Certified Day. The certified staff day shall be seven (7) hours to include a thirty (30) consecutive minute duty-free lunch. Each individual in a teaching assignment shall be guaranteed time each day (consecutive minutes) equal to one class period for preparation which shall be scheduled during the teacher day. Preparation time should include such activities as lesson planning, writing lesson plans, developing student intervention plans, grading assessments, classroom/lab recordkeeping, materials/equipment preparation, parental contact, and collaboration with colleagues and supervisors as needed. Every effort will be made to give teachers reasonable notice when their presence is required at an IEP meeting. No more than five of those meetings per school year will be scheduled during the teacher's planning time if possible. Class coverage will be provided for additional meetings. Occasionally, teachers may be required to attend parent meetings during planning time. Whenever possible, advance notice will be given. Faculty meetings, department meetings, or in-service education meetings, if deemed necessary by the administration, may be held once a month and shall not extend the work day beyond one hour and shall not exceed five (5) per school year. In the event that a staggered workday exists, and a member’s workday does not permit attendance at such meetings, the administration will provide to said member information presented at the meetings. The Administration will have ninety (90) minutes per school year in which to hold emergency/urgent meetings for staff for the purpose of sharing information critical to staff.
