Common use of Length of Work Day Clause in Contracts

Length of Work Day. ‌ 7.1 The workdays for teachers: a. Seven and one half (7 ½) hours, which shall include a 30-minute duty free lunch. b. On days teachers have no contact with students they may schedule their lunch at any appropriate time as determined by the principal and may be up to an hour in length. c. If no specific activities are planned for the last hour of a day on which they have no contact with students, that time may be used for lunch. d. Planning time shall be used for planning and evaluating classroom instruction and, up to once a week, an IEP, 504 and MTSS meeting, unless as required by law. If two or more planning periods within a school week are preempted by the administrator, then the planning period will be deferred to beyond the school day and compensatory time will be awarded in quarter hour increments based upon the length of time of the meeting. Meetings scheduled by the teacher during their planning period is not inclusive of the above stated limitations. Parent-teacher conferences, or other activities when pre-approved by the principal, that occur beyond the normal work day will be awarded compensatory time. e. For teachers working beyond 10 months, 10 +1 and 10 +2, an altered work week or workday schedule will be established by the Superintendent. 7.2 Teachers may be required to attend one (1) open house (orientation/Back-to-School/1st of year parent meeting) each school year, which shall not exceed two (2) hours in length. Teachers of students in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) may be required to attend their school’s graduation exercises. 7.3 Teachers may be required to stay past the end of the normal workday to attend a faculty meeting no more than nine (9) times a year. Such faculty meetings shall begin as soon as feasible after the end of the student day. The meetings shall not extend more than thirty (30) minutes beyond the close of the workday. Every attempt should be made to make faculty meetings concise and relevant. Teachers will be excused from attendance when they provide a valid reason as approved by the principal. 7.4 Teachers are expected to be at their work site during the school day unless their absence is covered by leave. If a teacher leaves their work site during the workday, they should notify their principal in a manner approved by the principal. 7.5 Teachers shall not be required to sign in at the start of the workday or out at the end of the workday unless for disciplinary reasons as determined by the principal. 7.6 Compensatory time shall be granted for volunteer duty, assigned duty or for other activities approved by the principal and only for those activities that are beyond the normal, everyday duties of a teacher. It shall be earned and used in the following ways: A. Compensatory time shall be earned and used in quarter hour increments. Up to seven and one-half hours (7.5) of compensatory time may be used on days when students are in attendance, as well as on days when students are not in attendance. No reason shall be required for the use of compensatory time. B. Compensatory time may not be used to extend a holiday period and may not be used four (4) working days prior to or used when a teacher is administering FCAT state assessments. This exclusion does not apply to time after the student day or for a verified illness. C. The maximum amount of compensatory time that may be carried over to the next school year shall be seventy-five (75) hours. The maximum balance during any school year shall be seventy-five (75) hours. D. Compensatory time shall not be used to cover excessive tardiness as determined by the principal. E. A maximum of three (3) professional days may be designated as no compensatory time days for the purpose of holding professional development activities. A teacher workday will be scheduled at the end of each nine (9) week grading period, except for the final grading period. Compensatory time may be used on these days in case of emergency or if the teacher has participated in a similar activity previously, as determined by the principal. F. Compensatory time may not be used as payout at termination.

Length of Work Day. ‌ 7.1 The workdays for teachers: a. Seven and one half (7 ½) hours, which shall include a 30-minute duty free lunch. b. On days teachers have no contact with students they may schedule their lunch at any appropriate time as determined by the principal and may be up to an hour in length. c. If no specific activities are planned for the last hour of a day on which they have no contact with students, that time may be used for lunch. d. Planning time shall be used for planning and evaluating classroom instruction and, up to once a week, an IEP, 504 and MTSS meeting, unless as required by law. If two or more planning periods within a school week are preempted by the administrator, then the planning period will be deferred to beyond the school day and compensatory time will be awarded in quarter hour increments based upon the length of time of the meeting. Meetings scheduled by the teacher during their planning period is not inclusive of the above stated limitations. Parent-teacher conferences, or other activities when pre-approved by the principal, that occur beyond the normal work day will be awarded compensatory time. e. For teachers working beyond 10 months, 10 +1 and 10 +2, an altered work week workweek or workday schedule will be established by the Superintendent. 7.2 Teachers may be required to attend one (1) open house (orientation/Back-to-School/1st of year parent meeting) each school year, which shall not exceed two (2) hours in length. Teachers of students in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) may be required to attend their school’s graduation exercises. 7.3 Teachers may be required to stay past the end of the normal workday to attend a faculty meeting no more than nine (9) times a year. Such faculty meetings shall begin as soon as feasible after the end of the student day. The meetings shall not extend more than thirty (30) minutes beyond the close of the workday. Compensatory time shall be awarded for faculty meetings exceeding thirty (30) minutes beyond the workday. Every attempt should be made to make faculty meetings concise and relevant. Teachers will be excused from attendance when they provide a valid reason as approved by the principal. 7.4 Teachers are expected to be at their work site during the school day unless their absence is covered by leave. If a teacher leaves their work site during the workday, they should notify their principal in a manner approved by the principal. 7.5 Teachers shall not be required to sign in at the start of the workday or out at the end of the workday unless for disciplinary reasons as determined by the principal. 7.6 Compensatory time shall be granted for volunteer duty, assigned duty or for other activities approved by the principal and only for those activities that are beyond the normal, everyday duties of a teacher. It shall be earned and used in the following ways: A. Compensatory time shall be earned and used in quarter hour increments. Up to seven and one-half hours (7.5) of compensatory time may be used on days when students are in attendance, as well as on days when students are not in attendance. No reason shall be required for the use of compensatory time. B. Compensatory time may not be used to extend a holiday period and may not be used four (4) working days prior to or used when a teacher is administering FCAT state assessments. This exclusion does not apply to time after the student day or for a verified illness. C. The maximum amount of compensatory time that may be carried over to the next school year shall be seventy-five ninety (7590) hours. The maximum balance during any school year shall be seventy-five ninety (7590) hours. D. C. Compensatory time shall not be used to cover excessive tardiness as determined by the principal. E. D. A maximum of three (3) professional days may be designated as no compensatory time days for the purpose of holding professional development activities. A teacher workday will be scheduled at the end of each nine (9) week grading period, except for the final grading period. Compensatory time may be used on these days in case of emergency or if the teacher has participated in a similar activity previously, as determined by the principal. F. E. Compensatory time may not be used as payout at termination.

Length of Work Day. ‌ 7.1 The workdays for teachers: a. Seven and one half (7 ½) hours, which shall include a 30-minute duty free lunch. b. On days teachers have no contact with students they may schedule their lunch at any appropriate time as determined by the principal and may be up to an hour in length. c. If no specific activities are planned for the last hour of a day on which they have no contact with students, that time may be used for lunch. d. Planning time shall be used for planning and evaluating classroom instruction and, up to once a week, an IEP, 504 and MTSS meeting, unless as required by law. If two or more planning periods within a school week are preempted by the administrator, then the planning period will be deferred to beyond the school day and compensatory time will be awarded in quarter hour increments based upon the length of time of the meeting. Meetings scheduled by the teacher during their planning period is not inclusive of the above stated limitations. Parent-teacher conferences, or other activities when pre-approved by the principal, that occur beyond the normal work day will be awarded compensatory time. e. For teachers working beyond 10 months, 10 +1 and 10 +2, an altered work week or workday schedule will be established by the Superintendent. 7.2 Teachers may be required to attend one (1) open house (orientation/Back-to-School/1st of year parent meeting) each school year, which shall not exceed two (2) hours in length. Teachers of students in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) may be required to attend their school’s graduation exercises. 7.3 Teachers may be required to stay past the end of the normal workday to attend a faculty meeting no more than nine (9) times a year. Such faculty meetings shall begin as soon as feasible after the end of the student day. The meetings shall not extend more than thirty (30) minutes beyond the close of the workday. Every attempt should be made to make faculty meetings concise and relevant. Teachers will be excused from attendance when they provide a valid reason as approved by the principal. 7.4 Teachers are expected to be at their work site during the school day unless their absence is covered by leave. If a teacher leaves their work site during the workday, they should notify their principal in a manner approved by the principal. 7.5 Teachers shall not be required to sign in at the start of the workday or out at the end of the workday unless for disciplinary reasons as determined by the principal. 7.6 Compensatory time shall be granted for volunteer duty, assigned duty or for other activities approved by the principal and only for those activities that are beyond the normal, everyday duties of a teacher. It shall be earned and used in the following ways: A. Compensatory time shall be earned and used in quarter hour increments. Up to seven and one-half hours (7.5) of compensatory time may be used on days when students are in attendance, as well as on days when students are not in attendance. No reason shall be required for the use of compensatory time. B. Compensatory time may not be used to extend a holiday period and may not be used four (4) working days prior to or used when a teacher is administering FCAT state assessments. This exclusion does not apply to time after the student day or for a verified illness. C. The maximum amount of compensatory time that may be carried over to the next school year shall be seventy-five sixty (7560) hours. The maximum balance during any school year shall be seventy-five sixty (7560) hours. D. Compensatory time shall not be used to cover excessive tardiness as determined by the principal. E. A maximum of three (3) professional days may be designated as no compensatory time days for the purpose of holding professional development activities. A teacher workday will be scheduled at the end of each nine (9) week grading period, except for the final grading period. Compensatory time may be used on these days in case of emergency or if the teacher has participated in a similar activity previously, as determined by the principal. F. Compensatory time may not be used as payout at termination.

Length of Work Day. ‌ 7.1 The workdays for teachers: a. Seven and one half (7 ½) hours, which shall include a 30-minute duty free lunch. b. On days teachers have no contact with students they may schedule their lunch at any appropriate time as determined by the principal and may be up to an hour in length. c. If no specific activities are planned for the last hour of a day on which they have no contact with students, that time may be used for lunch. d. Planning time shall be used for planning and evaluating classroom instruction and, up to once a week, an IEP, 504 and MTSS meeting, unless as required by law. If two or more planning periods within a school week are preempted by the administrator, then the planning period will be deferred to beyond the school day and compensatory time will be awarded in quarter hour increments based upon the length of time of the meeting. Meetings scheduled by the teacher during their planning period is not inclusive of the above stated limitations. Parent-teacher conferences, or other activities when pre-approved by the principal, that occur beyond the normal work day will be awarded compensatory time. e. For teachers working beyond 10 months, 10 +1 and 10 +2, an altered work week or workday schedule will be established by the Superintendent. 7.2 Teachers may be required to attend one (1) open house (orientation/Back-to-School/1st of year parent meeting) each school year, which shall not exceed two (2) hours in length. Teachers of students in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) may be required to attend their school’s graduation exercises. 7.3 Teachers may be required to stay past the end of the normal workday to attend a faculty meeting no more than nine (9) times a year. Such faculty meetings shall begin as soon as feasible after the end of the student day. The meetings shall not extend more than thirty (30) minutes beyond the close of the workday. Every attempt should be made to make faculty meetings concise and relevant. Teachers will be excused from attendance when they provide a valid reason as approved by the principal. 7.4 Teachers are expected to be at their work site during the school day unless their absence is covered by leave. If a teacher leaves their work site during the workday, they should notify their principal in a manner approved by the principal. 7.5 Teachers shall not be required to sign in at the start of the workday or out at the end of the workday unless for disciplinary reasons as determined by the principal. 7.6 Compensatory time shall be granted for volunteer duty, assigned duty or for other activities approved by the principal and only for those activities that are beyond the normal, everyday duties of a teacher. It shall be earned and used in the following ways: A. Compensatory time shall be earned and used in quarter hour increments. Up to seven and one-half hours (7.5) of compensatory time may be used on days when students are in attendance, as well as on days when students are not in attendance. No reason shall be required for the use of compensatory time. B. Compensatory time may not be used to extend a holiday period and may not be used four (4) working days prior to or used when a teacher is administering FCAT state assessments. This exclusion does not apply to time after the student day or for a verified illness. C. The maximum amount of compensatory time that may be carried over to the next school year shall be seventy-five ninety (7590) hours. The maximum balance during any school year shall be seventy-five ninety (7590) hours. D. Compensatory time shall not be used to cover excessive tardiness as determined by the principal. E. A maximum of three (3) professional days may be designated as no compensatory time days for the purpose of holding professional development activities. A teacher workday will be scheduled at the end of each nine (9) week grading period, except for the final grading period. Compensatory time may be used on these days in case of emergency or if the teacher has participated in a similar activity previously, as determined by the principal. F. Compensatory time may not be used as payout at termination.