TEACHER WORK YEAR. 6.1.1 Mapleton Public Schools and the Mapleton Education Association believe the teaching profession is demanding and rewarding, requiring time and commitments beyond contractual work hours. We further assert that the people involved in this profession are committed to the interest and lives of the students we serve. We acknowledge that maintaining a balance in personal and professional lives is essential to the health and well-being of all.
TEACHER WORK YEAR. A. Teachers as defined in this Agreement are employed for the school year commencing September 1 and ending June 30 subject to such reduction in time as may result from prior completion of all teacher normal assignments and responsibilities. It is understood, however, that teachers new to the district or promoted from part-time status may be required to attend staff development and orientation programs during the summer immediately preceding the commencement of their first teaching assignment. A part-time teacher shall attend a prorated number of sessions based upon the teacher’s prior FTE status – e.g., a half time person going to full time would be required to attend 50% of the total number of sessions required of new full-time teachers.
TEACHER WORK YEAR a. The work year for teachers as of the effective date of this Agreement is 187 days, of which 182 are designated for student instruction.
TEACHER WORK YEAR. The Teacher work year shall be no more than 186 days. 9-1.0 One (1) Teacher workday each year, prior to the start of school, will be set aside for the Teachers to prepare their classroom(s) for the first day of school.
TEACHER WORK YEAR. 3.1.1 The length of a teacher's work year, not counting compensated extended time, shall not exceed one hundred eighty-eight (188) days. Labor Day, Memorial Day, and Thanksgiving Day shall be paid holidays. NEOEA Day shall be a non-paid, non-work day. At the beginning of the school year, three (3) days in the one hundred eighty- eight (188) day work year shall be mandatory in-service days. Teachers shall have at least one (1) day of the three (3) in-service days prior to the start of the student year to engage in self-directed professional activities. As to professional records/in-service days, the Superintendent shall have authority to direct time spent in maintaining and completing professional records or in other approved activity on such days. There shall be one in-service day occurring after the beginning of the school year during the first semester. This in-service day shall be a paid workday; however, staff will not be required to report. There shall be two (2) non-instructional teacher professional work days scheduled for the end of the first quarter and the end of the third quarter. On these days, teachers shall report for regularly-contracted hours but students shall not report. Administration may schedule up to two (2) hours of PLC time for each day. The time not spent in PLC shall be teacher-directed time. The placement of the second semester in-service day will be determined by the Calendar Committee. One-half of the January in-service day shall be used for in-service activities, and the other one-half day to be used by teachers for self-directed professional activities. MTA shall assist with the planning of the second semester in-service program by appointing three (3) teachers to serve on an in-service committee along with three (3) administrators appointed by the Superintendent. The second semester in- service day shall be available to intervention specialists for self-directed activities. The final contractual workday of the year shall be designated a records day.
TEACHER WORK YEAR. 6.01 The in-school work year for teachers employed on a 10-month basis shall not exceed 185 days, which shall include three in-service days. The exception to this will be for teachers not granted tenure. First year teachers shall attend three days of staff development training prior to the start of the school year. Teachers entering their second and third year shall attend two days of staff development training prior to the start of the school year. This training shall occur during the last full week prior to the return of all teaching staff members.
TEACHER WORK YEAR. 1. The teacher work year shall contain a maximum of one hundred eighty- five (185) days, two of which shall be set aside for use as professional days. The work year shall be scheduled between the dates of September 1 and June 30.
TEACHER WORK YEAR. A. In-School Work Year
TEACHER WORK YEAR. A. The school work year for teachers employed on a ten month basis shall not exceed one hundred and eighty-four (184) days. Time for the purpose of professional development, not to exceed two full days, shall be added to the calendar bringing the total to one hundred and eighty-six (186). The days shall not be held during the regularly scheduled school recess and shall be in place at the time of the approval of the calendar by the Board. Full Day Professional Development Days for all teachers will be 8:15-3:15 with one hour for lunch. Professional staff members shall be solicited for content input for such activities. The school calendar shall be distributed to the staff after adoption by the Board.
TEACHER WORK YEAR. A. The in-school work year for teachers will not exceed one hundred eighty-five (185) days in each year covered by this Agreement.
