Optional Days. For the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years, all members who have a work year calendar of 185 days or less shall have the option of working additional hours, at their daily rate of pay, that are outside the school day/calendar year. Members may not use Personal Necessity or Sick time to account for these optional professional development hours. The additional hours must be used for professional development aligned to district/school priorities. These optional professional development hours will be scheduled as follows:
Optional Days. 3.2.1 Seven (7) hours worked at the discretion of the employee to be used for teacher directed planning and preparation. These hours must be worked between August 17 and August 30 and outside scheduled mandatory day work hours on August 24, 25, 26 and 27. These hours will be time sheeted and compensated at the employee’s per diem rate
Optional Days. Twelve (12) optional days will be distributed in installments over the contract year of the Agreement, and will be listed on a supplemental contract and compensated at the per diem rate of pay. These days are available to each employee covered by this bargained Agreement and will be used as authorized by the superintendent as stipulated in the individual employment contract. Verification of this optional time worked shall be made by affidavit and consistent with the terms of the employment agreement with the Auburn Association of Washington School Principals, optional days may be worked on Saturdays or Sundays. Optional time may include but is not limited to the following kinds of purposes:
Optional Days. 6.3.1 Supplemental Professional Development Time (SPDT) –, In consideration for employees’ participation in a variety of professional development opportunities beyond the contracted work year and supplemental assignments, each employee shall be eligible to receive up to the equivalent of two (2.0 days) of compensation at their per diem rate of
Optional Days. Subject to availability of levy equalization funds, employees will have the opportunity to work optional days that are in addition to the regular base contract. Optional days will be compensated at the employee's per diem rate. Documentation must be submitted for each optional day using an Optional Day Pay Request form. The length of an optional day shall be equivalent to the length of the employee's regular contract day. Days shall be claimed in half or full day increments. A total of four (4) optional days shall be available, subject to the availability of funds: Two (2) days for District and Building meetings and related activities immediately preceding the first student attendance day and a third (3rd) day for District and Building meetings and related activities on the October statewide in-service day. For the 2013- 14 school year, the District shall schedule the third (3rd) day in increments on designated dates, as mutually agreed to by the District and Association. One (1) day will be a Teacher Optional day. This day may be used for approved activities directly related to the employee's contracted duties or services, which are not part of the basic education program required by Article IX, Section 3 of the State constitution, as per RCW 28A.400.200. The completion of teacher option days must be documented on the revised Optional Day Pay Request form(s) hereto attached and submitted to the building principal within thirty (30) days of the activity. In addition, teachers who have transitioned to the Classroom Teacher Evaluation Process shall receive, on a one-time basis, an additional District-directed optional day in the year they transition, which may be provided in hourly increments, for the purpose of professional development training related to the evaluation process. (Article IV, Section
Optional Days. Supplemental Professional Development Time (SPDT) –, In consideration for employees’ participation in a variety of professional development opportunities beyond the contracted work year and supplemental assignments, each employee shall receive the equivalent of two (2.0 days) of compensation at their per diem rate of pay for employee-initiated professional development activities. The District shall compile a menu of professional development offerings to be available locally, to include curriculum-based staff development, professional enhancement and growth, and building-based programs. Employees participating in the Professional Growth Option Track may utilize three (3) days release time to complete Professional Growth Option activities in addition to their Supplemental Professional Development Time as provided for in this section. (See section 8.6.2)
Optional Days. Elementary Office Clinic Assistants will be assigned a 190‐day employee work year starting with the 2022‐2023 school year. Technology Resources Specialists may choose to work up to an additional five (5) days, paid via a time sheet. The dates for these days are to be mutually agreed upon with the building Principal. The duties for these days are at the direction of the building Principal.
Optional Days. (Employee directed supplemental work days): Two and one-half (2.5) optional days are provided by the district on a yearly basis. Optional days are provided to advance student learning in the school district by addressing one of the following areas: District goals School goals Professional goals of the employee Workshops/Conferences/Professional meetings The Mandatory days and the Optional days will be included as supplemental pay on each Certificated Employee’s Contract and paid over 12 months. At the completion of the contract year each employee will be responsible for signing and submitting the Mandatory Day and Optional Day Verification Form (Appendix T) to the building principal as part of the check out process. Mandatory and Optional Days will be prorated based on the employees contract FTE. (Note: in the event of a double M&O levy failure these days will be canceled during the school year following that failure and be reinstated upon passage of the levy).
Optional Days. 22 Each regularly-contracted full-time certificated employee shall be entitled to seven (7) optional 23 days at seven (7) hours of per diem rate, based on the employee’s placement on the combined 24 salary schedule (base + personal responsible stipend), days as follows: 25 Two (12) Building-based days (14 hours) 26 Three (3) District-based days (21 hours) 27 Two (2) Individually-directed days (14 hours) 28 Optional days may be worked exclusive of meals, breaks and sign-in procedures as applicable. 29 Professional Development offered by the District will provide for clock hours whenever clock 30 hours can be given pursuant to OSPI guidelines. 31 Regularly contracted employees who work less than full time shall be entitled to a prorated
Optional Days. Optional Days shall be provided for staff to focus on professional development in the following areas: safety and liability curriculum instruction assessment student management/discipline public relations/communications technology These days shall be submitted in part or in total on the Optional Day Timesheet. On August 1 annually, any unused BEA funded Optional Day dollars shall be paid into the insurance pool, less $35,000 that is used to fund, in part, an additional deemed done day.
