Common use of TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOADS Clause in Contracts

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOADS. 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 full-time licensed personnel shall be required to work seven and one-half (7 ½) hours per day. Unless excused by the administrator, as part of their 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 day or contract year, there shall be 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 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 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 which they will teach, any special or 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 include the following: Special Education Teacher, General Education Teacher, and related service providers covered by this agreement, will be in attendance and 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 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 taking additional students. If a class is split up among additional classes, the split shall be dispersed as numerically equal as possible. If another employee who has a substitute teacher license is able to cover the class and that coverage results in a loss of prep time to any certified employee, the certified employee will be compensated. If a certified employee, or certified specialist, (i.e.: ELL, SPED, electives, etc.) is used to cover a class, they are to be compensated at the rate of $30.00 per hour for the number of hours of student contact time that they covered up to the highest daily substitute teacher rate of pay. If a certified teaching team must be broken up to cover a class, both team members will be compensated at a half day’s substitute highest rate of pay. Determination of which teacher leaves the classroom will be made by the 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 time will not be compensated.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOADS. 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 189 187 days for newly hired and/or first year probationary teachers. All full-time licensed personnel shall be required to work seven and one-half (7 ½) hours per day. Unless excused by the administrator, as part of their 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 day or contract year, there shall be 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 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 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 which they will teach, any special or 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 include the following: Special Education Teacher, General Education Teacher, and related service providers covered by this agreement, will be in attendance and will 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 15.00 per hour for the full amount of time beyond the contract day. 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 taking additional students. If a class is split up among additional classes, the split shall be dispersed as numerically equal as possible. If another employee who has a substitute teacher license is able to cover the class and that coverage results in a loss of prep time to any certified employee, the certified employee will be compensated. If a certified employee, or certified specialist, (i.e.: ELL, SPED, electives, etc.) is used to cover a class, they are to be compensated at the rate of $30.00 26.00 per hour for the number of hours of student contact time that they covered up to the highest daily substitute teacher rate of pay. If a certified teaching team must be broken up to cover a class, both team members will be compensated at a half day’s substitute highest rate of pay. Determination of which teacher leaves the classroom will be made by the 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 time will not be compensated.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOADS. 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 189 187 days for newly hired and/or first year probationary teachers. All full-time licensed personnel shall be required to work seven and one-half (7 ½) hours per day. Unless excused by the administrator, as part of their professional responsibilities, teachers shall attend no more than two required parent/teacher conferences, one site open house, and/or one graduation/promotion each yearpromotion. When a school function is scheduled outside of the regular work day or contract year, there shall be 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 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 notified by the principal or supervisor by posting not later than the last day of the school year, a duty schedule for the coming school year showing tentative employee assignments including their programs 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 which they will teach, and any special or unusual classes that they will have and the site specific daily work schedulehave. 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 workdaywork day, when possible. All mandatory attendees which shall include the following: Special Education Teacher, General Education Teacher, and related service providers covered by this agreement, will be in attendance and remain for the entirety of the meetings. If an IEP, SST, or 504 IEP meeting is held outside contract hours and extends more than 30 minutes beyond the contract dayhours, all teacher attendees will be compensated $25.00 15.00 per hour for hour. Secondary teachers will coordinate to ensure one of multiple teachers is present at the full amount meeting on a rotational basis so the same teacher is not attending a majority of time beyond the contract dayIEP meetings. Excluding voluntary work, pre-approved work beyond the contract day Teachers will be compensated according to for minimum one half hour regardless of the Supplementary Pay Schedule for Unclassified Positions. If length of 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 taking additional students. If a class is split up among additional classes, the split shall be dispersed as numerically equal as possible. If another employee who has a substitute teacher license is able to cover the class and that coverage results in a loss of prep time to any certified employee, the certified employee will be compensated. If a certified employee, or certified specialist, (i.e.: ELL, SPED, electives, etcmeeting.) is used to cover a class, they are to be compensated at the rate of $30.00 per hour for the number of hours of student contact time that they covered up to the highest daily substitute teacher rate of pay. If a certified teaching team must be broken up to cover a class, both team members will be compensated at a half day’s substitute highest rate of pay. Determination of which teacher leaves the classroom will be made by the 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 time will not be compensated.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOADS. 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 189 187 days for newly hired and/or first year probationary teachers. All full-time licensed personnel shall be required to work seven and one-half (7 ½) hours per day. Unless excused by the administrator, as part of their 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 day or contract year, there shall be 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 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 notified by the principal or supervisor by posting not later than the last day of the school year, a duty schedule for the coming school year showing tentative employee assignments including their programs 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 which they will teach, and any special or unusual classes that they will have and the site specific daily work schedulehave. 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 workdaywork day, when possible. All mandatory attendees which shall include the following: Special Education Teacher, General Education Teacher, and related service providers covered by this agreement, will be in attendance and 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 15.00 per hour for the full amount of time beyond the contract day. 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 (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 taking additional students. If a class is split up among additional classes, the split shall be dispersed as numerically equal as possible. If another employee who has a substitute teacher license is able to cover the class and that coverage results in a loss of prep time to any certified employee, the certified employee will be compensated. If a certified employee, or certified specialist, (i.e.: ELL, SPED, electives, etc.) employee is used to cover a class, they are to be compensated at the rate of $30.00 26.00 per hour for the number of hours of student contact time that they covered up to the highest daily substitute teacher rate of paycovered. If a certified teaching team must be broken up to cover a class, both team members will be compensated at a half day’s substitute highest rate of pay. Determination of which teacher leaves the classroom will be made by the 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 time will not be compensated.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOADS. 6The workday will be established by the administration prior to the beginning of the school year and will not exceed 8 hours per day which includes a 30-1-1 minute duty free lunch. 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. The Board agrees that the teachers' work year will not exceed 1302 scheduled work hours, which shall include two teacher inservice days prior to the first day of attendance by the students. Teachers shall be compensated for hours worked exceeding 1302 hours at an hourly rate, which shall be 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 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 year on any rescheduled day with no additional compensation. The Board 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 full-time licensed personnel 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 seven 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 after school, without additional compensation, for up to one and one-half (7 ½1 1/2) hours per day. Unless excused on each of two days each month to attend meetings called by the administratorschool Superintendent with 24 hour notice. These meetings will be chaired by the Superintendent or his/her designee. Teachers may, as part with the approval of their professional responsibilitiesthe Superintendent, teachers shall attend place appropriate educationally-related items on the agenda. Teachers may be required to attend, not more than two (2) evening meetings each semester no more than two required parent/teacher conferences, one site open house, and/or one graduation/promotion each yearthree hours in length. When a school function is scheduled outside Attendance at all other evening meetings will be at the option of the regular work day or contract year, there individual teacher. All full time teachers will have a duty-free lunch period of 30 minutes. All teachers will have one daily preparation time of not less than one high school class period. Each teacher shall be 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 present 10 minutes prior to the teachers and agreed to by the Principal, which is representative beginning of the grade levels in the school will make reasonable efforts to reduce non-instructional duty student day at which 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 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 which they will teach, any special or unusual classes that they will have and the site specific daily work scheduleavailable for student assistance. 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 include the following: Special Education Teacher, General Education Teacher, and related service providers covered by this agreement, will be in attendance and 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 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 taking additional students. If a class is split up among additional classes, the split shall be dispersed as numerically equal as possible. If another employee who has a substitute teacher license is able to cover the class and that coverage results in a loss of prep time to any certified employee, the certified employee will be compensated. If a certified employee, or certified specialist, (i.e.: ELL, SPED, electives, etc.) is used to cover a class, they are to be compensated at the rate of $30.00 per hour for the number of hours of student contact time that they covered up to the highest daily substitute teacher rate of pay. If a certified teaching team must be broken up to cover a class, both team members will be compensated at a half day’s substitute highest rate of pay. Determination of which teacher leaves the classroom Every attempt will be made by administration for preparation time to be a consistent block of time. Teacher participation in extracurricular activities for which no additional compensation is paid will be voluntary. At the teaching team. With administrator approvalsame time, a certified teaching team member may refuse a substitute when the teachers recognize their team teacher is absent but will not be compensated. Teachers working together responsibility to help cover each other’s classes for a short period their students and their profession requires the performance of duties that involve the expenditure of time will not be compensatedbeyond that of the normal working day, including preparation for and supervision of extra curricular student activities and functions.