Common use of Elementary Hours Clause in Contracts

Elementary Hours. 1. The school duty day for elementary teachers shall be a continuous eight hours. 2. Throughout a school duty week up to 150 minutes may be designated as “universal time” (UT). a. Activities such as School Improvement, curriculum and staff development, accreditation, team planning, staff meetings, etc. are examples of activities that may be conducted during universal time. b. Up to sixty (60) minutes of this time may be scheduled weekly by the principal or staff for ongoing activities that involve the professional staff. c. Additional universal time may be designated by the principal or professional staff on an as needed basis to promote collaboration and collegiality. The scheduling of that time should not result in the establishment of a permanent or regular addition to the Universal Time schedule. d. Universal time will not routinely be used for personal record keeping, lesson planning, classroom set-up, or other individual work duties. e. Banking of universal time is an option available to staff with the approval of the building principal. 3. Planning time shall be configured to promote and provide blocked professional collaboration time. Guidelines for configuring elementary planning time shall be as follows: a. Each teacher shall receive 325 minutes of instructional planning/conference time per full week. For classroom teachers, this time shall include two (2) thirty (30) minute planning/conference periods at least four (4) days per full instructional week. All other teachers shall receive at least two (2) thirty (30) minute planning/conference periods per day per full instructional week. All planning/conference time shall be scheduled during the student day. b. One (1) thirty (30) minute daily planning/conference period shall be attached to the teacher’s daily duty-free lunch period. (Half-day Kindergarten teachers will be an exception to this). c. Half-day Kindergarten teachers will receive at least a twenty-five (25) minute duty-free lunch and two (2) thirty (30) minute daily planning/conference periods during the student day at least four (4) days per full instructional week. d. Once per full week, two (2) thirty (30) minute planning/conference periods shall be blocked by grade level. When scheduling allows, this time will be attached to a planning/duty free period for classroom teachers. e. Each teacher shall receive an additional twenty-five (25) minutes of planning/conference time to be scheduled once per full week on a flexible basis as determined at the building level. f. Every attempt shall be made to follow contract language in ARTICLE IV B.3. However, a request to waiver can be made to accommodate building needs and permit staff flexibility. It is understood that planning time will be scheduled during the same week if the waiver is mutually agreed upon. The waiver shall not interfere with the collaborative grade level planning block.

Elementary Hours. 1. The school duty day for elementary teachers shall be a continuous eight hoursseven hours and fifty-five minutes. 2. Throughout a school duty week up to 150 minutes may be designated as “universal time” (UT). a. Activities such as School Improvement, curriculum and staff development, accreditation, team planning, staff meetings, etc. are examples of activities that may be conducted during universal time. b. Up to sixty (60) minutes of this time may be scheduled weekly by the principal or staff for ongoing activities that involve the professional staff. c. Additional universal time may be designated by the principal or professional staff on an as needed basis to promote collaboration and collegiality. The scheduling of that time should not result in the establishment of a permanent or regular addition to the Universal Time schedule. d. Universal time will not routinely be used for personal record keeping, lesson planning, classroom set-up, or other individual work duties. e. Banking of universal time is an option available to staff with the approval of the building principal. 3. Planning time shall be configured to promote and provide blocked professional collaboration time. Guidelines for configuring elementary planning time shall be as follows: a. Each teacher shall receive 325 minutes of instructional planning/conference time per full week. For classroom teachers, this time shall include two (2) thirty (30) minute planning/conference periods at least four (4) days per full instructional week. All other teachers shall receive at least two (2) thirty (30) minute planning/conference periods per day per full instructional week. All planning/conference time shall be scheduled during the student day. b. One (1) thirty (30) minute daily planning/conference period shall be attached to the teacher’s daily duty-free lunch period. (Half-day Kindergarten teachers will be an exception to this). c. Half-day Kindergarten teachers will receive at least a twenty-five (25) minute duty-free lunch and two (2) thirty (30) minute daily planning/conference periods during the student day at least four (4) days per full instructional week. d. Once per full week, two (2) thirty (30) minute planning/conference periods shall be blocked by grade level. When scheduling allows, this time will be attached to a planning/duty free period for classroom teachers. e. Each teacher shall receive an additional twenty-five (25) minutes of planning/conference time to be scheduled once per full week on a flexible basis as determined at the building level. f. Every attempt shall be made to follow contract language in ARTICLE IV B.3. However, a request to waiver can be made to accommodate building needs and permit staff flexibility. It is understood that planning time will be scheduled during the same week if the waiver is mutually agreed upon. The waiver shall not interfere with the collaborative grade level planning block.

Elementary Hours. 1. The school duty day for elementary teachers shall be a continuous eight hoursseven hours and fifty minutes per day. 2. Throughout a school duty week up to 150 minutes may be designated as “universal time” (UT). a. Activities such as School Improvement, curriculum and staff development, accreditation, team planning, staff meetings, etc. are examples of activities that may be conducted during universal time. b. Up to sixty (60) minutes of this time may be scheduled weekly by the principal or staff for ongoing activities that involve the professional staff. c. Additional universal time may be designated by the principal or professional staff on an as needed basis to promote collaboration and collegiality. The scheduling of that time should not result in the establishment of a permanent or regular addition to the Universal Time schedule. d. Universal time will not routinely be used for personal record keeping, lesson planning, classroom set-up, or other individual work duties. e. Banking of universal time is an option available to staff with the approval of the building principal. 3. Planning time shall be configured to promote and provide blocked professional collaboration time. Guidelines for configuring elementary planning time shall be as follows: a. Each teacher shall receive 325 minutes of instructional planning/conference time per full week. For classroom teachers, this time shall include two (2) thirty (30) minute planning/conference periods at least four (4) days per full instructional week. All other teachers shall receive at least two (2) thirty (30) minute planning/conference periods per day per full instructional week. All planning/conference time shall be scheduled during the student day. b. One (1) thirty (30) minute daily planning/conference period shall be attached to the teacher’s daily duty-free lunch period. (Half-day Kindergarten teachers will be an exception to this). c. Half-day Kindergarten teachers will receive at least a twenty-five (25) minute duty-free lunch and two (2) thirty (30) minute daily planning/conference periods during the student day at least four (4) days per full instructional week. d. Once per full week, two (2) thirty (30) minute planning/conference periods shall be blocked by grade level. When scheduling allows, this time will be level and attached to a planning/duty duty-free lunch period for classroom teachers. e. Each teacher shall receive an additional twenty-five (25) minutes of planning/conference time to be scheduled once per full week on a flexible basis as determined at the building level. f. Every attempt shall be made to follow contract language in ARTICLE Article IV B.3. However, a request to waiver can be made to accommodate building needs and permit staff flexibility. It is understood that planning time will be scheduled during the same week if the waiver is mutually agreed upon. The waiver shall not interfere with the collaborative grade level planning block.