Common use of School Day Clause in Contracts

School Day. The standard teaching day is defined as that period of time a teacher is required to be in an educational facility as a participant in his/her standard teaching assignment. If it is necessary for the District to extend the school day or days to meet the 1,044 hour requirement, the hours of employment for K-12 instructional staff shall increase equal to the increase student contact time. The teaching day shall include student contact time, time to be distributed between before classes convene and after school is dismissed, and the 25-minute duty-free lunch, except when extended for faculty meetings or special/emergency conditions in accordance with Policy 4220. Providing the total amount of minutes remains the same, the specific time prior and after school beginning and ending may be varied by the building principal to meet the needs of the individual building, teacher, and to ensure that there is adequate supervision of students. When operating hours of a District program do not coincide with those of the typical school day, assigned teaching staff will be scheduled to work the hours which meet the specific needs of the program. In these cases, the total hours of employment per week shall equal the total hours of employment per week for other District teaching staff hired for the equivalent FTE. Direct instructional responsibilities may be assigned in place of student supervision prior to or after instruction. Atypical work schedules will be attached to the contract. Teachers shall be available to confer with students and/or parents before and after school. However, such conference time shall be mutually agreed to by the parent/student and the teacher. Teachers may leave the campus during the school day at times when they are duty-free, provided that proper arrangements have been made. Proper arrangements will include consent of the principal and notification of the appropriate building offices as to time leaving and time returning. When the employee is required to attend an after school or evening function (i.e.: Open House, Back to School Night and orientation), any after school supervisor duties shall be waived and employees are permitted to leave once the buses have departed.

School Day. The standard teaching day is defined as that period of time a teacher is required to be in an educational facility as a participant in his/her standard teaching assignment. If it is necessary for the District to extend the school day or days to meet the 1,044 hour requirement, the hours of employment for K-12 instructional staff shall increase equal to the increase increased student contact time. The teaching day day, which is defined as 7 hours and 25 minutes, shall include student contact time, time to be distributed between before classes convene and after school is dismissed, and the 25-minute duty-free lunch, except when extended for faculty meetings or special/emergency conditions in accordance with Policy 4220. Providing the total amount of minutes remains the same, the specific time prior and after school beginning and ending may be varied by the building principal to meet the needs of the individual building, teacher, and to ensure that there is adequate supervision of students. When operating hours of a District program do not coincide with those of the typical school day, assigned teaching staff will be scheduled to work the hours which meet the specific needs of the program. In these cases, the total hours of employment per week shall equal the total hours of employment per week for other District teaching staff hired for the equivalent FTE. Direct instructional responsibilities may be assigned in place of student supervision prior to or after instruction. Atypical work schedules will be attached to the contract. Teachers shall be available to confer with students and/or parents before and after school. However, such conference time shall be mutually agreed to by the parent/student and the teacher. Teachers may leave the campus during the school day at times when they are duty-free, provided that proper arrangements have been made. Proper arrangements will include consent of the principal and notification of the appropriate building offices as to time leaving and time returning. When the employee is required to attend an after school or evening function (i.e.: Open House, Back to School Night and orientation), any after school supervisor duties shall be waived and employees are permitted to leave once the buses have departed.