Planning and Preparation Time. A. Each teacher shall receive a minimum of 200 minutes per week for a planning period. B. In order to maintain a fully operational school, every effort shall be made to obtain a qualified substitute teacher to replace staff members who are absent. To facilitate this goal when a substitute is needed, but cannot be obtained, each Principal shall poll available teachers to determine a list of volunteers to fill in for absent teachers. At the secondary level or middle school level, if no teacher volunteers, staff members scheduled for conference or planning time during the period for which a substitute is needed may be assigned by the Principal on an alphabetically rotating basis so that each available teacher will take his/her turn. Each teacher who volunteers or is assigned and who, as a result, forfeits his/her preparation period on that day, shall be paid at the rate of $20.00 per period taught. At the elementary level, each teacher who volunteers or is assigned by the Principal to fill in for an absent teacher shall be paid at the rate equal to $20.00 for each period taught. A period shall be defined as at least forty (40) minutes. At the elementary level, when the specialty teacher is unavailable due to absence from school or other assignment, (that results in the loss of regularly scheduled planning time), the classroom teacher will be: 1. Provided an equivalent amount of time (to the teacher’s and Principal’s satisfaction); or 2. Compensated at the rate of $20 per occurrence. Teachers so substituting will fill out all necessary forms, approved and signed by the building Principal, and will receive their pay on the normal two (2) week schedule. Teachers volunteering to cover for other teachers who have personal obligations are not covered by this agreement.
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