Special Teachers. Special teachers who are assigned to a building on a full time basis shall have a workday and lunch period which corresponds to the building to which they are assigned. Special teachers who are not assigned to a building on a full time basis shall have a workday and lunch period which corresponds to the level (Elementary, Middle School or High School) to which they are assigned for most of their time.
Special Teachers. Substitute teachers shall be provided, if available from the approved sub list, for “special area” teachers who are absent. Teachers included in this category are: special education, art, music, band, physical education, foreign language, home economics, and industrial arts.
Special Teachers. The Board will work toward the goal of employing a sufficient number of specialized elementary teachers to teach all physical education and music classes.
Special Teachers. A. The determination to employ personnel for specialized programs and/or increases to the staff, shall remain the sole prerogative of the School Committee as authorized by law.
Special Teachers. Special teachers including secondary media specialists will be insured all rights and privileges of other teachers. Elementary Special teachers shall have uninterrupted preparation time scheduled each day in the same fashion as is provided to elementary classroom teachers in the grade level building where the special teacher spends more than half of her/his assignment. A specialist will not be required to teach more than the equivalent of four (4) instructional periods in a row without a ten (10) minute break except by the mutual agreement between the affected member and the administrator. Scheduling for special teachers must take into consideration location and intra-building travel time for those teaching from a cart.
Special Teachers. Specially certified teachers in music and physical education will be provided for grades K through 12 as recommended by State Minimum Standards. The number of special teachers will be maintained at least at current levels during the life of this contract, ending at the conclusion of the 2016˗2017 school year. Only, those teachers properly certified as per Ohio Department of Education Certification and Licensure dictionary may teach music and physical education in grades K˗6. Art classes on the secondary level shall be taught by teachers specially certified in that area.
Special Teachers. In cases where special teachers (such as art, music, physical education) are used, the regular teacher will not be required to remain in the classroom at the same time the special teacher is present, except in cases of emergency. This time shall be used as a preparation and/or planning time by the regular classroom teacher.
Special Teachers. 5.61 Special teachers who are required by their schedules to transfer from one school to another during lunch period shall not be required to perform non-teaching duties in either school during their lunch period.
Special Teachers. The Board of Education agrees to continue to make reasonable efforts to follow state guidelines concerning organization patterns for special needs classes.
Special Teachers. Attendance by the regular classroom teacher at special classes, (physical education, art, music and library), conducted by a specialist at the elementary level normally shall not be required. In special cases, where the educational program dictates a need for same, the building principal may require the classroom teacher to be in attendance. In order to satisfy the additional requirement for physical education at the elementary level, the elementary classroom teachers shall assume the responsibility for implementing the lesson plans created by the specialist.
