Middle School. At the request of the Superintendent, a middle school teacher may volunteer on a semester basis to teach all the student contact time and be paid one-sixth (1/6) of his/her salary for the semester. This section shall not be used to circumvent the hiring of additional full time teachers.
Middle School. The District shall continue with its present practice to provide preparation time during the student's day in the schools where that system is currently in operation. The principal shall form a committee to assist in developing a schedule. The schedule shall be presented to the faculty prior to the close of the school year for implementation in the subsequent school year.
Middle School. 350 minutes of individual planning and preparation time per week during the teacher contract day.
Middle School. Middle school teachers shall have an instructional/supervisory load not to exceed two-hundred seventy (270) minutes per day during the student attendance day with the instructional load not to exceed two-hundred twenty-five (225) minutes per day and five (5) instructional groups. A tenure teacher may volunteer for an instructional load not to exceed two-hundred seventy (270) minutes per day and six (6) instructional groups. The supervisory load shall not exceed forty-five (45) minutes and shall be limited to one assignment of student supervision which shall include, but not be limited to, study hall, library, lunchroom and/or hall supervision. Such supervisory duties shall be assigned each year pursuant to a plan jointly determined by the school/department committee and the building administration.
Middle School. 186 paid days including five (5) days as defined below. Summer duty days will be scheduled the week after school ends in the spring and the two weeks prior to teacher workshops in the fall. Days scheduled outside these times will be mutually agreed upon by the building principal and the affected counselor(s). A maximum of five (5) days during the summer may be exchanged for a maximum of five (5) days during the regular school year. Counselors may exchange these summer duty days for five (5) contract workdays during the regular school year. The five (5) days selected from the regular school year contracted days must be scheduled by mutual agreement with the building principal(s). Conflicts with scheduling of exchange days will be mediated by the Director, Human Resources, and a representative of Education Minnesota-OSSEO (EM-O). EFFECTIVE DATES: July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2023 REVISION DATE: July 1, 2015 The following contains the full text of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Osseo Area Schools, ISD 279 (“District”), and Education Minnesota – OSSEO, Local 1212, Education Minnesota, American Federation of Teachers, National Education Association, AFL-CIO (“Union”), relating to Professional Learning/data teams. • members work interdependently to achieve building goals • teams seek answers to the following questions:
Middle School. Whenever there is reference to secondary school or a secondary school member in this Agreement, it shall include middle schools and middle school members.
Middle School. Administrative Secretary – 15 days before the start of school and 10 days after school ends. This position will be scheduled for a minimum of 210 days per year. Office Secretary and Counseling Secretary – 10 days before the start of school and 10 days after school ends. This position will be scheduled for a minimum of 205 days per year.
Middle School. When it is necessary to assign beyond the maximum of 249 minutes of instruction per day, the following factors will be considered: student needs, certification, qualifications including curricular expertise (current or recent teaching experience), merit and ability (including performance evaluations, if available), availability, teacher request, and seniority when all other factors are judged to be equal. Such instructional period shall replace the one (1) student support period, and the teacher will be compensated one-sixth of the salary listed on the salary schedule at MA Step 6.
Middle School. In order to determine the targeted class size, divide the total number of sections in the building (exclusive of those exempt from class size guidelines) that exceed 30 students by ten (the number of instructional periods). A core team (i.e. language arts, reading) with three sections in excess of 30 students will be considered relative to class size supports.
Middle School. One (1) afternoon and one (1) evening session, for two of the three trimesters.
