Number of Preparations. Unless the principal stipulates good cause, in writing, necessitating a deviation in scheduling, secondary teachers shall not be required to teach more than two subject areas or to have more than three teaching preparations at any one time.
Number of Preparations. 15.4.1 Site administrators shall minimize the number of subject matter preparations required of each secondary unit member (6-12), and shall consult with the unit member prior to assigning more than two different preparations. No unit member shall have four (4) or more preparations without his or her written consent, unless aide time is provided or other adjustments considered. Such considerations may include but are not limited to redistribution of students, assignment of aide time, provision of additional preparation time, or other similar action. Such action, however, shall be limited to that which is reasonably possible and is not overly disruptive to the education of the students. If action satisfactory to the teacher involved has not been initiated by a site administrator within five (5) working days after a written request has been made by the teacher, and upon request of the teacher, the site administrator and the teacher will meet with the Superintendent to determine what action may be taken to relieve the teacher’s load. Remedial action mentioned above shall also be applicable in grades 6-12 in cases of excessive numbers of preparations (four [4] or more) as jointly determined by the teacher and site administrator. A preparation is specific and separate planning and preparation for a particular grade or class. A weekly advisory or homeroom period of no more than 30 minutes, for which no curricular preparation, assessment, or follow-up is required, shall not be considered subject matter preparation.
Number of Preparations. Workload relative to the number of preparations shall be fair, reasonable, and equitable according to conventional past practices within the relevant disciplines or groups of disciplines. It is understood that the provisions of Section 6.3 and 6.3.1 shall not be subject to the grievance procedures of Article 17.
Number of Preparations. The School District shall make every attempt to limit the number of preparations a teacher/ancillary staff shall have in any given semester. The number of preparations shall be distributed as equitably as possible within a discipline. Teachers/Ancillary staff teaching in multiple disciplines shall have no more than four preparations unless prior agreement is made with the individual teacher/ancillary staff and the Association.
Number of Preparations. The administration will prepare a schedule for secondary teachers that should limit the number of subjects and preparations.
Number of Preparations. When the number of preparations exceeds the number of blocks in the school timetable, an additional preparation period will be provided.
Number of Preparations a. Except for teacher assignment preference no teacher shall be required to prepare more than five (5) different courses at the middle school and junior secondary level or more than three (3) different courses in each semester at the senior secondary level.
Number of Preparations. 1. In establishing the teaching assignments of secondary Teachers, consideration shall be given to minimizing the number of different courses for which each Teacher shall be required to prepare.
Number of Preparations. 15.4.1 Site administrators shall minimize the number of subject matter preparations required of each secondary unit member (6-12), and shall consult with the unit member prior to assigning more than two different preparations. No unit member shall have four (4) or more preparations without his or her consent, unless aide time is provided or other adjustments considered. Such considerations may include but are not limited to redistribution of students, assignment of aide time, provision of additional preparation time, or other similar action. Such action, however, shall be limited to that which is reasonably possible and is not overly disruptive to the education of the students. If action satisfactory to the teacher involved has not been initiated by a site administrator within five (5) working days after a request has been made by the teacher, and upon request of the teacher, the site administrator and the teacher will meet with the Superintendent to determine what action may be taken to relieve the teacher’s load. Remedial action mentioned above shall also be applicable in grades 6- 12 in cases of excessive numbers of preparations (four [4] or more) as jointly determined by the teacher and site administrator. A preparation is specific and separate planning and preparation for a particular grade or class.
Number of Preparations. A reasonable effort shall be made to construct a master schedule that assigns a teacher three or fewer preparations in core subject areas. In some subjects, such as a LA/SS block, World Languages and Vocational courses, the goal may not be achievable.
