Common use of Teaching Assignments Clause in Contracts

Teaching Assignments. A. Teaching is a profession: therefore, teachers should have some flexibility in setting his/her own work day. However, teachers agree to be on duty and to work the hours required to accomplish their total teaching assignment and responsibility. Because of the basic differences which exist in the amount of planning, paperwork, curriculum study, extra-curricular supervision and other duties, it is impossible to keep the teaching day on a completely equal schedule. However, in fairness to pupils, parents and teachers and in the interest of some uniformity, the following should be observed: B. Teachers shall report to their classrooms at least thirty (30) minutes before the opening of the pupil’s regular school day in the morning. Teachers shall be permitted to leave thirty (30) minutes after the close of the pupil’s regular school day. Teachers are encouraged to remain for a sufficient period of time after the close of the pupil’s school day to attend to those matters which require attention, including consultation with parents as scheduled by or with approval of the teacher. C. While ensuring the right of a classroom teacher to have a continuous teaching day, the School Board, with consultation of the principal and assistant principals, reserves the right to vary school openings and/or vary an individual teacher’s starting time if the best interests of the school and the students can thusly be served. If the starting times of individual classroom teachers in a particular building vary, the Association shall be apprised of the educational reason or reasons for the variance. D. All teachers agree to make themselves available for student and parent conferences. All teachers shall attend meetings called by the administration as a regular part of their teaching assignments unless otherwise excused by the administration. Sufficient notice of such meetings and agendas will be given when practicable. E. It is the responsibility of each individual teacher, as well as the Board, to provide the highest quality education program practicable for each student in the school district, thus the teacher shall continue to use the school day for: 1. Planning and preparing for their classes. (Careful daily, weekly and semester preparation.) Each teacher will have at least five planning periods per week appear in the master schedule. Each teacher will have these periods available for planning, when feasible. 2. Teaching their pupils. 3. Evaluating pupil progress and discussing with their colleagues the effectiveness of their own planning and implementation of their plans. 4. Reporting their evaluations of pupil progress to the school administration and to the parents of the children whom they teach at appropriate times during the school day. 5. Assuming other responsibilities of the education, health, safety and welfare of their pupils. 6. Providing professional services to the school and community for the purpose of assisting in the development and implementation of quality education in the Ashland School District. 7. Each teacher shall have a daily twenty (20) minute duty free lunch period. F. All assignments and/or appointments shall be at the discretion of the administration. All assignments except temporary assignments shall be within the area of teacher competency, teaching certification and major and minor fields of study and where, in the opinion of the administration, circumstances so warrant. G. Except in unusual circumstances, teachers will be notified of their teaching assignments and extra- or co- curricular duties for the ensuing year before May 15 of the current year. H. Both parties acknowledge the responsibility of building administrators to exercise the authority to reassign any teacher duties to meet any emergency situation. I. Supervision of students is the responsibility of all teachers during the entire school day, such supervision when possible to be shared proportionally and scheduled by the principal in consultation with the assistant principals. This includes activities in all school areas such as cafeteria, halls, lavatories, playground, assemblies and any other place where students may congregate during the normal school day. Teachers will cooperate in good housekeeping practices in their lounge, the halls and respective classrooms. J. Any teacher desiring to leave the assigned building prior to the completion of the daily schedule and the normal work day shall secure the permission of the immediate supervisor or the supervisor’s designated appointee. K. It is recognized by both parties that participation in activities that relate to education and students can be helpful. Teachers are encouraged to participate in after-school activities, e.g., curriculum textbook selection, sponsor of student activities, etc., as well as any other appropriate committee which would contribute to the betterment of the education of the children in the Ashland School District. L. It is understood and accepted that teacher attendance at school-affiliated afternoon/evening meetings (PTA, PTO, etc.) and performances is desirable and beneficial. Except for illness, emergency or legitimate excuse, teachers will be required to attend designated evening meetings which are planned to provide parents and guardians with the opportunity to visit classrooms and/or confer with teachers, such as Open House and parent-teacher conferences. Even though staff attendance is desirable at student performance events such as athletic or artistic performances, only teachers serving as sponsors, coaches or in another official capacity related to the event shall be required to attend such events. M. Members of the staff, with the approval of the appropriate administrator, may adjust their schedules to better serve students and parents. N. School-wide staff meetings with administration after school shall be limited to one (1) meeting each month, except in emergencies. All after school meetings shall start within fifteen (15) minutes from the end of the pupils’ regular school day and the administration shall strive to keep such meetings to sixty (60) minutes in length. The administration shall provide forty-eight (48) hours’ notice if it anticipates such meeting shall last longer.

Teaching Assignments. A. Teaching is a profession: therefore, teachers Teachers should have some flexibility in setting his/her own work day. However, teachers Teachers agree to be on duty and to work the hours required to accomplish their total teaching assignment and responsibility. Because of the basic differences which exist in the amount of planning, paperwork, curriculum study, extra-curricular supervision and other duties, it is impossible to keep the teaching day on a completely equal schedule. However, in fairness to pupils, parents and teachers Teachers and in the interest of some uniformity, the following should be observed: B. Teachers shall report to their classrooms at least thirty (30) minutes before the opening of the pupil’s regular school day in the morning. Teachers shall be permitted to leave thirty (30) minutes after the close of the pupil’s regular school day. Teachers are encouraged to remain for a sufficient period of time after the close of the pupil’s school day to attend to those matters which require attention, including consultation with parents as scheduled by or with approval of the teacherTeacher. C. While ensuring the right of a classroom teacher Classroom Teacher to have a continuous teaching day, the School Board, with consultation of the principal Principal and assistant principalsAssistant Principals , reserves the right to vary school openings and/or vary an individual teacherTeacher’s starting time if the best interests of the school and the students can thusly be served. If the starting times of individual classroom teachers Teachers in a particular building vary, the Association shall be apprised of the educational reason or reasons for the variance. D. All teachers Teachers agree to make themselves available for student and parent conferences. All teachers Teachers shall attend meetings called by the administration as a regular part of their teaching assignments unless otherwise excused by the administration. Sufficient notice of such meetings and agendas will be given when practicable. E. It is the responsibility of each individual teacherTeacher, as well as the Board, to provide the highest quality education program practicable for each student in the school district, thus the teacher Teacher shall continue to use the school day for: 1. Planning and preparing for their classes. (Careful daily, weekly and semester preparation.) Each teacher Teacher will have at least five planning periods per week appear in the master schedule. Each teacher Teacher will have these periods available for planning, when feasible. 2. Teaching their pupils. 3. Evaluating pupil progress and discussing with their colleagues the effectiveness of their own planning and implementation of their plans. 4. Reporting their evaluations of pupil progress to the school administration and to the parents of the children whom they teach at appropriate times during the school day. 5. Assuming other responsibilities of the education, health, safety and welfare of their pupils. 6. Providing professional services to the school and community for the purpose of assisting in the development and implementation of quality education in the Ashland School District. 7. Each teacher Teacher shall have a daily twenty (20) minute duty free lunch period. F. All assignments and/or appointments shall be at the discretion of the administration. All assignments except temporary assignments shall be within the area of teacher competency, teaching certification and major and minor fields of study and where, in the opinion of the administration, circumstances so warrant. G. Except in unusual circumstances, teachers Teachers will be notified of their teaching assignments and extra- or co- curricular duties for the ensuing year before May 15 of the current year. H. Both parties acknowledge the responsibility of building administrators to exercise the authority to reassign any teacher duties to meet any emergency situation. I. Supervision of students is the responsibility of all teachers Teachers during the entire school day, such supervision when possible to be shared proportionally and scheduled by the principal in consultation with the assistant principalsPrincipal. This includes activities in all school areas such as cafeteria, halls, lavatories, playground, assemblies and any other place where students may congregate during the normal school day. Teachers will cooperate in good housekeeping practices in their lounge, the halls and respective classrooms. J. Any teacher Teacher desiring to leave the assigned building prior to the completion of the daily schedule and the normal work day shall secure the permission of the immediate supervisor or the supervisor’s designated appointee. K. It is recognized by both parties that participation in activities that relate to education and students can be helpful. Teachers are encouraged to participate in after-school activities, e.g., curriculum textbook selection, sponsor of student activities, etc., as well as any other appropriate committee which would contribute to the betterment of the education of the children in the Ashland School District. L. It is understood and accepted that teacher Teacher attendance at school-affiliated afternoon/evening meetings (PTA, PTO, etc.) and performances is desirable and beneficial. Except for illness, emergency or legitimate excuse, teachers Teachers will be required to attend designated evening meetings which are planned to provide parents and guardians with the opportunity to visit classrooms and/or confer with teachersTeachers, such as Open House and parent-parent- teacher conferences. Even though staff attendance is desirable at student performance events such as athletic or artistic performances, only teachers Teachers serving as sponsors, coaches or in another official capacity related to the event shall be required to attend such events. M. Members of the staff, with the approval of the appropriate administrator, may adjust their schedules to better serve students and parents. N. School-wide staff meetings with administration after school shall be limited to one (1) meeting each month, except in emergencies. All after school meetings shall start within fifteen (15) minutes from the end of the pupils’ regular school day and the administration shall strive to keep such meetings to sixty (60) minutes in length. The administration shall provide forty-eight (48) hours’ notice if it anticipates such meeting shall last longer.

Teaching Assignments. A. Teaching is a profession: therefore, teachers should have some flexibility in setting his/her own work day. However, teachers agree to be on duty and to work the hours required to accomplish their total teaching assignment and responsibility. Because of the basic differences which exist in the amount of planning, paperwork, curriculum study, extra-curricular supervision and other duties, it is impossible to keep the teaching day on a completely equal schedule. However, in fairness to pupils, parents and teachers and in the interest of some uniformity, the following should be observed: B. Teachers shall report to their classrooms at least thirty (30) minutes before the opening of the pupil’s regular school day in the morning. Teachers shall be permitted to leave thirty (30) minutes after the close of the pupil’s regular school day. Teachers are encouraged to remain for a sufficient period of time after the close of the pupil’s school day to attend to those matters which require attention, including consultation with parents as scheduled by or with approval of the teacher. C. While ensuring the right of a classroom teacher to have a continuous teaching day, the School Board, with consultation of the principal and assistant principals, reserves the right to vary school openings and/or vary an individual teacher’s starting time if the best interests of the school and the students can thusly be served. If the starting times of individual classroom teachers in a particular building vary, the Association shall be apprised of the educational reason or reasons for the variance. D. All teachers agree to make themselves available for student and parent conferences. All teachers shall attend meetings called by the administration as a regular part of their teaching assignments unless otherwise excused by the administration. Sufficient notice of such meetings and agendas will be given when practicable. E. It is the responsibility of each individual teacher, as well as the Board, to provide the highest quality education program practicable for each student in the school district, thus the teacher shall continue to use the school day for: 1. Planning and preparing for their classes. (Careful daily, weekly and semester preparation.) Each teacher will have at least five planning periods per week appear in the master schedule. Each teacher will have these periods available for planning, when feasible. 2. Teaching their pupils. 3. Evaluating pupil progress and discussing with their colleagues the effectiveness of their own planning and implementation of their plans. 4. Reporting their evaluations of pupil progress to the school administration and to the parents of the children whom they teach at appropriate times during the school day. 5. Assuming other responsibilities of the education, health, safety and welfare of their pupils. 6. Providing professional services to the school and community for the purpose of assisting in the development and implementation of quality education in the Ashland School District. 7. Each teacher shall have a daily twenty (20) minute duty free lunch period. F. All assignments and/or appointments shall be at the discretion of the administration. All assignments except temporary assignments shall be within the area of teacher competency, teaching certification and major and minor fields of study and where, in the opinion of the administration, circumstances so warrant. G. Except in unusual circumstances, teachers will be notified of their teaching assignments and extra- or co- co-curricular duties for the ensuing year before May 15 of the current year. H. Both parties acknowledge the responsibility of building administrators to exercise the authority to reassign any teacher duties to meet any emergency situation. I. Supervision of students is the responsibility of all teachers during the entire school day, such supervision when possible to be shared proportionally and scheduled by the principal in consultation with the assistant principals. This includes activities in all school areas such as cafeteria, halls, lavatories, playground, assemblies and any other place where students may congregate during the normal school day. Teachers will cooperate in good housekeeping practices in their lounge, the halls and respective classrooms. J. Any teacher desiring to leave the assigned building prior to the completion of the daily schedule and the normal work day shall secure the permission of the immediate supervisor or the supervisor’s designated appointee. K. It is recognized by both parties that participation in activities that relate to education and students can be helpful. Teachers are encouraged to participate in after-school activities, e.g., curriculum textbook selection, sponsor of student activities, etc., as well as any other appropriate committee which would contribute to the betterment of the education of the children in the Ashland School District. L. It is understood and accepted that teacher attendance at school-affiliated afternoon/evening meetings (PTA, PTO, etc.) and performances is desirable and beneficial. Except for illness, emergency or legitimate excuse, teachers will be required to attend designated evening meetings which are planned to provide parents and guardians with the opportunity to visit classrooms and/or confer with teachers, such as Open House and parent-teacher conferences. Even though staff attendance is desirable at student performance events such as athletic or artistic performances, only teachers serving as sponsors, coaches or in another official capacity related to the event shall be required to attend such events. M. Members of the staff, with the approval of the appropriate administrator, may adjust their schedules to better serve students and parents. N. School-wide staff meetings with administration after school shall be limited to one (1) meeting each month, except in emergencies. All after school meetings shall start within fifteen (15) minutes from the end of the pupils’ regular school day and the administration shall strive to keep such meetings to sixty (60) minutes in length. The administration shall provide forty-eight (48) hours’ notice if it anticipates such meeting shall last longer.

Teaching Assignments. A. Teaching is a profession: therefore, teachers should have some flexibility in setting his/her own work day. However, teachers agree to be on duty and to work Teachers initially employed by CREC shall receive their program assignment from the hours required to accomplish their total teaching assignment and responsibility. Because of the basic differences which exist in the amount of planning, paperwork, curriculum study, extra-curricular supervision and other duties, it is impossible to keep the teaching day on a completely equal schedule. However, in fairness to pupils, parents and teachers and in the interest of some uniformity, the following should be observed:Executive Director. B. Teachers already employed at CREC shall report receive notification of any change in their initial class assignment for the next school year prior to their classrooms at least thirty (30) minutes before the opening of the pupil’s regular school day in the morning. Teachers shall be permitted to leave thirty (30) minutes after the close of the pupil’s regular current school dayyear. Teachers are encouraged In the event of a change in circumstances or conditions during the months of May through August such assignments may be changed with prompt notice in writing to remain for a sufficient period of time after the close of the pupil’s school day to attend to those matters which require attention, including consultation with parents as scheduled by or with approval of the teacher’s last known address. C. While ensuring In the right determination of a classroom teacher to have a continuous teaching dayassignments, the School Board, with consultation convenience and wishes of the principal teacher shall be honored to the extent that these considerations do not conflict with the requirements and assistant principals, reserves the right to vary school openings and/or vary an individual teacher’s starting time if the best interests of the school system and the students can thusly be served. If as determined by the starting times CREC Board of individual classroom teachers in a particular building vary, the Association shall be apprised of the educational reason or reasons for the varianceDirectors. D. All In arranging schedules for teachers agree who are assigned to make themselves available for student and parent conferences. All teachers shall attend meetings called by the administration as a regular part of their teaching assignments unless otherwise excused by the administration. Sufficient notice of such meetings and agendas programs in more than one location reasonable efforts will be given when practicablemade to limit the amount of travel. Teachers shall be reimbursed for inter-program travel. Rate of reimbursement is contained in Appendix A. E. Regular high school and middle school classroom teachers at the magnet schools (mathematics, science, social studies, English/language arts) shall be assigned to subjects requiring no more than three preparations. ‘Preparation’ shall be defined as separate curricula and/or different textbooks and/or different levels. Exceptions can be made upon mutual agreement of the Administration and the Association. E. It is the responsibility of each individual teacherX. XXXX, as well as the Boardacting through its Executive Director or designee, may assign teachers to academic duties (e.g., to provide coordinate an initiative, to serve as PBS coach, to perform research) subject to the highest quality education program practicable for each student in the school district, thus agreement of the teacher shall continue and with a concomitant reduction in teaching load. G. Job sharing may be granted annually subject to use the school day forfollowing terms and conditions: 1. Planning Job sharing arrangements shall be subject to mutual agreement of the teachers involved and preparing to the approval of the Executive Director or his or her designee. For teachers in a job sharing arrangement. CREC will not be responsible for their classesmore than its regular benefit costs for a full-time teacher. (Careful dailyTeachers will be subject to the insurance eligibility requirements, weekly and semester preparation.) Each teacher will have applicable to all other teachers at least five planning periods per week appear in the master schedule. Each teacher will have these periods available for planning, when feasibleCREC. 2. Teaching their pupilsThe parties shall create a Job Sharing Committee, consisting of one member appointed by the Executive Director and one member appointed by the President of the Association. The primary responsibility of the Committee shall be evaluate applications and to make recommendations to the Executive Director or his/her designee. 3. Evaluating pupil progress Applications for job sharing positions must be submitted to the Job Sharing Committee by February 1 prior to the year requested. The application shall identify the teachers involved, the position sought, whom the permanent “holder” of the job is and discussing whom the “partner” is, and the plan for allocating responsibility for all areas of teacher responsibility, including teaching, grading, parent communication, administrative responsibilities and all other professional responsibilities of the position. Such plan must, at a minimum provide that both teachers shall work the first five days of school together at no additional cost to CREC. The teachers shall attend open house and parent teacher conferences together at no additional cost to CREC. The application shall also include a written statement from the principal concerning his/her position regarding the application for a job sharing position. The Job Sharing Committee shall forward the application along with their colleagues its written recommendation to the effectiveness of their own planning and implementation of their plansExecutive Director or his/her designee before March 1 prior to the school year requested. 4. Reporting their evaluations The Executive Director or his/her designee shall consider and grant or deny each request on its individual merit on the basis of pupil progress whether the plan is educationally sound, with priority consideration of the impact, if any, on the education of the children. Such decisions shall be made on an annual basis on or before May 1. The decision of the Executive Director or his or her designee in relation to any job sharing request shall not be subject to the school administration and grievance procedure outlined in Article 5 of this contract. Teachers who wish to job share in future years shall follow the parents of the children whom they teach at appropriate times during the school dayprocedures set out in paragraph 2. 5. Assuming Job sharers shall substitute for each other responsibilities whenever possible. Schedules may be adjusted to allow partners the opportunity to pay back the other by covering (i.e., cover the appropriate number of days that one partner substitutes for the education, health, safety and welfare of their pupilsother). 6. Providing professional services If for any reason a member of a job sharing team is unable to continue in the school and community position, the other member of the team will cover the entire position for the purpose remainder of assisting in the development and implementation year or until another job sharer can be identified. The substitution of quality education in a new job sharer shall occur only upon approval of the Ashland School DistrictExecutive Director after consideration of the impact on the position to be vacated. 7. Each At the end of a job-sharing arrangement, the holder of the position will be guaranteed his/her return to a full-time position at the beginning of the school year if the teacher shall have would otherwise be entitled to a daily twenty (20) minute duty free lunch period. F. All assignments and/or appointments position under this Agreement. In such case, the partner shall be at reassigned by CREC to an available vacancy for which he or she is qualified, if any, and shall otherwise be subject to the discretion reduction in force procedure. The teacher must notify the Director of Human Resources by February 1 prior to the administration. All assignments except temporary assignments shall be within the area school year requested of teacher competency, teaching certification and major and minor fields of study and where, in the opinion of the administration, circumstances so warrant. G. Except in unusual circumstances, teachers will be notified of their teaching assignments and extra- or co- curricular duties for the ensuing year before May 15 of the current yearhis/her intent to return to a full-time position. H. Both Teaching assignments should not normally exceed 1.0 Full Time Equivalent (FTE). However, both parties acknowledge recognize that from time to time, extraordinary circumstances develop whereby a teacher may be offered more than a 1.0 FTE assignment. Accordingly, in those situations CREC and the responsibility of building administrators to exercise Association agree that the authority to reassign any teacher duties to meet any emergency situationfollowing procedures will be effective: a. CREC shall notify the Association when the aforementioned circumstance arises. I. Supervision of students is b. The principal/director will select the responsibility of all teachers during appropriate teacher to fulfill the entire school day, such supervision when possible to be shared proportionally assignment based on subject content and scheduled by the principal in consultation with the assistant principals. This includes activities in all school areas such as cafeteria, halls, lavatories, playground, assemblies and any other place where students may congregate during the normal school day. Teachers will cooperate in good housekeeping practices in their lounge, the halls and respective classroomsteacher’s schedule. J. c. The assignment of the extra class shall be made only after a meeting and discussion between the teacher involved and the Principal/director and upon mutual agreement. d. Any teacher desiring to leave exceeding a 1.0 FTE shall receive additional compensation in the assigned building prior to the completion rate of each additional class equaling .17 of the daily schedule and the normal work day shall secure the permission of the immediate supervisor or the supervisorteacher’s designated appointeesalary. K. It is recognized by both parties that participation in activities that relate to education and students can be helpful. Teachers are encouraged to participate in after-school activities, e.g., curriculum textbook selection, sponsor of student activities, etc., as well as any other appropriate committee which would contribute to the betterment of the education of the children in the Ashland School District. L. It is understood and accepted that teacher attendance at school-affiliated afternoon/evening meetings (PTA, PTO, etc.) and performances is desirable and beneficial. Except for illness, emergency or legitimate excuse, teachers will be required to attend designated evening meetings which are planned to provide parents and guardians with the opportunity to visit classrooms and/or confer with teachers, such as Open House and parent-teacher conferences. Even though staff attendance is desirable at student performance events such as athletic or artistic performances, only teachers serving as sponsors, coaches or in another official capacity related to the event shall be required to attend such events. M. Members of the staff, with the approval of the appropriate administrator, may adjust their schedules to better serve students and parents. N. School-wide staff meetings with administration after school shall be limited to one (1) meeting each month, except in emergencies. All after school meetings shall start within fifteen (15) minutes from the end of the pupils’ regular school day and the administration shall strive to keep such meetings to sixty (60) minutes in length. The administration shall provide forty-eight (48) hours’ notice if it anticipates such meeting shall last longer.

Teaching Assignments. A. Teaching is a profession: therefore, teachers Teachers should have some flexibility in setting his/her own work day. However, teachers Teachers agree to be on duty and to work the hours required to accomplish their total teaching assignment and responsibility. Because of the basic differences which exist in the amount of planning, paperwork, curriculum study, extra-curricular supervision and other duties, it is impossible to keep the teaching day on a completely equal schedule. However, in fairness to pupils, parents and teachers Teachers and in the interest of some uniformity, the following should be observed: B. Teachers shall report to their classrooms at least thirty (30) minutes before the opening of the pupil’s regular school day in the morning. Teachers shall be permitted to leave thirty (30) minutes after the close of the pupil’s regular school day. Teachers are encouraged to remain for a sufficient period of time after the close of the pupil’s school day to attend to those matters which require attention, including consultation with parents as scheduled by or with approval of the teacherTeacher. C. While ensuring the right of a classroom teacher Classroom Teacher to have a continuous teaching day, the School Board, with consultation of the principal Principal and assistant principalsAssistant Principals , reserves the right to vary school openings and/or vary an individual teacherTeacher’s starting time if the best interests of the school and the students can thusly be served. If the starting times of individual classroom teachers Teachers in a particular building vary, the Association shall be apprised of the educational reason or reasons for the variance. D. All teachers Teachers agree to make themselves available for student and parent conferences. All teachers Teachers shall attend meetings called by the administration as a regular part of their teaching assignments unless otherwise excused by the administration. Sufficient notice of such meetings and agendas will be given when practicable. E. It is the responsibility of each individual teacherTeacher, as well as the Board, to provide the highest quality education program practicable for each student in the school district, thus the teacher Teacher shall continue to use the school day for: 1. Planning and preparing for their classes. (Careful daily, weekly and semester preparation.) Each teacher Teacher will have at least five planning periods per week appear in the master schedule. Each teacher Teacher will have these periods available for planning, when feasible. 2. Teaching their pupils. 3. Evaluating pupil progress and discussing with their colleagues the effectiveness of their own planning and implementation of their plans. 4. Reporting their evaluations of pupil progress to the school administration and to the parents of the children whom they teach at appropriate times during the school day. 5. Assuming other responsibilities of the education, health, safety and welfare of their pupils. 6. Providing professional services to the school and community for the purpose of assisting in the development and implementation of quality education in the Ashland School District. 7. Each teacher Teacher shall have a daily twenty (20) minute duty free lunch period. F. All assignments and/or appointments shall be at the discretion of the administration. All assignments except temporary assignments shall be within the area of teacher competency, teaching certification and major and minor fields of study and where, in the opinion of the administration, circumstances so warrant. G. Except in unusual circumstances, teachers Teachers will be notified of their teaching assignments and extra- or co- curricular duties for the ensuing year before May 15 of the current year. H. Both X. Xxxx parties acknowledge the responsibility of building administrators to exercise the authority to reassign any teacher duties to meet any emergency situation. I. Supervision of students is the responsibility of all teachers Teachers during the entire school day, such supervision when possible to be shared proportionally and scheduled by the principal in consultation with the assistant principalsPrincipal. This includes activities in all school areas such as cafeteria, halls, lavatories, playground, assemblies and any other place where students may congregate during the normal school day. Teachers will cooperate in good housekeeping practices in their lounge, the halls and respective classrooms. J. Any teacher Teacher desiring to leave the assigned building prior to the completion of the daily schedule and the normal work day shall secure the permission of the immediate supervisor or the supervisor’s designated appointee. K. It is recognized by both parties that participation in activities that relate to education and students can be helpful. Teachers are encouraged to participate in after-school activities, e.g., curriculum textbook selection, sponsor of student activities, etc., as well as any other appropriate committee which would contribute to the betterment of the education of the children in the Ashland School District. L. It is understood and accepted that teacher Teacher attendance at school-affiliated afternoon/evening meetings (PTA, PTO, etc.) and performances is desirable and beneficial. Except for illness, emergency or legitimate excuse, teachers Teachers will be required to attend designated evening meetings which are planned to provide parents and guardians with the opportunity to visit classrooms and/or confer with teachersTeachers, such as Open House and parent-parent- teacher conferences. Even though staff attendance is desirable at student performance events such as athletic or artistic performances, only teachers Teachers serving as sponsors, coaches or in another official capacity related to the event shall be required to attend such events. M. Members of the staff, with the approval of the appropriate administrator, may adjust their schedules to better serve students and parents. N. School-wide staff meetings with administration after school shall be limited to one (1) meeting each month, except in emergencies. All after school meetings shall start within fifteen (15) minutes from the end of the pupils’ regular school day and the administration shall strive to keep such meetings to sixty (60) minutes in length. The administration shall provide forty-eight (48) hours’ notice if it anticipates such meeting shall last longer.

Teaching Assignments. A. Teaching is a profession: therefore, teachers should have some flexibility in setting his/her own work day. However, teachers agree to be on duty and to work the hours required to accomplish their total teaching assignment and responsibility. Because of the basic differences which exist in the amount of planning, paperwork, curriculum study, extra-curricular supervision and other duties, it is impossible to keep the teaching day on a completely equal schedule. However, in fairness to pupils, parents and teachers and in the interest of some uniformity, the following should be observed: B. Teachers shall report to their classrooms at least thirty (30) minutes before the opening of the pupil’s regular school day in the morning. Teachers shall be permitted to leave thirty (30) minutes after the close of the pupil’s regular school day. Teachers are encouraged to remain for a sufficient period of time after the close of the pupil’s school day to attend to those matters which require attention, including consultation with parents as scheduled by or with approval of the teacher. C. While ensuring the right of a classroom teacher to have a continuous teaching day, the School Board, with consultation of the principal and assistant principals, reserves the right to vary school openings and/or vary an individual teacher’s starting time if the best interests of the school and the students can thusly be served. If the starting times of individual classroom teachers in a particular building vary, the Association shall be apprised of the educational reason or reasons for the variance. D. All teachers agree to make themselves available for student and parent conferences. All teachers shall attend meetings called by the administration as a regular part of their teaching assignments unless otherwise excused by the administration. Sufficient notice of such meetings and agendas will be given when practicable. E. It is the responsibility of each individual teacher, as well as the Board, to provide the highest quality education program practicable for each student in the school district, thus the teacher shall continue to use the school day for: 1. Planning and preparing for their classes. (Careful daily, weekly and semester preparation.) Each teacher will have at least five planning periods per week appear in the master schedule. Each teacher will schedule and have these periods them available for planning, when feasible. 2. Teaching their pupils. 3. Evaluating pupil progress and discussing with their colleagues the effectiveness of their own planning and implementation of their plans. 4. Reporting their evaluations of pupil progress to the school administration and to the parents of the children whom they teach at appropriate times during the school day. 5. Assuming other responsibilities of the education, health, safety and welfare of their pupils. 6. Providing professional services to the school and community for the purpose of assisting in the development and implementation of quality education in the Ashland School District. 7. Each teacher shall have a daily twenty (20) minute duty free lunch period. F. All assignments and/or appointments shall be at the discretion of the administration. All assignments except temporary assignments shall be within the area of teacher competency, teaching certification and major and minor fields of study and where, in the opinion of the administration, circumstances so warrant. G. Except in unusual circumstances, teachers will be notified of their teaching assignments and extra- or co- co-curricular duties for the ensuing year before May 15 of the current year. H. Both X. Xxxx parties acknowledge the responsibility of building administrators to exercise the authority to reassign any teacher duties to meet any emergency situation. I. Supervision of students is the responsibility of all teachers during the entire school day, such supervision when possible to be shared proportionally and scheduled by the principal in consultation with the assistant principals. This includes activities in all school areas such as cafeteria, halls, lavatories, playground, assemblies and any other place where students may congregate during the normal school day. Teachers will cooperate in good housekeeping practices in their lounge, the halls and respective classrooms. J. Any teacher desiring to leave the assigned building prior to the completion of the daily schedule and the normal work day day, shall secure the permission of the immediate supervisor or the supervisor’s designated appointee. K. It is recognized by both parties that participation in activities that relate to education and students can be helpful. Teachers are encouraged to participate in after-school activities, e.g., curriculum textbook selection, sponsor of student activities, etc., as well as any other appropriate committee which would contribute to the betterment of the education of the children in the Ashland School District. L. It is understood and accepted that teacher attendance at school-affiliated afternoon/evening meetings (PTA, PTO, etc.) and performances is desirable and beneficial. Except for illness, emergency or legitimate excuse, teachers will be required to attend designated evening meetings which are planned to provide parents and guardians with the opportunity to visit classrooms and/or confer with teachers, such as Open House and parent-teacher conferences. Even though staff attendance is desirable at student performance events such as athletic or artistic performances, only teachers serving as sponsors, coaches or in another official capacity related to the event shall be required to attend such events. M. Members of the staff, with the approval of the appropriate administrator, may adjust their schedules to better serve students and parents. N. School-wide staff meetings with administration after school shall be limited to one (1) meeting each month, except in emergencies. All after school meetings shall start within fifteen (15) minutes from the end of the pupils’ regular school day and the administration shall strive to keep such meetings to sixty (60) minutes in length. The administration shall provide forty-eight (48) hours’ notice if it anticipates such meeting shall last longer.