Common use of Teacher Working Hours Clause in Contracts

Teacher Working Hours. The teacher working hours shall be seven and a half (7½) hours including a duty-free lunch period on campus, except in emergencies. Instructional personnel at a school designated in the lowest 300 in reading will work eight (8) hours each student day to provide an additional hour of required reading instruction. The only exceptions will be instructional personnel who are not eligible to teach the additional hour of instruction according to F.S. 1011.62(9)(c)(1) and/or those affected by conflicts in the master schedule. Employees who are not eligible under statute to teach the additional hour of instruction shall have a seven and one-half (7.5) hour workday and be paid accordingly, unless specifically designated to work an extra hour to provide class coverage under the school’s master schedule. The additional 30 minutes worked per day will be paid at the employee’s hourly rate of pay. Days in which students are not in attendance, i.e. teacher pre-planning days, teacher workdays, and teacher post plan days, shall be seven and one-half (7.5) hour workdays and be paid accordingly. On days preceding holidays, teachers, other than those on assigned bus duty, shall be permitted to leave after completion of the regular student day, except in emergencies as determined by the principal or his designee. All employees will be provided at least five (5) minutes at the beginning of their contract day before they are required to supervise any students.