PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEE WORK YEAR. 47 A. Contracted Days 48 Professional employees, except those specifically listed below, under the terms of this 49 Agreement, shall be obligated to a work year consisting of one hundred eighty-nine (189) work 50 days. School counselors at the high school shall be obligated to a work year consisting of two 51 hundred (200) work days. School psychologists, school counselors at the elementary and middle 52 school level, school nurses, librarians, education consultants, learning facilitators, staff 53 development specialists, and technology coordinators, shall be obligated to a work year consisting 54 of one hundred ninety-four (194) work days. The dates for days worked outside of the board- 55 adopted school calendar shall be approved by the Superintendent. Those days in excess of 189 56 days, as specified in paragraph A, shall be compensated at the individual's respective per diem rate 57 (annual base salary divided by 189 work days).