Common use of Length of Work Day Clause in Contracts

Length of Work Day. Employees shall begin their work day with a block of at least thirty (30) minutes before the student's school day begins and shall continue for a block of at least thirty (30) minutes after the student's day ends. The total amount of minutes for these blocks of time shall be no less than sixty (60) minutes per work day. Each week, no more than three of these blocks will be district directed time. The remaining blocks will be designated as time for scheduled parent meetings. If no meetings are scheduled, these blocks of time are intended to be teacher directed time. The work day for all employees shall be seven (7) hours, except that the District shall have the right to adjust the employee work day if necessary to meet the compliance requirements of the Basic Education Act. In addition, all certificated staff shall have a duty free lunch period of not less than thirty (30) continuous minutes. Though early release within a school day is discouraged, in exceptional cases this procedure may be followed at staff request and with prior approval of the principal. The parties recognize the importance of parent conferences and that some parents may not be able to attend during a normal work day. To accommodate these parents one of the days during fall conference, and one in the spring, will be exchanged for a three-hour night conference. In exchange for the night conferences there will be an early release day for all certificated staff on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and on the Friday before Memorial Day. PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TIME The district may adjust the length of work day to implement a Professional Learning Time schedule. Under a P.L.T. schedule, employees shall begin their work day with a block of at least twenty (20) minutes before the student's school day begins and shall continue for a block of at least twenty (20) minutes after the student's day ends. The total amount of minutes for these blocks of time shall be no less than fifty (50) minutes per work day. Each week, no more than three of these blocks will be district directed time. The remaining blocks will be designated as time for scheduled parent meetings. If no meetings are scheduled, these blocks of time are intended to be teacher directed time. – The 50 minutes per week accumulated by reducing the total daily blocked minutes from sixty (60) to fifty (50) may be added to one of these blocks each week before or after the student’s day to create an extended block of Professional Learning Time that shall be no less than eighty (80) minutes long. On the PLT day, the secondary plan time may be adjusted to equal the length of the average class period, or 40 minutes, whichever is greater – This configuration of the length of the PLT work day: – Must not lengthen the contract day – Will include a PLT block which will be teacher directed during the month when grades are due. – The remaining PLT blocks will be split between district directed time and time designated to individual teachers for preparation and enhancement of their instructional program. On the weeks that the district controls the PLT, it will be considered one of their 3 (three) blocks. – Will insure that no seat time will be lost to students as a result of the change. – Will not replace current allocated planning time After PLT is scheduled for grading, Professional Learning Time (PLT) shall be scheduled such that half of the PLT will be teacher directed and half of scheduled PLT will be District directed.

Length of Work Day. Employees shall begin their work day with a block of at least thirty (30) minutes before the student's school day begins and shall continue for a block of at least thirty (30) minutes after the student's day ends. The total amount of minutes for these blocks of time shall be no less than sixty (60) minutes per work day. Each week, no more than three of these blocks will be district directed time. The remaining blocks will be designated as time for scheduled parent meetings. If no meetings are scheduled, these blocks of time are intended to be teacher directed time. The work day for all employees shall be seven (7) hours, except that the District shall have the right to adjust the employee work day if necessary to meet the compliance requirements of the Basic Education Act. In addition, all certificated staff shall have a duty free dutyfree lunch period of not less than thirty (30) continuous minutes. Though early release within a school day is discouraged, in exceptional cases this procedure may be followed at staff request and with prior approval of the principal. The parties recognize the importance of parent conferences and that some parents may not be able to attend during a normal work day. To accommodate these parents one of the days during fall conference, and one in the spring, will be exchanged for a three-hour night conference. In exchange for the night conferences there will be an early release day for all certificated staff on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and on the Friday before Memorial Day. PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TIME The district may adjust the length of work day to implement a Professional Learning Time schedule. Under a P.L.T. schedule, employees shall begin their work day with a block of at least twenty (20) minutes before the student's school day begins and shall continue for a block of at least twenty (20) minutes after the student's day ends. The total amount of minutes for these blocks of time shall be no less than fifty (50) minutes per work day. Each week, no more than three of these blocks will be district directed time. The remaining blocks will be designated as time for scheduled parent meetings. If no meetings are scheduled, these blocks of time are intended to be teacher directed time. – The 50 minutes per week accumulated by reducing the total daily blocked minutes from sixty (60) to fifty (50) may be added to one of these blocks each week before or after the student’s day to create an extended block of Professional Learning Time that shall be no less than eighty (80) minutes long. On the PLT day, the secondary plan time may be adjusted to equal the length of the average class period, or 40 minutes, whichever is greater – This configuration of the length of the PLT work day: – Must not lengthen the contract day – Will include a PLT block which will be teacher directed during the month when grades are due. – The remaining PLT blocks will be split between district directed time and time designated to individual teachers for preparation and enhancement of their instructional program. On the weeks that the district controls the PLT, it will be considered one of their 3 (three) blocks. – Will insure that no seat time will be lost to students as a result of the change. – Will not replace current allocated planning time After PLT is scheduled for grading, Professional Learning Time (PLT) shall be scheduled such that half of the PLT will be teacher directed and half of scheduled PLT will be District directed.

Length of Work Day. Employees shall begin their work day with a block of at least thirty (30) minutes before the student's school day begins and shall continue for a block of at least thirty (30) minutes after the student's day ends. The total amount of minutes for these blocks of time shall be no less than sixty (60) minutes per work day. Each week, no more than three of these blocks will be district directed time. The remaining blocks will be designated as time for scheduled parent meetings. If no meetings are scheduled, these blocks of time are intended to be teacher directed time. The work day for all employees shall be seven (7) hours, except that the District shall have the right to adjust the employee work day if necessary to meet the compliance requirements of the Basic Education Act. In addition, all certificated staff shall have a duty duty- free lunch period of not less than thirty (30) continuous minutes. Though early release within a school day is discouraged, in exceptional cases this procedure may be followed at staff request and with prior approval of the principal. The parties recognize the importance of parent conferences and that some parents may not be able to attend during a normal work day. To accommodate these parents one of the days during fall conference, and one in the spring, will be exchanged for a three-hour night conference. In exchange for the night conferences there will be an early release day for all certificated staff on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and on the Friday before Memorial Day. PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TIME The district may adjust the length of work day to implement a Professional Learning Time schedule. Under a P.L.T. schedule, employees shall begin their work day with a block of at least twenty (20) minutes before the student's school day begins and shall continue for a block of at least twenty (20) minutes after the student's day ends. The total amount of minutes for these blocks of time shall be no less than fifty (50) minutes per work day. Each week, no more than three of these blocks will be district directed time. The remaining blocks will be designated as time for scheduled parent meetings. If no meetings are scheduled, these blocks of time are intended to be teacher directed time. – The 50 minutes per week accumulated by reducing the total daily blocked minutes from sixty (60) to fifty (50) may be added to one of these blocks each week before or after the student’s day to create an extended block of Professional Learning Time that shall be no less than eighty (80) minutes long. On the PLT day, the secondary plan time may be adjusted to equal the length of the average class period, or 40 minutes, whichever is greater – This configuration of the length of the PLT work day: – Must not lengthen the contract day – Will include a PLT block which will be teacher directed during the month when grades are due. – The remaining PLT blocks will be split between district directed time and time designated to individual teachers for preparation and enhancement of their instructional program. On the weeks that the district controls the PLT, it will be considered one of their 3 (three) blocks. – Will insure that no seat time will be lost to students as a result of the change. – Will not replace current allocated planning time After PLT is scheduled for grading, Professional Learning Time (PLT) shall be scheduled such that half of the PLT will be teacher directed and half of scheduled PLT will be District directed.