Teacher Day. A. The starting and dismissal times for students may vary from building to building provided, however, the length of the teachers work day does not exceed seven and one-quarter (7- 1/4) hours. The President of the Association is to be notified of any change or modification of starting and dismissal times before public announcement is made.
B. The teachers' regular teaching hours shall include an uninterrupted lunch period of at least one-half (1/2) hour each day.
C. The starting and dismissal time for students and the assignments of individual teachers set forth above may be changed so long as such change does not increase the number of hours during which the teachers are required to be present.
D. Teachers shall not be required to report on calamity days. On delay days, teachers shall arrive fifteen (15) minutes prior to the time that is designated for student arrival.
E. No faculty meeting shall extend more than 3/4 hour before or after the student day. There shall be no more than one (1) faculty meeting per month. Advance notice will be given a week prior to the faculty meetings except in cases of urgent necessity.
Teacher Day. The hours of the normal school day for elementary teachers will be for seven and one-half hours between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The normal school day for secondary teachers will be for eight hours between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. unless there is an early or late course scheduled at the high school. All hours will be continuous unless there is a late course. However, if there is a late course that would not permit continuous hours, assignment to such course will be on a voluntary basis and the administration will work with the SHTA President to identify the teacher or teachers to voluntarily take such assignment. Once a teacher’s normal school day hours are set for the semester, they will not be changed without mutual consent. Flexible hours for an alternate work day for individual members may be agreed upon by mutual consent between the member, SHTA President, and administration. Every effort will be made to have this schedule established prior to start of the semester or trimester. The lunch period will be fifty (50) minutes long for all teachers. Secondary lunch periods may be adjusted by no more than eight (8) minutes for the following reasons: assemblies, and/or when it is to the convenience of teachers attending building and/or district meetings or workshops. Any teachers’ meetings may extend the normal school day by mutual consent. On days when there is a regularly scheduled SHTA meeting of either the Executive Board or Representative Council, those bargaining unit members involved in such meeting will be excused at 4:00 p.m. Conference days are not considered normal school days and the hours for such days may be scheduled differently than set forth in Paragraph 1 of Section 9.02, if mutually agreed by the SHTA and district administration. As a matter of good administration, teachers are expected to personally consult the principal, or his/her designee in case of his/her absence, if they need to leave their building before the end of the normal school day or before the end of any scheduled meeting. For those teachers who must travel between buildings, the administration will establish a reasonable time schedule. Travel time cannot be included in either the lunch period time or as a break in pupil contact time. Mileage reimbursement for travel whether between buildings for such teachers or for approved conferences shall be the lower of $.40 per mile or the IRS rate for mileage reimbursement.
Teacher Day. A. The normal teacher day shall be seven and one-half (7½) continuous hours (with a duty- free lunch period as provided elsewhere in this negotiated agreement). These continuous hours shall begin no earlier than 6:00 a.m. and end no later than 5:00 p.m. over the one hundred and eighty-five (185) days of the school calendar. The normal teacher day will be from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. unless the Superintendent establishes otherwise. The Superintendent and/or Principal may vary the teacher day for particular teachers as may be necessary or appropriate to accommodate the District’s mission but that particular teacher’s day shall remain seven and one-half (7½) continuous hours (with a duty-free lunch period as provided elsewhere in this negotiated agreement) and within the 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. parameter as established above.
B. Certain school activities, teacher meetings, leadership development activities, open house, and other similar work related activities will continue to be scheduled as required, which may require the teacher's attendance before, after completion of or beyond the end of the regular work day.
C. Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on the Wednesday and Thursday evenings prior to the regularly scheduled teacher In-Service Day. These two (2) evenings will act as a replacement for the October In-Service.
D. The Board will comply with Ohio law regarding the teacher work year.
Teacher Day. A. As used in this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply:
1. The term “Lunch” means duty-free time.
Teacher Day. A. The length of the school day for teachers in the elementary and secondary school shall be determined in part by minimum state standards and cooperation with other schools in the JVS School District, but shall not exceed seven (7) hours twenty (20) minutes including lunch.
B. The building principal based upon his/her building authority and responsibility may release certified personnel from the minimum required workday. When these situations arise and suitable arrangements can be made so that such absence does not disrupt the normal school activities, the principal may grant these requests. This would include early departures and late arrivals.
C. All teachers, except those teacher who work one-half (1/2) time or less, shall be entitled to a 30 minute lunch period. These are minimum requirements and longer periods may be scheduled.
1. Teachers may leave the school for their lunch period after notifying the Principal.
2. In a building emergency or if a specific unusual need occurs in the building, the approval of the Principal is necessary in order to leave during the lunch period.
D. All teachers are expected to participate in the following professional duties: parent/teacher conferences (no more than two full days) and open house (no more than one per year). Teachers are encouraged to attend, when possible, school functions outside the school day.
E. The building principal may deem it necessary to conduct periodic departmental and general faculty meetings throughout the course of the month. Pending prior notification, certified personnel will be expected to participate in these activities on a monthly basis beyond the regular school day.
F. The starting and ending time of the teacher and student day may be shifted up to a variance of ten (10) minutes; however, no additional time may be added to the teacher or student day.
G. Each teacher shall have the equivalent of one duty free preparation period for each day within the student day. One continuous block of time is the expected norm for preparation; however, when small blocks are necessary due to scheduling, each block of time considered preparation period time shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) minutes in length.
1. When any member is absent from school, every reasonable effort will be made to obtain a substitute for the member. Substitute teachers shall be assigned by the building principal.
2. Internal substitution may be performed by a regular teacher who volunteers or mutually agrees to teach duri...
Teacher Day. A. The unit member’s work week will be thirty-seven and one half (37 ½) hours as assigned by the Board, with the exception of scheduled parent/teacher conferences, scheduled open houses, faculty meetings, special education meetings (including but not limited to I.A.T. meetings, I.E.P. meetings, alternate assessment meetings and training, ETR meetings, and 504 plan meetings), and team (defined as grades K-5) and department-level meetings (defined as grades 6-12). This work week is inclusive of a daily, 30 minute, uninterrupted, duty-free lunch.
B. Unit members shall be provided sufficient time for designing their work, evaluating student progress, conferencing and team planning. The Board will allot time for unit members to pursue collaborative planning for the development of lesson plans, professional development and shared learning.
Teacher Day. The teacher will be at school fifteen minutes before classes start and thirty minutes after classes end. If needed they will stay for forty-five minutes.
1. During such time the teacher is expected to be in the building and available to the students, parents, and administrators.
2. Early dismissal to accommodate transportation schedules from the Island will be allowed on Fridays and the first days of scheduled vacation periods. Early dismissal means that the teacher will be excused at the same time as the students.
3. Exceptions to the contracted teacher's work day may be requested of the superintendent. His decision will be final and will not set any precedents.
4. A teacher who is absent from work because it is not possible to fly or cross to the Island shall be granted 5 days per year in which the sub rate plus 5% of the sub rate for retirement shall be deducted from the teacher's pay to cover the absence. Absences in excess of the 5 provided in this section shall be docked on a basis of 1/180th per absence or any fraction thereof.
5. If commercial transportation facilities are available, and if the teacher fails to make use of said facilities, the time will be deducted on 180th of their salary or pro-rated thereof, subject to the Superintendent's discretion. If the Superintendent decides that the reason for the absence was valid, the teacher will be allowed to use a deduct from their store of personal and/or sick days.
6. The Superintendent's decision will be final and not subject to the grievance procedure.
Teacher Day. The regular full-time teacher’s day will be seven (7) hours and thirty-five (35) minutes. Each teacher shall be provided a minimum thirty (30) minute duty-free lunch period. Any teacher may leave the building during his/her lunch period providing such absence does not interfere with his/her professional duties or assignments and if the teacher notifies the appropriate building secretary prior to leaving the building and upon return. Teachers must report to their building for duty at the following time: 7:35 a.m. – 3:10 p.m. Teachers will be required to attend scheduled building meetings, department or grade level meetings or parent conferences as necessary. Teachers will be required to be present for scheduled parent-teacher conferences during the regular teacher work day, except when excused for other school duties or emergencies by the building principal. When such parent-teacher conferences extend beyond the regular teacher work day, compensatory released time shall be granted during a regularly scheduled school day.
Teacher Day. 1. Effective January 2, 2001, the instructional time for a teacher shall be seven (7) hours, ten (10) minutes for the school year as follows:
(a) 8:15 a.m. - Duty teachers arrive (b) 8:20 a.m. - All other teachers arrive
Teacher Day. 1. The teacher day shall be a continuous seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes and shall include a thirty (30) minute duty-free lunch period. The day shall not begin earlier than 7:30
a. m. and end not later than 3:30 p.m. All teachers will meet reasonable requests for assistance.
2. Teachers may be required to remain after school to attend the following staff meetings:
a. Superintendent of Schools General Staff Meeting or other meetings called by the Superintendent of Schools, with reasonable notice if not pre-scheduled.
b. General faculty meetings called by the school principal when pre-scheduled or reasonable notice given.
c. Subject field groups, grade level groups, or special groups as authorized by the Superintendent of Schools, when pre-scheduled or reasonable notice given. The total of such meetings shall not exceed two (2) per month and be of reasonable length. Attendance exceptions shall be determined by the administration.
