Common use of Teaching Hours and Loads Clause in Contracts

Teaching Hours and Loads. A. No teacher shall be required to report for duty earlier than 15 minutes before the opening of the pupil's regular school day in the morning. All teachers shall be permitted to leave 10 minutes after the close of the pupil's regular school day. All teachers shall be permitted to leave at the close of the pupil's regular school day on the last day of the school week. Unless permission is granted by the building principal, teachers shall leave no earlier than the above times. B. Hours of kindergarten teachers shall be fixed by the Superintendent at the beginning of each semester but shall in no event be longer than the foregoing. There shall be no more than two sessions of kindergarten per day per teacher. If the teacher so requests, kindergarten classes shall have library once a week under the supervision of the teacher. C. Teachers of grades 1-5 shall have at least five 45 consecutive minute relief periods per week, with not more than two a day. Teachers of Kindergarten, Young 5's, and ECDD shall have the same minutes of relief periods as provided for teachers 1-5. Teachers of music, art, physical education, technology and remedial teachers shall have 225 minutes of relief period per week. This shall include at least 45 consecutive minutes relief period per day, exclusive of travel time, four days per week. D. All teachers shall have a duty-free uninterrupted lunch period. The school district will implement and subsidize this program. Lunch times are not counted in calculating the teacher work day. Elementary lunch hour shall be no less than forty (40) consecutive minutes. Middle School and high school lunch hours shall be no less than 35 consecutive minutes exclusive of passing time. Teachers of grades 7-12 may be assigned to lunch supervision provided he or they shall have a duty free uninterrupted lunch period. This time of lunch supervision will be part of his normal teaching assignment. E. Elementary teachers of art, music, technology and physical education shall be required to teach no more than 300 minutes per day. F. The normal weekly teaching load in the senior high school will be 25 teaching periods and 5 unassigned preparation periods. Secondary teachers (7-12) will not be required to have more than four (4) teaching preparations. Tenured teachers may volunteer for one additional subject or preparation. In cases of undue hardship the superintendent may, in his sole discretion, reduce the number of preparations. The normal weekly teaching load in the Middle School will be no more than 25 clock hours. There shall be no more than 30 teaching periods per week. Each 7th and 8th grade teacher shall have 5 unassigned preparation periods per week. Sixth grade teachers shall have preparation periods during the time their students are in classes of art, music, physical education, and during scheduled library periods, but in any case, sixth grade teachers shall not have less total unassigned preparation time per week than 7th and 8th grade teachers. G. Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, class loads will be: Young 5's Maximum 21 K-3 Maximum 27 4-5 Maximum 29 6 Maximum 30 Beginning with the 2003-2004 school year, class loads will be: Young 5’s Maximum 20 K-3 Maximum 27 4-5 Maximum 29 6 Maximum 30

Teaching Hours and Loads. A. No teacher shall be required to report for duty earlier than 15 minutes before the opening of the pupil's regular school day in the morning. All teachers shall be permitted to leave 10 minutes after the close of the pupil's regular school day. All teachers shall be permitted to leave at the close of the pupil's regular school day on the last day of the school week. Unless permission is granted by the building principal, teachers shall leave no earlier than the above times. B. Hours of kindergarten teachers shall be fixed by the Superintendent at the beginning of each semester but shall in no event be longer than the foregoing. There shall be no more than two sessions of kindergarten per day per teacher. If the teacher so requests, kindergarten classes shall have library once a week under the supervision of the teacher. C. Teachers of grades 1-5 shall have at least five 45 consecutive minute relief periods per week, with not more than two a day. Teachers of Kindergarten, Young 5's, and ECDD shall have the same minutes of relief periods as provided for teachers 1-5. Teachers of music, art, physical education, technology technology, foreign language and remedial teachers shall have 225 minutes of relief period per week. This shall include at least 45 consecutive minutes relief period per day, exclusive of travel time, four days per week. D. All teachers shall have a duty-free uninterrupted lunch period. The school district will implement and subsidize this program. Lunch times are not counted in calculating the teacher work day. Elementary lunch hour shall be no less than forty (40) consecutive minutes. Middle School and high school lunch hours shall be no less than 35 consecutive minutes exclusive of passing time. Teachers of grades 7-12 may be assigned to lunch supervision provided he or they shall have a duty free uninterrupted lunch period. This time of lunch supervision will be part of his normal teaching assignment. E. Elementary teachers of art, music, technology technology, foreign language and physical education shall be required to teach no more than 300 an average of 315 minutes per dayday in any given week. No single day shall exceed 315 minutes. F. The normal weekly teaching load in the senior high school will be 25 teaching periods and 5 unassigned preparation periods. Secondary teachers (7-12) will not be required to have more than four (4) teaching preparations. Tenured teachers may volunteer for one additional subject or preparation. In cases of undue hardship the superintendent may, in his sole discretion, reduce the number of preparations. The normal weekly teaching load in the Middle School will be no more than 25 clock hours. There shall be no more than 30 teaching periods per week. Each 7th and 8th grade teacher shall have 5 unassigned preparation periods per week. Sixth grade teachers shall have preparation periods during the time their students are in classes of art, music, physical education, and during scheduled library periods, but in any case, sixth grade teachers shall not have less total unassigned preparation time per week than 7th and 8th grade teachers. G. Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, class loads will be: Young 5's Maximum 21 K-3 Maximum 27 4-5 Maximum 29 6 Maximum 30 Beginning with the 2003-2004 school year, class loads will be: Young 5’s Maximum 20 K-3 Maximum 27 4-5 Maximum 29 6 Maximum 30

Teaching Hours and Loads. A. No teacher shall be required to report for duty earlier than 15 minutes before the opening of the pupil's regular school day in the morning. All teachers shall be permitted to leave 10 minutes after the close of the pupil's regular school day. All teachers shall be permitted to leave at the close of the pupil's regular school day on the last day of the school week. Unless permission is granted by the building principal, teachers shall leave no earlier than the above times. B. Hours of kindergarten teachers shall be fixed by the Superintendent at the beginning of each semester but shall in no event be longer than the foregoing. There shall be no more than two sessions of kindergarten per day per teacher. If the teacher so requests, kindergarten classes shall have library once a week under the supervision of the teacher. C. Teachers of grades 1-5 shall have at least five 45 consecutive minute relief periods per week, with not more than two a day. Teachers of Kindergarten, Young 5's, and ECDD shall have the same minutes of relief periods as provided for teachers 1-5. Teachers of music, art, physical education, technology technology, foreign language and remedial teachers shall have 225 minutes of relief period per week. This shall include at least 45 consecutive minutes relief period per day, exclusive of travel time, four days per week. D. All teachers shall have a duty-free uninterrupted lunch period. The school district will implement and subsidize this program. Lunch times are not counted in calculating the teacher work day. Elementary lunch hour shall be no less than forty (40) consecutive minutes. Middle School and high school lunch hours shall be no less than 35 consecutive minutes exclusive of passing time. Teachers of grades 7-12 may be assigned to lunch supervision provided he or they shall have a duty free uninterrupted lunch period. This time of lunch supervision will be part of his normal teaching assignment. E. Elementary teachers of art, music, technology technology, foreign language and physical education shall be required to teach no more than an average of 300 minutes per dayday in any given week. No single day shall exceed 315 minutes. F. The normal weekly teaching load in the senior high school will be 25 teaching periods and 5 unassigned preparation periods. Secondary teachers (7-12) will not be required to have more than four (4) teaching preparations. Tenured teachers may volunteer for one additional subject or preparation. In cases of undue hardship the superintendent may, in his sole discretion, reduce the number of preparations. The normal weekly teaching load in the Middle School will be no more than 25 clock hours. There shall be no more than 30 teaching periods per week. Each 7th and 8th grade teacher shall have 5 unassigned preparation periods per week. Sixth grade teachers shall have preparation periods during the time their students are in classes of art, music, physical education, and during scheduled library periods, but in any case, sixth grade teachers shall not have less total unassigned preparation time per week than 7th and 8th grade teachers. G. Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, class loads will be: Young 5's Maximum 21 K-3 Maximum 27 4-5 Maximum 29 6 Maximum 30 Beginning with the 2003-2004 school year, class loads will be: Young 5’s Maximum 20 K-3 Maximum 27 4-5 Maximum 29 6 Maximum 30