Secondary Schools. In the middle and high schools, areas of certification shall be deemed to 21 be the areas for which the employee holds certification. No teacher assignment that would result 22 in a violation of state or federal law will be approved.
Secondary Schools a. Department Chairs (Department Heads) are primarily curricular. The job descriptions include but are not limited to the duties listed.
1.) Manage resources needed for the running of the department (textbooks, department budget, etc.).
2.) Coordinate between the department and the administration on such issues as hiring, class schedules for teachers, student teacher placement, and improvement of curriculum and instruction.
3.) Facilitate department meetings to address student needs, teaching methods, curriculum modification and innovation, and textbook adoption.
4.) Serve as a liaison between the department and other educational groups doing the following work:
a.) Vertical articulation with elementary and middle school teachers.
b.) Informing parent organizations and community organizations about the department program.
c.) Meeting with other department chairs to discuss common concerns.
b. Department Chairs in comprehensive high schools and all APS schools of choice shall receive a differential according to the following:
1.) 1-5 teachers on teams - $1,500. 2.) 6-15 teachers on teams - $1,751.
Secondary Schools. 23.7.1.1 In secondary schools, each Teacher shall have a duty-free lunch period equal in length to a full teaching period. However, in no case shall a Teacher’s lunch period be less than 45 minutes or exceed 60 minutes. A duty-free lunch period shall not include the supervision of students.
Secondary Schools. In a secondary school, a maximum of two (2) support staff who have obtained a First Aid Certificate and who have been assigned first aid duties in a secondary school by the Principal, shall be paid a first aid allowance as per Schedule B. The Board will provide protective clothing such as gloves, masks and eye protection to all sites for use by persons holding current first aid certificates.
Secondary Schools. At the beginning of the first semester, the District shall take action to achieve maximum class size within fifteen (15) school days. At the beginning of the second semester, the District shall take action to achieve maximum class size within ten (10) school days.
Secondary Schools. Class size is the number of enrolled pupils assigned to each classroom teacher on a daily basis.
Secondary Schools. Fifty (50) to fifty-five (55) minutes per day. Buildings and sites where an alternative scheduling model has been approved by Education Minnesota – OSSEO and the District will be considered to be in compliance with this subdivision.
Secondary Schools a. Each secondary school teacher will receive a minimum of one teaching block, with a minimum of 10 per cent of instructional time for use as a preparation period.
Secondary Schools. The 2007-2008 Collective Bargaining Agreement indicates that both Sections D and E of this Article apply to “secondary” schools. In fact, Letter of Agreement #1 sets forth provisions that deal with certain class sizes at the District’s Middle Schools. It has been agreed that Sections D and E will continue in this Agreement to reference secondary schools in the event Letter of Agreement #1 would be negotiated out of the contract in some future year.
Secondary Schools. 15.7.1 In the secondary schools, exclusive of adult education classes, the total student contact per day is based on five (5) periods at the maximum class size times five (5). An individual period may exceed the maximum per period stated in Section 15.5 above by three (3) students - provided that total student contact per day does not exceed the stated maximums in item Section 15.5 above.
15.7.2 The parties agree to work together when reconfiguration occurs in order to reduce class size in the middle grades and examine other related issues.
