Common use of Secondary Preparation Period Clause in Contracts

Secondary Preparation Period. Each regular, full-time middle and high school classroom teacher shall be afforded preparation periods equivalent to a class, consistent in length with the master schedule cycle of classes for the site. Preparation periods shall be used for professional, job related work including preparation for classes, preparation of teaching materials, and conferences with administrators, staff, counselors, students and parents. During the scheduled preparation period, unit members shall not normally be expected to perform pupil supervision or classroom teaching duties. However, they may be required to do so in emergencies, or where another unit member is absent and no substitute is readily available to cover the assignment or when needed to cover for a teacher who is engaged in assigned athletic or other extra- curricular activities. The affected unit member shall be paid for such duties at the teacher hourly rate. Reasonable effort shall be made to limit the number of such assignments, and such assignments shall be reasonably distributed to the extent individual schedules permit.

Secondary Preparation Period. Each regular, full-time middle and high school classroom teacher shall be afforded preparation periods equivalent to a class, consistent in length with the master schedule cycle of classes for the site. Preparation periods shall be used for professional, job related work including preparation for classes, preparation of teaching materials, and conferences with administrators, staff, counselors, students and parents. During the scheduled preparation period, unit members shall not normally be expected to perform pupil supervision or classroom teaching duties. However, they may be required to do so in emergencies, or where another unit member is absent and no substitute is readily available to cover the assignment or when needed to cover for a teacher who is engaged in assigned athletic or other extra- extra-curricular activities. The affected unit member shall be paid for such duties at the teacher hourly rate. Reasonable effort shall be made to limit the number of such assignments, and such assignments shall be reasonably distributed to the extent individual schedules permit.