Common use of TEACHING CONDITIONS AND HOURS Clause in Contracts

TEACHING CONDITIONS AND HOURS. ‌ A. CLASS SIZE COMMITTEE‌ 1. A joint class size committee shall be established within four (4) weeks after the execution date of this Agreement. The committee shall consist of two (2) representatives appointed by the Employer and two (2) representatives appointed by the Association. 2. Alternates or replacements of committee members shall be the sole prerogative of the party involved. No decision of the committee shall be binding if one or more of the committee members is not present when the decision is made. Further, the committee is authorized to hear and investigate complaints regarding class size and make recommendations to the Superintendent regarding such complaints. 3. The committee shall have authority to recommend to the Superintendent specific changes to be made to accomplish its objectives. The Superintendent shall implement the recommendations in each case as soon as possible. 4. In the event that a majority vote on a decision of the committee is not forthcoming within ten (10) days after the consideration of the issue, the Association may have the matter submitted to an arbitrator selected by the parties as set forth in Article V, Section H-Arbitration, of this Agreement. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with Article V, Section H, of this Agreement. 5. The Employer will furnish all relevant information requested by the committee. 6. The Employer agrees to maintain the average statewide class size ratio of 26.15 to 1. 7. For position allocation purposes, special education students, with the exception of those in self-contained classes, shall be counted as both regular students and special education students. 8. For position allocation purposes, special education students in integrated self- contained classes shall be counted as one-half of regular students and as full count of special education students. B. LESSON PLANS‌ Teachers responsible for the instruction of students shall prepare legibly written or typewritten lesson plans, the form and content of which will remain discretionary with the teacher. Lesson plans will be made available to the principal upon request. There will be no requirement of a regular and periodic submission of lesson plans. A teacher absent five (5) days or less shall make lesson plans available to the substitute(s). Such plans shall contain basic information with which the substitute(s) can conduct the class(es). After the fifth day, the teacher, following notification to the school administrator, may have the substitute(s) prepare subsequent lesson plans during the period of the absence. C. SIGN-IN‌ A teacher may be required to sign in to indicate presence. D. WORK TIME‌

TEACHING CONDITIONS AND HOURS. ‌ A. CLASS SIZE COMMITTEE‌ 1. A joint class size committee shall be established within four (4) weeks after the execution date of this Agreement. The committee shall consist of two (2) representatives appointed by the Employer and two (2) representatives appointed by the Association. 2. Alternates or replacements of committee members shall be the sole prerogative of the party involved. No decision of the committee shall be binding if one or more of the committee members is not present when the decision is made. Further, the committee is authorized to hear and investigate complaints regarding class size and make recommendations to the Superintendent regarding such complaints. 3. The committee shall have authority to recommend to the Superintendent specific changes to be made to accomplish its objectives. The Superintendent shall implement the recommendations in each case as soon as possible. 4. In the event that a majority vote on a decision of the committee is not forthcoming within ten (10) days after the consideration of the issue, the Association may have the matter submitted to an arbitrator selected by the parties as set forth in Article V, Section H-Arbitration, of this Agreement. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with Article V, Section H, of this Agreement. 5. The Employer will furnish all relevant information requested by the committee. 6. The Employer agrees to maintain the average statewide class size ratio of 26.15 to 1. 7. For position allocation purposes, special education students, with the exception of those in self-contained classes, shall be counted as both regular students and special education students. 8. For position allocation purposes, special education students in integrated self- contained classes shall be counted as one-half of regular students and as full count of special education students. B. LESSON PLANS‌ Teachers responsible for the instruction of students shall prepare legibly written or typewritten lesson plans, the form and content of which will remain discretionary with the teacher. Lesson plans will be made available to the principal upon request. There will be no requirement of a regular and periodic submission of lesson plans. A teacher absent five (5) days or less shall make lesson plans available to the substitute(s). Such plans shall contain basic information with which the substitute(s) can conduct the class(es). After the fifth day, the teacher, following notification to the school administrator, may have the substitute(s) prepare subsequent lesson plans during the period of the absence. C. SIGN-SIGN IN‌ A teacher may be required to sign check in by initialing to indicate presence. D. WORK TIME‌