Common use of HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT Clause in Contracts

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT. A. The on-site work day for employees shall commence twenty-five minutes before the start of the pupils’ instructional day. The length of the workday for full-time employees, including a duty-free lunch break, shall be seven and one half hours per day. Employees may be required to serve additional hours at extra-curricular activities called by the site administrators. On Fridays or on designated minimum days with the exception of Teacher Collaboration or Conference days, employees may leave directly after the students except when required to complete other assigned duties. Employees, at their discretion, may leave school at the end of the student day if their immediate supervisor has required that they return to school to serve at an extra-curricular activity. Staff meetings called by the building principal shall be conducted during contract hours. Excepting state, federal, contractual, or mandated committees, all committee memberships shall be voluntary. Required committees shall be equitably filled by all teaching staff. Required extra-curricular activities shall be equitably distributed/attended by all teaching staff B. Every full-time teacher shall be entitled to one duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period and two ten-minute relief periods each day. The lunch period shall be for the same duration of time as that provided for pupils of the school. Administrators will make every effort to ensure that the time between each duty free break will not exceed 2 hours. In instances where that is not possible, administrators will work with the teachers impacted to provide restroom relief as needed. C. All teachers shall have time set-aside for preparation and planning. Teachers in grades TK-5 shall be entitled to at least a thirty minute daily prep period. Teachers in grades 6-8 and 9-12 shall be entitled to preparation periods equal to one class period as long as all grades are located on the same campus/site and have the same instructional minutes. If the sixth grade is returned to an elementary configuration (example 4-5-6), teachers shall be entitled to the same preparation period offered teachers in grades 4 and 5. Scheduling of preparation time shall be the responsibility of the site administrator. Preparation periods shall be duty free. Employees will not be requested by site administrators or by other staff to "cover" other classes during their preparation period. Employees may volunteer to cover classes during prep periods for teachers who need to be absent for a portion of the day to fulfill extra-duty assignments. D. Hours of employment for part-time employees shall be assigned by the Superintendent. E. Reasonable release time shall be provided for Association representatives to meet and negotiate and to process grievances. When Association representatives perform these duties outside of the 185 contracted work days, those representatives of the Association will be granted one compensatory day for each day in which business between the Association and the District is conducted, for a maximum of six KUTA members. Compensatory days must be taken by June 30 of the school year in which they are granted. Unused compensatory days will be forfeited after June 30 of each year. F. The dismissal time and number of minimum days will be fairly applied at all sites within the District. The number of minimum days will be not less than 9 days, and shall include the days listed in Article V, Paragraph B as part of the nine minimum days. G. The hours of employment for teachers shall include the following minimum number of instructional minutes which shall be offered to the students and shall continue to comply with the longer day, longer year provisions of California Education Code §46201:

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT. A. The onhours of employment of the District's full-site work day for time bargaining unit members shall be sufficient to meet their professional duties. During the hours of employment, employees shall commence twenty-five perform those duties assigned to them by the site principal or his/her designee or immediate supervisor. B. Teachers are required to report for duty no earlier than thirty (30) minutes before the start of the pupils’ instructional day. The length normal school day and remain no longer than thirty (30) minutes after the close of the workday for full-time employees, including a duty-free lunch break, shall be seven and one half hours per dayschool day except in the following situations: 1. Employees Teachers may be required to serve additional hours at extra-curricular activities called by attend faculty meetings. Faculty meetings may not be held more than sixty (60) minutes before the site administratorsnormal school day or for more than sixty (60) minutes after the close of the normal school day (after students normally leave). On Fridays or on designated minimum days with the exception of Teacher Collaboration or Conference daysFaculty meetings shall not exceed one (1) per week, employees except in emergencies. 2. Teachers may be required to perform extra duties pursuant to Paragraph P below. 3. Teachers may leave directly after the students except when required to complete other assigned duties. Employees, at their discretion, may leave school at the end of the student instructional day if their immediate supervisor before holidays and on minimum days specified in Paragraph J.1, provided that those teachers previously scheduled to supervise students pending arrival and boarding of school buses shall remain until the end of the duty period. After-class supervision of students pending arrival and boarding of school buses should not exceed the normal contact day, thirty (30) minutes after the instructional day, and shall be distributed as equitably as possible. The teacher shall cooperate with the site administrators to see that any after-class supervision needs are covered on an equitable basis. C. All bargaining unit employees are entitled to a thirty (30) minute duty-free lunch. D. During the hours of employment, an employee shall remain on the school premises unless permission to leave has required that they return to school to serve at an extra-curricular activity. Staff meetings called been given by the building principal shall be conducted during contract hours. Excepting state, federal, contractualor his/her designee, or mandated committees, all committee memberships shall be voluntarythe employee has been otherwise directed by the Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent. Required committees shall be equitably filled by all teaching staff. Required extra-curricular activities shall be equitably distributed/attended by all teaching staff B. Every full-time teacher shall be entitled to one Employees may leave the school premises during the employee's duty-free, uninterrupted free lunch unless the building principal or his/her designee determines that there are special circumstances that require the employee's presence on the school premises and notifies the employees as to the special circumstances. An employee shall not leave the school premises during the duty-free lunch period and two ten-minute relief periods each day. The lunch period shall be for without first signing out at the same duration of time as that provided for pupils of the school. Administrators will make every effort to ensure that the time between each duty free break will not exceed 2 hours. In instances where that is not possible, administrators will work with the teachers impacted to provide restroom relief as neededoffice. C. All E. The high school teachers shall have time set-aside no more than six (6) periods of student contact per day plus one (1) period for preparation and planning. Teachers in grades TK-5 shall be entitled to at least a thirty minute daily prep period. Teachers in grades 6-8 and 9-12 shall be entitled to preparation periods equal to one class period as long as all grades are located on the same campus/site and have the same instructional minutes. If the sixth grade is returned to an elementary configuration (example 4-5-6), teachers shall be entitled to the same preparation period offered teachers in grades 4 and 5. Scheduling of preparation time shall be the responsibility of the site administrator. Preparation periods shall be duty free. Employees will not be requested by site administrators or by other staff to "cover" other classes during their preparation period. Employees may volunteer to cover classes during prep periods for teachers who need to be absent for a portion of the day to fulfill extra-duty assignments. D. Hours of employment for part-time employees shall be assigned by the Superintendent. E. Reasonable release time shall be provided for Association representatives to meet and negotiate and to process grievances. When Association representatives perform these duties outside of the 185 contracted work days, those representatives of the Association will be granted one compensatory day for each day in which business between the Association and the District is conducted, for a maximum of six KUTA members. Compensatory days must be taken by June 30 of the school year in which they are granted. Unused compensatory days will be forfeited after June 30 of each year. F. The dismissal time middle school teachers shall have no more than six (6) periods of student contact per day plus one (1) period for preparation and number planning. G. Teachers in grades 7-12 that teach academic subjects (i.e., English, social studies, math, science, and foreign language) will not have more than four (4) different academic preparations in the schedule unless mutually agreed upon. H. The period for preparation and planning for both senior and middle school teachers shall not be the same period for all the teachers unless changed by mutual agreement of minimum both parties to the contract. I. Teachers assigned a Special Education caseload may be released up to 4 days will be fairly applied at all sites within each year to work with the DistrictESS staff on IEP's and other management and instructional issues. The number release time must be requested by the teacher and with the approval of minimum days will the Director of Special Education in concurrence with the site principal. J. The instructional school day (starting and dismissal times for students) shall be not less than 9 daysset by the Board of Trustees for regular, minimum, and shall include the days listed in Article V, Paragraph B as part of the nine minimum inclement days. G. The hours of employment for teachers 1. Minimum days shall include fall at the following times: a. Schools on traditional calendars: the last day of school in June, the day before Christmas vacation and one (1) other day to be established when the calendar is negotiated. b. Schools on year-round schedules will have a minimum number day at the end of instructional minutes which shall be offered to the students and shall continue to comply with the longer day, longer year provisions of California Education Code §46201:each twelve-

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT. A. The on-site work day for employees shall commence twenty-five minutes before the start of the pupils’ instructional day. The length of the workday for full-time employees, including a duty-free lunch break, shall be seven and one half hours per day. Employees may be required to serve additional hours at extra-curricular activities called by the site administrators. On Fridays or on designated minimum days with the exception of Teacher Collaboration or Conference days, employees may leave directly after the students except when required to complete other assigned duties. Employees, at their discretion, may leave school at the end of the student day if their immediate supervisor has required that they return to school to serve at an extra-curricular activity. Staff meetings called by the building principal shall be conducted during contract hours. Excepting state, federal, contractual, or mandated committees, all committee memberships shall be voluntary. Required committees shall be equitably filled by all teaching staff. Required extra-curricular activities shall be equitably distributed/attended by all teaching staff. B. Every full-time teacher shall be entitled to one duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period and two ten-minute relief periods each day. The lunch period shall be for the same duration of time as that provided for pupils of the school. Administrators will make every effort to ensure that the time between each duty free break will not exceed 2 hours. In instances where that is not possible, administrators will work with the teachers impacted to provide restroom relief as needed. C. All teachers shall have time set-aside for preparation and planning. Teachers in grades TK-5 shall be entitled to at least a thirty minute daily prep period. Teachers in grades 6-8 and 9-12 shall be entitled to preparation periods equal to one class period as long as all grades are located on the same campus/site and have the same instructional minutes. If the sixth grade is returned to an elementary configuration (example 4-5-6), teachers shall be entitled to the same preparation period offered teachers in grades 4 and 5. Scheduling of preparation time shall be the responsibility of the site administrator. Preparation periods shall be duty free. Employees will not be requested by site administrators or by other staff to "cover" other classes during their preparation period. Employees may volunteer to cover classes during prep periods for teachers who need to be absent for a portion of the day to fulfill extra-duty assignments. D. Hours of employment for part-time employees shall be assigned by the Superintendent. E. Reasonable release time shall be provided for Association representatives to meet and negotiate and to process grievances. When Association representatives perform these duties outside of the 185 contracted work days, those representatives of the Association will be granted one compensatory day for each day in which business between the Association and the District is conducted, for a maximum of six KUTA members. Compensatory days must be taken by June 30 of the school year in which they are granted. Unused compensatory days will be forfeited after June 30 of each year. F. The dismissal time and number of minimum days will be fairly applied at all sites within the District. The number of minimum days will be not less than 9 days, and shall include the days listed in Article V, Paragraph B as part of the nine minimum days. It is understood that this definition shall not apply to kindergarten students and that kindergarten teachers shall, on minimum days applicable to them, work the same schedule as the primary level elementary school teachers. G. The hours of employment for teachers shall include the following minimum number of instructional minutes which shall be offered to the students and shall continue to comply with the longer day, longer year provisions of California Education Code §46201:

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT. A. 6.1 The on-site work day for employees employee shall commence twenty-five be on duty at the school at least thirty (30) minutes before prior to the start beginning of the pupils’ first student period. If assigned a pre-period, the employee must arrive 30 minutes prior to the pre-period. 6.2 Kindergarten teachers shall have the same school hours as other teachers in their school. 6.3 Middle school teachers shall have one (1) unassigned instructional dayperiod per day set aside for planning. The length of the workday for full-time employees, including a duty-free lunch break, This period shall be seven equivalent to one normal class period. 6.4 Elementary Art, Music, and one half hours per day. Employees may be required to serve additional hours at extra-curricular activities called by the site administrators. On Fridays or on designated minimum days with the exception of Teacher Collaboration or Conference days, employees may leave directly after the students except when required to complete other assigned duties. Employees, at their discretion, may leave school at the end of the student day if their immediate supervisor has required that they return to school to serve at an extra-curricular activity. Staff meetings called by the building principal PE teachers shall be conducted during contract hours. Excepting state, federal, contractual, or mandated committees, all committee memberships shall be voluntary. Required committees shall be equitably filled by all teaching staff. Required extra-curricular activities shall be equitably distributed/attended by all teaching staffprovided 45 minutes a week of preparation time. B. 6.5 Every full-time teacher employee shall be entitled to one duty-free, uninterrupted free lunch period and per day of not less than thirty (30) consecutive minutes. Each employee shall also be allowed two ten-minute (2) relief periods (recesses) each dayday even when serving on yard duty. A preparation period is considered a relief period. 6.6 The lunch period unit member shall attend one faculty meeting each week if scheduled by the principal, and the employee shall be provided with an agenda prior to such meetings. Unit members may be permitted to place items on the agenda. One (1) day per week, unit members shall be required to attend until 4:45 p.m. if a meeting is called. These meetings may include minimum day in-service, faculty meetings and other meetings as prescribed by the administrator in charge. On the Wednesday preceding issuance of report cards/progress reports, unit members will be released from weekly faculty meetings to work on the issuance of such cards/reports. Unit members shall not be released from weekly faculty meetings on any week during which a non-instructional, teacher work day is scheduled. 6.7 Planning and preparation time shall be used for planning, preparation, and conferencing with parents, pupils and other teachers or administrators. 6.8 Employees shall participate in student extra-curricular activities, on a voluntary basis, such as student dances, music performances, athletic events, etc. If there are no volunteers, the same duration of time as that provided for pupils of the school. Administrators principal will make every effort to ensure that the time between each duty free break will not exceed 2 hoursappoint staff members. In instances where that is not possible, administrators will work with the teachers impacted no event shall an employee be required to provide restroom relief as needed. C. All teachers shall have time setparticipate in more than two (2) extra-aside for preparation and planningcurricular assignments per year. Teachers in grades TK-5 shall be entitled to at least a thirty minute daily prep period. Teachers in grades 6-8 and 9-12 shall be entitled to preparation periods equal to one class period as long as all grades are located on the same campus/site and have the same instructional minutes. If the sixth grade is returned to an elementary configuration (example 4-5-6), teachers shall be entitled to the same preparation period offered teachers in grades 4 and 5. Scheduling of preparation time It shall be the responsibility of the principal to allocate assignments in an equitable manner. 6.9 Employees shall participate in duties as assigned by the principal such as "Back to School Night" and "Open House” and “Kindergarten Orientation.” The District shall make every effort to schedule Open House on a minimum day so unit members will have a greater opportunity to prepare information and materials for meeting parents. The employee has the obligation to participate in meetings pertinent to but not limited to, parent-teacher conferences, principal–teacher conferences, 504 meetings, IEP meetings, and curriculum work. 6.10 During the hours of employment, employees shall perform those duties normally associated with certificated employees as assigned by the principal. To the extent possible, each site administratorwill set aside one or more days per month for IEP meetings. Preparation periods Certificated staff will be released from class during contract time to attend such meetings. Every effort will be made to schedule IEP meetings and 504 meetings during the school day. However, if parent, teacher, or service provider scheduling requires an after school meeting, a seven (7) calendar day advance notice will be given to all participants in the absence of exigent circumstances. 6.11 Certificated staff will be released from class during contract time to attend such meetings. There shall be duty freea minimum day one (1) day per week to allow time after students are dismissed for working on such topics as planning, professional growth, curriculum planning and scheduling. Employees At the beginning of each school year, each school site will not designate one Wednesday in a month where there are at least four (4) Wednesdays for teacher determined use that will consist of collaboration with one or more colleagues. An agenda and minutes will be requested by site administrators or by other staff developed and provided to "cover" other classes during their preparation period. Employees may volunteer to cover classes during prep periods for teachers who need to be absent for a portion of the day to fulfill extra-duty assignmentsschool administrator. D. 6.12 Each school teacher grades TK-8 shall have the equivalent of ten (10) minimum days designated as parent conference days. 6.13 Hours of employment for part-time employees shall be assigned by the SuperintendentHuman Resources Director after consultation with the employee and the principal and duties shall be pro- rated. E. Reasonable release time 6.14 As long as the District funds classified positions, known as P.E. Specialists, it shall provide substitutes for P.E. Specialists when absent in order for classroom teachers to be provided preparation time. 6.15 If a TK-8th grade substitute is unavailable: 6.15.1 Another teacher may voluntarily cover the class during their preparation time and be paid their pro-rated per diem rate of pay. 6.15.2 A part-time or job share teacher may substitute during non-contract time and be paid their pro-rated per diem rate of pay. If a job share teacher substitutes for Association representatives their partner teacher, then the pay is per diem (pro rated if not a full day). 6.15.3 If a teacher takes another teacher’s students in addition to meet and negotiate and their own class, the teacher will receive the hourly rate of pay pursuant to process grievancesArticle 3.16 per hour for the number of hours the class is with them. When Association representatives perform these duties outside This applies when taking at least 7 of the 185 contracted work days, those representatives of the Association will be granted one compensatory day for each day students in which business between the Association and the District is conducted, for a maximum of six KUTA members. Compensatory days must be taken by June 30 of the school year in which they are granted. Unused compensatory days will be forfeited after June 30 of each yearteacher’s class. F. The dismissal time and number of minimum days will be fairly applied at all sites within the District. The number of minimum days will be not less than 9 days, and shall include the days listed in Article V, Paragraph B as part of the nine minimum days. G. The hours of employment for teachers shall include the following minimum number of instructional minutes which shall be offered to the students and shall continue to comply with the longer day, longer year provisions of California Education Code §46201:

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT. A. 4.1 The on-site work day for employees shall commence twenty-five minutes before the start of the pupils’ instructional day. The length of the workday for full-time employeesunit members, except those on Salary Schedules C, D, F, and G shall be a maximum of 388 minutes, including a duty-free nutrition period and ten (10) duty-free minutes before the pupil instructional day, and exclusive of no less than a 35-minute duty-free lunch breakperiod. All unit members, except those in Adult Education or summer school, shall be seven entitled to a duty-free lunch period of at least thirty-five (35) minutes. 4.1.1 The work day shall begin with ten (10) duty-free minutes before the pupil instructional day and one half hours per day. Employees may be required to serve additional hours at extra-curricular activities called by the site administrators. On Fridays or on designated minimum days with the exception of Teacher Collaboration or Conference days, employees may leave directly after the students except when required to complete other assigned duties. Employees, at their discretion, may leave school shall end at the end of the student pupil instructional day. Unit members shall be at their assigned work location during the ten (10) duty-free minutes before the instructional day. 4.2 Unit members who are full time teachers shall be assigned five instructional periods and one period for preparation each day if classes are in session. Unit members who teach fewer than five (5) instructional periods are entitled to preparation time proportionate to the amount a full- time unit member would receive, e.g., their immediate supervisor has required that pro-rata share of a full preparation period, in accordance with the number of instructional periods they return to school to serve at an extra-curricular activity. Staff meetings called teach. 4.2.1 Teachers on Special Assignment, compensated on Schedule D shall teach the number of period(s) per semester as determined by the building principal shall be conducted during contract hours. Excepting state, federal, contractual, or mandated committees, all committee memberships shall be voluntary. Required committees shall be equitably filled by all teaching staff. Required extra-curricular activities shall be equitably distributed/attended by all teaching staffjob description. B. Every full-time teacher shall be entitled to one duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period and two ten-minute relief periods each day. 4.3 The lunch preparation period shall be for the same duration primary purpose of time as that provided for pupils of the schoolcarrying out class preparation. Administrators will make every effort to ensure that the time between each duty free break will not exceed 2 hours. In instances where that is not possible, administrators will work with the teachers impacted to provide restroom relief as needed. C. All teachers shall have time set-aside for preparation and planning. Teachers in grades TK-5 shall be entitled to at least a thirty minute daily prep period. Teachers in grades 6-8 and 9-12 shall be entitled to preparation periods equal to one class period as long as all grades are located on the same campus/site and have the same instructional minutes. If the sixth grade is returned to an elementary configuration (example 4-5-6), teachers shall be entitled to the same preparation period offered teachers in grades 4 and 5. Scheduling of Class preparation time shall be used for the responsibility specific purposes of preparing materials, oneself, planning lessons, and communicating with students, parents, teachers, support staff, and administrators. For safety reasons, unit members shall notify site administration/designee prior to leaving campus as needed during the preparation period. 4.3.1 The work day for unit members on Salary Schedules D, F, and G of Appendix A shall be 420 minutes, exclusive of 35 minutes for a duty-free lunch. 4.3.2 On exam and minimum days, a student lunch period shall be no less than twenty (20) minutes during the instructional day and teachers will concurrently use the time as a duty-free break. There shall be a total of seven (7) minimum days per calendar year: one (1) in recognition of the Day of the Teacher, two (2) in exchange for Open House and Back to School Night, and two (2) each at the conclusion of each semester to be designated as Final Exam Days. 4.3.3 Each school site administratorshall hold a Back to School Night during the first semester and an Open House Night during the second semester. Preparation periods At the discretion of the Principal, a site may hold an alternate event (such as a Department Night) in lieu of a Back to School Night or an Open House Night. 4.3.3.1 The events shall occur within the first eight (8) weeks of each semester, and the duration of each event shall be duty freeno more than 90 minutes. 4.3.3.2 The dates for both events shall be scheduled and announced no later than the first day of the school year. Employees will The Superintendent or their designee may reschedule and announce the events due to exigent circumstances. Should an event be rescheduled, the new date shall not be requested sooner than thirty (30) calendar days from the original date. 4.3.3.3 All unit members (with the exception of Adult School Teachers) shall participate in both events. 4.3.3.4 Unit members assigned to multiple sites shall decide either to alternate attendance by site administrators per semester, or by other staff attend the events at the site to "cover" other classes during their preparation period. Employees may volunteer to cover classes during prep periods for teachers who need to be absent for a portion which the member is assigned the majority of the day to fulfill extra-duty assignmentstime. D. Hours of employment for part-4.3.3.5 Unit members who are not present at a Back to School Night or an Open House Night shall have the time employees shall be assigned by the Superintendentabsent (up to 90 minutes per event) deducted from their Sick Leave bank. E. Reasonable release time shall be provided for Association representatives to meet and negotiate and to process grievances. When Association representatives perform these duties outside of the 185 contracted work days, those representatives of the Association 4.4 There will be granted one compensatory day for each day in which business between the Association and the District is conducted, for a maximum of six KUTA membersone (1) hour per month for meetings beyond the contractual day such as staff, grade level, collaboration or department meetings (except for Department Chairs as they are subject to a special assignment stipend.) Unit members who fail to attend the mandatory one (1) hour per month meeting will be required to attend a previously (at least one (1) month in advance) scheduled make-up meeting. Compensatory days must If mandatory meetings exceed one (1) hour per month beyond the contractual day, affected unit members will be taken paid at the District’s workshop rate for each additional hour worked. 4.4.1 The monthly meetings shall be scheduled by June 30 the first day of the school year in which they are granted. Unused compensatory days will be forfeited after June 30 of each year. F. The dismissal time and number 4.5 Designated pupil-free Work Days (W) shall be utilized for the primary purpose of minimum days will classroom preparation. No more than one (1) hour may be fairly applied at all sites within the District. The number of minimum days will used for a staff meeting. 4.6 Adult Education unit members shall be not less than 9 daysin their assigned work locations, and shall include the days listed in Article V, Paragraph B as part responsible for instructional and other assigned duties for a minimum of the nine minimum daystwenty (20) hours per week. G. The hours of employment for teachers shall include the following minimum number of instructional minutes which shall be offered to the students and shall continue to comply with the longer day, longer year provisions of California Education Code §46201:

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT. A. The on-site work day for employees shall commence twenty-five minutes before the start of the pupils’ instructional day. The length of the workday for full-time employees, including work day shall begin ten (10) minutes before the student day and shall end when all professional duties and the student day is complete. The work day shall be exclusive of at least a thirty (30) minute duty-free lunch breakperiod. B. It is recognized by both District and Association that the job of teaching varies from day to day and that, shall be seven and one half hours per in addition to teaching during the day, teachers are also required to perform other professional duties during their work day. Employees may By way of illustration, these professional duties include all activities required by law. These duties include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Faculty meetings, IEP’s, department meetings, curriculum meetings, program-project or District meetings, parent conferences (at home or school), Back-to-School night, Open House, athletic and social events, field trips, school committee meetings, the supervision of organized student groups, the supervision of students immediately prior to and after the students' day, and yard duty. 2. The District will attempt to schedule all IEP meetings during the school day whenever possible. C. Each high school employee will be required to serve additional hours at extra-curricular activities called by the site administratorsperform two (2) athletic event support duties. On Fridays or on designated minimum days with the exception of Teacher Collaboration or Conference days, employees may leave directly after the students except when Teachers will be required to complete other assigned duties. Employees, at their discretion, may leave school at the end of the student day if their immediate supervisor has required that they return to school to serve at an extra-curricular activity. Staff meetings called by the building principal shall be conducted during contract hours. Excepting state, federal, contractual, or mandated committees, all committee memberships shall be voluntary. Required committees shall be equitably filled by all teaching staff. Required extra-curricular activities shall be equitably distributed/attended by all teaching staff B. Every full-time teacher shall be entitled to one duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period and sign up for two ten-minute relief periods each day. The lunch period shall be for the same duration of time as that provided for pupils of the school. Administrators will make every effort to ensure that the time between each duty free break will not exceed 2 hours. In instances where that is not possible, administrators will work with the teachers impacted to provide restroom relief as needed. C. All teachers shall have time set-aside for preparation and planning. Teachers in grades TK-5 shall be entitled to at least a thirty minute daily prep period. Teachers in grades 6-8 and 9-12 shall be entitled to preparation periods equal to one class period as long as all grades are located on the same campus/site and have the same instructional minutes. If the sixth grade is returned to an elementary configuration (example 4-5-6), teachers shall be entitled to the same preparation period offered teachers in grades 4 and 5. Scheduling of preparation time shall be the responsibility of the site administrator. Preparation periods shall be duty free. Employees will not be requested by site administrators or by other staff to "cover" other classes during their preparation period. Employees may volunteer to cover classes during prep periods for teachers who need to be absent for a portion of the day to fulfill extra-duty assignments. D. Hours of employment for part-time employees shall be assigned by the Superintendent. E. Reasonable release time shall be provided for Association representatives to meet and negotiate and to process grievances. When Association representatives perform these 2) duties outside of the 185 contracted regular workday per year. The District may assign employees additional athletic event duties, which shall be compensated through compensatory time. D. It is understood and agreed that the regular duties and responsibilities of unit members cannot be performed within the assigned work day as set forth above, but a good faith effort shall be made to achieve an equitable distribution of adjunct duties. E. Association members shall not be required to provide service to the District for more than one hundred eighty-four (184) days, those representatives and new hires, who will provide one hundred eighty-five (185) days of the Association will be granted one compensatory day for each day in which business between the Association and service to the District is conducted, for a maximum of six KUTA members. Compensatory days must be taken by June 30 of the school year in which they are granted. Unused compensatory days will be forfeited after June 30 of each their first year. F. The dismissal time and number District shall consult with the Association on the school calendar at least one month prior to adoption with Board approval by the May meeting. G. In grades 7-12, a preparation period shall be included in the teacher workday. The prime purpose of minimum days this period will be fairly applied at all sites within for classroom preparation and other school-related professional considerations. The preparation period shall not be utilized for substitution unless deemed necessary by the District. Sixth-grade teachers shall have a preparation period if classes are conducted on a 6-7-8 site. H. Each full-time secondary teacher shall receive a prep period. I. The number District will strive to maintain preparation time for teachers in grades K-5. X. Xxxxxxxxxxx of minimum days part-time teacher’s salary shall be based on the equivalent full time teacher’s teaching load. The prep period will not be not less than 9 days, and shall include the days listed in Article V, Paragraph B as part of the nine part-time calculation. For example: -At a site where five teaching periods is full-time: If a teacher teaches four periods at this site 4 Periods/5 Period day = 80% of a full-time salary - At a site where six teaching periods is full-time: If a teacher teaches five periods at this site 5 Periods/6 Period day = 83.333% of a full-time salary K. For the purpose of substitute teacher scheduling, At elementary sites a “half day” shall be the start of day to 11:30, or 11:30 until the end of the day. On minimum days. G. The hours of employment for teachers shall include the following minimum number of instructional minutes which , it shall be offered to the students and start of day until 10:30 or 10:30 until the end of the day. At secondary sites substitutes shall continue to comply with the longer day, longer year provisions of California Education Code §46201:be deducted by period.

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT. A. 4.1 The on-site work day for employees shall commence twenty-five minutes before the start of the pupils’ instructional day. The length of the workday for full-time employeesunit members, including except those on Salary Schedule D or Salary Schedule C (Adult Education), shall be 378 minutes, exclusive of a duty-free lunch break, period. The work day shall be seven begin with 10 duty-free minutes before the pupil instructional day and one half hours per day. Employees may be required to serve additional hours at extra-curricular activities called by the site administrators. On Fridays or on designated minimum days with the exception of Teacher Collaboration or Conference days, employees may leave directly after the students except when required to complete other assigned duties. Employees, at their discretion, may leave school shall end at the end of the student day if their immediate supervisor has required that they return to school to serve at an extra-curricular activitypupil instructional day. Staff meetings called by the building principal Unit members who are full time teachers shall be conducted during contract hours. Excepting state, federal, contractual, or mandated committees, all committee memberships shall be voluntary. Required committees shall be equitably filled by all teaching staff. Required extra-curricular activities shall be equitably distributed/attended by all teaching staff B. Every full-time teacher shall be entitled to assigned five instructional periods and one duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period and two ten-minute relief periods for preparation each dayday classes are in session. The lunch preparation period shall be for the same duration purpose of time as that provided for pupils of the schoolcarrying out class preparation and professional activities. Administrators will make every effort Counselors, librarians, nurses, psychologists, activities directors, and all other unit members shall be on campus to ensure that the time between each duty free break will not exceed 2 hours. In instances where that is not possible, administrators will work fulfill their professional responsibilities consistent with the teachers impacted to provide restroom relief as neededtheir job description. C. All teachers 4.1.1 The workday for unit members on Salary Schedule D of Appendix A shall be 420 minutes, exclusive of 30 minutes for a duty-free lunch. 4.1.2 The Work Experience Coordinators/SCROC Coordinators at Hawthorne and Leuzinger High Schools shall be paid based on Salary Schedule D of Appendix A, but shall have a 378 minutes workday without a preparation period. Full-time set-aside for preparation and planning. Teachers in grades TK-5 Work Experience Coordinators/SCROC Coordinators hired on or after July 1, 2006, shall be entitled to at least paid on Salary Schedule D of Appendix A, and shall have a thirty minute daily prep period. Teachers in grades 6workday of 420 minutes, exclusive of a duty-8 and 9-12 free lunch which shall be entitled to preparation periods equal to one class period as long as all grades are located on the same campus/site and have the same instructional no less than 30 minutes. If the sixth grade is returned to an elementary configuration (example 4-5-6), . 4.1.3 Supervised Suspension Room teachers shall be entitled compensated in accordance with Salary Schedule A and shall have a 378 minutes duty day without a preparation period, exclusive of 30 minutes for a duty-free lunch. 4.2 Adult Education unit members shall be in their assigned work locations, and responsible for instructional and other assigned duties for a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week. 4.3 In addition to 4.1 above, unit members shall be responsible for other duties requiring the same preparation period offered teachers in grades 4 and 5participation of certificated personnel, including faculty meetings with reasonable notice. Scheduling Assignment of preparation time unit members to these additional duties shall be the responsibility of the site administrator. Preparation periods local school administration. 4.4 Duty-free lunch: All unit members, except those in Adult Education or summer school shall be duty free. Employees will not be requested by site administrators or by other staff entitled to "cover" other classes during their preparation period. Employees may volunteer to cover classes during prep periods for teachers who need to be absent for a portion duty-free lunch period of the day to fulfill extra-duty assignmentsat least thirty (30) minutes. D. Hours of employment for part-time employees shall be assigned by the Superintendent. E. Reasonable release time shall be provided for Association representatives to meet and negotiate and to process grievances. When Association representatives perform these duties outside of the 185 contracted work days, those representatives of the Association will be granted one compensatory day for each day in which business between the Association and the District is conducted, for a maximum of six KUTA members. Compensatory days must be taken by June 30 of the school year in which they are granted. Unused compensatory days will be forfeited after June 30 of each year. F. The dismissal time and number of minimum days will be fairly applied at all sites within the District. The number of minimum days will be not less than 9 days, and shall include the days listed in Article V, Paragraph B as part of the nine minimum days. G. The hours of employment for teachers shall include the following minimum number of instructional minutes which shall be offered to the students and shall continue to comply with the longer day, longer year provisions of California Education Code §46201:

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT. ‌ A. The onscheduled work-site work day shall be six hours and forty minutes exclusive of a duty- free lunch period. The length of the work-site day shall be the same for employees all full-time Bargaining Unit Members. Elementary and middle school Bargaining Unit Members shall commence twenty-five be accessible to assist students at the work- site fifteen (15) minutes before the start and twenty (20) minutes after school. High school Bargaining Unit Members shall be similarly available to students fifteen (15) minutes before and fifteen minutes (15) after school. These before and after school periods described above are part of the pupils’ instructional six-hour and forty minute work site day. B. Bargaining Unit Members shall perform reasonable duties assigned after work-site hours to accomplish their professional responsibilities. This shall include participation in the following meetings: (a) At the secondary level, 10 faculty meetings per year not to exceed 90 minutes each and 10 department meetings per year not to exceed 75 minutes each. At the elementary level, 10 faculty meetings plus three (3) “floating” faculty meetings per year that shall not exceed 90 minutes. Emergency faculty meetings shall not be included in these meeting counts or covered by the minute limitation; (b) State required meetings; (c) Open House; (d) Back to School Night; (e) supervision of student activities; (f) other meetings or functions mutually agreed upon by the Bargaining Unit Member and the principal or immediate supervisor. C. Common planning time will be maintained for elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools. Common planning time will be coordinated by the site principal in collaboration with departments / grade level teams and in alignment with District goals and the School Site Plan, which addresses student needs derived from an annual examination of student achievement data, and implemented by individuals and/or subcommittees. D. All Bargaining Unit Members shall have time assigned for preparation and planning. A preparation period is defined as a sustained block of time scheduled without students during the student school day. Preparation time will be used by Bargaining Unit Members to plan and conduct activities necessary to present courses of instruction to students. Other duties mutually agreed upon by the Bargaining Unit Member and the principal or immediate supervisor may be assigned during the preparation period. This does not preclude scheduled conferences with administrators, other teachers, parents or students during the preparation and planning time. (See Appendix K) Bargaining Unit Members may schedule IEPs, SSTs, Parent Conferences, and other parent meetings to be held telephonically or virtually in lieu of in-person with approval of administrator and consent of parent/guardian. Every elementary Bargaining Unit Member shall have four preparation periods per week of 50 consecutive minutes and one period per week from 1:50 - 2:30 p.m. on the weekly early dismissal day. Secondary teachers shall have five periods per week (one per day) set aside for preparation and planning. Refer to Appendix AC for secondary block schedule Side Letter. If a unit member does not receive a daily prep due to conferences, testing, early release, or similar events, they shall have the equivalent amount of preparation time each week. Preparation periods are available during the student days. E. Every elementary school Bargaining Unit Member shall have a 45-minute uninterrupted duty free lunch period each day. Every secondary school Bargaining Unit Member shall have a daily uninterrupted duty free lunch period equal in length to the student lunch period. No teacher will be assigned supervision duties during the lunch period of their own students. However, the school Principal or designee shall have the right to assign supervisory responsibilities in the event of an emergency, which might adversely affect the health or safety of students. F. All preparation periods provided to Bargaining Unit Members shall be considered assigned time. A Bargaining Unit Member shall be assigned to substitute for in-lieu time only for the sudden, unanticipated absence of another teacher or as mutually agreed upon by the Bargaining Unit member and the immediate supervisor. G. Teacher Librarians, counselors, nurses, teachers on special assignment, and other Bargaining Unit Members who have limited or no teaching assignments will be assigned hours of employment by their immediate supervisors. The length of the workday will not exceed that of teaching members. A teacher on special assignment is defined as a classroom teacher in the bargaining unit, who performs non-teaching or non-counseling duties. All teachers on special assignment positions must be posted for full-time employees, including internal candidates. The assigned duties of a duty-free lunch break, teacher on special assignment shall be seven specific in nature and one half hours limited to a period of no more than three years. Teachers on special assignment completing their term may reapply for teacher on special assignment positions. H. The transitional kindergarten (TK) and kindergarten teachers' scheduled student contact time shall be 295 minutes per dayday for five (5) days. Employees may The TK and kindergarten teachers' workday shall be required the same as all other Bargaining Unit Members. The TK and kindergarten teachers' preparation and planning time shall be the same as all elementary bargaining unit members. In addition, TK-K teachers will receive 20 minutes consult time each day to serve additional hours at extra-curricular activities called by the site administrators. On Fridays or on designated minimum days meet with parents/guardians, with the exception of Teacher Collaboration or Conference daysWednesdays. I. When the majority of the Bargaining Unit Members at any school site are required to return to school for a school program, employees they shall be provided with a minimum day. Back to School Night and Open House will not be scheduled on an already-shortened day. Bargaining Unit Members may leave directly after campus as soon as the students except when are dismissed on these minimum days. Administrators shall consult with Department Chairs, Grade Level representatives, and/or Instructional Leadership Teams to design Open House events. All department chairs, representatives, or teams will work collaboratively with their departments or grade levels. J. The length of time that each Bargaining Unit Member spends on required non- teaching duties shall be reasonable, and fairly distributed among the school staff. Bargaining Unit Members who are specialists assigned to complete elementary schools and travel between sites shall not be assigned supervision duties on a day that they travel between any of their assigned worksites. K. As the continuation school needs flexibility in designing appropriate class schedules for its students, the number and length of periods at the continuation school for a regular schedule day (base schedule) shall be determined by consultation between Bargaining Unit Members and the site administrator. Any changes to the number of periods or length of periods requires a 67% secret vote of the Bargaining Unit Members to implement. The continuation school staff shall not have less preparation time per week than other assigned dutiessecondary teachers in the district. EmployeesThis item shall not be subject to article XXIX, restructuring. L. The district shall schedule early release days to provide for parent conference times at elementary schools based on grade level: TK-3rd grade teachers: 5 early release days 4th and 5th grade teachers: 7 early release days (expires if 4th and 5th grade classes are reduced to levels consistent with other elementary classes) For TK and K, dismissal for parent conference days shall follow the regular Wednesday early dismissal schedule. For Grades 1 - 5, dismissal for parent conference days shall be one hour prior to the regular Wednesday early dismissal schedule. M. At each school site, up to 15 total hours shall be provided to the Fifth Grade team for coordination of 5th grade promotion and/or science camp. Bargaining Unit Members who voluntarily work the additional time shall be paid at the negotiated hourly rate. Any additional hours must be pre-approved by the site principal. The additional work shall take place outside of normal contract working hours. N. Elementary Schools will schedule two (2) fifty minute sessions of job embedded time each trimester to allow Unit Members to collaborate and provide individualized narrative feedback for each student. O. All principals will provide unit members their discretion, may leave school at tentative assignments five (5) workdays prior to the end of the student day if their immediate supervisor has required that they return to teacher work year. Assignments shall include: Elementary: Grade level and school to serve at an extra-curricular activity. Staff meetings called by the building principal shall be conducted during contract hours. Excepting state, federal, contractual, or mandated committees, all committee memberships shall be voluntary. Required committees shall be equitably filled by all teaching staff. Required extra-curricular activities shall be equitably distributed/attended by all teaching staff B. Every full-time teacher shall be entitled to one duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period and two ten-minute relief periods each day. The lunch period shall be for the same duration of time as that provided for pupils of the school. Administrators will make every effort to ensure that the time between each duty free break will not exceed 2 hours. In instances where that is not possible, administrators will work with the teachers impacted to provide restroom relief as needed. C. All teachers shall have time set-aside for preparation and planning. Teachers in grades TK-5 shall be entitled to at least a thirty minute daily prep period. Teachers in grades 6-8 and 9-12 shall be entitled to preparation periods equal to one class period as long as all grades are located on the same campus/site and have the same instructional minutes. If the sixth grade is returned to an elementary configuration (example 4-5-6Middle School: Grade level(s), teachers shall be entitled to the same preparation period offered teachers in grades 4 and 5. Scheduling of preparation time shall be the responsibility of the site administrator. Preparation periods shall be duty free. Employees will not be requested by site administrators or by other staff to "cover" other classes during their preparation period. Employees may volunteer to cover classes during prep periods for teachers who need to be absent for a portion of the day to fulfill extra-duty assignments. D. Hours of employment for part-time employees shall be assigned by the Superintendent. E. Reasonable release time shall be provided for Association representatives to meet and negotiate and to process grievances. When Association representatives perform these duties outside of the 185 contracted work days, those representatives of the Association will be granted one compensatory day for each day in which business between the Association and the District is conducted, for a maximum of six KUTA members. Compensatory days must be taken by June 30 of the school year in which they are granted. Unused compensatory days will be forfeited after June 30 of each year. F. The dismissal time and number of minimum days will be fairly applied at all sites within the District. The number of minimum days will be not less than 9 dayssubject(s), and shall include the days listed in Article Vschool site High School: Subject area(s) and school site P. Block Schedules: SLUSD and SLTA agreed upon implementation of block schedules at Xxxxxxxx Middle School, Paragraph B as part of the nine minimum days. G. The Xxxx Xxxx Middle School, and San Leandro High school that adhere to hours of employment for and student contact time or availability of teachers shall include the to students. The following minimum number of instructional minutes which shall be offered schedules apply to the students middle school and shall continue to comply with the longer day, longer year provisions of California Education Code §46201comprehensive high school:

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT. A. The on-site work day for employees shall commence twenty-five minutes before the start of the pupils’ instructional day. The length of the workday for full-time employees, including a duty-free lunch break, shall be seven and one half hours per day. Employees may be required to serve additional hours at extra-curricular activities called by the site administrators. On Fridays or on designated minimum days with the exception of Teacher Collaboration or Conference days, employees may leave directly after the students except when required to complete other assigned duties. Employees, at their discretion, may leave school at the end of the student day if their immediate supervisor has required that they return to school to serve at an extra-curricular activity. Staff meetings called by the building principal shall be conducted during contract hours. Excepting state, federal, contractual, or mandated committees, all committee memberships shall be voluntary. Required committees shall be equitably filled by all teaching staff. Required extra-curricular activities shall be equitably distributed/attended by all teaching staff. B. Every full-time teacher shall be entitled to one duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period and two ten-minute relief periods each day. The lunch period shall be for the same duration of time as that provided for pupils of the school. Administrators will make every effort to ensure that the time between each duty free break will not exceed 2 hours. In instances where that is not possible, administrators will work with the teachers impacted to provide restroom relief as needed. C. All teachers shall have time set-aside for preparation and planning. Teachers in grades TK-5 shall be entitled to at least a thirty minute daily prep period. Teachers in grades 6-8 and 9-12 shall be entitled to preparation periods equal to one class period as long as all grades are located on the same campus/site and have the same instructional minutes. If the sixth grade is returned to an elementary configuration (example 4-5-6), teachers shall be entitled to the same preparation period offered teachers in grades 4 and 5. Scheduling of preparation time shall be the responsibility of the site administrator. Preparation periods shall be duty free. Employees will not be requested by site administrators or by other staff to "cover" other classes during their preparation period. Employees may volunteer to cover classes during prep periods for teachers who need to be absent for a portion of the day to fulfill extra-duty assignments. D. Hours of employment for part-time employees shall be assigned by the Superintendent. E. Reasonable release time shall be provided for Association representatives to meet and negotiate and to process grievances. When Association representatives perform these duties outside of the 185 contracted work days, those representatives of the Association will be granted one compensatory day for each day in which business between the Association and the District is conducted, for a maximum of six KUTA members. Compensatory days must be taken by June 30 of the school year in which they are granted. Unused compensatory days will be forfeited after June 30 of each year. F. The dismissal time and number of minimum days will be fairly applied at all sites within the District. The number of minimum days will be not less than 9 days, and shall include the days listed in Article V, Paragraph B as part of the nine minimum days. It is understood that this definition shall not apply to kindergarten students and that kindergarten teachers shall, on minimum days applicable to them, work the same schedule as the primary level elementary school teachers. G. The hours of employment for teachers shall include the following minimum number of instructional minutes which shall be offered to the students and shall continue to comply with the longer day, longer year provisions of California Education Code §46201:

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT. A. The on-site work day for employees shall commence twenty-five minutes before the start of the pupils’ instructional day. The length of the workday for full-time employees, including work day shall begin ten (10) minutes before the student day and shall end when all professional duties and the student day is complete. The work day shall be exclusive of at least a thirty (30) minute duty-free lunch breakperiod. B. It is recognized by both District and Association that the job of teaching varies from day to day and that, shall be seven and one half hours per in addition to teaching during the day, teachers are also required to perform other professional duties during their work day. Employees By way of illustration, these professional duties include all activities required by law. These duties include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Faculty meetings, IEP’s, department meetings, curriculum meetings, program-project or District meetings, parent conferences (at home or school), Back-to-School night, Open House, athletic and social events, field trips, school committee meetings, the supervision of organized student groups, the supervision of students immediately prior to and after the students' day, and yard duty. 2. The District will attempt to schedule all IEP meetings during the school day whenever possible. C. Each high school employee may be required to serve additional hours at extra-curricular activities called by the site administrators. On Fridays perform two (2) evening athletic event support duties assigned or on designated minimum days with the exception of Teacher Collaboration or Conference days, employees may leave directly after the students except when required to complete other assigned duties. Employees, at their discretion, may leave school at the end of the student day if their immediate supervisor has required that they return to school to serve at an extra-curricular activity. Staff meetings called by the building principal shall be conducted during contract hours. Excepting state, federal, contractual, or mandated committees, all committee memberships shall be voluntary. Required committees shall be equitably filled by all teaching staff. Required extra-curricular activities shall be equitably distributed/attended by all teaching staff B. Every full-time teacher shall be entitled to one duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period and two ten-minute relief periods each day. The lunch period shall be for the same duration of time as that provided for pupils of the school. Administrators will make every effort to ensure that the time between each duty free break will not exceed 2 hours. In instances where that is not possible, administrators will work with the teachers impacted to provide restroom relief as needed. C. All teachers shall have time set-aside for preparation and planning. Teachers in grades TK-5 shall be entitled to at least a thirty minute daily prep period. Teachers in grades 6-8 and 9-12 shall be entitled to preparation periods equal to one class period as long as all grades are located on the same campus/site and have the same instructional minutes. If the sixth grade is returned to an elementary configuration (example 4-5-6), teachers shall be entitled to the same preparation period offered teachers in grades 4 and 5. Scheduling of preparation time shall be the responsibility of the site administrator. Preparation periods shall be duty free. Employees will not be requested by site administrators or by other staff to "cover" other classes during their preparation period. Employees may volunteer to cover classes during prep periods for teachers who need to be absent for a portion of the day to fulfill extra-duty assignments. D. Hours of employment for part-time employees shall be assigned by the Superintendent. E. Reasonable release time shall be provided for Association representatives to meet and negotiate and to process grievances. When Association representatives perform these uncompensated adjunct duties outside of the 185 contracted regular workday per year. The District may assign employees additional athletic event duties, which shall be compensated. D. It is understood and agreed that the regular duties and responsibilities of unit members cannot be performed within the assigned work day as set forth above, but a good faith effort shall be made to achieve an equitable distribution of adjunct duties. E. Association members shall not be required to provide service to the District for more than one hundred eighty-four (184) days, those representatives and new hires, who will provide one hundred eighty-five (185) days of the Association will be granted one compensatory day for each day in which business between the Association and service to the District is conducted, for a maximum of six KUTA members. Compensatory days must be taken by June 30 of the school year in which they are granted. Unused compensatory days will be forfeited after June 30 of each their first year. F. The dismissal time and number District shall consult with the Association on the school calendar at least one month prior to adoption with Board approval by the May meeting. G. In grades 7-12, a preparation period shall be included in the teacher workday. The prime purpose of minimum days this period will be fairly applied at all sites within for classroom preparation and other school-related professional considerations. The preparation period shall not be utilized for substitution unless deemed necessary by the District. Sixth-grade teachers shall have a preparation period if classes are conducted on a 6-7-8 site. H. Each full-time secondary teacher shall receive a prep period. I. The number District will strive to maintain preparation time for teachers in grades K-5. J. Calculation of minimum days part-time teacher’s salary shall be based on the equivalent full time teacher’s teaching load. The prep period will not be not less than 9 days, and shall include the days listed in Article V, Paragraph B as part of the nine part-time calculation. For example: -At a site where five teaching periods is full-time: If a teacher teaches four periods at this site 4 Periods/5 Period day = 80% of a full-time salary - At a site where six teaching periods is full-time: If a teacher teaches five periods at this site 5 Periods/6 Period day = 83.333% of a full-time salary K. For the purpose of substitute teacher scheduling, At elementary sites a “half day” shall be the start of day to 11:30, or 11:30 until the end of the day. On minimum days. G. The hours of employment for teachers shall include the following minimum number of instructional minutes which , it shall be offered to the students and start of day until 10:30 or 10:30 until the end of the day. At secondary sites substitutes shall continue to comply with the longer day, longer year provisions of California Education Code §46201:be deducted by period.

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT. ‌ A. The onscheduled work-site work day for employees shall commence twentybe six hours and forty minutes exclusive of a duty-five minutes before the start of the pupils’ instructional dayfree lunch period. The length of the workday work-site day shall be the same for all full-time employees, including a duty-free lunch break, Bargaining Unit Members. Elementary and middle school Bargaining Unit Members shall be seven accessible to assist students at the work- site fifteen (15) minutes before and one half twenty (20) minutes after school. High school Bargaining Unit Members shall be similarly available to students fifteen minutes before and fifteen minutes after school. These before and after school periods described above are part of the six-hour and forty minute work site day. B. Bargaining Unit Members shall perform reasonable duties assigned after work-site hours to accomplish their professional responsibilities. This shall include participation in the following meetings: (a) At the secondary level, 10 faculty meetings per dayyear not to exceed 90 minutes each and 10 department meetings per year not to exceed 75 minutes each. Employees may At the elementary level, 10 faculty meetings plus here (3) “floating” faculty meetings per year that shall not exceed 90 minutes. Emergency faculty meetings shall not be included in these averages or covered by the minute limitation; (b) State required meetings; (c) Open House; (d) Back to serve additional hours at extra-curricular activities called School Night; (e) supervision of student activities; (f) other meetings or functions mutually agreed upon by the Bargaining Unit Member and the principal or immediate supervisor. C. Common planning period will be maintained for elementary schools and middle schools. Common planning time will be coordinated by the site administrators. On Fridays or on designated minimum days principal in collaboration with the exception leadership team and in alignment with District goals and the School Site Plan, which addresses student needs derived from an annual examination of Teacher Collaboration student achievement data, and implemented by individuals and/or subcommittees. D. All Bargaining Unit Members shall have time assigned for preparation and planning. A preparation period is defined as a sustained block of time scheduled without students during the students' school day. Preparation time will be used by Bargaining Unit Members to plan and conduct activities necessary to present courses of instruction to students. Other duties mutually agreed upon by the Bargaining Unit Member and his/her principal or Conference days, employees may leave directly after the students except when required to complete other assigned duties. Employees, at their discretion, may leave school at the end of the student day if their immediate supervisor has required that they return to school to serve at an extra-curricular activitymay be assigned during the preparation period. Staff meetings called by This does not preclude scheduled conferences with administrators, other teachers, parents or students during the building principal preparation and planning time. (See Side Letter) Every elementary Bargaining Unit Member shall be conducted during contract hours. Excepting state, federal, contractual, or mandated committees, all committee memberships shall be voluntary. Required committees shall be equitably filled by all teaching staff. Required extra-curricular activities shall be equitably distributed/attended by all teaching staff B. Every full-time teacher shall be entitled to have four preparation periods per week of 50 consecutive minutes and one duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period and two ten-minute relief periods each per week from 1:50 - 2:30 p.m. on the weekly early dismissal day. The lunch period shall be for the same duration of time as that provided for pupils of the school. Administrators will make every effort to ensure that the time between each duty free break will not exceed 2 hours. In instances where that is not possible, administrators will work with the teachers impacted to provide restroom relief as needed. C. All Secondary teachers shall have time set-five periods per week (one per day) set aside for preparation and planning. Teachers in grades TK-5 shall be entitled to at least If a thirty minute unit member do not receive a daily prep period. Teachers in grades 6-8 and 9-12 due to conferences, testing, early release, or similar events, they shall be entitled to preparation periods equal to one class period as long as all grades are located on the same campus/site and have the same instructional minutes. If the sixth grade is returned to an elementary configuration (example 4-5-6), teachers shall be entitled to the same preparation period offered teachers in grades 4 and 5. Scheduling equivalent amount of preparation time shall be the responsibility of the site administratoreach week. Preparation periods are available during the student days. E. Every elementary school Bargaining Unit Member shall have a 45-minute uninterrupted duty free lunch period each day. Every secondary school Bargaining Unit Member shall have a daily uninterrupted duty free lunch period equal in length to the student lunch period. No teacher will be assigned supervision duties during the lunch period of their own students. However, the school Principal or designee shall have the right to assign supervisory responsibilities in the event of an emergency, which might adversely affect the health or safety of students. F. All preparation periods provided Bargaining Unit Members shall be duty freeconsidered assigned time. Employees will not be requested by site administrators or by other staff to "cover" other classes during their preparation period. Employees may volunteer to cover classes during prep periods for teachers who need to be absent for a portion of the day to fulfill extra-duty assignments. D. Hours of employment for part-time employees A Bargaining Unit Member shall be assigned to substitute for in-lieu time only for the sudden, unanticipated absence of another teacher or as mutually agreed upon by the SuperintendentBargaining Unit member and his/her immediate supervisor. E. Reasonable release time shall be provided for Association representatives to meet and negotiate and to process grievances. When Association representatives perform these duties outside of the 185 contracted work days, those representatives of the Association will be granted one compensatory day for each day in which business between the Association and the District is conducted, for a maximum of six KUTA members. Compensatory days must be taken by June 30 of the school year in which they are granted. Unused compensatory days will be forfeited after June 30 of each year. F. The dismissal time and number of minimum days will be fairly applied at all sites within the District. The number of minimum days will be not less than 9 days, and shall include the days listed in Article V, Paragraph B as part of the nine minimum days. G. The hours of employment for teachers shall include the following minimum number of instructional minutes which shall be offered to the students and shall continue to comply with the longer day, longer year provisions of California Education Code §46201:

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT. A. The on-site work day for ‌‌‌ 1. Length of Work Day‌‌ All employees shall commence twenty-five be required to report for duty fifteen (15) minutes before the start their first assigned period of the pupils’ instructional day and remain on duty thirty (30) minutes after the end of their last assigned period of the day. Assigned periods include conference periods and/or tutorials. Employees are expected to remain after their normal workday to attend faculty meetings, staff development, site and district-wide department chairperson meetings, meetings of the District Instructional Services Council, pre-arranged parent conferences, Back-to-School Night, and non-teaching duties as assigned by the principal or his/her designee.‌ 2. Number of Periods Taught/Length of Periods‌‌ Regular day school employees shall teach no more than five (5) days per week, instructional minutes of those days not to exceed an average of 345 minutes per day. The employee and the District may mutually agree that the employee will teach an additional period as part of his/her assignment, for which the employee will be compensated at an additional twenty percent (20%) of his/her basic salary, excluding stipends for department chairperson service or extra-service assignments. Such additional service shall be on a semester-by-semester basis at the discretion of the District, and the assignment shall be considered temporary. No teacher with a 5-period student contact number of fewer than 125 students shall be considered for the additional period unless there is no other qualified candidate on site.‌ 3. Length of the Instructional Day‌‌ The length of the workday for instructional day, including preparation period, shall be an average of 345 continuous minutes, excluding lunch and passing periods. Exceptions may be made by mutual agreement of the District and the Association.‌ 4. Conference Periods‌‌ Regular day school full-time employees, including a duty-free lunch breakother than counselors and nurses, shall be seven have one (1) period of their six (6) period assignment (block or traditional schedule) set aside for preparation and one half hours per dayplanning. Employees may be required to serve additional hours at extra-curricular activities called by the site administrators. On Fridays or Regular day school employees on designated minimum days with the exception of Teacher Collaboration or Conference days, employees may leave directly after the students except when required to complete other assigned duties. Employees, at their discretion, may leave school at the end of the student day if their immediate supervisor has required that they return to school to serve at an extra-curricular activity. Staff meetings called by the building principal shall be conducted during contract hours. Excepting state, federal, contractual, or mandated committees, all committee memberships shall be voluntary. Required committees shall be equitably filled by all teaching staff. Required extra-curricular activities shall be equitably distributed/attended by all teaching staff B. Every less than a full-time teacher contract shall set aside a proportionate amount of time for preparation and planning.‌ 5. Duty-Free Lunch Hour‌‌ Every employee shall be entitled to one a duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period hour of the same length as the District- established student lunch period, but in no event of less than thirty (30) minutes, exclusive of passing periods to and two tenfrom class.‌ 6. Year-minute relief periods each dayRound Schedule‌‌ Individual sites, with District and ESTA approval, may adopt a year-round schedule, which will not change the number of days or hours worked by individual unit members. (See Article VIII.A.5.1.)‌ 7. Professional Learning Community (PLC) Time‌‌ A bank of instructional minutes (5 minutes times annual instructional days) shall be established for the sole purpose of increasing PLC collaborative time. (See section 3. above) PLC collaborative time refers to a systematic process in which teachers and administrators work together to analyze and effect professional practice in order to improve individual and shared results. The lunch period shall be for the same duration determination of time as that provided for pupils of the school. Administrators will make every effort to ensure that the time between each duty free break will not exceed 2 hours. In instances where that is not possible, administrators will work with the teachers impacted to provide restroom relief as needed. C. All teachers shall have time set-aside for preparation and planning. Teachers in grades TK-5 shall be entitled to at least a thirty minute daily prep period. Teachers in grades 6-8 and 9-12 shall be entitled to preparation periods equal to one class period as long as all grades are located on the same campus/site and have the same instructional minutes. If the sixth grade is returned to an elementary configuration (example 4-5-6), teachers shall be entitled to the same preparation period offered teachers in grades 4 and 5. Scheduling of preparation scheduling PLC collaborative time shall be the responsibility of the vested with District and site administrator. Preparation periods shall be duty free. Employees will not be requested by site administrators or by other staff to "cover" other classes during their preparation period. Employees may volunteer to cover classes during prep periods for teachers who need to be absent for a portion of the day to fulfill extra-duty assignments. D. Hours of employment for part-time employees shall be assigned by the Superintendent. E. Reasonable release time shall be provided for Association representatives to meet and negotiate and to process grievances. When Association representatives perform these duties outside of the 185 contracted work days, those representatives of the Association will be granted one compensatory day for each day in which business between the Association and the District is conducted, for a maximum of six KUTA members. Compensatory days must be taken by June 30 of the school year in which they are granted. Unused compensatory days will be forfeited after June 30 of each year. F. The dismissal time and number of minimum days will be fairly applied at all sites within the District. The number of minimum days will be not less than 9 days, and shall include the days listed in Article V, Paragraph B as part of the nine minimum days. G. The hours of employment for teachers shall include the following minimum number of instructional minutes which shall be offered to the students and shall continue to comply with the longer day, longer year provisions of California Education Code §46201:administration.‌

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT. A. The on-site work day Full time, regularly employed unit members, unless otherwise provided for employees shall commence twenty-five minutes before the start of the pupils’ instructional day. The length of the workday for full-time employees, including a duty-free lunch breakin this Article, shall be employed a maximum of seven and one half (7-1/2) hours per day. Employees The normal workday shall be between 7:40 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. or 8:30 a.m. and 4:05 p.m. A contractual workday shall be one of the contracted 183 teacher days. The District shall provide at least 180 days of pupil instruction.. For any school years covered by this Agreement, unless otherwise negotiated, the work year for unit members shall consist of a maximum of one hundred eighty- three (183) days of which one hundred eighty (180) days shall be student attendance days and the other three (3) days shall be Mandatory Staff Development Days. B. On those days that instruction ends earlier than normal and a staff meeting has not been scheduled within what would have been a normal workday, the aforementioned unit members need not remain longer than thirty (30) minutes after such earlier ending. It is recognized that occasional meetings, assigned duties and conferences will require attendance on campus beyond the normal workday and all unit members will remain on campus when so requested. This provision does not apply to co-curricular duties that are compensated. Based on this recognition, unit members may request of their principal that they be released earlier than normal departure time. Such approval is at the discretion of the principal. This provision applies also to counselors. Bargaining unit members who intend to leave campus during the normal workday shall be required to serve additional hours at extranotify the on-curricular activities called by the site administratorsprincipal or designee or sign-out before leaving campus. On Fridays or on designated minimum School days with the exception of Teacher Collaboration or Conference days, employees may leave directly after the students except when required shortened to complete other assigned duties. Employees, at their discretion, may leave school at the end of the student day if their immediate supervisor has required that they return to school to serve at an extra-curricular activity. Staff meetings called by the building principal accommodate a staff development activity shall be conducted during contract hours. Excepting state, federal, contractual, or mandated committees, all committee memberships shall be voluntary. Required committees shall be equitably filled by all teaching not result in a shortened workday for staff. Required extra-curricular activities shall be equitably distributed/attended by all teaching staff B. Every full-time teacher shall be entitled to one duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period and two ten-minute relief periods each day. The lunch period shall be for the same duration of time as that provided for pupils of the school. Administrators will make every effort to ensure that the time between each duty free break will not exceed 2 hours. In instances where that is not possible, administrators will work with the teachers impacted to provide restroom relief as needed. C. All teachers The normal workday for Comprehensive High Schools, unless otherwise negotiated, shall have time setnot exceed two hundred seventy five minutes of classroom instruction with five fifty-aside for preparation five (55) minute periods and planning. Teachers in grades TK-5 one (1) additional fifty-five (55) minute preparation/conference period and shall be entitled to at least a thirty minute daily prep period. Teachers in grades 6-8 and 9-12 shall be entitled to preparation periods equal to one class period as long as all grades are located on the same campus/site and have the same instructional minutes. If the sixth grade is returned to an elementary configuration (example 4-5-6), teachers shall be entitled conform to the same preparation period offered teachers in grades 4 instructional minute requirements of SB 813. Testing schedules, minimum days, and 5staff development schedules are not normal workdays and are not subject to the 275 instructional minute requirement. Scheduling The parties acknowledge that the length of preparation time shall passing periods may be adjusted based on legislative action during the responsibility term of this Agreement. Appendix A as follows: 1) those on years 1-15 of the site administrator. Preparation periods shall be duty free. Employees schedule will not be requested by site administrators or by other staff to "cover" other classes during their preparation period. Employees may volunteer to cover classes during prep periods for teachers who need to be absent for a portion of receive 1 and 1/6 times the day to fulfill extra-duty assignments. D. Hours of employment for part-time employees shall be assigned by the Superintendent. E. Reasonable release time shall be provided for Association representatives to meet appropriate salary from Appendix A, and negotiate 2) those on years 20, 25, and to process grievances. When Association representatives perform these duties outside of the 185 contracted work days, those representatives of the Association will be granted one compensatory day for each day in which business between the Association and the District is conducted, for a maximum of six KUTA members. Compensatory days must be taken by June 30 of the school schedule will receive 1 and 1/6 times the 15 year salary in which they are grantedthe appropriate column plus whichever longevity stipend(s) the employee has earned. Unused compensatory days will Six period assignment compensation for bargaining unit members serving at comprehensive high schools may be forfeited delayed until the second pay warrant after June 30 of each year. F. The dismissal time and number of minimum days will be fairly applied at all sites within the District. The number of minimum days will be not less than 9 days, and shall include the days listed in Article V, Paragraph B as part initiation of the nine minimum dayssixth period assignment at the beginning of an academic semester. G. The hours of employment for teachers shall include the following minimum number of instructional minutes which shall be offered to the students and shall continue to comply with the longer day, longer year provisions of California Education Code §46201:

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT. A. The onAll full-site work day for employees time secondary classroom teachers shall commence twentybe provided with a daily duty-five minutes before free preparation period without increasing the start of the pupils’ instructional day. The length of the workday school day. Class coverage shall not be scheduled during this preparation period without the consent of the employee. Elementary and intermediate teachers (4, 5, and 6) will be provided with a preparation period of fifty (50) minutes two (2) days per week. In the event that the District or State implements further class size reductions at any of the intermediate grades, the preparation period will be eliminated for fullthat grade(s). In addition, all elementary Teachers. 1st-3rd grade, will be provided with 40-50 minutes of prep times per Week. 4th and 5th grade classroom teachers will have an additional 40-50 minutes of prep time employeesper week. TK and Kinder Classroom teachers will have 30 minutes of prep time per week. This Additional prep time will be provided by the library media teacher. Classroom teacher will return to the library to pick up the class at the end of this time. Any missed library prep periods due to holidays or shortened school days will not be made up. B. Teachers who agree, including at the direction of the administrator, to perform substitute duties during their own preparation period for another teacher shall be paid the negotiated hourly rate. C. Employees shall be entitled to a duty-free lunch breakperiod of a minimum of thirty (30) minutes a day. D. Ending, June 30, 2023, Employees shall be seven and one half hours per day. Employees may be required to serve additional hours at extra-curricular activities called by the site administrators. On Fridays or on designated minimum days with the exception of Teacher Collaboration or Conference days, employees may leave directly after the students except when required to complete other assigned duties. Employees, at their discretionwork location one-half (1/2) hour prior to their first scheduled class, may leave school at the end of the student day if their immediate supervisor has required that they return to school to serve at an extra-curricular activity. Staff meetings called by the building principal shall be conducted during contract hours. Excepting state, federal, contractualassignment, or mandated committeespreparation period, all committee memberships and shall be voluntary. Required committees shall be equitably filled by all teaching staff. Required extra-curricular activities shall be equitably distributed/attended by all teaching staff B. Every full-time teacher shall be entitled to one duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period and two ten-minute relief periods each day. The lunch period shall be remain for the same duration of time as that provided for pupils of the school. Administrators will make every effort to ensure that the time between each duty free break will not exceed 2 hours. In instances where that is not possible, administrators will work with the teachers impacted to provide restroom relief as needed. C. All teachers shall have time set-aside for preparation and planning. Teachers in grades TK-5 shall be entitled to at least a thirty minute daily prep period. Teachers in grades 6one-8 and 9-12 shall be entitled to preparation periods equal to one class period as long as all grades are located on the same campus/site and have the same instructional minutes. If the sixth grade is returned to an elementary configuration half (example 4-5-6)1/2) hour after their last class, teachers shall be entitled to the same preparation period offered teachers in grades 4 and 5. Scheduling of preparation time shall be the responsibility of the site administrator. Preparation periods shall be duty free. Employees will not be requested by site administrators assignment, or by other staff to "cover" other classes during their preparation period. Employees may volunteer This requirement shall be waived for all personnel assigned to cover classes during prep periods for teachers who need to be absent for a portion of the day to fulfill extra-duty assignments. D. Hours of employment for partmore than one site. Part-time employees shall be assigned required to work only their contractual percentage of the above. Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, all full time employees' work day will equate to 7.5 hour, or to the equivalent weekly average, as modified through any site specific negotiated side agreements. Any variation to the 7.5 day will be approved by site administrators. This does not preclude the Superintendentother duties as outlined in this section of the contract or California Education Code. The requirement listed above shall be waived for Activity Directors and Athletic Directors to give flexibility to their workday in consideration of the after hours duties. Additionally, they will have flexible use of their preparation period in consideration of after hours duties. They will notify the office if they are leaving campus during the workday including prep periods. Activity Directors and Athletic Directors will use an electronic calendar and share it with all administrators. Part-time employees shall be required to work only their contractual percentage of the above. E. Reasonable release time In addition to the above times, employees are responsible for other services to the school community. The services include, but are not limited to program development, parent conferences, committee assignments, and site supervision. Certificated staff and site administration through a participatory process shall be provided for Association representatives arrange these services. Attendance at Back to meet School and negotiate and to process grievances. When Association representatives perform these duties outside of the 185 contracted work days, those representatives of the Association will be granted one compensatory day for each day in which business between the Association and the District Open House is conducted, for a maximum of six KUTA required by all unit members. Compensatory days must In addition unit members will attend no more than 2 evenings meetings/events per semester. Teachers who are elected to serve on school site councils may attend evening meetings as needed. Personnel assigned to more than one (1) site shall establish the site of primary evaluation and reasonable expectations regarding other duties at the two sites. The combined expectations shall not exceed those required of an employee at the primary site. Part-time employees shall establish with the site principal reasonable expectations regarding other duties. Teachers will not be taken by June 30 of asked to perform yard supervision during the school year regular site lunch period, except in which they are granted. Unused compensatory days will be forfeited after June 30 of each yearemergency situations. F. The dismissal time and number of minimum days administration shall schedule one faculty meeting per month (in addition to the first faculty meeting on the teacher workday). Second monthly faculty meetings will be fairly applied calendared at all sites within the Districtbeginning of the year. The number schedule of minimum days faculty meeting will be not less than 9 days, and shall include presented to staff prior to the days listed in Article V, Paragraph B as part start of the nine minimum daysinstructional year and adjusted if date time conflicts are noted for educational and/or school-wide needs. G. The hours of employment for teachers shall include the following minimum number of instructional minutes which shall be offered to the students and shall continue to comply with the longer day, longer year provisions of California Education Code §46201:

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT. A. The onhours of employment of the District's full-site work day for time bargaining unit members shall be sufficient to meet their professional duties. During the hours of employment, employees shall commence twenty-five perform those duties assigned to them by the site principal or his/her designee or immediate supervisor. B. Teachers are required to report for duty no earlier than thirty (30) minutes before the start of the pupils’ instructional day. The length normal school day and remain no longer than thirty (30) minutes after the close of the workday for full-time employees, including a duty-free lunch break, shall be seven and one half hours per dayschool day except in the following situations: 1. Employees Teachers may be required to serve additional hours at extra-curricular activities called by attend faculty meetings. Faculty meetings may not be held more than sixty (60) minutes before the site administratorsnormal school day or for more than sixty (60) minutes after the close of the normal school day (after students normally leave). On Fridays or on designated minimum days with the exception of Teacher Collaboration or Conference daysFaculty meetings shall not exceed one (1) per week, employees except in emergencies. 2. Teachers may be required to perform extra duties pursuant to Paragraph P below. 3. Teachers may leave directly after the students except when required to complete other assigned duties. Employees, at their discretion, may leave school at the end of the student instructional day if their immediate supervisor before holidays and on minimum days specified in Paragraph J.1, provided that those teachers previously scheduled to supervise students pending arrival and boarding of school buses shall remain until the end of the duty period. After-class supervision of students pending arrival and boarding of school buses should not exceed the normal contact day, thirty (30) minutes after the instructional day, and shall be distributed as equitably as possible. The teacher shall cooperate with the site administrators to see that any after-class supervision needs are covered on an equitable basis. C. All bargaining unit employees are entitled to a thirty (30) minute duty-free lunch. D. During the hours of employment, an employee shall remain on the school premises unless permission to leave has required that they return to school to serve at an extra-curricular activity. Staff meetings called been given by the building principal shall be conducted during contract hours. Excepting state, federal, contractualor his/her designee, or mandated committees, all committee memberships shall be voluntarythe employee has been otherwise directed by the Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent. Required committees shall be equitably filled by all teaching staff. Required extra-curricular activities shall be equitably distributed/attended by all teaching staff B. Every full-time teacher shall be entitled to one Employees may leave the school premises during the employee's duty-free, uninterrupted free lunch unless the building principal or his/her designee determines that there are special circumstances that require the employee's presence on the school premises and notifies the employees as to the special circumstances. An employee shall not leave the school premises during the duty-free lunch period and two ten-minute relief periods each day. The lunch period shall be for without first signing out at the same duration of time as that provided for pupils of the school. Administrators will make every effort to ensure that the time between each duty free break will not exceed 2 hours. In instances where that is not possible, administrators will work with the teachers impacted to provide restroom relief as neededoffice. C. All E. The high school teachers shall have time set-aside no more than six (6) periods of student contact per day plus one (1) period for preparation and planning. Teachers in grades TK-5 shall be entitled to at least a thirty minute daily prep period. Teachers in grades 6-8 and 9-12 shall be entitled to preparation periods equal to one class period as long as all grades are located on the same campus/site and have the same instructional minutes. If the sixth grade is returned to an elementary configuration (example 4-5-6), teachers shall be entitled to the same preparation period offered teachers in grades 4 and 5. Scheduling of preparation time shall be the responsibility of the site administrator. Preparation periods shall be duty free. Employees will not be requested by site administrators or by other staff to "cover" other classes during their preparation period. Employees may volunteer to cover classes during prep periods for teachers who need to be absent for a portion of the day to fulfill extra-duty assignments. D. Hours of employment for part-time employees shall be assigned by the Superintendent. E. Reasonable release time shall be provided for Association representatives to meet and negotiate and to process grievances. When Association representatives perform these duties outside of the 185 contracted work days, those representatives of the Association will be granted one compensatory day for each day in which business between the Association and the District is conducted, for a maximum of six KUTA members. Compensatory days must be taken by June 30 of the school year in which they are granted. Unused compensatory days will be forfeited after June 30 of each year. F. The dismissal time middle school teachers shall have no more than six (6) periods of student contact per day plus one (1) period for preparation and number planning. G. Teachers in grades 7-12 that teach academic subjects (i.e., English, social studies, math, science, and foreign language) will not have more than four (4) different academic preparations in the schedule unless mutually agreed upon. H. The period for preparation and planning for secondary teachers shall not be the same period for all the teachers unless changed by mutual agreement of minimum both parties to the contract. I. The period for preparation and planning for Middle School teachers may be the same period for all the teachers. J. Teachers assigned a Special Education caseload may be released up to 4 days will be fairly applied at all sites within each year to work with the DistrictESS staff on IEP's and other management and instructional issues. The number release time must be requested by the teacher and with the approval of minimum days will the Director of Special Education in concurrence with the site principal. K. The instructional school day (starting and dismissal times for students) shall be not less than 9 daysset by the Board of Trustees for regular, minimum, and shall include the days listed in Article V, Paragraph B as part of the nine minimum inclement days. G. The hours of employment for teachers 1. Minimum days shall include fall at the following times: a. Schools on traditional calendars: the last day of school in June, the day before Christmas vacation and one (1) other day to be established when the calendar is negotiated. b. Schools on year-round schedules will have a minimum number day at the end of instructional minutes which shall be offered to the students and shall continue to comply with the longer day, longer year provisions of California Education Code §46201:each twelve-