Common use of Prep Time and Teaching Schedules Clause in Contracts

Prep Time and Teaching Schedules. a. In the absence of applicable block scheduling or other special scheduling Letters of Agreement, the following provision shall apply: 1. In the Middle School (grades 6,7,8)and Senior High, a normal full-time teaching load shall consist of four (4) classes in a five (5) period day, five (5) classes in a six (6) period day, or six (6) classes in a seven (7) period day. One period in the teaching day shall be for planning and preparation, and working with students and parents. If, with the consent of the teacher, this period is used for teaching on a permanent basis, the teacher shall be paid one-sixth (1/6) of the B.A. base pay for the duration of such permanent assignment. If six (6) classes in a seven (7) period day is implemented at the Senior High level, such Senior High teachers shall not (without their consent) be assigned more than five (5) teaching preparations or more than an aggregate of one hundred fifty (150) students (exclusive of traditional large size classes [e.g. band, choir, physical education, adult education] and study halls). b. When elementary teachers’ classes are being taught by specialists (e.g. Art, Music, P.E., etc.), they may use such time for the purposes of planning, preparation, conferences and other professional duties related to teaching that will be conducted in the building. Full-time elementary teachers shall be regularly scheduled for a minimum of two hundred (200) minutes of preparation time per week, not including recess and supervised lunch periods. c. Full-time elementary Special Education, Art, Music, and Physical Education teachers shall be regularly scheduled for a minimum of two hundred (200) minutes of preparation time per week, not including recess and supervised lunch periods. d. An elementary teacher (including but not limited to an elementary specialist) who consents, with the Board’s written approval, to assume additional teaching responsibility in lieu of preparation time on a permanent basis shall be paid up to one- sixth (1/6) of the B.A. base pay for the duration of such permanent assignment. This amount shall be pro-rated based on the preparation time lost in relation to two hundred (200) minutes of preparation time per week. Requests for implementation of this provision may be initiated in writing by either the Board or the teacher. Upon receiving any such request, the Board or teacher (as the case may be) shall act upon the request within a reasonable period of time. e. Although a specific prep time each school day may not be feasible due to special education scheduling of students being based on least restrictive educational environment; it is also understood that Special Education Ancillary staff members need to have time they can build into each school day for the planning of treatment sessions and to complete all required documentation, data collection, and paperwork (IEPs, goal writing, progress reporting, medbill, evaluation reports, parent contact).

Prep Time and Teaching Schedules. a. In the absence of applicable block scheduling or other special scheduling Letters of Agreement, the following provision shall apply: 1. In the Middle School (grades 6,7,8)and 6,7,8) and Senior High, a normal full-time teaching load shall consist of four (4) classes in a five (5) period day, five (5) classes in a six (6) period day, or six (6) classes in a seven (7) period day. One period in the teaching day shall be for planning and preparation, and working with students and parents. If, with the consent of the teacher, this period is used for teaching on a permanent basis, the teacher shall be paid one-sixth (1/6) of the B.A. base pay for the duration of such permanent assignment. If six (6) classes in a seven (7) period day is implemented at the Senior High level, such Senior High teachers shall not (without their consent) be assigned more than five four (54) teaching preparations or more than an aggregate of one hundred fifty (150) students (exclusive of traditional large size classes [e.g. band, choir, physical education, adult education] and study halls)preparations. b. When elementary teachers’ classes are being taught by specialists (e.g. Art, Music, P.E., etc.), they may use such time for the purposes of planning, preparation, conferences and other professional duties related to teaching that will be conducted in the building. The District will make a “good faith” effort to limit the number of meetings that are scheduled during teachers’ prep time, and with teacher feedback, can try to schedule more of these meetings before and after the school day. Full-time elementary teachers shall be regularly scheduled for a minimum of two hundred (200) minutes of preparation time per week, not including recess and supervised lunch periods. c. Full-time elementary Special Education, Art, Music, and Physical Education teachers shall be regularly scheduled for a minimum of two hundred (200) minutes of preparation time per week, not including recess and supervised lunch periods. Every effort will be made to ensure that this preparation time should be in a minimum of 15 minute time blocks. d. An elementary teacher (including but not limited to an elementary specialist) who consents, with the Board’s written approval, to assume additional teaching responsibility in lieu of preparation time on a permanent basis shall be paid up to one- sixth (1/6) of the B.A. base pay for the duration of such permanent assignment. This amount shall be pro-rated based on the preparation time lost in relation to two hundred (200) minutes of preparation time per weeklost. Requests for implementation of this provision may be initiated in writing by either the Board or the teacher. Upon receiving any such request, the Board or teacher (as the case may be) shall act upon the request within a reasonable period of time. e. Although a specific prep time each school day may not be feasible due to special education scheduling of students being based on least restrictive educational environment; it is also understood that Special Education Ancillary staff members need to have time they can build into each school day for the planning of treatment sessions and to complete all required documentation, data collection, and paperwork (IEPs, goal writing, progress reporting, medbill, evaluation reports, parent contact).