Common use of Conference and Planning Clause in Contracts

Conference and Planning. 6.13.1 The primary purpose of conference and planning time is for the individual teacher to prepare, to plan, and to confer with students, parents or guardians, or other staff. However, occasionally conference and planning time may also be used for period conferences, departmental meetings, parent conferences, grade level meetings, other cooperative staff planning, in-service training and workshops. 6.13.2 All Employees shall be entitled to conference and planning time within each work day. Delayed start conference and planning time shall be equitably reduced to the extent possible. Early learning employees at Meadow Crest shall receive the equivalent amount of non-student instructional time as elementary employees on a weekly basis. 6.13.3 Full-time Employees at middle schools and high schools shall continue to have one (1) regular class period per day scheduled for conference and planning. 6.13.4 Full-time elementary level teachers shall be provided four (4), 45 minute periods, Monday through Thursday, exclusive of recesses and the twenty-five (25) minutes before and the twenty-five (25) minutes after the student day, as special scheduled periods for conference and planning time. Delayed start Friday conference and planning shall be 35 minutes. 6.13.5 K-12 Employees contracted on a part-time basis will receive conference and planning time, and twenty-five (25) minutes before and after the student day, on the same proportion as their teaching contract. 6.13.6 All other full-time K-12 Employees shall have 45 continuous minutes daily for conference and planning time. How the 45 continuous minutes per day are to be scheduled will be determined annually by the building or program supervisor after appropriate staff involvement. For pre-school conference and planning, at a minimum, employees shall have the weekly equivalent to all elementary employees. 6.13.7 Any deviation from this section shall be subject to the waiver process set forth in Section 3.7.

Conference and Planning. 6.13.1 The primary purpose of conference and planning time is for the individual teacher to prepare, to plan, and to confer with students, parents or guardians, or other staff. However, occasionally conference and planning time may also be used for period conferences, departmental meetings, parent conferences, grade level meetings, other cooperative staff planning, in-service training and workshops. 6.13.2 All Employees shall be entitled to conference and planning time within each work day. Delayed start conference and planning time shall be equitably reduced to the extent possible. Early learning employees at Meadow Crest shall receive the equivalent amount of non-student instructional time as elementary employees on a weekly basis. The Friday proceeding state-required (i.e. TS Gold) assessment due dates will be protected, following building professional development (green days) if applicable, for Meadow Crest certificated staff to score and enter data for the assessment. 6.13.3 Full-time Employees at middle schools and high schools shall continue to have one (1) regular class period per day scheduled for conference and planning. 6.13.4 Full-time elementary level teachers shall be provided four (4), 45 minute periods, Monday through Thursday, exclusive of recesses and the twenty-five (25) minutes before and the twenty-five (25) minutes after the student day, as special scheduled periods for conference and planning time. Delayed start Friday conference and planning shall be 35 minutes. 6.13.5 K-12 Employees contracted on a part-time basis will receive conference and planning time, and twenty-five (25) minutes before and after the student day, on the same proportion as their teaching contract. 6.13.6 All other full-time K-12 Employees shall have 45 continuous minutes daily for conference and planning time. How the 45 continuous minutes per day are to be scheduled will be determined annually by the building or program supervisor after appropriate staff involvement. For pre-school conference and planning, at a minimum, employees shall have the weekly equivalent to all elementary employees. 6.13.7 Any deviation from this section shall be subject to the waiver process set forth in Section 3.7.