TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. A. The parties agree that teachers are to commence and terminate the school day in accordance with the following schedule: Commence twenty (20) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate twenty (20) minutes after pupil hours. Commence fifteen (15) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate fifteen (15) minutes after pupil hours. Commence ten (10) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate ten (10) minutes after pupil hours. Commence ten (10) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate ten (10) minutes after pupil hours. The above hours are based on present school hours for students: Primary 6 hrs. 20 mins (incl lunch) Elementary 6 hrs. 15 mins (incl lunch) Intermediate 6 hrs. 40 mins (incl lunch) High School 6 hrs. 42 mins (incl lunch) B. All teachers shall indicate their presence for duty by placing their initials in the appropriate column of the faculty "sign-in" and "sign-out" roster. C. It shall be the responsibility of the teaching staff members, as well as the Board, to provide the highest quality educational program to every student in the school district. Teachers are encouraged to participate in all activities of the school; particularly those activities in which their students are involved. D. The Board shall continue to recognize that teacher and department efficiency results from optimum teaching loads and hours or pupil contact, and shall continue its effort to maintain the same. E. Efforts shall be made so that regular classroom teachers in the Intermediate School and the High School shall not be required to change subject area teaching stations more than two times during the school day. Due to increased student population more than two (2) moves may be necessary for staff. However, no staff will be required to move more than three (3) times. Teachers shall accept flexibility in cases of innovation and curriculum change. F. Teachers shall have a daily duty-free lunch period in accordance with the State Board of Education regulations, and in accordance with present practice. G. Teachers may leave the building without requesting permission during their scheduled duty-free lunch period so long as said teachers sign out and sign in. H. No meetings, conferences, or interviews shall be scheduled with the teachers by the Administration during this duty-free lunch period. I. Teachers may be required to remain after the end of the regular work day for the purpose of attending faculty or other professional meetings three (3) days each month. Such meetings shall begin no later than ten (10) minutes after the student dismissal time and shall run for no more than fifty (50) minutes. If travel between buildings is required, such meetings shall begin no later than thirty (30) minutes after student dismissal. This section does not apply to Association meetings needed for self-evaluation in preparation for State and Middle State evaluations. All new teachers are required to participate in workshops concerned with the educational program of Wall Township. J. Teachers may be required to remain after the end of the regular workday for the purpose of giving students extra help, for helping students who have been absent due to illness, etc., one (1) afternoon each week. Efforts will be limited to no more than one (1) hour. K. An Association representative may speak to the teachers at any meeting referred to in “I” above for at least ten (10) minutes at the end of the meeting. L. When possible, the notice and the agenda for any meetings shall be given to the teachers involved prior to the meeting. Teachers shall have the right to suggest items for the agenda. M. Classroom teachers shall have, in addition to their duty-free lunch period, a daily preparation time during which they shall not be assigned to other duties: a. Self-contained classes -- thirty (30) consecutive minutes per day. b. Departmental classes --not less than one (1) class period per day. c. Prep time for part-time teachers: Paid daily prep time will be pro-rated based on the number of hours worked in relation to full-time teachers and will be made retroactive back to September 1997. Teachers with large unpaid gaps in their workday, will be provided with a daily thirty (30) minute prep period retroactive to September 1997. Even though this extra time may put part-time teachers over twenty (20) hours of work per week, they will not be entitled to benefits for the 1997-1998 school year, but will be paid for this prep time, retroactive to September 1997. These large unpaid gaps will be eliminated through scheduling next year, 1998-99, and all future years, where consecutive hours of work will take place. N. Teachers participating in extra-curricular activities during the regular school day and beyond the school day shall be compensated according to the currently existing negotiated guide. O. Elementary school teachers may be required to participate in evening parent conferences up to a maximum of two (2) evenings per school year during the Fall conference schedule. Such meetings shall not exceed the allotted time frame of daytime conferences. On days that evening conferences are scheduled, the teacher shall be dismissed fifteen (15) minutes following the student half-day dismissal. P. K-8 students will be released after the required minimum school day the last three (3) days of the school year in order to permit teachers (K-8) time for the necessary end-of-the-year reporting. Q. The days of final exams at the High School, at the end of the school year, will be half days for all high school teachers. R. Flex Time: (Guidance Counselors & Substance Awareness Counselor): Flex time will be permitted for guidance counselors in order to conduct college fairs, etc., beyond the regular workday and for the Substance Awareness Counselor to conduct parent meetings, seminars, etc., beyond the regular workday with prior approval of the principal. The amount of time that is spent beyond the regular workday to conduct such events, will be made up during the hours of regular time the guidance counselors and substance awareness counselors work. This equal amount of time must be made up during the same week that the after school event(s) took place. No flex time may be carried over to another week. 1. High School Teaching Loads (Block Schedule) Block Schedule: The teaching assignments defined below are scheduled over two (2) days (A and B day).
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TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. A. The parties agree that teachers are Superintendent of Schools shall meet with each teacher after the first two (2) weeks of school to commence establish each teacher’s daily arrival and terminate departure times for the remainder of the school day in accordance with year. The latest arrival time selected by the following schedule: Commence twenty (20) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate twenty (20) minutes after pupil hours. Commence fifteen (15) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate fifteen (15) minutes after pupil hours. Commence teacher shall be no later than ten (10) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate the students’ arrival, and the earliest departure time shall be no earlier than ten (10) minutes after pupil hoursfollowing student dismissal. Commence ten (10) minutes It is understood that, prior to pupil hours. Terminate ten (10) minutes after pupil hours. The above hours are based on present school hours for students: Primary 6 hrs. 20 mins (incl lunch) Elementary 6 hrs. 15 mins (incl lunch) Intermediate 6 hrs. 40 mins (incl lunch) High School 6 hrs. 42 mins (incl lunch)
B. All teachers the establishment of the teachers’ individual schedules, the teachers’ work day shall be from 8:20 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Teachers shall not be required to clock in nor clock out, but shall indicate their presence for duty by placing their initials a check xxxx in the appropriate column of the faculty "sign-in" sign in roster. Staff members who have requested early flex time shall be available two days each week for restorative help after the student day. Teachers will come in at 8:20 a.m. and "sign-out" rosterleave at 3:30 p.m. Should no students require help, staff members can leave after ten minutes.
B. The total required school day for teachers shall not exceed seven hours and ten minutes and for paraprofessionals shall not exceed six hours and thirty (30) minutes. The total required work day for secretaries shall not exceed a seven and a half hour day.
C. It Teachers and paraprofessionals shall be the responsibility of the teaching staff members, as well as the Board, to provide the highest quality educational program to every student in the school district. Teachers are encouraged to participate in all activities of the school; particularly those activities in which their students are involved.
D. The Board shall continue to recognize that teacher and department efficiency results from optimum teaching loads and hours or pupil contact, and shall continue its effort to maintain the same.
E. Efforts shall be made so that regular classroom teachers in the Intermediate School and the High School shall not be required to change subject area teaching stations more than two times during the school day. Due to increased student population more than two (2) moves may be necessary for staff. However, no staff will be required to move more than three (3) times. Teachers shall accept flexibility in cases of innovation and curriculum change.
F. Teachers shall have receive a daily minimum duty-free lunch period in accordance of thirty-five (35) minutes that will coincide with the State Board of Education regulations, and in accordance with present practice.
G. Teachers may leave the building without requesting permission during their scheduled student lunch period. Secretaries shall receive a minimum duty-free lunch period so long as said teachers sign out and sign inof forty (40) minutes. Employees may leave the school grounds during their scheduled lunch period upon notification to administration.
H. No meetings, conferences, or interviews D. Teachers shall be scheduled provided with two hundred (200) minutes of preparation time per week. When necessary in the teachers by judgment of the Administration during this duty-free lunch periodadministrator, preparation time may be used for purposes other than preparation.
I. E. Teachers may will be required to remain after the end of the regular work day provided with three (3) one-half (1/2) days for the purpose of attending faculty curriculum development, committee work, and inter-grade communication. At the conclusion of the session, each teacher will complete an evaluation of the session.
F. Special curriculum projects and summer IEP’s may be established by administration and recommended to the Board of Education for approval. Said studies and projects are limited to those tasks which:
a) are begun but cannot be completed during the school day as defined in this agreement,
b) result in a written proposal or other professional meetings three (3report and/or an in service day presentation, and
c) days do not occur as an integral part of one’s duties for which compensation is already being received via a contracted salary guide. Teachers who are assigned to complete special curriculum projects and summer IEP’s will be compensated at $22.00 per hour. Staff members will be notified of special assignments in writing. Assignment notification for a project will include:
a) a description of the project,
b) the length of time necessary to complete,
c) the method of determining successful completion, and
d) the date the assignment is to be completed. A staff member who accepts a special assignment and the conditions will notify administration in writing. The Superintendent of Schools shall authorize remuneration upon completion of the project in accordance with the criteria listed above. Vouchers and reports must be submitted to the Superintendent two weeks prior to the regular scheduled Board meeting in order to receive payment during that month.
G. Homebound instruction shall be compensated at $25.00 per hour. Vouchers and time sheets must be submitted to the School Board Secretary by the 15th and/or 30th of each month. Such meetings Payment to homebound instructors shall begin be made in the pay period following the submission of the necessary voucher and time sheets.
H. The Board, through the Superintendent of Schools, may solicit the suggestions and recommendations concerning the school calendar from interested groups. However, the Teacher School Calendar shall contain a maximum of on hundred and eighty seven (187) days to allow for snow or emergency closings. In the event there are no later than ten snow or emergency closings, the teachers will only be required to work a maximum of one hundred and eighty four (10184) minutes after days.
I. One day per month shall be set aside by the student dismissal time Superintendent of Schools in consultation with the teachers for the purpose of in-school meetings. On the date of the in-school meetings, the length of the school day for teachers shall be seven (7) hours and shall run for no more than fifty (50) minutes. If travel between buildings is required, such meetings shall begin no later than thirty (30) minutes after student dismissalminutes. This section does not apply to Association meetings needed for self-evaluation in preparation for State and Middle State evaluations. All new teachers are required to participate in workshops concerned with the educational program The notice of Wall Township.
J. Teachers may be required to remain after the end of the regular workday for the purpose of giving students extra help, for helping students who have been absent due to illness, etc., one (1) afternoon each week. Efforts will be limited to no more than one (1) hour.
K. An Association representative may speak to the teachers at any meeting referred to in “I” above for at least ten (10) minutes at the end of the meeting.
L. When possible, the notice and the agenda for any meetings the in-school meeting shall be given to the teachers involved of posted at least 48 hours prior to the meeting, except in an emergency. Teachers shall may have the right opportunity to suggest items school related topics for inclusion in the agenda.. On days of scheduled faculty meeting, there will be no restorative and conferences. Teacher day for all teachers will begin at 8:20 a.m. and end at 3:50 p.m.
M. Classroom teachers shall have, in addition to their duty-free lunch period, a daily preparation time during which they shall not be assigned to other duties:
a. Self-contained classes -- thirty (30) consecutive minutes per day.
b. Departmental classes --not less than one (1) class period per day.
c. Prep time for partJ. Part-time teachers: Paid daily prep child study team members who are scheduled at two-fifths (2/5) time will be pro-rated based on the number of hours worked in relation to full-time teachers and will be made retroactive back to September 1997. Teachers with large unpaid gaps in their workday, will be provided with a daily thirty (30) minute prep period retroactive to September 1997. Even though this extra time may put part-time teachers over twenty (20) hours of work per week, they will not be entitled to benefits for the 1997-1998 school year, but will be paid for this prep time, retroactive to September 1997. These large unpaid gaps will be eliminated through scheduling next year, 1998-99, and all future years, where consecutive hours of work will take place.
N. Teachers participating in extra-curricular activities during the regular school day and beyond the school day shall be compensated according subject to the currently existing negotiated guide.
O. Elementary school teachers may be required to participate in evening parent conferences up to a maximum of being assigned two (2) evenings additional work days per school year during the Fall conference schedule. Such meetings shall not exceed the allotted time frame of daytime conferences. On days that evening conferences are scheduled, the teacher shall be dismissed fifteen (15) minutes following the student half-day dismissal.
P. K-8 students will be released after the required minimum school day the last three (3) days of the school year in order to permit teachers (K-8) time for the necessary end-of-the-year reporting.
Q. The days of final exams at the High School, at the end per diem rate of the school year, will be half days for all high school teachers.
R. Flex Time: (Guidance Counselors & Substance Awareness Counselor): Flex time will be permitted for guidance counselors in order to conduct college fairs, etc., beyond the regular workday and for the Substance Awareness Counselor to conduct parent meetings, seminars, etc., beyond the regular workday with prior approval 1/200th of the principaltheir salary. The amount of time that is spent beyond the regular workday to conduct such events, will be made up during the hours of regular time the guidance counselors and substance awareness counselors work. This equal amount of time must be made up during the same week that the after school event(s) took place. No flex time may be carried over to another week.
1. High School Teaching Loads (Block Schedule) Block Schedule: The teaching assignments defined below are scheduled over two (2) days shall be scheduled by the Superintendent of Schools on days when school is not in session and on days that do not conflict with the employee’s contractual obligations in other school districts after the close of the academic year. Except in an emergency, five (5) days notice prior to the work day shall be given.
K. The last scheduled student prior to winter break shall be a one session day for students and staff. The day before Thanksgiving will be a one session day for students and staff.
L. A and B day)teacher who declines the $500.00 payment for serving as a mentoring teacher shall receive release time of one period per month.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. A. The Committee agrees to maintain favorable work loads for all teachers. The Committee and the Association authorize departures from what may be considered normal class size for educational purposes. In the best interest of the educational process, relative equality of work load will be maintained.
B. Teachers will have a dutyfree lunch period of at least the length of a student lunch period.
C. Each secondary teacher shall be given, in addition to his/her dutyfree lunch period, a 3 x 3 assignment, or equivalent, with a guaranteed prep period equal to the length of a long block class. In some cases, the prep period may be divided between two periods totaling the length of the long block.
1. Each elementary school teacher shall be given, in addition to a dutyfree lunch period of at least twenty (20) minutes, one (1) period per day for inschool preparation. These periods will be when music, art, library, computer and physical education special subject teachers are assuming classroom responsibilities.
2. Elementary teachers shall not be assigned to perform lunch duty.
3. Recess duty will occur not more than once every seven (7) school days in year one of this contract (20072008), and not more than once every eight (8) school days in year two of this contract (20082009). In the third year of this contract (20092010), recess duty shall not be assigned to any elementary teacher except as provided by paragraph (b) below.
(a) A short term substitute will perform recess duty for the grade level to which s/he is assigned.
(b) In the event that no one is available for recess duty, elementary teachers may be assigned by the Principal and grade level Team Leader to perform recess duty, provided that the teacher so assigned shall receive eight dollars ($8.00) for each recess duty assigned.
E. No teacher shall be asked to substitute for another except in case of an emergency. An emergency is understood to be not more than one (1) day in duration. After one such substitution in a year, a teacher who volunteers to cover a class period, will be compensated at a rate of $13.00 per period or $25.00 per long block.
F. No teacher will be required to cover the class of a coach or club advisor when he/she is required to leave for an activity that begins before the end of the regular school day.
G. Whenever possible, the Committee agrees to place all anticipated events scheduled outside the regular school hours and requiring teacher attendance on the official school calendar by September.
H. No less than once each semester, the Committee will provide for halfday sessions in order that the staff may participate in curriculum planning and development, in service training, and professional development. The halfday sessions shall generally be three hours in length and are to be scheduled by the principal. The parties agree that teachers are such sessions may be scheduled to commence conclude up to 4:00 P.M. and terminate that at least one week’s notice shall be given of the school scheduled time. By specific agreement between the Superintendent and the President of the Association, such sessions may be scheduled to conclude after 4:00 P.M.
I. Teachers at West Street will report for duty fifteen (15) minutes prior to the start of the day in accordance with the following schedule: Commence and remain fifteen (15) minutes after each daily session. Teachers at East Meadow will report for duty twenty (20) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate twenty the start of the day and remain ten (2010) minutes after pupil hourseach daily session. Commence Teachers at Granby Jr./Sr. High School will report for duty fifteen (15) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate fifteen (15) minutes after pupil hours. Commence ten (10) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate the start of the day and remain ten (10) minutes after pupil hourseach daily session. Commence ten (10) minutes prior It is further agreed that teachers with bus duty will arrive as early and remain as long as necessary to pupil hours. Terminate ten (10) minutes after pupil hours. The above hours are based on present school hours for students: Primary 6 hrs. 20 mins (incl lunch) Elementary 6 hrs. 15 mins (incl lunch) Intermediate 6 hrs. 40 mins (incl lunch) High School 6 hrs. 42 mins (incl lunch)
B. All teachers shall indicate fulfill their presence for duty by placing their initials in the appropriate column of the faculty "sign-in" and "sign-out" roster.
C. It shall be the responsibility of the teaching staff members, as well as the Board, to provide the highest quality educational program to every student in the school districtobligations. Teachers are encouraged with commitments shall remain to participate in all activities of the school; particularly those activities in which fulfill their students are involved.
D. The Board shall continue to recognize that teacher and department efficiency results from optimum teaching loads and hours or pupil contact, and shall continue its effort to maintain the same.
E. Efforts shall be made so that regular classroom teachers in the Intermediate School and the High School shall not be required to change subject area teaching stations more than two times during the school dayobligations. Due to increased student population more than two (2) moves may be necessary for staff. However, no staff will be required to move more than three (3) times. Teachers shall accept flexibility in cases of innovation and curriculum change.
F. Teachers shall have a daily duty-free lunch period in accordance with the State Board of Education regulations, and in accordance with present practice.
G. Teachers may leave the building without requesting permission during their scheduled duty-free lunch period so long as said teachers sign out and sign in.
H. No meetings, conferences, or interviews shall be scheduled with the teachers by the Administration during this duty-free lunch period.
I. Teachers may be required to remain after the end of the regular work day Commitments for the purpose of attending this paragraph shall mean parent teacher conferences, student teacher conferences, including extra help, departmental meetings, general faculty or other professional meetings three (3) days each monthmeetings, curriculum development, inservice programs and the like. Such These meetings shall begin no later than ten (10) minutes after be reasonable in number and length. With the student dismissal exception of emergency situation(s), at least one week’s notice shall be given for the scheduled time for staff meetings. Before school, recess, and shall run afterschool assignments will be distributed as equitably as possible. The beginning and ending of a school day will remain as it is in each school for no more than fifty (50) minutesthe life of this contract. If travel between buildings is requiredHowever, such meetings shall begin no later than thirty (30) minutes after student dismissal. This section does not apply these times may be changed by the Committee to Association meetings needed for self-evaluation meet the needs of the school but any increase in preparation for State and Middle State evaluations. All new teachers are required to participate in workshops concerned the length of the school day will be negotiated with the educational program of Wall TownshipAssociation.
J. Teachers will attend up to two evening meetings which may be required to remain after parent’s night, open house or parent teacher conference each school year. The date and night of each session will be determined jointly by the end administration and faculty of the regular each school building.
K. The teacher workday will be extended one hour, for eighteen (18) days per year, for the purpose of giving students extra help, for helping students who have been absent due to illness, etc., one (1) afternoon each week. Efforts will be limited to no more than one (1) hour.
K. An Association representative may speak to the teachers at any meeting referred to in “I” above for at least ten (10) minutes at the end of the meeting.
L. When possible, the notice and the agenda for any meetings shall be given to the teachers involved prior to the meeting. Teachers shall have the right to suggest items for the agenda.
M. Classroom teachers shall have, in addition to their duty-free lunch period, a daily preparation time during which they shall not be assigned to other duties:
a. Self-contained classes -- thirty (30) consecutive minutes per day.
b. Departmental classes --not less than one (1) class period per day.
c. Prep time for part-time teachers: Paid daily prep time will be pro-rated based on the number of hours worked in relation to full-time teachers and will be made retroactive back to September 1997. Teachers with large unpaid gaps in their workday, will be provided with a daily thirty (30) minute prep period retroactive to September 1997. Even though this extra time may put part-time teachers over twenty (20) hours of work per week, they will not be entitled to benefits for the 1997-1998 school year, but will be paid for this prep time, retroactive to September 1997. These large unpaid gaps will be eliminated through scheduling next year, 1998-99, and all future years, where consecutive hours of work will take place.
N. Teachers participating in extra-curricular activities during the regular school day and beyond the school day shall be compensated according to the currently existing negotiated guide.
O. Elementary school teachers may be required to participate in evening parent conferences up to a maximum of two (2) evenings per school year during the Fall conference schedule. Such meetings shall not exceed the allotted time frame of daytime conferences. On days that evening conferences are scheduled, the teacher shall be dismissed fifteen (15) minutes following the student half-day dismissal.
P. K-8 students will be released after the required minimum school day the last three (3) days of the school year in order to permit teachers (K-8) time for the necessary end-of-the-year reporting.
Q. The days of final exams at the High School, at the end of the school year, will be half days for all high school teachers.
R. Flex Time: (Guidance Counselors & Substance Awareness Counselor): Flex time will be permitted for guidance counselors in order to conduct college fairs, etc., beyond the regular workday and for the Substance Awareness Counselor to conduct parent meetings, seminars, etc., beyond the regular workday with prior approval of the principal. The amount of time that is spent beyond the regular workday to conduct such events, will be made up during the hours of regular time the guidance counselors and substance awareness counselors doing curriculum and/or staff development work. This equal amount of time must be made up during the same week that the after school event(s) took place. No flex time may be carried over to another week.
1. High School Teaching Loads (Block Schedule) Block Schedule: The additional one hour required for teaching assignments staff will be used for the following purposes:
a. Curriculum development
b. Professional development
c. Reflection on practice
d. Evaluation of MCAS testing results
2. The additional hour will be scheduled by the principals in collaboration with team leaders. Hours may be combined to give expanded time for special work.
3. Schedules will be determined by the principals in collaboration with the team leaders in June for September – January and in December for February – June. This will allow teachers to adjust their schedules to ensure their availability.
4. Professional Development Points will be earned by each teacher as defined below are scheduled over two (2) days (A and B day)by Department of Education regulations.
L. Team Leader job description see Appendix C – Teachers’ Room XXX Xxxxxx
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. A. The parties agree that teachers are to commence and terminate the school day in accordance with the following schedule: Commence twenty (20) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate twenty (20) minutes after pupil hours. Commence fifteen (15) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate fifteen (15) minutes after pupil hours. Commence ten (10) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate ten (10) minutes after pupil hours. Commence ten (10) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate ten (10) minutes after pupil hours. The above hours are based on present school hours for students: Primary 6 hrs. 20 mins (incl lunch) Elementary 6 hrs. 15 mins (incl lunch) Intermediate 6 hrs. 40 mins (incl lunch) High School 6 hrs. 42 mins (incl lunch)
B. All teachers No teacher shall indicate their presence for duty by placing their initials in the appropriate column of the faculty "sign-in" and "sign-out" roster.
C. It shall be the responsibility of the teaching staff members, as well as the Board, to provide the highest quality educational program to every student in the school district. Teachers are encouraged to participate in all activities of the school; particularly those activities in which their students are involved.
D. The Board shall continue to recognize that teacher and department efficiency results from optimum teaching loads and hours or pupil contact, and shall continue its effort to maintain the same.
E. Efforts shall be made so that regular classroom teachers in the Intermediate School and the High School shall not be required to change subject area teaching stations more report for duty earlier than two times during the school day. Due to increased student population more than two (2) moves may be necessary for staff. However8:00AM, no staff will be required to move more than three (3) times. Teachers nor shall accept flexibility in cases of innovation and curriculum change.
F. Teachers shall have a daily duty-free lunch period in accordance with the State Board of Education regulations, and in accordance with present practice.
G. Teachers may leave the building without requesting permission during their scheduled duty-free lunch period so long as said teachers sign out and sign in.
H. No meetings, conferences, or interviews shall be scheduled with the teachers by the Administration during this duty-free lunch period.
I. Teachers may be required to remain after the end of the regular work day for the purpose of attending faculty or other professional meetings three (3) days each month. Such meetings shall begin no later than ten (10) minutes after the student dismissal time and shall run for no more than fifty (50) minutes. If travel between buildings is required, such meetings shall begin no later in school longer than thirty (30) minutes after student the close of the pupil day. Basic Skills work hours are six hours per day, five days per week between 8:30AM and 2:30PM or such time as the pupil days ends in an early dismissal. This section does not apply to Association meetings needed for self-evaluation in preparation for State and Middle State evaluations. All new teachers are required to participate in workshops concerned with the educational program of Wall Township.
J. Teachers may be required B. The Administration shall make every reasonable effort, within the limits of practicability and within the ability to remain after properly schedule a pupil day, not to schedule a teacher to teach continuously for more than four (4) periods for Junior High teachers, or three (3) hours for elementary teachers.
C. The Administration shall make every reasonable effort, within the end limits of practicability and within the regular workday ability to properly schedule a pupil day, to provide for the purpose of giving students extra help, for helping students who have been absent due to illness, etc., each teaching staff member one (1) afternoon each weekperiod of preparation per day. Efforts All teachers will be limited to compensated for any lost designated preparation period(s) at a rate of thirty-five ($35.00) dollars per period. A period shall be no less than 44 minutes. If a teacher had received more than five (5) preparation periods in a week, the Board may recover such excess period(s) by assigning said teacher to a duty of educational nature. The Administration shall provide each teaching staff member one (1) hourduty free lunch equal to the student lunch period.
K. An Association representative may speak to the teachers at any meeting referred to in “I” above D. The Administration shall establish committees, when a need arises, for at least ten (10) minutes at the end evaluation of the meetingcurriculum and extra-curricular activities. Statement of need may be initiated by teachers as well as the Administration. By June 1st of each year a list of committees will be posted on the central office bulletin board, and teachers will be given a one week period to volunteer before any assignments are made.
L. When possible, the notice and the agenda for any meetings E. Elementary conferences schedule shall be given to the teachers involved prior to the meeting. Teachers shall have the right to suggest items for the agenda.
M. Classroom teachers shall have, in addition to their duty-free lunch period, a daily preparation time during which they shall not be assigned to other duties:
a. Self-contained classes -- thirty three (303) consecutive minutes per day.
b. Departmental classes --not less than days and one (1) class period per day.
c. Prep time evening for part-time teachers: Paid daily prep time will a total of four (4) half days for each conference period. The junior high school conference schedule shall be pro-rated based two (2) days and one (1) evening for a total of three (3) half days for each conference period. Elementary and Junior High conference to be scheduled on the number of hours worked in relation same evening and evening conferences are not to full-time teachers and will be made retroactive back to September 1997. Teachers with large unpaid gaps in their workday, will be provided with exceed a daily thirty (30) minute prep period retroactive to September 1997. Even though this extra time may put part-time teachers over twenty (20) hours of work per week, they will not be entitled to benefits for the 1997-1998 school year, but will be paid for this prep time, retroactive to September 1997. These large unpaid gaps will be eliminated through scheduling next year, 1998-99, and all future years, where consecutive hours of work will take place.
N. Teachers participating in extra-curricular activities during the regular school day and beyond the school day shall be compensated according to the currently existing negotiated guide.
O. Elementary school teachers may be required to participate in evening parent conferences up to a maximum total of two (2) evenings per hours. Junior High conferences will be scheduled by the administration and elementary conferences to be scheduled by the individual teachers.
F. All teachers will be permitted to leave at the end of their school year during the Fall conference schedule. Such meetings shall not exceed the allotted time frame of daytime conferences. On days that day on any day when evening conferences are scheduledto be held, if no afternoon conferences are scheduled for said teacher.
G. Dismissal on the teacher last working day before Winter Break shall be dismissed fifteen (15) minutes following the student half-day dismissal1:00PM.
P. K-8 students will H. There shall be released after the required minimum school day three (3) pupil early dismissal days the last three (3) days of the school year in order to permit teachers (K-8) time year. The Superintendent directive on AM/PM 10 minute duty will continue for the necessary end-of-the-year reportingall professional staff using a 60 day rotating schedule.
Q. The days of final exams at the High School, at the end of the school year, will be half days for all high school teachers.
R. Flex Time: I. “Full time” is defined as working thirty (Guidance Counselors & Substance Awareness Counselor): Flex time will be permitted for guidance counselors in order to conduct college fairs, etc., beyond the regular workday and for the Substance Awareness Counselor to conduct parent meetings, seminars, etc., beyond the regular workday with prior approval of the principal. The amount of time that is spent beyond the regular workday to conduct such events, will be made up during the 30) hours of regular time the guidance counselors and substance awareness counselors work. This equal amount of time must be made up during the same week that the after school event(s) took place. No flex time may be carried over to another per week.
1. High School Teaching Loads (Block Schedule) Block Schedule: The teaching assignments defined below are scheduled over two (2) days (A and B day).
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TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. A. The parties agree that arrival and departure time for all teachers are to commence shall be established by the Superintendent and terminate the his administration. The total in-school day in accordance workday shall not consist of more than seven (7) hours. Effective with the following schedule: Commence twenty (20) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate twenty (20) minutes after pupil hours. Commence fifteen (15) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate fifteen (15) minutes after pupil hours. Commence 2004-2005 school year, teachers’ daily instructional time shall be increased by ten (10) minutes prior to pupil hoursper day over the 2003- 2004 instructional time. Terminate Such additional ten (10) minutes after pupil hours. Commence ten (10) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate ten (10) minutes after pupil hours. The above hours are based on present school hours for students: Primary 6 hrs. 20 mins (incl lunch) Elementary 6 hrs. 15 mins (incl lunch) Intermediate 6 hrs. 40 mins (incl lunch) High School 6 hrs. 42 mins (incl lunch)
B. All teachers shall indicate their presence for duty by placing their initials in be within the appropriate column confines of the faculty "sign-in" and "sign-out" rosterteachers’ seven (7) hour workday.
C. It 1. “Any teacher employed in both morning and afternoon sessions shall be the responsibility of the teaching staff members, as well as the Board, entitled to provide the highest quality educational program to every student in the school district. Teachers are encouraged to participate in all activities of the school; particularly those activities in which their students are involved.
D. The Board shall continue to recognize that teacher and department efficiency results from optimum teaching loads and hours or pupil contact, and shall continue its effort to maintain the same.
E. Efforts shall be made so that regular classroom teachers in the Intermediate School and the High School shall not be required to change subject area teaching stations more than two times during the school day. Due to increased student population more than two (2) moves may be necessary for staff. However, no staff will be required to move more than three (3) times. Teachers shall accept flexibility in cases of innovation and curriculum change.
F. Teachers shall have a daily duty-free lunch period during the hours normally used for lunch period in accordance with the State Board of Education regulations, and in accordance with present practice.school; such duty-free lunch period shall not be less
G. 2. Teachers may shall have the right to leave the building without requesting permission during their scheduled duty-free lunch period so long as said upon notification to the office of their departure and return. In the case of an emergency the Principal may require teachers sign out and sign into remain in the building.
H. No meetings, conferences, or interviews C. Every teacher shall plan lessons and teach course content in the manner most practical and useful. Each teacher shall motivate and teach his/her subject area as to make it meaningful to the students. Teachers shall prepare and maintain complete daily lesson plans. These plans shall be scheduled with presented to the teachers by Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Principal, Assistant Principal or Supervisor for his review upon request. Teachers shall prepare and submit to the Administration during this duty-free lunch period.
I. Teachers may be required to remain after the end of the regular work day for the purpose of attending faculty Principal or other professional meetings his designee, three (3) days each monthemergency lesson plans. Such meetings These emergency lesson plans are to be used by the substitute teacher.
D. Elementary teachers shall begin have preparation periods only when special teachers are in the classroom. In no later case shall any teacher have a special teacher assigned less than ten five (105) minutes after the student dismissal time and shall run for no more than fifty (50) minutes. periods a week.
E. If travel between buildings is required, such meetings shall begin no later than thirty (30) minutes after student dismissal. This section does not apply to Association meetings needed for self-evaluation in preparation for State and Middle State evaluations. All new kindergarten teachers are required to participate in workshops concerned with the educational program of Wall Township.
J. Teachers may be required to remain after the end of the regular work a five (5) hour workday for the purpose of giving students extra helpon such days, for helping students who have been absent due to illness, etc., one (1) afternoon each week. Efforts will be limited to no more than one (1) hour.
K. An Association representative may speak such teacher shall receive compensatory time equal to the teachers at any meeting referred to in “I” above for at least ten (10) minutes at the end of the meeting.
L. When possible, the notice and the agenda for any meetings additional work time. Compensatory time shall be given to taken within the teachers involved prior to the meeting. Teachers shall have the right to suggest items for the agenda.
M. Classroom teachers shall have, in addition to their duty-free lunch period, a daily preparation time during which they shall not be assigned to other duties:
a. Self-contained classes -- thirty (30) consecutive minutes per day.
b. Departmental classes --not less than one (1) class period per day.
c. Prep time for part-time teachers: Paid daily prep time will be pro-rated based on the number of hours worked in relation to full-time teachers and will be made retroactive back to September 1997. Teachers with large unpaid gaps in their workday, will be provided with a daily thirty (30) minute prep period retroactive to September 1997. Even though this extra time may put part-time teachers over twenty (20) hours of work per week, they will not be entitled to benefits for the 1997-1998 school year, but will be paid for this prep time, retroactive to September 1997. These large unpaid gaps will be eliminated through scheduling next year, 1998-99, and all future years, where consecutive hours of work will take place.
N. Teachers participating in extra-curricular activities during the regular school day and beyond the school day shall be compensated according to the currently existing negotiated guide.
O. Elementary school teachers may be required to participate in evening parent conferences up to a maximum of two (2) evenings per school year during weeks after the Fall conference schedule. Such meetings shall not exceed the allotted times worked and at a time frame of daytime conferences. On days that evening conferences are scheduled, mutually agreed between the teacher shall be dismissed fifteen (15) minutes following and the student half-day dismissalPrincipal.
P. K-8 students will be released after F. The normal daily assignment of teachers assigned to the required minimum school day the last three (3) days of the school year in order to permit teachers (K-8) time for the necessary end-of-the-year reporting.
Q. The days of final exams at the High School, at the end of the school year, will be half days for all high school teachers.
R. Flex Time: (Guidance Counselors & Substance Awareness Counselor): Flex time will be permitted for guidance counselors in order to conduct college fairs, etc., beyond the regular workday and for the Substance Awareness Counselor to conduct parent meetings, seminars, etc., beyond the regular workday with prior approval of the principal. The amount of time that is spent beyond the regular workday to conduct such events, will be made up during the hours of regular time the guidance counselors and substance awareness counselors work. This equal amount of time must be made up during the same week that the after school event(s) took place. No flex time may be carried over to another week.
1. High School Teaching Loads (Block Schedule) Block Schedule: The teaching assignments defined below are scheduled over two (2) days (A and B day).be
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TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. A. The parties agree that teachers are Teachers shall not be required to commence “clock in or clock out” by hours and terminate the school day in accordance with the following schedule: Commence twenty (20) minutes prior to pupil hoursminutes. Terminate twenty (20) minutes after pupil hours. Commence fifteen (15) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate fifteen (15) minutes after pupil hours. Commence ten (10) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate ten (10) minutes after pupil hours. Commence ten (10) minutes prior to pupil hours. Terminate ten (10) minutes after pupil hours. The above hours are based on present school hours for students: Primary 6 hrs. 20 mins (incl lunch) Elementary 6 hrs. 15 mins (incl lunch) Intermediate 6 hrs. 40 mins (incl lunch) High School 6 hrs. 42 mins (incl lunch)
B. All teachers Teachers shall indicate their presence for duty by placing their initials in the appropriate column of the faculty "sign-in" and "sign-out" roster.
C. It shall be the responsibility of the teaching staff members, as well as the Board, to provide the highest quality educational program to every student in the school districtregister. Teachers are encouraged required to participate in all activities sign in. Teachers shall be required to report for duty no later than ten minutes before each school day and leave no earlier than twenty minutes after the end of the school; particularly those activities in which their students are involvedschool day. Teachers may leave five minutes after the school day on Fridays and days before a holiday.
D. B. The Board shall continue to recognize SEA will accept a block schedule plan that teacher has been presented or any other mutually negotiated plan after a two-year in-service and department efficiency results from optimum teaching loads and hours or pupil contact, and shall continue its effort to maintain training period. Implementation of bloc schedule in the samefuture will be mutually agreed to.
E. Efforts shall be made so that regular classroom teachers (1) The weekly teaching load in the Intermediate School and the High School shall not be twenty-five (25) teaching periods plus five (5) periods of extra duty, with the provision that all teachers of special subjects such as special education, reading, art, music, industrial arts, home economics, physical education and basic skills in these schools may be required to change subject area have a program of thirty (30) teaching stations more than two times during periods without periods of extra duty.
(2) That all teachers presently teaching thirty (30) period weeks will not be assigned extra duties.
(3) That any assignment beyond thirty (30) periods (except homeroom) will be considered an extra assignment and will be compensated in accordance with Article 6, Section E, of the Agreement.
(4) For those staff members whose teaching is twenty- five (25) teaching periods with five (5) periods of extra duty, the duty will be equal to a teaching period and will be within the confines of the working day. Part of the extra duty period may occur either prior to or immediately at the end of the school day. Due to increased student population more than , but not both.
(5) Under existing schedule, all High School teachers are guaranteed two (2) moves preparation periods each equal to the length of the teaching period. Where the schedule is altered due to exams, single session or state testing, the guarantee of two (2) preparation periods may be necessary for staff. However, no staff will be required to move more than three (3) times. Teachers shall accept flexibility in cases of innovation and curriculum changenot apply.
F. Teachers shall (1) All elementary teachers will have a minimum duty- free lunch break of: Thirty-five (35) minutes during inclement weather, forty-five (45) minutes on all other days.
(2) All elementary teachers (Preschool 1-5) shall be guaranteed one (1) daily preparation period not less than (40) minutes in continuous duration.
D. In the event of a shortened duty-free lunch period in accordance with due to inclement weather, the State Board of Education regulations, and in accordance with present practice.
G. Teachers may elementary school teachers shall be permitted to leave the building without requesting permission during their scheduled duty-free lunch period so long as said teachers sign out and sign in.
H. No meetings, conferences, or interviews shall be scheduled with the teachers by the Administration during this duty-free lunch period.
I. Teachers may be required to remain after the end of the regular work day for the purpose of attending faculty or other professional meetings three (3) days each month. Such meetings shall begin no later than ten (10) minutes after the student dismissal time and shall run for no more than fifty (50) minutes. If travel between buildings is required, such meetings shall begin no later than thirty (30) minutes after student dismissal. This section does not apply to Association meetings needed for self-evaluation in preparation for State and Middle State evaluations. All new teachers children are required to participate in workshops concerned with the educational program of Wall Township.
J. Teachers may be required to remain after the end of the regular workday for the purpose of giving students extra help, for helping students who have been absent due to illness, etc., one (1) afternoon each week. Efforts will be limited to no more than one (1) hour.
K. An Association representative may speak to the teachers at any meeting referred to in “I” above for at least ten (10) minutes at the end of the meeting.
L. When possible, the notice and the agenda for any meetings shall be given to the teachers involved prior to the meeting. Teachers shall have the right to suggest items for the agenda.
M. Classroom teachers shall have, in addition to their duty-free lunch period, a daily preparation time during which they shall not be assigned to other duties:
a. Self-contained classes -- thirty (30) consecutive minutes per day.
b. Departmental classes --not less than one (1) class period per day.
c. Prep time for part-time teachers: Paid daily prep time will be pro-rated based on the number of hours worked in relation to full-time teachers and will be made retroactive back to September 1997. Teachers with large unpaid gaps in their workday, will be provided with a daily thirty (30) minute prep period retroactive to September 1997. Even though this extra time may put part-time teachers over twenty (20) hours of work per week, they will not be entitled to benefits for the 1997-1998 school year, but will be paid for this prep time, retroactive to September 1997. These large unpaid gaps will be eliminated through scheduling next year, 1998-99, and all future years, where consecutive hours of work will take place.
N. Teachers participating in extra-curricular activities during the regular school day and beyond the school day shall be compensated according to the currently existing negotiated guide.
O. Elementary school teachers may be required to participate in evening parent conferences up to a maximum of two (2) evenings per school year during the Fall conference schedule. Such meetings shall not exceed the allotted time frame of daytime conferences. On days that evening conferences are scheduled, the teacher shall be dismissed fifteen (15) minutes following the student half-day dismissal.
P. K-8 students will be released after the required minimum school day the last three (3) days of the school year in order to permit teachers (K-8) time for the necessary end-of-the-year reporting.
Q. The days of final exams at the High School, at the end of the school year, day. Teachers in grade six (6) through twelve (12) will be half days have the equivalent of a full teaching period for all high school teachers.
R. Flex Time: (Guidance Counselors & Substance Awareness Counselor): Flex time will be permitted for guidance counselors in order to conduct college fairs, etc., beyond the regular workday and lunch. The instructional daily schedule for the Substance Awareness Counselor to conduct parent meetings, seminars, etc., beyond the regular workday with prior approval Middle School will consist of the principal. The amount one preparation period of time that is spent beyond the regular workday to conduct such events, will be made up during the hours of regular time the guidance counselors and substance awareness counselors work. This equal amount of time must be made up during the same week that the after school event(s) took place. No flex time may be carried over to another week.
1. High School Teaching Loads (Block Schedule) Block Schedule: The teaching assignments defined below are scheduled over two (2) days (A and B day).forty-eight
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