Common use of Department Meetings Clause in Contracts

Department Meetings. ‌ The Board and IPEA encourage department chairs and administrators to conduct department meetings within the work day as defined in Article 4.01 and acknowledge that there may be times when department meetings may extend beyond the work day. The parties agree that no department meeting will extend beyond 3:30 p.m. The parties affirm that a teacher’s work week consists of thirty-eight (38) hours. Any teacher who attends a department meeting that runs prior to or beyond the end of the work day will be given flex time equal to the amount of time the meeting lasted outside the work day. The department chair shall keep track of any department meeting that runs beyond the work day, the teachers in attendance, and the flex time each teacher has earned. The flex time earned from attending the department meeting cannot be bundled or carried over from one school year to the next nor can it impact or interfere with the teacher’s assignment including supervision, student contact or other meetings within a student attendance day. Attendance at department meetings is a performance responsibility.

Department Meetings. ‌ The Board and IPEA encourage department chairs and administrators to conduct department meetings within the work day as defined in Article 4.01 and acknowledge that there may be times when department meetings may extend beyond the work day. The parties agree that no department meeting will extend beyond 3:30 p.m. The parties affirm that a teacher’s work week consists of thirty-eight (38) hours. Any teacher who attends a department meeting that runs prior to or beyond the end of the work day will be given flex time equal to the amount of time the meeting lasted outside the work day. The department chair shall keep track of any department meeting that runs beyond the work day, the teachers in attendance, and the flex time each teacher has earned. The flex time earned from attending the department meeting cannot be bundled or carried over from one school year to the next nor can it impact or interfere with the teacher’s assignment including supervision, student contact or other meetings within a student attendance day. Attendance at department meetings is a performance responsibility.