Professional Collaboration Time. As used in this provision, Professional Collaboration Time (“PCT”) means planning for enhancements to the educational programs of specific students or groups of students by two or more teachers working together. The Association and Board recognize that improvements in student educational opportunities can result from PCT.
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Professional Collaboration Time. HEA and HSD believe that time for 33 collaboration among educational professionals for the purpose of promoting student 34 learning is essential. The following principles will guide the use of PCT:
Professional Collaboration Time. As used in this provision, Professional Collaboration Time (“PCT”) means planning for enhancements to the educational programs of specific students or groups of students by two or more teachers working together. The Association and Board recognize that improvements in student educational opportunities can result from PCT and pledge to seek mutually beneficial ways to increase the amount of PCT within the school schedule. In furtherance of these efforts the Association and Board will work cooperatively to increase the amount of PCT within schedules for each instructional level, building level 8 This provision shall be first effective for the 2006-07 school year. and grade level within the District, such efforts to be guided by recognition of the goals to be achieved as follows: • Instructional contact time is a significant value to be preserved to the fullest extent possible. • Professional staff abilities can be used to greater advantage in instructional settings as opposed to pupil control and building monitoring activities. • PCT should be scheduled within the school day to the extent feasible, but may occur at other times outside the school day. • PCT scheduling should be tailored to the educational needs of schools at each instructional level: elementary, middle and high schools. • PCT scheduling should be tailored to the individual needs of each building and need not be identical for each building. • Prior to implementation, any PCT schedule must be approved by the Association and Board, or their designated representatives. Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year a PCT committee consisting of six (6) members appointed by the Superintendent and six (6) members appointed by the Association President with two (2) members representing each instructional level (elementary, middle school and high school) shall meet to consider District, educational area and building PCT schedules for the 2009-2010 school year and thereafter. Any PCT schedule implemented during the 2009-2010 school year shall be in the nature of a pilot program subject to modification during the year as needs require. Thereafter, it is contemplated that a PCT schedule meeting the goals of this Article will be implemented throughout the District. A goal of at least twenty hours of PCT per year should be achieved whenever possible, consistent with the guidelines above. In formulating PCT schedules, the PCT Committee shall consider the following as potential means of developing PCT schedules: ...
