Common use of Teacher Workday Clause in Contracts

Teacher Workday. A. The teacher workday shall be seven (7) hours and fifteen (15) minutes in length inclusive of lunch and conference period. The start of the teacher day will be 8:30 a. m. at the elementary buildings and 7:20 a.m. at the middle school and high school. B. Teachers may be required to attend one (1) monthly building meeting for a maximum of sixty (60) minutes beyond the student day. C. It is the expectation that affected teachers will attend Open House and/or evening programs appropriate to grade level/course of study unless notice is given five (5) calendar days in advance whenever possible. If five (5) days notice is not possible, notice must be given as soon as the teacher has knowledge that he/she will be unable to attend. It is the expectation that reasons for not attending such meetings will be legitimate and reasonable. D. Building Advisory Committee (BAC) meetings for elementary buildings shall be voluntary. To provide for teacher input into the building level decision-making process, each building will have a Building Advisory Committee which meets with the principal on a regular basis. The purpose of the Committee will be to provide the principal with staff input prior to the finalizing of decisions which could have significant impact upon overall building operations, to provide a forum to discuss bargaining unit members’ concerns in the building and to develop constructive resolutions to problems. The members of the Committee will meet on mutually agreed dates and times.

Teacher Workday. A. The teacher workday shall be seven (7) hours and fifteen (15) minutes in length inclusive of lunch and conference period. The start of the teacher day will be 8:30 a. m. at the elementary buildings and 7:20 a.m. at the middle school and high school. B. Teachers may be required to attend one (1) monthly building meeting for a maximum of sixty (60) minutes beyond the student day. C. It is the expectation that affected teachers will attend Open House and/or evening programs appropriate to grade level/course of study unless notice is given five (5) calendar days in advance whenever possible. If five (5) days days’ notice is not possible, notice must be given as soon as the teacher has knowledge that he/she will be unable to attend. It is the expectation that reasons for not attending such meetings will be legitimate and reasonable. D. Building Advisory Committee (BAC) meetings for elementary buildings shall be voluntary. To provide for teacher input into the building level decision-making process, each building will have a Building Advisory Committee which meets with the principal Principal on a regular basis. The purpose of the Committee will be to provide the principal Principal with staff input prior to the finalizing of decisions which could have significant impact upon overall building operations, to provide a forum to discuss bargaining unit members’ concerns in the building building, and to develop constructive resolutions to problems. The members of the Committee will meet on mutually agreed dates and times.