Common use of High School Teaching Assignments Clause in Contracts

High School Teaching Assignments. a. It is recognized that three (3) course preparations per week for each high school teacher as part of his/her five (5) teaching assignments, is preferable. However, it is also recognized that flexibility of scheduling for students sometimes requires up to four (4) different course preparations per week. b. A teacher who accepts a sixth (6th) teaching class assignment shall be paid a stipend of 5% per semester of his/her annual salary and shall be relieved of his/her duty assignment. c. In keeping with the long established policy of the Committee and the administration, high school teachers will not be assigned, except temporarily and for good cause, to teach classes for which they are not licensed or which are outside the scope of their major or minor fields of study. d. Where practicable, department chairpersons will be assigned four (4) periods per week for the performance of their supervisory and administrative duties in lieu of other assigned duties and shall be relieved of one (1) teaching assignment. Further reduction of a department chairperson’s load is to be determined each year by the administration based on the department chairperson’s and instructional and budgetary considerations. e. The number of students assigned to teachers at the high school will normally not exceed an average of twenty-four (24) per class, with the exception of specific instances where large group instruction is the recognized norm. The size of classes insofar as practicable shall be predicated upon the methods and materials of instruction, the physical facilities and equipment available, and the recognized goal of a teacher-pupil ratio that makes for the most efficient and effective learning experience for students.

High School Teaching Assignments. ‌ a. It is recognized that three (3) course preparations per week for each high school teacher as part of his/her five (5) teaching assignments, is preferable. However, it is also recognized that flexibility of scheduling for students sometimes requires up to four (4) different course preparations per week. b. A teacher who accepts a sixth (6th) teaching class assignment shall be paid a stipend of 5% per semester of his/her annual salary and shall be relieved of his/her duty assignment. c. In keeping with the long long-established policy of the Committee and the administration, high school teachers will not be assigned, except temporarily and for good cause, to teach classes for which they are not licensed licensed, or which are outside the scope of their major or minor fields of study. d. Where practicable, department chairpersons 6-12 Curriculum Leaders will be assigned four (4) periods per week for the performance of their supervisory and administrative duties in lieu of other assigned duties and shall be relieved of at least one (1) teaching assignment. Further reduction of a department chairperson6-12 Curriculum Leader’s load is to be determined each year by the administration based on the department chairperson’s 6-12 Curriculum Leader s and instructional and budgetary considerations. e. The number of students assigned to teachers at the high school will normally not exceed an average of twenty-four (24) per class, with the exception of specific instances where large group instruction is the recognized norm. The size of classes insofar as practicable shall be predicated upon the methods and materials of instruction, the physical facilities and equipment available, and the recognized goal of a teacher-pupil ratio that makes for the most efficient and effective learning experience for students.