Common use of Plan Time Clause in Contracts

Plan Time. In each building, a Pre-K or K-6 Teacher Scheduling Committee will jointly develop a building schedule prior to the conclusion of the school year to meet all instructional needs and maximize continuous plan time utilizing existing resources. The Building Principal will request volunteer representatives from each grade level, special education, and special areas. The principal shall ensure that at least two members of the committee are WNEA representatives. If the committee does not have two members who are representatives of the WNEA, the WNEA shall appoint additional members to bring the total WNEA representation to two members. The committee will make available to the building staff the proposed schedule for the next school year no later than two weeks prior to the last scheduled day of school. Staff will be encouraged to provide input and suggest improvements to the proposed schedule during the preview/evaluation period. Feedback will be given to the respective representatives. The Principal will review all the recommendations of the committee before finalizing the master schedule. The committee will re-evaluate the building schedule within the first 10 working days of the school year. Committee Work Time: Scheduling Committee members will be compensated with the Teacher Training stipend rate in the current Master Agreement when requested to work outside their contract time. The following will apply to teacher plan time: 1. All plan time shall occur during the official student day. 2. Every effort will be made to provide 50-minute blocks of plan time each day. All certified teachers will be scheduled for a minimum of 250 minutes per week of plan time. 3. If it becomes necessary for a teacher to teach during plan time as part of his/her regular work day resulting in less than 250 minutes of plan time per week, the teacher will be paid his/her hourly rate of pay. A volunteer will be sought starting with the most senior qualified teacher available within that building. No certified teacher will be required to teach on his/her plan time. 4. When a teacher supervises or substitutes during his/her plan time, the teacher will be compensated at the “Sub or Supervise on Plan” rate as designated on the Hourly Special Payment Schedule (Article II, Section E). Long term plan arrangements are covered by Number 3 above. 5. When a teacher receives less than the required number of plan time minutes per week as indicated in Table 1 due to mandatory meetings, the teacher will be compensated at the “Sub or Supervise on Plan” rate as designated on the Hourly Special Payment Schedule (Article II, Section E). This does not apply to required collaboration time during two plan periods per month. Table 1 Teacher attendance day per week Required minutes of individual plan time 5 No less than 200 4 No less than 150 3 No less than 150 2 No less than 100 1 No less than 50 The required plan minutes will be suspended in the case of emergency school closure days. 6. Time increments less than 15 minutes shall not be counted as plan time. 7. Payroll reimbursement forms are available on the District website. At the beginning of each year, all certified staff will be informed of the location and procedures for completing the payroll reimbursement forms. Definition: A mandatory meeting shall be defined as a meeting a teacher must attend or be subject to disciplinary action.

Plan Time. The standard teaching day is defined as that period of time a teacher is required to be in an educational facility as a participant in his/her standard teaching assignment. The hours of employment for K-12 instructional staff shall be seven hours and 25 minutes and shall include student contact time, time to be distributed between before classes convene and after school is dismissed, and the 25-minute duty-free lunch, except when extended for faculty meetings or special/emergency conditions in accordance with Policy 4220. Providing the total amount of minutes remain the same, the specific time prior and after school beginning and ending may be varied by the building principal to meet the needs of the individual building, teacher, and to ensure that there is adequate supervision of students. When operating hours of a District program do not coincide with those of the typical school day, assigned teaching staff will be scheduled to work the hours which meet the specific needs of the program. In these cases, the total hours of employment per week shall equal the total hours of employment per week for other District teaching staff hired for the equivalent FTE. Direct instructional responsibilities may be assigned in place of student supervision prior to or after instruction. Atypical work schedules will be attached to the contract. In each building, a Pre-K or K-5 (K-6 beginning in 2017-2018) Teacher Scheduling Committee will jointly develop a building schedule prior to the conclusion of the school year to meet all instructional needs and maximize continuous plan time utilizing existing resources. The Building Principal will request volunteer representatives from each grade level, special education, and special areas. The principal shall ensure that at least two members of the committee are WNEA representatives. If the committee does not have two members who are representatives of the WNEA, the WNEA shall appoint additional members to bring the total WNEA representation to two members. The committee will make available to the building staff the proposed schedule for the next school year no later than two weeks prior to the last scheduled day of school. Staff will be encouraged to provide input and suggest improvements to the proposed schedule during the preview/evaluation period. Feedback will be given to the respective representatives. The Principal will review all the recommendations of the committee before finalizing the master schedule. The committee will re-evaluate the building schedule within the first 10 working days of the school year. Committee Work Time: Scheduling Committee members will be compensated with the Teacher Training stipend rate in the current Master Agreement when requested to work outside their contract time. The following will apply to teacher plan time:. 1. All plan time shall occur during the official student day. 2. Every effort will be made to provide 50-50 minute blocks of plan time each day. All certified teachers will be scheduled for a minimum of 250 minutes per week of plan time. 3. If it becomes necessary for a teacher to teach during plan time as part of his/her regular work day resulting in less than 250 minutes of plan time per week, the teacher will be paid his/her hourly rate of pay. A volunteer will be sought starting with the most senior qualified teacher available within that building. No certified teacher will be required to teach on his/her plan time. 4. When a teacher supervises or substitutes during his/her plan time, the teacher will be compensated at the “Sub or Supervise on Plan” rate as designated on the Hourly Special Payment Schedule (Article II, Section E). Long term plan arrangements are covered by Number 3 above. 5. When a teacher receives less than the required number of plan time minutes per week as indicated in Table 1 due to mandatory meetings, the teacher will be compensated at the “Sub or Supervise on Plan” rate as designated on the Hourly Special Payment Schedule (Article II, Section E). This does not apply A mandatory meeting is defined as a meeting a teacher must attend or be subject to required collaboration time during two plan periods per monthdisciplinary action. Table 1 Teacher attendance day days per week Required minutes of individual plan time 5 No less than 200 4 No less than 150 3 No less than 150 2 No less than 100 1 No less than 50 The required plan minutes will be suspended in the case of emergency school closure days. 6. Time increments less than 15 minutes shall not be counted as plan time. 7. Payroll reimbursement forms are available on the District website. At the beginning of each year, all certified staff will be informed of the location and procedures for completing the payroll reimbursement forms. Definition: A mandatory meeting Teachers shall be defined available to confer with students and/or parents before and after school. However, such conference time shall be mutually agreed to by the parent/student and the teacher. When the employee is required to attend an after school or evening function (i.e.: Open House, Back to School Night and orientation), any after school supervisor duties shall be waived and employees are permitted to leave once the buses have departed. All instructional staff will be provided a duty-free, uninterrupted twenty-five (25) minute lunch period daily. Teachers may leave the campus during the school day at times when they are duty-free, provided that proper arrangements have been made. Proper arrangements will include consent of the principal and notification of the appropriate building offices as a meeting a teacher must attend or be subject to disciplinary actiontime leaving and time returning.

Plan Time. In each building, a Pre-K or K-6 Teacher Scheduling Committee will jointly develop a building schedule prior to the conclusion of the school year to meet all instructional needs and maximize continuous plan time utilizing existing resources. The Building Principal will request volunteer representatives from each grade level, special education, and special areas. The principal shall ensure that at least two members of the committee are WNEA representatives. If the committee does not have two members who are representatives of the WNEA, the WNEA shall appoint additional members to bring the total WNEA representation to two members. The committee will make available to the building staff the proposed schedule for the next school year no later than two weeks prior to the last scheduled day of school. Staff will be encouraged to provide input and suggest improvements to the proposed schedule during the preview/evaluation period. Feedback will be given to the respective representatives. The Principal will review all the recommendations of the committee before finalizing the master schedule. The committee will re-evaluate the building schedule within the first 10 working days of the school year. Committee Work Time: Scheduling Committee members will be compensated with the Teacher Training stipend rate in the current Master Agreement when requested to work outside their contract time. The following will apply to teacher plan time:. 1. All plan time shall occur during the official student day. 2. Every effort will be made to provide 50-50 minute blocks of plan time each day. All certified teachers will be scheduled for a minimum of 250 minutes per week of plan time. 3. If it becomes necessary for a teacher to teach during plan time as part of his/her regular work day resulting in less than 250 minutes of plan time per week, the teacher will be paid his/her hourly rate of pay. A volunteer will be sought starting with the most senior qualified teacher available within that building. No certified teacher will be required to teach on his/her plan time. 4. When a teacher supervises or substitutes during his/her plan time, the teacher will be compensated at the “Sub or Supervise on Plan” rate as designated on the Hourly Special Payment Schedule (Article II, Section E). Long term plan arrangements are covered by Number 3 above. 5. When a teacher receives less than the required number of plan time minutes per week as indicated in Table 1 due to mandatory meetings, the teacher will be compensated at the “Sub or Supervise on Plan” rate as designated on the Hourly Special Payment Schedule (Article II, Section E). This does not apply to required collaboration time during two plan periods per month. Table 1 Teacher attendance day per week Required minutes of individual plan time 5 No less than 200 4 No less than 150 3 No less than 150 2 No less than 100 1 No less than 50 The required plan minutes will be suspended in the case of emergency school closure days. 6. Time increments less than 15 minutes shall not be counted as plan time. 7. Payroll reimbursement forms are available on the District website. At the beginning of each year, all certified staff will be informed of the location and procedures for completing the payroll reimbursement forms. Definition: A mandatory meeting shall be defined as a meeting a teacher must attend or be subject to disciplinary action.

Plan Time. In each building, a Pre-K or K-6 Teacher Scheduling Committee will jointly develop a building schedule prior to the conclusion of the school year to meet all instructional needs and maximize continuous plan time utilizing existing resources. The Building Principal will request volunteer representatives from each grade level, special education, and special areas. The principal shall ensure that at least two members of the committee are WNEA representatives. If the committee does not have two members who are representatives of the WNEA, the WNEA shall appoint additional members to bring the total WNEA representation to two members. The committee will make available to the building staff the proposed schedule for the next school year no later than two weeks prior to the last scheduled day of school. Staff will be encouraged to provide input and suggest improvements to the proposed schedule during the preview/evaluation period. Feedback will be given to the respective representatives. The Principal will review all the recommendations of the committee before finalizing the master schedule. The committee will re-evaluate the building schedule within the first 10 working days of the school year. Committee Work Time: Scheduling Committee members will be compensated with the Teacher Training stipend rate in the current Master Agreement when requested to work outside their contract time. The following will apply to teacher plan time: 1. All plan time shall occur during the official student day. 2. Every effort will be made to provide 50-minute blocks of plan time each day. All certified teachers will be scheduled for a minimum of 250 minutes per week of plan time. 3. If it becomes necessary for a teacher to teach during plan time as part of his/her regular work day resulting in less than 250 minutes of plan time per week, the teacher will be paid his/her hourly rate of pay. A volunteer will be sought starting with the most senior qualified teacher available within that building. No certified teacher will be required to teach on his/her plan time. 4. When a teacher supervises or substitutes during his/her their plan time, the teacher will be compensated at the “Sub or Supervise on Plan” rate as designated on the Hourly Special Payment Schedule (Article II, Section E). Long term plan arrangements are covered by Number 3 above. 5. When a teacher receives less than the required number of plan time minutes per week as indicated in Table 1 due to mandatory meetings, the teacher will be compensated at the “Sub or Supervise on Plan” rate as designated on the Hourly Special Payment Schedule (Article II, Section E). This does not apply to required collaboration PLC time during two plan periods per month(as defined in Article III, Section E). Table 1 Teacher attendance day per week Required minutes of individual plan time 5 No less than 200 4 No less than 150 3 No less than 150 2 No less than 100 1 No less than 50 The required plan minutes will Definition: A mandatory meeting shall be suspended in the case of emergency school closure daysdefined as a meeting a teacher must attend or be subject to disciplinary action. 6. Time increments less than 15 minutes shall not be counted as plan time. 7. Payroll reimbursement forms are available on the District website. At the beginning of each year, all certified staff will be informed of the location and procedures for completing the payroll reimbursement forms. 8. Definition: A mandatory meeting shall The required plan minutes will be defined as a meeting a teacher must attend or be subject to disciplinary action.suspended in the case of emergency school closure days. Teacher attendance day per week Required minutes of individual plan time 5 No less than 200 4 No less than 150 3 No less than 150 2 No less than 100 1 No less than 50