Common use of ELEMENTS OF THE DAY FOR TEACHERS Clause in Contracts

ELEMENTS OF THE DAY FOR TEACHERS. Teachers will be responsible for being present: • while school is in session, unless specific permission has been given from the school principal or his/her designee; • a minimum of 8 hours a day with a contract time of 7:30-3:30pm to be available for students/parents; with the balance of a teacher’s contract time to equal 40 hours each 5-day work week. • in addition: before/after school as needed and requested by students/parents to provide additional assistance and learning opportunities or to conference; • before/after school as needed and requested by administration to participate in scheduled meetings with other teachers and administrators; • before/after school to complete adequate preparation to carry out his/her responsibility to the students and for necessary administrative work related to his/her assignment; • before/after school for planning and curriculum development and in-service work as deemed necessary for program improvement. • Any exceptions will need to be approved by administration. If a teacher needs to be absent from the school grounds during the planning period due to teacher responsibilities, he/she needs to sign in and out in the school office stating what the responsibility is and where he/she may be reached. If a teacher needs to be absent from the school grounds anytime school is in session for personal reasons, he/she must have permission from the school principal or, if that administrator is absent, from another administrator.

ELEMENTS OF THE DAY FOR TEACHERS. Teachers will be responsible for being present: •  while school is in session, unless specific permission has been given from the school principal or his/her designee; •  a minimum of 8 hours a day with a contract time of 7:30-3:30pm 15 minutes before school and 15 minutes after school to be available for students/parents; with the balance of a teacher’s contract time to equal 40 hours and 50 minutes each 5-5 day work week. •  in addition: before/after school as needed and requested by students/parents to provide additional assistance and learning opportunities or to conference; •  before/after school as needed and requested by administration to participate in scheduled meetings with other teachers and administrators; •  before/after school to complete adequate preparation to carry out his/her responsibility to the students and for necessary administrative work related to his/her assignment; •  before/after school for planning and curriculum development and in-service work as deemed necessary for program improvement. •  Any exceptions will need to be approved by administration. If a teacher needs to be absent from the school grounds during the planning period due to teacher responsibilities, he/she needs to sign in and out in the school office stating what the responsibility is and where he/she may be reached. If a teacher needs to be absent from the school grounds anytime school is in session for personal reasons, he/she must have permission from the school principal or, if that administrator is absent, from another administrator.

ELEMENTS OF THE DAY FOR TEACHERS. Teachers will be responsible for being present: • while school is in session, unless specific permission has been given from the school principal or his/her designee; • a minimum of 8 hours a day with a contract time of 7:30-3:30pm 15 minutes before school and 15 minutes after school to be available for students/parents; with the balance of a teacher’s contract time to equal 40 hours and 50 minutes each 5-day work week. • in addition: before/after school as needed and requested by students/parents to provide additional assistance and learning opportunities or to conference; • before/after school as needed and requested by administration to participate in scheduled meetings with other teachers and administrators; • before/after school to complete adequate preparation to carry out his/her responsibility to the students and for necessary administrative work related to his/her assignment; • before/after school for planning and curriculum development and in-service work as deemed necessary for program improvement. • Any exceptions will need to be approved by administration. If a teacher needs to be absent from the school grounds during the planning period due to teacher responsibilities, he/she needs to sign in and out in the school office stating what the responsibility is and where he/she may be reached. If a teacher needs to be absent from the school grounds anytime school is in session for personal reasons, he/she must have permission from the school principal or, if that administrator is absent, from another administrator.