Common use of Member Work Load Clause in Contracts

Member Work Load. Service related to or sponsored by the employer, other than the days established in the school calendar or in addition to the minutes per day established by this Agreement, shall be voluntary and not a part of the member’s work load. Members shall not be required to supervise or be responsible for supervision of non- instructional programs which the Board may add to the school day without prior consultation between the Superintendent and the AEA. Elementary art, music, and physical education instructors who are assigned more than twenty-eight (28) periods per week shall not be assigned duty responsibilities. Members assigned to an elementary school (p.m.) and secondary school (a.m.) shall report to school twenty (20) minutes prior to their first instructional period, and the member shall not be assigned a homeroom or duty. In no case shall such member’s work day exceed 450 minutes. The Board shall, wherever possible, initiate and/or continue state, national, or locally funded programs to provide educational assistants for the performance of non-teaching administrative, clerical and/or supervisory tasks. Whenever possible members shall not be required to perform record keeping or other clerical duties pertaining to the lunch program. This shall include the collection and accounting of the lunch monies and/or tickets. Members shall not be required to perform custodial duties. Members’ work loads shall be within the limits established by the State Department of Education. In addition: A. Attendance in study halls shall not exceed one hundred (100) pupils per supervisor. B. One adult shall be scheduled to the school cafeteria per entire student lunch period at a rate of one (1) adult for every 100 students scheduled for the lunch period. C. Secondary teachers in English, social studies, science and mathematics shall be assigned not more than six (6) classes per day with an optimum of two (2) preparations and a maximum of three (3) preparations. D. Members shall not be required to remain in the classroom when a teacher certificated to teach in a special area such as music, art, industrial arts, physical education, home economics, and/or foreign language is in charge. Substitutes shall be provided in the absence of any certificated teacher in any subject area unless the substitute list is exhausted. E. The daily work load for a secondary teacher in the Akron Public Schools is six (6) regular class periods, one (1) period of special duty (study hall), one (1) conference period, and a homeroom assignment. F. Secondary class size shall be within the limits established by the North Central Association, and as funds become available, the Superintendent shall reduce class sizes. G. The maximum size for all special education classes shall conform to federal and state regulations and/or specifications. H. In library periods where the average daily attendance exceeds fifty (50), an additional staff member or an educational assistant will be on duty. I. Each secondary teacher shall, in addition to his/her lunch period, have not less than five (5) planning periods per week. J. Any member in grades K-5 or K-6 shall be provided with at least 180 unassigned minutes per week break in pupil contact time. Members shall have the time provided within the school day, with blocks of time of not less than 15 minutes each. In addition, each member shall have a 30-minute duty-free lunch. K. Members who are assigned to more than one (1) building each day shall not be assigned a homeroom or duty. L. Special education students shall be provided the same amount of art, music and physical education taught by a special subject teacher, as non-disabled students. The instructional time may be provided to the entire class or special education students may be included in general education classes, whichever is the least restrictive environment. M. Members shall not be required to perform evening surveillance duty. N. Members shall not be assigned restroom supervision as a regular duty period.

Member Work Load. Service related to or sponsored by the employer, other than the days established in the school calendar or in addition to the minutes per day established by this Agreement, shall be voluntary and not a part of the member’s work load. Members shall not be required to supervise or be responsible for supervision of non- instructional programs which the Board may add to the school day without prior consultation between the Superintendent and the AEA. Elementary art, music, and physical education instructors who are assigned more than twenty-eight (28) periods per week shall not be assigned duty responsibilities. Members assigned to an elementary school (p.m.) and secondary school (a.m.) shall report to school twenty (20) minutes prior to their first instructional period, and the member shall not be assigned a homeroom or duty. In no case shall such member’s work day exceed 450 minutes. The Board shall, wherever possible, initiate and/or continue state, national, or locally funded programs to provide educational assistants for the performance of non-teaching administrative, clerical and/or supervisory tasks. Whenever possible members shall not be required to perform record keeping or other clerical duties pertaining to the lunch program. This shall include the collection and accounting of the lunch monies and/or tickets. Members shall not be required to perform custodial duties. Members’ work loads shall be within the limits established by the State Department of Education. In addition: A. Attendance in study halls shall not exceed one hundred (100) pupils per supervisor. B. One adult shall be scheduled to the school cafeteria per entire student lunch period at a rate of one (1) adult for every 100 students scheduled for the lunch period. C. Secondary teachers in English, social studies, science and mathematics shall be assigned not more than six (6) classes per day with an optimum of two (2) preparations and a maximum of three (3) preparations. D. C. Members shall not be required to remain in the classroom when a teacher certificated to teach in a special area such as music, art, industrial arts, physical education, home economics, and/or foreign language is in charge. Substitutes shall be provided in the absence of any certificated teacher in any subject area unless the substitute list is exhausted. E. D. The daily work load for a secondary teacher in the Akron Public Schools is six (6) regular class periods, one (1) period of special duty (study hall), one (1) conference period, and a homeroom assignment. F. E. Secondary class size shall be within the limits established by the North Central Association, and as funds become available, the Superintendent shall reduce class sizes. G. F. The maximum size for all special education classes shall conform to federal and state regulations and/or specifications. H. G. In library periods where the average daily attendance exceeds fifty (50), an additional staff member or an educational assistant will be on duty. I. H. Each secondary teacher shall, in addition to his/her lunch period, have not less than five (5) planning periods per week. J. I. Any member in grades K-5 or K-6 1-5 shall be provided with at least 180 unassigned minutes per week break in pupil contact time. Members shall have the time provided within the school day, with blocks of time of not less than 15 minutes each. In addition, each member shall have a 30-minute duty-free lunch. K. J. Members who are assigned to more than one (1) building each day shall not be assigned a homeroom or duty. L. K. Special education students shall be provided the same amount of art, music and physical education taught by a special subject teacher, as non-disabled students. The instructional time may be provided to the entire class or special education students may be included in general education classes, whichever is the least restrictive environment. M. L. Members shall not be required to perform evening surveillance duty. N. M. Members shall not be assigned restroom supervision as a regular duty period.

Member Work Load. Service related to or sponsored by the employer, other than the days established in the school calendar or in addition to the minutes per day established by this Agreement, shall be voluntary and not a part of the member’s work load. Members shall not be required to supervise or be responsible for supervision of non- instructional programs which the Board may add to the school day without prior consultation between the Superintendent and the AEA. Elementary art, music, and physical education instructors who are assigned more than twenty-eight (28) periods per week shall not be assigned duty responsibilities. Members assigned to an elementary school (p.m.) and secondary school (a.m.) shall report to school twenty (20) minutes prior to their first instructional period, and the member shall not be assigned a homeroom or duty. In no case shall such member’s work day exceed 450 minutes. The Board shall, wherever possible, initiate and/or continue state, national, or locally funded programs to provide educational assistants for the performance of non-teaching administrative, clerical and/or supervisory tasks. Whenever possible members shall not be required to perform record keeping or other clerical duties pertaining to the lunch program. This shall include the collection and accounting of the lunch monies and/or tickets. Members shall not be required to perform custodial duties. Members’ work loads shall be within the limits established by the State Department of Education. In addition: A. Attendance in study halls shall not exceed one hundred (100) pupils per supervisor. B. One adult shall be scheduled to the school cafeteria per entire student lunch period at a rate of one (1) adult for every 100 students scheduled for the lunch period. C. Secondary teachers in English, social studies, science and mathematics shall be assigned not more than six (6) classes per day with an optimum of two (2) preparations and a maximum of three (3) preparations. D. Members shall not be required to remain in the classroom when a teacher certificated to teach in a special area such as music, art, industrial arts, physical education, home economics, and/or foreign language is in charge. Substitutes shall be provided in the absence of any certificated teacher in any subject area unless the substitute list is exhausted. E. The nine (9) period day shall be the standard schedule at secondary buildings which shall include middle school (6-8) and high school (9-12). The daily work load for a secondary teacher in the Akron Public Schools is six (6) regular class periods, one one (1) period of special duty (study hall), one (1) conference period (planning) and one (1) lunch period. Any grades (5-8) housed within a high school grade band model shall implement standard nine (9) period day and shall not be required to implement a block schedule model or an A/B scheduling model. Should any secondary building wish to request an exemption to this agreement using the procedures outlined in Section 3.17B in order to implement an eight (8) period day, and a homeroom assignmentthe eight-period day schedule shall be defined as eight (8) periods, each of which shall be fifty (50) minutes in length. F. Secondary class size shall be within the limits established by the North Central Association, and as funds become available, the Superintendent shall reduce class sizes. G. The maximum size for all special education classes shall conform to federal and state regulations and/or specifications. H. In library periods where the average daily attendance exceeds fifty (50), an additional staff member or an educational assistant will be on duty. Secondary LRCs shall not be used for the purposes of scheduling students into a study hall period. I. Each secondary teacher shall, in addition to his/her lunch period, have not less than five (5) planning periods per week. J. Any member in grades K-5 or K-6 shall be provided with at least 180 unassigned minutes per week break in pupil contact time. Members shall have the time provided within the school day, with blocks of time of not less than 15 minutes each. In addition, each member shall have a 30-minute duty-free lunch. K. Members who are assigned to more than one (1) building each day shall not be assigned a homeroom or duty. L. Special education students shall be provided the same amount of art, music and physical education taught by a special subject teacher, as non-disabled students. The instructional time may be provided to the entire class or special education students may be included in general education classes, whichever is the least restrictive environment. M. Members shall not be required to perform evening surveillance duty. N. Members shall not be assigned restroom supervision as a regular duty period.

Member Work Load. Service related to or sponsored by the employer, other than the days established in the school calendar or in addition to the minutes per day established by this Agreement, shall be voluntary and not a part of the member’s work load. Members shall not be required to supervise or be responsible for supervision of non- instructional programs which the Board may add to the school day without prior consultation between the Superintendent and the AEA. Elementary art, music, and physical education instructors who are assigned more than twenty-eight (28) periods per week shall not be assigned duty responsibilities. Members assigned to an elementary school (p.m.) and secondary school (a.m.) shall report to school twenty (20) minutes prior to their first instructional period, and the member shall not be assigned a homeroom or duty. In no case shall such member’s work day exceed 450 minutes. The Board shall, wherever possible, initiate and/or continue state, national, or locally funded programs to provide educational assistants for the performance of non-teaching administrative, clerical and/or supervisory tasks. Whenever possible members shall not be required to perform record keeping or other clerical duties pertaining to the lunch program. This shall include the collection and accounting of the lunch monies and/or tickets. Members shall not be required to perform custodial duties. Members’ work loads shall be within the limits established by the State Department of Education. In addition: A. Attendance in study halls shall not exceed one hundred (100) pupils per supervisor. B. One adult shall be scheduled to the school cafeteria per entire student lunch period at a rate of one (1) adult for every 100 students scheduled for the lunch period. C. Secondary teachers in English, social studies, science and mathematics shall be assigned not more than six (6) classes per day with an optimum of two (2) preparations and a maximum of three (3) preparations. D. C. Members shall not be required to remain in the classroom when a teacher certificated to teach in a special area such as music, art, industrial arts, physical education, home economics, and/or foreign language is in charge. Substitutes shall be provided in the absence of any certificated teacher in any subject area unless the substitute list is exhausted. E. D. The daily work load for a secondary teacher in the Akron Public Schools is six (6) regular class periods, one (1) period of special duty (study hall), one (1) conference period, and a homeroom assignment. F. E. Secondary class size shall be within the limits established by the North Central Association, and as funds become available, the Superintendent shall reduce class sizes. G. F. The maximum size for all special education classes shall conform to federal and state regulations and/or specifications. H. G. In library periods where the average daily attendance exceeds fifty (50), an additional staff member or an educational assistant will be on duty. I. H. Each secondary teacher shall, in addition to his/her lunch period, have not less than five (5) planning periods per week. J. I. Any member in grades K-5 or K-6 shall be provided with at least 180 unassigned minutes per week break in pupil contact time. Members shall have the time provided within the school day, with blocks of time of not less than 15 minutes each. In addition, each member shall have a 30-minute duty-free lunch. K. J. Members who are assigned to more than one (1) building each day shall not be assigned a homeroom or duty. L. K. Special education students shall be provided the same amount of art, music and physical education taught by a special subject teacher, as non-disabled students. The instructional time may be provided to the entire class or special education students may be included in general education classes, whichever is the least restrictive environment. M. L. Members shall not be required to perform evening surveillance duty. N. M. Members shall not be assigned restroom supervision as a regular duty period.