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: 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.
B. A maximum teaching load in the middle school and the senior high school will be six teaching periods per school day. Unless the teacher agrees in writing, a teacher’s planning time will not be scheduled during an advisory period. Assignments to a supervised study period or another assignment requiring coordination of programs will not be considered a teaching assignment. The weekly teaching load in the elementary will not exceed 30 hours of pupil classroom contact per week.
C. Elementary Planning Time - The Board will provide the following guaranteed planning time which will "sunset" at the end of this Agreement: Time counted as planning time will be as follows: - The five minutes between lunch and return of students from lunch/recess. - The time students are on recess. - The time students are with special teachers. - The time students are in the library. The planning times each week are as follows: Between lunch and return of students 5 min x 5 = 25 minutes Recess 15 minutes x 5 = 75 minutes Duty Free Lunch All teachers shall be given an uninterrupted duty-free lunch period of not less than 30 minutes.
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.
B. 1. Preparation time shall be defined as follows:
Teaching Hours and Class Loads. 5.1 Class sizes shall be in accordance with the Master Agreement for the normal K-12 program. Driver Education class size will be limited to three (3) students per car and 36 students per classroom. The following overload language applies only to the academic credited courses offered in the School Based Program at Xxxxxxx. Effective with the 2007-2008 school year, beginning with the first Monday following the fourth (4th) week of the 1st and the 3rd quarter and the first Monday following the third (3rd) week of the 2nd and the 4th quarter for any overload situation occurring thereafter, the district shall rectify the overload situation by paying the affected classroom teacher $2 per overload, per class, per day. Overloads in these classes will be capped at four
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.
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(2) All teachers will make arrangements to be available at parents' request throughout the school year, at a mutually agreed upon time within three days of the request.
(3) Teachers are encouraged to attend as many special events as possible. However, all teachers are required to attend Open House which is scheduled once a year.
J. Instructors shall receive written permission from the Administration in advance before altering the regular student instruction day.
K. All in-service sessions with the approval of the Superintendent, shall be scheduled during the regular school day.
L. All teachers shall be required to attend workday sessions pro-rated according to the number of hours in their regular teaching day. This in no way limits the obligation to attend parent-teacher conferences in Section I above.
M. The Board will grant record days as specified in the calendar at which time there will be general staff meetings not to exceed one hour in length. Attendance at these meetings will be mandatory by all staff members. One hour for Association business will be provided during record days.
N. Teachers shall be required to attend all meetings called by the administration. These meetings shall be held when necessary and limited to an average of two per month and an average of one hour in length. The meetings will begin no later than 15 minutes after students leave 30 minutes if the meeting involves the entire elementary staff. A joint committee of Association Representatives, Principals, Program Directors, and Superintendent will meet in the fall to determine the meeting schedule. Reasonable effort will be made to limit the number of district-wide meetings to two per semester.
O. In the event the district will fall short of the state requirement for hours of pupil instruction necessary to receive full state funding for any school year throughout the duration of this contract, the parties agree to entirely reopen this Article in order to mutually agree upon a solution that will achieve the state’s minimum requirement.
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.
D. The person with the authority to place a student on detention shall have the responsibility of supervision of that student while on detention. The elementary staff and principal will establish a mutually agreeable policy concerning noon detention.
E. If a teacher (high school librarian excepted) agrees to teach more than the normal teaching load as set forth in this Article, he shall receive compensation at one and one half (1-1/2) times his hourly rate for each teaching period in excess of such norms.
Teaching Hours and Class Loads. SECTION ONE: WORK DAY
A. The following guidelines shall be observed:
1. Teachers shall be at their assigned work stations at least fifteen
Teaching Hours and Class Loads. 5.1 Class sizes shall be in accordance with the Master Agreement for the normal K-12 program.
5.2 Preschool teachers shall receive paid preparation time of 1 hour per day.
5.3 Teachers who perform any work outside of their regular assignments not specifically covered by this Agreement will be compensated at their hourly rates for each hour worked. Segments of less than an hour shall be prorated.
5.4 Planning time, sick leave time, and insurance benefits do not apply to teachers employed in driver education and summer school.
Teaching Hours and Class Loads. 5.1 Elementary teachers shall not be required to report for duty earlier than 20 minutes before the opening of the pupils' school day and shall not be required to remain longer than 5 minutes after the close of the pupils' school day, except when required for necessary staff meetings. W-WEA staff, with the exception of K-5 classroom and specials teachers and staff solely funded through ACT 18, shall be required to supervise students up to ten (10) minutes before the start of the pupils’ school day, when necessary, as determined by the building administrator. When applicable, a building schedule shall be created. Middle and high school teachers shall not be required to report for duty earlier than 15 minutes before the opening of the pupils' school day and shall not be required to remain longer than 10 minutes after the close of the pupils' school day except when required for necessary staff meetings. On Fridays or days preceding holidays or vacations, the teachers' day shall end at the close of the pupils' day.
5.2 The instructional day shall be six (6) hours, twenty (20) minutes in length. The weekly teaching load in the high schools will be 25 class periods, including passing time. In addition, each teacher will receive one class period of unassigned preparation per day. The weekly teaching load in the middle schools will be no more than 1625 minutes per week. This will include one (1) planning period and five (5) teaching periods per day. At the start of second hour, building announcements will occur and last no longer than ten
