Conference Periods. In coordination with the Assistant Superintendent (or designee), building principals, in cooperation with their staff(s), will endeavor to establish for each elementary teacher, daily planning time totaling 225 minutes per week to occur during the student instructional day. The Assistant Superintendent shall, upon request of the Association, consult with designated Association representatives regarding the scheduling of special subjects personnel at the elementary level. Elementary teachers planning time that is provided in conjunction with a student “specials” schedule shall be rotated as necessary to balance the amount of missed time in relation to scheduled half-days of school. A schedule will be established that determines which buildings receive specials on half-days that alternates the morning and afternoon special times. (Example: Building A & B share specials teachers to accomplish planning time for classroom teachers. Normally, Building A has morning specials. The scheduled half-days will rotate, so Building B receives their specials in the morning in an alternating system.) Any departure from these norms, except in case of emergency, shall be subject to prior consultation with the Association. In the event of a disagreement between the Board and the Association as to the need and desirability of such deviation, the matter may be processed through the professional grievance procedure in Article XV.
Conference Periods. Each teacher shall be entitled to the equivalent of one conference period and one lunch period daily. All other periods shall consist of classes, study halls or other assigned duties in the daily operating schedule. (See ROP 1997)
Conference Periods. All full-time unit members with classroom teaching assignments shall 23 have the equivalent of at least five (5) periods per week for preparation and planning and other assigned 1 duties. However, under no circumstances shall a unit member be required to use their scheduled 2 conference period for a lunch period. No ground supervision shall be assigned outside the workday.
Conference Periods. Preparation time of 150 minutes per week shall be provided.
Conference Periods. The administration shall not alter the normal weekly teaching load of the staff, as currently structured, without joint study with the affected staff and with approval of the union membership.
Conference Periods. In coordination with the Assistant Superintendent (or designee), building principals, in cooperation with their staff(s), will endeavor to establish for each elementary teacher, daily planning time totaling 225 minutes per week to occur during the student instructional day. The Assistant Superintendent shall, upon request of the Association, consult with designated Association representatives regarding the scheduling of special subjects personnel at the elementary level. In the secondary schools, the normal student to qualified counselor ratio shall not exceed 350. Any departure from these norms, except in case of emergency, shall be subject to prior consultation with the Association. In the event of a disagreement between the Board and the Association as to the need and desirability of such deviation, the matter may be processed through the professional grievance procedure in Art. XVIII.
Conference Periods. A study hall shall be considered a teaching assignment. The normal teaching load in the elementary schools shall not exceed twenty-six (26) hours and twenty-five (25) minutes per week student contact time, which includes instruction and supervision.
Conference Periods. Regular day school full-time employees, other than counselors and nurses, shall have one (1) period of their six (6) period assignment (block or traditional schedule) set aside for preparation and planning. Regular day school employees on less than a full-time contract shall set aside a proportionate amount of time for preparation and planning.
Conference Periods. 34 a) Junior and senior high school teachers will normally have one period per day set aside for 35 preparation, planning and to conference with parents and pupil. 36 When there is no substitute available, the principal may assign a bargaining unit employee 37 during that person's conference period to substitute for a bargaining unit employee who is
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