Common use of TEACHING HOURS AND CLASS LOAD Clause in Contracts

TEACHING HOURS AND CLASS LOAD. A. Teachers shall be on duty 15 minutes prior to the start of and 15 minutes after the end of the academic day. The daily school hours and Teacher work hours are reflected below. School Report Time Start Time End Time Departure Time Novi HS 7:45 AM 8:00 AM 2:44 PM 2:59 PM Novi MS 8:15 AM 8:30 AM 3:11 PM 3:26 PM Xxxxxxx 7:15 AM 7:30 AM 2:22 PM 2:37 PM K-4 8:45 AM 9:00 AM 3:52 PM 4:07 PM 1. The Board and the Association agree that Teachers have professional duties to attend to before and after the academic day. In view of this, efforts shall be made to minimize all non-essential, non-teaching duties which might occur before or after the academic day. 2. Teachers will perform bus supervision duty as required by the Principal, which may include Fridays or days preceding a holiday(s) or break/recess period(s). B. During the work day, a Teacher who is involved in negotiations, the Grievance process and/or arbitration hearings, shall be released without loss of compensation. C. The normal teaching load at the Novi Xxxxxxx, the Middle School and the High School will be: Five (5) teaching periods, one (1) unassigned preparation period per day, based on a six (6) period day. Where the daily schedule is altered due to special events, preparation periods are subject to modification. 1. The High School academic day shall be 8:00 a.m. – 2:44 p.m., insofar as is reasonably possible, with a thirty (30) minute duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period. 2. The Middle School academic day shall be 8:30 a.m. – 3:11 p.m., insofar as is reasonably possible, with a thirty (30) minute duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period. 3. The academic day at Novi Xxxxxxx shall be 7:30 a.m. – 2:22 p.m., insofar as is reasonably possible, with a forty (40) minute duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period. 4. Start and end times may be changed to add state mandated hours/minutes or to accommodate a change in the transportation schedule, however the teacher work day will remain at seven (7) hours and twelve (12) minutes unless unavoidable when providing optimal supervision for students. 5. Preparation periods shall be used for professional purposes. Assignment to a position involving student supervision shall be considered a teaching period for the purpose of this Article. 6. There shall be no change in the time of the academic day, as set forth above, without prior notification and consultation with the Association and the Teachers affected. 7. No High School or Middle School Teacher may be assigned to more than five (5) classes plus advisory, without prior notice to the Association and the Teacher. 8. No Teacher at Novi Xxxxxxx may be assigned to more than five (5) classes, without prior notice to the Association and the Teacher. 9. In the event that a Teacher is required to cover for an extended absence of a colleague, that Teacher will be compensated at his/her hourly rate beginning on the first day of coverage. 10. Consistent with available funds and facilities, the Board will make every effort to provide a minimum of 275 minutes per week of preparation time for teachers assigned to Novi Xxxxxxx. D. The normal teaching load in the elementary schools will not exceed five and one-half (5 1/2) hours of pupil contact, one (1) 40-minute duty free lunch and one (1) 55-minute unassigned preparation period per day. 1. The elementary school academic day shall be 9:00 a.m. - 3:52 p.m., insofar as is reasonably possible; with a forty (40) minute duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period unless the Association and Board agree otherwise. 2. Start and end times may be changed to add state mandated hours/minutes or to accommodate a change in the transportation schedule, however the teacher work day will remain at seven (7) hours and twelve (12) minutes unless unavoidable when providing optimal supervision for students. 3. Preparation periods shall be used for pupil-Teacher conferences, parent-Teacher conferences, class preparation and evaluation or any other professional duty deemed appropriate by the Administration. Assignment to a position involving student supervision shall be considered a teaching period for the purpose of this Article. 4. There shall be no changes in the time of the academic day, as set forth above, without prior notification and consultation with the Association and the Teachers affected. 5. When elementary students are attending special classes such as P.E., art, and music, and not in attendance with their regular classroom teacher, the classroom teacher may use that time for preparation. The Board agrees to exert every effort, consistent with available funds and facilities, to provide services such as remedial reading and other special programs to eligible students in Kindergarten through Grade Four. 6. The Board will make every effort, consistent with available funds and facilities, to provide in a normal work week, or pro-rata thereof for K-4, a minimum of 275 minutes of preparation time to elementary classroom and special teachers. However, in no event shall the Board provide less than a minimum of a fifty-five (55) minute block per day to elementary classroom and Special area teachers. Ancillary staff will be provided no less than a fifty-five (55) minute block per day or a cumulative total of two-hundred seventy-five (275) minutes of preparation time in a typical week with a portion of the cumulative total to be distributed each day. If the Board is unable to provide this specified preparation time, Teachers will be given the appropriate number of release days, approved by the principal for planning. E. It is the responsibility of each Teacher, as well as the Board, to provide the highest quality educational program practicable for every student in the District. This includes: 1. daily preparation; 2. attendance at up to four (4) staff/department/grade level/PLC/PD/committee meetings per month with no more than thirty-two (32) over the course of the year (excluding meetings called to address emergencies); type of meeting (staff/department/grade level/PLC/PD/committee) will be determined by the building administrator as he/she evaluates the needs of the building; one meeting per month must be a PLC; 3. attendance at four (4) evening events not to exceed a total of ten (10) hours. a. When a specials area teacher of ancillary employee covered by this Agreement is directed to attend an evening event other than Open House/Curriculum Night or Parent-Teacher Conferences, they will be excused from attending one of the evening parent teacher conference sessions (or a portion of) if the alternate event is less than the scheduled Parent-Teacher Conference time (as reflected in the chart below). No additional compensation would be provided. In-Person Open House: 1 hr. In-Person Open House/ Curriculum Night: 1.5 hrs. In-Person Open House or Curriculum Night: 1 hr. 40 min. In-Person Open House or Curriculum Night: 2.5 hrs.

TEACHING HOURS AND CLASS LOAD. 5.1 The teacher workday for all teachers shall be equal and not exceed seven hours and thirty minutes per day or thirty-seven hours and thirty minutes per week. Within this time all district teachers shall be entitled to a duty-free uninterrupted lunch period of not less than thirty minutes. Starting and ending times for part time elementary teachers shall be determined by the Administration. The present school day shall not be lengthened without prior agreement with the Association. 5.2 The teacher’s professional day shall be considered as those hours and activities required to perform their professional duties as they occur before, during and/or after the student day. Each teacher is expected to be punctual and in regular attendance for all assignments. A. Teachers shall Middle and high school teachers will be on duty 15 in their assigned building not later than fifteen (15) minutes prior to the start of the school day (and 15 have their classrooms open not later then five (5) minutes prior to the start of the school day) and be on duty for at least ten (10) minutes after the end of the academic school day. The daily school hours and Teacher work hours are reflected below. School Report Time Start Time End Time Departure Time Novi HS 7:45 AM 8:00 AM 2:44 PM 2:59 PM Novi MS 8:15 AM 8:30 AM 3:11 PM 3:26 PM Xxxxxxx 7:15 AM 7:30 AM 2:22 PM 2:37 PM K-4 8:45 AM 9:00 AM 3:52 PM 4:07 PM 1. The Board and the Association agree that Teachers have professional duties to attend to before and after the academic day. In view of this, efforts shall Elementary teachers will be made to minimize all non-essential, non-teaching duties which might occur before or after the academic day. 2. Teachers will perform bus supervision on duty as required by the Principal, which may include Fridays or days preceding a holiday(s) or break/recess period(s). B. During the work day, a Teacher who is involved in negotiations, the Grievance process and/or arbitration hearings, shall be released without loss of compensation. C. The normal teaching load at the Novi Xxxxxxx, the Middle School and the High School will be: Five (5) teaching periods, one (1) unassigned preparation period per day, based on a six (6) period day. Where the daily schedule is altered due to special events, preparation periods are subject to modification. 1. The High School academic day shall be 8:00 a.m. – 2:44 p.m., insofar as is reasonably possible, with a thirty (30) minute duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period. 2. The Middle School academic day shall be 8:30 a.m. – 3:11 p.m., insofar as is reasonably possible, with a thirty (30) minute duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period. 3. The academic day at Novi Xxxxxxx shall be 7:30 a.m. – 2:22 p.m., insofar as is reasonably possible, with a forty (40) minute duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period. 4. Start and end times may be changed to add state mandated hours/minutes or to accommodate a change in the transportation schedule, however the teacher work day will remain at seven (7) hours and twelve (12) minutes unless unavoidable when providing optimal supervision for students. 5. Preparation periods shall be used for professional purposes. Assignment to a position involving student supervision shall be considered a teaching period for the purpose of this Article. 6. There shall be no change in the time of the academic day, as set forth above, without prior notification and consultation with the Association and the Teachers affected. 7. No High School or Middle School Teacher may be their assigned to more building not later than five (5) classes plus advisory, without minutes prior notice to the Association start of the school day and the Teacher. 8. No Teacher at Novi Xxxxxxx may be assigned need to more than remain on duty five (5) classes, without prior notice minutes after the close of the school day. The term “on duty” shall be defined as “the teacher is prepared to the Association and the Teacher. 9. In the event that a Teacher is required to cover for an extended absence of a colleague, that Teacher will be compensated at engage in his/her hourly rate beginning professional responsibilities as a teacher.” B. The concept of professional hours recognizes that bargaining unit members do work away from normal workstations and outside of the hours stated in paragraph A. above. This includes such existing activities as: building staff and departmental meetings, in-service days, grade level meetings, student staffing, IEP meetings, open houses, and crisis committee meetings. As is included in professional responsibilities, teachers will be expected to be accessible to help students and meet with parents as needed, within reasonable time lines and requests. It is the understanding that meeting times have to be planned out for the school year. Meetings will not be scheduled just to have meetings. On Fridays or on days preceding holidays or vacations the first teachers’ day shall end upon dismissal of coveragestudents for the day. 10. Consistent with available funds and facilitiesC. Teacher attendance at any newly created meetings or committees or other events not occurring during normal school hours will be encouraged, the Board will make every effort to provide a minimum of 275 minutes per week of preparation time for teachers assigned to Novi Xxxxxxxbut optional. D. The Association and the administration will jointly address the faculty in a joint meeting at the beginning of each year as to the rights and responsibilities of professional hours; however, the administration is responsible for the enforcement. E. There will be an ongoing review of the effectiveness of professional hours, with an annual review to be completed before May 1 of each school year. This review shall be conducted through the Labor Team Relations Committee, including negotiating team representation. Any committee decisions affecting professional hours shall be agreed to in writing by both parties. 5.3 The normal weekly teaching load in the elementary schools will not exceed five and one-half (5 1/2) hours of pupil contact, one (1) 40-minute duty free lunch and one (1) 55-minute unassigned preparation period per day. 1. The elementary high school academic day shall be 9:00 a.m. - 3:52 p.m., insofar as is reasonably possible; with a forty (40) minute duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period unless the Association and Board agree otherwise. 2. Start and end times may be changed to add state mandated hours/minutes or to accommodate a change in the transportation schedule, however the teacher work day will remain at seven (7) hours and twelve (12) minutes unless unavoidable when providing optimal supervision for students. 3. Preparation periods shall be used for pupil-Teacher conferences, parent-Teacher conferences, class preparation and evaluation or any other professional duty deemed appropriate by the Administration. Assignment to a position involving student supervision shall be considered a teaching period for the purpose of this Article. 4. There shall be no changes in the time of the academic day, as set forth above, without prior notification and consultation with the Association and the Teachers affected. 5. When elementary students are attending special classes such as P.E., art, and music, and not in attendance with their regular classroom teacher, the classroom teacher may use that time for preparation. The Board agrees to exert every effort, consistent with available funds and facilities, to provide services such as remedial reading and other special programs to eligible students in Kindergarten through Grade Four. 6. The Board will make every effort, consistent with available funds and facilities, to provide in a normal work week, or pro-rata thereof for K-4, a minimum of 275 minutes of preparation time to elementary classroom and special teachers. However, in no event shall the Board provide less than a minimum of a fifty-include five (555) minute block per day unassigned or conference periods equivalent to elementary classroom and Special area teachers. Ancillary staff will be provided no less than a fifty-five (55) minute block per day or a cumulative total of two-hundred seventy-five (275) minutes of preparation time in a typical week with a portion of the cumulative total to be distributed each day. If the Board is unable to provide this specified preparation time, Teachers will be given the appropriate number of release days, approved by the principal for planning. E. It is the responsibility of each Teacher, as well as the Board, to provide the highest quality educational program practicable for every student in the District. This includes: 1. daily preparation; 2. attendance at up to four (4) staff/department/grade level/PLC/PD/committee meetings per month with no more than thirty-two (32) over the course of the year (excluding meetings called to address emergencies5); type of meeting (staff/department/grade level/PLC/PD/committee) will be determined by the building administrator as he/she evaluates the needs of the building; one meeting per month must be a PLC; 3. attendance at four (4) evening events not to exceed a total of ten (10) hours. a. When a specials area teacher of ancillary employee covered by this Agreement is directed to attend an evening event other than Open House/Curriculum Night or Parent-Teacher Conferences, they will be excused from attending one of the evening parent teacher conference sessions (or a portion of) if the alternate event is less than the scheduled Parent-Teacher Conference time (as reflected in the chart below). No additional compensation would be provided. In-Person Open House: 1 hr. In-Person Open House/ Curriculum Night: 1.5 hrs. In-Person Open House or Curriculum Night: 1 hr. 40 min. In-Person Open House or Curriculum Night: 2.5 hrs.

TEACHING HOURS AND CLASS LOAD. A. No teacher shall be required to report for duty earlier than ten (10) minutes before the scheduled beginning of the school day as defined in Appendix C. Teachers shall be on duty 15 minutes prior permitted to the start of and 15 leave ten (10) minutes after the end close of the academic day. The daily pupils’ regular school hours and Teacher work hours are reflected below. School Report Time Start Time End Time Departure Time Novi HS 7:45 AM 8:00 AM 2:44 PM 2:59 PM Novi MS 8:15 AM 8:30 AM 3:11 PM 3:26 PM Xxxxxxx 7:15 AM 7:30 AM 2:22 PM 2:37 PM K-4 8:45 AM 9:00 AM 3:52 PM 4:07 PM 1. The Board and the Association agree that Teachers have professional duties to attend to before and after the academic day. In view of this, efforts shall be made to minimize all non-essential, non-teaching duties which might occur before or after the academic day. 2. Teachers will perform bus supervision duty as required by the PrincipalB. The normal, which may include Fridays or days preceding a holiday(s) or break/recess period(s). B. During the work day, a Teacher who is involved in negotiations, the Grievance process and/or arbitration hearings, shall be released without loss of compensation. C. The normal daily teaching load at in the Novi Xxxxxxx, the Middle School high school and the High School middle school will be: Five be five (5) teaching periods, one periods and one (1) unassigned preparation period period, running consecutively. Newly employed, inexperienced teachers shall be assigned not more than two (2) preparations per day, based on a semester. The normal teacher’s day in the elementary schools shall be six (6) period dayhours, thirty (30) minutes. Where Teachers shall work the daily schedule necessary number of contract hours as required by the State to insure full funding of the Basic Foundation Grant. If those hours change after this agreement is altered due to special eventsratified, preparation periods are subject to modificationthe times will be adjusted accordingly. The method of such adjustment shall be determined by the APEA bargaining team and representatives of the Board of Education. 1. The High School academic day C. All elementary teachers shall be 8:00 a.m. – 2:44 p.m.entitled to a duty-free, insofar as is reasonably possible, with uninterrupted lunch period of not less than forty (40) minutes. All middle and senior high school teachers shall be entitled to a thirty (30) minute minute, duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period. 2. The Middle School academic day D. During the first semester of the 2014-15 school year, elementary teachers shall be 8:30 a.m. – 3:11 p.m., insofar as is reasonably possible, with a guaranteed regularly scheduled thirty (30) minute duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period. 3. The academic day at Novi Xxxxxxx shall be 7:30 a.m. – 2:22 p.m., insofar as is reasonably possible, with a or forty (40) minute self-directed, duty-freefree preparation periods during the hours defined in Article IV, uninterrupted Section A. Whenever possible, morning preparation periods shall be scheduled for teachers with later lunch periodperiods and afternoon preparation periods shall be scheduled for teachers with earlier lunch periods. In addition to the aforementioned daily preparation periods, the following shall be considered elementary preparation time: a) Two (2) full day grade level meetings during semester one (1) of the 2014-15 school year. b) Two (2) additional half days, without students, on the afternoon of Halloween (10-31-14) and the afternoon of the end of the 2nd card marking period (1-23-15). c) Beginning on January 26, 2015 (1-26-15), the new Elementary Prep Schedule shall be implemented. 1) Each classroom teacher will have four (4), fifty (50) minute self-directed, duty free preparation periods per week. 2) One additional fifty (50) minute period shall be conducted in the Media Center (library) for book check-out, with the classroom teacher present. 3) All students, in a particular grade level to be determined by the Music Teachers, will be taught “recorders” starting no later than the 2015-16 school year. 4. Start and end times may ) Elementary Band shall be changed to add state mandated hours/minutes or to accommodate a change in the transportation schedule, however the teacher work day will remain conducted after school beginning at seven (7) hours and twelve (12) minutes unless unavoidable when providing optimal supervision for students.3:30 p.m. 5. Preparation periods ) Training for impacted staff and information sessions shall be used for professional purposesconducted during the months preceding the implementation of the new Elementary Prep Schedule (September-December 2014). Assignment In consideration of the changes to the Elementary Prep Schedule to begin on 1-26-15, a position involving student supervision sub-committee of the Negotiating Team shall reconvene by November 1, 2014 (11-1-2014) to ensure progress. All elementary buildings shall adopt a single bell system at the beginning of the school day. Teachers shall be considered a teaching period responsible for greeting their students at the purpose of this Article. 6bell and begin the school day. There shall A new, cost effective bargaining unit position (building sub) will be no change in the time of the academic day, as set forth above, without prior notification and consultation with the Association and the Teachers affected. 7. No High School or Middle School Teacher may be assigned to more than five (5) classes plus advisory, without prior notice to the Association and the Teacher. 8. No Teacher at Novi Xxxxxxx may be assigned to more than five (5) classes, without prior notice to the Association and the Teacher. 9. In the event that a Teacher created if additional staff is required to cover for an extended absence of a colleague, that Teacher elementary preparation periods. The Recognition Clause will be compensated at his/her modified to cover the building substitute teacher hired to cover preparation periods, if needed. E. An extra class assignment shall be paid according the following formula: one-sixth (1/6) times individual teacher’s current base salary. All such assignments shall be voluntary. F. The non-tenure teacher shall not act as an hourly rate beginning substitute, accept an extra class, or perform any other such chores on his preparation period that would affect his best performance as a teacher until all other possibilities are exhausted. Upon request, the Local Association shall be notified in writing of all exceptions. G. A teacher engaged during the school day in negotiations on behalf of the Union with any representative of the Board or participating in any professional grievance negotiation (including arbitration) shall be released from regular duties without loss of salary. H. While teachers recognize the valuable and continuing services rendered on behalf of education by the PTA, membership and attendance in any community group, service organization, or club shall continue to be voluntary on the first day part of coveragethe teachers. 10I. Compulsory building staff meetings should be limited to nine (9) per year – no more than one (1) per month. Consistent with available funds and facilities, the Board will make every effort to provide a minimum of 275 minutes per week of preparation time for teachers assigned to Novi Xxxxxxx. D. The normal teaching load in the elementary schools will A meeting should not exceed five and one-half (5 1/2) hours of pupil contact, one (1) 40-minute duty free lunch and one (1) 55-minute unassigned preparation period per dayhour. 1. J. The elementary school academic building administrator shall post or publish an agenda at least one day shall be 9:00 a.m. - 3:52 p.m.prior to building staff meetings, insofar as is reasonably possible; with a forty (40) minute duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period unless the Association and Board agree otherwiseexcept where an emergency arises preventing such publication. 2. Start and end times may K. Teachers shall not be changed required to add state mandated hours/minutes or submit lesson plan books at year end, but shall make lesson plans accessible to accommodate a change in the transportation schedule, however the teacher work day will remain at seven (7) hours and twelve (12) minutes unless unavoidable when providing optimal supervision for studentstheir administrator upon request. 3. Preparation periods L. Each teacher shall be used receive prior notice of events scheduled in his building for pupil-Teacher conferences, parent-Teacher conferences, class preparation and evaluation or any other professional duty deemed appropriate by the Administration. Assignment to a position involving student supervision shall be considered a teaching period for the purpose of this Articlethat week. 4. There shall be no changes in the time of the academic day, as set forth above, without prior notification and consultation with the Association and the Teachers affected. 5. When elementary students are attending special classes such as P.E., art, and music, and not in attendance with their regular classroom teacher, the classroom teacher may use that time for preparation. The Board agrees to exert every effort, consistent with available funds and facilities, to provide services such as remedial reading and other special programs to eligible students in Kindergarten through Grade Four. 6. The Board will make every effort, consistent with available funds and facilities, to provide in a normal work week, or pro-rata thereof for K-4, a minimum of 275 minutes of preparation time to elementary classroom and special teachers. However, in no event shall the Board provide less than a minimum of a fifty-five (55) minute block per day to elementary classroom and Special area teachers. Ancillary staff will be provided no less than a fifty-five (55) minute block per day or a cumulative total of two-hundred seventy-five (275) minutes of preparation time in a typical week with a portion of the cumulative total to be distributed each day. If the Board is unable to provide this specified preparation time, Teachers will be given the appropriate number of release days, approved by the principal for planning. E. It is the responsibility of each Teacher, as well as the Board, to provide the highest quality educational program practicable for every student in the District. This includes: 1. daily preparation; 2. attendance at up to four (4) staff/department/grade level/PLC/PD/committee meetings per month with no more than thirty-two (32) over the course of the year (excluding meetings called to address emergencies); type of meeting (staff/department/grade level/PLC/PD/committee) will be determined by the building administrator as he/she evaluates the needs of the building; one meeting per month must be a PLC; 3. attendance at four (4) evening events not to exceed a total of ten (10) hours. a. When a specials area teacher of ancillary employee covered by this Agreement is directed to attend an evening event other than Open House/Curriculum Night or Parent-Teacher Conferences, they will be excused from attending one of the evening parent teacher conference sessions (or a portion of) if the alternate event is less than the scheduled Parent-Teacher Conference time (as reflected in the chart below). No additional compensation would be provided. In-Person Open House: 1 hr. In-Person Open House/ Curriculum Night: 1.5 hrs. In-Person Open House or Curriculum Night: 1 hr. 40 min. In-Person Open House or Curriculum Night: 2.5 hrs.