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TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOADS. A. Workday 1. The workday for teachers shall be: M, T, R, F W (Regular) W (Systemwide) High School: 7 hrs., 30 min. 7 hrs., 35 min. 8 hrs., 30 min. Middle School: 7 hrs., 20 min. 7 hrs., 25 min. 8 hrs., 15 min. Elementary: 7 hrs. 7 hrs., 5 min. 7 hrs., 15 min. In the event that a building’s hours of operation are going to be different from the hours of operation in effect as of June 30, 2004, the teachers in that building shall be notified of the change preferably by January 31, but no later than March 1 of the school year prior to the change. Wednesday Inservice Workshops will be scheduled to begin within 15 minutes after the close of the student day and will last for no more than 90 minutes provided, however, that up to ten such days may involve systemwide programs which will be scheduled to begin 15 minutes after the latest school closing and will end no later than 3:45pm. The last day of the school year at the elementary level shall be an early release day schedule, except that the COMMITTEE has the option of scheduling a full day, rather than an early release day, on the Wednesday immediately preceding the last day of school. The Superintendent of Schools will designate five (5) inservice days at the Claypit Hill, Happy Hollow, and Xxxxx Schools for “school-based grade level and curriculum planning meetings.” Every reasonable effort will be made to schedule these days in five different months of the school year. One additional inservice Wednesday in the fall and one in the spring will be designated for parent-teacher conferences at the elementary level for a total of 10.5 hours for each parent-teacher conference cycle in the fall and in the spring. 2. No teacher shall be required to remain in the school building beyond the times specified above, except that on days preceding a holiday (when school is not scheduled), on the Friday before a Monday holiday, and on the Friday or day before school vacation, h/she may leave thirty (30) minutes earlier. These times may be modified by the COMMITTEE (up to thirty [30] minutes), provided that in no case shall the length of the teacher workday be extended. 3. Teachers other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for at least the length of the classroom teacher’s workday. It is recognized, however, that the proper performance of their duties may require them to work a workday that is longer than the classroom teacher’s workday. The exact daily schedules will be determined on an individual basis. 4. A five-day regular kindergarten assignment shall be considered 65% of an FTE for all purposes under this Agreement. Kindergarten teachers shall attend 65% of inservice programs. Principals, with input from kindergarten teachers, shall determine which inservice programs teachers should attend. The Principal will provide no less than a two-week notice of required attendance, except in an emergency. 5. Every reasonable effort will be made not to schedule a meeting during a teacher’s preparation period. However, if a meeting is scheduled during a teacher’s preparation time, then the Principal will use best efforts to reschedule the lost preparation time within a reasonable period of time. 6. During the first two (2) workdays of the school year, all teachers, except sixth grade teachers, shall have six (6) hours set aside for teachers’ preparation for the school year; sixth grade teachers shall have four (4) hours set aside for such preparation. In addition, sixth grade teachers shall be able to use the first early release Wednesday for purposes of such preparation.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOADS. A. Workday 1. The workday for teachers shall be: M, T, R, F W (Regular) W (Systemwide) High School: 7 hrs., 30 min. 7 hrs., 35 min. 8 hrs., 30 min. Middle School: 7 hrs., 20 min. 7 hrs., 25 min. 8 hrs., 15 min. Elementary: 7 hrs. 7 hrs., 5 min. 7 hrs., 15 min. In the event that a building’s hours of operation are going to be different from the hours of operation in effect as of June 30, 2004, the teachers in that building shall be notified of the change preferably by January 31, but no later than March 1 of the school year prior to the change. Wednesday Inservice Workshops will be scheduled to begin within 15 minutes after the close of the student day and will last for no more than 90 minutes provided, however, that up to ten such days may involve systemwide programs which will be scheduled to begin 15 minutes after the latest school closing and will end no later than 3:45pm. The last day of the school year at the elementary level shall be an early release day schedule, except that the COMMITTEE has the option of scheduling a full day, rather than an early release day, on the Wednesday immediately preceding the last day of school. The Superintendent of Schools will designate five (5) inservice days at the Claypit Hill, Happy Hollow, and Xxxxx Schools for “school-based grade level and curriculum planning meetings.” Every reasonable effort will be made to schedule these days in five different months of the school year. One additional inservice Wednesday in the fall and one in the spring will be designated for parent-parent- teacher conferences at the elementary level for a total of 10.5 hours for each parent-teacher conference cycle in the fall and in the spring. 2. No teacher shall be required to remain in the school building beyond the times specified above, except that on days preceding a holiday (when school is not scheduled), on the Friday before a Monday holiday, and on the Friday or day before school vacation, h/she may leave thirty (30) minutes earlier. These times may be modified by the COMMITTEE (up to thirty [30] minutes), provided that in no case shall the length of the teacher workday be extended. 3. Teachers other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for at least the length of the classroom teacher’s workday. It is recognized, however, that the proper performance of their duties may require them to work a workday that is longer than the classroom teacher’s workday. The exact daily schedules will be determined on an individual basis. 4. A five-day regular kindergarten assignment shall be considered 65% of an FTE for all purposes under this Agreement. Kindergarten teachers shall attend 65% of inservice programs. Principals, with input from kindergarten teachers, shall determine which inservice programs teachers should attend. The Principal will provide no less than a two-week notice of required attendance, except in an emergency. 5. Every reasonable effort will be made not to schedule a meeting during a teacher’s preparation period. However, if a meeting is scheduled during a teacher’s preparation time, then the Principal will use best efforts to reschedule the lost preparation time within a reasonable period by the end of timethe following week, by mutual agreement with the teacher. 6. During the first two (2) workdays of the school year, all teachers, except sixth grade teachers, shall have six (6) hours set aside for teachers’ preparation for the school year; sixth grade teachers shall have four (4) hours set aside for such preparation. In addition, sixth grade teachers shall be able to use the first early release Wednesday for purposes of such preparation. 7. On up to eight (8) days per work year, but no more than once per month, the Committee may extend the work day by no more than sixty (60) minutes for the purpose of faculty meetings.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOADS. A. Workday 1. The workday for teachers shall be: M, T, R, F W (Regular) W (Systemwide) High School: 7 hrs., 30 min. 7 hrs., 35 min. 8 hrs., 30 min. Middle School: 7 hrs., 20 min. 7 hrs., 25 min. 8 hrs., 15 min. Elementary: 7 hrs. 7 hrs., 5 min. 7 hrs., 15 min. In the event that a building’s hours of operation are going to be different from the hours of operation in effect as of June 30, 2004, the teachers in that building shall be notified of the change preferably by January 31, but no later than March 1 of the school year prior to the change. Wednesday Inservice Workshops will be scheduled to begin within 15 minutes after the close of the student day and will last for no more than 90 minutes provided, however, that up to ten such days may involve systemwide programs which will be scheduled to begin 15 minutes after the latest school closing and will end no later than 3:45pm3:45. The last day of the school year at the elementary level shall be an early release day schedule, except that the COMMITTEE Committee has the option of scheduling a full day, rather than an early release day, on the Wednesday immediately preceding the last day of school. The Superintendent of Schools will designate five (5) inservice days at the Claypit Hill, Happy Hollow, and Xxxxx Schools for “school-school based grade level and curriculum planning meetings.” Every reasonable effort will be made to schedule these days in five different months of the school year. One additional inservice Wednesday in the fall and one in the spring will be designated for parent-parent- teacher conferences at the elementary level for a total of 10.5 hours for each parent-teacher conference cycle in the fall and in the spring. This provision shall go into effect during the 2011-2012 contract year. 2. No teacher shall be required to remain in the school building beyond the times specified above, except that on days preceding a holiday (when school is not scheduled), on the Friday before a Monday holiday, and on the Friday or day before school vacation, h/she may leave thirty (30) minutes earlier. These times may be modified by the COMMITTEE (up to thirty [30] minutes), provided that in no case shall the length of the teacher workday be extended. 3. Teachers other than classroom teachers will work at their assigned tasks for at least the length of the classroom teacher’s workday. It is recognized, however, that the proper performance of their duties may require them to work a workday that is longer than the classroom teacher’s workday. The exact daily schedules will be determined on an individual basis. 4. A five-day regular kindergarten assignment shall be considered 65% of an FTE F.T.E. for all purposes under this Agreement. Kindergarten teachers shall attend 65% of inservice programs. Principals, with input from kindergarten teachers, shall determine which inservice programs teachers should attend. The Principal will provide no less than a two-week notice of required attendance, except in an emergency. 5. Every reasonable effort will be made not to schedule a meeting during a teacher’s preparation period. However, if a meeting is scheduled during a teacher’s preparation time, then the Principal principal will use best efforts to reschedule the lost preparation time within a reasonable period of time. 6. During the first two (2) workdays of the school year, all teachers, except sixth grade teachers, shall have six (6) hours set aside for teachers’ preparation for the school year; sixth grade teachers shall have four (4) hours set aside for such preparation. In addition, sixth grade teachers shall be able to use the first early release Wednesday for purposes of such preparation.