TEACHING HOURS AND CLASS LOADS. A. Except as the bargaining unit members professional responsibilities require otherwise, normally a bargaining unit member shall not be required to report to his/her work station more than five (5) minutes before the beginning of the pupils’ regular school day. Bargaining unit members shall be permitted to leave ten (10) minutes after the close of the pupils’ regular school day, except that on Fridays or on days preceding holidays or vacations, the bargaining unit members day shall end at the close of the pupils’ day. (See attached Appendix H for time schedules. Appendix H will be revised as needed by an Administration and Association committee.)
TEACHING HOURS AND CLASS LOADS. A. Full-time teachers are to report for duty 30 minutes before the opening of the students’ regular school day. Part-time teachers are to report for duty 30 minutes before the start of their first instructional period. This time is designated for planning, preparation, and limited student supervision. Teachers are encouraged to remain for a period of time after the end of the student day to attend to matters associated with their profession. Twice a month, teachers will be obligated to attend a 60 minute faculty meeting scheduled by Administration. One staff meeting per month will be for preparation time unless a staff meeting is absolutely necessary as determined by the superintendent. Part-time teachers shall be obligated to attend meetings, in-services, and conferences on a pro-rated basis according to their teaching schedule. Mileage shall be paid at the school rate for a part-time teacher who is required to return to school for a meeting. The meetings attended by the part-time teacher will be determined by the superintendent. Teachers will be responsible to obtain information from the meetings missed. On alternate weeks, teachers will be obligated to remain at the school, Monday through Thursday, for 15 minutes, after students are dismissed. On Fridays, or days preceding holidays or vacations, teachers may leave after the end of the student day. If a ½ day in-service is to be scheduled to coincide with an obligatory faculty meeting, and lasts beyond 3:30 p.m., and not later than 4:30 p.m., the in-service/staff meeting will count as one (1) of the two (2) monthly meetings. Mileage will be paid according to the Master Contract to attend a meeting in an unassigned building.
TEACHING HOURS AND CLASS LOADS. A. Teachers shall report no later than 7:55 a.m. and be at their classroom or workstation no later than 8:00 a.m. Elementary teachers must be at their work stations in a sufficient amount of time before 8:00 a.m. to ensure there is enough time for students to be in their classrooms by 8:00 a.m. All teachers shall be free to leave the building at 3:10 p.m., if the busses have cleared. In any event, all teachers shall be free to leave no later than 3:20 p.m. All teachers shall have a duty free lunch period of 30 continuous minutes. The student starting and ending times are: Elementary 7:55 a.m. - 3:10 p.m. Secondary 7:55 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. The Elementary students’ recess will be 15 minutes with the lunch/recess 35 minutes. It is agreed that when a teacher's hourly rate is calculated the work day shall equal to 6.75 hours. Teachers are encouraged to remain for a sufficient period after the close of the pupils' day to attend to those matters which may properly require attention at that time. When the Superintendent or his designated representative determines that students shall be dismissed because of inclement weather, the teachers' day of those students shall end at the close of the students' day.
TEACHING HOURS AND CLASS LOADS. A. The normal teaching or work day for members of the bargaining unit shall be as follows:
TEACHING HOURS AND CLASS LOADS. A. The teachers’ instructional day shall be defined by state law. Teachers are considered on duty ten (10) minutes before the starting time and ten (10) minutes past the student dismissal. The teachers’ day shall also include attendance at scheduled faculty meetings, availability for student and parent conferences at a time mutually agreeable to the parties concerned, and attendance at school Open House and Kindergarten Round-Ups, where applicable. Faculty meetings shall not be scheduled for Fridays or the days preceding holidays or recesses.
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TEACHING HOURS AND CLASS LOADS. A.1. Teachers in the Middle School and High School shall have five (5) unassigned preparation periods per week, unless teacher absences necessitate using teachers as substitutes where no suitable substitutes are available. The daily unassigned preparation period shall be no less than 47 minutes in duration. The board will authorize one (1) full day of compensatory time per teacher, per year in lieu of sub pay, with the sole authority for approval/disapproval resting with the administration. Compensatory time must be used in full day (7 period) increments.
TEACHING HOURS AND CLASS LOADS. SECTION ONE: WORK DAY The scheduled workday for teachers shall extend for a period of seven (7) hours and twenty (20) minutes. The instructional day may vary among the several buildings or facilities. Except in the case of an emergency, any change in the scheduled workday shall take effect with the beginning of a new school year. If an additional adjustment to the workday is needed, the parties agree to bargain the change.
TEACHING HOURS AND CLASS LOADS. (continued) Inclement Weather/Recess – In the event of inclement weather, recesses will be supervised by aides in the all- purpose room. Teachers will be assigned if needed on a rotating basis by the building administrator. Teachers will be paid $10.00 for supervising each 15-miutes recess period. The pay will be prorated if the recess is different than 15 minutes. The supervised recesses will be scheduled, to the extent possible, in August through December and March through June.
TEACHING HOURS AND CLASS LOADS. 5.1 Class sizes shall be in accordance with the Master Agreement for the normal K-12 program.
