Common use of Hours and Assignment Clause in Contracts

Hours and Assignment. Teachers shall arrive at school at least twenty-five (25) minutes before classes begin and stay at school twenty-five (25) minutes after school is dismissed. For the 2016-17 school year, teachers shall be required to stay fifteen (15) minutes after school is dismissed. The District and Association will explore reducing instructional minutes for the 2017-18 school year. 1. This time shall be deemed unscheduled time during which staff may be assigned duties related to student supervision and safety and other responsibilities relating to the teaching profession such as, but not limited to attendance at staff and parent meetings, I.E.P.C.’s, consultation with counselors and/or special education staff, etc. Questions regarding use of unscheduled time shall be resolved by mutual agreement. 2. Each school unit shall have the privilege to alter this schedule via the approved building site-based decision making process upon approval of the Superintendent, as long as the total time remains the same. 3. Except for an emergency, unusual or unforeseen circumstance(s), staff meetings shall not be scheduled more frequently than every two weeks. 4. Special arrangements to arrive late or leave early may be made with the building principal. 5. On Fridays and the day preceding school vacation, all teachers may leave when school buses have vacated the school premises.

Hours and Assignment. Teachers shall arrive at school at least twenty-five (25) minutes before classes begin and stay at school twenty-five (25) minutes after school is dismissed. For the 2016-17 school year, teachers shall be required to stay fifteen (15) minutes after school is dismissed. The District and Association will explore reducing instructional minutes for the 2017-18 school year. 1. This time shall be deemed unscheduled time during which staff may be assigned duties related to student supervision and safety and other responsibilities relating to the teaching profession such as, but not limited to attendance at staff and parent meetings, I.E.P.C.’s, consultation with counselors and/or special education staff, etc. Questions regarding use of unscheduled time shall be resolved by mutual agreement. 2. Each school unit shall have the privilege to alter this schedule via the approved building site-based decision making process upon approval of the Superintendent, as long as the total time remains the same. 3. Except for an emergency, unusual or unforeseen circumstance(s), staff meetings shall not be scheduled more frequently than every two weeks. 4. Special arrangements to arrive late or leave early may be made with the building principal. 5. On Fridays and the day preceding school vacation, all teachers may leave when school buses have vacated the school premises. 6. Up to 10 minutes before school and 10 minutes after school may be removed from the daily schedule at the discretion of the principal and staff and consolidated into blocks of time up to 3 hours every two weeks for Professional Learning.