Schedules & Workload Sample Clauses

Schedules & Workload. A. MCEA and the Board agree with national and state reports that confirm the following: 1. Teaching and learning take place in different ways, at different times, and by using different styles for individual students. 2. Instructional time is vital for student learning. 3. Time for paying attention to individual students, for planning and preparing to teach, for observing and assisting colleagues, for group work, and for individual study also need to be built into the work day. 4. To improve our ability to maximize student learning, teachers shall have additional opportunities to plan with other teachers, to participate in relevant professional development experiences, and to be involved more fully in making the key decisions that affect their daily responsibilities. 5. During the school day, teachers should be able to focus their complete attention on facilitating the learning of their students. In support of students, involvement in school activities is the responsibility of all professional staff. 6. More flexible use of time encourages student growth and initiative and enables schools to direct resources more effectively to where they are most needed. 7. Professionals involved in a meaningful and legitimate process of school governance and decision making around teaching and learning must be fully engaged in the work, activities, and events that are the life of the school. The parties affirm our mutual commitment to this vision and the conditions needed for high-quality schools and high-quality teaching and learning. It is our intention to continuously improve how time is structured and used.
Sample 1
Schedules & Workload a. Schedules for speech/language pathologists,auditory communication specialists,elementary school resource room teachers, PEP itinerant teachers, occupational therapists/physical therapists, transition educators, itinerant vision teachers and itinerant auditory teachers will include three (3) hours per week within the workday, in addition to the standard individually managed time specified in this article and in Article 17, for caseload-related tasks, including but not limited to observations, consultations, assessments, team meetings, peer consultations, and parent conferences. b. Elementary school special educators, who have and maintain a classroom, including preschool special educators, in addition to their daily planning, shall have weekly preparation time during the student day that is sufficient for caseload management time. c. In elementary schools, other special education teachers will be provided with time in addition to the standard individually managed time to complete caseload related tasks, including observations, consultations, assessments, team meetings, parent conferences, and resource room support. The special education teams, in collaboration with the administration and/or leadership team, will determine the extent of this work and when this work is to be accomplished. The amount of time may vary depending upon caseload. d. Resource room teachers and special education classroom teachers in secondary schools shall be able to use their IRA period for caseload-related tasks, including observations, consultation, assessments, team meetings, and parent conferences. e. The Board will make every reasonable effort to provide adequate clerical support to special educators responsible for annual reviews to assist in the scheduling of meetings, preparation of parent letters, and the photocopying and dissemination of IEP meeting notes. f. Prior to assigning educators to assignments, educators will be given the opportunity to share areas of professional strength and schedule preferences, including the option to volunteer for co-teaching assignments. g. Special educators in both secondary and elementary shall be allotted substitute hours, providing for coverage in the classroom, in order to hold IEP meetings. h. Elementary school special educators who are assigned to self-contained special education classrooms shall not be required to instruct more than two (2) consecutive grade levels per classroom. i. Special educators who are assigned to self-cont...
Sample 1
Schedules & Workload a. Schedules for speech/language pathologists, auditory communication specialists, elementary school resource room teachers, PEP itinerant teachers, occupational therapists/orthopedic therapists/physical therapists, transition educators, and itinerant vision teachers, and itinerant auditory teachers will include three (3) hours per week within the workday in addition to the standard individually managed time specified in this article and in Article 17, for caseload-related tasks, including but not limited to observations, consultations, assessments, team meetings, peer consultations, and parent conferences. b. Elementary school special educators, who have and maintain a classroom, including preschool special educators, in addition to their daily planning, shall have weekly preparation time during the student day that is sufficient for caseload management time. c. In elementary schools, other special education teachers will be provided with time in addition to the standard individually managed time to complete caseload related tasks, including observations, consultations, assessments, team meetings, parent conferences, and resource room support. The special education teams, in collaboration with the administration and/or leadership team, will determine the extent of this work and when this work is to be accomplished. The amount of time may vary depending upon the caseload.
Sample 1

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  • Alternative Work Schedules Employees may request alternative work schedules such as a nine (9) day - 80 hour two week schedule or a four (4) day - 40 hour week schedule. Management will respond to an employee's request within 15 calendar days. Any changes from existing work schedules will be based on the needs of the service as determined by Management. Employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act will not be placed on alternate work schedules that mandate the payment of overtime under the Act.

  • Flexible Work Schedules An employee may request a modification of their current work schedule to another schedule. The Employer, or its designees, may approve or deny flexible work schedules and retain the responsibility for determining exemptions from, or terminations of, flexible work schedules which adversely affect the operation of the Minnesota Judicial Branch or the level of service to the public.

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  • Alternate Work Schedules Workweeks and work shifts of different numbers of hours may be established for overtime-eligible employees by the Employer in order to meet business and customer service needs, as long as the alternate work schedules meet federal and state law. When there is a holiday, employees may be required to switch from their alternate work schedules to regular work schedules.

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  • Exhibits/Schedules The Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement. All Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule or Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein shall be defined as set forth in this Agreement.

  • Schedules etc References to this Agreement shall include any Recitals and Schedules to it and references to Clauses and Schedules are to Clauses of, and Schedules to, this Agreement. References to paragraphs and Parts are to paragraphs and Parts of the Schedules.

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