Common use of Open House and Conferences Clause in Contracts

Open House and Conferences. All members shall attend the annual Open House each school year which may be scheduled in the evening. All members shall attend the scheduled fall and spring Parent-Teacher Conference Days. Conference days shall be scheduled on Thursday evening (5:30-8:30 p.m.) and Friday (9:00 a.m.-12:00). For the purpose of scheduling parent-teacher conferences on Parent-Teacher Conference Day, members shall not be required to make telephone contact with parents. In lieu of attending the Parent-Teacher Conference Day each semester, a member may elect to make eight (8) visits to eight (8) different homes to be completed within the semester and prior the scheduled Parent-Teacher Conference Day. Documentation of each home visit must be provided to the principal. By a majority vote of members assigned to the building, a faculty may elect during the month of September to schedule report card pickup days [twelve (12) hours annually] in place of the Parent-Teacher Conference Day/Home Visit option. In the event a faculty votes for the report card pickup option, members will not have the option to make home visits or conduct parent teacher conferences. Report card pickup days shall begin five (5) minutes after school dismissal. Intervention Specialists, Speech/Hearing Therapists, Hearing Handicapped Interpreters, and Psychologists who have completed the IEP’s due by the date of the conference day for all students assigned to them shall be excused from attending Parent-Teacher Conferences/Home Visits or Report Card Pickup Conferences.

Open House and Conferences. All members shall attend the annual Open House each school year which may be scheduled in the evening. All members shall attend the scheduled fall and spring Parent-Teacher Conference Days. Conference days shall be scheduled on Thursday evening (5:30-8:30 p.m.) and Friday (9:00 a.m.-12:00). For the purpose of scheduling parent-teacher conferences on Parent-Teacher Conference Day, members shall not be required to make telephone contact with parents. In lieu of attending the Parent-Teacher Conference Day each semester, a member may elect to make eight (8) visits to eight (8) different homes to be completed within the semester and prior the scheduled Parent-Teacher Conference Day. Documentation of each home visit must be provided to the principal. By a majority vote of members assigned to the building, a faculty may elect during the month of September to schedule report card pickup days [twelve (12) hours annually] in place of the Parent-Teacher Conference Day/Home Visit option. In the event a faculty votes for the report card pickup option, members will not have the option to make home visits or conduct parent teacher conferences. Report card pickup days shall begin five (5) minutes after school dismissal. Intervention Specialists, Speech/Hearing Therapists, Hearing Handicapped Interpreters, Therapists and Psychologists who have completed the IEP’s due by the date of the conference day for all students assigned to them shall be excused from attending Parent-Teacher Conferences/Home Visits or Report Card Pickup Conferences.