TEACHER PREPARATION PERIOD Sample Clauses

TEACHER PREPARATION PERIOD. A. Except in cases of emergency, unavailability of substitutes or other circumstances which are not reasonably foreseeable, full-time high school and middle school classroom teachers shall have the equivalent of five (5) preparation periods per five (5) day school week. For as long as the “Modified Block” schedule is in effect at the High School, full-time High school teachers shall have the equivalent of four teacher directed preparation periods in a five day school week. Preparation periods shall be used exclusively for development of class presentation, curriculum development and/or related academic activities involving the teacher’s assigned duties and responsibilities. B. The Board agrees to make every effort to obtain substitutes for absent teachers including specialists at all grades levels. C. All full-time certified employees on the K-4 level shall have a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) minutes per week, during a normal five (5) day work period (Monday through Friday). The preparation period shall be defined as non-teaching time to be used for development of class presentations, and/or related academic activities, and not fewer than four of the five preparation periods shall be for the purpose of teacher-directed planning. Preparation periods shall be in blocks of time consisting of no less than thirty (30) consecutive minutes per block.
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TEACHER PREPARATION PERIOD. Except in cases of emergency, unavailability of substitutes or other circumstances which are not reasonably foreseeable, full-time high school and middle school classroom teachers shall have the equivalent of five (5) preparation periods per five (5) day school week. Preparation periods shall be used exclusively for development of class presentation, curriculum development and/or related academic activities involving the teacher’s assigned duties and responsibilities.
TEACHER PREPARATION PERIOD. Grades 4-6 – When preparation time is reduced during elementary parent conferences, the release time administrator will make an effort to make such reductions equitable.
TEACHER PREPARATION PERIOD. Grades 1-6 - One (1) teacher preparation period per week is provided for grades 4, 5, and 6 and it is optional for grades 1, 2 and 3. The primary teachers and principal in each school may determine whether to utilize this period. If used, it must be for all primary classes and on the same day of the week as that for grades 4, 5 and 6. Schools may determine, with the approval of the appropriate assistant superintendent, which day of the week is to contain the teacher preparation period. It must remain the same day throughout the school year. The teacher preparation period is to be used solely for individual, team, unit, grade, or staff planning. The preparation period is not to be used for faculty or other non- preparation meetings, inservice training, or for individual matters not related to preparation or planning. The preparation period for grades 1 through 6 teachers normally begins at 1:25
TEACHER PREPARATION PERIOD. Grades 1-6 – When preparation time is reduced during elementary parent conferences, the VAPA administrator will make an effort to make such reductions equitable.

Related to TEACHER PREPARATION PERIOD

  • Preparation Period During the preparation period, a teacher will have no other assignment except in an emergency situation. It is recognized that the preparation period is a scheduled part of the teacher's work day and the teacher is expected to be in his/her respective Building. If the teacher must leave the Building during his/her preparation and/or lunch period, he/she must notify the Building switchboard operator.

  • Preparation Periods 31-1 The School District agrees to maintain daily preparation periods during the student day in all junior and senior high schools. At schools where block scheduling is in effect, the total preparation time provided shall be equal to the preparation time provided at schools not operating on a block schedule. 31-2 The School District shall maintain at each elementary school a minimum of two hundred and fifty (250) minutes preparation time per week per teacher, during the students’ instructional day, in not less than forty- (40) minute blocks. Each elementary school shall be allocated and assigned library aide hours per school day in accordance with the following schedule: This aide time is provided in addition to the assigned media clerk time. Library aide time is guaranteed for the school year once set on a school year basis. There will be no changes in library aide time allocated due to fluctuation in enrollment. This provision for allocating library aide time will only remain as part of this Agreement if librarians are used to provide preparation time to elementary teachers. 31-3 Preparation time provided for in this Article shall be utilized by teachers in a manner which enables further development and refinement of professional skills and for instructional effectiveness. 31-4 Although it does not relate to any mandatory subject of bargaining, the School District states that it is its aim and objective to establish a maximum class load of thirty (30) students in grades 4, 5, and 6. 00-0 Xxx Xxxxxxxx may direct use of teacher preparation periods if such directed use is infrequent, advance notice is given and the District’s use of the teacher’s preparation period must not consume an entire period.

  • Proposal Preparation The contractor shall assume all costs associated with preparation of proposals for task order awards under the proposal process as an indirect charge (B&P costs). The Government will not reimburse awardees for proposals as a direct charge.

  • Costs of negotiation, preparation etc The Borrowers shall pay to the Agent on its demand the amount of all expenses incurred by the Agent or the Security Trustee in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution or registration of any Finance Document or any related document or with any transaction contemplated by a Finance Document or a related document.

  • Negotiation Period The Parties shall negotiate in good faith and attempt to resolve any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement (a “Dispute”) within 30 days after the date that a Party gives written notice of such Dispute to the other Party.

  • Evaluation Period Until 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on August 16, 2002 (the "Evaluation Period"), Purchaser and its authorized agents and representatives (for purposes of this Article V, the "Licensee Parties") shall have the right, subject to the right of any Tenants, to enter upon the Real Property at all reasonable times during normal business hours to perform an inspection of the Real Property, the Improvements and the Personal Property. Purchaser will provide to Seller notice (for purposes of this Section 5.1(a), an "Entry Notice") of the intention of Purchaser or the other Licensee Parties to enter the Real Property at least 24 hours prior to such intended entry and specify the intended purpose therefor and the inspections and examinations contemplated to be made and with whom any Licensee Party will communicate. At Seller's option, Seller may be present for any such entry and inspection. Purchaser shall not communicate with or contact any of the Tenants or any of the Authorities without the prior written consent of Seller, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If Purchaser shall elect to communicate with any of the Authorities and Seller consents thereto, Purchaser shall give Seller prior notice thereof, and Seller and Seller's representatives shall have the right, but not the obligation, to attend, and participate in, all such meetings. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no so-called Phase II environmental physical testing or sampling shall be conducted during any such entry by Purchaser or any Licensee Party upon the Real Property without Seller's specific prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or unduly delayed. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE with respect to the provisions of this Section 5.1.

  • Meal Period Employees shall receive a meal period which shall commence no less than two (2) hours nor more than five (5) hours from the beginning of the employee's regular shift or when the employee is called in to work on their regular day off. The meal period shall be no less than one-half (½) hour nor more than one (1) hour in duration and shall be without compensation. Should an employee be required to work in excess of five (5) continuous hours from the commencement of their regular shift without being provided a meal period, the employee shall be compensated two (2) times the employee's straight-time hourly rate of pay for the time worked during their normal meal period and be afforded a meal period at the first available opportunity during working hours without compensation.

  • Joint Preparation The preparation of this Agreement has been a joint effort of the parties and the resulting documents shall not, solely as a matter of judicial construction, be construed more severely against one of the parties than the other.

  • Development Period The Contractor may commence pre-construction activities like utility shifting, boundary wall construction or any other activity assigned to the Contractor by the Authority to enable construction of the Project Highway immediately after signing of the Agreement, to the extent that such work is ready for execution. The Parties agree that these works may be taken up and completed to the extent feasible by the Contractor, before declaration of the Appointed Date, but no claim against the Authority for delay shall survive during this period and that the undertaking of these works by the Contractor shall not count towards the Scheduled Construction Period of the project which starts counting only from the Appointed Date. No construction activity of the Project Highway shall be undertaken during the development period.

  • year The employee shall provide medical substantiation to support her request for pregnancy leave. The request must include the beginning and ending dates of the leave and must be requested no later than thirty (30) calendar days after the birth of the child. Any changes to the leave, once approved, are permissive and subject to the approval of the department head or designee.

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