Common use of NONTEACHING DUTIES Clause in Contracts

NONTEACHING DUTIES. The COMMITTEE and the ASSOCIATION acknowledge that a teacher’s primary responsibility is to teach and that his/her energies should, to the extent possible, be utilized to that end. A. When it becomes necessary to schedule bus duty, cafeteria duty or recess duty during those periods contiguous to lunch periods, such assignments shall not be made during time periods beyond the teacher’s regular work day, as defined in Article III. When assigned to such duty during the regularly scheduled workday, as defined in Article III, such assignment shall be on a fair and equitable basis. B. In no case shall teachers be required to perform on-site supervision during the regularly scheduled morning and afternoon recess periods in the elementary schools. C. Beyond the provisions of A and B, teachers shall not be required to expend time and energy in other non-teaching assignments including, but not limited to, the following: 1. Except for school nurses, health services, such as administering eye or ear examinations and weighing pupils. 2. Collecting money from students for non-educational purposes. Although teachers may be required to collect and to transmit money to be used for educational purposes, they shall not be required to tabulate or to account for such money. 3. With the exception of duplicating instructional materials, preparing report cards, or master grade lists, entering essential information into the cumulative records, entering student attendance, and/or information into the computer, teachers shall not be responsible for clerical functions. D. In order to ensure that teachers do not expend time and energy on those non-instructional functions, teacher duty-aides will be provided for the elementary and middle school levels. E. All achievement and intelligence tests which are machine scorable shall be so scored. F. Teachers shall not be required to drive pupils to activities which take place away from the school building. Teachers may do so voluntarily, however, with the advance approval of their principal or immediate supervisor. G. When teachers are absent, the administration will make every reasonable effort to secure a substitute. If a substitute is not available teachers may be reassigned from supervisory duties to cover a class. If it still becomes necessary to secure additional teachers for coverage, teachers with a preparation period may be asked. H. Teachers shall not be responsible for keeping registers. I. In future budgetary considerations, the COMMITTEE shall make a reasonable attempt to move toward a goal of providing teachers with an opportunity to devote their energies and time to instructional pursuits.

NONTEACHING DUTIES. The COMMITTEE and the ASSOCIATION acknowledge that a teacher’s primary responsibility is to teach and that his/her energies should, to the extent possible, be utilized to that this end. A. When it becomes necessary to schedule bus duty, cafeteria duty or recess duty during those periods contiguous to lunch periods, such assignments shall not be made during time periods beyond the teacher’s regular work day, as defined in Article III. When assigned to such duty during the regularly scheduled workday, as defined in Article III, such assignment shall be on a fair and equitable basis. The COMMITTEE may reopen this agreement on the question of extending the lunch period at the elementary level. B. In no case shall teachers be required to perform on-site supervision during the regularly scheduled morning and afternoon recess periods in the elementary schools. C. Beyond the provisions of A and B, teachers shall not be required to expend time and energy in other non-teaching assignments including, but not limited to, the following: 1. Except for school nurses, health services, such as administering eye or ear examinations and weighing pupils. 2. Collecting money from students for non-educational purposes. Although teachers may be required to collect and to transmit money to be used for educational purposes, they shall not be required to tabulate or to account for such money. 3. With the exception of duplicating instructional materials, preparing report cards, or master grade lists, entering essential information into the cumulative records, entering student attendance, and/or information into the computer, teachers shall not be responsible for clerical functions. 4. By January 1, 2008 the process will be in place to pre-populate the clerical portions of the Student Success Plan, and then the teachers will be required to enter only goals and the implementation plan. D. In order to ensure that teachers do not expend time and energy on those non-non- instructional functions, teacher duty-aides will be provided for the elementary and middle school levels. E. All achievement and intelligence tests which are machine scorable shall be so scored. F. Teachers shall not be required to drive pupils to activities which take place away from the school building. Teachers may do so voluntarily, however, with the advance approval of their principal or immediate supervisor. G. When teachers are absent, the administration will make every reasonable effort to secure a substitute. If a substitute is not available teachers may be reassigned from supervisory duties to cover a class. If it still becomes necessary to secure additional teachers for coverage, teachers with a preparation period may be asked. H. Teachers shall not be responsible for keeping registers. I. In future budgetary considerations, the COMMITTEE shall make a reasonable attempt to move toward a goal of providing teachers with an opportunity to devote their energies and time to instructional pursuits.