Middle Schools/Middle Grades Sample Clauses

Middle Schools/Middle Grades. (This section shall exclude middle grades in K-8 buildings.)
Sample 1
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Middle Schools/Middle Grades. 1. Beginning with the 2001-2002 school year, the operational definition of middle schools/middle grades for purposes of this Agreement shall include facilities which house grades six (6) and/or seven (7), and/or eight (8). Teachers are to be organized into interdisciplinary core teams, meet regularly in a common planning period during the school day, and instruct a common group of stu- dents. All student and teacher scheduling, profes- sional development, and curriculum shall be developed to reflect this definition of middle schools/middle grades. 2. All middle schools/middle grades shall be staffed to include: • A maximum of 19:1 staffing ratio to provide common planning period; • All teachers, excluding ESP/Exploratory teach- ers in K-8 schools, shall have five (5) assign- ments or an equivalent thereof (i.e. block sched- uling) and a common planning period; • An adequate number of Exploratory teachers which includes the middle schools/middle grades building enrollment of regular and spe- cial education students; • One permanent building substitute at all middle schools. 3. Effective with the 2001-02 school year, the class size for regular middle school/middle grade teach- ers shall be 1:150 District-wide average and 1: 170 maximum (compliance with North Central requirements) If a teacher is assigned students above this 170 limit (or a proportionately adjusted limit for teachers with fewer than six assigned periods), one or more of the following options will be utilized: a. Reassignment of students or teachers; b. Add an additional class assignment at a one- sixth (1/6) pay differential; c. Add a teacher at the appropriate certification; d. Pay the affected teacher $1.00 per student per day for each student above the 1:170 limit. e. Class size for middle schools/middle grades special subject teachers shall be: • Art = 170 students per day maximum; • Music = 170 students per day maximum, excluding choir, band, orchestra and similar activities; • Physical Education = 196 students per day maximum.
Sample 1

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