Common use of Contact and Preparation Time Clause in Contracts

Contact and Preparation Time. The normal weekly teaching contact time for classroom teachers shall not exceed 1,625 minutes including passing time. Vocational teachers may exceed the maximum including passing time but will be compensated according to Article 20, Section G. The minimum weekly preparation time in minutes for a classroom teacher shall be 275 minutes. If possible, teachers will receive a preparation period each day of the week. Teachers may use for preparation all time during which their classes are receiving instruction from various teaching specialists and shall not be required to grade students in any area taught by the specialist. When teaching specialists are not present and a substitute is not hired, the teacher affected will have the options under Section C. Teachers may volunteer to teach on their preparatory period if there is a need. The secondary day shall consist of six (6) instructional periods, one of which shall be a teacher preparation period. Teachers in a six (6) period day shall teach no more than five (5) instructional periods per day and have one (1) preparation period per day equal to one teaching period. Teachers will be paid an additional 1/(total # of daily class periods) of their normal salary for teaching an additional section on their preparatory period. For example, teachers in buildings with six (6) instructional periods will be paid an additional 1/6 of their normal salary for teaching an additional section on their preparatory period. Teaching periods shall be equal in length to the extent reasonably possible. Where a deviation in class minutes exceeds three minutes between any class periods, an agent of the board, the building administrator, and two representatives of the Association shall meet to explore means of eliminating the deviation. Parent/Teacher Conferences will be scheduled on at least two days per year to be mutually agreed upon. The 2nd set of parent/teacher conferences at WHS and PHMS will annually rotate which conference takes place on Wednesday. All references to elementary assignments refer to those assignments in Bates, Erving, Gudith, Wegienka, and Xxxx buildings. Elementary buildings will have three (3) mutually agreed upon marking periods. To facilitate anticipated changes in building use, grade configuration and curriculum, and to comply with legislated changes, the Board and the Association agree to the following: Proposed changes to Article 5, Section B, for grades 6-12 that do not affect the maximum weekly teaching contact time or minimum weekly preparation time will be submitted to the Curriculum Study Council, then administrative cabinet, then superintendent, then Board for final approval. Any other district restructuring plan which affects or potentially affects working conditions defined in the master agreement must be negotiated with the Association unless prohibited by law. Legislated or state mandated changes may be implemented by the Board while good faith negotiations are underway. If teachers are assigned extra planning and organizational duties associated with the changes defined above, the Board will negotiate with the Association, to the extent not prohibited by law, on how teachers are selected for these extra duties, what the extra duties will be, and compensation for extra duties.

Contact and Preparation Time. The normal weekly teaching contact time for classroom teachers shall not exceed 1,625 minutes including passing time. Vocational teachers may exceed the maximum including passing time but will be compensated according to Article 20, Section G. The minimum weekly preparation time in minutes for a classroom teacher shall be 275 minutes. If possible, teachers will receive a preparation period each day of the week. Teachers may use for preparation all time during which their classes are receiving instruction from various teaching specialists and shall not be required to grade students in any area taught by the specialist. When teaching specialists are not present and a substitute is not hired, the teacher affected will have the options under Section C. Teachers may volunteer to teach on their preparatory period if there is a need. The secondary day shall consist of six (6) instructional periods, one of which shall be a teacher preparation period. Teachers in a six (6) period day shall teach no more than five (5) instructional periods per day and have one (1) preparation period per day equal to one teaching period. Teachers will be paid an additional 1/(total # of daily class periods) of their normal salary for teaching an additional section on their preparatory period. For example, teachers in buildings with six (6) instructional periods will be paid an additional 1/6 of their normal salary for teaching an additional section on their preparatory period. Teaching periods shall be equal in length to the extent reasonably possible. Where a deviation in class minutes exceeds three minutes between any class periods, an agent of the board, the building administrator, and two representatives of the Association shall meet to explore means of eliminating the deviation. Parent/Teacher Conferences will be scheduled on at least two days per year to be mutually agreed upon. The 2nd set of parent/teacher conferences at WHS and PHMS will annually rotate which conference takes place on Wednesday. Afternoon Parent/Teacher Conferences shall be offered remotely to parents. Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences shall be offered in-person to parents. All references to elementary assignments refer to those assignments in Bates, Erving, Gudith, Wegienka, and Xxxx buildings. Elementary buildings will have three (3) mutually agreed upon marking periods. To facilitate anticipated changes in building use, grade configuration and curriculum, and to comply with legislated changes, the Board and the Association agree to the following: Proposed changes to Article 5, Section B, for grades 6-12 that do not affect the maximum weekly teaching contact time or minimum weekly preparation time will be submitted to the Curriculum Study Council, then administrative cabinet, then superintendent, then Board for final approval. Any other district restructuring plan which affects or potentially affects working conditions defined in the master agreement must be negotiated with the Association unless prohibited by law. Legislated or state mandated changes may be implemented by the Board while good faith negotiations are underway. If teachers are assigned extra planning and organizational duties associated with the changes defined above, the Board will negotiate with the Association, to the extent not prohibited by law, on how teachers are selected for these extra duties, what the extra duties will be, and compensation for extra duties.

Contact and Preparation Time. The normal weekly teaching contact time for classroom teachers shall not exceed 1,625 1,585 minutes including passing time. Vocational teachers may exceed the maximum including passing time but will be compensated according to Article 20, Section G. The minimum weekly preparation time in minutes for a classroom teacher shall be 275 minutes. If possible, teachers will receive a preparation period each day of the week. Teachers may use for preparation all time during which their classes are receiving instruction from various teaching specialists and shall not be required to grade students in any area taught by the specialist. When teaching specialists are not present and a substitute is not hired, the teacher affected will have the options under Section C. Teachers may volunteer to teach on their preparatory period if there is a need. The opportunity to teach on their preparatory period will be offered first to the most senior and certified teacher and then in descending order. At the beginning of the school year, the most senior teachers will be offered the opportunity to work on their preparatory period. The opportunity to work on their preparatory period will be offered to the most senior teacher based on the hour of their preparatory period. Beginning in the 2009-10 school year, all buildings will transition from semesters to trimesters. The secondary school day shall consist of five (5) or six (6) instructional periods, one of which shall be a teacher preparation period. Teachers in In a trimester schedule, teachers on six (6) period hour day shall teach no more than five (5) instructional periods per day and have one (1) preparation period per day equal to one teaching period. Teachers will be paid an additional 1/(total # of daily class periodsin a five (5) of their normal salary for teaching an additional section on their preparatory period. For example, teachers in buildings with six hour day shall teach no more than four (64) instructional periods will be paid an additional 1/6 of their normal salary for per day and each shall have one preparation period per day equal to one teaching an additional section on their preparatory period. Teaching periods shall be equal in length to the extent reasonably possible. Where a deviation in class minutes exceeds three minutes between any class periods, an agent of the board, the building administrator, and two representatives of the Association shall meet to explore means of eliminating the deviation. While in a trimester schedule, Parent/Teacher Conferences will be scheduled on at least two days per year to be mutually agreed upon. The 2nd set In January 2011, a committee comprised of parent/teacher conferences at WHS members from the WBEA, 2 members from the WBEA Executive Board and PHMS administration will annually rotate which conference takes place on Wednesdaybegin meeting to discuss the effectiveness of trimesters. All references to elementary assignments refer to those assignments in Bates, Erving, Gudith, Wegienka, and Xxxx buildings. Elementary buildings will have three (3) mutually agreed upon marking periods. To facilitate anticipated changes in building use, grade configuration and curriculum, and to comply with legislated changes, the Board and the Association agree to the following: Proposed changes to Article 5, Section B, for grades 6-12 that do not affect the maximum weekly teaching contact time or minimum weekly preparation time will be submitted to the Curriculum Study Council, then administrative cabinet, then superintendent, then Board for final approval. Any other district restructuring plan which affects or potentially affects working conditions defined in the master agreement must be negotiated with the Association unless prohibited by law. Legislated or state mandated changes may be implemented by the Board while good faith negotiations are underway. If teachers are assigned extra planning and organizational duties associated with the changes defined above, the Board will negotiate with the Association, to the extent not prohibited by law, on how teachers are selected for these extra duties, what the extra duties will be, and compensation for extra duties. Pursuant to MCLA 380.1284, in the event that the percentage change in the basic foundation allowance is less than the percentage change in the CPI, then the instructional time increase is postponed until the next year.