Common use of Length of Teacher Day Clause in Contracts

Length of Teacher Day. ‌ A. School Day 1. The length of the duty day for teachers shall not exceed seven hours and forty minutes (7:40) including an uninterrupted thirty (30) minute lunch period. The teacher day is defined from 7:45 a.m. to 3:25 p.m. With respect to late arrivals and/or early dismissals, the teacher day shall be adjusted accordingly. Teachers must be on time in their room or duty location. 2. Provided however, the duty day for teachers may be adjusted by the Board to accommodate a work week of less than five days or to achieve a more efficient transportation schedule. 3. In implementing any adjustment under Section 7.01 A. (2), the total length of a duty week for teachers shall not exceed thirty-eight hours and twenty minutes (38:20). B. Faculty Meetings 1. Building faculty meetings called by building principals shall be attended by all teachers within the particular building and shall be considered as part of all teachers’ regular duties. A teacher will not be required to attend the meetings if excused by the principals who called the meeting. 2. Such meeting shall begin no later than ten (10) minutes after student dismissal time and shall conclude within forty (40) minutes. Except in cases of urgent necessity, meetings shall be called at least two days prior to such meetings and an agenda emailed. The meeting shall not be limited to items on the agenda. Meetings for DLT and BLT may be held, at the request of an administrator, under the same conditions, except that a maximum of one (1) DLT and one (1) BLT meeting can be held in any calendar month. Each meeting shall conclude in 60 minutes and bargaining unit members shall be paid thirty dollars ($30.00) for attending each meeting. Teachers must attend the entire meeting. 3. None of the foregoing restrictions on building meetings apply in case of emergency. Any building meeting called to discuss an emergency shall be limited solely to discussion of the emergency.

Length of Teacher Day. ‌ A. School Day 1. The length of the duty day for teachers shall not exceed seven hours and forty minutes (7:40) including an uninterrupted thirty (30) minute lunch period. The teacher day is defined from 7:45 a.m. to 3:25 p.m. With respect to late arrivals and/or early dismissals, the teacher day shall be adjusted accordingly. Teachers must be on time in their room or duty location. 2. Provided however, the duty day for teachers may be adjusted by the Board to accommodate a work week of less than five days or to achieve a more efficient transportation schedule. 3. In implementing any adjustment under Section 7.01 A. (2), the total length of a duty week for teachers shall not exceed thirty-thirty- eight hours and twenty minutes (38:20). B. Faculty Meetings 1. Building faculty meetings called by building principals shall be attended by all teachers within the particular building and shall be considered as part of all teachers’ regular duties. A teacher will not be required to attend the meetings if excused by the principals who called the meeting. 2. Such meeting shall begin no later than ten (10) minutes after student dismissal time and shall conclude within forty (40) minutes. Except in cases of urgent necessity, meetings shall be called at least two days prior to such meetings and an agenda emaileddisplayed in the teacher lounges and in the building’s central office. The meeting shall not be limited to items on the agenda. Meetings for DLT and BLT may be held, at the request of an administrator, under the same conditions, except that a maximum of one (1) DLT and one (1) BLT meeting can be held in any calendar month. Each meeting shall conclude in 60 minutes and bargaining unit members shall be paid thirty dollars ($30.00) for attending each meeting. Teachers must attend the entire meeting. 3. None of the foregoing restrictions on building meetings apply in case of emergency. Any building meeting called to discuss an emergency shall be limited solely to discussion of the emergency.

Length of Teacher Day. ‌ A. School Day 1. The length of the duty day for teachers shall not exceed seven hours and forty minutes (7:40) including an uninterrupted thirty (30) minute lunch period. The teacher day is defined from 7:45 a.m. to 3:25 p.m. With respect to late arrivals and/or early dismissals, the teacher day shall be adjusted accordingly. Teachers must be on time in their room or duty location. 2. Provided however, the duty day for teachers may be adjusted by the Board to accommodate a work week of less than five days or to achieve a more efficient transportation schedule. 3. In implementing any adjustment under Section 7.01 A. (2), the total length of a duty week for teachers shall not exceed thirty-eight hours and twenty minutes (38:20). B. Faculty Meetings 1. Building faculty meetings called by building principals shall be attended by all teachers within the particular building and shall be considered as part of all teachers’ regular duties. A teacher will not be required to attend the meetings if excused by the principals who called the meeting. 2. Such meeting shall begin no later than ten (10) minutes after student dismissal time and shall conclude within forty (40) minutes. Except in cases of urgent necessity, meetings shall be called at least two days prior to such meetings and an agenda emailed. The meeting shall not be limited to items on the agenda. Meetings for DLT and BLT may be held, at the request of an administrator, under the same conditions, except that a maximum of one (1) DLT and one (1) BLT meeting can be held in any calendar month. Each meeting shall conclude in 60 minutes and bargaining unit members shall be paid thirty dollars ($30.00) for attending each meeting. Teachers must attend the entire meeting. 3. None of the foregoing restrictions on building meetings apply in case of emergency. Any building meeting called to discuss an emergency shall be limited solely to discussion of the emergency.