Junior-Senior High School a. Homeroom Assignment shall be rotated on an equitable basis.
b. While not desirable, there may be situations that warrant a junior/senior high school teacher be assigned no more than five preps.
(1) The daily teaching load of Junior-Senior High School teachers shall be five (5) periods of teaching and one (1) assignment or, on a volunteer basis, six (6) teaching periods and no assignment.
(2) Effective September 1, 1992 (or later, if determined by the Board), and only in the event of implementation of an eight period day, the daily teaching load of High School and Memorial School teachers shall be five (5) periods of teaching, one
(1) “as-assigned” period and one (1) duty assignment period or, on a voluntary basis, six (6) teaching periods and one (1) “as-assigned” period. There shall be a limit of forty-five (45) “as- assigned” periods per school year per teacher. “As-assigned periods” shall not involve regularly scheduled students for a teacher during the period, teacher preparation, lesson plan development, grading, homework or report card grades. “As- assigned” periods may include traditional duty assignments including non-additionally compensated teacher subbing. ”As-assigned” periods may include interaction with a student or students which draw upon the professional expertise of the teacher. In this regard, teachers may be assigned to be available to students to provide assistance in course work. Students will be made aware of these scheduled times and would be required to initiate such contact.
Junior-Senior High School athletes that are ineligible may practice at the coaches discretion. Riding to a contest or dressing for a game is prohibited.
Junior-Senior High School. 1. The normal teaching load in the Junior-Senior High School will be a maximum of thirty (30) teaching periods per week. Teaching periods, supervisory, and study halls shall not exceed thirty (30) contact periods per week. A full time teaching load shall consist of five (5) teaching periods with one (1) supervisory or study hall or six (6) teaching periods. There shall be a maximum of five (5) preparations. Study hall is not counted as a preparation.
2. Each teacher shall have a maximum of five (5) unassigned preparation periods each week. Student contact hours, plus unassigned preparation periods, shall not exceed thirty-five (35) periods per week.
Junior-Senior High School. (The following daily teaching loads in grades 6 through 12 may be converted to weekly equivalents.) The traditional daily schedule in grades 6 through 12 shall consist of eight (8) periods plus lunch and homeroom. The average length of a period, excluding passing time, shall be forty-two (42) minutes. Teachers of Related Arts (Art, Business, Technology Education, and Physical Education), Music, Special Education and World Language will not have more than five (5) subject preparations, unless a teacher volunteers for more. All other teachers will not be assigned to teach in more than two (2) subject areas and no more than three (3) subject preparations in full year academic courses, unless a teacher volunteers for more. [Note: Though homeroom is not considered an “academic period,” a “class,” or an “instructional block”, it will, for the purpose of counting “preparations” above, be considered a preparation for those who lead the Developmental Design activities in the Junior High School homerooms.]
a. Traditional 42-minute class period.
1. Teachers assigned six (6) academic periods per day shall have ten (10) non- pupil contact periods per week.
2. Teachers assigned to five (5) academic periods shall have thirty-three (33) pupil contact periods per week and seven (7) non-pupil contact periods per week.
3. Full period supervisory assignments shall be considered a pupil contact period. Department Chairs will have no more than 25 pupil contact periods per week and will be assigned no additional duties, i.e. lunch, in-house suspension duties.
4. Teachers assigned to seven (7) academic classes will be assigned on a voluntary basis and will receive $5,865 additional salary for the year. The above amount will be paid as a stipend with one-half (1/2) payable in December and one-half (1/2) payable in June.
5. A teacher assigned to six (6) academic periods per day may volunteer for a supervisory assignment and receive a $2,600. stipend.
6. A teacher without a year’s teaching experience shall not be assigned seven (7) academic periods.
b. Extended 51-minute class periods.
1. A faculty member’s normal daily work load shall not exceed five (5) extended period classes. Additionally, two periods per day (typically of 42 minutes in duration) will be non-pupil contact time periods.
2. If a faculty member is assigned to five (5) extended period classes, said member shall be assigned no duties that semester.
c. Blocked (double period) 88-minute periods.
1. A faculty member’s n...
