Common use of - Teachers' Workday and Conditions Clause in Contracts

- Teachers' Workday and Conditions. A. Workday: The time the student day commences may vary according to the needs of the educational program(s) of the School District. The scheduling of school hours, periods, number of periods, or classes shall be designated by the School District. Regardless of the time the student day commences, the work day for teachers shall not exceed eight (8) hours, including lunch. During any half-day period, when an elementary (K-5) teacher is not provided the planning time, he/she shall be provided with a ten (10) minute relief period. No teacher shall have more than an average of twenty-eight (28) hours of assigned student responsibility per week. B. In addition to the teacher work day, teachers are obligated to participate in faculty meetings, department meetings, parent conferences, in-service meetings, open house and similar professional activities as required by the School District. Such additional professional activity shall be limited in length to sixty