Special Teachers/Encore 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. Encore teachers may meet each spring with the building principal to discuss the most effective rotation of specials.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
