Common use of TEACHER WORK YEAR Clause in Contracts

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. 3.1.1.1 The Superintendent shall have the ability to create and implement a specialized concept of year-round instruction at select school(s). The Board agrees that any year-round calendar will not be implemented prior to the 2021-22 school year. In staffing any such school(s), the District will first seek qualified volunteers within the affected building, if applicable. If positions remain open following that step, then the District will proceed to fill vacancies consistent with Section 4.4.1.a.

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. 3.1.1.1 The Superintendent shall have the ability to create and implement a specialized concept of year-round instruction at select school(s). The Board agrees that any year-round calendar will not be implemented prior to the 2021-22 school year. In staffing any such school(s), the District will first seek qualified volunteers within the affected building, if applicable. If positions remain open following that step, then the District will proceed to fill vacancies consistent with Section 4.4.1.a.

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-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. 3.1.1.1 The Superintendent shall have the ability to create and implement a specialized concept of year-round instruction at select school(s). The Board agrees that any year-round calendar will not be implemented prior to the 2021-22 school year. In staffing any such school(s), the District will first seek qualified volunteers within the affected building, if applicable. If positions remain open following that step, then the District will proceed to fill vacancies consistent with Section 4.4.1.a.