Teacher Planning Days. Prior to the beginning of the student school year, the day designated as open house and one (1) additional day will be used solely for teacher planning and preparation. No less than one-half of each planning day provided during the regular school year shall be used exclusively for teacher planning and preparation. This planning and preparation time shall be provided in one continuous block at either the beginning or the end of the day. Professional development shall not be scheduled on post-planning days. One (1) early release day the day before Winter Break and one (1) early release day on the last student day of the year to be used solely for teacher preparation and planning. One early release day will be provided each nine-week period at close proximity to progress report distribution for the purpose of parent/teacher conferences, IEP meetings, professional development, grade level curriculum planning meetings, and team leader meetings.
Teacher Planning Days
