PREPARATION PERIODS--CLASSROOM TEACHERS. Preparation periods are any periods during the workday when classroom teachers do not have classroom obligations. Preparation periods are intended to allow faculty unit members to prepare their instructional plans and materials, and engage in other work-related non-classroom obligations. Class preparation time at the School for the Blind and the Visually Impaired will not amount to less than 60 minutes per workday, nor less than 400 minutes per workweek. Part-time faculty unit members' class preparation time will be prorated for those who do not have a full-time teaching assignment. Class preparation time will also be prorated during those weeks when classes meet less than the normal workweek. The administration will schedule planning times for unit members assigned to provide classroom instruction to facilitate collaborative planning or staff meetings. The administration may require unit members to devote planning time to such collaborative activities.
PREPARATION PERIODS--CLASSROOM TEACHERS. Each elementary teacher shall receive a minimum of five hundred five (505) minutes of preparation time per five (5) day week subject to the following conditions:
a. At least two hundred eighty (280) minutes of the preparation time shall be scheduled during the student day with at least one (1) continuous forty (40) minute preparation period provided each work day. The remaining preparation time shall be provided in blocks of not less than twenty (20) minutes except that preparation time which is scheduled in conjunction with the employee’s lunch period.
b. Except in unusual circumstances, such as weather emergencies, employees will receive a forty-five (45) minute preparation period prior to student contact. Preparation time scheduled prior to the student day may be used by administrators and supervisors to conduct meetings with the employees. The use of the preparation time prior to student contact shall be limited to no more than eight (8) meetings per month with no more than three (3) such meetings per employee during a five (5) day work week nor more than one (1) meeting per day, during the preparation time of elementary teachers. MDE, IEP, MTSS or PDE equivalent meetings shall not be considered in this provision, it being understood between the parties that such meetings may only be conducted during the preparation time prior to student contact.
c. Morning meetings will not be scheduled during the week prior to the student interim reports due date. If a teacher attends a morning meeting, the District shall not conduct any other meetings for the teacher on that day. Furthermore, if the District conducts a meeting during an elementary teachers’ scheduled preparation time, the topics of discussion for said meeting shall not be topics of discussion that could be discussed in a morning meeting.
d. This provision relating to preparation periods shall not apply at those times when special activities/programs are scheduled. Special activities/programs shall include but shall not be limited to field trips, conferences, curriculum meetings/planning sessions, and in-service programs.
e. For purposes of this article, classroom teachers shall be defined as K-5 homeroom, coaches, special education, ELD, academic support and Title I.
PREPARATION PERIODS--CLASSROOM TEACHERS. Preparation periods are any periods during the workday when classroom teachers do not have classroom obligations. Preparation periods are provided intended to allow faculty unit members to prepare their instructional plans and materials, and engage in other work-related non- classroom obligations. If a faculty unit member needs to leave the campus for a class-related activity or emergency, the faculty unit member will sign out at the principal's office before leaving and sign in upon returning to the campus. Class preparation time at the School for the Blind and the Visually Impaired will not amount to less than 60 minutes per workday, nor less than 400 minutes per workweek. Part-time faculty unit members' class preparation time will be prorated for those who do not have a full-time teaching assignment. Class preparation time will also be prorated during those weeks when classes meet less than the normal workweek. The administration will schedule planning times for unit members assigned to provide classroom instruction to facilitate collaborative planning or staff meetings. The administration may require unit members to devote planning time to such collaborative activities.
