Common use of Common Planning and Professional Development Clause in Contracts

Common Planning and Professional Development. 1. Effective with the start of the 2007-2008 school year, all 9th and 10th grade teachers (including non-core cluster teachers and department heads) unless specifically exempt as outlined below, shall serve on clusters. A core cluster for 9th and 10th grade shall consist of teachers of Math, English, Science and Social Studies. Cluster common planning periods shall be used for planning for the instruction of the 9th or 10th grade students assigned to each cluster, conducting parent/teacher conferences as needed, discussing classroom management techniques, conferring with support staff, as needed, and discussing other relevant instructional matters. Each cluster shall set its own agenda for its planning meetings. An academic administrator may attend the first common planning period of each month. The academic administrator shall provide the teachers on the team a written agenda in advance which shall list the items that will be the subject of discussion during that meeting. Clusters shall not discuss any contractual matters nor waive or amend any terms or provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement by their actions. Further, no cluster shall, without the individual teacher’s consent, alter that teacher’s schedule and/or daily teaching.

Common Planning and Professional Development. 1. Effective with the start of the 2007-2008 school year, all 9th and 10th grade teachers (including non-core cluster teachers and department heads) unless specifically exempt as outlined below, shall serve on clusters. A core cluster for 9th and 10th grade shall consist of teachers of Math, English, Science and Social Studies. Cluster common planning periods shall be used for planning for the instruction of the 9th or 10th grade students assigned to each cluster, conducting parent/teacher conferences as needed, discussing classroom management techniques, conferring with support staff, as needed, and discussing other relevant instructional matters. Each cluster shall set its own agenda for its planning meetings. An academic administrator may attend the first common planning period of each month. The academic administrator shall provide the teachers on the team a written agenda in advance which shall list the items that will be the subject of discussion during that meeting. Clusters shall not discuss any contractual matters nor waive or amend any terms or provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement by their actions. Further, no cluster shall, without the individual teacher’s teacher‟s consent, alter that teacher’s teacher‟s schedule and/or daily teaching.