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TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For the applicable agreement period, the normal work day will be seven and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after the students’ school day. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officer.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day The School Committee and the Association recognize and agree that the teacher’s responsibility to his/her students and his/her profession generally entail the performance of duties and the expenditure of time beyond the regular work day, but that time and work schedules can and should be established. 1. The work year of teachers, other than new personnel who may be required to attend additional orientation sessions, will begin no earlier than September 1st and will terminate no later than June 30th, but will in no event be less than one hundred eighty three (183) work days. The one hundred and eighty three (183) day work year shall include one hundred and eighty (180) days with students. The school calendar shall also include the scheduling of five (5) emergency/inclement weather days. (For payroll purposes, fractional amounts paid or deducted shall be at the applicable agreement periodrate of 1/183 per day.) Orientation days for other than new personnel shall be considered as scheduled work days. Any days above this limit shall be reimbursed at the 1/183 of the teacher’s contracted salary. On the last day of the school year, teachers shall be released with the students. 2. A convocation shall be scheduled for the first teacher work day. Said day shall also be used for presentations (including one hour for use by the AEA as outlined in Article VII), professional development, or other matters at the discretion of Administration. Teachers shall be allowed to work in their classrooms and have a lunch period after the conclusion of the convocation and the AEA meeting until 1:00 p.m. From 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., staff will attend professional development and/or staff meetings. 3. The schedule for school hours for abnormal conditions of enrollment and housing is subject to modification by the School Committee providing that such modification will not increase the length of the teacher’s workday. Hours for normal conditions will be 7:20 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and under any conditions will not be more than a continuous six and one-half hour’s workday except for one hour per week for scheduled consultations with parents or administrative meeting times. Teachers are required to attend administrative meetings. If a teacher cannot attend an administrative meeting, they must notify the administrator in writing in advance of the meeting. Any teacher who misses an administrative meeting will be responsible for meeting with the building administrator to review what they missed within five (5) school days of the meeting. If abuse is suspected by administration, then disciplinary action may result. Effective September 1, 2008, the normal teacher work day will be seven and one-quarter increased by ten (7 ¼10) hours including arrival time fifteen minutes, five (155) minutes before in the morning and departure time five (155) minutes after in the students’ school day. The afternoon (hours for normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principalconditions to be 7:15 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.), as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; howevercontinuous workday of six hours and forty minutes, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. except for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times one hour per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet scheduled consultations with parents or guardians, concerning administrative meeting times. A teacher at the progress of their children or wards. No teacher Agawam High School shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after arrive in the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officer.building five

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. Hours: 1. The arrival and dismissal times for students are as follows: Elementary Schools - 8:00/8:05/8:15 a.m. - 2:15/2:20/2:30 p.m. Middle Schools - 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. High Schools - 7:55 a.m. - 2:37 p.m. The Committee/Administration shall have the applicable agreement periodright to shift at any time the aforementioned starting and dismissal times for students up to thirty (30) minutes in either direction (earlier or later). Prior to implementing any such change, representative(s) of the normal work Committee/Administration shall meet with the Association to advise the Association as to the reasons for the change and to give the Association the opportunity to express their opinions concerning the change. 2. In addition to being present during the regular student day will be seven and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including as defined above, teachers at the elementary level shall arrive 15 minutes before the student arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) and, Monday through Thursday, shall stay 30 minutes after the students’ student dismissal time and on Friday, 5 minutes after the student dismissal time. Teachers at the middle school shall arrive 15 minutes before the student arrival time and, Monday through Thursday, shall stay 40 minutes after the student dismissal time and on Friday, 10 minutes after the student dismissal time. Teachers at the high school shall arrive 15 minutes before the student arrival time and, Monday through Wednesday, shall stay 25 minutes after the student dismissal time and on Thursday, shall stay 20 minutes after the student dismissal time, and on Friday, may leave immediately following the student dismissal time. If the last day of the school week falls on a day other than a Friday, the aforementioned rules for Friday shall apply to that day. The normal work day aforementioned time after school provides teacher availability for extra help with students, conferences with parents, teacher meetings, planning, and preparation of materials. Middle school and High school teachers will include uninterrupted prep timeschedule regular make-up time one afternoon per week after the close of school. It is expected that teachers will spend additional time to expedite these ends. 3. The Building Principal, as authorized by Association acknowledges that the Superintendent, upon request or his designee, may require teachers, to stay in attendance for a meeting until 4:00 p.m. but not more than three (3) such meetings (meetings lasting until 4:00 p.m.) may be required per month. In the event that the Superintendent, in consultation with the chair of the Professional Development Committee, schedules and gives advanced notice of a 5:00 p.m. meeting, one less 4:00 p.m. meeting will be scheduled that particular month. Nothing contained herein shall be interpreted to limit whatever rights the Committee/Administration may have concerning after school meetings apart from the aforementioned added language. Teachers may make a request to the appropriate administrator that certain teacher or group meetings which they intend to hold be “counted” as one of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, four “4:00 p.m.” monthly meetings that the proper performance Association acknowledges may be required by the Administration under this Section A2. The type of their duties mayteacher initiated group meetings referred to herein are as follows: (a) Grade level curriculum meeting (b) Department meeting (c) Curriculum meeting (d) Teacher initiated group meeting approved, in writing, by the Superintendent or his/her designee 4. Teachers will have a daily duty-free lunch period of from 25 to 50 minutes long (the specific length of time dependent on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal conditions in each school) scheduled within the regular work day, i.e. during which time they may leave the building on providing notification to the office of said school. 5. The Administration shall schedule, for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond elementary schools during the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous 1996-97 school year, but may six early release days. The nature and the scheduling of these early release days shall be changed at the Superintendent’s discretion and includes the parent conferences early release days. This commitment is only for the 1996-97 school year. (The amount, if any, of early release days, and the Principal with 48 hours’ noticenature and scheduling thereof, in future years is recognized by the Association to be a matter for administrative determination.” Teachers will also remain ) 6. The Association acknowledges that the Administration may require teachers to attend up to three evening meetings per year, at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during least one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wardswhich would be an open house. 7. No teacher Nothing contained herein shall be required interpreted as a limitation on whatever rights the Committee and/or Administration may have to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply require teacher/s to attend other contractually agreed upon time and evening meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officer.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For the applicable agreement periodA. As professionals, teachers are expected to devote to their assignments, the normal work day will time necessary to meet their responsibilities, but they shall not be seven required to "clock in or clock out" by hours and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after the students’ school dayminutes. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, Teachers shall indicate their presence for duty in a prescribed manner as authorized determined by the Superintendentadministration. B. Teacher may leave the building without requesting permission during their scheduled lunch periods, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive but must indicate their intended absence to the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the building principal. C. Teacher meetings will be distributed by June 30th a maximum of the previous ten (10) per school year, but for a maximum of fifty-five (55) minutes each beyond pupil dismissal time. Two additional meetings may be changed called at the discretion of the Principal with 48 Superintendent. The Superintendent may call additional meetings as necessary during the contract day (830-8:40 or 3:20-3:30). D. The regular workday for certificated employees shall be seven (7) hours’ notice.” Teachers , except that, teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen be permitted to leave ten (1510) minutes described aboveafter student dismissal time on Fridays. In general the teacher workday will be 8:30 am -3:30 pm. The student day will be 8:40 am – 3:20 pm. At such time that the breakfast program is implemented, during one teachers may have hours before the normal 8:30 am – 3:30 pm work day, not to exceed seven (17) day each calendar week for hours, in order to allow flexibility in scheduling to cover breakfast duty. At such periods of time as that the breakfast program is implemented, the teachers agree it will be necessary to provide students extra helpadjust the workday schedule, and/or not to meet with parents or guardiansexceed seven (7) hours, concerning to accommodate duty. The times and procedures will be mutually agreed upon by the progress Superintendent and the WEA. The teachers agree that if breakfast duty becomes necessary, the Superintendent will make every attempt to assign the teachers who volunteer. In the event there are insufficient instructional staff volunteers, the Superintendent reserves the right to assign teachers to breakfast duty. E. All teachers will be provided a minimum of their children or wards175 minutes of preparation time per week, which will be covered by certified personnel. The Superintendent may assign additional prep time minutes for common planning time. No teacher shall be required to work removed from their scheduled preparation time for more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five three (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year times in one school year. Preparation time for a total of 189 days. These days part-time teachers will be determined prior prorated. F. Teachers may be asked to return for three (3) evening events per year, not to exceed two (2) hours each. (i.e. concert, back to school night, conference) Teachers may leave 10 minutes after student dismissal on the start of day on which evening conferences are held. G. Teachers assigned to write Individual Education Plans (IEPs) shall be provided with one hour release time for each IEP written in house with a schedule to be mutually agreed upon by the new teacher and administration with substitute coverage provided. H. Teachers will be assigned to supervise students before school year and at and/or on the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officerplayground on an equal basis for no more than thirty days (30) per teacher, per school year.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. The quality of an education program is a reflection of the applicable agreement periodideals, motives, preparation and conduct of the members of the teaching profession. It is important, therefore, for the teachers of our school system to recognize their great responsibility and to work together to accomplish the goals of the schools. B. Since a teacher is a professional person, the normal school committee expects him/her to exhibit the qualities of ability, personality and integrity. C. The professional task of teachers involves considerably more than actual classroom instruction. Some of these duties are:  Study and research to keep abreast of new knowledge and techniques.  Evaluation of students’ needs and performance.  Individualized Educational Plans (IEP)  Lesson planning and preparation.  Conference with students and parents and principal  In-service training meetings  Pupil supervision outside the classroom.  Special education evaluation, report writing D. It is most unlikely that a professional, competent teacher can accomplish these tasks in a 40-hour work week. A rigid regulation of duty hours of teachers would tend to imply that there was a specific amount of time within which the job could be done. E. All teachers will strive to exhibit the District Performance Standards. F. The school day of the employees recognized by this agreement will be seven and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time fifteen (15) begin at the employee’s assignment 15 minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after the students’ school dayday starts and will end 15 minutes after school is dismissed. The normal work Said employees may leave school immediately after students leave on Fridays and the day will include uninterrupted prep timepreceding a holiday or vacation. The Building PrincipalHowever, as authorized the building principal may require additional time whenever the safety and protection of students require such. If extra help is deemed necessary by the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher and/or by a student, a time and place in the school will be mutually agreed upon for such help. G. Meetings may be held throughout the year as needed to discuss building procedures, curriculum, methods of instruction, and other items relating to the education of pupils. These meetings may be held as building meetings, department or group grade level meetings, team meetings, or meetings of teacherscommittees formed to work on specific areas. Forty-eight hours’ notice of such meetings will be given, may waive except in case of emergency. No staff meetings shall start more than one-half hour before the requirement to remain fifteen (15) start of the school day or more than 15 minutes after the end of the school day day, and will not exceed one hour except by mutual agreement between staff and administrators. An effort will be made to minimize the number of meetings a teacher is required to attend. H. The teachers’ association will be given an opportunity to meet and discuss with the superintendent its views on the following year’s calendar prior to its adoption. If any changes are recommended by the association they should be put in writing and will be given consideration but it is agreed that the final determination of the calendar will remain the decision of the school committee. I. The school year for teachers (other than new personnel or personnel assigned to a specific day or new school who may be required to attend additional orientation days) will be three days more than 180 days when pupils are required by the school committee to be in attendance. All full-time and part-time professional employees are required to work the three additional days beyond the 180 days when pupils are required by the school committee to be in attendance. Teachers under contract for less than a full year will have the annual salary pro-rated based on 183 days. It is recognized; however, that All absences for reasons other than those specifically provided for in the proper performance agreement shall be deemed unexcused. Reductions in salary shall be made on the basis of 1/183rd of annual salary for each day of unexcused absence. Teachers who agree to a request by the school committee or the superintendent to work in excess of the above dates will be compensated for each day at a rate of 1/183rd of their duties mayyearly salary. To qualify for this rate a day shall consist of at least seven hours of actual work; for any such day not consisting of at least seven hours of actual work a teacher shall be paid for such hours actually worked at the school committee’s or superintendent’s direction at the rate of 1/183÷7 x number of hours actually so worked. Voluntary participation in curriculum or other study groups, which meet on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes days outside or beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but shall be without pay over and above the teacher’s annual salary. This does not preclude payment of stipends available from grants received by the district. J. Teachers will have a duty-free lunch period of at least the same length as the students. All full time and part-time professional employees are required to work the three additional days beyond the 180 days when pupils are required by the school committee to be in attendance. K. All professional staff members will have, in addition to their lunch period, one preparation period daily during which they will not be assigned to any other duties. Any assignment other than this will be by mutual agreement between the teacher and the administrator. All teachers shall have one continuous preparation period of no less than 40 minutes daily during the professional employee’s workday. L. Academic subject area teachers at Shepherd Hill will not be assigned to more than five teaching periods per day except by mutual agreement. Academic subject area teachers at the middle schools will not be assigned to more than four teaching periods (each period 1 hour on average) per day, except by mutual agreement. Unified arts, reading/literacy and foreign language teachers will not be assigned to more than six teaching periods (40 minutes each on average) per day, except by mutual agreement. Responsibilities will consist of a daily team collaborative (40 minutes) and either an exploratory class (40 minutes) or a duty assigned by the administration. Teachers may be changed at the discretion assigned an exploratory or duty per quarter. M. In accordance with Massachusetts Department of the Principal with 48 hours’ noticeElementary and Secondary Education regulations, teachers may be assigned up to 20% of their schedule outside their licensed area.” N. Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall not be required to work hand score standardized group placement tests that are required by the administration, except by mutual agreement. O. In-service workshops conducted on released time will not be scheduled for more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) 30 minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for beyond the length of the regular teachers' work dayteaching day as defined in this Article. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These District wide professional development days will be determined prior to the start run 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM. P. The school committee shall schedule early release days when parent-teacher conferences are scheduled as permitted by Department of the new school year Elementary and at the discretion of the Superintendent Secondary Education Time and the Chief Academic OfficerLearning Regulations.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. The workday of personnel covered by the applicable agreement period, the normal work day Classroom Teachers Salary Schedule will be seven and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time begin fifteen (15) minutes before the student starting time. Each teacher will be in his/her school building and departure time available for duty after the closing of school for ten seven (15107) minutes. It is understood that, except in schools where teachers are performing bus duty, the ten (10) seven (7) minutes after the students’ school day. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep closing shall be non-assignable time. The Building PrincipalTeachers shall not be assigned contact minutes, as authorized by meetings or duties during this time frame but they will be responsible for taking care of those details which usually are connected with the Superintendent, upon request closing of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or daysdaily session. It is recognized; howeverunderstood that teachers may on occasion, with the permission of building principals, leave school prior to the end of the 10 7 minutes to attend to emergencies or urgent personal matters that could not have been scheduled in a manner to allow the proper performance of teacher to remain for the entire ten (10) seven (7) minute period. It is also understood that teachers who have extracurricular assignments after school, such as clubs, arts or sports may report to their duties assignments during the ten (10) seven (7) minutes following school closing. The parties to this Agreement agree that ten (10) seven (7) minutes may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or insufficient to meet with parents the pupils who may wish assistance or guardiansadvice, concerning for makeup nights, for supervision of detention sessions in accordance with present administrative practice, and for situations beyond the progress control of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal school officials; on such occasions, the ten (10) seven and one- quarter (7 ¼7) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision minute limit does not apply apply. Elementary teachers are expected to other contractually agreed upon time be at their work stations ready to receive and meetingssupervise students at 8:30 a.m. 1. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall The work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom year for teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work daybe 185 workdays. The exact daily schedule There will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration 180 instructional days and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) non-instructional days. Each day will be eight (8) instructional minutes longer than the 2000 — 2001 work day. Teachers shall commence work on a working day that is no earlier than August 26. All instructional days at their per diem rate, beyond will be scheduled between no earlier than the fourth working day of the work year for a total of 189 daysand June 30. These If the School Committee desires to start the work year before August 26, the Committee and the Association agree to meet and discuss the request. The "work year" will include days will be determined prior to when pupils are in attendance, or orientation days at the start beginning of the new school year, conference days, and any other days on which teacher attendance is required. It is expressly understood that days on which teacher attendance is not required or when students and teachers are dismissed early after reporting because of inclement weather (i.e., storm days), will not be included in computing the work year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officerteachers.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. TEACHER DAY 1. Check-in Procedure As professionals, teachers are expected to devote to their assignments the applicable agreement period, the normal work day will be seven and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after the students’ school day. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement necessary to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of meet their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school yearresponsibilities, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher they shall not be required to work more “clock-in or clock-out” by hours and minutes. Teachers shall indicate their presence for duty by placing a check mark in the appropriate column of the faculty “sign-in” roster, except for situations where the administrator in charge has determined that an individual teacher has repeatedly arrived later than the agreed arrival time without a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetingsjustifiable reason. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more daysIn those situations, the teachers shall work administrator must give written notice to the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issueteacher that a “clock-in” procedure will be implemented if abuses continue. 2. This article does not purport to cover the The arrival and departure time times for staff are as follows: Brooklake School 8:15am and 3:15pm Briarwood School 8:15am and 3:15pm Ridgedale School 7:40am and 2:40pm Any modification in arrival and departure times in excess of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for ½ hour is subject to negotiation between the length of Association and the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will Board, provided that agreement cannot be worked out on an individual basis reached between the Administration and the employee with notification to Representative Council of the Association. Instructional Coaches are required Such above modification shall not in any way change the length of the school day. The workday for teachers shall consist of seven hours per day. (Note: there will be an administrative change in the amount of student contact time of 20 minutes per day, per teacher, in all schools commencing in SY 1999/2000.) 3. Teachers may be assigned, on a rotating basis, to work an supervise pupils during the period between 8:15am and 8:40am at the elementary schools and from 7:40 am to 7:55 am at the middle school, without additional five compensation. Teachers may be assigned, on a rotating basis, to supervise pupils during the dismissal period without additional compensation. The Board shall establish a rotating roster and assignments shall be made on the basis thereof. Every effort will be made to equalize such assignments among the teaching staff at each building. B. TEAM MEETINGS Elementary school teachers (5grades K-5) shall utilize the time between 8:15am and 8:40am as a team period on two (2) days at their per diem rateweek. The Board shall determine, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These in advance, which two (2) days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at week the discretion team meetings shall be held for the year. The content of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officerteam meetings shall not impinge upon any activity currently stipended in this agreement (i.e. committee work or curriculum development).

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. A. TIME SCHEDULE FOR STUDENTS: Except for students covered by activities conducted during flex-time (see Section 1 Work Day For the applicable agreement periodL below), the normal work day following shall be the time schedule for students; Elementary School/Upper School 8:25 a.m. - 2:25 p.m. Cambridge Rindge and Latin School 8:05 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. The above starting and closing times may be moved forward or backward up to one-half hour, with every reasonable effort to reduce said span of time, for particular schools for the purpose of maximizing the efficiency of school bus utilization. The Association will be seven consulted prior to making any such time schedule changes. B. TIME SCHEDULE FOR TEACHERS: B-1. The Committee and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival the Association agree that the teacher as a professional will devote whatever time is required to maintain a high quality of education in the Cambridge Public Schools. B-2. All elementary and upper school campus teachers will begin their workday fifteen (15) minutes before prior to the starting time established for students and departure time (15) will end ten minutes after the students’ time established for the dismissal of pupils. In order to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of the delivery of professional development and other district-wide activities, on days when educators are to report to a full day of district-wide professional development or other district-wide activities, the school daydistrict may designate a single time between 7:40 a.m. and 8:40 a.m. for all unit members to report to work. The normal work day school district shall provide at least one month notice of any such change. B-3. There will include uninterrupted prep timebe a pool of thirty-five (35) hours per year for school curricular/staff development, scheduled tutoring services or parent/guardian conference services. The Building PrincipalThis time will not be required during the following weeks: opening week, as authorized by Thanksgiving week, the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive five school days prior to the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive beginning of the additional 15 minutes beyond December vacation week, and the scheduled student five school daydays prior to the last day of school. A schedule This pool of the meetings thirty-five (35) hours will be distributed scheduled by June 30th each principal/xxxx, subject to the following rules: 1. Each principal/head of upper school/xxxx will schedule the previous use of such time after consulting with the Faculty Advisory Committee in their school year, but may be changed building or small school at the discretion CRLS. 2. Principals/heads of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers upper schools/deans will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during make reasonable efforts to give one (1) day each calendar week for such periods month advance notice of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents any scheduled meeting/event. 3. Principals/heads of upper schools/deans will accommodate staff who are already enrolled in outside courses or guardians, concerning the progress seminars. 4. Principals/heads of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work upper schools/deans will not schedule more than three (3) hours of such time in a normal seven week, and one- quarter no session will be more than two (7 ¼2) hour day, including fifteen hours in length. 5. Principals/heads of upper schools/deans will not schedule more than twelve (1512) minutes before and (15) minutes after hours of such time in any given month. 6. The hours will be contiguous with the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers 7. The scheduling of such time will work at their assigned tasks for be exclusive of early release days (i.e. up to two (2) such hours may be scheduled following the end of teacher working hours on early release days) B-4. The length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five workweek for part-time learning disability teachers (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officer.former X.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For the applicable agreement periodA. As professionals, teachers are expected to devote to their assignments, the normal work day will time necessary to meet their responsibilities, but they shall not be seven required to "clock in or clock out" by hours and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after the students’ school dayminutes. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, Teachers shall indicate their presence for duty in a prescribed manner as authorized determined by the Superintendentadministration. B. Teacher may leave the building without requesting permission during their scheduled lunch periods, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive but must indicate their intended absence to the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the building principal. C. Teacher meetings will be distributed by June 30th a maximum of the previous ten (10) per school year, but for a maximum of fifty-five (55) minutes each beyond pupil dismissal time. Two additional meetings may be changed called at the discretion of the Principal with 48 Superintendent. The Superintendent may call additional meetings as necessary during the contract day. D. The regular workday for certificated employees shall be seven (7) hours’ notice.” Teachers , except that, teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen be permitted to leave ten (1510) minutes described aboveafter student dismissal time on Fridays. The teacher workday will be seven (7) hours and the Association will agree to change start and end times for the purpose of transportation needs. E. All teachers will be provided a minimum of 175 minutes of preparation time per week, during one (1) day each calendar week which will be covered by certified personnel. The Superintendent may assign additional prep time minutes for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wardscommon planning time. No teacher shall be required to work removed from their scheduled preparation time for more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year times in one school year. Preparation time for a total of 189 days. These days part-time teachers will be determined prior prorated. F. Teachers may be asked to return for four (4) evening events per year, not to exceed two (2) hours each. (i.e. concert, back to school night, conference). Teachers may leave 10 minutes after student dismissal on the start day on which evening conferences are held. G. Teachers assigned to write Individual Education Plans (IEPs) shall be provided with one hour release time for each IEP written in house with a schedule to be mutually agreed upon by the teacher and administration with substitute coverage provided. H. Teachers will be assigned to supervise students before school and/or on the playground on an equal basis for no more than thirty days (30) per teacher, per school year. Five (5) of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officer.thirty

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. As professionals, teachers are expected to devote to their assignments the applicable agreement periodtime necessary to meet their responsibilities, and they are expected to be punctual, but they shall not be required to "clock out" by hours and minutes. All teachers shall be required to sign-in (initials) at the normal work day will appropriate/designated administrative area each instructional day. The sign-in book shall be seven removed and onereplaced by a swipe-quarter (7 ¼) hours including in system, when available, for safety reasons. 1. The collective teacher arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time shall not exceed the student school day by more than thirty (1530) minutes after minutes. It is understood that the students’ teacher school day. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by is based upon the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the student school day for the school and/or shift to which he is assigned. Arrival and departure times will remain the same. 2. The arrival and departure time for all teachers shall be designated as follows, with the exception noted below. Primary School: Arrive Depart 8:30 3:30 Intermediate School: Arrive Depart 7:40 2:40 High School: Arrive Depart 7:45 2:50 The Board reserves the right to schedule some staff members at the High School for an earlier arrival and departure time to allow for a specific day or dayszero period. It is recognized; howeverIn the event that this becomes necessary, that the proper performance of their duties mayfollowing conditions will apply: a. Teachers will first be taken for zero period on a volunteer basis. b. If there are more volunteers than needed, teachers will be chosen on occasiona seniority basis after teaching assignments (courses) have been made. If there are no volunteers, require these persons teachers will be assigned on a reverse seniority basis after teaching assignments(courses) have been made. c. No one who teaches zero period will be required to work longer teach more than the contractual time (in minutes) for their building. d. Teaching time shall be consecutive for the seven(7)hours and five(5) minutes. e. No staff member with pre-school age children shall be required to teach zero period. f. Any staff member who teaches zero period shall not be required to return for meetings scheduled after the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. g. No teacher shall be required to work begin his/her day prior to 7:00AM. 3. A teacher's total in school workday shall consist of not more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼7) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks hours for the length of Primary School, seven (7) hours for the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration Intermediate School, and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional seven (7) hours and five (5) days at their per diem rateminutes for the High School, beyond the work year for which shall include a total duty-free lunch period. 4. The maximum daily teaching load of 189 days. These days will High School teachers shall be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officer.five (5)

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. Elementary Teachers' Workday 1. Elementary teachers shall report to their assigned stations not later than 8:55 am and shall commence their teaching duties at 9:05 am. 2. Elementary teachers are herein guaranteed a lunch period of not less than fifty (50) minutes. In the applicable agreement event of a delayed opening or an unscheduled early dismissal, lunch period shall be reduced by twenty-five (25) minutes. 3. The work day for elementary teachers shall end at 3:30 pm except as set forth in Sections C.1 and C.2 below. However, when circumstances and the educational needs of the students require that the work day begin at a different time, e.g. tutorial instruction, etc., such work day shall not exceed six hours and thirty five minutes (6 hrs. 35 mins.) duration. 4. All elementary teachers shall be guaranteed ten (10) preparation periods of a thirty (30) minute duration per two (2) weeks, except that, where administratively possible, all elementary teachers shall be guaranteed one (1) preparation period of thirty (30) minutes duration per day. On any full school day that an elementary teacher is not given a preparation period, the normal work day will s/he shall be seven and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time guaranteed one break from instruction of at least fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time minutes. 5. There shall be six (156) minutes after elementary parent conference days. a. Two (2) parent conference days shall be scheduled from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm for the students’ school dayFall semester; b. One (1) parent conference days shall be scheduled from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm for the Spring semester; c. Two (2) parent conference days shall be scheduled from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm for the Fall semester; d. One (1) parent conference days shall be scheduled from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm for the Spring semester. e. On all parent conference days students shall be dismissed no later than 1:10 pm. 6. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized Elementary class lists shall be provided by the Superintendent, upon request school principal prior to the last day of a teacher or group school with the understanding that these lists may be revised prior to the opening day of teachers, may waive the requirement school. Copies of these lists shall be made available to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that nurse and all special area teachers at the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school daysame time. 7. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th assignment of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher paraprofessionals shall be required posted in the school office available to work teachers. 8. In the event that an elementary class exceeds thirty (30) students for a period of more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officer.ten

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. The parties recognize that the applicable agreement periodfollowing hours and teaching loads are considered desirable norms and shall be observed by the Board or its representatives except where: 1. The following norms cannot be met because of staff limitations of the District in certain subject areas such as languages, science, physical education, and industrial arts (staff limitations as used herein shall be defined as inability to fill a vacancy after reasonable efforts); 2. Scheduling conflicts which in the normal work day will reasonable judgment of the principal require deviations from the following norms; 3. Experimental or innovative teaching techniques require variance from the established norms; or 4. In cases where the hereinafter-mentioned norms are exceeded, those individuals who are assigned the seven (7) teaching classes shall be seven released of homeroom, bus and onehall duty. B. The daily teaching load for all secondary teachers shall not exceed six (6) teaching and two (2) non-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after the students’ school teaching periods per day. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building PrincipalAssignment to a supervised study or lunch period or extracurricular activity during school hours shall be considered a non-teaching period for the purpose of this provision. C. Secondary teachers shall not be required to teach more than three (3) subject areas, as authorized nor more than a total of three (3) teaching subject preparations per day. D. Secondary teachers shall not be required to teach continuously for more than four (4) periods unless prevented from so doing by the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen their lunch schedule. E. All secondary teachers (15including librarians if no librarian aide is assigned) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed shall have at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during least one (1) day each calendar week full period (but a minimum block of forty (40) minutes) available on their schedule for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra helpplanning, preparation, and/or to meet with parents rest daily, but such time may be used for the purpose of parent-teacher conferences initiated by a parent or guardians, concerning teacher and scheduled by the progress of their children or wardsteacher. No teacher There shall be required no obligation on the part of the teacher to work more than schedule parent-teacher conferences during such time, provided accommodations are made by the teacher to otherwise schedule such conferences without additional compensation. F. During a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour regularly scheduled classroom day, including fifteen elementary teachers will be relieved of teaching responsibilities for at least forty (1540) consecutive minutes before and (15) minutes after per day during the students’ school daytime that their classes are scheduled for instruction with various teaching specialists. If the teaching specialist is absent or the specialist program is altered or curtailed, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the all teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time have a duty-free preparation period of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five least forty (540) days at their consecutive minutes per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to day after the start of the new student day and before the end of the student day except in cases of unforeseen exigencies. G. Teachers and other professional employees shall have a duty-free lunch period of at least thirty (30) consecutive minutes. H. Professional employees may leave the building with permission of principal, or designee if the principal is absent, during their scheduled duty-free lunch periods. A sign-out/sign-in sheet satisfies this requirement. I. The Board will provide normal classroom furnishings and equipment for the professional employees. J. The District special education employees who are involved in the writing and revision of the IEPS shall be given a total of two (2) days during the school year and at to write or revise Individual Education Plans (IEP). On those two days, a substitute teacher will be provided when the discretion of the Superintendent request (one week in advance) and the Chief Academic Officerdate of such request are pre-approved by the building Principal. The employee shall report to their assigned building on these two days. In lieu of using such days, the employee may choose to receive Act 48 continuing education hours as approved by the School District in accordance with the District's Act 48 plan. Any such Act 48 hours shall not be compensated.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. As professionals, teachers are expected to devote to their assignments the applicable agreement periodtime necessary to meet their responsibilities, but they shall not be required to “clock in or clock out” by hours and minutes. Teachers shall indicate their presence for duty by placing their signature and time in the normal proper column of the faculty “sign-in” roster. B. During time periods when teachers are not responsible for meeting with or teaching students, with the exception of team meeting time, it is not necessary for teachers to seek permission, but are to inform the building administrator or designee, that they are leaving their building assignment during that time. They will also indicate their leave and return on the daily sign-in roster. C. Teachers may be required to remain after the end of the regular work day will without additional compensation for the purpose of attending general faculty and/or other professional or academic meetings. There shall not be seven more than two meetings per month, and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after the students’ school day. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and they shall be no longer than 90 minutes one hour in length, inclusive . Meetings shall begin directly at the conclusion of the additional 15 minutes beyond school day and may be used for professional development that is provided by the scheduled student school dayadministration. A schedule of the meetings will Staff may be distributed by June 30th of the previous school yearinvited, but not required, to brief their colleagues on recent workshop experiences provided they are given ample notice and are also given release time, if needed, during the school day to properly prepare. D. Teachers shall have the opportunity to suggest items for the agenda of meetings specified in paragraph C above, to the appropriate administrator. E. Association representatives shall have an opportunity to speak during any faculty meeting for a period not normally longer than five (5) minutes. F. Middle School teachers shall not be assigned more than six (6) teaching periods per day; however, middle school teachers may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during assigned one (1) extra teaching period per day each calendar week for such periods in lieu of time as is necessary a non-teaching duty period. Secondary teachers, not assigned to provide students extra helpmiddle school, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than assigned a normal seven and one- quarter maximum teaching load of 25 classes per week; however, secondary teachers may be assigned one (7 ¼1) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require extra teaching period per day in lieu of a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignmentsnon-teaching duty period. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks G. The term “teaching load” is defined as any period that normally requires prior preparation for the length presentation of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule material to students. H. Preparation time will be worked out on an individual basis between allowed the Administration and the employee with notification following teachers as indicated: (1) Every elementary classroom teacher assigned to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional grades one (1) through five (5) shall be scheduled to have 175 minutes per week of preparation time, exclusive of their normal daily lunch break; (2) Kindergarten teachers shall be allowed 150 minutes per week of preparation time, exclusive of their normal daily lunch break. (3) Every teacher grades six (6) through twelve (12) shall be scheduled to have at least one (1) 40 minute preparation period per day. I. Parent - Teacher conference days shall be a minimum of three (3) half days with five (5) half days for kindergarten teachers. J. Alternative School (after school program) 1. The purpose is to provide replacement academic classes to the students of the Jefferson Township Schools that have been removed from the regular school setting by the Jefferson Township Board of Education. 2. The Alternative School for teachers will begin at their the conclusion of the Middle/High School regular school day and will end when the late bus picks up the students. 3. The teachers shall provide instruction to students in the academic areas and will be responsible for the grading of each student. The Alternative School program for the Middle School shall allow all teachers that hold an elementary education certification (multiple subjects) and all teachers that hold a secondary education certification (specific subject) the opportunity to teach the subjects that the program offers. Teachers shall not be required to attend meetings or other functions related to the Alternative School. 4. While the teacher and involved students in the Alternative School are present in a particular school building an administrator responsible for the Alternative School shall be present in the particular building and readily accessible. The administration shall be responsible for the disciplining of students and for all matters pertaining to it. 5. Should an Alternative School teacher be absent from work, other certificated staff shall not be forced to stay for, but may volunteer for with per diem ratepay, beyond coverage of the work year class. 6. Once a class/classes for a total teacher is scheduled, the teacher shall be given at least one weeks notice before payment for such class/classes will cease. Should no students show up for a scheduled class/classes the teacher shall still be paid for the class/classes. 7. Teachers shall also be paid for 40 minutes of 189 dayspreparation time for each day of Alternative School that they teach. These days will Preparation may be determined prior to the start done at school or at home. 8. Teachers shall be paid on a per diem basis based upon their current annual salary as an employee of the new district. For payment purposes, the teachers’ current annual salary shall be broken down into a per diem salary and then into an hourly salary based upon the following criteria: 189 school year days and at the discretion a 6.75 hour workday. Calculation example of the Superintendent an employee with an annual salary of $35, 000: $35,000 ÷ 189 days = $185.19 per day $185.19 ÷ 6.75 hr. = 27.44 per hour 9. This agreement shall be retroactive from September 1, 2001. 10. The number of school days and the Chief Academic Officerlength of a school day used above to calculate the teachers’ per diem salary shall not be precedent setting.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. As professionals, teachers are expected to devote to their assignments the applicable agreement periodtime necessary to meet their responsibilities, but they shall not be required to “clock in or clock out” by hours and minutes. Teachers shall indicate their presence for duty by placing their signature and time in the normal proper column of the faculty “sign-in” roster. B. During time periods when teachers are not responsible for meeting with or teaching students, with the exception of team meeting time, it is not necessary for teachers to seek permission, but to inform the building administrator or designee, that they are leaving their building assignment during that time. They will also indicate their leave and return on the daily sign-in roster. C. Teachers may be required to remain after the end of the regular work day will without additional compensation for the purpose of attending general faculty and/or other professional or academic meetings. There shall not be seven more than two meetings per month, and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after the students’ school day. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and they shall be no longer than 90 minutes one hour in length, inclusive . Meetings shall begin directly at the conclusion of the additional 15 minutes beyond school day and may be used for professional development that is provided by the scheduled student administration. Staff may be invited, but not required, to brief their colleagues on recent workshop experiences provided they are given ample notice and are also given release time, if needed, during the school day to properly prepare. D. Teachers shall have the opportunity to suggest items for the agenda of meetings specified in paragraph C above, to the appropriate administrator. E. Association representatives shall have an opportunity to speak during any faculty meeting for a period not normally longer than five (5) minutes. F. Middle School teachers shall not be assigned more than six (6) teaching periods per day. A schedule of the meetings Middle school teachers who consent to an additional 7th teaching period per day will be distributed by June 30th of assigned no duties. 1. The following language pertains to the previous Middle School schedule implemented in the 2009- 2010 school year. Maximum teacher instructional time per day shall be 280 minutes. Teachers assigned more than 250 minutes of instructional time per day shall be released from all duties and assignments on that day. For any other schedule other than the 2009-2010 schedule, but the controlling language shall be as detailed in “F” above. Secondary teachers, not assigned to middle school, shall be assigned a maximum teaching load of 25 classes per week; however, secondary teachers may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during assigned one (1) extra teaching period per day each calendar week in lieu of a non-teaching duty period. On a day when a teacher has a lunch that is less than the standard student lunch, the duty period for such periods that teacher will be scheduled immediately before or after the teacher’s shortened lunch period. The duty period will be reduced by the amount of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignmentslost from lunch. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks G. The term “teaching load” is defined as any period that normally requires prior preparation for the length presentation of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule material to students. H. Preparation time will be worked out on an individual basis between allowed the Administration and the employee with notification following teachers as indicated: (1) Every teacher assigned to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional grades kindergarten (K) through five (5) shall be scheduled to have 200 minutes per week of preparation time, in blocks of not less than 25 consecutive minutes, exclusive of their normal daily lunch break. This shall be effective as of July 1, 2007. (2) Every teacher grades six (6) through twelve (12) shall be scheduled to have at least one (1) 40 minute preparation period per day. I. Parent - Teacher conference days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year shall be a minimum of three (3) half days with five (5) half days for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officerkindergarten teachers.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For 9.1 The School Committees and the applicable agreement period, Association agree that the normal work day will be seven teachers of the Acton Public Schools and onethe Acton-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival Boxborough Regional School District shall devote the time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after which in their professional judgment is necessary to assure quality education for the students’ students of each school daysystem. The normal Association further agrees that it will actively encourage the sage use of professional judgment and will enforce this section through its Professional Rights and Responsibilities Committee. Obligations for part-time teachers and teachers who work day part time in more than one building are appropriately pro-rated. Those who travel between buildings will include uninterrupted prep normally not have travel time counted as preparation time. . 9.2 The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request work year of a teacher teachers shall be one hundred and eighty-two (182) days or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen two (152) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work days longer than the normal work dayminimum school year required by the State Board of Education, i.e. for conferenceswhichever is greater. The school year shall begin not earlier than the first Tuesday after Labor Day and terminate no later than June 30, faculty meetingsexcept when Labor Day falls on September 5 through September 7, department meetings, etcwhen school may begin on the last Monday in August. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month The school year shall include all days on which pupils are in attendance in accordance with the rules and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive regulations of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school State Board of Education and orientation day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but New teachers may be changed required to attend an additional orientation day. When a teacher has completed his or her responsibilities at the end of a school year and he or she has “checked out” with the appropriate Principal, such teacher need not delay departure until other teachers have checked out. At the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ noticeSchool Committee, one additional day or two evening conference nights may be added to the schedule. If added, teachers will be compensated at a rate equivalent to 1/182 of Masters Step 1. The decision will be made when the School Committee determines the next year’s school calendar. If an additional day is scheduled, it will be of equal length to a normal school day. If two nights are scheduled, no night session will be longer than three and one half hours (3.5 hrs.” ) in length and will end no later than 9:00 pm. 9.3 The workday of classroom teachers will begin at the most thirty minutes before the starting time of the school. Teachers will also remain may leave school at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described abovestudent dismissal time unless detained by such commitments as staff meetings, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students detention, or extra help. The starting and dismissal times of each school are subject to modification by the School Committees, and/or provided, however, that no such modification will increase the length of the teacher’s workday. At the discretion of the Principal, teachers may be permitted to meet leave their building during preparation periods or lunch period if not on assigned duty. Teachers so leaving the building shall notify the main office. Classroom teachers will have a preparation period during which they will not be assigned to any other duties as follows: a) Elementary School: period during “special teachers” class: an average of 145 minutes per week, not less than 130 minutes per week, except kindergarten, which will be less. b) Junior High School: one classroom period per day. c) Senior High School: one classroom period per day. 9.4 Academic subject area Junior and Senior High school teachers will not be assigned to more than five (5) single teaching periods per day unless agreed upon with parents or guardiansthe teacher. Unassigned preparation time will be in accordance with Article 9, concerning Section 3, and the progress Side Letters of Agreement. Department chairpersons will be provided with adequate time to perform their supervisory duties at both the High school and Junior High without being deprived of their children or wards. No teacher shall daily unassigned preparation time. 9.5 Normally, secondary school teachers will not be required to work teach more than two (2) subjects nor more than a normal seven total of three (3) teaching preparations within said subject at any one time. 9.6 As soon as feasible, the work load of all secondary teachers of English shall be reduced to four (4) teaching periods per day. These teachers shall have two (2) unassigned periods per day. A Study Committee composed of representatives of the English teachers, the English Department Head, the High School Principal and one- quarter the Superintendent shall be convened for the purpose of recommending a course of action regarding the above in the current Agreement. (7 ¼a) hour dayThe teaching schedules of elementary school specialist teachers will be arranged among specialists, teachers and the appropriate Administrators so that, to the extent reasonably possible, the teaching load of all such teachers within a given field will be comparable and consistent with the highest quality of education. In determining comparability of teaching loads, consideration will be given to necessary preparation time for classroom work, work with individual students, special programs and other teaching responsibilities. (b) The nursing schedules of elementary school nurses will be arranged between nurses and the appropriate Administrators so that, to an extent reasonably possible, the nursing load of all such nurses within a given field will be comparable. In determining comparability of nursing loads, consideration will be given to necessary preparation time for special programs and other responsibilities. 9.8 The Committee(s) will attempt to achieve an equitable distribution of special needs children within the available limits of classroom space by an addition to the Open Enrollment Policy entitled “Chapter 766 Enrollment Policy.” Upon completion of grade level meetings to recommend assignments for the following school year, each teacher will receive a list of the students, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after proper notation of special needs students, recommended for that teacher’s class. Two weeks prior to the students’ school daystart of school, which each principal will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply inform the teacher of any known students added to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, deleted from the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignmentsteacher’s proposed class. Section 2 Other Personnel 9.9 The language in this Article shall be interpreted so as not to exclude Specialist teachers from the meaning of “teachers”. 9.10 A Department Chairperson shall have overall responsibility with his or her subject area for grades 7 through 12. 9.11 Personnel other than classroom teachers will at work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their teacher’s workday, as per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and contract or at the discretion of the Superintendent supervisor. 9.12 The School Committee and the Chief Academic OfficerAEA agree to the following teacher expectations and teacher supports: a) In order to ensure that student progress is assessed and information is shared regularly, it is agreed that 1. Each school will divide the school year into segments or “marking periods.” 2. Teachers will assess and maintain accurate records of student progress. In grades 7-12 the equivalent of four

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For Recognizing that under the applicable agreement periodlaws of Massachusetts, the normal work day School Committee has the incontrovertible right to make all reasonable rules and regulations for the conduct and management of the schools, the following policies will be seven in effect as per Chapter 150E of the General Laws. 1. Teachers and one-quarter all employees covered by this agreement (7 ¼) hours including arrival time hereafter referred to as TEACHERS), shall sign in at the high school office at least fifteen (15) minutes before the opening of school and departure time be at their assigned areas at least ten (1510) minutes after before the students’ school dayopening of school. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request Teachers must remain at their assigned areas for a minimum of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the close of school day provided that this requirement does not lengthen the teacher’s workday as defined in this section. The teacher’s workday shall be defined as seven (7) hours. 2. Teachers should make themselves available whenever necessary for a specific day or daysstudent/parent consultation, extra help sessions and/or departmental meetings and given twenty-four (24) hours’ notice whenever possible. 3. It is recognized; howeverIn all cases, that the proper performance scheduled school year shall not exceed and shall be considered as 186 days and not less than 182 beginning no earlier than September 1 and ending not later than June 30. Teachers required to work beyond the number of days scheduled in the school calendar shall receive an increase in salary above their annual contract amount equivalent to 1/182 of their duties maysalary, on occasionper day of service. A period of two days will be devoted to teacher orientation each year as outlined. In no case shall the teacher’s work year exceed by more than two days the minimum required by the state. The Superintendent will, require these persons each year, submit a copy of the school calendar to work longer than the normal work dayAssociation before the school calendar has been adopted by the Committee. 4. Extracurricular activities will be posted for the purpose of soliciting volunteers for the position involving extracurricular activities by June 1 for the next school year and will be compensated at the rates indicated in Appendix F. 5. In the interest of fulfilling desirable education objectives and of maintaining professional standards, i.e. for conferencesthe following guidelines are established and will be implemented to the extent possible. a) Teachers may be required to attend, faculty after the end of the regular workday, important meetings called by the Superintendent or his/her designee. Teachers will be given twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of such meetings. Whenever possible, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory such meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of held during the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student regular school day. A schedule of the meetings will Teachers shall be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during required to attend up to one (1) general faculty meeting per month after the end of the regular workday for staff meetings and/or school related activities. An effort will be made to conclude these meetings by 3:30 p.m. b) Teachers will attend graduation exercises at their level of teaching. Technical teachers will attend the Annual Advisory Board evening meeting. Teachers will attend an Open House each year. The Open House shall be scheduled on a weekend day each calendar week for such periods between October 1 and November 15, exclusive of time as is necessary any holiday weekend, and shall be up to provide three (3) hours long. Teachers shall attend one (1) parent/teacher evening meeting during the school year. This parent/teacher meeting shall not exceed three (3) hours in duration. If a given evening meeting program does not involve students extra helpof a teacher, and/or that teacher will not be required to meet with parents or guardiansattend the evening program. In addition to the above, concerning Counselors will be required to attend four additional parent evening meetings, to discuss student progress. The dates of these meetings will be set by the progress Director of their children or wardsStudent Services. No teacher Special needs teachers will agree to attend Parent Advisory Board meetings. Counselors and Special Education Consultant Teachers shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter four (7 ¼4) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved days in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length excess of the regular teachers' regularly established bargaining unit work day. The exact daily schedule will year and shall be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days compensated at their per diem rate, rate for each such day. c) Teachers will be provided with a duty free lunch period equal to that time provided to the students. d) Academic teachers will not be scheduled to teach more than six (6) periods per day. Academic teachers will have a minimum of one preparation period per day. It is agreed that teachers who have a reduced teaching load of less than six (6) teaching periods per day may be assigned administrative periods beyond the work year for monthly average of three (3) administrative periods per week per teacher during the time a total teacher continues to have the reduced teaching load herein described. The Administration will make an effort to assign academic teachers no more than four (4) classes in a row. Technical teachers will not be scheduled to teach more than seven (7) periods per day. Technical teachers will have a minimum of 189 daysone (1) preparation period per day. These days Teachers who are required to travel from room to room during their teaching day shall not be assigned a homeroom or morning duty. Theory instruction will be determined prior a required component of the Technical program and the Administration will make every effort to provide teachers with appropriate accommodations to implement the theory instruction component. If an IEP meeting is scheduled during a Special Education Teacher’s preparation period, he/she will be relieved of his/her administrative duty the next day. Bargaining unit members shall be allowed to leave the school building (but not the grounds) during lunch with notice to the start office and during preparation periods with approval from their supervisors. In both instances, they shall sign out and sign in at the main office. e) In order that pupils are taught by teachers working in their area of competence, teachers will not be assigned, except for good cause, outside the scope of their teaching certificates, and/or their major fields of study. In no case will a teacher be required to teach more than 50% in a discipline outside of his/her certification and only if a teacher has a minor in that area. f) Teachers will be notified of their tentative schedules for the following year on or before June 1 if possible. The Association recognizes, however, that some changes may have to be made in order to insure the best possible instruction for students of the new school year and at district. Teachers affected by such changes shall be notified of any necessary changes as soon as practical. g) The Superintendent will make an effort to insure that the discretion academic classes will not exceed twenty-four (24) pupils. h) Teachers shall be required to submit their student warning notices no sooner than the close of the Superintendent second school day following the mid-point of the marking period and their student grades no sooner than the Chief Academic Officerclose of the second school day following the end of a marking period. i) Teachers who are assigned to co-teach academic classes shall be provided common planning time whenever possible.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. The teacher’s regular work year shall be five (5) days beyond the applicable agreement periodlength of the student’s school year. In the event the School Board adopts a calendar, which exceeds 175 student days or requires teachers to work five days beyond the normal student school year for other reasons, teachers shall be paid the per diem rate of their regular salary of the work day year in which the additional days occur. Teachers will be notified of any such requirement at the time of the adoption of the school calendar whenever possible but in no case less than thirty (30) days prior to any required days. Inability to work on such days unless adopted as part of a school calendar shall not be subject to consumption of any type of leave nor be the basis for any evaluative or disciplinary action. Such days adopted, as part of the regular calendar shall be treated as all other days for purposes of absence and leave. B. The teachers’ regular workday shall consist of (1) one hour in addition to the regular student day but in no case shall the regularly scheduled workday exceed seven and one-quarter one half (7 ¼1/2) hours including arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before total. This hour which extends beyond the regularly scheduled student day shall commence at 7:30 a.m. and departure time (15) minutes conclude at 3:00 p.m. provided all professional and supervisory responsibilities are met. C. Teachers have a professional responsibility to attend I.E.P. meetings, meet with parents of students and provide supplemental assistance to students as needed. Such responsibilities will be scheduled within the regular teacher workday whenever possible. D. Teachers may be required to remain after the students’ school day. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by end of the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal regular work day, i.e. without additional compensation for conferencesthe purpose of attending faculty meetings; whenever possible, such meetings shall not exceed (sixty (60) minutes and, except for reasonable need or emergencies, shall be limited to two (2) such meetings each month. On early release days, the teachers’ regular work day ends at 3:00 p.m. E. Notice of any regularly scheduled faculty meetings, department meetingsexcept where there is urgency, etcshall be given three (3) days prior to the meeting. ThereforeTeachers may suggest items for the agenda so that whenever possible, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond agenda for the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings meeting will be distributed by June 30th to the teachers one (1) day prior to the meeting. F. Teachers participation in field trips, which extend beyond the teacher's in-school workday, overnight or weekday trips, shall be voluntary. G. Teachers at the secondary level (6-12) will be allowed one (1) period (of the previous school yearabout forty (40) minutes) per teaching cycle, but may not to be changed less than thirty (30) minutes in length on the average, which shall be used for unassigned professional work, at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ noticeteacher.” H. Teachers at the elementary level (K-5) will also remain at school after receive an equitable amount of professional preparation time; which is defined as, no less than seventy-five percent of that received by the fifteen (15) minutes described secondary teachers, see G. above, . I. All teachers shall be available during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or scheduled conference times to meet with parents or guardians, concerning guardians of each student at least once during each academic year (usually in the progress of their children or wardsfall). No teacher In addition teachers shall be required available to work more than a normal seven meet with parents during prep periods and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes or after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed student day for individual conferences upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, the parents request or more days, when the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks teacher feels it is necessary for the length education of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officerstudent.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. The work year of returning teachers under a ten-month contract will generally begin no sooner than September l and terminate no later than June 30. In the applicable agreement periodevent the School Committee determines that it would be beneficial for the work year to begin earlier than the first Tuesday after Labor Day, the normal Committee will notify the Association on or before February 1 of the school year preceding the proposed change and discuss with the Association the date for the beginning of the work day will be seven and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after the students’ school dayyear. 1. The normal work day will year of teachers shall consist of 183 days, which shall include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized180 days with students; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods prior to the arrival of time as is necessary students, and two (2) professional development days scheduled prior to provide students extra help, and/or the end of the work year. 2. Teachers new to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall Sudbury Public Schools may be required to work more than a normal seven attend three additional days before the opening of school. B. The School Committee and one- quarter the Association agree that the teachers in Sudbury shall devote the time necessary in their professional judgment to ensure that they meet all their professional obligations, such that the students receive the highest quality of education. The foregoing responsibility of the teachers is limited only to the following degree: 1. All teachers may be required to attend two (7 ¼2) outside of workday hour meetings per month. Such meetings will end or begin within fifteen (l5) minutes of the start or conclusion of the student day and may generally not exceed one (l) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes or after the students’ beginning or conclusion of the workday. Regular building staff meetings held during the workday do not count toward the two (2) meetings. Attendance at all other meetings outside of workday hours will be at the option of individual teachers, except for meetings, that a teacher is required to attend as part of the implementation of an IEP. Under normal circumstances, such meetings will generally be held during the school day. In addition, which under normal circumstances, a one (1) week notice of all the aforesaid meetings will include uninterrupted prep be given to teachers. 2. a. Recognizing that teachers who have students within their classrooms with moderate to severe special needs may require regular meetings with consultant/SPED staff in order to effectively carry out the goals and objectives of the IEP(S), the Committee is committed to providing time to those teachers during their contract day. This time will not impact their personal planning time or duty-free lunch time; this provision does not apply . If said time is unable to other contractually be scheduled, time/coverage will be provided for up to ninety (90) consecutive minutes each month, or as otherwise agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, by the teachers shall work the added time teacher and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignmentsprincipal. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officer.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. The Committee shall establish the applicable agreement periodregular school hours for students and educators will be notified as soon as practicable after such determination has been made by the Committee and with at least five (5) days' notice in the event of change. However, no change in scheduling will increase the length of the normal work day workday. B. The Normal Workday 1. Opening and dismissal times for each school will be seven published in the faculty handbook and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time on the website prior to the school opening. Association representatives will be consulted prior to the implementation of any changes. 2. Secondary educators will begin their workday fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after the students’ school day. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by start of the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the official school day for a specific day or daysstudents. It is recognized; however, recognized that in the proper performance of their duties mayprofessional duties, on occasion, require these persons educators are expected to work a longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etcworkday in keeping with demands of their particular teaching assignment. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes Educators shall make themselves available to provide extra help to students beyond the scheduled student school dayday at times communicated reasonably in advance. 3. A schedule of the meetings Elementary educators will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of begin their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including workday fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the start of the official school day for students’ school . It is recognized that in the proper performance of their professional duties, educators are expected to work a longer workday in keeping with demands of their particular teaching assignment. C. In the event the Committee deems it necessary to run a staggered student day, which the length of an educator’s workday will not be altered by this Committee's decision. D. The work year of the educator (other than new personnel who may be required to attend additional orientation sessions) will begin no earlier than the Monday preceding Labor Day and terminate no later than June 30, but will in no event be longer than one hundred and eighty-four (184) days. The work year will include uninterrupted prep timedays when pupils are in attendance, orientation days at the beginning of the school year and any other days on which educator attendance is required. The Superintendent will meet with the Association regarding the school calendar and make a joint recommendation to the Committee. The Committee retains the right to vote on the school calendar. E. In addition to the time in the regular school year, Middle School guidance counselors will work an additional six (6) days; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more High School guidance counselors will work an additional ten (10) days, the teachers shall work the added time ; and the parties Special Education out-of-district coordinator will work an additional ten (10) days. Additionally, Elementary and Secondary Special Education Team Chairs will work up to an additional ten (10) days. Each will be paid at a rate of 1/184 of that individual’s regular salary for each of the additional days worked. The exact number of days worked by Team Chairs will be determined through conversations between each Team Chair and their Supervisor. The criterion will be the best interests of the student population to which they are assigned. The Supervisor shall immediately commence impact bargaining on make the issue. This article does final determination but shall not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignmentsunreasonably withhold approval. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel F. Educators may be required to attend three (3) meetings after 4:00 p.m. each year. At the Elementary level, one of these required meetings will be used for parent conferences. Attendance at all other than classroom teachers evening meetings beyond the required three will work be at their assigned tasks for the option of the individual educator. G. All educators shall have a duty-free lunch period of at least the length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule student lunch period. H. Middle and High School educators will not be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional assigned more than five (5) days teaching periods per day. In addition, each educator will have at their least one preparation period per diem rateday. Consistent with the provisions of this contract, beyond other assignments may be made to educators during the work year for a total of 189 days. These days school day. I. Educators in the elementary schools will be determined prior duty-free during the morning recess period and will have one preparation period of at least 40 minutes per day. The practice of a split preparation period shall be discouraged, insofar as it is possible. J. On Friday and on days preceding holidays, educators are free from duty at the close of the Districts’ students' school day, except for the last day of the school year. K. Educators may be required to arrive before the start of or remain after the new end of the normal workday, without additional compensation, for up to seventy (70) minutes, no more than two (2) days each month for staff meetings or other meetings authorized by the Superintendent. The meeting will start ten (10) minutes after student dismissal or end ten (10) minutes before student arrival and will run for no more than seventy (70) minutes. An administrator has the option to schedule no more than twenty (20) before school or after school meetings during the school year. The administrator must establish a calendar for the meetings at the start of each school year and at in September. Meeting dates can be changed with a two-week notice given to the discretion educators. L. It is recognized that participation in some extra-curricular activities is a significant part of an educator’s professional responsibility to students. It is also recognized, however, that, if an educator is asked to undertake an activity which is outside his or her field of competence, that educator could be ineffective. Therefore, educator participation in extra-curricular activities listed in Appendix C will be voluntary. M. If any member of the Superintendent administration whose responsibilities include scheduling educators determines that it is necessary to schedule an exception to Section G, H, or I of this Article for longer than twenty (20) working days, the Association will be notified, and such an exception will be subject to the Chief Academic Officergrievance procedure. An Arbitrator shall not substitute his judgment for that of the administrator unless they determine that the administrator's action was unreasonable.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. Teaching Hours and Teaching Load 1. Teachers shall indicate their presence for duty by his/her signature on a "sign in" and "sign out" roster. 2. Except in cages of emergency, teachers in all schools shall be required to be in their building no longer than forty-five (45) minutes each day in excess of the applicable agreement periodpupil day. Building principals shall determine the length of time before and after the pupil day required for teacher attendance. On Fridays, the normal days preceding holidays and vacations, and on days when attending an evening PTA meeting and Back to School Night, teachers shall be permitted to leave the building at the end of the pupil day, and the required attendance period for teachers beyond the end of the pupil day shall be waived. 3. Teacher attendance beyond the end of the pupil day shall be used for teachers' meetings with pupils and parents or other school duties, not for faculty meetings except as specified in section C. below, unless absolutely necessary, in which case only those teachers affected shall be required to attend. 4. In no case shall the required teacher work day exceed seven (7) hours and thirty-four (34) minutes without additional compensation. Compensation will be seven and onemade provided the Association has notified Superintendent or his designee prior to the time in question that compensation is expected. B. Teachers shall have a duty free lunch period of not less than thirty (30) minutes. C. Building-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes based teachers may be required to remain after the students’ school end of the regular work day, without additional compensation, for the purpose of attending faculty or other professional meetings not more than two (2) days each month. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain Such meetings shall begin no later than fifteen (15) minutes after the student dismissal time, and shall run for no more then sixty (60) minutes, except in the case of an emergency. If additional time is necessary, students shall be dismissed early. Such meetings shall not be called on Fridays or on student school days immediately preceding a holiday or any other day upon which teacher attendance is not required. The parties shall make reasonable attempts to provide each other with their agendas one (1) school day prior to such meetings. D. The Board shall provide teacher preparation periods. These periods shall be used for the preparation of teaching materials, planning, conferences with Administrators, teachers, parents, or students as well as other related educational activities. In scheduling preparation periods, the Administration shall make every effort to schedule no more than one (1) preparation period per teacher on a specific day or daysgiven day, and shall make these assignments within each school building as equitable as possible. 1. It is recognized; however, that All teachers in the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons high school shall be scheduled for one (1) preparation period per day. 2. All teachers in the primary and middle school shall be scheduled for five (5) preparation periods per week. 3. Middle and primary school preparation periods are to work longer than approximate the normal work daypupil period in each building, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and but in any event shall not be no longer less than 90 thirty (30) minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. 4. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during No more than one (1) day each calendar week shall teachers in the primary and middle schools not have a preparation period. E. Teacher participation in field trips which extend beyond the teacher's in-school work day, and overnight or weekend trips, shall be voluntary except for those teachers assigned to a class for which such field trips are a part of the instructional program. F. The standard teaching load shall be six (6) teaching periods of time as per day with seven (7) teaching periods being the exception. If any teacher is necessary to provide students extra helpassigned seven (7) teaching periods, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No that teacher shall not be required to work more than assigned a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require duty period nor a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignmentshomeroom. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officer.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. Teachers shall not be required to “clock in or clock out” by hours and minutes. Teachers shall indicate their presence for duty by placing their signature and time in the applicable agreement periodproper column of the faculty “sign-in” roster. B. During time periods when teachers are not responsible for meeting with or teaching students, with the normal exception of team meeting time, it is not necessary for teachers to seek permission, but to inform the building administrator or designee, that they are leaving their building assignment during that time. They will also indicate their leave and return on the daily sign-in roster. C. Teachers may be required to remain after the end of the regular work day will without additional compensation for the purpose of attending general faculty and/or other professional or academic meetings. There shall not be seven more than two meetings per month, and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after the students’ school day. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and they shall be no longer than 90 minutes one hour in length, inclusive . Meetings shall begin directly at the conclusion of the additional 15 minutes beyond school day and may be used for professional development that is provided by the scheduled student administration. Staff may be invited, but not required, to brief their colleagues on recent workshop experiences provided they are given ample notice and are also given release time, if needed, during the school day to properly prepare. D. Teachers shall have the opportunity to suggest items for the agenda of meetings specified in paragraph C above, to the appropriate administrator. E. Association representatives shall have an opportunity to speak during any faculty meeting for a period not normally longer than five (5) minutes. F. Middle School teachers shall not be assigned more than six (6) teaching periods per day. A schedule of the meetings Middle school teachers who consent to an additional 7th teaching period per day will be distributed by June 30th of assigned no duties. 1. The following language pertains to the previous Middle School schedule implemented in the 2009- 2010 school year. − Maximum teacher instructional time per day shall be 280 minutes. − Teachers assigned more than 250 minutes of instructional time per day shall be released from all duties and assignments on that day. − For any other schedule other than the 2009-2010 schedule, but the controlling language shall be as detailed in “F” above. Secondary teachers, not assigned to middle school, shall be assigned a maximum teaching load of 25 classes per week; however, secondary teachers may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during assigned one (1) extra teaching period per day each calendar week in lieu of a non-teaching duty period. On a day when a teacher has a lunch that is less than the standard student lunch, the duty period for such periods that teacher will be scheduled immediately before or after the teacher’s shortened lunch period. The duty period will be reduced by the amount of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignmentslost from lunch. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks G. The term “teaching load” is defined as any period that normally requires prior preparation for the length presentation of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule material to students. H. Preparation time will be worked out on an individual basis between allowed the Administration and the employee with notification following teachers as indicated: (1) Every teacher assigned to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional grades Kindergarten (K) through five (5) shall be scheduled to have 200 minutes per week of preparation time, in blocks of not less than 25 consecutive minutes, exclusive of their normal daily lunch break. (2) Every teacher grades six (6) through twelve (12) shall be scheduled to have at least one (1) 40 minute preparation period per day. I. Parent - Teacher conference days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year shall be a minimum of three (3) half days with five (5) half days for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic OfficerKindergarten teachers.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. All staff shall report ten (10) minutes prior to the applicable agreement period, commencement of the normal work student day will and shall be seven required to remain five (5) minutes beyond the normal student day. During such time, teachers shall be on the school premises and one-quarter on normal school business. The first five (7 ¼5) hours including arrival minutes and the last five (5) minutes of the workday shall not be used as planning time. The second five (5) minutes of the workday may be used toward the contractual amount of planning time if it is used within a block of fifteen (15) minutes before or more. Teachers may leave early only when prearranged with an appropriate administrator. B. The building administration retains the right to call upon teachers to assist in the management of the building when deemed appropriate and departure time (15) minutes after necessary on a temporary basis to restore and/or maintain order. All staff will continue to assume their responsibility for guidance and leadership of student behavior at all times during the students’ school day. C. All administrative/building meetings held during the first day(s) of each new school year (the time prior to students being scheduled to report for their first full day of instruction) shall be restricted to a combined total of ninety (90) minutes. During these day(s) the administration may also meet with new hires for a period not to exceed ninety (90) minutes. Section 2 All bargaining unit members shall receive a duty free uninterrupted lunch period according to the following schedule: High School - 45 minutes Norup K-8 - 50 minutes Xxxxxxxx Middle School - 45 minutes Elementary School - 45 minutes Time required to travel between buildings shall not be counted as a portion of any teacher's lunch period. A. The normal work day Board will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized attempt to provide relief periods for all teachers servicing elementary buildings through procedures mutually established by the Superintendentstaff in each building. However, upon request it is understood that said relief periods will no longer be guaranteed. B. Time required to travel between buildings shall not be counted as a portion of a teacher or group of teachersany teacher's preparation and/or relief period. Generally, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of scheduled for this purpose unless the previous distance between buildings or other unique circumstances require additional time up to twenty (20) minutes. C. Senior high and middle school year, but may counselors and media specialists shall have relief periods equal to the teachers' preparation time to be changed at approximately equally divided between the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time morning and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issueafternoon. This article does not purport access to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignmentsrelief and/or preparation periods shall also be guaranteed to all other bargaining unit members. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officer.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For the applicable agreement period, the normal work day 5.01 The starting and dismissal times for students will be seven as follows, except in cases of emergency. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: HIGH SCHOOL 7:45 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. The workday for teachers will be as follows: ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: HIGH SCHOOL 7:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. 5.02 All teachers shall be permitted to leave on Fridays or the day preceding a school holiday at dismissal times. All teachers in the middle and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival senior high schools shall remain one day each week for one hour after dismissal time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after for the students’ school daypurpose of providing extra instruction for students who need or seek it. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized starting and dismissal times are subject to modification by the SuperintendentCommittee, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; provided however, that no such modification will increase the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive length of the additional 15 minutes beyond teacher workday, except as the scheduled student school day. A schedule same may be increased by Statute or by rate or regulation of the meetings State Department of Education. 5.03 Teachers attending professional development training courses will receive two credits for pay purposes. 5.03.01 Effective January, 2003 one day each month will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” early release for students. Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven attend meetings to discuss curriculum and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after other building issues as determined by the students’ school day, which building principal. The early release day for the month of June will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, be the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved last day that students are in special assignmentsattendance. Section 2 Other Personnel 5.04 Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for at least the length of the regular teachers' work day. It is recognized, however, that the proper performance of their duties requires these persons to work longer than the normal working day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between basis. 5.05 The work year of teachers (other than administrators and new personnel) shall begin no earlier than the Administration Monday before Labor Day, however there will be no school Friday before Labor Day and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total shall terminate no later than June 30th. The work year shall include 180 days of 189 pupil instruction and four additional days, three of which shall be professional days. These days will The fourth day shall be determined prior to the day before the start of the new student year. Effective for the 2000-2001 school year and year, there shall be 2 professional development days. Effective for the 2001-2002 work year, there shall be three professional development days. For the 2000-2001 school year, the additional day shall be scheduled at the discretion end of the school year. Thereafter, the scheduling of the days shall be determined by the Superintendent and the Chief Academic OfficerProfessional Development Committee. 5.05.01 Effective in the year 2000-2001, the Wednesday preceding Thanksgiving shall be a half-day. Students will be released no later than 11:30. 5.05.02 Effective September 1, 2003, Step 0 will be deleted from the salary schedule. New teachers will be required to work two additional days beyond the requirements of Article 5.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For 9.1 The School Committee and the applicable agreement period, Association agree that the normal work day will be seven and oneteachers of the Acton-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival Boxborough Regional School District shall devote the time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after which in their professional judgment is necessary to assure quality education for the students’ students of each school daysystem. The normal Association further agrees that it will actively encourage the sage use of professional judgment and will enforce this section through its Professional Rights and Responsibilities Committee. Obligations for part-time teachers and teachers who work day part time in more than one building are appropriately pro-rated. Those who travel between buildings will include uninterrupted prep normally not have travel time counted as preparation time. . 9.2 The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request work year of a teacher teachers shall be one hundred and eighty-three (183) days or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen three (153) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work days longer than the normal work dayminimum school year required by the State Board of Education, i.e. whichever is greater. The school year shall begin not earlier than the first Tuesday after Labor Day and terminate no later than June 30, except when Labor Day falls on September 3 through September 7, when school may begin on the last Monday in August. In the event that school begins prior to Labor Day, schools will be closed on the Friday preceding Labor Day. Teachers will not be scheduled to report more than two calendar days before the scheduled arrival of students. School will not be in session for conferencesone week in February, faculty meetingswhich contains President's Day, department meetingsnor one week in April, etcwhich contains Patriot's Day, except for emergencies due to building schedules. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month The school year shall include all days on which pupils are in attendance in accordance with the rules and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive regulations of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school dayState Board of Education and orientation day(s) and professional learning day(s). A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but New teachers may be changed required to attend two additional orientation days. When a teacher has completed his or her responsibilities at the end of a school year and he or she has "checked out" with the appropriate Principal, such teacher need not delay departure until other teachers have checked out. At the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers School Committee, one additional day or two evening conference nights may be added to the schedule. If added, teachers will also remain be compensated at a rate equivalent to 1/183 of Masters Step 1. The decision will be made when the School Committee determines the next year’s school after the fifteen (15) minutes described abovecalendar. If an additional day is scheduled, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods it will be of time as is necessary equal length to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day. If two nights are scheduled, which no night session will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time be longer than three and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time one half hours (3.5 hrs.) in length and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignmentswill end no later than 9:00 pm. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than 9.3 The workday of classroom teachers will work begin at their assigned tasks for the length most thirty minutes before the starting time of the regular teachers' school. Teachers may leave school at student dismissal time unless detained by such commitments as staff meetings, detention, or extra help. High School and Junior High School counselors shall work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification up to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their during the summer and shall be paid his/her per diem rate. The starting and dismissal times of each school are subject to modification by the School Committee, beyond provided, however, that no such modification will increase the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start length of the new school year and at teacher's workday. At the discretion of the Superintendent and Principal, teachers may be permitted to leave their building during preparation periods or lunch period if not on assigned duty. Teachers so leaving the Chief Academic Officer.building shall notify the main office. Teachers will have a preparation period during which they will not be assigned to any other duties as follows:

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For 1. Teachers are expected to devote to their assignments the applicable agreement time necessary to meet their responsibilities. 2. Every teacher shall have a duty free lunch period of at least thirty (30) minutes unless the standard lunch period for students is for a shorter period of time. 3. The regular workday for teachers shall be 7.5 hours commencing from their designated reporting time and shall include the duty free lunch period, the normal . The regular work day for teachers shall also include, in addition to their normal teaching assignments and responsibilities, participation in a fair share of extra-curricular activities, as well as those that call for only occasional evening assignments. Reporting time for teachers will be no later than 7:35 a.m. for the High School, 7:45 a. m. for the Junior School, and 8:15 a.m. for elementary schools. Any changes in reporting time for teachers will be discussed and agreed upon by the Administration and the Association no later than June 30th of each year for the following school year. 4. Whenever a single session day is scheduled, there will be a minimum of four (4) hours of pupil instruction in grades one through twelve. Kindergarten instruction shall be two hours in length for both a.m. and p.m. classes. 5. Regular Kindergarten sessions shall be two and three quarter (2 ¾) hours in duration. 6. The regular school day at the high school may be augmented by the addition of a forty-five (45) minute period before the regular school day. The provisions for zero period agreed to by the Association and the Board of Education are on file in the Superintendent’s office. 1. Teachers will normally be scheduled for not more than twenty-seven and one-quarter half (7 ¼27 1/2) hours including arrival of instruction per week. 2. Under normal circumstances, teachers in grades seven through twelve will not be assigned to teach in more than two broad subject disciplines. 3. Within the limitations of available facilities, classroom teachers will not be assigned to more than three different classrooms in one day. 4. Department heads will normally be scheduled for a reduced teaching load from that of full time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after the students’ school day. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive giving consideration to the requirement several departmental responsibilities and details necessary for the administering of the department. Under normal circumstances, department heads will not be assigned involuntarily to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school homeroom or study hall duties. 5. Teachers who are denied a preparation period during any day because of assignment to class teaching substitution shall receive, for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on each occasion, require these persons to work longer than compensation of $36.60 for the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous 2007-2008 school year, but may be changed at $38.20 for the discretion of 2008-2009 school year, and $39.80 for the Principal with 48 hours’ notice2009-2010.” C. Teachers will also remain at school after reserve Monday afternoons for professional meetings scheduled by the fifteen (15) minutes described aboveAdministration. If additional meetings are required, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule they will be worked out on an individual basis arranged between the Administration and the employee with notification to Executive Committee of the Association. Instructional Coaches Meetings will terminate no later than one (1) hour after the end of the designated school day. D. When conferences are required scheduled for grades kindergarten through eight, two (2) days of single session shall be scheduled. Conference times shall follow lunch and last no longer than contractual time. Kindergarten teachers will be released from Monday meetings during the months of conferences. E. Elementary teachers shall be so scheduled as to work an additional relieve them of class responsibility for five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond periods each full workweek for use as a preparation period. Teachers in the work year for a total of 189 days. These days Junior School and High School will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and scheduled for at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officerleast one (1) regular length period each day as a preparation period.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. Hours: 1. The arrival and dismissal times for students are as follows: Elementary Schools - 8:00/8:05/8:15 a.m. - 2:15/2:20/2:30 p.m. Middle Schools - 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. High Schools - 7:55 a.m. - 2:37 p.m. The Committee/Administration shall have the applicable agreement periodright to shift at any time the aforementioned starting and dismissal times for students up to thirty (30) minutes in either direction (earlier or later). Prior to implementing any such change, representative(s) of the normal work Committee/Administration shall meet with the Association to advise the Association as to the reasons for the change and to give the Association the opportunity to express their opinions concerning the change. 2. In addition to being present during the regular student day will be seven and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including as defined above, teachers at the elementary level shall arrive 15 minutes before the student arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) and, Monday through Thursday, shall stay 30 minutes after the students’ student dismissal time and on Friday, 5 minutes after the student dismissal time. Teachers at the middle school shall arrive 15 minutes before the student arrival time and, Monday through Thursday, shall stay 40 minutes after the student dismissal time and on Friday, 10 minutes after the student dismissal time. Teachers at the high school shall arrive 15 minutes before the student arrival time and, Monday through Wednesday, shall stay 25 minutes after the student dismissal time and on Thursday, shall stay 20 minutes after the student dismissal time, and on Friday, may leave immediately following the student dismissal time. If the last day of the school week falls on a day other than a Friday, the aforementioned rules for Friday shall apply to that day. The normal work day aforementioned time after school provides teacher availability for extra help with students, conferences with parents, teacher meetings, planning, and preparation of materials. Middle school and High school teachers will include uninterrupted prep timeschedule regular make-up time one afternoon per week after the close of school. It is expected that teachers will spend additional time to expedite these ends. 3. The Building Principal, as authorized by Association acknowledges that the Superintendent, upon request or his designee, may require teachers, to stay in attendance for a meeting until 4:00 p.m. but not more than three (3) such meetings (meetings lasting until 4:00 p.m.) may be required per month. In the event that the Superintendent, in consultation with the chair of the Professional Development Committee, schedules and gives advanced notice of a 5:00 p.m. meeting, one less 4:00 p.m. meeting will be scheduled that particular month. Nothing contained herein shall be interpreted to limit whatever rights the Committee/Administration may have concerning after school meetings apart from the aforementioned added language. Teachers may make a request to the appropriate administrator that certain teacher or group meetings which they intend to hold be ―counted‖ as one of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, four ―4:00 p.m.‖ monthly meetings that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but Association acknowledges may be changed at required by the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; Administration under this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work dayA2. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification type of teacher initiated group meetings referred to the Association. Instructional Coaches herein are required to work an additional five as follows: (5a) days at their per diem rateGrade level curriculum meeting (b) Department meeting (c) Curriculum meeting (d) Teacher initiated group meeting approved, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of in writing, by the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officeror his/her designee upon meeting student medical needs.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For the applicable agreement period, the normal work day 5.01 The starting and dismissal times for students will be seven as follows, except in cases of emergency. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: HIGH SCHOOL 7:45 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. The workday for teachers will be as follows: ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: HIGH SCHOOL 7:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. 5.02 All teachers shall be permitted to leave on Fridays or the day preceding a school holiday at dismissal times. All teachers in the middle and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival senior high schools shall remain one day each week for one hour after dismissal time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after for the students’ school daypurpose of providing extra instruction for students who need or seek it. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized starting and dismissal times are subject to modification by the SuperintendentCommittee, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; provided however, that no such modification will increase the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive length of the additional 15 minutes beyond teacher workday, except as the scheduled student school day. A schedule same may be increased by Statute or by rate or regulation of the meetings State Department of Education. 5.03 Teachers attending professional development training courses will receive two credits for pay purposes. 5.03.01 Effective January, 2003 one day each month will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” early release for students. Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven attend meetings to discuss curriculum and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after other building issues as determined by the students’ school day, which building principal. The early release day for the month of June will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, be the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved last day that students are in special assignmentsattendance. Section 2 Other Personnel 5.04 Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for at least the length of the regular teachers' work day. It is recognized, however, that the proper performance of their duties requires these persons to work longer than the normal working day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between basis. 5.05 The work year of teachers (other than administrators and new personnel) shall begin no earlier than the Administration Monday before Labor Day, however there will be no school Friday before Labor Day and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total shall terminate no later than June 30th. The work year shall include 180 days of 189 pupil instruction and four additional days, three of which shall be professional days. These days will The fourth day shall be determined prior to the day before the start of the new student year. Effective for the 2000-2001 school year and year, there shall be 2 professional development days. Effective for the 2001-2002 work year, there shall be three professional development days. For the 2000-2001 school year, the additional day shall be scheduled at the discretion end of the school year. Thereafter, the scheduling of the days shall be determined by the Superintendent and the Chief Academic OfficerProfessional Development Committee. 5.05.01 Effective in the year 2000-2001, the Wednesday preceding Thanksgiving shall be a half-day. Students will be released no later than 11:30. 5.05.02 Effective January 2003, one day each month will be early release day for students. Teachers will be required to attend meetings to discuss curriculum and other building issues as determined by the building principal. The early release day for the month of June will be the last day that students are in attendance. 5.05.03 Effective September 1, 2003, Step 0 will be deleted from the salary schedule. New teachers will be required to work two additional days beyond the requirements of Article

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. As professionals, teachers are expected to devote to their assignments the applicable agreement periodtime necessary to meet their responsibilities, but they shall not be required to “clock in or clock out” by hours and minutes. Teachers shall indicate their presence for duty by placing their signature and time in the normal proper column of the faculty “sign-in” roster. B. During time periods when teachers are not responsible for meeting with or teaching students, with the exception of team meeting time, it is not necessary for teachers to seek permission, but are to inform the building administrator or designee, that they are leaving their building assignment during that time. They will also indicate their leave and return on the daily sign-in roster. C. Teachers may be required to remain after the end of the regular work day will without additional compensation for the purpose of attending general faculty and/or other professional or academic meetings. There shall not be seven more than two meetings per month, and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after the students’ school day. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and they shall be no longer than 90 minutes one hour in length, inclusive . Meetings shall begin directly at the conclusion of the additional 15 minutes beyond school day and may be used for professional development that is provided by the scheduled student school dayadministration. A schedule of the meetings will Staff may be distributed by June 30th of the previous school yearinvited, but not required, to brief their colleagues on recent workshop experiences provided they are given ample notice and are also given release time, if needed, during the school day to properly prepare. D. Teachers shall have the opportunity to suggest items for the agenda of meetings specified in paragraph C above, to the appropriate administrator. E. Association representatives shall have an opportunity to speak during any faculty meeting for a period not normally longer than five (5) minutes. F. Middle School teachers shall not be assigned more than six (6) teaching periods per day; however, middle school teachers may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during assigned one (1) extra teaching period per day each calendar week for such periods in lieu of time as is necessary a non-teaching duty period. Secondary teachers, not assigned to provide students extra helpmiddle school, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than assigned a normal seven and one- quarter maximum teaching load of 25 classes per week; however, secondary teachers may be assigned one (7 ¼1) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require extra teaching period per day in lieu of a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignmentsnon-teaching duty period. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks G. The term “teaching load” is defined as any period that normally requires prior preparation for the length presentation of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule material to students. H. Preparation time will be worked out on an individual basis between allowed the Administration and the employee with notification following teachers as indicated: (1) Every teacher assigned to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional grades kindergarten (K) through five (5) shall be scheduled to have 200 minutes per week of preparation time, in blocks of not less than 25 consecutive minutes, exclusive of their normal daily lunch break. This shall be effective as of July 1, 2007. (2) Every teacher grades six (6) through twelve (12) shall be scheduled to have at least one (1) 40 minute preparation period per day. I. Parent - Teacher conference days shall be a minimum of three (3) half days with five (5) half days for kindergarten teachers. J. Alternative School (after school program) 1. The purpose is to provide replacement academic classes to the students of the Jefferson Township Schools that have been removed from the regular school setting by the Jefferson Township Board of Education. 2. The Alternative School for teachers will begin at their the conclusion of the Middle/High School regular school day and will end when the late bus picks up the students. 3. The teachers shall provide instruction to students in the academic areas and will be responsible for the grading of each student. The Alternative School program for the Middle School shall allow all teachers that hold an elementary education certification (multiple subjects) and all teachers that hold a secondary education certification (specific subject) the opportunity to teach the subjects that the program offers. Teachers shall not be required to attend meetings or other functions related to the Alternative School. 4. While the teacher and involved students in the Alternative School are present in a particular school building an administrator responsible for the Alternative School shall be present in the particular building and readily accessible. The administration shall be responsible for the disciplining of students and for all matters pertaining to it. 5. Should an Alternative School teacher be absent from work, other certificated staff shall not be forced to stay for, but may volunteer for with per diem ratepay, beyond coverage of the work year class. 6. Once a class/classes for a total teacher is scheduled, the teacher shall be given at least one weeks notice before payment for such class/classes will cease. Should no students show up for a scheduled class/classes the teacher shall still be paid for the class/classes. 7. Teachers shall also be paid for 40 minutes of 189 dayspreparation time for each day of Alternative School that they teach. These days will Preparation may be determined prior to the start done at school or at home. 8. Teachers shall be paid on a per diem basis based upon their current annual salary as an employee of the new district. For payment purposes, the teachers’ current annual salary shall be broken down into a per diem salary and then into an hourly salary based upon the following criteria: 189 school year days and at the discretion a 6.75 hour workday. Calculation example of the Superintendent an employee with an annual salary of 35, 000: $35,000 ÷ 189 days= $185.19 per day $185.19 ÷ 6.75 hr. = 27.44 per hour 9. This agreement shall be retroactive from September 1, 2001. 10. The number of school days and the Chief Academic Officerlength of a school day used above to calculate the teachers’ per diem salary shall not be precedent setting.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For the applicable agreement periodyear, the normal work day will arrival and departure time for classroom teachers shall be seven and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time fifteen (15) minutes after the students’ student school day. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The ; provided, however, that the Building Principal, Principal as authorized by the Superintendent, Superintendent upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, teachers may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; , however, that the proper performance of their duties may, may on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings teachers will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- one-quarter (7 ¼1/4) hour day, day including fifteen (15) minutes before and fifteen (15) minutes after the students’ ' school day, day which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state provided, should State law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officer.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For the applicable agreement period, the normal work day 5.01 The starting and dismissal times for students will be seven as follows, except in cases of emergency. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: HIGH SCHOOL 7:45 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. The workday for teachers will be as follows: ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: HIGH SCHOOL 7:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. 5.02 All teachers shall be permitted to leave on Fridays or the day preceding a school holiday at dismissal times. All teachers in the middle and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival senior high schools shall remain one day each week for one hour after dismissal time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after for the students’ school daypurpose of providing extra instruction for students who need or seek it. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized starting and dismissal times are subject to modification by the SuperintendentCommittee, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; provided however, that no such modification will increase the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive length of the additional 15 minutes beyond teacher workday, except as the scheduled student school day. A schedule same may be increased by Statute or by rate or regulation of the meetings State Department of Education. 5.03 Teachers attending professional development training courses will receive two credits for pay purposes. 5.03.01 Effective January, 2003 one day each month will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” early release for students. Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven attend meetings to discuss curriculum and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after other building issues as determined by the students’ school day, which building principal. The early release day for the month of June will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, be the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved last day that students are in special assignmentsattendance. Section 2 Other Personnel 5.04 Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for at least the length of the regular teachers' work day. It is recognized, however, that the proper performance of their duties requires these persons to work longer than the normal working day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between basis. 5.05 The work year of teachers (other than administrators and new personnel) shall begin no earlier than the Administration Monday before Labor Day, however there will be no school Friday before Labor Day and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total shall terminate no later than June 30th. The work year shall include 180 days of 189 pupil instruction and four additional days, three of which shall be professional days. These days will The fourth day shall be determined prior to the day before the start of the new student year. Effective for the 2000-2001 school year and year, there shall be 2 professional development days. Effective for the 2001-2002 work year, there shall be three professional development days. For the 2000-2001 school year, the additional day shall be scheduled at the discretion end of the school year. Thereafter, the scheduling of the days shall be determined by the Superintendent and the Chief Academic OfficerProfessional Development Committee. 5.05.01 Effective in the year 2000-2001, the Wednesday preceding Thanksgiving shall be a half-day. Students will be released no later than 11:30. 5.05.02 Effective September 1, 2003, Step 0 will be deleted from the salary schedule. New teachers will be required to work two additional days beyond the requirements of Article

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. All Certified Staff 1. All staff shall indicate their presence for duty by initialing the applicable agreement periodappropriate column of the faculty "sign in" roster. 2. All staff shall report for duty fifteen (15) minutes before the opening of the pupils' school day, as defined by the district website for each school, and shall remain fifteen (15) minutes at the end of the school day. The fifteen (15) minutes end of day requirement may be waived at the discretion of the Superintendent. The time required to remain after the close of the school day shall be extended for meetings with parents, conferences with other professionals and aid assistance to students as required. On the day before a holiday, the normal teacher work day shall end for each teacher with the completion of his assigned responsibilities. 3. Staff may leave the building without requesting permission during their scheduled duty free lunch period after notifying the main office by phone, email, or sign-out. 4. Beginning no later than the 2023-2024 school year, all certificated, instructional staff shall have a daily, uninterrupted, duty-free lunch period that is a minimum of forty (40) minutes. 5. In those cases where regular substitutes are not available, a teacher may volunteer for class coverage during their non- teaching time. In the absence of volunteers, a teacher shall be assigned to serve as a substitute. Volunteers and assigned teachers shall be paid according to Schedule A-5 "per teaching period" providing they teach. If the teacher conducts a study session in lieu of teaching, he shall be paid according to Schedule A-5 "per study hall period." If, in lieu of a substitute teacher being available, classes or portions of classes are combined for instructional purposes, then the classroom teacher shall be compensated at the current daily substitute rate. If the coverage is for less than a full day, then the teacher shall be compensated at the current class coverage rate for each period covered. 6. The Board will grant extra pay as set forth in the Toms River Schools Extra Curricular Guide to those teachers who are selected by the Superintendent of Schools and who agree to perform the enlisted assignment beyond the normal school day. B. Faculty Meetings 1. Normally, faculty meetings of a period of forty-five (45) minutes shall occur no more than once each month except in cases of emergency. Such meetings shall begin no later than fifteen (15) minutes after pupil dismissal. Schools assigned to tiers three and four may hold faculty meetings before school. Such meetings may not start more than forty-five (45) minutes before the opening of school. 2. In a month where district professional development training shall extend beyond the end of a school day, no other faculty meetings shall be seven scheduled for that month. Professional development training shall not extend more than forty-five (45) minutes beyond the end of the contractual work day. 3. An Association representative may speak to the teachers at any faculty meeting at the conclusion of the meeting. 4. The notice of an agenda for any meeting shall be given to the teachers involved at least three (3) days prior to the meeting except in an emergency. Teachers shall have the opportunity to suggest items for the agenda. C. Pre-K Classroom Teachers 1. Pre-K teachers shall have an uninterrupted duty free lunch period of not less than thirty (30) minutes. 2. Pre-K teachers shall have daily uninterrupted preparation time of not less than forty (40) minutes. 3. Pre-K teachers shall not be assigned to cafeteria duty or playground duty. Playground and onecafeteria duty shall be performed by aides. In the event that the Board seeks teachers to supervise playground and cafeteria duty, such duty shall be provided by volunteers at the "in-quarter school substitution rate per teaching period." In the event that an insufficient number of volunteers are available, the Superintendent or his designee shall have the authority to assign teachers to such duty. D. Elementary School Classroom Teachers (7 ¼K-5) 1. K-5 elementary teachers shall have an uninterrupted duty free lunch period of not less than thirty-five (35) minutes. 2. Daily uninterrupted, duty free preparation time shall be forty (40) minutes per day. All elementary teachers in grades K-5 shall be given a preparation period each day. In no event shall any elementary teacher be deprived of more than a total of four (4) preparation periods in one school year. In the event that more than four (4) preparation periods are lost, teachers shall submit a voucher at the current class coverage rate. 3. K-5 teachers shall not be assigned to cafeteria duty or playground duty. Playground and cafeteria duty shall be performed by aides. In the event that the Board seeks teachers to supervise playground and cafeteria duty, such duty shall be provided by volunteers at the "in-school substitution rate per teaching period". In the event that an insufficient number of volunteers are available, the Superintendent or his designee shall have the authority to assign teachers to such duty. 4. Elementary teachers shall not be required to be present when specialist teachers, such as teachers of art, physical education, music, librarians, etc. are working with their pupils. This time is to be considered preparation time by the teacher so relieved. E. Intermediate School Classroom Teachers (6-8) 1. The Intermediate School day shall be no more than six (6) hours including arrival time and fifty (50) minutes, inclusive of fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after the students’ school day. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the normally scheduled pupil school day for a specific day or daysday. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and The teaching load shall be no longer more than 90 minutes six (6) hours of pupil contact per day. Each teacher shall be guaranteed a daily thirty (30) minute uninterrupted, duty free lunch period. 2. Each teacher shall be guaranteed a minimum of a forty (40) minute daily uninterrupted, duty free preparation period. 3. In no event shall any teacher be deprived of more than a total of four (4) preparation periods in lengthone school year. In the event that more than four (4) preparation periods are lost, teachers shall submit a voucher at the current class coverage rate. F. High School Classroom Teachers (9-12) 1. The High School shall be no more than six (6) hours and fifty (50) minutes, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and fifteen (15) minutes after the students’ normally scheduled pupil school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will teaching load in the senior high schools shall be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their teaching periods, a study hall or its equivalent, a preparation period, and a duty-free lunch period and shall not exceed five (5) hours of pupil contact per diem rateday. 2. If block scheduling is implemented, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will there can be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officer.no more than three

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 8-1 Work Day For The contractual obligation of teachers for the applicable agreement periodacademic year shall be 152 days (146 student contact days, one of which is two ½ day parent-teacher conferences), with four of these days during mutually agreed upon Fridays during the normal work day will year, to be seven and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after the students’ school dayused for professional development purposes. The normal work district will make every effort to schedule professional development days in full day will include uninterrupted prep timeincrements. 8-2 The teacher’s workday shall begin at 7:45 am and shall conclude at 4:20 pm. The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month An administrator and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary volunteer staff member will be on duty from 7:30-7:45 am. There will be restricted access to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school daycommons area, which will include uninterrupted prep be used as a study hall period for the students. The staff member will receive one (1) free meal on day of duty. At 7:45 am, the normal duty schedule goes into effect. 8-3 Unless a teacher is specifically assigned a duty on a rotation roster basis, the lunch hour shall be considered duty-free and teachers are free to leave the school during that time; this provision does . As a professional courtesy regarding school safety, teacher leaving campus during their lunchtime are to sign out through the office and sign in upon return to campus. 8-4 A time equivalent of one period of the normal instructional time shall be reserved to each teacher for planning and conference. During the preparation time, teachers shall not apply be assigned to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional dayduties except for emergencies, conferences, or more daysunusual scheduling problems. Preparation time shall be interpreted as part of the teacher’s school day and should be used for instructional and program planning. Teachers should not conduct excess personal business, Association business, or leave the teachers shall work building during their preparation time without approval from the added time and principal. 8-4-1 In the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does event a sub is not purport available to fill a leave request, when requested by administration, a teacher may give up their planning period to cover another teacher’s class and will be paid the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for hourly rate as calculated by the length base of the regular teachers' work daycertified salary schedule. The exact daily schedule will In the event emergency substitute coverage impacts a teacher’s normal plan, he/she is eligible for compensation. 8-5 In addition to required teaching hours and teaching load, teachers may be worked out on an individual basis between assigned to committees or projects involving development and evaluation of curriculum. Remuneration, in the Administration and form of hourly wages, shall be set forth as agreed to in Article 18- 12 of this contract. Work done by committees or for projects shall be approved by the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic OfficerSuperintendent.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. A. TIME SCHEDULE FOR STUDENTS: Except for students covered by activities conducted during flex-time (see Section 1 Work Day For the applicable agreement periodL below), the normal work day following shall be the time schedule for students; Elementary School/Upper School 8:25 a.m. - 2:25 p.m. Cambridge Rindge and Latin School 8:05 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. The above starting and closing times may be moved forward or backward up to one-half hour, with every reasonable effort to reduce said span of time, for particular schools for the purpose of maximizing the efficiency of school bus utilization. The Association will be seven consulted prior to making any such time schedule changes. B. TIME SCHEDULE FOR TEACHERS: B-1. The Committee and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival the Association agree that the teacher as a professional will devote whatever time is required to maintain a high quality of education in the Cambridge Public Schools. B-2. All elementary and upper school campus teachers will begin their workday fifteen (15) minutes before prior to the starting time established for students and departure time (15) will end ten minutes after the students’ time established for the dismissal of pupils. In order to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of the delivery of professional development and other district-wide activities, on days when educators are to report to a full day of district-wide professional development or other district-wide activities, the school daydistrict may designate a single time between 7:40 a.m. and 8:40 a.m. for all unit members to report to work. The normal work day school district shall provide at least one month notice of any such change. B-3. There will include uninterrupted prep timebe a pool of thirty-five (35) hours per year for school curricular/staff development, scheduled tutoring services or parent/guardian conference services. The Building PrincipalThis time will not be required during the following weeks: opening week, as authorized by Thanksgiving week, the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive five school days prior to the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive beginning of the additional 15 minutes beyond December vacation week, and the scheduled student five school daydays prior to the last day of school. A schedule This pool of the meetings thirty-five (35) hours will be distributed scheduled by June 30th each principal/xxxx, subject to the following rules: 1. Each principal/head of upper school/xxxx will schedule the previous use of such time after consulting with the Faculty Advisory Committee in their school year, but may be changed building or small school at the discretion CRLS. 2. Principals/heads of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers upper schools/deans will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during make reasonable efforts to give one (1) day each calendar week for month advance notice of any scheduled meeting/event. 3. Principals/heads of upper schools/deans will accommodate staff who are already enrolled in outside courses or seminars. 4. Principals/heads of upper schools/deans will not schedule more than three (3) hours of such periods time in a week, and no session will be more than two (2) hours in length. 5. Principals/heads of upper schools/deans will not schedule more than twelve (12) hours of such time as is necessary in any given month. 6. The hours will be contiguous with the school day. Educators are expected to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required return to work more than on the first work day of the school year as set forth in the collective bargaining agreement for members of Unit A and Unit B, respectively. If a normal seven member of a unit is not going to report to work, the member must secure an excused absence from his/her Principal or Head of School as far in advance as practicable by requesting an approved leave of absence for medical or personal reasons, such absence to be charged to either available sick leave or personal leave as applicable, and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour dayif such leave is unavailable, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision to be approved as unpaid leave. If a member does not apply report to other contractually agreed upon time work and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport have an advance excused absence, then the Cambridge Public Schools has a right to cover deduct from the arrival member’s paycheck those day(s) that the member was absent and departure time of teachers involved in special assignmentsnot excused. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers 7. The scheduling of such time will work at their assigned tasks for be exclusive of early release days (i.e. up to two (2) such hours may be scheduled following the end of teacher working hours on early release days) B-4. The length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five workweek for part-time learning disability teachers (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officer.former X.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For 1. Teachers are expected to devote to their assignments the applicable agreement time necessary to meet their responsibilities. 2. Every teacher shall have a duty free lunch period of thirty (30) minutes unless the standard lunch period for students is for a shorter period of time. 3. The regular workday for teachers shall be 7.5 hours commencing from their designated reporting time and shall include the duty free lunch period, the normal . The regular work day for teachers shall also include, in addition to their normal teaching assignments and responsibilities, participation in a fair share of extra-curricular activities, as well as those that call for only occasional evening assignments. Reporting time for teachers will be no later than 7:35 a.m. for the High School, 7:45 a. m. for the Junior School, and 8:15 a.m. for elementary schools. Any changes in reporting time for teachers will be discussed and agreed upon by the Administration and the Association no later than June 30th of each year for the following school year. 4. Whenever a single session day is scheduled, there will be a minimum of four (4) hours of pupil instruction in grades kindergarten through twelve. 5. The regular school day at the high school may be augmented by the addition of a forty-five (45) minute period before the regular school day. Except on Mondays, teachers who are assigned a zero period class shall be allowed to leave at 2:20 p.m. if they do not have a last period assignment unless directed by the Principal otherwise. 1. Teachers will normally be scheduled for not more than twenty-seven and one-quarter half (7 ¼27 ½) hours including arrival time fifteen of instruction per week. 2. Under normal circumstances, teachers in grades six through twelve will not be assigned to teach in more than two broad subject disciplines. 3. Within the limitations of available facilities, classroom teachers will not be assigned to more than three different classrooms in one day. C. Teachers shall reserve no more than three (153) minutes Monday afternoons per month for professional meetings, inservice workshops and parent conferences. Additional Monday afternoons may be used for optional professional development; however, teachers are not required to stay for the additional hour on such Mondays. No meetings will be scheduled the Monday before report cards are due. If additional meetings are required, they will be arranged between the Administration and departure time the Executive Committee of the Association. Meetings will terminate no later than one (151) minutes hour after the students’ end of the designated school day. The normal There will be no Monday meetings when there is a scheduled Association function. (two (2) times per year) D. When conferences are scheduled for grades kindergarten through eight, two (2) days of single sessions shall be scheduled. Consideration shall be given to the Association recommendations on the conference schedules. There shall be evening conferences twice per year for all K-8 all teachers which will occur between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., which shall be indicated on the annual school calendar. E. Elementary teachers shall be so scheduled as to relieve them of class responsibility for five (5) periods each full workweek for use as a preparation period. Teachers in the Junior School and High School will be scheduled for at least one (1) regular length period each day as a preparation period. F. High School Guidance Counselors will work day an additional six (6) days each school year, two (2) days which will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by occur immediately preceding the Superintendent, upon request arrival of a teacher or group teachers at the commencement of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; howeveryear, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings three (3) days which will occur two times per month between student dismissal for summer recess and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school each year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during and one (1) day each calendar week for such periods which will be schedule with approval of time as is necessary High School Administration to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning occur over the progress of their children or wardssummer recess period. No teacher These six (6) additional days shall be required to work more than a normal seven worked annually and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work dayin-person. The exact daily schedule High School Guidance Counselors will be worked out on an individual basis between receive the Administration and the employee with notification following factor of 1.0325 applied to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an their annual salary as additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year pensionable compensation for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officerthis additional workload.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For The workday of personnel covered by the applicable agreement period, the normal work day Classroom Teachers Salary Schedule will be seven and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time begin fifteen (15) minutes before the student starting time. Each teacher will be in his/her school building and departure time available for duty after the closing of school for seven (157) minutes. It is understood that, except in schools where teachers are performing bus duty, the seven (7) minutes after the students’ school day. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep closing shall be non-assignable time. The Building PrincipalTeachers shall not be assigned contact minutes, as authorized by meetings or duties during this time frame but they will be responsible for taking care of those details which usually are connected with the Superintendent, upon request closing of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or daysdaily session. It is recognized; howeverunderstood that teachers may on occasion, with the permission of building principals, leave school prior to the end of the 7 minutes to attend to emergencies or urgent personal matters that could not have been scheduled in a manner to allow the proper performance of teacher to remain for the entire seven (7) minute period. It is also understood that teachers who have extracurricular assignments after school, such as clubs, arts or sports may report to their duties assignments during the seven (7) minutes following school closing. The parties to this Agreement agree that seven (7) minutes may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or insufficient to meet with parents the pupils who may wish assistance or guardiansadvice, concerning for makeup nights, for supervision of detention sessions in accordance with present administrative practice, and for situations beyond the progress control of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal school officials; on such occasions, the seven and one- quarter (7 ¼7) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision minute limit does not apply apply. Elementary teachers are expected to other contractually agreed upon time be at their work stations ready to receive and meetingssupervise students at 8:30 a.m. 1. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall The work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom year for teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work daybe 185 workdays. The exact daily schedule There will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration 180 instructional days and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) non-instructional days. Each day will be eight (8) instructional minutes longer than the 2000 — 2001 work day. Teachers shall commence work on a working day that is no earlier than August 26. All instructional days at their per diem rate, beyond will be scheduled between no earlier than the fourth working day of the work year for a total of 189 daysand June 30. These If the School Committee desires to start the work year before August 26, the Committee and the Association agree to meet and discuss the request. The "work year" will include days will be determined prior to when pupils are in attendance, or orientation days at the start beginning of the new school year, conference days, and any other days on which teacher attendance is required. It is expressly understood that days on which teacher attendance is not required or when students and teachers are dismissed early after reporting because of inclement weather (i.e., storm days), will not be included in computing the work year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officerteachers.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. As professionals, teachers are expected to devote to their assignments the applicable time necessary to meet their professional responsibilities. Each teacher shall indicate his/her presence for duty by personally signing his/her initials in the "Sign In" column of the Faculty Roster. Teachers shall indicate their departure by personally signing his/her initials in the "Sign Out" column of the Faculty Roster. In those instances when a teacher is permitted to depart earlier than normal by the principal or supervisor, such teacher will also indicate the time of his/her departure in the Faculty Roster. B. A “Drop and Rotate” (D&R) schedule may be implemented in the middle and high school. The following parameters shall apply to this D&R schedule only, and these parameters shall super-cede the directly corresponding items in this collective bargaining agreement period(CBA), for the employees working in the D&R schedule. If the district subsequently elects to change from the D&R, to any other schedule, then this entire paragraph shall no longer be in effect. All parameters in the CBA which are not specified in this paragraph B, shall remain in full force and effect while the D&R schedule is in place. 1. The teacher workday shall be 7 hours 8 minutes in length. There are two teacher schedules within the master schedule, one with an activity period at the start of the day, and one with an activity period at the end of the day. Teachers shall be notified in writing which of these two schedules they are assigned to for the following school year, not later than June 15. Prior to determining these assignments, the normal work district shall provide all teachers the opportunity to volunteer for one of the two basic teacher schedules. The district shall honor these voluntary requests to the greatest extent possible. When employee(s) must be assigned to the schedule other than requested, these assignments shall be made in an equitable manner, and on a rotational basis, so that no teacher is involuntarily assigned for two consecutive school years, as a minimum standard. Records of the equitable manner used to determine the involuntary assignments, shall be maintained for a period of five (5) years and shall be made available to the KEA president and/or building representative upon request, for inspection only. 2. The maximum number of instructional/pupil-contact minutes in a regular school day will for teachers shall remain the same, two hundred sixty-six (266) minutes per day, as in Paragraph C.2 of this Article, except that these minutes may be seven applied to the four-day rotation in a manner such that they are not the same on any given two days, but the total number of minutes over the four-day rotation is one thousand sixty-four (1,064) minutes, which is consistent with C.2. 3. The minimum number of minutes scheduled for daily combined teacher preparation and onelunch shall remain the same, one hundred (100) minutes per day, as in Paragraph I of this Article, except that these minutes may be scheduled in a manner such that they are not the same on any given two days in the four-quarter day rotation, but the total number of minutes over the four-day rotation is four hundred (7 ¼400) hours including arrival time minutes, which is consistent with Paragraph I. 4. Middle school teachers, high school teachers, and special education teachers shall be assigned a maximum of fifteen (15) minutes before classroom instruction periods, and departure time a maximum of four (154) minutes after full duty periods, or the students’ equivalent in half duty periods, in the four- day rotation. A 55-minute duty period is a full duty period, and a 27-minute or 28-minute duty period is a half duty period. 5. Middle school day. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the high school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; howeverteachers, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work and special education teachers shall be assigned one duty-free lunch period each day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and which shall be no longer than 90 27 or 28 minutes in length. 6. Middle school teachers, inclusive high school teachers, and special education teachers shall be assigned a minimum of four (4) preparation periods in the four-day rotation, and these periods shall be scheduled such that there is one on each day of the four-day rotation. Preparation periods shall remain duty-free. 7. Middle school teachers, high school teachers, and special education teachers shall be assigned a minimum of three (3) full professional periods in the four- day rotation. These professional periods may be comprised of a combination of full periods and half periods (27 or 28 minutes each). During professional periods, certified staff shall be engaged in activities that may include but not be limited to communicating or meeting with parents or students, checking email, team planning, consultation with administrators, classroom or lab set up, completing SGO’s, writing lesson plans, and other learning areas. One professional period per four-day rotation will consist of common planning activities as assigned by school administration, such as but not limited to vertical articulation. In addition, district administration may assign a meeting, or other common activity, during a second professional period in a four-day rotation, provided such second assignments do not exceed eight (8) professional periods in any given marking period or quarter-year. District administration shall not assign common professional activities to be completed during all three (3) professional periods in any one given four- day rotation under any circumstances except one, and this one circumstance is that in which meetings as described in Paragraph I of this article may be assigned. 8. Separate and independent from item B.7, above, teachers may be assigned to attend certain meetings, as described in paragraph I of this article, during their professional periods. For these purposes, in the drop and rotate schedule, Paragraph I is applicable in its entirety with the single revision that the term “preparation period” is replaced by the term “professional period” in lines four and sixteen of said paragraph. 9. Upon request from the Principal, teachers may voluntarily accept an additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school dayteaching section assignment in lieu of three (3) preparation periods. A schedule Teachers shall be compensated at a lump sum of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous $10,000 additional salary for a full school year, but may or a prorated amount for lesser time periods during which the additional teaching assignment is in effect. Payment of additional salary shall be changed at made on a per pay period basis. The Board agrees that this provision will not be used in situations in which a vacancy for a full-time teaching position occurs prior to the discretion beginning of a school year. 10. The district shall take all reasonable efforts to assign no more than three course preparations to any individual teacher. 11. Teachers are expected to remain in the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers school building for the 7-hour 8- minute day, except for the days described in paragraph E of this Article. On the days described in Paragraph E, teachers on the D&R schedule will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall have no common activity period scheduled and will not be required to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after be in the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep building during that time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will C. 1. Teachers shall have a work at their assigned tasks for the length day of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five seven (57) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officerhours.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For 1. Teachers are expected to devote to their assignments the applicable agreement time necessary to meet their responsibilities. 2. Every teacher shall have a duty free lunch period of thirty (30) minutes unless the standard lunch period for students is for a shorter period of time. 3. The regular workday for teachers shall be 7.5 hours commencing from their designated reporting time and shall include the duty free lunch period, the normal . The regular work day for teachers shall also include, in addition to their normal teaching assignments and responsibilities, participation in a fair share of extra-curricular activities, as well as those that call for only occasional evening assignments. Reporting time for teachers will be no later than 7:35 a.m. for the High School, 7:45 a. m. for the Junior School, and 8:15 a.m. for elementary schools. Any changes in reporting time for teachers will be discussed and agreed upon by the Administration and the Association no later than June 30th of each year for the following school year. 4. Whenever a single session day is scheduled, there will be a minimum of four (4) hours of pupil instruction in grades one through twelve. Kindergarten instruction shall be two hours in length for both a.m. and p.m. classes. 5. Regular Kindergarten sessions shall be two and three quarter (2 ¾) hours in duration. 6. The regular school day at the high school may be augmented by the addition of a forty-five (45) minute period before the regular school day. Except on Mondays, teachers who are assigned a zero period class shall be allowed to leave at 2:20 p.m. if they do not have a last period assignment unless directed by the Principal otherwise. 1. Teachers will normally be scheduled for not more than twenty-seven and one-quarter half (7 ¼27 ½) hours including arrival time fifteen of instruction per week. 2. Under normal circumstances, teachers in grades six through twelve will not be assigned to teach in more than two broad subject disciplines. 3. Within the limitations of available facilities, classroom teachers will not be assigned to more than three different classrooms in one day. C. Teachers shall reserve no more than three (153) minutes before Monday afternoons per month for professional meetings, inservice workshops and departure time (15) minutes after the students’ school dayparent conferences. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, Additional Monday afternoons may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day be used for a specific day or days. It is recognizedoptional professional development; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons teachers are not required to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. stay for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school dayhour on such Mondays. A schedule of the No meetings will be distributed by June 30th of scheduled the previous school yearMonday before report cards are due. If additional meetings are required, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule they will be worked out on an individual basis arranged between the Administration and the employee with notification to Executive Committee of the Association. Instructional Coaches Meetings will terminate no later than one (1) hour after the end of the designated school day. There will be no Monday meetings when there is a scheduled Association function. (two (2) times per year) D. When conferences are required scheduled for grades kindergarten through eight, two (2) days of single sessions shall be scheduled. Consideration shall be given to work an additional the Association recommendations on the conference schedules. There shall be evening conferences twice per year for all K-8 all teachers which will occur between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., which shall be indicated on the annual school calendar. Kindergarten teachers will be released from Monday meetings during the months of conferences. E. Elementary teachers shall be so scheduled as to relieve them of class responsibility for five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond periods each full workweek for use as a preparation period. Teachers in the work year for a total of 189 days. These days Junior School and High School will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and scheduled for at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officerleast one (1) regular length period each day as a preparation period.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 13-1 Work Day For The contractual obligation of the applicable agreement periodparties for an academic year shall be 180 days for returning teachers and 180 days for new teachers to the School District, unless the normal school year is expanded as provided in the attached Addendum. The work year will include all days on which pupils are in attendance, orientation is scheduled, parent conferences are held or scheduled and other days on which attendance is required of the teacher. In the event that the School District is required to return to a traditional 180-day school calendar, those provisions herein concerning work days (31-1); length of work day will be seven (13-3); contract days (13-11); sabbatical (32-11-8); and oneall daily proration’s of pay and sick leave shall revert to its predecessor language as set forth in the agreement between the School District and the Association dated January 2, 1982. 13-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after 2 On the students’ school day. The normal work last day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but teachers may leave school when the work objectives for the day have been accomplished as determined by the principal. 13-3 Except in unusual circumstances, the work day for teachers shall not exceed eight (8) hours including the lunch period and preparation period. The specific schedule that a teacher works shall be determined by the building principal within the stated time reference. 13-4 Attendance at uncompensated activities will be kept at a minimum. 13-5 Where the class schedule allows or the faculty of a particular building agrees, a continuous duty-free lunch period of thirty (30) minutes shall be provided. In other situations, an equitable rotation of duty will be assigned teachers. Teachers shall have the right to leave the school during their lunch period. Such lunch period shall be exclusive of passing and inter-school travel time. 13-6 Released time may be changed used to allow the staff at each school to participate in curriculum development and improvement and in-service education at the discretion of the Principal Superintendent. 13-7 Elementary teachers shall have at least 200 minutes per week for planning. Secondary teachers will have one period daily free for planning. If scheduling permits, this planning time shall be a daily period of 40 minutes, that is continuous and uninterrupted. An individual teacher may agree to waive this particular section. In the event that it is not possible to have a continuous planning period, the building principal will, after a cooperative planning effort with 48 hours’ noticethe teachers involved, establish the planning period schedule.” 13-8 Teachers will also remain at use their planning periods to conduct official school after business unless given prior approval by the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods Principal. Effective use of planning time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required considered as part of the evaluation process by the Principal. 13-9 A teacher who is assigned by the building principal to work more than substitute or cover another teacher’s duties will be compensated with a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after prorated amount of annual leave per 30-1 of this Agreement. Such assignments will be kept to a minimum. A teacher assigned to substitute under the students’ school day, terms of this provision may not refuse to carry out such assignment per 23-2. Upon completion of assignment this teacher will be granted annual leave on a prorated basis which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply be accumulated to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignmentsindividual’s account per 30-1-7. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers 13-10 The Board of Education through the Superintendent will work at their assigned tasks for with the length of the regular teachers' work dayAssociation President or designee to ensure that a teacher from each site is invited to participate on a calendar committee (as defined by Board policy). The exact daily schedule Such committee will be worked out on an individual basis between established by October 1 of each year. Once the Administration calendar has been adopted, any changes will be mutually agreed to by the Board of Education and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days [MOU 2009] 13-11 Student demographics will be determined prior to considered when setting class size. Factors that will be considered include the start number of the new school year following: Special Education students, English Language Learners, students qualifying for Free and at the discretion Reduced Meals, students identified with special behavior needs, and Gifted and Talented students. Availability of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officerfacilities will also be a consideration.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 13-1 Work Day For The contractual obligation of the applicable agreement periodparties for an academic year shall be 179 days for returning teachers and 180 days for new teachers to the District, unless the normal school year is expanded as provided in the attached Addendum. The work year will include all days on which pupils are in attendance, orientation is scheduled, parent conferences are held or scheduled and other days on which attendance is required of the teacher. In the event that the District is required to return to a traditional 180-day school calendar, those provisions herein concerning work days (31-1); length of work day will be seven (13-3); contract days (13-11); sabbatical (32-11-8); and oneall daily prorations of pay and sick leave shall revert to its predecessor language as set forth in the agreement between the District and the Association dated January 2, 1982. 13-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after 2 On the students’ school day. The normal work last day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but teachers may leave school when the work objectives for the day have been accomplished as determined by the principal. 13-3 Except in unusual circumstances, the work day for teachers shall not exceed eight (8) hours including the lunch period and preparation period. The specific schedule that a teacher works shall be determined by the building principal within the stated time reference. 13-4 Attendance at uncompensated activities will be kept at a minimum. 13-5 Where the class schedule allows or the faculty of a particular building agrees, a continuous duty-free lunch period of thirty (30) minutes shall be provided. In other situations, an equitable rotation of duty will be assigned teachers. Teachers shall have the right to leave the school during their lunch period. Such lunch period shall be exclusive of passing and inter school travel time. 13-6 Released time may be changed used to allow the staff at each school to participate in curriculum development and improvement and in-service education at the discretion of the Principal Superintendent. 13-7 Elementary teachers shall have at least 200 minutes per week for planning. Secondary teachers will have one period daily free for planning. If scheduling permits, this planning time shall be a daily period of 40 minutes, that is continuous and uninterrupted. An individual teacher may agree to waive this particular section. In the event that it is not possible to have a continuous planning period, the building principal will, after a cooperative planning effort with 48 hours’ noticethe teachers involved, establish the planning period schedule.” 13-8 Teachers will also remain at use their planning periods to conduct official school after business unless given prior approval by the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods Principal. Effective use of planning time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required considered as part of the evaluation process by the principal as stated in Article 2-2 of the Certificated Personnel Performance Evaluation System booklet. 13-9 A teacher who is assigned by the building principal to work more than substitute or cover another teacher’s duties will be compensated with a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after prorated amount of annual leave per 30-1 of this Agreement. Such assignments will be kept to a minimum. A teacher assigned to substitute under the students’ school day, terms of this provision may not refuse to carry out such assignment per 23-2. Upon completion of assignment this teacher will be granted annual leave on a prorated basis which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply be accumulated to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignmentsindividual’s account per 30-1-7. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers 13-10 The Board of Education through the Superintendent will work at their assigned tasks for with the length of the regular teachers' work dayAssociation President or designee to ensure that a teacher from each site is invited to participate on a calendar committee (as defined by Board policy). The exact daily schedule Such committee will be worked out on an individual basis between established by October 1 of each year. Once the Administration calendar has been adopted any changes will be mutually agreed to by the Board of Education and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches [MOU 2009] 13-11 If more than two students designated as “Significantly Limited Intellectual Capacity” children are required to work an additional five (5) days integrated into the regular classroom for two hours or more per day, a college aide shall be assigned when available at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start request of the new school year and teacher. 13-12 Subject to other overriding educational considerations, teaching assignments at the discretion secondary level shall be made equitably and with a view towards avoiding at excessive number of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officer.daily class preparations. [MOU 2009]

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For 1. The official length of the applicable agreement period, the normal work teachers' school day will be seven and one-quarter shall not exceed six (7 ¼6) hours including arrival time fifteen and thirty (30) minutes. Fifteen (15) minutes before of the six (6) hours and departure time thirty (1530) minutes after shall be added to the students’ duration of the school day. 2. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by Teachers shall arrive at school a reasonable time in advance of the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the ' school day so as to be ready to commence their assignments at the start of the teachers' day and remain after school for a specific day or daysreasonable time to conclude said assignments. 3. Teacher personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for at least the length of the regular teachers' workday. It is recognized; , however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these those persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work working day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between mutually agreed to by the Administration teacher concerned and the employee with notification administration. B. The Association and the Committee firmly believe that the primary function of the Committee and its professional staff is to insure each student attending the AssociationNewport Public Schools the highest level of educational opportunities obtainable. Instructional Coaches are required To this end the Association and the Committee believe that Professional Development is an essential element of the Newport School System and that a professional staff which is trained in current professional issues and instructional strategies will significantly address the individual needs of the Newport students, so as to work an additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the improve student achievement. 1. The work year of teachers will begin no earlier than September 1 and terminate no later than June 30 and shall consist of no more than one hundred eighty (180) instructional days, two days for parent-teacher conferences and one day for Professional Development for a total of 189 one hundred eighty-three (183) days. These days Parent teacher conferences will be determined set on the calendar prior to the school year. It is agreed that parent teacher conferences shall be scheduled from 12-5 PM. 2. All professional development shall be mutually agreed upon by TAN and the Newport School Department 3. The School Committee shall continue to offer additional, voluntary professional development opportunities for teachers. Stipends, if available, may be offered to participants by the school department. All teachers who currently receive the professional development voluntary stipend shall continue to receive said stipend. 4. All guidance counselors required to work in excess of the total days listed above shall be compensated at a daily rate of his/her salary for any days that are worked beyond the work year. Said rate to be pro-rated for the amount of time worked per day. 1. Teachers shall be required to remain after the end of the regular work day without additional compensation for up to 3 hours each month to attend building meetings called by the school principal, curriculum meetings, or other meetings authorized by the Superintendent of Schools. Building meetings shall be limited to 90 minutes in duration and shall be scheduled as part of the annual school calendar and posted before the start of the new school year year. Teachers will not be required to attend more than one (1) building meeting per week. 2. Teachers and Administrators are deeply committed to being as available as possible to meet with parents and students on a timely basis. Absent extenuating circumstances, such meetings will be set up with twenty-four (24) hours' notice, at times during the discretion school day or at times immediately prior to or after the school day. 1. Teachers shall have a duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period of the Superintendent and following lengths: a. Elementary Schools - at least thirty (30) minutes to the Chief Academic Officerextent that this may be provided under the provisions of Article VII of this Agreement (Non-Teaching Duties).

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day The School Committee and the Association recognize and agree that the teacher’s responsibility to his/her students and his/her profession generally entail the performance of duties and the expenditure of time beyond the regular work day, but that time and work schedules can and should be established. The work year of teachers, other than new personnel who may be required to attend additional orientation sessions, will begin no earlier than September 1st and will terminate no later than June 30th, but will in no event be less than one hundred eighty three (183) work days. The one hundred and eighty three (183) day work year shall include one hundred and eighty (180) days with students. The school calendar shall also include the scheduling of five (5) emergency/inclement weather days. (For payroll purposes, fractional amounts paid or deducted shall be at the applicable agreement periodrate of 1/183 per day.) Orientation days for other than new personnel shall be considered as scheduled work days. Any days above this limit shall be reimbursed at the 1/183 of the teacher’s contracted salary. On the last day of the school year, teachers shall be released with the students. A convocation shall be scheduled for the first teacher work day. Said day shall also be used for presentations (including one hour for use by the AEA as outlined in Article VII), professional development, or other matters at the discretion of Administration. Teachers shall be allowed to work in their classrooms and have a lunch period after the conclusion of the convocation and the AEA meeting until 1:00 p.m. From 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., staff will attend professional development and/or staff meetings. The schedule for school hours for abnormal conditions of enrollment and housing is subject to modification by the School Committee providing that such modification will not increase the length of the teacher’s workday. Hours for normal conditions will be 7:20 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and under any conditions will not be more than a continuous six and one-half hour’s workday except for one hour per week for scheduled consultations with parents or administrative meeting times. Teachers are required to attend administrative meetings. If a teacher cannot attend an administrative meeting, they must notify the administrator in writing in advance of the meeting. Any teacher who misses an administrative meeting will be responsible for meeting with the building administrator to review what they missed within five (5) school days of the meeting. If abuse is suspected by administration, then disciplinary action may result. Effective September 1, 2008, the normal teacher work day will be seven increased by ten (10) minutes, five (5) minutes in the morning and one-quarter five (7 ¼5) minutes in the afternoon (hours including arrival time fifteen for normal conditions to be 7:15 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.), for a continuous workday of six hours and forty minutes, except for one hour per week for scheduled consultations with parents or administrative meeting times. A teacher at the Agawam High School shall be required to arrive in the school building five (155) minutes before the start of the student day and departure time shall not leave the school building until five (155) minutes after student dismissal. A teacher at the students’ Agawam Junior High School shall be required to arrive in the school building eight (8) minutes before the student day and shall not leave the school building until five (5) minutes after school dismissal. Teachers at the Agawam Middle School, the elementary schools and the Early Childhood center shall be required to arrive in the school building ten (10) minutes before the start of the student day and shall not leave the school building until ten (10) minutes after student dismissal. It is recognized that procedure for detention, emergencies, and after school help will be continued. Attendance at evening meetings and social affairs, except for district back to school night and district parent conferences, shall be at the option of the teacher, but the School Committee and the Association encourage participation in such meetings as part of the teacher’s responsibility. District back to school night and district parent conferences shall take place only on regularly scheduled school days and shall not exceed three (3) per year for secondary schools and three (3) per year for elementary schools. Effective September 1, 2020, an additional half-day shall be scheduled in the Spring for elementary teachers, grades K-4 only, in order to hold afternoon parent-teacher conferences in addition to the evening conferences. Teachers at Agawam High School shall work a seven-period day with a six-day cycle. Teachers shall teach no more than thirty (30) periods within the six-day cycle and within the six-day cycle shall have the equivalent of one (1) preparation period per day and one (1) duty period per day. The normal work day Science laboratories will include uninterrupted prep timebe counted as one of the five teaching periods or equivalent permissible per day. In addition, all teachers will mentor an Advisory Group for 30 minutes twice a month. It shall not be the policy of the School Committee to require teachers to teach a sixth period. In situations when scheduling requirements demand the teaching of a sixth period, the vacancy will be posted. If there are no applicants and/or qualified candidates after interviews, then administration may appoint a qualified teacher to teach a sixth period. The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request of annual stipend is $7,000.00 per school year to be prorated if less than a full school year. Teaching a sixth period must not result in a teacher or group teaching outside of their license area more than the percentage allowed by law, and must fit within a non-teaching period of their schedule The teacher’s lunch period shall be a minimum of twenty (20) minutes per day free from all duties. Teachers at Agawam Junior High School shall work a seven (7) period day with a six (6) day cycle. Teachers shall teach no more than thirty (30) periods within the six (6) day cycle and within the six (6) day cycle shall have the equivalent of one (1) preparation period per day and one (1) supervisory class per day except that teachers of art, music, family and consumer science, health, technical education, physical education, business, resource room, and reading shall teach no more than the equivalent of six (6) periods per day and shall have the equivalent of one (1) preparation period per day with no supervisory class. The teacher’s lunch period shall be a minimum of twenty (20) minutes per day free from all duties. The parties have agreed to a Side Letter Agreement, which is attached to the contract as Addendum A. Teachers at the Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx School shall work a seven-period day with a five-day cycle. Teachers shall teach no more than twenty-five (25) periods within the five-day cycle, and within the five-day cycle shall have the equivalent of one (1) preparation period per day and one (1) supervisory period per day, except for the following: Teachers of computer, music, art, physical education, extra math, and intensive math shall teach no more than the equivalent of six (6) period per day, one (1) of which could be a supervisory period, and shall have the equivalent of one (1) preparation period per day. Teachers of Intensive Reading, Academic Support, Intensive Learning, Connections and Language-based Special Education teachers shall teach no more than six (6) periods, including teaching and flexible testing periods, and the equivalent of one (1) preparation period per day. In the event that a teacher has an unassigned period(s), said teacher may be assigned additional supervisory duty period(s). The teacher’s lunch period shall be a minimum of twenty (20) minutes per day, free from all interruptions and duties. Effective September 1, 2019, elementary teachers, may waive the requirement to remain grades K through 4, will be guaranteed a minimum of thirty (30) minutes of preparation time per day, plus an additional fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for lunch period. Early Childhood teachers shall be guaranteed at least five hundred (500) minutes of preparation time in a specific day or daysthree (3) week cycle. It is recognized; howeverIn addition, that the proper performance all elementary teachers shall have a minimum of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etctwelve (12) personal hygiene periods of a minimum of fifteen (15) minutes each during a three (3) week cycle. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings There will be distributed a one-half (1/2) hour of uninterrupted noon lunch period, free from all duties allotted to each elementary school teacher. Elementary teaches shall not be required to perform lunch duty or noon recess duty, and one-half of such time shall be devoted to student instruction, and the other one-half of such time shall be preparation time. Teachers may leave school during lunch or preparation periods. Principals may withhold this privilege with reason. The administration may establish reporting procedures for the absence of teachers from the building. The School Committee and the Association realize that a small class size is of advantage in the teaching process. Teachers who perform additional work not covered by June 30th this Agreement shall be paid at the rate of the previous school yearthirty-three dollars ($33.00) per hour effective September 1, but may be changed 2019. Additional work is at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ noticeteacher. Every teacher who is required to travel using their own motor vehicle in the performance of his/her duties will be compensated at the current IRS rate per mile. Such travel may take place to and from facilities or residences other than schools, and such travel may be to communities outside the City of Agawam. Requests for reimbursement of expenses shall be made within ten (10) days from the date a total claim for reimbursement of $25.00 or more has accrued on forms prepared for this purpose. Payment of approved travel expenses shall be made within thirty (30) days of submission of the travel voucher. Teachers who must stay past their normal end of the work day for joint professional development or who must arrive early before their normal work day begins for joint professional development shall be released for an equal amount of time from their weekly school building administrative meeting. Teachers affected by this schedule change shall be notified at least five (5) school days in advance.” Teachers will also remain at A. Guidance Counselors shall work 189 days per year, they shall work six (6) days which shall normally be before the opening of school or after the fifteen close of school. Effective September 1, 2019, Guidance Counselors will be paid for additional days in the work year on a per diem basis based upon the Guidance Counselor’s annual salary using the salary schedule in effect at that time. The per diem rate will be calculated at 1/183 of the Guidance Counselor’s salary. Guidance counselors will be released one day per month 2 hours earlier than the normally scheduled end of their workday. Guidance counselors will schedule evening office hours three (153) minutes described abovetimes per year, at the close of each marking period for the purpose of conferencing with parents. Evening office hours will be held in November, February, and April, and will be scheduled between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Middle School, Junior High School and High School guidance counselors will schedule conference evenings and during alternate nights. The Committee will work with the Town in order to provide teachers access to the school buildings prior to the commencement of the work year. However, it is understood that said access may not be possible each year. Effective September 1, 2016, teachers shall no longer be required to issue progress reports, unless said reports are required by law or regulation and/or a request is made by a parent due to lack of access to the online grading system. Effective September 1, 2016, Pre-K-6 teachers who administer benchmark testing shall be provided at least one (1) day of coverage at the beginning of the school year and at least one (1) day of coverage at the end of the school year for the purpose of conducting benchmark testing and/or grading tests. Administration and teachers have the ability to switch preparation and duty times with mutual prior agreement and without additional compensation. Teachers who receive a stipend for a position they hold will not get coverage pay for their prep time if they are not covering a class. For example, if they are meeting with administration regarding their stipend position, and/or conducting duties for their stipend position. Additionally, to the extent possible, work conducted for a stipend position, must be done outside of the school day. Duties and/or supervisories at all school levels will be rotated annually, whenever possible, as determined by building administration. The Committee shall continue its current practice regarding coverage pay at each calendar week for such periods building. In the case of the High School, this shall mean that bargaining unit members will receive $33 per period if they agree to perform work and/or attend a meeting requested by administration during their preparation period, provided the period of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more greater than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignmentsminutes. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officer.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 Work Day For A. All staff shall report ten (10) minutes prior to the applicable agreement period, commencement of the normal work student day will and shall be seven required to remain five (5) minutes beyond the normal student day. During such time, teachers shall be on the school premises and one-quarter on normal school business. The first five (7 ¼5) hours including arrival minutes and the last five (5) minutes of the workday shall not be used as planning time. The second five (5) minutes of the workday may be used toward the contractual amount of planning time if it is used within a block of fifteen (15) minutes before or more. Teachers may leave early only when prearranged with an appropriate administrator. B. The building administration retains the right to call upon teachers to assist in the management of the building when deemed appropriate and departure time (15) minutes after necessary on a temporary basis to restore and/or maintain order. All staff will continue to assume their responsibility for guidance and leadership of student behavior at all times during the students’ school day. C. All administrative/building meetings held during the first day(s) of each new school year (the time prior to students being scheduled to report for their first full day of instruction) shall be restricted to a combined total of ninety (90) minutes. During these day(s) the administration may also meet with new hires for a period not to exceed ninety (90) minutes. Section 2 All bargaining unit members shall receive a duty free uninterrupted lunch period according to the following schedule: A. The normal work day Board will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized attempt to provide relief periods for all teachers servicing elementary buildings through procedures mutually established by the Superintendentstaff in each building. However, upon request it is understood that said relief periods will no longer be guaranteed. B. Time required to travel between buildings shall not be counted as a portion of a teacher or group of teachersany teacher's preparation and/or relief period. Generally, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of scheduled for this purpose unless the previous distance between buildings or other unique circumstances require additional time up to twenty (20) minutes. C. Senior high and middle school year, but may counselors and media specialists shall have relief periods equal to the teachers' preparation time to be changed at approximately equally divided between the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time morning and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issueafternoon. This article does not purport access to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignmentsrelief and/or preparation periods shall also be guaranteed to all other bargaining unit members. Section 2 Other Personnel Personnel other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for the length of the regular teachers' work day. The exact daily schedule will be worked out on an individual basis between the Administration and the employee with notification to the Association. Instructional Coaches are required to work an additional five (5) days at their per diem rate, beyond the work year for a total of 189 days. These days will be determined prior to the start of the new school year and at the discretion of the Superintendent and the Chief Academic Officer.