Workday and Workweek The regular workweek of a full-time employee in the bargaining unit shall be forty (40) hours and shall consist of five (5) consecutive days of eight (8) hours per day.
HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT A. The on-site work day for employees shall commence twenty-five minutes before the start of the pupils’ instructional day. The length of the workday for full-time employees, including a duty-free lunch break, shall be seven and one half hours per day. Employees may be required to serve additional hours at extra-curricular activities called by the site administrators. On Fridays or on designated minimum days with the exception of Teacher Collaboration or Conference days, employees may leave directly after the students except when required to complete other assigned duties. Employees, at their discretion, may leave school at the end of the student day if their immediate supervisor has required that they return to school to serve at an extra-curricular activity. Staff meetings called by the building principal shall be conducted during contract hours. Excepting state, federal, contractual, or mandated committees, all committee memberships shall be voluntary. Required committees shall be equitably filled by all teaching staff. Required extra-curricular activities shall be equitably distributed/attended by all teaching staff
B. Every full-time teacher shall be entitled to one duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period and two ten-minute relief periods each day. The lunch period shall be for the same duration of time as that provided for pupils of the school. Administrators will make every effort to ensure that the time between each duty free break will not exceed 2 hours. In instances where that is not possible, administrators will work with the teachers impacted to provide restroom relief as needed.
C. All teachers shall have time set-aside for preparation and planning. Teachers in grades TK-5 shall be entitled to at least a thirty minute daily prep period. Teachers in grades 6-8 and 9-12 shall be entitled to preparation periods equal to one class period as long as all grades are located on the same campus/site and have the same instructional minutes. If the sixth grade is returned to an elementary configuration (example 4-5-6), teachers shall be entitled to the same preparation period offered teachers in grades 4 and 5. Scheduling of preparation time shall be the responsibility of the site administrator. Preparation periods shall be duty free. Employees will not be requested by site administrators or by other staff to "cover" other classes during their preparation period. Employees may volunteer to cover classes during prep periods for teachers who need to be absent for a portion of the day to fulfill extra-duty assignments.
D. Hours of employment for part-time employees shall be assigned by the Superintendent.
E. Reasonable release time shall be provided for Association representatives to meet and negotiate and to process grievances. When Association representatives perform these duties outside of the 185 contracted work days, those representatives of the Association will be granted one compensatory day for each day in which business between the Association and the District is conducted, for a maximum of six KUTA members. Compensatory days must be taken by June 30 of the school year in which they are granted. Unused compensatory days will be forfeited after June 30 of each year.
F. The dismissal time and number of minimum days will be fairly applied at all sites within the District. The number of minimum days will be not less than 9 days, and shall include the days listed in Article V, Paragraph B as part of the nine minimum days.
G. The hours of employment for teachers shall include the following minimum number of instructional minutes which shall be offered to the students and shall continue to comply with the longer day, longer year provisions of California Education Code §46201:
Period of Employment The “Period of Employment” shall be a period of three (3) years commencing on the Employment Commencement Date and ending at the close of business on the third (3rd) anniversary of the Employment Commencement Date (the “Termination Date”); provided, however, that this Agreement shall be automatically renewed, and the Period of Employment shall be automatically extended for one (1) additional year on the Termination Date and each anniversary of the Termination Date thereafter, unless either party gives notice, in writing, at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of this Agreement and the Period of Employment (including any renewal thereof) of such party’s desire to terminate the Agreement or modify its terms. The term “Period of Employment” shall include any extension thereof pursuant to the preceding sentence. Provision of notice that the Period of Employment shall not be extended or further extended, as the case may be, shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement and shall not constitute “Constructive Termination” for purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Period of Employment is subject to earlier termination as provided below in this Agreement.
Workweek A regularly re-occurring period of one hundred and sixty-eight (168) hours consisting of seven (7) consecutive twenty-four (24) hour periods. Workweeks will normally begin at 12:00 a.m. on Sunday and end at 12:00 midnight the following Saturday or as otherwise designated by the appointing authority. If there is a change in their workweek, employees will be given written notification by the appointing authority or their designee.
Employment Period Compensation In consideration of the other provisions of this Agreement, and the Executive’s agreement to execute a Release Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, in the event of his termination under relevant circumstances pursuant to which he would be paid severance benefits, ESC shall provide the Executive with the following payments and benefits, both those set forth in this section and elsewhere in this Agreement:
Period of Continuous Service Period of Notice Up to 1 Year 1 Week More than 1 Year but less than 3 Years 2 Weeks More than 3 Years but less than 5 Years 3 Weeks More than 5 Years 4 Weeks
Prime Time Vacation Period Subject to the provisions of this article, it is the intent of the parties that no employee will be restricted in the time of year they choose to take their vacation. The Employer will make every effort to allow employees to take their vacation during the period of April 15th to October 15th inclusive, which will be defined as the prime time vacation period.
Last Day of Employment Last Day of Employment means the date of Participant’s Termination of Employment.
Period of Leave An employee shall be granted extended military leave for the initial period of enlistment, service, or tour of duty for a period not to exceed five (5) years. In addition, leave shall be granted for a period up to six (6) months from the date of release from duty if the employee requests such extension.
Normal Workweek The normal workweek shall consist of five (5) days, eight (8) hours per day and forty (40) hours per week. This Article shall not restrict the extension of the regular workday or workweek on an overtime basis when such is necessary to carry on the business of the District.
