Common use of Planning Time Clause in Contracts

Planning Time. Each teacher and specialist will plan and prepare daily for instruction. It is recognized that a considerable portion of a teacher’s workweek will be required for planning and preparing daily lessons, in discussing and developing materials and methods for individual and group instruction, and in contributing to better articulated instructional plans for students. Educators will use planning time to work individually, in groups, or with the school administration. Teachers and specialists will not be required to substitute for other teachers or specialists during their preparation period. Planning time may be interrupted in cases of emergency, or when supervision of students by a teacher during this time is reasonably required. Each work week, each elementary teacher, specialist, and ESA shall be provided at least four (4) forty (40) minute blocks of time for planning and preparation within the instructional day, except as may be interrupted by field trips, student assemblies, unforeseen emergencies, and one (1) block of planning time on Wednesday after students are dismissed. Elementary Special Education Teachers will receive an additional forty (40) minutes of planning time each week. This allocation will be prorated for part time employees. The District will allocate 180 hours of aide time for lunchroom supervision in each elementary school. This allocation will be supplemented by the Central Office Administration dependent upon building need and circumstances. The schedules of secondary teachers and ESAs will include at least two (2) periods of planning and preparation time during each regular seven-period instructional day. The length of said periods shall not be less than that of a normal instructional period. Middle and high school teachers shall not be required to teach more than five (5) periods per day. Any school seeking to operate on an elementary or secondary schedule different from the above provisions must seek a contract waiver from the Association and the District following the process outlined in Article 28, Section 5. Any school or program seeking to modify their existing schedule during the term of this contract is subject to the following: 1) They must offer an early release Wednesday substantially consistent with schools at the same level in the District; 2) Teacher contact time and planning time must be equivalent with schools at the same level in the District unless specifically exempted by the contract waiver, and 3) The school’s Building Leadership Team must be involved in creating the schedule for the modified week. Model schedules are included in Appendix 2.7 for guidance on the modified work week with the early release Wednesday.

Planning Time. A. Professional Employees in the bargaining unit shall be granted a full thirty (30) minute duty- free lunch period. Except in the case of an emergency, these thirty (30) minutes shall be free of students. B. In addition to this thirty (30) minute duty-free lunch period, teachers shall be granted the following amount of preparation and planning time: Each teacher professional employee shall have a minimum of two hundred fifty-five (255) minutes of individual planning and specialist preparation time weekly which will plan occur in daily increments of no less than thirty (30) minutes. This uninterrupted time shall be at the discretion of the professional employee. An additional one hundred and prepare daily for instruction. It is recognized that a considerable portion of a teacher’s workweek twenty (120) minutes weekly will be at the discretion of the administration. On occasion, there may be a necessity to hold legally required for meetings in the minutes available between the 120 administrative minutes and the 255 individual planning and preparing daily lessonspreparation time minutes at the middle and high schools. Every effort will be made to limit these meetings. Should these meetings occur in excess, in discussing and developing materials and methods for individual and group instructionthe professional employee should first raise the concern with the administrator. If a resolution cannot be reached, and in contributing to better articulated instructional plans for students. Educators will use the professional employee may initiate the grievance process at level two. C. Sussex Consortium professional employees shall have this planning time within the Professional Employee contract day. All other professional employees shall have this planning time within the student day. D. Planning periods referred to work individually, herein shall be limited to such activities as lesson preparation and/or other purposes related to the instructional program and is encouraged to be collaborative in groups, nature with grade level or subject area team members. Use of planning time shall be primarily at the discretion of the Professional Employee and shall not be usurped as long as it is consistent with the school administrationabove definition and district procedures or policies. Teachers and specialists Except in the case of an emergency, teachers will not be required asked to substitute cover another teacher's class during a planning period. E. Professional Employees employed for other teachers or specialists during their preparation period. Planning time may be interrupted in cases more than sixty (60) percent of emergency, or when supervision of students by a the teacher during this time is reasonably required. Each work week, each elementary teacher, specialist, and ESA day shall be provided at least four (4) forty (40) minute blocks as paid work time a pro rata portion of time for planning and preparation within the instructional day, except as may be interrupted by field trips, student assemblies, unforeseen emergencies, and one (1) block of planning time on Wednesday after students are dismissed. Elementary Special Education Teachers will receive an additional forty (40) minutes provided to full-time Professional Employees. F. Time spent traveling between buildings by Professional Employees, of planning time each week. This allocation will whom such travel is required shall not be prorated for part time employees. The District will allocate 180 hours of aide time for lunchroom supervision counted in each elementary school. This allocation will be supplemented by the Central Office Administration dependent upon building need and circumstances. The schedules of secondary teachers and ESAs will include at least two (2) periods calculation of planning and preparation time or duty-free lunch as provided in this article. G. During the week necessary to deal with grades/report cards, meetings will not be held during each regular seven-period instructional daythe school day with the exception of those required by law. The length week in each marking period will be determined in advance by the building leadership/school improvement team. H. Throughout the life of said periods the contract, at the beginning of each work year, the first day shall be reserved wholly, without interruption, for the use of Professional Employees in preparing their classrooms and/or materials for the ensuing school year. The administration shall schedule the first of the end of the year professional workdays for district/building meetings and/or in-service. After that day, one day, without interruption, will be reserved wholly for the use of Professional Employees for the tearing down/packing of classrooms/buildings at the end of the work year. Unless there are extenuating circumstances, district or building meetings will not be less than that of a normal instructional period. Middle and high school teachers shall not be required to teach more than five (5) periods per day. Any school seeking to operate scheduled on an elementary or secondary schedule different from the above provisions must seek a contract waiver from the Association and the District following the process outlined in Article 28, Section 5. Any school or program seeking to modify their existing schedule during the term of this contract is subject to the following: 1) They must offer an early release Wednesday substantially consistent with schools at the same level in the District; 2) Teacher contact time and planning time must be equivalent with schools at the same level in the District unless specifically exempted by the contract waiver, and 3) The school’s Building Leadership Team must be involved in creating the schedule for the modified week. Model schedules are included in Appendix 2.7 for guidance on the modified work week with the early release Wednesdaythose days.

Planning Time. Each teacher and specialist will plan and prepare daily for instruction. It is recognized that a considerable portion of a teacher’s workweek will be required for planning and preparing daily lessons, in discussing and developing materials and methods for individual and group instruction, and in contributing to better articulated instructional plans for students. Educators Teachers will use planning time to work individually, in groups, or with the school administration. Teachers and specialists will not be required to substitute for other teachers or specialists during their preparation period. Planning time may be interrupted in cases of emergency, or when supervision of students by a teacher during this time is reasonably required. Each work week, each elementary teacher, specialist, and ESA teacher shall be provided at least four (4) forty (40) minute blocks of time for planning and preparation within the instructional day, except as may be interrupted by field trips, student assemblies, unforeseen emergencies, and one (1) block of planning time on Wednesday after students are dismissed. Elementary Special Education Teachers will receive an additional forty (40) minutes of planning time each week. This allocation will be prorated for part time employees. The District will allocate 180 hours of aide time for lunchroom supervision in each elementary school. This allocation will be supplemented by the Central Office Administration K-12 Area Directors dependent upon building need and circumstances. The schedules of secondary middle and high school teachers and ESAs will include at least two (2) periods of planning and preparation time during each regular seven-period instructional day. The length of said periods shall not be less than that of a normal instructional period. Middle and high school teachers shall not be required to teach more than five (5) periods per day. Any school seeking to operate on an elementary or secondary schedule different from the above provisions must seek a contract waiver from the Association and the District following the process outlined in Article 28, Section 5. International School operates with a modified schedule reviewed and approved by the parties. Lake Hills Elementary and Xxxxxxxxx Elementary have contract waivers from the Association and the District for the duration of this contract. Any school or program seeking to modify their existing schedule during the term of this contract is subject to the following: 1) . They must offer an early release Wednesday substantially consistent with schools at the same level in the District; 2) . Teacher contact time and planning time must be equivalent with schools at the same level in the District unless specifically exempted by the contract waiver, and 3) . The school’s Building Leadership Team Program Delivery Council must be involved in creating the schedule for the modified week. Model schedules are included in Appendix 2.7 attached for guidance on the modified work week with the early release Wednesday.

Planning Time. Each teacher ‌ 7.1.1 Being prepared each day to provide their students with worthwhile learning experiences and specialist will plan and prepare daily for instructionevaluating students are major responsibilities of classroom teachers. It To this end it is recognized that a considerable portion of a teacher’s workweek will be required for planning and preparing daily lessons, in discussing and developing materials and methods for individual and group instruction, and in contributing to better articulated instructional plans for students. Educators will use planning time to work individually, in groups, or with the school administration. Teachers and specialists will not be all certificated employees are required to substitute for other teachers or specialists during their preparation periodmeet these responsibilities. Planning time may be interrupted in cases of emergency, or when supervision of students by a teacher during this time is reasonably required. Each work week, each elementary teacher, specialist, and ESA times shall be provided at least four (4) forty (40) minute blocks during the student school day as follows: A. Secondary teachers, including Special Education teachers, with full-time teaching assignments shall have the equivalent of time for planning and preparation within the instructional day, except as may be interrupted by field trips, student assemblies, unforeseen emergencies, and a one (1) block class period each school day to be used for instructional planning. In order to ensure sufficient planning time, no more than (1) staff meeting will be scheduled in any given week, except in emergency situations. B. Primary and intermediate teachers, including special education teachers, shall be provided a minimum of three hundred (300) minutes per week within the student day for planning time. Such time may include those periods when a specialist has taken over the class, recess time, or any other time within the student day. Such planning time on Wednesday after students are dismissed. Elementary Special Education Teachers will receive an additional forty must add up to three hundred (40300) minutes of per week and no planning time each week. This allocation will be prorated for part time employees. The District will allocate 180 hours of aide time for lunchroom supervision in each elementary school. This allocation will be supplemented by the Central Office Administration dependent upon building need and circumstances. The schedules of secondary teachers and ESAs will include at least two (2) periods of planning and preparation time during each regular seven-period instructional day. The length of said periods shall not be less than fifteen (15) minutes in length. 1. In addition, the time before and after school may be used as planning time but may also be used for parent/teacher conferences, staff meetings, emergencies, etc. Staff meetings shall be scheduled at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance. 2. Instructional/Planning Support for P-4 Classroom and Special Education Teachers. a. Primary (P-4) class schedules will be prepared with the intent to maximize the opportunity for longer blocks of planning time, by combining or linking specialist time and recess time. b. The District and Association agree that appropriate classroom support is a part of a normal instructional periodthe educational program. Middle and high school teachers shall not When support is provided, it will be required to teach more than five (5) periods per day. Any school seeking to operate distributed on an elementary or secondary schedule different from the above provisions must seek a contract waiver from the Association equitable basis, with consideration given to class size and the District following intensity of student needs in grade levels or classrooms. 3. When the process outlined district creates a split grade-level class for enrollment purposes, the district will offer eight (8) days of substitute time, to be used in Article 28full or half-day increments. a. Teachers will schedule the days/half days in coordination with their principal. b. Substitute teachers may be used for on-site release time or for additional in-class instructional support. C. When primary certificated employee's class has been taken over by a certificated specialist, Section 5the certificated employee shall have the option of using that time for planning purposes or remaining with the class. Any school or program seeking to modify their existing schedule during If used for planning purposes, the term certificated specialist shall then be responsible for the well-being of this contract is subject the class. D. All certificated support employees who have regularly scheduled teaching responsibilities (librarians, counselors, music, P.E., etc.) shall receive pro rata planning time equivalent to the following: level in which they teach (a minimum of three hundred (300) minutes within the student day in primary and intermediate; one (1) They must offer an early release Wednesday substantially consistent with schools at the same level class period per day in the District; 2) Teacher contact time and planning time must be equivalent with schools at the same level in the District unless specifically exempted by the contract waiver, and 3) The school’s Building Leadership Team must be involved in creating the schedule for the modified week. Model schedules are included in Appendix 2.7 for guidance on the modified work week with the early release Wednesdaysecondary).

Planning Time. Each teacher and specialist will plan and prepare daily for instruction. It is recognized that a considerable portion of a teacher’s workweek A. Professional Employees in the bargaining unit will be required for granted a full thirty (30) minute duty- free lunch period. Except in the case of an emergency, these thirty (30) minutes will be free of students. B. In addition to this thirty (30) minute duty-free lunch period, teachers will be granted the following amount of preparation and planning time: Each professional employee will have a minimum of two hundred fifty-five (255) minutes of individual planning and preparing preparation time weekly which will occur in daily lessonsincrements of no less than thirty (30) minutes. This uninterrupted time will be at the discretion of the professional employee. An additional ninety (90) minutes weekly will be at the discretion of the administration. C. On occasion, there may be a necessity to hold legally required meetings in discussing the minutes available between the 90 administrative minutes and developing materials the 255 individual planning and methods for individual preparation time minutes at the middle and group instructionhigh schools. Every effort will be made to limit these meetings. Should these meetings occur in excess, and in contributing to better articulated instructional plans for studentsthe professional employee should first raise the concern with the administrator. Educators If a resolution cannot be reached, the professional employee may initiate the grievance process at level two. D. Sussex Consortium professional employees will use have this planning time within the Professional Employee contract day. All other professional employees will have this planning time within the student day. E. Planning periods referred to work individually, herein will be limited to such activities as lesson preparation and/or other purposes related to the instructional program and is encouraged to be collaborative in groups, nature with grade level or with subject area team members. Use of planning time will be primarily at the school administration. Teachers discretion of the Professional Employee and specialists will not be required to substitute for other teachers usurped as long as it is consistent with the above definition and district procedures or specialists during their preparation periodpolicies. Planning time may be interrupted Except in cases the case of an emergency, or when supervision teachers will not be asked to cover another teacher's class during a planning period. F. Professional Employees employed for more than sixty (60) percent of students by a the teacher during this time is reasonably required. Each work week, each elementary teacher, specialist, and ESA shall day will be provided as paid work time at least four (4) forty (40) minute blocks a prorated portion of time for planning and preparation within the instructional day, except as may be interrupted by field trips, student assemblies, unforeseen emergencies, and one (1) block of planning time on Wednesday after students are dismissed. Elementary Special Education Teachers provided to full-time Professional Employees. G. Time spent traveling between buildings by Professional Employees, of whom such travel is required will receive an additional forty (40) minutes of planning time each week. This allocation will not be prorated for part time employees. The District will allocate 180 hours of aide time for lunchroom supervision counted in each elementary school. This allocation will be supplemented by the Central Office Administration dependent upon building need and circumstances. The schedules of secondary teachers and ESAs will include at least two (2) periods calculation of planning and preparation time or duty-free lunch as provided in this article. H. During the week necessary to deal with grades/report cards, meetings will not be held during each regular seven-period instructional daythe school day with the exception of those required by law. The length week in each marking period will be determined in advance by a combination of said periods shall District leadership and the CHEA. I. Throughout the life of the contract, at the beginning of each work year, the first day will be reserved wholly, without interruption, for the use of Professional Employees in preparing their classrooms and/or materials for the ensuing school year. The administration will schedule the first of the end of the year professional work days for district/building meetings and/or in-service. After that day, one day, without interruption, will be reserved wholly for the use of Professional Employees for the tearing down/packing of classrooms/buildings at the end of the work year. Unless there are extenuating circumstances, district or building meetings will not be less than that of a normal instructional period. Middle and high school teachers shall not be required to teach more than five (5) periods per day. Any school seeking to operate scheduled on an elementary or secondary schedule different from the above provisions must seek a contract waiver from the Association and the District following the process outlined in Article 28, Section 5. Any school or program seeking to modify their existing schedule during the term of this contract is subject to the following: 1) They must offer an early release Wednesday substantially consistent with schools at the same level in the District; 2) Teacher contact time and planning time must be equivalent with schools at the same level in the District unless specifically exempted by the contract waiver, and 3) The school’s Building Leadership Team must be involved in creating the schedule for the modified week. Model schedules are included in Appendix 2.7 for guidance on the modified work week with the early release Wednesdaythose days.

Planning Time. Each Except as provided herein, teachers who are assigned to teach in elementary schools, middle schools, junior high schools, or high schools shall be scheduled for a period of uninterrupted preparation time. a. The use of such preparation time shall normally be for the purpose of teacher preparation, student staffing, individual parent conferences, department meetings, evaluation conferences, and specialist will plan and prepare daily for instructionthe like. It is recognized that a considerable portion not the intent of a teacher’s workweek will be required the parties for planning and preparing daily lessons, in discussing and developing materials and methods for individual and group instruction, and in contributing to better articulated instructional plans for students. Educators will use planning time to work individuallybe used for those purposes, which could be better accomplished by utilizing a school-wide faculty meeting. b. The length of preparation time for teachers in groupsmiddle schools, or junior high schools, and high schools shall normally be equal to the length of the students' class period on the day preparation time is granted. Except for schools with block scheduling, preparation time for part-time teachers shall be scheduled pro rata. c. Teachers in elementary schools shall be scheduled for no less than two hundred sixty (260) minutes of preparation time during each full five (5) day workweek. Sixty (60) of the school administrationtwo hundred sixty (260) minutes may be outside the normal student day. Teachers and specialists will If the workweek is less than five (5) days, such preparation time shall be reduced pro-rata fifty-two (52) minutes per day for each day students are not scheduled to attend full time. It is the intent of the parties that the allowance to schedule sixty (60) minutes of planning time as provided herein, should not be required used to substitute for other teachers or specialists lower the amount of planning that has normally been scheduled during their the student day. d. The principal will provide an additional thirty-five (35) minutes of protected planning time once a week. The day of the week will be at the principal discretion. e. Except as otherwise provided herein, preparation period. Planning time may be interrupted in cases of emergency, or when supervision of students by a teacher during this time is reasonably required. Each work week, each elementary teacher, specialist, and ESA as provided herein shall be provided at least four scheduled within the six and one-half (46 1/2) hour period of time immediately following the beginning of the normal student day. f. Classroom teachers assigned to teach in elementary schools shall have three (3) of their five (5) forty (40) minute weekly preparation times as “No meeting zones” for uninterrupted preparation time. Each school will determine which days each week will be so designated. Except in an emergency, the principal shall not adjust the schedule. Classroom teachers assigned to teach in secondary school shall have at least three (3) of their weekly preparation times without any scheduled meetings, except in an emergency. A third (3) day of the five (5) weekly preparation times will be considered “no meeting zones” with the exception of meetings mandated by state or federal law including, but not limited to, IEP, 504, and LEP or meetings scheduled at the teachers’ request. g. Vocational Teachers with multi-period blocks of classes and/or other teachers not normally assigned to class groups shall not be entitled to preparation time as described herein. This latter group includes, but is not limited to, counselors, occupational specialists, alternative education teachers, area counselors, resource teachers and media specialists not assigned a full class load. Multi-period blocks of classes as used herein shall mean only those instances in which a teacher’s classes are scheduled in multi-period blocks for planning and preparation within the instructional entire student day, except as may be interrupted by field tripse.g., student assembliesthree (3) classes of two (2) period blocks in a six (6) period day. Provided that in the event of an emergency, unforeseen emergencies, and one (1) block of planning time on Wednesday after students as provided herein for an exceptional education teacher may not be provided. All members of the bargaining unit who are dismissed. Elementary Special Education Teachers will receive an additional not entitled to preparation time shall be allowed office hours for up to forty (40) minutes per day. The scope of work done by these members of the bargaining unit during office hours shall be at their discretion. This language is not intended to provide members of the bargaining unit both planning time each week. This allocation will be prorated for part time employees. The District will allocate 180 hours and office hours. h. It is not the intent of aide the Board herein to preclude reasonable preparation time for lunchroom supervision in each elementary school. This allocation will teachers not covered herein, where such preparation time may reasonably be supplemented by provided. i. A teacher who is not assigned to the Central Office Administration dependent upon building need extended day program as provided herein and circumstances. The schedules of secondary teachers and ESAs will include at least is scheduled for more than one (1) daily non-teaching period may be assigned to perform other duties as required during no more than two (2) of such additional daily non-teaching periods per teacher workweek. Teachers who do not receive the equivalent of more than one planning and preparation time during each regular seven-period instructional day. The length of said periods shall not be assigned any additional supervision duties during the student day. j. Elementary schools may develop through the School Advisory Committee, for submission through the district waiver process, a plan for an amount of time during the teacher workweek where teachers and parents may confer, and teachers may plan together or individually. The waiver process and form will be made available to the chairperson of the School Advisory Committee and the Union office. k. Members of the bargaining unit will be compensated $45 for each class covered during their planning time ($90 if a school is on block schedule). Teachers who provide coverage because an absent teacher’s class is split or reassigned, shall have $135 divided equally amongst them for 4 hours or less or $270 divided equally amongst them for more than that of 4 hours. This provision applies to any school-based teacher. The responsibility for supervising students shall be rotated as equitably as possible among teachers if it is not reasonably possible to obtain a normal instructional period. Middle and high school teachers shall substitute teacher or some other voluntary solution cannot be required to teach more than five (5) periods per dayfound. Any school seeking to operate on an elementary or secondary schedule different from At the above provisions must seek a contract waiver from the Association and the District following the process outlined in Article 28start of each quarter, Section 5. Any school or program seeking to modify principals shall provide their existing schedule during the term of this contract is subject to the following: 1) They must offer an early release Wednesday substantially consistent with schools at the same level in the District; 2) Teacher contact time and planning time must be equivalent with schools at the same level in the District unless specifically exempted by the contract waiver, and 3) The school’s Building Leadership Team must be involved in creating Director the schedule for the modified weekschool’s teacher sub rotation. Model schedules are included in Appendix 2.7 for guidance on the modified work week with the early release WednesdayBFT shall have access to these documents as needed.

Planning Time. Each teacher and specialist Every employee will plan and prepare daily have an average of at least 250 minutes of individual planning time per regular five-day week during the student school day, except for instruction. It is recognized that a considerable portion maximum of a teacher’s workweek seven (7) weeks each school year when this requirement will be required altered to 230 minutes to allow each building flexibility to schedule Secondary assemblies. Individual planning time during the student day is employee-directed without other assigned duties. This may include, but is not limited to, lesson planning, parent communication, material preparation and student evaluation. No regularly-occurring meetings will be scheduled during individual planning time during the student day unless the employee so chooses. Elementary principals shall consult with their teachers regarding the building schedule for planning and preparing daily lessons, in discussing and developing materials and methods for individual and group instruction, and in contributing to better articulated instructional plans for students. Educators will use planning time to work individually, in groups, or with the school administrationtime. Teachers and specialists who have a preparation period during a scheduled assembly will not be required to substitute for other teachers or specialists during their preparation periodattend the assembly unless additional supervision is necessary on a temporary basis to ensure the safety and appropriate behavior of students. Planning time may be interrupted in cases of emergency, or when supervision of students by a teacher during this time is reasonably required. Each work week, each elementary teacher, specialist, and ESA All secondary employees shall be provided have at least four (4) forty (40) minute blocks one class section of preparation time for planning and preparation within the instructional each day, except as may be interrupted by field trips, student assemblies, unforeseen emergencies, during modified bell schedules for testing. Schools can use a modified bell schedule for state and one federal testing (1) block excluding WIDA). The modified bell schedule will continue to provide a minimum of planning time on Wednesday after students are dismissed. Elementary Special Education Teachers will receive an additional forty (40) 250 minutes of planning time each week. This allocation will be prorated for part time employees. The District will allocate 180 hours of aide time for lunchroom supervision in each elementary school. This allocation will be supplemented by the Central Office Administration dependent upon building need and circumstances. The schedules of secondary teachers and ESAs will include at least two (2) periods of planning and preparation time during each regular seven-period instructional day. The length of said periods shall not be less than that of a normal instructional period. Middle and high school teachers shall not be required to teach more than five (5) periods day week for each secondary teacher but will not require a daily planning period for each secondary teacher. The schedule will be created in collaboration with building reps, or KEA office if no reps are available At elementary when educators miss a double planning day due to non-student days the educator can timesheet fifty (50) minutes at their per day. Any school seeking to operate on an elementary or secondary schedule different from the above provisions must seek a contract waiver from the Association and the District following the process outlined in Article 28, Section 5. Any school or program seeking to modify diem rate unless their existing schedule planning is rescheduled during the term of this contract week or there is subject to the following: 1) They must offer an early release Wednesday substantially consistent with schools at the same level more than one non-student day in the District; 2) Teacher contact week resulting in an equal number of planning periods as workdays in that week. To ensure every student has meaningful access to specialists (PE, TLTIS/Library, and Music), during development of the master schedule, the Principal and Teacher, will consult to determine if the IEPs of students who are projected to be enrolled in the class for the following year indicates a need for a self-contained section equal in time and planning time must frequency be equivalent with schools at available to Support Center and Adapted Support Center. This may be adjusted during the same level in the District unless specifically exempted by the contract waiver, and 3) The school’s Building Leadership Team must be involved in creating the schedule for the modified week. Model schedules are included in Appendix 2.7 for guidance on the modified work week with the early release Wednesdayschool year if students’ IEPs indicate a need to add or remove sections.

Planning Time. Each teacher and specialist will plan and prepare daily for instruction. It is recognized that a considerable portion of a teacher’s workweek will be required for planning and preparing daily lessons, in discussing and developing materials and methods for individual and group instruction, and in contributing to better articulated instructional plans for students. Educators will use planning time to work individually, in groups, or with the school administration. Teachers and specialists will not be required to substitute for other teachers or specialists during their preparation period. Planning time may be interrupted in cases of emergency, or when supervision of students by a teacher an educator during this time is reasonably required. Each work week, each elementary teacher, specialist, and ESA shall be provided at least four (4) forty (40) minute blocks of time for planning and preparation within the instructional day, except as may be interrupted by field trips, student assemblies, unforeseen emergencies, and one (1) block of planning time on Wednesday after students are dismissed. Elementary Special Education Teachers will receive an additional forty (40) minutes of planning time each week. This allocation will be prorated for part time employees. The District will allocate 180 two hundred sixty (260) hours of aide time for lunchroom supervision in each elementary school. This allocation will be supplemented by the Central Office Administration dependent upon building need and circumstances. The schedules of secondary teachers educators and ESAs will include at least two (2) periods of planning and preparation time during each regular seven-period instructional day. The length of said periods shall not be less than that of a normal instructional period. Middle and high school teachers educators shall not be required to teach more than five (5) periods per day. Any school seeking to operate on an elementary or secondary schedule different from the above provisions must seek a contract waiver from the Association and the District following the process outlined in Article 28, Section 5. Any school or program seeking to modify their existing schedule during the term of this contract is subject to the following: 1) They must offer an early release Wednesday substantially consistent with schools at the same level in the District; 2) Teacher Educator contact time and planning time must be equivalent with schools at the same level in the District unless specifically exempted by the contract waiver, and 3) The school’s Building Leadership Team must be involved in creating the schedule for the modified week. Model schedules are included in Appendix 2.7 for guidance on the modified work week with the early release Wednesday.

Planning Time. Each Except as provided herein, teachers who are assigned to teach in elementary schools, middle schools, junior high schools, or high schools shall be scheduled for a period of uninterrupted preparation time. a. The use of such preparation time shall normally be for the purpose of teacher preparation, student staffing, individual parent conferences, department meetings, evaluation conferences, and specialist will plan and prepare daily for instructionthe like. It is recognized that a considerable portion not the intent of a teacher’s workweek will be required the parties for planning and preparing daily lessons, in discussing and developing materials and methods for individual and group instruction, and in contributing to better articulated instructional plans for students. Educators will use planning time to work individuallybe used for those purposes, which could be better accomplished by utilizing a school-wide faculty meeting. b. The length of preparation time for teachers in groupsmiddle schools, or junior high schools, and high schools shall normally be equal to the length of the students' class period on the day preparation time is granted. Except for schools with block scheduling, preparation time for part-time teachers shall be scheduled pro rata. c. Teachers in elementary schools shall be scheduled for no less than two hundred sixty (260) minutes of preparation time during each full five (5) day workweek. Sixty (60) of the school administrationtwo hundred sixty (260) minutes may be outside the normal student day. Teachers and specialists will If the workweek is less than five (5) days, such preparation time shall be reduced pro-rata fifty-two (52) minutes per day for each day students are not scheduled to attend full time. It is the intent of the parties that the allowance to schedule sixty (60) minutes of planning time as provided herein, should not be required used to substitute for other teachers or specialists lower the amount of planning that has normally been scheduled during their the student day. d. The principal will provide an additional thirty-five (35) minutes of protected planning time once a week. The day of the week will be at the principal discretion. e. Except as otherwise provided herein, preparation period. Planning time may be interrupted in cases of emergency, or when supervision of students by a teacher during this time is reasonably required. Each work week, each elementary teacher, specialist, and ESA as provided herein shall be provided at least four scheduled within the six and one-half (46 1/2) hour period of time immediately following the beginning of the normal student day. f. Classroom teachers assigned to teach in elementary schools shall have three (3) of their five (5) forty (40) minute blocks weekly preparation times as “No meeting zones” for uninterrupted preparation time. Each school will determine which days each week will be so designated. Except in an emergency, the principal shall not adjust the schedule. Classroom teachers assigned to teach in secondary school shall have at least three (3) of time for planning and their weekly preparation within the instructional daytimes without any scheduled meetings, except as may be interrupted by field trips, student assemblies, unforeseen emergencies, and one in an emergency. A third (1) block of planning time on Wednesday after students are dismissed. Elementary Special Education Teachers will receive an additional forty (40) minutes of planning time each week. This allocation will be prorated for part time employees. The District will allocate 180 hours of aide time for lunchroom supervision in each elementary school. This allocation will be supplemented by the Central Office Administration dependent upon building need and circumstances. The schedules of secondary teachers and ESAs will include at least two (2) periods of planning and preparation time during each regular seven-period instructional day. The length of said periods shall not be less than that of a normal instructional period. Middle and high school teachers shall not be required to teach more than five (5) periods per day. Any school seeking to operate on an elementary or secondary schedule different from the above provisions must seek a contract waiver from the Association and the District following the process outlined in Article 28, Section 5. Any school or program seeking to modify their existing schedule during the term of this contract is subject to the following: 1) They must offer an early release Wednesday substantially consistent with schools at the same level in the District; 2) Teacher contact time and planning time must be equivalent with schools at the same level in the District unless specifically exempted by the contract waiver, and 3) The school’s Building Leadership Team must be involved in creating day of the schedule for the modified week. Model schedules are included in Appendix 2.7 for guidance on the modified work week with the early release Wednesday.five