Common use of Early Release Wednesdays Clause in Contracts

Early Release Wednesdays. On Wednesdays, student instruction time shall be shortened by twenty-five (25) minutes in the morning and by twenty-five (25) minutes in the afternoon, thereby resulting in the student attendance day ending fifty (50) minutes earlier than on other days of the week. On Wednesdays, both the morning and afternoon kindergarten classes shall be shortened by twenty- five (25) minutes each. Unless it is mutually agreed otherwise, Wednesday meetings shall begin twenty (20) minutes after the Wednesday dismissal time for students. Commencing with the 2021-2022 school year, the Wednesday schedule will be as follows (see next page): Wednesday Calendar Building Meeting & Team Collaboration/MTSS 45 minutes 45 minutes Notes Building Meeting Team Collaboration: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 MTSS: K, 1, 6 First & last Wednesday of school year First Wednesday in session of every month Team Collaboration/MTSS 45 minutes 45 minutes Notes Team Collaboration: K, 1, 4, 5, 6 MTSS: 2, 3, 7, 8 Team Collaboration: K, 1, 2, 3 MTSS : 4, 5 6-8 Alternating Between: ● SEL/Second Step Planning ● Building Dept Mtg (Encore may meet as a Building Encore Team or across schools) Second Wednesday in session of every month Professional Development 90 minutes Notes - Focused on Strategic Plan initiatives - Typically CPDUs are awarded (unless ineligible for credit - e.g., IAR training) - If there are only 3 Wednesdays in the month, the PREA meeting will be held for the last 10 minutes of meeting (may be held virtually or in-person) Third Wednesday in session of every month Learning Teams 75 minutes 10 min (+5 min transition) Notes • Sign up at the beginning of the year for the topic you are interested in exploring for the year • Learning Teams maintain an agenda and keep minutes that are shared with building administrators and other staff members • Anyone can facilitate/lead a team; teachers are highly encouraged to facilitate team; a team could be a study team; group members can share facilitating responsibilities • Administrators will invite teachers to co-lead sessions if they are presenting a session PREA Meeting: May be held virtually or in-person Typically 5-7 times per year QIT-Facilitated 90 minutes Notes Two Wednesdays during the school year See P. Quality Improvement Teams in Contract Typically on "5th Wednesdays" of the month if five Wednesdays are in session Days may be moved around so the schedule is more productive (e.g., One orange or one green day may be turned into a QIT day to make two days)

Early Release Wednesdays. On Wednesdays, student instruction time shall be shortened by twenty-five (25) minutes in the morning and by twenty-five (25) minutes in the afternoon, thereby resulting in the student attendance day ending fifty (50) minutes earlier than on other days of the week. On Wednesdays, both the morning and afternoon kindergarten classes shall be shortened by twenty- five (25) minutes each. Unless it is mutually agreed otherwise, Wednesday meetings shall begin twenty (20) minutes after the Wednesday dismissal time for students. Commencing with the 20212016-2022 17 school year, the Wednesday schedule will be as follows (see next page): Wednesday Calendar follows: Activity Schedule Meeting Times Per Year Description of Activity Building Meeting & followed by Team Collaboration/MTSS 45 minutes 45 minutes Notes Building Meeting Team Collaboration: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 MTSS: K, 1, 6 First & last Wednesday of school year First Wednesday In-Session Each Month and the Last Wednesday In-Session of the School Year 11-12 40 minutes: Principal-led staff meeting to address school/district business 30 minutes: Team Meeting1 (teams create and work on SMART goals, curriculum mapping, writing common assessments, reviewing student data, planning for differentiated instruction, group/individual student problem-solving, team business) • Team establishes agenda • Agenda/minutes shared with administrators • Administrators may add agenda items and participate in session of every month meetings o If feasible, the agenda item(s) will be added to the meeting and , if not, will be added to the next scheduled meeting unless another time is mutually agreed upon 10 minutes: PREA meeting District-Directed Meeting followed by Team Collaboration/MTSS Meeting Third In-Session Wednesday Each Month* 10-11 45 minutes 45 minutes Notes Team Collaborationminutes: K, 1, 4, 5, 6 MTSS: 2, 3, 7, 8 Team Collaboration: K, 1, 2, 3 MTSS : 4, 5 6-8 Alternating Between: ● SEL/Second Step Planning ● Building Dept Mtg (Encore may meet as a Building Encore Team Professional development or across schools) Second Wednesday in session of every month Professional Development 90 minutes Notes - Focused meetings focused on Strategic Plan initiatives - Typically CPDUs are awarded (unless ineligible for credit - e.g., IAR training) - If there are only 3 Wednesdays in the month, the PREA meeting will be held for the last 10 minutes of meeting (may be held virtually or in-person) Third Wednesday in session of every month Learning Teams 75 minutes 10 min (+5 min transition) Notes • Sign up at the beginning of the year for the topic you are interested in exploring for the year • Learning Teams maintain an agenda and keep minutes that are shared with building administrators and other staff members • Anyone can facilitate/lead a team; teachers are highly encouraged to facilitate team; a team could be a study team; group members can share facilitating responsibilities • Administrators will invite teachers to co-lead sessions if they are presenting a session PREA Meeting: initiatives. May be held virtually led by teacher leaders, principals, or in-person Typically 5-7 times per year QIT-Facilitated 90 minutes Notes Two Wednesdays other District personnel. Staff will not travel for this session. One session during the school year See P. Quality Improvement Teams in Contract Typically on "5th Wednesdays" will be allocated to QIT’s District Goal. 1 For purposes of this entire Wednesday Schedule, the month if five Wednesdays term “Team Meeting” for elementary schools refers to “grade level team” and for the middle school it refers to one of two options which are in session Days may be moved around so the schedule is more productive (e.g., One orange 1) “Building Department Meeting”* (either whole department or one green day may be turned into a QIT day to make two days)smaller teams) or

Early Release Wednesdays. On Wednesdays, student instruction time shall be shortened by twenty-five (25) minutes in the morning and by twenty-five (25) minutes in the afternoon, thereby resulting in the student attendance day ending fifty (50) minutes earlier than on other days of the week. On Wednesdays, both the morning and afternoon kindergarten classes shall be shortened by twenty- five (25) minutes each. Unless it is mutually agreed otherwise, Wednesday meetings shall begin twenty (20) minutes after the Wednesday dismissal time for students. Commencing with the 20212016-2022 17 school year, the Wednesday schedule will be as follows (see next page): Wednesday Calendar follows: Activity Schedule Meeting Times Per Year Description of Activity Building Meeting & followed by Team Collaboration/MTSS 45 minutes 45 minutes Notes Building Meeting Team Collaboration: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 MTSS: K, 1, 6 First & last Wednesday of school year First Wednesday In-Session Each Month and the Last Wednesday In-Session of the School Year 11-12 40 minutes: Principal-led staff meeting to address school/district business 30 minutes: Team Meeting1 (teams create and work on SMART goals, curriculum mapping, writing common assessments, reviewing student data, planning for differentiated instruction, group/individual student problem-solving, team business) • Team establishes agenda • Xxxxxx/minutes shared with administrators • Administrators may add agenda items and participate in session of every month meetings o If feasible, the agenda item(s) will be added to the meeting and , if not, will be added to the next scheduled meeting unless another time is mutually agreed upon 10 minutes: PREA meeting District-Directed Meeting followed by Team Collaboration/MTSS Meeting Third In-Session Wednesday Each Month* 10-11 45 minutes 45 minutes Notes Team Collaborationminutes: K, 1, 4, 5, 6 MTSS: 2, 3, 7, 8 Team Collaboration: K, 1, 2, 3 MTSS : 4, 5 6-8 Alternating Between: ● SEL/Second Step Planning ● Building Dept Mtg (Encore may meet as a Building Encore Team Professional development or across schools) Second Wednesday in session of every month Professional Development 90 minutes Notes - Focused meetings focused on Strategic Plan initiatives - Typically CPDUs are awarded (unless ineligible for credit - e.g., IAR training) - If there are only 3 Wednesdays in the month, the PREA meeting will be held for the last 10 minutes of meeting (may be held virtually or in-person) Third Wednesday in session of every month Learning Teams 75 minutes 10 min (+5 min transition) Notes • Sign up at the beginning of the year for the topic you are interested in exploring for the year • Learning Teams maintain an agenda and keep minutes that are shared with building administrators and other staff members • Anyone can facilitate/lead a team; teachers are highly encouraged to facilitate team; a team could be a study team; group members can share facilitating responsibilities • Administrators will invite teachers to co-lead sessions if they are presenting a session PREA Meeting: initiatives. May be held virtually led by teacher leaders, principals, or in-person Typically 5-7 times per year QIT-Facilitated 90 minutes Notes Two Wednesdays other District personnel. Staff will not travel for this session. One session during the school year See P. Quality Improvement Teams in Contract Typically on "5th Wednesdays" will be allocated to QIT’s District Goal. 1 For purposes of this entire Wednesday Schedule, the month if five Wednesdays term “Team Meeting” for elementary schools refers to “grade level team” and for the middle school it refers to one of two options which are in session Days may be moved around so the schedule is more productive (e.g., One orange 1) “Building Department Meeting”* (either whole department or one green day may be turned into a QIT day to make two days)smaller teams) or

Early Release Wednesdays. On Wednesdays, student instruction time shall be shortened by twenty-five (25) minutes in the morning and by twenty-five (25) minutes in the afternoon, thereby resulting in the student attendance day ending fifty (50) minutes earlier than on other days of the week. On Wednesdays, both the morning and afternoon kindergarten classes shall be shortened by twenty- five (25) minutes each. Unless it is mutually agreed otherwise, Wednesday meetings shall begin twenty (20) minutes after the Wednesday dismissal time for students. Commencing with the 20212016-2022 17 school year, the Wednesday schedule will be as follows (see next page): Wednesday Calendar follows: Activity Schedule Meeting Times Per Year Description of Activity Building Meeting & followed by Team Collaboration/MTSS 45 minutes 45 minutes Notes Building Meeting Team Collaboration: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 MTSS: K, 1, 6 First & last Wednesday of school year First Wednesday In-Session Each Month and the Last Wednesday In-Session of the School Year 11-12 45 minutes: Principal-led staff meeting to address school/district business 45 minutes: Team Meeting (teams create and work on SMART goals, curriculum mapping, writing common assessments, reviewing student data, planning for differentiated instruction, group/individual student problem-solving, team business) • Team establishes agenda • Xxxxxx/minutes shared with administrators • Administrators may add agenda items and participate in session of every month meetings o If feasible, the agenda item(s) will be added to the meeting and , if not, will be added to the next scheduled meeting unless another time is mutually agreed upon District-Directed Meeting followed by Team Collaboration/MTSS Meeting Third In-Session Wednesday Each Month* 10-11 45 minutes 45 minutes Notes Team Collaborationminutes: K, 1, 4, 5, 6 MTSS: 2, 3, 7, 8 Team Collaboration: K, 1, 2, 3 MTSS : 4, 5 6-8 Alternating Between: ● SEL/Second Step Planning ● Building Dept Mtg (Encore may meet as a Building Encore Team Professional development or across schools) Second Wednesday in session of every month Professional Development 90 minutes Notes - Focused meetings focused on Strategic Plan initiatives - Typically CPDUs are awarded (unless ineligible for credit - e.g., IAR training) - If there are only 3 Wednesdays in the month, the PREA meeting will be held for the last 10 minutes of meeting (may be held virtually or in-person) Third Wednesday in session of every month Learning Teams 75 minutes 10 min (+5 min transition) Notes • Sign up at the beginning of the year for the topic you are interested in exploring for the year • Learning Teams maintain an agenda and keep minutes that are shared with building administrators and other staff members • Anyone can facilitate/lead a team; teachers are highly encouraged to facilitate team; a team could be a study team; group members can share facilitating responsibilities • Administrators will invite teachers to co-lead sessions if they are presenting a session PREA Meeting: initiatives. May be held virtually led by teacher leaders, principals, or in-person Typically 5-7 times per year QIT-Facilitated 90 minutes Notes Two Wednesdays other District personnel. Staff will not travel for this session. One session during the school year will be allocated to QIT’s District Goal. 45 minutes: Team Meeting (teams create and work on SMART goals, curriculum mapping, writing common assessments, reviewing student data, planning for differentiated instruction, group/individual student problem-solving, team business) • Administrator may establish agenda linked to District-Directed Meeting • Xxxxxx/minutes shared with administrators Elementary: District-Directed Grade Level Meeting Added to calendar by AC 8 Professional development/meeting time by grade level/department led by the Curriculum Specialist, Department Chair, other teacher leaders, administrators, or consultants. Staff may travel for this session. Middle School: District-Directed Department Meeting QIT- Facilitated Meeting Added to calendar by AC 4* See P. Quality Improvement Teams Teacher- Directed Collaboration Added to calendar by AC 5 Teacher-identified professional development. • May be led by teachers, administrators, or presenters arranged through the Department for Student Learning • Teachers share with their principals what they will be participating in Contract Typically on "5th Wednesdays" of the month if five Wednesdays are in session Days may be moved around so the schedule is more productive (e.g., One orange or *District-level goal addressed during one green day may be turned into a QIT day to make two days)District-Directed Meeting session. Four QIT-Facilitated Meetings will address building-level goals.