate in-service training as prescribed by the Board. The Board shall not prescribe equivalent hours during time approved for Pupil Instruction (PI) funding. c) Parent-teacher conferences for the purpose of acquainting parents with the school and the progress of their children. This day may be divided into hourly increments so as to provide six (6) hours over two (2) days and may occur in addition to, but may not duplicate, a pupil instruction (Pl) day. If a second parent teacher conference is not held, then the aforementioned hours and days will be made up through a PIR training to be held after school hours during a regular work week(s). d) Post-school record and report completion at the end of the pupil instruction year. This day may be divided so as to provide one-half day at the end of each semester or quarter. The District shall use these guidelines for the development of its Annual Professional Plan.

Additional PIR Days. All staff members are required to fulfill seven (7) PIR DAYS of which two are MFPE convention days. Montana regulation (ARM 10.65.101) states that Pupil Related Instruction Days may be be"... used for one or more of the following purposes in accordance with the regulations hereby established: a) Staff orientation held prior to the beginning of pupil instruction for the purpose of organization of the school year. b) Staff professional development programs scheduled during the year for the purpose of improving instruction (ARM 10.55.714) shall include annual instructional and professional development meetings (MFPE). Staff may attend either the instructional and professional development meetings or attend the equivalent number of hours of other appropriate in-service training as prescribed by the Board. The Board shall not prescribe equivalent hours during time approved for Pupil Instruction (PI) funding.include c) Parent-teacher conferences for the purpose of acquainting parents with the school and the progress of their children. This day may be divided into hourly increments so as to provide six (6) hours over two (2) days and may occur in addition to, but may not duplicate, a pupil instruction (Pl) day. If a second parent teacher conference is not held, then the aforementioned hours and days will be made up through a PIR training to be held after school hours during a regular work week(s). d) Post-school record and report completion at the end of the pupil instruction year. This day may be divided so as to provide one-half day at the end of each semester or quarter. The District shall use these guidelines for the development of its Annual Professional Plan.

Additional PIR Days. All staff members are required to fulfill seven (7) all PIR DAYS as adopted by the board in the school year calendar, of which two are MFPE convention days. Montana regulation (ARM 10.65.101) states that Pupil Related Instruction Days may be used for one or more of the following purposes in accordance with the regulations hereby established: a) Staff orientation held prior to the beginning of pupil instruction for the purpose of organization of the school year. b) Staff professional development programs scheduled during the year for the purpose of improving instruction (ARM 10.55.714) shall include annual instructional and professional development meetings (MFPE). Staff may attend either the instructional and professional development meetings or attend the equivalent number of hours of other appropriate in-service training as prescribed by the Board. The Board shall not prescribe equivalent hours during time approved for Pupil Instruction (PI) funding. c) Parent-teacher conferences for the purpose of acquainting parents with the school and the progress of their children. This day may be divided into hourly increments so as to provide six (6) hours over two (2) days and may occur in addition to, but may not duplicate, a pupil instruction (Pl) day. If a second parent teacher conference is not held, then the aforementioned hours and days will be made up through a PIR training to be held after school hours during a regular work week(s). d) Post-school record and report completion at the end of the pupil instruction year. This day may be divided so as to provide one-half day at the end of each semester or quarter. The District shall use these guidelines for the development of its Annual Professional Plan.