Lowest-Performing Elementary Schools. Florida Statutes, require that each school district having one or more of the state designated lowest-performing elementary schools based on the state reading assessment have teachers or reading specialists, effective in teaching reading, provide an additional hour of intensive reading instruction each day of the school year at these schools. In order to comply with this mandate, teachers will work an eight (8) hour day with the additional time paid at their daily rate of pay. In the event that a teacher does not wish to work the eight (8) hour day, the principal shall have the authority to grant the request thus allowing the teacher to continue the traditional 7¾ hour day, as long as the additional hour of intensive reading instruction requirement can be met. All contractual rights including the amount of planning time as guaranteed in Article 6.3-1 will be honored.
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