Common use of School Work Year Clause in Contracts

School Work Year. 24.1 For contract purposes, the school work year for teachers shall consist of one hundred eighty-four (184) days as scheduled by the Board of Education, including all class days and work sessions at the opening and closing of the year. The school work year for new teachers shall consist of one hundred eighty-five (185) days and shall begin one (1) day prior to the work year of teachers not new to the district. All scheduled work days which may be canceled for emergency reasons shall not count as part of the one hundred eighty-four (184) days. In addition to the one hundred eighty-four (184) Board of Education scheduled days, each teacher will be responsible for scheduling seven (7) hours per year during non- school time. These days will be utilized in a manner, and at a time, which is mutually agreeable to the teacher and the teacher’s immediate supervisor. Such activities as serving on committees; working on individual or group objectives; preparing instructional materials; participating in programs of authorized travel; participating in workshops or seminars; etc. are examples of the manner in which these days may be utilized. The district shall be responsible for scheduling seven (7) hours per year during non-school time for professional development activities determined by the district’s Professional Development Committee. The offerings shall be posted at the start of the school year and shall state a date by which such activity must be completed. To the extent possible, activities shall be offered more than once during the year. 24.2 All certified personnel and those holding a durational shortage area permit, except those whose job description specifically requires additional service beyond the above maximum, shall be paid at the rate of one one hundred eighty-fourth (1/184th) or one hundred eighty-fifth (1/185th) for first year teachers of their regular salary per day for each day of additional work required by the superintendent or Board and not contracted for separately. 24.3 The additional professional development day, commencing with the 2003-2004 work year, shall be scheduled on Election Day.

School Work Year. 24.1 For 6.1-1 In contract purposesyear 2012-2013 and for each subsequent year during the term of the contract, the school work year for teachers shall consist of not more than: (a) One Hundred Eighty-Two (182) student class days; (b) Seven (7) scheduled in-service days; one hundred eightyof the scheduled in- service days at the beginning of the year must have no meetings scheduled so teachers may use it for classroom preparation. A second day, grading day for the faculty of schools on a semester schedule, of the scheduled in-four (184) service days will be scheduled prior to the date when the schools midterm grades are due to the building principals. Schools on a trimester schedule will work this in-service day as scheduled assigned by the Board Administration. A third day, grading day for the faculty of Educationschools on a trimester schedule, including all class days and work sessions at the opening and closing of the yearscheduled in-service days will be scheduled prior to the date that second trimester grades are due to the building principals. The school Schools on a semester schedule will work year for new teachers shall consist of one hundred eightythis in- service day as assigned by the Administration; (c) One (1) non-five (185) days and shall begin scheduled in-service day: each teacher may elect to use the one (1) day prior to the work year of teachers not new to the district. All scheduled work days which may be canceled for emergency reasons shall not count as part of the one hundred eighty-four (184) days. In addition to the one hundred eighty-four (184) Board of Education scheduled days, each teacher will be responsible for scheduling seven (7) hours per year during non- school time. These days will be utilized in a manner, and at a time, which is mutually agreeable to the teacher and the teacher’s immediate supervisor. Such activities as serving on committees; working on individual or group objectives; preparing instructional materials; participating in programs of authorized travel; participating in workshops or seminars; etc. are examples of the manner in which these days may be utilized. The district shall be responsible for scheduling seven (7) hours per year during non-school time for professional development activities determined by the district’s Professional Development Committee. The offerings shall be posted at the start beginning of the school year and shall state a date by which such activity must be completedfor classroom preparation or one (1) day at the end of the school year for classroom closing. To the extent possible, activities No meetings shall be offered scheduled for such teachers during such day. (d) One (1) evening activity of not more than once during three (3) hours; (e) Four (4) Act 80 parent-teacher conference nights of not more than three (3) hours each. Employees will be afforded release time equal to evening conference time. Additional evening conferences may be scheduled if agreed upon by the year. 24.2 All certified personnel Superintendent and those holding a durational shortage area permit, except those whose job description specifically requires the Association. Compensation for these additional service evening conferences beyond the above maximumfour (4) Act 80 parent-teacher conference nights will be at the Extra Professional Activities Rate (Appendix E). Beginning in the 2013-2014 school year, employees of the bargaining unit assigned to the High school will not participate in Spring Conferences but will have full student days instead; (f) Two (2) days of orientation for new teachers. The Association will be granted 2 hours from one of these days to work with the new teachers; (g) The Administration may schedule special events/activities outside of the normal workday. Employees who agree to participate shall be paid additional compensation at the rate of one one hundred eighty-fourth Extra Activities Rate (1/184th) or one hundred eighty-fifth (1/185th) for first year teachers of their regular salary per day for each day of additional work required by the superintendent or Board and not contracted for separatelyAppendix E). 24.3 The additional professional development day, commencing with the 2003-2004 work year, shall be scheduled on Election Day.

School Work Year. 24.1 For contract purposesA. The number of required teaching days, conference days and emergency days shall be in accord with the school work year for teachers calendar established by the Administration and the Association. It shall consist coincide with the Supervisory District of which Unatego Central School is a member except that: 1. The Board shall adopt a calendar of one hundred eighty-four six (184186) days as scheduled by the Board of Education, including all class days and work sessions at the opening and closing of the yeardays. The school work year for new teachers Said calendar shall consist of up to one hundred eighty-five (185) teaching days and shall begin one (1depending on the number of inservice days) day prior plus up to the work year of teachers not new five (5) inservice workdays (including superintendent’s conference days) to the district. All scheduled work days which may be canceled for emergency reasons shall not count as part of yield the one hundred eighty-four six (184186) day total, [i.e. —185 teaching days plus one (1) inservice day, 184 teaching days plus two 2 inservice days, 183 teaching days plus three (3) inservice days, etc.] 2. Said calendar shall contain six (6) days for emergencies. Any emergency days required to be added, (over and above those originally allocated) which would result in school being in session for less than one hundred eighty (180) days (inclusive of the superintendent conference days), shall be regained by subtracting an equal number of days from remaining scheduled vacation days. In addition Such days shall be established by the District after consultation with the Association. The District may also change scheduled inservice days to the one hundred eighty-four (184) Board of Education scheduled teaching days, each teacher will be responsible if necessary and after consultation with the Association, to ensure that the State minimum number of teaching days is met for scheduling seven the school year. 3. Said calendar shall contain a minimum of two (72) hours per year half-day days during non- school time. These days will be utilized in a manner, Regents weeks for elementary bargaining unit members to use for clerical and at a time, which is mutually agreeable to the teacher and the teacher’s immediate supervisor. Such activities as serving on committees; working on individual or group objectives; preparing instructional materials; participating in programs of authorized travel; participating in workshops or seminars; etc. are examples end of the manner in which these days may be utilizedyear responsibilities. 4. The district Said calendar shall be responsible contain an inservice workday for scheduling seven (7) hours per year during non-school time for professional development activities determined by the district’s Professional Development Committee. The offerings shall be posted at elementary schools on the start last day of the school calendar if any excess days remain above and beyond the NYS Commissioner’s regulations for minimum number of school year and shall state a date by which such activity must days after unused emergency days have been added to scheduled vacations in accordance with Article XVIII, Section C, Subparagraph 2. B. Bargaining unit members may be completed. To the extent possible, activities shall be offered more than once during required to serve any additional time necessary only to complete their professional responsibilities for the year. 24.2 All certified personnel and those holding a durational shortage area permit, except those whose job description specifically requires additional service beyond the above maximum, shall be paid at the rate of one one hundred eighty-fourth (1/184th) or one hundred eighty-fifth (1/185th) for first year teachers of their regular salary per day for each day of additional work required by the superintendent or Board and not contracted for separately. 24.3 The additional professional development day, commencing with the 2003-2004 work year, shall be scheduled on Election Day.

School Work Year. 24.1 For contract purposes, the school work year for teachers shall consist of one hundred eighty-four (184) days as scheduled by the Board of Education, including all class days and work sessions at the opening and closing of the year. The school work year for new teachers shall consist of one hundred eighty-five (185) days and shall begin one (1) day prior to the work year of teachers not new to the district. All scheduled work days which may be canceled for emergency reasons shall not count as part of the one hundred eighty-four (184) days. In addition to the one hundred eighty-four (184) Board of Education scheduled days, each teacher will be responsible for scheduling seven (7) hours per year during non- school time. These days will be utilized in a manner, and at a time, which is mutually agreeable to the teacher and the teacher’s immediate supervisor. Such activities as serving on committees; working on individual or group objectives; preparing instructional materials; participating in programs of authorized travel; participating in workshops or seminars; etc. are examples of the manner in which these days may be utilized. The district shall be responsible for scheduling seven (7) hours per year during non-school time for professional development activities determined by the district’s Professional Development Committee. The offerings shall be posted at the start of the school year and shall state a date by which such activity must be completed. To the extent possible, activities shall be offered more than once during the year. 24.2 All certified personnel and those holding a durational shortage area permit, except those whose job description specifically requires additional service beyond the above maximum, shall be paid at the rate of one one hundred eighty-fourth (1/184th) or one one hundred eighty-fifth (1/185th) for first year teachers of their regular salary per day for each day of additional work required by the superintendent or Board and not contracted for separately. 24.3 The additional professional development day, commencing with the 2003-2004 work year, shall be scheduled on Election Day. 24.4 Immediately following the graduation of students, those teachers who have increased free periods on the remaining days of their contract shall complete work at the direction of the building principal or designee.