Common use of TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOADS Clause in Contracts

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOADS. A. All teachers shall register entry by using the designated procedure by 7:30 am and be at their assigned duties by 7:35 am. It is further agreed by the Committee and the Association that the past practice relative to 7:30 am assignment shall continue. Teachers shall register their exit by the same means no earlier than 2:45 pm except on those days when teachers are assigned to other duties. Each teacher will be assigned one afternoon per week when he/she shall remain until 3:30 pm for make-up work/extra help for students, parent meetings, curriculum work, TEAM meetings or other educational purposes. This day will be determined in consultation with the immediate supervisor. Teachers shall schedule students for these sessions. If a Unit A member is absent, best efforts will be made to obtain a substitute in every area. The Athletic Director may have a reduced teaching load consisting of at least four (4) teaching periods per day. The workday of the LPN Program Instructors shall be seven and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours per day. LPN Instructors shall register their entry and exit by using the designated procedure whenever they enter and exit the Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical School and will maintain a log of their attendance when at other work sites. B. Common Planning Time: On regular work days between 2:15 pm and 2:45 pm, teachers may be involved in Cluster or Departmental activities which shall be initiated by the appropriate C. Meetings: Teachers may be required to remain until 3:30 pm on eight (8) school days per year which shall be scheduled by the end of the first week in October. These meetings will not be rescheduled after being scheduled, as provided herein, except in case of emergency or unforeseen conflicts. When the rescheduling of a meeting is necessary, teachers will be provided a minimum of two (2) weeks written notice of the rescheduled meeting date. These meetings are for the following purpose: 1. Faculty meetings (including LPN Instructors who are on the Bourne Campus) 2. In-service 3. Curriculum work 4. Other educational purposes D. Consecutive classes for classroom teachers; Academic teachers required to teach four (4) or more consecutive periods without an interruption will be provided with a ten (10) minute break upon their request. Whenever an LPN Instructor is assigned to a clinical site, they shall receive the preparation and administrative time provided by this section at the end of the workday. E. The work year for teachers shall be one hundred eighty-two (182) days: the one hundred eighty (180) days that students are required to be in attendance and two (2) professional development days. The first two (2) days of the work year may be staff professional development full days: the Monday and Tuesday before Labor Day. Students may return on the Tuesday or Wednesday. In addition, staff members may have a half a professional development day per term. The work year for School Counselors shall be the Teachers’ year plus five (5) days paid at the Counselor’s per diem rate. Any additional days worked beyond those five days will be at the Counselor’s per diem rate and must have prior approval by the Principal or Superintendent. The ratio of student to School Counselor will not exceed 300 to 1 per year. X. Under normal circumstances there are eight (8) periods per day. All teachers may be assigned six (6) teaching periods, plus one (1) preparation period and one (1) administrative period, each of which shall be substantially equal to a teaching period, (administrative periods shall be used as preparation periods when no specific assignments have been made by the Administration); provided, however, that the preparation and administrative period will not be available to those teachers who are assigned on work projects at locations other than the school building. Teachers who agree to teach more than six (6) teaching periods will receive additional compensation at the rate of one eighth (1/8) of Step 1 of the teacher’s level of attainment on the salary schedule. G. Teachers will be allowed a duty-free lunch period equal to the student lunch period except in cases of emergencies. Whenever a teacher works off-campus and is unable to get a duty-free lunch (this is not applicable to field trips), they shall submit weekly timesheets and will be compensated at the current hourly rate for the length of the student lunch period. H. Teachers who are required to work beyond the work year, as defined by the provisions of this Agreement, shall be compensated at their per diem rate (1/182) per day for such additional time. Whenever there is the need for additional work days to allow a student to meet the required hours to complete the LPN Program, the extra work time will first be offered to LPN Instructors by seniority on a rotating basis. If no LPN Instructors accept the additional work, the work will next be offered to members of the bargaining unit who are qualified and if no qualified bargaining unit member is available, the Administration may hire a qualified instructor who is not employed by the Committee. With prior approval of the Superintendent, teachers who agree to perform non-required work outside of the work year, as defined by the provisions of this Agreement, and are directly related to curriculum and/or services to students, shall be paid $39 per hour, effective July 1, 2022 then will be increased to $40 per hour effective July 1, 2023 and then will be increased to $41 per hour effective July 1, 2024. I. All teachers shall, on a weekly basis, update student grades on the student information system. The weekly grades shall provide at least three (3) documented criteria as determined by the teacher. The Committee shall provide training on the student information system during professional development days.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOADS. A. 6-1-1 The teacher’s work year shall consist of 185 days for second and third year probationary teachers and post-probationary teachers and 187 days for newly hired and/or first year probationary teachers. All teachers shall register entry by using the designated procedure by 7:30 am and be at their assigned duties by 7:35 am. It is further agreed by the Committee and the Association that the past practice relative to 7:30 am assignment shall continue. Teachers shall register their exit by the same means no earlier than 2:45 pm except on those days when teachers are assigned to other duties. Each teacher will be assigned one afternoon per week when he/she shall remain until 3:30 pm for makefull-up work/extra help for students, parent meetings, curriculum work, TEAM meetings or other educational purposes. This day will be determined in consultation with the immediate supervisor. Teachers shall schedule students for these sessions. If a Unit A member is absent, best efforts will be made to obtain a substitute in every area. The Athletic Director may have a reduced teaching load consisting of at least four (4) teaching periods per day. The workday of the LPN Program Instructors time licensed personnel shall be required to work seven and one-quarter half (7 ¼½) hours per day. LPN Instructors shall register their entry and exit Unless excused by using the designated procedure whenever they enter and exit the Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical School and will maintain a log administrator, as part of their attendance when at other work sites. B. Common Planning Time: On professional responsibilities, teachers shall attend parent/teacher conferences, site open house, and/or graduation/promotion. When a school function is scheduled outside of the regular work days between 2:15 pm and 2:45 pmday or contract year, teachers may be involved in Cluster or Departmental activities which there shall be initiated compensation in time within that same school year. Personal and Association business shall not be conducted during instructional time. The building administration working with a committee of teachers, selected by the appropriate C. Meetings: Teachers teachers and agreed to by the Principal, which is representative of the grade levels in the school will make reasonable efforts to reduce non-instructional duty time for teachers and to equalize non-instructional duties of the teachers. In order that employees may be required to remain until 3:30 pm on eight (8) begin planning and preparation for the coming school days per year which year, employees other than newly employed or transferred employees, shall be scheduled notified by the end principal or supervisor by posting not later than the last day of the first week school year, a duty schedule for the coming school year showing tentative employee assignments including their programs for the coming school year, the schools to which they will be assigned, the grades and/or subjects that they will teach, the number of the classroom in Octoberwhich they will teach, and any special or unusual classes that they will have. These Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings will not shall be rescheduled after being scheduledheld within the seven and one-half (7.5) hour work day, as provided herein, except in case of emergency or unforeseen conflictswhen possible. When the rescheduling of a If an IEP meeting is necessaryheld outside contract hours, all teacher attendees will be compensated $15.00 per hour. Secondary teachers will be provided a minimum coordinate to ensure one of two (2) weeks written notice of the rescheduled meeting date. These meetings are for the following purpose: 1. Faculty meetings (including LPN Instructors who are on the Bourne Campus) 2. In-service 3. Curriculum work 4. Other educational purposes D. Consecutive classes for classroom teachers; Academic multiple teachers required to teach four (4) or more consecutive periods without an interruption will be provided with a ten (10) minute break upon their request. Whenever an LPN Instructor is assigned to a clinical site, they shall receive the preparation and administrative time provided by this section present at the end meeting on a rotational basis so the same teacher is not attending a majority of the workday. E. The work year for teachers shall be one hundred eighty-two (182) days: the one hundred eighty (180) days that students are required to be in attendance and two (2) professional development daysIEP meetings. The first two (2) days of the work year may be staff professional development full days: the Monday and Tuesday before Labor Day. Students may return on the Tuesday or Wednesday. In addition, staff members may have a half a professional development day per term. The work year for School Counselors shall be the Teachers’ year plus five (5) days paid at the Counselor’s per diem rate. Any additional days worked beyond those five days will be at the Counselor’s per diem rate and must have prior approval by the Principal or Superintendent. The ratio of student to School Counselor will not exceed 300 to 1 per year. X. Under normal circumstances there are eight (8) periods per day. All teachers may be assigned six (6) teaching periods, plus one (1) preparation period and one (1) administrative period, each of which shall be substantially equal to a teaching period, (administrative periods shall be used as preparation periods when no specific assignments have been made by the Administration); provided, however, that the preparation and administrative period will not be available to those teachers who are assigned on work projects at locations other than the school building. Teachers who agree to teach more than six (6) teaching periods will receive additional compensation at the rate of one eighth (1/8) of Step 1 of the teacher’s level of attainment on the salary schedule. G. Teachers will be allowed a duty-free lunch period equal to the student lunch period except in cases compensated for minimum one half hour regardless of emergencies. Whenever a teacher works off-campus and is unable to get a duty-free lunch (this is not applicable to field trips), they shall submit weekly timesheets and will be compensated at the current hourly rate for the length of the student lunch periodmeeting. H. Teachers who are required to work beyond the work year, as defined by the provisions of this Agreement, shall be compensated at their per diem rate (1/182) per day for such additional time. Whenever there is the need for additional work days to allow a student to meet the required hours to complete the LPN Program, the extra work time will first be offered to LPN Instructors by seniority on a rotating basis. If no LPN Instructors accept the additional work, the work will next be offered to members of the bargaining unit who are qualified and if no qualified bargaining unit member is available, the Administration may hire a qualified instructor who is not employed by the Committee. With prior approval of the Superintendent, teachers who agree to perform non-required work outside of the work year, as defined by the provisions of this Agreement, and are directly related to curriculum and/or services to students, shall be paid $39 per hour, effective July 1, 2022 then will be increased to $40 per hour effective July 1, 2023 and then will be increased to $41 per hour effective July 1, 2024. I. All teachers shall, on a weekly basis, update student grades on the student information system. The weekly grades shall provide at least three (3) documented criteria as determined by the teacher. The Committee shall provide training on the student information system during professional development days.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOADS. A. All teachers shall register entry by using the designated procedure by 7:30 am and The workday will be at their assigned duties by 7:35 am. It is further agreed established by the Committee and administration prior to the Association that the past practice relative to 7:30 am assignment shall continue. Teachers shall register their exit by the same means no earlier than 2:45 pm except on those days when teachers are assigned to other duties. Each teacher will be assigned one afternoon per week when he/she shall remain until 3:30 pm for make-up work/extra help for students, parent meetings, curriculum work, TEAM meetings or other educational purposes. This day will be determined in consultation with the immediate supervisor. Teachers shall schedule students for these sessions. If a Unit A member is absent, best efforts will be made to obtain a substitute in every area. The Athletic Director may have a reduced teaching load consisting of at least four (4) teaching periods per day. The workday beginning of the LPN Program Instructors shall be seven school year and one-quarter (7 ¼) will not exceed 8 hours per day. LPN Instructors shall register their entry and exit If additional time is required to meet the number of hours of pupil instruction required under the Michigan School Code the parties will meet to negotiate a new schedule. Scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, power outages, mechanical break downs, or health conditions as defined by using the designated procedure whenever they enter and exit the Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical School and will maintain a log of their attendance when at other work sites. B. Common Planning Time: On regular work days between 2:15 pm and 2:45 pmcity, teachers county or state health authorities, may be involved in Cluster rescheduled at the discretion of the Board. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days which are cancelled. Total annual salary is based on the number of hours necessary to meet state laws regardless of whether the hours actually worked are the same as originally scheduled or Departmental activities which shall be initiated are different from those originally scheduled due to rescheduling by the appropriate C. Meetings: Board. Teachers may be required to remain until 3:30 pm after school, without additional compensation, for up to one and one-half (1 1/2) hours on eight (8) school two days per year which shall be scheduled each month to attend meetings called by the end of the first week in Octoberschool Superintendent. These meetings will not be rescheduled after being scheduled, as provided herein, except in case of emergency or unforeseen conflicts. When the rescheduling of a meeting is necessary, teachers will be provided a minimum of two (2) weeks written notice of the rescheduled meeting date. These meetings are for the following purpose: 1. Faculty meetings (including LPN Instructors who are on the Bourne Campus) 2. In-service 3. Curriculum work 4. Other educational purposes D. Consecutive classes for classroom teachers; Academic teachers required to teach four (4) or more consecutive periods without an interruption will be provided with a ten (10) minute break upon their request. Whenever an LPN Instructor is assigned to a clinical site, they shall receive the preparation and administrative time provided by this section at the end of the workday. E. The work year for teachers shall be one hundred eighty-two (182) days: the one hundred eighty (180) days that students are required to be in attendance and two (2) professional development days. The first two (2) days of the work year may be staff professional development full days: the Monday and Tuesday before Labor Day. Students may return on the Tuesday or Wednesday. In addition, staff members may have a half a professional development day per term. The work year for School Counselors shall be the Teachers’ year plus five (5) days paid at the Counselor’s per diem rate. Any additional days worked beyond those five days will be at the Counselor’s per diem rate and must have prior approval chaired by the Principal Superintendent or Superintendent. The ratio of student to School Counselor will not exceed 300 to 1 per year. X. Under normal circumstances there are eight (8) periods per day. All teachers may be assigned six (6) teaching periods, plus one (1) preparation period and one (1) administrative period, each of which shall be substantially equal to a teaching period, (administrative periods shall be used as preparation periods when no specific assignments have been made by the Administration); provided, however, that the preparation and administrative period will not be available to those teachers who are assigned on work projects at locations other than the school buildinghis/her designee. Teachers who agree to teach more than six (6) teaching periods will receive additional compensation at may, with the rate of one eighth (1/8) of Step 1 of the teacher’s level of attainment on the salary schedule. G. Teachers will be allowed a duty-free lunch period equal to the student lunch period except in cases of emergencies. Whenever a teacher works off-campus and is unable to get a duty-free lunch (this is not applicable to field trips), they shall submit weekly timesheets and will be compensated at the current hourly rate for the length of the student lunch period. H. Teachers who are required to work beyond the work year, as defined by the provisions of this Agreement, shall be compensated at their per diem rate (1/182) per day for such additional time. Whenever there is the need for additional work days to allow a student to meet the required hours to complete the LPN Program, the extra work time will first be offered to LPN Instructors by seniority on a rotating basis. If no LPN Instructors accept the additional work, the work will next be offered to members of the bargaining unit who are qualified and if no qualified bargaining unit member is available, the Administration may hire a qualified instructor who is not employed by the Committee. With prior approval of the Superintendent, teachers who agree place appropriate educationally related items on the agenda. Teachers may be required to perform non-required work outside attend not more than two (2) evening meetings per semester. Attendance at all other evening meetings will be at the option of the work year, as defined by the provisions individual teacher. All teachers will have one daily preparation time of this Agreement, and are directly related to curriculum and/or services to students, not less than one high school class period. Each teacher shall be paid $39 per hour, effective July 1, 2022 then present 10 minutes prior to the beginning of the student day at which time teachers will be increased available for student assistance. And teachers shall either remain at school until 10 minutes after the end of the day or, without compensation, act as monitors on the bus routes. Class sizes shall be limited to $40 per hour effective July 1the smallest possible in order to better serve the students. The following are the guidelines agreed upon: 20 in combined elementary (K-6) classes 30 in combined middle/ high school (7-12) classes If class sizes exceed 10% of the above stated maximums, 2023 and then a teacher aide will be increased to $41 per hour effective July 1, 2024. I. All teachers shall, on a weekly basis, update student grades on provided at the student information system. The weekly grades shall provide at least three (3) documented criteria as determined by request of the teacher. The Committee shall provide training on the student information system during professional development days.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOADS. A. 6-1-1 The teacher’s work year shall consist of 185 days for second and third year probationary teachers and post-probationary teachers and 189 days for newly hired and/or first year probationary teachers. All teachers shall register entry by using the designated procedure by 7:30 am and be at their assigned duties by 7:35 am. It is further agreed by the Committee and the Association that the past practice relative to 7:30 am assignment shall continue. Teachers shall register their exit by the same means no earlier than 2:45 pm except on those days when teachers are assigned to other duties. Each teacher will be assigned one afternoon per week when he/she shall remain until 3:30 pm for makefull-up work/extra help for students, parent meetings, curriculum work, TEAM meetings or other educational purposes. This day will be determined in consultation with the immediate supervisor. Teachers shall schedule students for these sessions. If a Unit A member is absent, best efforts will be made to obtain a substitute in every area. The Athletic Director may have a reduced teaching load consisting of at least four (4) teaching periods per day. The workday of the LPN Program Instructors time licensed personnel shall be required to work seven and one-quarter half (7 ¼½) hours per day. LPN Instructors shall register their entry and exit Unless excused by using the designated procedure whenever they enter and exit the Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical School and will maintain a log administrator, as part of their attendance when at other work sites. B. Common Planning Time: On professional responsibilities, teachers shall attend no more than two required parent/teacher conferences, one site open house, and/or one graduation/promotion each year. When a school function is scheduled outside of the regular work days between 2:15 pm day or contract year, there shall be compensation in time within that same school year. Personal and 2:45 pmAssociation business shall not be conducted during instructional time. The building administration working with a committee of teachers, selected by the teachers and agreed to by the Principal, which is representative of the grade levels in the school will make reasonable efforts to reduce non-instructional duty time for teachers and to equalize non-instructional duties of the teachers. In order that certified employees may begin planning and preparation for the coming school year, certified employees other than newly employed or newly transferred employees, shall be involved notified by the principal or supervisor by posting not later than the last day of the school year, a schedule for the coming school year, tentative certified employee program assignments, the schools to which they will be assigned, the grades and/or subjects that they will teach, the number of the classroom in Cluster which they will teach, any special or Departmental activities unusual classes that they will have and the site specific daily work schedule. Individual Education Plan (IEP), Student Study Teams (SST), and Section 504 Plan meetings shall be held within the seven and one-half (7.5) hour workday, when possible. All mandatory attendees which shall be initiated by include the appropriate C. Meetingsfollowing: Teachers may be required to remain until 3:30 pm on eight (8) school days per year which shall be scheduled by the end of the first week in October. These meetings will not be rescheduled after being scheduledSpecial Education Teacher, as provided hereinGeneral Education Teacher, except in case of emergency or unforeseen conflicts. When the rescheduling of a meeting is necessary, teachers will be provided a minimum of two (2) weeks written notice of the rescheduled meeting date. These meetings are for the following purpose: 1. Faculty meetings (including LPN Instructors who are on the Bourne Campus) 2. In-service 3. Curriculum work 4. Other educational purposes D. Consecutive classes for classroom teachers; Academic teachers required to teach four (4) or more consecutive periods without an interruption will be provided with a ten (10) minute break upon their request. Whenever an LPN Instructor is assigned to a clinical site, they shall receive the preparation and administrative time provided related service providers covered by this section at the end of the workday. E. The work year for teachers shall be one hundred eighty-two (182) days: the one hundred eighty (180) days that students are required to agreement, will be in attendance and two (2) professional development days. The first two (2) days remain for the entirety of the meetings. If an IEP, SST, or 504 meeting is held outside contract hours and extends more than 30 minutes beyond the contract day, all teacher attendees will be compensated $25.00 per hour for the full amount of time beyond the contract day. Excluding voluntary work, pre-approved work year may beyond the contract day will be staff professional development full days: compensated according to the Monday and Tuesday before Labor DaySupplementary Pay Schedule for Unclassified Positions. Students may return on If the Tuesday or Wednesdayclass is split up among additional classes, the highest daily substitute teacher rate of pay will be divided evenly between those certified employees who are taking additional students. In additionIf a class is split up among additional classes, staff members may have a half a professional development day per term. The work year for School Counselors the split shall be dispersed as numerically equal as possible. If another employee who has a substitute teacher license is able to cover the Teachers’ year plus five (5) days paid at class and that coverage results in a loss of prep time to any certified employee, the Counselor’s per diem rate. Any additional days worked beyond those five days certified employee will be at the Counselor’s per diem rate and must have prior approval by the Principal compensated. If a certified employee, or Superintendent. The ratio of student to School Counselor will not exceed 300 to 1 per year. X. Under normal circumstances there are eight (8) periods per day. All teachers may be assigned six (6) teaching periods, plus one (1) preparation period and one (1) administrative period, each of which shall be substantially equal to a teaching periodcertified specialist, (administrative periods shall i.e.: ELL, SPED, electives, etc.) is used to cover a class, they are to be used as preparation periods when no specific assignments have been made by the Administration); provided, however, that the preparation and administrative period will not be available to those teachers who are assigned on work projects at locations other than the school building. Teachers who agree to teach more than six (6) teaching periods will receive additional compensation compensated at the rate of one eighth (1/8) $30.00 per hour for the number of Step 1 hours of the teacher’s level of attainment on the salary schedule. G. Teachers will be allowed a duty-free lunch period equal student contact time that they covered up to the student lunch period except in cases highest daily substitute teacher rate of emergenciespay. Whenever If a teacher works off-campus and is unable certified teaching team must be broken up to get cover a duty-free lunch (this is not applicable to field trips)class, they shall submit weekly timesheets and both team members will be compensated at a half day’s substitute highest rate of pay. Determination of which teacher leaves the current hourly rate for the length of the student lunch period. H. Teachers who are required to work beyond the work year, as defined classroom will be made by the provisions teaching team. With administrator approval, a certified teaching team member may refuse a substitute when their team teacher is absent but will not be compensated. Teachers working together to help cover each other’s classes for a short period of this Agreement, shall be compensated at their per diem rate (1/182) per day for such additional time. Whenever there is the need for additional work days to allow a student to meet the required hours to complete the LPN Program, the extra work time will first not be offered to LPN Instructors by seniority on a rotating basis. If no LPN Instructors accept the additional work, the work will next be offered to members of the bargaining unit who are qualified and if no qualified bargaining unit member is available, the Administration may hire a qualified instructor who is not employed by the Committee. With prior approval of the Superintendent, teachers who agree to perform non-required work outside of the work year, as defined by the provisions of this Agreement, and are directly related to curriculum and/or services to students, shall be paid $39 per hour, effective July 1, 2022 then will be increased to $40 per hour effective July 1, 2023 and then will be increased to $41 per hour effective July 1, 2024compensated. I. All teachers shall, on a weekly basis, update student grades on the student information system. The weekly grades shall provide at least three (3) documented criteria as determined by the teacher. The Committee shall provide training on the student information system during professional development days.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOADS. A. All teachers shall register entry by using the designated procedure by 7:30 am and The workday will be at their assigned duties by 7:35 am. It is further agreed established by the Committee administration prior to the beginning of the school year and will not exceed 8 hours per day which includes a 30-minute duty free lunch. If additional time is required to meet the Association number of hours of pupil instruction required under the Michigan School Code the parties will meet to negotiate a new schedule. The Board agrees that the past practice relative teachers' work year will not exceed 1302 scheduled work hours, which shall include two teacher inservice days prior to 7:30 am assignment shall continuethe first day of attendance by the students. Teachers shall register their exit by the same means no earlier than 2:45 pm except on those days when teachers are assigned to other duties. Each teacher will be assigned one afternoon per week when he/she shall remain until 3:30 pm compensated for make-up work/extra help for studentshours worked exceeding 1302 hours at an hourly rate, parent meetings, curriculum work, TEAM meetings or other educational purposes. This day will be determined in consultation with the immediate supervisor. Teachers shall schedule students for these sessions. If a Unit A member is absent, best efforts will be made to obtain a substitute in every area. The Athletic Director may have a reduced teaching load consisting of at least four (4) teaching periods per day. The workday of the LPN Program Instructors shall be seven and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours per day. LPN Instructors shall register their entry and exit by using the designated procedure whenever they enter and exit the Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical School and will maintain a log of their attendance when at other work sites. B. Common Planning Time: On regular work days between 2:15 pm and 2:45 pm, teachers may be involved in Cluster or Departmental activities which shall be initiated established by dividing the teacher’s current salary rate by 1302 hours. Scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, power outages, mechanical break downs, or health conditions as defined by the appropriate C. Meetings: city, county or state health authorities, may be rescheduled at the discretion of the Board. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days which are cancelled, but shall work on any rescheduled day with no additional compensation. The Board shall not be required to cancel a 'workday' (i.e., a day when teachers report, but students are not in session such as an end of semester grading day, a parent-teacher conference day, or an in-service day) or that portion of any day which is scheduled to be a partial work day even though students do not report. However, the Board may do so in its discretion. The Board shall not be required to reschedule a work day or a partial work day which is cancelled, but may do so in its discretion. Total annual salary is based upon l302 hours of work during the entire school year regardless of whether the hours actually worked are the same as originally scheduled or are different from those originally scheduled due to rescheduling by the Board. Teachers will be paid an additional per hour only for those hours which they are required to work as part of the regular school year beyond 1302 hours. Teachers may be required to remain until 3:30 pm after school, without additional compensation, for up to one and one-half (1 1/2) hours on eight (8) school each of two days per year which shall be scheduled each month to attend meetings called by the end of the first week in Octoberschool Superintendent with 24 hour notice. These meetings will be chaired by the Superintendent or his/her designee. Teachers may, with the approval of the Superintendent, place appropriate educationally-related items on the agenda. Teachers may be required to attend, not be rescheduled after being scheduled, as provided herein, except in case of emergency or unforeseen conflicts. When the rescheduling of a meeting is necessary, teachers will be provided a minimum of more than two (2) weeks written notice of the rescheduled meeting dateevening meetings each semester no more than three hours in length. These Attendance at all other evening meetings are for the following purpose: 1. Faculty meetings (including LPN Instructors who are on the Bourne Campus) 2. In-service 3. Curriculum work 4. Other educational purposes D. Consecutive classes for classroom teachers; Academic teachers required to teach four (4) or more consecutive periods without an interruption will be provided with a ten (10) minute break upon their request. Whenever an LPN Instructor is assigned to a clinical site, they shall receive the preparation and administrative time provided by this section at the end of the workday. E. The work year for teachers shall be one hundred eighty-two (182) days: the one hundred eighty (180) days that students are required to be in attendance and two (2) professional development days. The first two (2) days of the work year may be staff professional development full days: the Monday and Tuesday before Labor Day. Students may return on the Tuesday or Wednesday. In addition, staff members may have a half a professional development day per term. The work year for School Counselors shall be the Teachers’ year plus five (5) days paid at the Counselor’s per diem rate. Any additional days worked beyond those five days will be at the Counselor’s per diem rate and must have prior approval by option of the Principal or Superintendent. The ratio of student to School Counselor will not exceed 300 to 1 per year. X. Under normal circumstances there are eight (8) periods per dayindividual teacher. All full time teachers may be assigned six (6) teaching periods, plus one (1) preparation period and one (1) administrative period, each of which shall be substantially equal to a teaching period, (administrative periods shall be used as preparation periods when no specific assignments will have been made by the Administration); provided, however, that the preparation and administrative period will not be available to those teachers who are assigned on work projects at locations other than the school building. Teachers who agree to teach more than six (6) teaching periods will receive additional compensation at the rate of one eighth (1/8) of Step 1 of the teacher’s level of attainment on the salary schedule. G. Teachers will be allowed a duty-free lunch period equal of 30 minutes. All teachers will have one daily preparation time of not less than one high school class period. Each teacher shall be present 10 minutes prior to the student lunch period except in cases of emergencies. Whenever a teacher works off-campus and is unable to get a duty-free lunch (this is not applicable to field trips), they shall submit weekly timesheets and will be compensated at the current hourly rate for the length beginning of the student lunch period. H. Teachers who are required day at which time teachers will be available for student assistance. Every attempt will be made by administration for preparation time to work beyond the work year, as defined by the provisions be a consistent block of this Agreement, shall be compensated at their per diem rate (1/182) per day for such additional time. Whenever there Teacher participation in extracurricular activities for which no additional compensation is paid will be voluntary. At the need for additional work days to allow a student to meet the required hours to complete the LPN Programsame time, the extra work teachers recognize their responsibility to their students and their profession requires the performance of duties that involve the expenditure of time will first be offered to LPN Instructors by seniority on a rotating basis. If no LPN Instructors accept the additional work, the work will next be offered to members beyond that of the bargaining unit who are qualified normal working day, including preparation for and if no qualified bargaining unit member is available, the Administration may hire a qualified instructor who is not employed by the Committee. With prior approval supervision of the Superintendent, teachers who agree to perform non-required work outside of the work year, as defined by the provisions of this Agreement, extra curricular student activities and are directly related to curriculum and/or services to students, shall be paid $39 per hour, effective July 1, 2022 then will be increased to $40 per hour effective July 1, 2023 and then will be increased to $41 per hour effective July 1, 2024functions. I. All teachers shall, on a weekly basis, update student grades on the student information system. The weekly grades shall provide at least three (3) documented criteria as determined by the teacher. The Committee shall provide training on the student information system during professional development days.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOADS. A. 6-1-1 The teacher’s work year shall consist of 185 days for second and third year probationary teachers and post-probationary teachers and 187 days for newly hired and/or first year probationary teachers. All teachers shall register entry by using the designated procedure by 7:30 am and be at their assigned duties by 7:35 am. It is further agreed by the Committee and the Association that the past practice relative to 7:30 am assignment shall continue. Teachers shall register their exit by the same means no earlier than 2:45 pm except on those days when teachers are assigned to other duties. Each teacher will be assigned one afternoon per week when he/she shall remain until 3:30 pm for makefull-up work/extra help for students, parent meetings, curriculum work, TEAM meetings or other educational purposes. This day will be determined in consultation with the immediate supervisor. Teachers shall schedule students for these sessions. If a Unit A member is absent, best efforts will be made to obtain a substitute in every area. The Athletic Director may have a reduced teaching load consisting of at least four (4) teaching periods per day. The workday of the LPN Program Instructors time licensed personnel shall be required to work seven and one-quarter half (7 ¼½) hours per day. LPN Instructors shall register their entry and exit Unless excused by using the designated procedure whenever they enter and exit the Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical School and will maintain a log administrator, as part of their attendance when at other work sites. B. Common Planning Time: On professional responsibilities, teachers shall attend parent/teacher conferences, site open house, and/or graduation/promotion. When a school function is scheduled outside of the regular work days between 2:15 pm and 2:45 pmday or contract year, teachers may be involved in Cluster or Departmental activities which there shall be initiated compensation in time within that same school year. Personal and Association business shall not be conducted during instructional time. The building administration working with a committee of teachers, selected by the appropriate C. Meetings: Teachers teachers and agreed to by the Principal, which is representative of the grade levels in the school will make reasonable efforts to reduce non-instructional duty time for teachers and to equalize non-instructional duties of the teachers. In order that employees may be required to remain until 3:30 pm on eight (8) begin planning and preparation for the coming school days per year which year, employees other than newly employed or transferred employees, shall be scheduled notified by the end principal or supervisor by posting not later than the last day of the first week school year, a duty schedule for the coming school year showing tentative employee assignments including their programs for the coming school year, the schools to which they will be assigned, the grades and/or subjects that they will teach, the number of the classroom in Octoberwhich they will teach, and any special or unusual classes that they will have. These Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings will not shall be rescheduled after being scheduledheld within the seven and one-half (7.5) hour work day, as provided herein, except in case of emergency or unforeseen conflictswhen possible. When the rescheduling of a If an IEP meeting is necessary, teachers will be provided a minimum of two (2) weeks written notice of the rescheduled meeting date. These meetings are for the following purpose: 1. Faculty meetings (including LPN Instructors who are on the Bourne Campus) 2. In-service 3. Curriculum work 4. Other educational purposes D. Consecutive classes for classroom teachers; Academic teachers required to teach four (4) or more consecutive periods without an interruption will be provided with a ten (10) minute break upon their request. Whenever an LPN Instructor is assigned to a clinical site, they shall receive the preparation held outside contract hours and administrative time provided by this section at the end of the workday. E. The work year for teachers shall be one hundred eighty-two (182) days: the one hundred eighty (180) days that students are required to be in attendance and two (2) professional development days. The first two (2) days of the work year may be staff professional development full days: the Monday and Tuesday before Labor Day. Students may return on the Tuesday or Wednesday. In addition, staff members may have a half a professional development day per term. The work year for School Counselors shall be the Teachers’ year plus five (5) days paid at the Counselor’s per diem rate. Any additional days worked beyond those five days will be at the Counselor’s per diem rate and must have prior approval by the Principal or Superintendent. The ratio of student to School Counselor will not exceed 300 to 1 per year. X. Under normal circumstances there are eight (8) periods per day. All teachers may be assigned six (6) teaching periods, plus one (1) preparation period and one (1) administrative period, each of which shall be substantially equal to a teaching period, (administrative periods shall be used as preparation periods when no specific assignments have been made by the Administration); provided, however, that the preparation and administrative period will not be available to those teachers who are assigned on work projects at locations other than the school building. Teachers who agree to teach extends more than six (6) teaching periods will receive additional compensation at 30 minutes beyond the rate of one eighth (1/8) of Step 1 of the teacher’s level of attainment on the salary schedule. G. Teachers will be allowed a duty-free lunch period equal to the student lunch period except in cases of emergencies. Whenever a contract day, all teacher works off-campus and is unable to get a duty-free lunch (this is not applicable to field trips), they shall submit weekly timesheets and attendees will be compensated at the current hourly rate $15.00 per hour for the length full amount of the student lunch period. H. Teachers who are required to work time beyond the work year, as defined by the provisions of this Agreement, shall be compensated at their per diem rate (1/182) per day for such additional time. Whenever there is the need for additional work days to allow a student to meet the required hours to complete the LPN Program, the extra work time will first be offered to LPN Instructors by seniority on a rotating basis. If no LPN Instructors accept the additional work, the work will next be offered to members of the bargaining unit who are qualified and if no qualified bargaining unit member is available, the Administration may hire a qualified instructor who is not employed by the Committee. With prior approval of the Superintendent, teachers who agree to perform non-required work outside of the work year, as defined by the provisions of this Agreement, and are directly related to curriculum and/or services to students, shall be paid $39 per hour, effective July 1, 2022 then will be increased to $40 per hour effective July 1, 2023 and then will be increased to $41 per hour effective July 1, 2024contract day. I. All teachers shall, on a weekly basis, update student grades on the student information system. The weekly grades shall provide at least three (3) documented criteria as determined by the teacher. The Committee shall provide training on the student information system during professional development days.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOADS. A. 6-1-1 The teacher’s work year shall consist of 185 days for second and third year probationary teachers and post-probationary teachers and 187 days for newly hired and/or first year probationary teachers. All teachers shall register entry by using the designated procedure by 7:30 am and be at their assigned duties by 7:35 am. It is further agreed by the Committee and the Association that the past practice relative to 7:30 am assignment shall continue. Teachers shall register their exit by the same means no earlier than 2:45 pm except on those days when teachers are assigned to other duties. Each teacher will be assigned one afternoon per week when he/she shall remain until 3:30 pm for makefull-up work/extra help for students, parent meetings, curriculum work, TEAM meetings or other educational purposes. This day will be determined in consultation with the immediate supervisor. Teachers shall schedule students for these sessions. If a Unit A member is absent, best efforts will be made to obtain a substitute in every area. The Athletic Director may have a reduced teaching load consisting of at least four (4) teaching periods per day. The workday of the LPN Program Instructors time licensed personnel shall be required to work seven and one-quarter half (7 ¼½) hours per day. LPN Instructors shall register their entry and exit Unless excused by using the designated procedure whenever they enter and exit the Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical School and will maintain a log administrator, as part of their attendance when at other work sites. B. Common Planning Time: On professional responsibilities, teachers shall attend no more than two required parent/teacher conferences, one site open house, and/or one graduation/promotion each year. When a school function is scheduled outside of the regular work days between 2:15 pm and 2:45 pmday or contract year, teachers may be involved in Cluster or Departmental activities which there shall be initiated compensation in time within that same school year. Personal and Association business shall not be conducted during instructional time. The building administration working with a committee of teachers, selected by the appropriate C. Meetings: Teachers teachers and agreed to by the Principal, which is representative of the grade levels in the school will make reasonable efforts to reduce non-instructional duty time for teachers and to equalize non-instructional duties of the teachers. In order that certified employees may be required to remain until 3:30 pm on eight (8) begin planning and preparation for the coming school days per year which year, certified employees other than newly employed or newly transferred employees, shall be scheduled notified by the end principal or supervisor by posting not later than the last day of the first week school year, a schedule for the coming school year, tentative certified employee program assignments, the schools to which they will be assigned, the grades and/or subjects that they will teach, the number of the classroom in Octoberwhich they will teach, any special or unusual classes that they will have and the site specific daily work schedule. These Individual Education Plan (IEP), Student Study Teams (SST), and Section 504 Plan meetings shall be held within the seven and one-half (7.5) hour workday, when possible. All mandatory attendees in attendance will not be rescheduled after being scheduledremain for the entirety of the meetings. If an IEP, as provided hereinSST, except in case of emergency or unforeseen conflicts. When the rescheduling of a 504 meeting is necessaryheld outside contract hours and extends more than 30 minutes beyond the contract day, teachers all teacher attendees will be provided a minimum of two (2) weeks written notice of the rescheduled meeting date. These meetings are compensated $15.00 per hour for the following purpose: 1full amount of time beyond the contract day. Faculty meetings (including LPN Instructors Excluding voluntary work, pre-approved work beyond the contract day will be compensated according to the Supplementary Pay Schedule for Unclassified Positions. If the class is split up among additional classes, the highest daily substitute teacher rate of pay will be divided evenly between those certified employees who are on taking additional students. If another employee who has a substitute teacher license is able to cover the Bourne Campus) 2. In-service 3. Curriculum work 4. Other educational purposes D. Consecutive classes for classroom teachers; Academic teachers required class and that coverage results in a loss of prep time to teach four (4) or more consecutive periods without an interruption any certified employee, the certified employee will be provided with compensated. If a ten certified employee, or certified specialist, (10i.e.: ELL, SPED, electives, etc.) minute break upon their request. Whenever an LPN Instructor is assigned used to cover a clinical siteclass, they shall receive the preparation and administrative time provided by this section at the end of the workday. E. The work year for teachers shall be one hundred eighty-two (182) days: the one hundred eighty (180) days that students are required to be in attendance and two (2) professional development days. The first two (2) days of the work year may be staff professional development full days: the Monday and Tuesday before Labor Day. Students may return on the Tuesday or Wednesday. In addition, staff members may have a half a professional development day per term. The work year for School Counselors shall be the Teachers’ year plus five (5) days paid at the Counselor’s per diem rate. Any additional days worked beyond those five days will be at the Counselor’s per diem rate and must have prior approval by the Principal or Superintendent. The ratio of student to School Counselor will not exceed 300 to 1 per year. X. Under normal circumstances there are eight (8) periods per day. All teachers may be assigned six (6) teaching periods, plus one (1) preparation period and one (1) administrative period, each of which shall be substantially equal to a teaching period, (administrative periods shall be used as preparation periods when no specific assignments have been made by the Administration); provided, however, that the preparation and administrative period will not be available to those teachers who are assigned on work projects at locations other than the school building. Teachers who agree to teach more than six (6) teaching periods will receive additional compensation compensated at the rate of one eighth (1/8) $26.00 per hour for the number of Step 1 hours of the teacher’s level of attainment on the salary schedule. G. Teachers will be allowed a duty-free lunch period equal student contact time that they covered up to the student lunch period except in cases highest daily substitute teacher rate of emergenciespay. Whenever If a teacher works off-campus and is unable certified teaching team must be broken up to get cover a duty-free lunch (this is not applicable to field trips)class, they shall submit weekly timesheets and both team members will be compensated at a half day’s substitute highest rate of pay. Determination of which teacher leaves the current hourly rate for the length of the student lunch period. H. Teachers who are required to work beyond the work year, as defined classroom will be made by the provisions teaching team. With administrator approval, a certified teaching team member may refuse a substitute when their team teacher is absent but will not be compensated. Teachers working together to help cover each other’s classes for a short period of this Agreement, shall be compensated at their per diem rate (1/182) per day for such additional time. Whenever there is the need for additional work days to allow a student to meet the required hours to complete the LPN Program, the extra work time will first not be offered to LPN Instructors by seniority on a rotating basis. If no LPN Instructors accept the additional work, the work will next be offered to members of the bargaining unit who are qualified and if no qualified bargaining unit member is available, the Administration may hire a qualified instructor who is not employed by the Committee. With prior approval of the Superintendent, teachers who agree to perform non-required work outside of the work year, as defined by the provisions of this Agreement, and are directly related to curriculum and/or services to students, shall be paid $39 per hour, effective July 1, 2022 then will be increased to $40 per hour effective July 1, 2023 and then will be increased to $41 per hour effective July 1, 2024compensated. I. All teachers shall, on a weekly basis, update student grades on the student information system. The weekly grades shall provide at least three (3) documented criteria as determined by the teacher. The Committee shall provide training on the student information system during professional development days.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOADS. A. 6-1-1 The teacher’s work year shall consist of 185 days for second and third year probationary teachers and post-probationary teachers and 187 days for newly hired and/or first year probationary teachers. All teachers shall register entry by using the designated procedure by 7:30 am and be at their assigned duties by 7:35 am. It is further agreed by the Committee and the Association that the past practice relative to 7:30 am assignment shall continue. Teachers shall register their exit by the same means no earlier than 2:45 pm except on those days when teachers are assigned to other duties. Each teacher will be assigned one afternoon per week when he/she shall remain until 3:30 pm for makefull-up work/extra help for students, parent meetings, curriculum work, TEAM meetings or other educational purposes. This day will be determined in consultation with the immediate supervisor. Teachers shall schedule students for these sessions. If a Unit A member is absent, best efforts will be made to obtain a substitute in every area. The Athletic Director may have a reduced teaching load consisting of at least four (4) teaching periods per day. The workday of the LPN Program Instructors time licensed personnel shall be required to work seven and one-quarter half (7 ¼½) hours per day. LPN Instructors shall register their entry and exit Unless excused by using the designated procedure whenever they enter and exit the Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical School and will maintain a log administrator, as part of their attendance when at other work sites. B. Common Planning Time: On professional responsibilities, teachers shall attend no more than two required parent/teacher conferences, one site open house, and/or one graduation/promotion each year. When a school function is scheduled outside of the regular work days between 2:15 pm and 2:45 pmday or contract year, teachers may be involved in Cluster or Departmental activities which there shall be initiated compensation in time within that same school year. Personal and Association business shall not be conducted during instructional time. The building administration working with a committee of teachers, selected by the appropriate C. Meetings: Teachers teachers and agreed to by the Principal, which is representative of the grade levels in the school will make reasonable efforts to reduce non-instructional duty time for teachers and to equalize non-instructional duties of the teachers. In order that employees may be required to remain until 3:30 pm on eight (8) begin planning and preparation for the coming school days per year which year, employees other than newly employed or transferred employees, shall be scheduled notified by the end principal or supervisor by posting not later than the last day of the first week school year, a duty schedule for the coming school year showing tentative employee assignments including their programs for the coming school year, the schools to which they will be assigned, the grades and/or subjects that they will teach, the number of the classroom in Octoberwhich they will teach, and any special or unusual classes that they will have. These Individual Education Plan (IEP), Student Study Teams (SST), and Section 504 Plan meetings will not shall be rescheduled after being scheduledheld within the seven and one-half (7.5) hour work day, as provided hereinwhen possible. If an IEP, except in case of emergency SST, or unforeseen conflicts. When the rescheduling of a 504 meeting is necessaryheld outside contract hours and extends more than 30 minutes beyond the contract day, teachers all teacher attendees will be provided a minimum of two (2) weeks written notice of the rescheduled meeting date. These meetings are compensated $15.00 per hour for the following purpose: 1full amount of time beyond the contract day. Faculty meetings Excluding voluntary work, pre-approved work beyond the contract day will be compensated according to the Supplementary Pay Schedule for Unclassified Positions. In the event a certified employee needs to be used to help cover a substitute teacher shortage, the administrator (including LPN Instructors or designee) will develop a fair and equitable protocol of selecting certified employees to be used to cover substitute teacher shortages, particularly so the same employees are not frequently chosen. The administrator must always request whether the certified employee is willing to adjust their assignment for the day. If there are no other options, the administrator will explain the situation to the certified employee, administer the revised assignment, and the certified employee must be compensated accordingly. If the class is split up among additional classes, the highest daily substitute teacher rate of pay will be divided evenly between those certified employees who are on taking additional students. If another employee who has a substitute teacher license is able to cover the Bourne Campus) 2. In-service 3. Curriculum work 4. Other educational purposes D. Consecutive classes for classroom teachers; Academic teachers required class and that coverage results in a loss of prep time to teach four (4) or more consecutive periods without an interruption any certified employee, the certified employee will be provided with compensated. If a ten (10) minute break upon their request. Whenever an LPN Instructor certified employee is assigned used to cover a clinical siteclass, they shall receive the preparation and administrative time provided by this section at the end of the workday. E. The work year for teachers shall be one hundred eighty-two (182) days: the one hundred eighty (180) days that students are required to be in attendance and two (2) professional development days. The first two (2) days of the work year may be staff professional development full days: the Monday and Tuesday before Labor Day. Students may return on the Tuesday or Wednesday. In addition, staff members may have a half a professional development day per term. The work year for School Counselors shall be the Teachers’ year plus five (5) days paid at the Counselor’s per diem rate. Any additional days worked beyond those five days will be at the Counselor’s per diem rate and must have prior approval by the Principal or Superintendent. The ratio of student to School Counselor will not exceed 300 to 1 per year. X. Under normal circumstances there are eight (8) periods per day. All teachers may be assigned six (6) teaching periods, plus one (1) preparation period and one (1) administrative period, each of which shall be substantially equal to a teaching period, (administrative periods shall be used as preparation periods when no specific assignments have been made by the Administration); provided, however, that the preparation and administrative period will not be available to those teachers who are assigned on work projects at locations other than the school building. Teachers who agree to teach more than six (6) teaching periods will receive additional compensation compensated at the rate of one eighth (1/8) $26.00 per hour for the number of Step 1 hours of the teacher’s level of attainment on the salary schedule. G. Teachers will student contact time that they covered. If a certified teaching team must be allowed broken up to cover a duty-free lunch period equal to the student lunch period except in cases of emergencies. Whenever a teacher works off-campus and is unable to get a duty-free lunch (this is not applicable to field trips)class, they shall submit weekly timesheets and both team members will be compensated at a half day’s substitute highest rate of pay. Determination of which teacher leaves the current hourly rate for the length of the student lunch period. H. Teachers who are required to work beyond the work year, as defined classroom will be made by the provisions teaching team. With administrator approval, a certified teaching team member may refuse a substitute when their team teacher is absent but will not be compensated. Teachers working together to help cover each other’s classes for a short period of this Agreement, shall be compensated at their per diem rate (1/182) per day for such additional time. Whenever there is the need for additional work days to allow a student to meet the required hours to complete the LPN Program, the extra work time will first not be offered to LPN Instructors by seniority on a rotating basis. If no LPN Instructors accept the additional work, the work will next be offered to members of the bargaining unit who are qualified and if no qualified bargaining unit member is available, the Administration may hire a qualified instructor who is not employed by the Committee. With prior approval of the Superintendent, teachers who agree to perform non-required work outside of the work year, as defined by the provisions of this Agreement, and are directly related to curriculum and/or services to students, shall be paid $39 per hour, effective July 1, 2022 then will be increased to $40 per hour effective July 1, 2023 and then will be increased to $41 per hour effective July 1, 2024compensated. I. All teachers shall, on a weekly basis, update student grades on the student information system. The weekly grades shall provide at least three (3) documented criteria as determined by the teacher. The Committee shall provide training on the student information system during professional development days.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOADS. A. All teachers The normal required work day between the hours of 6:45 and 5:30 p.m. shall register entry by using the designated procedure by 7:30 am not exceed 7 hours, 30 minutes which includes a 40 minute duty free lunch and prep time to be at their assigned duties by 7:35 am. It is further mutually agreed by the Committee and the Association that the past practice relative to 7:30 am assignment shall continue. Teachers shall register their exit by the same means no earlier than 2:45 pm except on those days when teachers are assigned to other duties. Each teacher will be assigned one afternoon per week when he/she shall remain until 3:30 pm for make-up work/extra help for students, parent meetings, curriculum work, TEAM meetings or other educational purposes. This day will be determined in consultation with the immediate supervisor. Teachers shall schedule students for these sessions. If a Unit A member is absent, best efforts will be made to obtain a substitute in every area. The Athletic Director may have a reduced teaching load consisting of at least four (4) teaching periods per day. The workday of the LPN Program Instructors shall be seven and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours per day. LPN Instructors shall register their entry and exit by using the designated procedure whenever they enter and exit the Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical School and will maintain a log of their attendance when at other work sitesupon annually. B. Common Planning Time: On regular The mutually-agreed official calendar shall be completed and disbursed prior to the end of the current school year. C. The Board agrees the teacher’s work year will align with MCL 388.1701. D. It is agreed that at least one full day of the non-student work days between 2:15 pm and 2:45 pm, teachers may be involved in Cluster or Departmental activities which during the opening week of school shall be initiated by reserved exclusively for teachers to work in their classrooms. The Administration reserves the appropriate C. Meetings: right to spread this time over the opening week of meetings. Teachers may be required to remain until 3:30 pm after school without additional compensation for up to one hour and twenty minutes after the close of the normal work day once a month to attend meetings called by the school principal. Where split schedules exist, schedules may be arranged so that all teachers may attend the same meeting. Teachers may, upon approval of the principal, place educationally related items on eight the agenda, such agenda to be given to teachers twenty-four (8) 24) hours in advance of the meeting except in emergencies. The SEA representative may give a report at the end of each meeting. Thursdays shall be reserved for SEA meetings. Teachers may be required to remain after school without additional compensation for one additional principal meeting each semester. Attendance at professional meetings, such as jointly sponsored in-service workshops and conferences, when contractual or during the regular school day, shall be a professional obligation of each teacher. Teachers are encouraged to attend professional meetings at other scheduled times. Building Representative may call two (2) building meetings per month during the teacher work day for discussion of Association matters. Such meetings shall be held at times other than when teachers are responsible for supervising students, during preparation periods, or during previously scheduled faculty meetings or school programs. The District shall, subject to state regulations, provide a total of two (2) one-half days per year which (one each semester) to be used for elementary teachers’ planning, preparation, conference time. Said half days shall be scheduled on student instruction days as provided in Appendix D. It is the intent of the Board to make every reasonable effort to avoid scheduling secondary teachers in more than two (2) rooms (excluding homerooms) on a daily basis in two (2) consecutive years. Exceptions may be made in the case of traveling teachers or where specially- equipped rooms are involved. E. In the event art, music and physical education are again provided on a consultant services basis, the following provisions shall apply. The assignment of such art, music and physical education consultants to the classroom teacher shall be on a mutually agreed basis between the principal and the teacher. Such assignment shall be subject to a review by the principal and teacher at the end of the first week in Octobersemester. These meetings will not be rescheduled after being scheduled, as provided herein, except in case of emergency or unforeseen conflicts. When the rescheduling of a meeting is necessary, The teachers will be provided a minimum schedule of visits for each special subject teacher at least one week in advance of the visit and will have an opportunity to recommend changes in such schedules. The art, music and physical education personnel shall forward a copy of their lesson plans together with the aims and objectives of the program and a list of materials to be used if applicable one week in advance where possible. The classroom teacher may request that the principals schedule a meeting with such personnel. F. Secondary teachers will not be required to teach more than two (2) weeks written notice subjects nor more than a total of three (3) teaching preparations per day. Academic intervention will not be considered as an additional subject as the rescheduled meeting date. These meetings are administration will be responsible for providing a prepared lesson for the following purpose: 1duration of this class period. Faculty meetings (including LPN Instructors who are on the Bourne Campus) 2. In-service 3. Curriculum work 4. Other educational purposes D. Consecutive classes for classroom teachers; Academic teachers required to teach four (4) A different curriculum or more consecutive periods without an interruption will be provided with a ten (10) minute break upon their request. Whenever an LPN Instructor is assigned to a clinical sitetrack, they shall receive the preparation and administrative time provided by this section at the end of the workday. E. The work year for teachers shall be one hundred eighty-two (182) days: considered a separate preparation. At the one hundred eighty (180) days that students are required to be middle school level, the prevailing practices in attendance and two (2) professional development days. The first two (2) days of each building, as experienced during the work year may be staff professional development full days: the Monday and Tuesday before Labor Day. Students may return on the Tuesday or Wednesday. In additionpast school year, staff members may have a half a professional development day per term. The work year for School Counselors shall be the Teachers’ year plus five (5) days paid at determining factor in the Counselor’s per diem rate. Any additional days worked beyond those five days will be at the Counselor’s per diem rate and must have prior approval by the Principal or Superintendent. The ratio interpretation of student to School Counselor will not exceed 300 to 1 per year. X. Under normal circumstances there are eight (8) periods per day. All teachers may be assigned six (6) teaching periodsthis section, plus one (1) preparation period and one (1) administrative period, each of which shall be substantially equal to a teaching period, (administrative periods shall be used as preparation periods when no specific assignments have been made by the Administration); provided, however, that the preparation Board agrees to continue to work toward making the practice conform to the intent of this provision. The prevailing practice is to be determined by the principal after consultation with the Association representative and administrative period will the concerned teacher or teachers. In the case of 6th grade in the middle school, the Technology Education component shall not be available to those teachers who are assigned on work projects at locations other than the school building. Teachers who agree to teach more than six (6) teaching periods will receive additional compensation at the rate of one eighth (1/8) of Step 1 of the teacher’s level of attainment on the salary scheduleconsidered a separate preparation or subject, even though a grade may be given. G. Teachers will be allowed a duty-free lunch period equal recognize that their responsibilities to their students and profession require the student lunch period except in cases performance of emergencies. Whenever a teacher works off-campus and is unable to get a duty-free lunch (this is not applicable to field trips), they shall submit weekly timesheets and will be compensated at duties that involve the current hourly rate expenditure of time beyond that of the normal working day including preparation for the length supervision of co-curricular student activities and functions. When it is necessary to maintain a co-curriculum on an hourly pay basis, the student lunch period. H. Teachers teachers who are required to work beyond voluntarily perform the work year, as defined by the provisions of this Agreement, functions shall be compensated at their per diem equally regardless of grade level for equal function. Such voluntary activities that call for a flat-rate (1/182) per day for such additional time. Whenever there is the need for additional work days to allow a student to meet the required hours to complete the LPN Program, the extra work time will first be offered to LPN Instructors by seniority on a rotating basis. If no LPN Instructors accept the additional work, the work will next be offered to members of the bargaining unit who compensation are qualified and if no qualified bargaining unit member is available, the Administration may hire a qualified instructor who is not employed by the Committee. With prior approval of the Superintendent, teachers who agree to perform non-required work outside of the work year, as defined by the provisions of this Agreement, and are directly related to curriculum and/or services to students, shall be paid $39 per hour, effective July 1, 2022 then will be increased to $40 per hour effective July 1, 2023 and then will be increased to $41 per hour effective July 1, 2024. I. All teachers shall, on a weekly basis, update student grades on the student information system. The weekly grades shall provide at least three (3) documented criteria as determined by the teacher. The Committee shall provide training on the student information system during professional development days.listed in Appendix A.