Teacher Work Day
WORK DAY. 1. The formal school day shall be as follows: Hillside School 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Brookside School 8:40 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Teachers are expected to report to school no later than ten (10) minutes prior to the opening times above and to remain in school until 3:30 p.m. Effective the 2000-2001 school year, teachers at the Brookside School shall remain in school no less than fifteen (15) minutes after the close of the formal school day. Teachers may leave school at 3:15 p.m. on Fridays, before school holidays and vacations, or upon approval of the Building Administrator.
2. Teachers shall be dismissed at 1:00 p.m. prior to Thanksgiving and Christmas.
3. Teachers participating in pupil field trips which last more than twelve (12) hours shall receive a seventy five dollar ($75.00) stipend. Teachers participating in overnight pupil field trips shall receive a one hundred and twenty-five dollar ($125) stipend per night.
4. Teachers who perform curriculum work beyond the regular school day shall be compensated at the rate of forty dollars ($40.00).
5. Teachers shall attend one (1) evening parent conference in the Fall/Winter and one (1) Back to School Night. Each conference shall last no longer than two and one-half (2.5) hours. These conferences will be scheduled no later than Labor Day of the school year in question. Teachers shall be dismissed at the close of the formal school day on the day evening conferences are held.
6. Teachers shall attend one (1) meeting a month which shall be scheduled by the Superintendent after the close of the formal school day on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. No more than five (5) of said meetings shall be used to conduct in-service sessions. Attendance at the in-service sessions shall be used toward a teacher’s continuing education requirement if permitted by the applicable statutory provisions and administrative regulations. The dismissal for in-service meetings shall be 5:00 p.m. The dismissal time for all other meetings shall not exceed one (1) hour after the close of the formal school day (Hillside School - 4:00 p.m.; Brookside School - 4:15 p.m.).
7. Part-time teachers who remain to teach for the afternoon or morning shall be paid at the hourly curriculum rate.