Assigned Periods Clause Samples

Assigned Periods. Each teacher shall have no more than five (5) assigned periods with a consultation‐ planning period daily. Cafeteria/hall supervision (full periods) is considered an assignment.

Assigned Periods. The rest of the workday shall be comprised of a duty-free lunch period and unassigned preparation periods. Middle school (6-8), by mutual agreement between the middle school principal and a simple majority of the middle school staff, may alter the schedule in ways believed to improve the effectiveness of the middle school program. The sixth grade program in effect during the 2005-06 school year will be the model utilized for the 2006-07 school year. Any future changes in the sixth grade program will be governed by the language of the previous sentence. No other departure from these norms, except in case of emergency, shall be authorized without prior consultation with the Association. In the event of any disagreement between the representative of the Board and the Association as to the need and desirability of such deviation, the matter may be processed through the professional grievance negotiation procedure hereinafter set forth.

Assigned Periods. Full-time unit members in grades 6 through 12 shall have five (5) assigned teaching periods and at least one (1) collaboration period. Collaboration is based on site needs as defined by the Administrator and in collaboration with the site teacher leadership. All sites shall participate in Vertical Articulation (VA) the 1st Wednesday of each month as determined by the District calendar. For the VA the teacher work day is extended by one hour beyond the latest site dismissal time. At no time shall the VA dismissal time extend later than 3:30 p.m. without prior agreement and compensation. For the primary and elementary schools, the following schedule shall be implemented: a. Teachers shall have one 80 minute collaborative period during the instructional day per week b. Teachers shall have 80 minutes of preparation which may be divided into two 40 minute periods during the instructional day per week. c. The Wednesday Schedule shall be: i. 1st Wednesday – Vertical Articulation ii. 2nd Wednesday – Collaboration iii. 3rd Wednesday – Individual Preparation iv. 4th Wednesday – Collaboration

Assigned Periods. Full-time unit members in grades six (6) through twelve (12) shall have five (5) assigned teaching periods, one (1) preparation period and at least one (1) collaboration period. Full-time unit members in grades TK through five (5) shall have instructional minutes assigned by the school schedule, including one-hundred fifty (150) minutes of preparation time and eighty (80) minutes collaboration time per week. Collaboration periods will be held on Wednesdays during the early release time except on Vertical Articulation days. 12.3.1 Collaboration periods (time) may be determined by administrative direction, but no more than fifty percent (50%) of the time monthly will be assigned to the unit member, grade level, or instructional team. On months with five (5) Wednesdays, the collaboration time will be divided in half with administrative direction and unit member designated activities. 12.3.2 Specialists shall be assigned to interact with students as determined by administration. They shall be allotted the same preparation time as other like unit members. In the event a specialist has unassigned student interaction time, the site administrator shall assign other duties to the specialist. 12.3.3 The District shall strive to provide 15 minutes of travel time to transfer from one site to another when a unit member is assigned to more than one site in a given day. These fifteen (15) minutes shall be a part of their collaborative period. 12.3.4 When scheduling a necessary conference or appointment during a unit member's preparation time, the administration, in recognition of the educational value of the preparation period to the instructional program, shall endeavor to keep unit member preparation time interruption to a minimum.