Common use of CONFERENCE PLANNING Clause in Contracts

CONFERENCE PLANNING. 1. Elementary bargaining unit employees shall be provided with a daily conference- planning period. With the exception of those mornings designated as staff or curriculum meeting days (also see Article 6, A-1), elementary employees shall be provided with a daily conference-planning period. 2. When elementary specials are reinstated to 200 minutes per week, this language shall return to the language of the 2006-2008 Master Agreement (see letter of agreement dated September 2, 2004). All elementary bargaining unit employees will be provided each week with scheduled release time of 200 minutes. This scheduled released time shall be used by the elementary employee as a conference-planning period. In those instances where the district is not able to obtain a substitute for this release time, the elementary classroom employee filling in for an absent special employee shall be paid for the appropriate prorated portion of time at the employee hourly rate (see Schedule B). 3. The normal weekly teaching load in secondary schools shall not exceed 25 teaching periods per week (excluding seminar or advisor-advisee contact periods), and a minimum of five conference planning periods, except for some employees with block schedules who will be assigned the equivalent of such periods. For hourly Alternative Education teachers, no more than 30 teaching periods (excluding seminar or advisor-advisee contact periods) and a minimum of five conference planning periods (except for blocks). No changes in the format of the employee’s regular work day will occur without consultation with the Association. 4. Hourly Alternative Education employees will receive preparation time at the ratio of one hour for every six hours of teaching time. Preparation time shall not apply to bargaining unit employees classified as Academic Advisor. 5. All employees will commence full teaching schedules, beginning on the students’ first day of school, and continuing until the students’ last day of school.

CONFERENCE PLANNING. 1. Elementary bargaining unit employees shall be provided with a daily conference- conference-planning periodperiod of not less than 37 minutes. With the exception of those mornings designated as staff or curriculum meeting days (also see Article 6, A-1), elementary employees shall be provided with a daily conference-planning periodperiod of 45 minutes before the start of the day. 2. When elementary specials are reinstated to 200 minutes per week, this language shall return to the language of the 2006-2008 Master Agreement Agreement. (see letter of agreement dated September 2, 2004). ) All elementary bargaining unit employees will be provided each week with scheduled release time of 200 minutes. This scheduled released time shall be used by the elementary employee as a conference-planning period. In those instances where the district is not able to obtain a substitute for this release time, the elementary classroom employee filling in for an absent special employee shall be paid for the appropriate prorated portion of time at the employee hourly rate (see Schedule B). 3. The normal weekly teaching load in secondary schools shall not exceed 25 teaching periods per week (excluding seminar or advisor-advisee contact periods), and a minimum of five conference planning periods, except for some employees with block schedules who will be assigned the equivalent of such periods. For hourly Alternative Education teachersEducation, no more than 30 teaching periods (excluding seminar or advisor-advisee contact periods) and a minimum of five conference planning periods (except for blocks). No changes in the format of the employee’s regular work day will occur without consultation with the Association. 4. Hourly Adult/Alternative Education employees will receive preparation time at the ratio of one hour for every six hours of teaching time. Preparation time shall not apply to bargaining unit employees classified as Academic Advisor. 5. All employees will commence full teaching schedules, beginning on the students’ first day of school, and continuing until the students’ last day of school.

CONFERENCE PLANNING. 1. Elementary bargaining unit employees teachers shall be provided with a daily conference- conference-planning periodperiod of not less than 37 minutes. With the exception of those mornings designated as staff or curriculum meeting days (also see Article 6, A-1), elementary employees teachers shall be provided with a daily conference-planning periodperiod of 45 minutes before the start of the day. 2. When elementary specials are reinstated to 200 minutes per week, this language shall return to the language of the 2006-2008 Master Agreement Agreement. (see letter of agreement dated September 2, 2004). ) All elementary bargaining unit employees teachers will be provided each week with scheduled release time of 200 minutes. This scheduled released time shall be used by the elementary employee teacher as a conference-planning period. In those instances where the district is not able to obtain a substitute for this release time, the elementary classroom employee teacher filling in for an absent special employee teacher shall be paid for the appropriate prorated portion of time at the employee teacher hourly rate (see Schedule B). 3. The normal weekly teaching load in secondary schools shall not exceed 25 teaching periods per week (excluding seminar or advisor-advisee contact periods), and a minimum of five conference planning periods, except for some employees teachers with block schedules who will be assigned the equivalent of such periods. For hourly Alternative Education teachersEducation, no more than 30 teaching periods (excluding seminar or advisor-advisee contact periods) and a minimum of five conference planning periods (except for blocks). No changes in the format of the employeeteacher’s regular work day will occur without consultation with the Association. 4. Hourly Adult/Alternative Education employees teachers will receive preparation time at the ratio of one hour for every six hours of teaching time. Preparation time shall not apply to bargaining unit employees teachers classified as Academic Advisor. 5. All employees teachers will commence full teaching schedules, beginning on the students’ first day of school, and continuing until the students’ last day of school.