Common use of TEACHING HOURS Clause in Contracts

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal teaching hours in the schools shall be as follows: Teachers must be at assigned place of duty at least fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place of duty before class begins. Teachers may leave twenty (20) minutes after the end of the school day. Adjustments, requested by a teacher, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes beyond the end of the student day or one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the student day. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called by the administration will be mandatory provided that notice of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Employees will not be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a school year. Meetings called by the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per year. The first one following the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved by the State Board of Education. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid in the pay period following submission.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ teacher’s normal teaching working hours in the schools Xxxxxxx Community Schools shall be as follows: Teachers must be at assigned place of duty at least fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place of duty before class begins. Teachers may leave twenty (20) minutes after the end of the school day. Adjustments, requested by a teacher, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session.: 1. Faculty meetings Teachers shall be required to devote sufficient time in school to fulfill their professional teaching assignments and committee meetings scheduled for other related responsibilities. It is agreed that due to differences in operating times when faculty members would not normally be present are in various buildings, the Building Principal shall establish the time of the teacher’s work day, not to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes beyond the end of the student day or one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the student 7 ½ hours per day. 2. Attendance Any teacher who is required to return to school after normal working hours to participate in, supervise, or sponsor a school-related activity, may leave school at faculty the same time as the students on the day of the activity. B. Each teacher’s schedule shall include at least one (1) period for conference and preparation. It is understood that each teacher’s conference, preparation period shall be commensurate with the length of one (1) instructional period in the secondary schools and at least forty (40) consecutive minutes in the elementary schools. If a teacher’s preparation time is taken by IEPs or other administrator-mandated meetings called by more than thirty (30) times per school year, the administration teacher shall be compensated for the excess at the rate identified in Article 15-F. C. A regular full-time secondary teaching assignment shall include one period of not less than fifty (50) minutes preparation time per day. Supervision assignments such as lunch room duty or study hall may be included in a teacher’s schedule in lieu of a teaching period. When the library is scheduled to be open for student use, the librarian will not be mandatory assigned a study hall in the library. D. Teachers shall have a duty free, uninterrupted lunch period of thirty (30) minutes. In addition, teachers shall have a total of five (5) minutes passing time which can be used before and/or after the lunch period. E. Teachers shall be required to attend one (1) scheduled building meeting per month and may be required to attend one (1) additional meeting per month at the discretion of the building principal. Teachers shall be provided that notice of such meetings is given with an agenda forty-eight (48) hours prior to each meeting, except in advancecases of emergency. Employees Teacher’s meetings shall not exceed one (1) hour, except by mutual agreement of the respective building administrator(s) and building representative(s) of the Association. F. Teachers will not attend one (1) Open House per year. Teachers will be required to attend more than three two (32) meetings monthly nor more than twentyParent-one (21) meetings in a school year. Meetings called by the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per year. The first one following District will determine the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4dates. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall Evening Parent- Teacher Conferences will be scheduled for no more than a duty free lunch periodtwo (2) hour block of time. None of these activities will be held on consecutive weeks. G. Teachers There shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers one (1) daily elementary recess period of fifteen (15) minutes duration. Teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that assigned to be qualified supervise a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved by the State Board of Education. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member recess period shall be compensated at 25% of the substitute teacher daily sub-rate (Article 15-F). H. Supervision of the breakfast or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list lunch program may be included in lieu of coverage to commensurate teaching time or the business manager. Sub pay compensation teacher will be paid compensated at 25% of the teacher sub-rate per daily breakfast supervision and 50% of the teacher sub-rate per daily lunch supervision. I. It is understood by the District and the Association that, at this time, the District believes it is offering student instruction hours in sufficient numbers so as to satisfy the pay period following submissioncurrent state requirements for full funding during the entire life of this agreement. It is also understood by the parties that should the State increase the number of required student instruction hours during the life of the agreement, those increased hours will be implemented within the agreed upon calendars.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The Board recognizes the principle of a standard work week, and will set work schedules and make professional assignments which can reasonably be completed within such standard work week. The parties have agreed upon a School Calendar containing 171 student days and 181 teacher obligation days for 2010- 2011 and 2011-2012. The parties additionally recognize that the hours of student contact time specified in this Article are subject to adjustment so that the District satisfies all requirements of the Revised School Code and State School Aid Act for full receipt of foundation allowances and other appropriations. B. It is hereby agreed that attendance at regularly scheduled PTA, PTIA, PTO meetings, etc., conferences and school staff meetings shall be scheduled not more frequently than twice monthly for one (1) hour. When these meetings are scheduled after school they will begin not more than ten (10) minutes after dismissal of regular class. When these meetings are scheduled before school they will conclude at least ten (10) minutes before the commencement of regular class. Attendance at staff meetings shall be required unless the teacher is excused in advance by the principal. C. The normal workday in the elementary school will be as follows: Kindergarten 8:35 - 11:45 AM Instructional Responsibilities 11:45 - 12:33 12:33 - 3:43 PM Instructional Responsibilities Grades 1-6 8:18 - 8:45 Conference and Preparation 8:45 - 10:30 Instructional Responsibilities 10:30 - 10: 45 Recess 10:45 - 12:00 Instructional Responsibilities 12:00 - 12:45 Lunch Hour 12:50 - 2:15 Instructional Responsibilities 2:15 - 2:30 Recess 2:30 - 3:48 Instructional Responsibilities 3:48 Dismissed for the Day 1. It is understood that the above times may vary from elementary school to elementary school, but the length of recess time, length of unbroken conference and preparation period, time spent in instructional responsibilities, and length of lunch hour (see 4. below) will not vary from elementary school to elementary school. 2. Elementary teachers shall be required to supervise one (1) elementary recess period per week. 3. Additional relief time from instructional responsibilities in the amount of an average one hundred eighty (180) minutes per week shall be provided when elementary music, art, physical education, or other special subjects teachers are in the classroom. 4. All elementary teachers shall be entitled to a duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period of forty-five (45) minutes in length, except that on days of inclement weather when students are confined to the building, sharing arrangements shall be worked out in each building in cooperation with teachers and principals. D. The secondary teachers’ normal (middle school and high school) formal teaching hours in the schools shall be as follows: Teachers must : 1. Secondary teachers are to be at in assigned place of duty building at least fifteen (15) minutes before first class beginsclasses start and shall be responsible for the organization and control of their classrooms during this time. 2. After lunch Secondary teachers must be are to remain in their assigned building and make themselves available for conferences at assigned place of duty before class begins. Teachers may leave twenty least thirty (2030) minutes after classes are dismissed for the end day unless other arrangements are approved by the principal, except that on Fridays and days preceding holidays teachers may leave at the close of the school pupil day. Adjustments, requested by a teacher, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For 3. Secondary teachers shall be entitled to a duty-free uninterrupted lunch period of at least twenty-five (25) minutes in length. 4. The normal teaching load at the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision secondary level will be provided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session. 1. Faculty meetings five (5) teaching periods and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes beyond the end of the student day or one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the student day. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called by the administration will be mandatory provided that notice of such meetings is given fortypreparation-eight (48) hours in advance. Employees will not be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a school year. Meetings called by the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per year. The first one following the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking conference period. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for workwill instruct their assigned subject content area(s) from the established curriculum standards and benchmarks. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable will maintain professional standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act communication with staff, students and parents regarding students and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved by the State Board of Educationcurriculum. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid in the pay period following submission.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachersAssociation agrees that the teachers shall set aside one(1) hour of one (1) day semi-monthly be spent on committee or staff work as assigned by the administration. Teachers will attend all building meetings called by the principal. If a meeting is to be longer than one (1) hour; the principal will give the entire building staff three (3) days’ normal teaching hours in the schools notice. The Association also agrees that teachers shall spend, without pay, three (3) evenings per school year at events such as parent-teacher conferences, open house, graduation and extracurricular events. These shall be designated by the building principal by the first day of October. Unless designated by calendar negotiations or mutual agreement, no evening assignments shall be scheduled before Labor Day. In addition, the Association agrees to encourage professional development of its members through attendance and assistance at such events as follows: Teachers must be at assigned place meetings of duty at least fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place of duty before class begins. Teachers may leave the Parent-Teacher Organizations. B. The teacher's normal workday shall begin twenty (20) minutes before the first scheduled class period and shall end ten (10) minutes after the end last scheduled class period. Teachers shall be in their classrooms ten (10) minutes before the class period is scheduled to begin. Such time shall not be considered teaching or assigned time as referenced in Section E of this Article. Teachers shall not be late for class, nor shall they leave class early unless there is an emergency or they are other-wise directed by the administration. It will be considered an integral part of a teacher's contractual obligation to assist the administration with student supervision and control. Teachers, with the assistance of administrators, will be expected to assume an active supervisory role not only in their respective classrooms, but before and after school, hall monitoring and various other times during the school day. Adjustments, requested not reserved as duty-free time by a teacher, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the school districtAgreement. C. All extracurricular duties will The school shall not require teachers to work in excess of the above hours, except for those receiving compensation for extra pay in items as set forth in Schedule B. D. By March 15 of each year the Association and the Board shall each appoint a committee to meet and negotiate a calendar for the succeeding school year. Such calendar shall be on a voluntary basissubject to the ratification of the Association and Board. Extracurricular duties are The Board shall retain its legal rights to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when set the opening date of school. Any school is normally in session.calendar shall provide for: 1. Faculty meetings A school year recognizing the professional responsibilities of teachers to students; 2. A continuous and committee meetings regularly scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than in-service training sequence; 3. The equivalence of one (1) hour day at the High School and fifteen Middle School and two (152) minutes beyond days at the end elementary level of parent-teacher conferences and the student equivalence of a sixth (6th) professional development day at the High School and Middle School; 4. Unless required by law, Section 3 above or Article VI(A), not more than one hundred seventy-five (1175)student days and one hundred eighty-three (183) hour teacher days; and 5. Established paydays as set forth in Article IV, Section C. E. The teacher’s normal workday shall be continuous unless there is a mutual written agreement between the Superintendent, the Association, and the teacher entered into prior to the beginning of the student day. 2each school year. Attendance Elementary teachers shall teach and/or be assigned at faculty meetings called by the administration will be mandatory provided that notice of such meetings is given fortyleast twenty-eight five (4825) hours in advance. Employees will and not be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one eight (2128) meetings in a school yearhours and twenty (20) minutes per week. Meetings called by the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences Full time elementary teachers shall be held twice per year. The first one following the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved by the State Board of Education. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated have at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid in the pay period following submission.least three

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal teaching hours in the schools 6.1 All contractual full-time teachers shall be as follows: Teachers must be at assigned place of on duty at least fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place of duty before class begins. Teachers may leave twenty (20) minutes after the end under direct supervision of the school principal or his/her designee during each normal workday for seven (7) hours not including a duty-free lunch period. Said duty time is to be scheduled between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. During the winter schedule, the teacher workday shall be from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. No teacher on a comprehensive site shall leave before 3:07 p.m. Effective with the 2019-2020 school year - All contractual full-time teachers shall be on duty under direct supervision of the school principal or his/her designee during each normal workday for seven (7) hours not including a duty-free lunch period. Said duty time is to be scheduled between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The school day shall be from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. No teacher on a comprehensive site shall leave before 3:30 p.m. 6.1.1 As long as the school calendar permits three pre-service days, the District agrees to provide one unencumbered pre-service day designed for teacher room preparation and/or lesson planning. Should the calendar permit two pre-service days, the District agrees to provide one-half unencumbered pre-service day (3.5 hours) designed for teacher room preparation and/or lesson planning. 6.2 Librarians shall be on duty for eight (8) hours, not including a duty-free lunch period, during each normal working day. Adjustments, requested by a teacher, . 6.3 Exceptions to the arrival and departure times may above required duty periods must be approved by administration. B. For prior arrangement with the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will school principal or his/her designee. Specific schedules shall be provided set by the school districtprincipal, and upon request of the employee, this shall be done in consultation with said employee. C. 6.4 Attendance at District faculty meetings, school staff, or departmental meetings will be required. 6.5 It is recognized and acknowledged that in addition to the hours indicated in 6.1 above, teachers may be required to spend reasonable amounts of time in school-related activities; such as, but not limited to, parent/teacher conferences, preparing for instruction, evaluating the work of students, providing leadership in student organizations, attending open house activities, and attending staff development programs. 6.6 It is also understood and agreed that fulfillment of the professional responsibilities of employees covered by this Agreement requires that each employee assume his/her fair share of responsibility for the conduct and supervision of extracurricular activities at times other than the specified working hours (6.1). Assignment of personnel under this provision shall be under the jurisdiction of the school principal. No extra duty assignments will be required during any holiday, winter, or spring break. 6.6.1 Teacher representatives, together with the school administration at each campus, will mutually develop and establish the annually required number of extra-duty assignments for school dances and athletic events and will distribute these assignments in a fair and equitable manner, taking into consideration the assignment preferences of the teachers. 6.6.2 All full-time certificated staff, unless otherwise excused, shall be responsible for ten (10) hours of assigned extracurricular duties supervision as part of their professional responsibility in serving students. Hours beyond the above amount will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to basis and will be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in sessionpaid at the current minimum wage rate. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled 6.6.3 Supervision for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than District-approved student clubs (exclusive of clubs for which reimbursement is awarded), which formally meet for approximately one (1) hour at least twice monthly throughout the school year, will meet the employee's annual required supervision responsibility. 6.7 Full-time teachers and fifteen librarians shall be entitled to a duty-free lunch period of thirty (1530) minutes beyond or the end equivalent of the student day lunch period exclusive of passing time, whichever is longer. This provision shall not be interpreted as preventing teachers from voluntarily choosing to assist in school-directed activities or one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the student dayassuming extra duties during said times. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called by the administration will be mandatory provided that notice of such meetings is given forty6.8 All full-eight (48) hours in advance. Employees will not be required time classroom teachers with students assigned to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a school year. Meetings called by the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences them, shall be held twice per year. The first one following the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved by the State Board of Education. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid in the pay preparation period following submissionfor every 3 periods assigned unless otherwise covered by article 6.8.4 and/or 6.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal teaching hours in the schools teacher duty day shall be as follows: Teachers must a maximum of seven and one half (7 1/2) hours. All teachers shall be at assigned place of entitled to a duty free thirty (30) minute lunch period. All teachers shall be on duty at least fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place prior to the start of duty before class beginsschool. Teachers may leave twenty (20) minutes are encouraged to remain for a sufficient period after the end close of the pupil’s school day. Adjustmentsday to attend to those matters which properly require attention at that time, requested by a including consultations with parents when scheduled directly with the teacher, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For The normal teaching load in a full instructional week in the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour junior high and playground supervision high school will have five unassigned preparation/conference periods. All efforts will be provided by made to keep the number of academic preparations for a teacher in the junior high or high school districtto not exceed a maximum of four (4) per academic period (i.e. semester). C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basisElementary teachers shall have at least equal preparation/conference time as the secondary per week; excluded from this preparation time is pupil supervision time, lunch and instruction time. Extracurricular duties Elementary teachers may use for preparation/conference all time during which their classes are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes beyond the end of the student day or one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the student day. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called by the administration will be mandatory provided that notice of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Employees will not be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a school year. Meetings called by the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per yearreceiving instruction from various teaching specialists. The first one following teacher does not have to remain in the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4. Attendance classroom where instruction is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approvalbeing provided by a specialist. D. The principal If a junior high or high school teacher agrees to forego a preparation/conference period on an ongoing basis to take another class section, he shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during receive additional compensation based upon that teacher’s hourly rate for the normal school hourstime worked. E. Teachers shall If a teacher is absent and with administrative approval another teacher takes on the added assignment for the period, the teacher will be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability paid at the B-1 hourly rate of pay for workamount of time worked. F. Teachers of music, art, physical education and laboratory sciences, librarians, speech therapists, reading consultants, visiting teachers, and all special education teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch periodprovided relief and preparation time to the same extent as other teachers in the district. G. Teachers shall Both parties understand that it may be scheduled for prep necessary to add time each week for in the form of minutes, hours, or days in order to comply with state law as it pertains to full state aid and to add days or time to comply with state law regarding professional development requirements. The parties agree to meet when necessary to formulate a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled school day schedule and calendar to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood in compliance with minimum state law and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards eligible for a “highly qualified” teacher under full state aid. If the No Child Left Behind Act parties cannot agree, the Board shall have the authority to impose such school day schedule and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved by the State Board of Educationcalendar. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid in the pay period following submission.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal teaching hours Middle School and High School teachers shall be in their assigned buildings, available for duty, at 7:25 a.m. They shall end their duties at 3:05 p.m. It shall be the teacher's responsibility to advise the principal of his or her tardiness. Elementary teachers shall be in their assigned buildings, available for duty, at 8:05 a.m. (Xxx Street Elementary) or 8:15 a.m. (Washington Street Elementary and Alamo Elementary). They shall remain in their assigned buildings until 3:50 p.m. (Xxx Street Elementary) or 4:00 p.m. (Washington Street Elementary and Alamo Elementary). B. Nothing herein shall prevent the administration from allowing a teacher to leave early in the schools event of an emergency or excusing a teacher's tardiness without penalty in the event of an emergency. C. All teachers will have a duty-free lunch period except in emergency situations of short duration or when problems connected with inclement weather arise. D. Elementary teachers, grades K-5, will have duty-free recess periods except in emergency situations of short duration or when problems connected with inclement weather arise. E. Attendance at scheduled meetings is mandatory for all teachers when such meetings are scheduled by the Board or Administration. These meetings will be held on a predetermined weekday to be established at the beginning of the school year. The district shall attempt to conduct special education meetings or hearings during the regular scheduled school day. The Board and Administration, whenever possible, shall seek to limit meetings involving a total building faculty and extending beyond the normal school day to not more than one per month and not more than 15 minutes. All teachers should serve on a committee working to improve the school program. The Board and Administration shall strive to make such committee assignments on a proportional basis among teachers. This shall not prevent a teacher from volunteering for a disproportional number of committees. The Board and Administration also recognize the need to keep the number of school improvement and similar committees at a reasonable number and will strive to do so. F. 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, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by city, county, or state health authorities will be rescheduled for which such rescheduling is required by the State for full State Aid and to ensure that the district will incur no loss of state aid. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are canceled and shall not be required to report for work on such days but shall work on the rescheduled days with no additional compensation. Rescheduling shall be accomplished as follows: Teachers specified in the calendars included within this agreement. G. If at any time during the term of this Agreement any additional hours or days of instruction are required by law as a requirement for receipt of full state aid by the school district, the Board and the Association shall engage in negotiations with respect to the manner by which the additional instructional hours and/or days required will be met and any implications for additional staffing and/or additional compensation related thereto. H. Each employee is required by law to earn the required 30 hours of District Provided Professional Development (DPPD) mandated per school year. These hours shall be comprised of both negotiated calendar “PD day(s)” as well as Delayed Start Program time. If an employee fails to earn the required number of hours through these two options, they must be at assigned place of duty at least fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place of duty before class begins. Teachers may leave twenty (20) minutes after make up the end of remainder needed through district provided technology course hours offered outside the school day. Adjustments, requested by a teacher, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For the duration An attendance log of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision training will be provided kept by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties Administration. Failure to comply will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally result in session. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes beyond the end of the student day or one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the student day. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called by the administration will be mandatory provided that notice of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Employees will not be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a school year. Meetings called by the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per year. The first one following the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendentemployee’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved by the State Board of Educationsalary being reduced. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated at Each school year the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to Board, in consultation with the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid in Association, may open and adjust the pay period following submissionschool calendar as deemed necessary by both parties.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal teaching hours in the schools All teachers shall be as follows: Teachers must be at assigned place of duty their respective teaching stations at least fifteen five (155) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place of duty before class begins. Teachers may leave twenty (20) minutes after the end of the school day. Adjustments, requested by a teacher, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes beyond the end of the student day or one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the student dayschool day for the building in which they are teaching. Elementary teachers may leave at 3:00 p.m. and secondary teachers after the buses depart. Any variance from these hours and/or student contact minutes from the previous year will be mutually agreed upon. B. Elementary teachers and full - time librarians will be provided with two (2. Attendance at faculty meetings called ) fifteen minute relief periods each day as designated by the administration principal. C. Elementary teachers who have no students under their supervision during time when their students are receiving instruction from various teaching specialists, shall use the time for class preparation. D. All teachers shall be entitled to a duty free uninterrupted lunch period of a minimum of thirty (30) minutes duration. Emergency situations or problems connected with inclement weather may alter the schedule. E. The teaching load in the senior high school, excluding full time counselors and full - time librarians, will meet requirements that each teacher within the student school day will have an average of at least one (1) preparation/consultation period per day exclusive of lunch period. Exceptions will be mandatory provided that notice made through mutual agreement with the teacher. F. A teacher engaged during the school day in negotiations on behalf of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours the Association with any representative of the Board or participating in advancea local grievance with any representative of the Board shall be released from regular duties without loss of salary. Employees Whenever possible, grievances and negotiations will not be conducted outside of regular school hours. G. Each teacher shall be required to attend no more than three (3) hours of meetings monthly nor more than twenty-or school functions per month beyond the regular school day. Teachers must be given at least one (21) week's notice in writing of any required meeting or function. Teachers may be excused from required meetings or functions by their principal for good cause. H. When inclement weather or any Act of God causes the cancellation of classes in a the entire district, teachers shall not be required to report. I. When schools are closed to students due to severe inclement weather, severe storms, fires, epidemics or other conditions beyond the control of school yearauthorities, teachers will not be required to report for duty and shall suffer no loss of compensation on said days. Meetings called by However, teachers shall be required to report on rescheduled days of instruction with no additional compensation to meet state required days and hours according to the administration with parents following procedure: 1. Any negotiated Flex days. 2. The remaining makeup days will be counted as part added to the calendar immediately following the previously scheduled closing date for students. In that event, the calendar shall be adjusted so that the final three (3) days of this requirementschool for students are half (1/2) days). 3. Parent Teacher Conferences If at any time during the life of this Agreement, it becomes lawful to count (for the purpose of state member aid) as days of pupil instruction days when pupil instruction is not provided due to conditions not within the control of school authorities such as due to severe storms, fires, epidemics, or health conditions, it is agreed that the following provision shall become immediately in effect: When the Act of God or an Employer directive forces the closing of a school or other facility of the Employer, bargaining unit members shall be held twice per yearexcused from reporting to duty without loss of pay. The first one following Days lost due to school closing under the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking periodforegoing circumstances shall not be rescheduled, unless otherwise required by State law. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-J. Professional teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers staff shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login the opportunity to before 6:30 a.m. obtain sufficient hours of Professional Development to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep meet State Professional Development hours of in-service time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught per year beyond that normally provided by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as district, approved by the State Board building principal. Any conference, class or workshop sponsored by an intermediate school district, RESA, Michigan Department of Education, college, university, educational organization, or special interest education group shall qualify as meeting this requirement. The district shall pay all costs and reasonable expenses incurred by teachers in meeting this requirement. A log to be kept on the Association bulletin board will be placed in each building to record time spent. I. All teachers who substitute K. During the summer and outside of the agreed calendar of regularly scheduled work days, should the Board sponsor a total Professional Learning Conference to provide professional development for the benefit of six (6) full class periods professional teaching staff, the Board shall provide those in attendance for an absent member shall be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive entire session a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage $75 stipend per day. L. If additional days are required by State law the parties will meet to the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid determine their placement in the pay period following submissioncalendar.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal teaching hours in Teachers will be assigned on the schools shall be as follows: Teachers must be at assigned place of duty at least job schedules beginning fifteen (15) minutes before first the start of the class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place of duty before class begins. Teachers may leave twenty day and ending fifteen (2015) minutes after the end close of the class day, excluding a duty-free uninterrupted lunch period, and will include a minimum of fifty (50) minutes for preparation. The time that teachers are available before and after school dayis unassigned time and will not be counted as preparation time nor elementary break time. AdjustmentsFridays and days before holidays, requested by a teacher, to teachers may leave once the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision classes are dismissed. Teachers will be provided by assigned on the school district. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than one job schedules beginning fifteen (115) hour minutes before the start of the class day and fifteen (15) minutes beyond after the end close of the student class day or one excluding a duty free uninterrupted lunch period, and will include a minimum of fifty (150) hour prior to minutes for preparation. Teachers may be assigned extra duties during the beginning fifteen (15) minutes before the start of the class day and fifteen (15) minutes after the close of the class day. Teachers not assigned duties may leave five (5) minutes following student daydismissal. The time that teachers are available before and after school will not be counted as preparation time nor elementary break time. Fridays and days before holidays, teachers may leave once the classes are dismissed. B. Upon an acceptable arrangement for two teachers to split a teaching assignment upon their written request, such teachers can only exercise seniority rights for a full-time position in case of a vacancy for each person. Also, such teacher will earn seniority credit on a prorated basis for placement on the seniority list and for fringe benefits. Such teacher or teachers must attend meetings pertaining to their position. The administration may schedule up to two (2) hours of teachers’ meetings per month. Attendance at faculty these meetings called by the administration will be mandatory provided that notice of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Employees will not be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a school year. Meetings called by the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per year. The first one following the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings teachers, unless excused with said teacher has been excused, in advance, by the Superintendent’s approval. D. The building principal shall apportion nonor the superintendent. Parent-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers teacher conferences shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers as part of the District’s annual calendar (Schedule C). Attendance at these conferences shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It mandatory, unless the teacher is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved excused by the State Board of Education. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods superintendent. Personal leave shall not be granted on conference days, except for an absent member shall be compensated at emergency and with the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid in the pay period following submissionsuperintendent’s permission.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal teaching hours in the schools Middle School and High School teachers shall be as follows: Teachers must be at in their assigned place of duty at least fifteen buildings, available for duty, twenty-five (1525) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must prior to the start of their school day, and shall be at in their assigned place of duty before class begins. Teachers may leave buildings, available for duty, until twenty (20) minutes after their pupils have been dismissed for the end of the school day. Adjustments, requested by a It shall be the teacher, 's responsibility to advise the principal of his or her tardiness. Elementary teachers shall be in their assigned buildings available for duty twenty (20) minutes prior to the arrival start of their school day and departure times may shall also be approved by administration. B. For the duration of this contractin their assigned buildings, unless mutually agreed uponavailable for duty, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour and until fifteen (15) minutes beyond after their pupils have been dismissed for the end day. It shall be the teacher's responsibility to advise the principal of his or her tardiness. B. Nothing herein shall prevent the student day administration from allowing a teacher to leave early in the event of an emergency or one (1) hour prior excusing a teacher's tardiness without penalty in the event of an emergency. C. All teachers will have a duty-free lunch period except in emergency situations of short duration or when problems connected with inclement weather arise. D. Elementary teachers, grades K-5, will have duty-free recess periods except in emergency situations of short duration or when problems connected with inclement weather arise. The specials teachers will share recess supervision responsibilities for 36 days throughout the year to help cover the state required hours. The Board will count nine hours of professional development time to also help cover the state required hours. Days of inclement weather, when there is no outside recess will be deducted from the 36 days that teachers supervise. E. Attendance at professional staff meetings before or after school hours is mandatory for all teachers when such meetings are scheduled by the Board or Administration. Normally, these meetings will be held on a predetermined weekday to be established at the beginning of the student school year. The district shall attempt to conduct special education meetings or hearings during the regular scheduled school day. The Board and Administration, whenever possible, shall seek to limit meetings involving a total building faculty and extending beyond the normal school day to not more than two per month and not more than one hour in duration. All teachers should serve on a committee working to improve the school program. The Board and Administration shall strive to make such committee assignments on a proportional basis among teachers. This shall not prevent a teacher from volunteering for a disproportional number of committees. The Board and Administration also recognize the need to keep the number of school improvement and similar committees at a reasonable number and will strive to do so. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called X. Xxxxxxxxx days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities, such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by city, county, or state health authorities will be rescheduled for which such rescheduling is required by the administration State for full State Aid and to ensure that the district will be mandatory provided incur no loss of state aid. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that notice of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Employees will are canceled and shall not be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a school yearreport for work on such days but shall work on the rescheduled days with no additional compensation. Meetings called by the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences Rescheduling shall be held twice per year. The first one following accomplished as specified in the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch periodcalendars included within this agreement. G. Teachers If at any time during the term of this Agreement any additional hours or days of instruction are required by law as a requirement for receipt of full state aid by the school district, the Board and the Association shall engage in negotiations with respect to the manner by which the additional instructional hours and/or days required will be scheduled met and any implications for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutesadditional staffing and/or additional compensation related thereto. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught Each employee shall attend nine (9) hours of professional development outside of regular school hours. This professional development time may consist of classes offered by teachers who are working within their area the district Technology Department or other staff development activities arranged by the district or the Allegan ISD. Successful completion of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as college technology course which has been pre- approved by the State Board Superintendent or his/her designee may replace the entire nine (9) hours. An attendance log of Education. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation this training will be paid kept by the Technology Facilitator. Failure to comply will result in the pay period following submissionemployee’s salary being reduced.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal teaching hours in the schools day shall not begin before 7:20 a.m., nor extend beyond 4:30 p.m. Teacher report time shall be as follows: Teachers must ten (10) minutes before the student instructional day. Teacher end time shall be at assigned place of duty at least fifteen (15) minutes before first class beginsafter the student instructional day ends. After lunch During that time teachers must be shall attend to those matters which properly require attention, including consultations with parents when scheduled directly with the teacher. On Fridays, or days preceding holidays (excluding compensatory days), vacations or evenings when a teacher’s attendance at assigned place of duty before class begins. Teachers a school event is required, the teachers may leave twenty (20) minutes after as soon as their students' busses have been called. Should there be a need for the end of District to reschedule bus runs, that may necessitate starting and ending time adjustment, the school day. Adjustments, requested by a teacher, parties shall meet to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administrationresolve such adjustment. B. For the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes beyond the end of the student day or one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the student day. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called by the administration will be mandatory provided that notice of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Employees will not be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a school year. Meetings called by the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per year. The first one following the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers Each secondary teacher shall be scheduled for a conference period equivalent in total length of time to a regular class period on a daily basis. Conference periods shall be used for such things as thorough preparation, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, occasional IEP Team, meetings, and special assistance to students. Conference time, shall not be used for or spent on any unconnected or non-school activity. In addition, it is expressly understood that teachers will not leave their buildings during conference time except in an emergency or extenuating circumstance as determined and approved by the building principal. Should the Administration schedule an assembly during the teacher’s conference period and the Administration requires that teacher to report, said teacher shall be paid the professional rate for the assembly. C. Elementary teachers shall have all the time during which their classes are receiving instruction from special instructors in music (35 minutes), art (50 minutes), physical education (35 minutes), and library (20 minutes) for conference time. All time when elementary teachers are not assigned recess duty will be considered conference time. Conference time shall be used for such things as thorough preparation, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, occasional IEP Team meetings, and special assistance to students. Conference time shall not be used for or spent on any unconnected or non-school activity. In addition, it is expressly understood that teachers will not leave their buildings during conference time except in an emergency or extenuating circumstance as determined and approved by the building principal. All elementary teachers including special instructors shall be guaranteed at least thirty-five (35) consecutive minutes of preparation time each day. Should the Administration schedule an assembly during the teacher’s conference period and the Administration requires that teacher to report, said teacher shall be paid the professional rate for the assembly. D. Each secondary teacher shall be scheduled at least a thirty (30) minute duty-free lunch period each day. Elementary teachers shall have at least a thirty-five (35) minute duty-free lunch period each day. E. A teacher shall be classified as either elementary or secondary based on the majority of the teaching schedule. F. Teaching a class during a conference/planning period. G. Teachers (1) A teacher agreeing to teach a class during his/her secondary prep hour or elementary specials time shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutespaid $40 to be increased by 62.5% of PPF grant increase or 1%, whichever is greater. H. All pupils are entitled (a) A teacher agreeing to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for teach during his/her conference period on a “highly qualifiedpermanent basis” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved by the State Board of Education. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated as follows: 1. A teacher agreeing to teach an extra class at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation secondary level will be paid in one-fifth (1/5) of his/her contractual salary. 2. An elective teacher at the pay elementary level who does not receive a planning period following submissionwill be paid an annual stipend determined as follows: 4% (1/25 of his/her contractual salary) multiplied by the number of days per one week he/she is assigned to teach without a planning period. (Maximum 5 days or 20%) 3. Teachers will not be asked to teach during prep hours when administration determines a reasonable full-time position could be created. The SLEA President and Grievance Chair will be notified when this occurs. (b) For the purposes of this section, the term “permanent basis” will mean an extended period over five (5) working days; teachers shall be reimbursed at the rates above retroactive to the first date of said assignment.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ teacher's normal teaching hours in the schools Westwood Heights Schools shall be as follows: : 1. Teachers must be at assigned place of duty at least are required to report to their respective teaching buildings fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place prior to the opening of duty before class beginsthe pupils' regular school day in the morning. Teachers may leave twenty are encouraged to report to their respective buildings at least thirty (2030) minutes after the end of the school day. Adjustments, requested by a teacher, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes beyond the end of the student day or one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the student dayhomeroom period to handle personal or necessary responsibilities. 2. Attendance Teachers shall leave the building no earlier than ten (10) minutes after the final student dismissal bell. Teachers are encouraged to remain for a sufficient period after the close of the pupils' school day to attend to those matters which properly require attention at faculty meetings called by that time, including consultations with parents when scheduled directly with the administration teachers, except that on Fridays or on days preceding holidays or vacations, the teacher's day shall end at the close of the pupils' day and normal bus leaving time. Teachers taking courses which the Administration feels will benefit the School District and where the last ten (10) minutes prevents said teacher from arriving at class on time, may have the last ten (10) minutes waived at the discretion of the principal. B. The Board recognizes the principle of a standard set work schedule and will, so far as possible, make professional assignments that can be mandatory provided that notice completed within such a work schedule. This work schedule will not exceed seven (7) hours and thirty (30) minutes per day. The Board will not require teachers to work regularly in excess of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Employees will not be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a work schedule within or outside of any school year. Meetings called building except by mutual consent of the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirementBoard and Association. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per year. The first one following the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers C. All teachers shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login thirty (30) minute duty-free and uninterrupted lunch period. Uninterrupted to before 6:30 a.m. be interpreted to report unavailability for workinclude phone calls, messages, minor first aid duties that can be handled by the playground monitor, etc. Such period to be determined by building administration. F. Teachers D. Preparation time shall be scheduled for provided to all teachers of the Westwood Heights School System. Preparation time shall be defined as an average of eighty (80) minutes per day including a duty thirty (30) minute duty-free uninterrupted lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for , at least one 40 minute or more consecutive block of prep time, including passing time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified when a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher has no students under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved by the State Board of Education. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six his supervision. (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid in the pay period following submission.09-10)

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal teaching hours in the schools Teacher report time shall be as follows: Teachers must 10 minutes prior to the student instructional day. Teacher end time shall be at assigned place of duty at least fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place of duty before class begins. Teachers may leave twenty (20) 15 minutes after the end of student instructional day ends. During that time teachers shall attend to those matters which properly require attention, including consultations with parents when scheduled directly with the school dayteacher. AdjustmentsOn Fridays, requested by or days preceding holidays, (excluding compensatory days) vacations or evenings when a teacher’s attendance at a school event is required, the teachers may leave as soon as their pupils’ busses have been called. Should there be a need for the District to reschedule bus runs, that may necessitate starting and ending time adjustment, the arrival and departure times may be approved by administrationparties shall meet to resolve such adjustment. B. For the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes beyond the end of the student day or one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the student day. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called by the administration will be mandatory provided that notice of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Employees will not be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a school year. Meetings called by the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per year. The first one following the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers Each secondary teacher shall be scheduled for a conference period equivalent in total length of time to a regular class period on a daily basis. Conference periods shall be used for such things as thorough preparation, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, occasional IEPCs, and special assistance to students. Conference time shall not be used for or spent on any unconnected or nonschool activity. In addition, it is expressly understood that teachers will not leave their buildings during conference time except in an emergency or extenuating circumstance as determined and approved by the building principal. Should the Administration schedule an assembly during the teacher’s conference period and the Administration requires that teacher to report, said teacher shall be paid the professional rate for the assembly. C. Elementary teachers shall have all the time during which their classes are receiving instruction from special instructors in music (35 minutes), art (45 minutes), physical education (35 minutes) and library (20 minutes) for conference time. All time when elementary teachers are not assigned recess duty free will be considered conference time. Conference time shall be used for such things as thorough preparation, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, occasional IEPCs, and special assistance to students. Conference time shall not be used for or spent on any unconnected or nonschool activity. In addition, it is expressly understood that teachers will not leave their buildings during conference time except in an emergency or extenuating circumstance as determined and approved by the building principal. All elementary teachers including special instructors shall be guaranteed at least thirtyfive (35) consecutive minutes of preparation time each day. The administration will first seek volunteers to have more than one block per day if necessary. If there are no volunteers, the least seniored teacher will have a day with two blocks, however, this shall not occur more than one year in a row. If there is more than one volunteer, the most seniored teacher will prevail. Should the Administration schedule an assembly during the teacher’s conference period and the Administration requires that teacher to report, said teacher shall be paid professional rate for the assembly. D. Each secondary teacher shall be scheduled at least a thirty (30) minute dutyfree lunch period each day. Elementary teachers shall have at least a thirtyfive (35) minute dutyfree lunch period each day. E. Teaching a class during a conference/planning period. G. Teachers (1) A teacher agreeing to teach a class during a normally unassigned period shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutespaid at the following rate: (a) the professional rate per period at the high school level; (b) the professional rate per period at the middle school level. H. All pupils (c) The hourly rates set forth above are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood based upon five (5) teaching periods at the high school and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved by the State Board of Education. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class teaching periods for an absent member at the middle school. Any change in the number of teaching periods at either level will result in a proportional increase or decrease in the hourly rate. (a) A teacher agreeing to teach during his/her conference period on a “permanent basis” shall be compensated as follows: 1. A teacher agreeing to teach an extra class at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation Middle School will be paid in onesixth (1/6) of his/her contractual salary. 2. A teacher agreeing to teach an extra class at the pay High School will be paid onefifth (1/5) of his/her contractual salary. (b) For the purposes of this section, the term “permanent basis” will mean an extended period following submissionover five (5) working days; teachers shall be reimbursed at the rates above retroactive to the first date of said assignment.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal teaching ' workday will not exceed a total of 7½ hours per day, including a lunch period and preparation period. In keeping with the Board's rights as listed in Article II of this Agreement, the schools beginning and ending of the teachers' workday shall be determined by the Board. These workdays shall include, but not be limited to, regular workdays, parent-teacher conference days, early school closings due to inclement weather or other circumstances, days without students, half-days, in-service days, exams, and records days. Each year 1098 hours of instructional time shall be scheduled at the elementary level. Professional development time shall be counted as follows: Teachers must instructional time for this purpose as long as it meets the requirements of the Michigan Department of Education. If it is necessary, the 1098 hours may be at assigned place reached through teacher supervision of recess duty at least fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place as long as it meets the requirements of duty before class beginsthe Michigan Department of Education. Teachers may leave twenty (20) minutes after supervising recess will be compensated at the end rate of 0.04% of the school dayBA base salary per recess worked. Adjustments, requested by a teacher, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties This recess duty will be on a voluntary basisbasis first. Extracurricular duties Should sufficient volunteers not come forth; the Administration will assign teachers on a rotational basis to recess duty until the required hours are met. Should the Board desire additional hours above the required 1098 hours this may be achieved through voluntary recess duty, which will be compensated as described above. Each year sufficient professional development will be scheduled to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in sessionmeet the state requirements. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally B. Teachers may be present are not requested to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes work a reasonable number of hours, given adequate notice, beyond the end normal work day/week for the purposes of staff meetings, curriculum committee meetings, school improvement committee meetings, and parent conferences. The Board will make such extra hours voluntary. In consideration for volunteered time, the student day or one (1) hour prior Board will recognize such voluntary service through the following means: conference attendance, school visitation, released time, in-service and professional development activities, compensatory time, compensated time. The Association will encourage all members to participate in the beginning of the student dayschool improvement process. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called by the administration will be mandatory provided that notice C. All teachers shall have a duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Employees will no less than 30 minutes, except as mutually agreed. D. Teachers shall not be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a work on scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school year. Meetings called authorities, such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per yearcity, county, or state health authorities. The first one following the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4Board may reschedule any such days. Attendance is mandatory Teachers will receive their regular pay for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties days which are performed during the normal school hourscancelled, but shall work on any rescheduled days with no additional compensation. E. Teachers The Association shall be provided a telephone number they must call strongly encourage its members to attend school-sponsored events in which students take part and shall strive to achieve full and appropriate faculty representation at students' academic honors or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved awards programs sponsored by the State Board of Educationor Administration. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid in the pay period following submission.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal teaching hours in the schools No teacher shall be as follows: Teachers must be at assigned place of required to report for duty at least earlier than fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place the opening of duty before class beginsthe pupils’ regular school day in the morning. Teachers shall be permitted to leave 15 minutes after the close of the pupils’ regular school day. Teachers are required to provide allocated time following the conclusion of the instructional day to remain in order to attend to those matters that may require specific attention such as parent consultations or other matters that cannot be addressed during the regular day. On days preceding holidays or vacations, the teacher’s day shall end at the close of the pupil day. B. The normal weekly teaching load in the junior and senior high school will be 25 teaching periods per week. The schedules of all teaching personnel shall conform to those stated in Appendix A of this Agreement. C. All teachers shall be entitled to a duty free lunch period of not less than 35 minutes. D. Elementary teachers shall use for preparation all time during which their classes are scheduled for instruction from various teaching specialists. E. Teachers will be entitled to 250 minutes of planning time per week. F. Planning, recess, and relief time lost due to scheduled parties will not be compensated or rescheduled. During scheduled assemblies, the teacher who is assigned to any group of students shall attend the assembly (includes specialists, special ed, etc.). When a specialist is assigned to any staff member’s classroom during an assembly time, that staff member may leave twenty (20) minutes after the assembly for whatever portion of that time is needed to perform necessary tasks normally done during preparation time. It is not expected that the teacher will leave for the sole purpose of having break time. Planning time lost due to shared time teachers’ extra-curricular high school responsibilities will be rescheduled by the shared time teacher. G. No departure from these norms, except in the case of emergency, shall be made without prior consultation with the Association. In the event of any disagreement between the Board and the Association as to the need and desirability of such deviation, the matter may be processed through the professional grievance procedure hereinafter set forth. H. Whenever a teacher is asked to work more than his/her teaching schedule as set forth in this article, he/she shall receive additional compensation as indicated in paragraph I. I. Any teacher who substitutes for another teacher shall receive compensatory time at a rate of 2.0 hours for each substitute period. Compensatory hours may be: a. Rolled over into the member’s leave time at the end of the school day. Adjustments, requested by a teacher, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administrationyear. B. For b. Used in place of the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by member’s leave time throughout the school districtyear. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes beyond c. Cashed out at the end of the student year at the rate of X. A teacher engaged during the school day or one (1) hour prior to the beginning in negotiating on behalf of the student dayAssociation with any representative of the Board or participating in any professional grievance negotiation, including arbitration, shall be released from regular duties without loss of salary. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called by K. Persons holding the administration position of High School Guidance Counselor will be mandatory provided that notice expected to work a minimum of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Employees will not be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a school year. Meetings called by 7½ days beyond the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per normal teaching year. The first one following the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are Elementary Guidance may be expected to be defined as those duties which are performed during work 2 days beyond the normal school hours. E. Teachers teaching year. Compensation for the aforementioned time shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved by the State Board of Education. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid in the pay period following submissionindividual’s per diem rate.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal teaching Board recognizes the principle of a standard work week, and will set work schedules and make professional assignments which can reasonably be completed within such standard work week. The parties have agreed upon a School Calendar containing 171 student days and 181 teacher obligation days for 2013- 2014 and 2014-2015. The parties additionally recognize that the hours of student contact time specified in this Article are subject to adjustment so that the schools shall be as follows: Teachers must be at assigned place of duty at least fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place of duty before class begins. Teachers may leave twenty (20) minutes after the end District satisfies all requirements of the school day. Adjustments, requested by a teacher, to the arrival Revised School Code and departure times may be approved by administrationState School Aid Act for full receipt of foundation allowances and other appropriations. B. For the duration of this contractIt is hereby agreed that attendance at regularly scheduled PTA, unless mutually agreed uponPTIA, noon-hour PTO meetings, etc., conferences and playground supervision will school staff meetings shall be provided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled not more frequently than twice monthly for times other than when school is normally in session. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour hour. When these meetings are scheduled after school they will begin not more than ten (10) minutes after dismissal of regular class. When these meetings are scheduled before school they will conclude at least ten (10) minutes before the commencement of regular class. Attendance at staff meetings shall be required unless the teacher is excused in advance by the principal. C. The normal workday in the elementary school will be seven (7) hours and fifteen (15) minutes beyond minutes. Kindergarten 8:35 - 11:45 AM Instructional Responsibilities 11:45 - 12:33 12:33 - 3:43 PM Instructional Responsibilities Grades 1-6 8:18 - 8:45 Conference and Preparation 8:45 - 10:30 Instructional Responsibilities 10:30 - 10: 45 Recess 10:45 - 12:00 Instructional Responsibilities 12:00 - 12:45 Lunch Hour 12:50 - 2:15 Instructional Responsibilities 2:15 - 2:30 Recess 2:30 - 3:48 Instructional Responsibilities 3:48 Dismissed for the end Day 1. It is understood that the above times may vary from elementary school to elementary school, but the length of the student day or one recess time, length of preparation period, time spent in instructional responsibilities, and length of lunch hour (1see 4. below) hour prior will not vary from elementary school to the beginning of the student dayelementary school. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called by the administration will be mandatory provided that notice of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Employees will not Elementary teachers may be required to attend more than supervise up to three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a school year. Meetings called by the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per year. The first one following the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved by the State Board of Education. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid in the pay period following submission.fifteen

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal teaching hours in the schools All teachers shall be as follows: Teachers must be at assigned place of duty their respective teaching stations at least fifteen five (155) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place of duty before class begins. Teachers may leave twenty (20) minutes after the end of the school day. Adjustments, requested by a teacher, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes beyond the end of the student day or one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the student dayschool day for the building in which they are teaching. Elementary teachers may leave at 3:00 p.m. and secondary teachers may leave after the buses depart. Any variance from these hours and/or student contact minutes from the previous year will be mutually agreed upon. B. Elementary teachers and full - time librarians will be provided with two (2. Attendance at faculty meetings called ) fifteen minute relief periods each day as designated by the administration principal. C. Elementary teachers who have no students under their supervision during time when their students are receiving instruction from various teaching specialists, shall use the time for class preparation. D. All teachers shall be entitled to a duty free uninterrupted lunch period of a minimum of thirty (30) minutes duration. Emergency situations or problems connected with inclement weather may alter the schedule. E. The teaching load in the senior high school, excluding full time counselors and full - time librarians, will meet requirements that each teacher within the student school day will have an average of at least one (1) preparation/consultation period per day exclusive of lunch period. Exceptions will be mandatory provided that notice made through mutual agreement with the teacher. F. A teacher engaged during the school day in negotiations on behalf of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours the Association with any representative of the Board or participating in advancea local grievance with any representative of the Board shall be released from regular duties without loss of salary. Employees Whenever possible, grievances and negotiations will not be conducted outside of regular school hours. G. Each teacher shall be required to attend no more than three (3) hours of meetings monthly nor more than twenty-or school functions per month beyond the regular school day. Teachers must be given at least one (21) week's notice in writing of any required meeting or function. Teachers may be excused from required meetings or functions by their principal for good cause. H. When inclement weather or any Act of God causes the cancellation of classes in a the entire district, teachers shall not be required to report. I. When schools are closed to students due to severe inclement weather, severe storms, fires, epidemics or other conditions beyond the control of school yearauthorities, teachers will not be required to report for duty and shall suffer no loss of compensation on said days. Meetings called by However, teachers shall be required to report on rescheduled days of instruction with no additional compensation to meet state required days and hours according to the administration with parents following procedure: 1. Any negotiated Flex days. 2. The remaining makeup days will be counted as part added to the calendar immediately following the previously scheduled closing date for students. In that event, the calendar shall be adjusted so that the final three (3) days of this requirementschool for students are half (1/2) days). 3. Parent Teacher Conferences If at any time during the life of this Agreement, it becomes lawful to count (for the purpose of state member aid) as days of pupil instruction days when pupil instruction is not provided due to conditions not within the control of school authorities such as due to severe storms, fires, epidemics, or health conditions, it is agreed that the following provision shall become immediately in effect: When the Act of God or an Employer directive forces the closing of a school or other facility of the Employer, bargaining unit members shall be held twice per yearexcused from reporting to duty without loss of pay. The first one following Days lost due to school closing under the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking periodforegoing circumstances shall not be rescheduled, unless otherwise required by State law. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-J. Professional teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers staff shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login the opportunity to before 6:30 a.m. obtain sufficient hours of Professional Development to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep meet State Professional Development hours of in- service time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught per year beyond that normally provided by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as district, approved by the State Board building principal. Any conference, class or workshop sponsored by an intermediate school district, RESA, Michigan Department of Education, college, university, educational organization, or special interest education group shall qualify as meeting this requirement. The district shall pay all costs and reasonable expenses incurred by teachers in meeting this requirement. A log to be kept on the Association bulletin board will be placed in each building to record time spent. I. All teachers who substitute K. During the summer and outside of the agreed calendar of regularly scheduled work days, should the Board sponsor a total Professional Learning Conference to provide professional development for the benefit of six (6) full class periods professional teaching staff, the Board shall provide those in attendance for an absent member shall be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive entire session a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage $75 stipend per day. L. If additional days are required by State law the parties will meet to the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid determine their placement in the pay period following submissioncalendar.

TEACHING HOURS. ‌ A. The teachers’ teacher's normal teaching working hours in the schools shall be as followsthe following: Teachers must be at assigned place of duty at least fifteen Elementary: Fifteen (15) minutes before first class beginsthe scheduled start of the school day to twenty-five (25) minutes after school closing. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place PMS: Twenty (20) minutes before the scheduled start of duty before class begins. Teachers may leave the school day to twenty (20) minutes after school closing. PHS: Twenty (20) minutes before the end scheduled start of the school day. Adjustments, requested by a teacher, day to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noontwenty-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the five (25) minutes after school district. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in sessionclosing. 1. Faculty Unless permission is granted by the principal, teachers shall leave school no earlier than outlined in Section 3.2A. 2. Since the administration allows students into all district buildings prior to the start of classes each day (at a time the administration considers appropriate for that building), and since each teacher's time in the building prior to the scheduled start of the school day for students is working time, teachers may be assigned duties during that time by the administration (examples of such duties would be hall supervision or supervision of students considered to be in detention). B. The Board recognizes the principle of a standard workweek as outlined in Section 2.3.A., and will, so far as possible, set work schedules and make professional assignments which can reasonably be completed within such standard workweek. The Board will not require teachers regularly to work in excess of such a standard workweek within or outside of any school building; however, a teacher's outside preparation time is not included within the standard workweek. A teacher shall attend all regularly scheduled professional meetings (i.e. building meetings, parent-teacher organization meetings, and other curriculum committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are meetings), unless permission not to exceed more than one attend is granted by the building principal. All teachers shall attend and participate in parent-teacher conferences each school year as outlined in section 1.6A. C. It is expressly understood by both parties that teachers shall not be required to report for work on days in which school has been canceled (1due to inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdown, health conditions or other similar reasons). It is also expressly understood that on days in which school is canceled while in session (due to inclement weather or the other reasons cited above) hour and that teachers may leave fifteen (15) minutes beyond after students have boarded their buses. The Board shall not alter the end of the student day or one (1) hour prior school calendar to the beginning of the student day. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called by the administration will be mandatory provided that notice of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Employees will not be make up these days unless required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a school year. Meetings called by the administration with parents will be counted as part do so to satisfy any requirement of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per year. The first one following the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved by the State Board of Education. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) , to satisfy any state or federal law or regulation, or to receive full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day offstate aid. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation Snow days will be paid in made up on consecutive weekdays following the pay period following submissionlast scheduled school day. The teachers shall work on make-up days without extra compensation.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal teaching ' workday will not exceed a total of 7½ hours per day, including a lunch period and preparation period. In keeping with the Board's rights as listed in Article II of this Agreement, the beginning and ending of the teachers' workday shall be determined by the Board. These workdays shall include, but not be limited to, regular workdays, parent-teacher conference days, early school closings due to inclement weather or other circumstances, days without students, half-days, in- service days, exams, and records days. Each year 1098 hours of instructional time shall be scheduled at the elementary level. Professional development time shall be counted as instructional time for this purpose. The total amount of classroom time will not fall below amount scheduled in the schools shall 2000- 2001 school year. If it is necessary, the 1098 hours may be as follows: Teachers must be at assigned place reached through teacher supervision of duty at least fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place of duty before class beginsrecess duty. Teachers may leave twenty (20) minutes after supervising recess will be compensated at the end rate of 0.04% of the school dayBA base salary per recess worked. Adjustments, requested by a teacher, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties This recess duty will be on a voluntary basisbasis first. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would Should sufficient volunteers not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes beyond the end of the student day or one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the student day. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called by come forth, the administration will assign teachers on a rotational basis to recess duty until the required hours are met. Should the Board desire additional hours above the required 1098 hours this may be mandatory provided that notice achieved through voluntary recess duty, which will be compensated as described above. Each year sufficient professional development will be scheduled to meet the state requirements. B. Teachers may be required to work a reasonable number of hours, given adequate notice, beyond the normal work day/week for the purposes of staff meetings, curriculum committee meetings, school improvement committee meetings, and parent conferences. The Board will make such meetings is given fortyextra hours voluntary. In consideration for volunteered time, the Board will recognize such voluntary service through the following means: conference attendance, school visitation, released time, in-eight (48) hours service and professional development activities, compensatory time, compensated time. The Association will encourage all members to participate in advance. Employees will the school-improvement process. C. All teachers shall have a duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period of no less than 30 minutes, except as mutually agreed. D. Teachers shall not be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a work on scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school year. Meetings called authorities, such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per yearcity, county, or state health authorities. The first one following the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4Board may reschedule any such days. Attendance is mandatory Teachers will receive their regular pay for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties days which are performed during the normal school hourscancelled, but shall work on any rescheduled days with no additional compensation. E. Teachers The Association shall be provided a telephone number they must call strongly encourage its members to attend school-sponsored events in which students take part and shall strive to achieve full and appropriate faculty representation at students' academic honors or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved awards programs sponsored by the State Board of Educationor administration. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid in the pay period following submission.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal teaching hours in the schools No teacher shall be as follows: Teachers must be at assigned place of required to report for duty at least earlier than fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place the opening of duty before class beginsthe pupils’ regular school day in the morning. Teachers may shall be permitted to leave twenty (20) 15 minutes after the end close of the pupils’ regular school day. AdjustmentsTeachers are required to provide allocated time following the conclusion of the instructional day to remain in order to attend to those matters that may require specific attention such as parent consultations or other matters that cannot be addressed during the regular day. On days preceding holidays or vacations, requested by a the teacher, to ’s day shall end at the arrival and departure times may be approved by administrationclose of the pupil day. B. For The normal weekly teaching load in the duration junior and senior high school will be 25 teaching periods per week. The schedules of all teaching personnel shall conform to those stated in Appendix A of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the school districtAgreement. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes beyond the end of the student day or one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the student day. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called by the administration will be mandatory provided that notice of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Employees will not be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a school year. Meetings called by the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences teachers shall be held twice per year. The first one following the first marking entitled to a duty free lunch period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approvalof not less than 35 minutes. D. The principal Elementary teachers shall apportion non-use for preparation all time during which their classes are scheduled for instruction from various teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hoursspecialists. E. Teachers shall will be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login entitled to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work250 minutes of planning time per week. F. Teachers Planning, recess, and relief time lost due to scheduled parties will not be compensated or rescheduled. During scheduled assemblies, the teacher who is assigned to any group of students shall attend the assembly (includes specialists, special ed, etc.). When a specialist is assigned to any staff member’s classroom during an assembly time, that staff member may leave the assembly for whatever portion of that time is needed to perform necessary tasks normally done during preparation time. It is not expected that the teacher will leave for the sole purpose of having break time. Planning time lost due to shared time teachers’ extra-curricular high school responsibilities will be scheduled for a duty free lunch periodrescheduled by the shared time teacher. G. Teachers No departure from these norms, except in the case of emergency, shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutesmade without prior consultation with the Association. In the event of any disagreement between the Board and the Association as to the need and desirability of such deviation, the matter may be processed through the professional grievance procedure hereinafter set forth. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified Whenever a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers is asked to work more than his/her teaching schedule as approved by the State Board of Education.set forth in this article, he/she shall receive additional compensation as indicated in paragraph I. I. All teachers Any teacher who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods substitutes for an absent member another teacher shall be compensated receive compensation at the rate of $45 for each substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day offperiod. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation Compensation for subbing will be paid out on the next pay date. X. A teacher engaged during the school day in negotiating on behalf of the pay period following submissionAssociation with any representative of the Board or participating in any professional grievance negotiation, including arbitration, shall be released from regular duties without loss of salary. K. Persons holding the position of High School Guidance Counselor will be expected to work a minimum of 7½ days beyond the normal teaching year. The Elementary Guidance may be expected to work 2 days beyond the normal teaching year. Compensation for the aforementioned time shall be at the individual’s per diem rate. L. All secondary teachers will be visible at their door during passing time with the purpose of greeting students and monitoring hallway activity. M. No meetings will be scheduled during lunch. Administration may schedule up to two (2) meetings per month during teacher planning times. Teachers will be compensated for additional meetings scheduled during planning time per Article 5, Letter I.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The District recognizes that professional assignments and work schedules should be arranged with a 37 1/2 hour week. The workday for the regular classroom teacher normally consists of student instruction, conference/planning time, and a duty-free lunch period. The duty-free lunch period for teachers’ normal teaching hours , which may include passing time and noon recess, shall be the same length as the lunch/noon recess period for students in the schools major assigned building. Should a teacher accept supervisory duty in lunch rooms for recess periods which fall outside the scope of his/her regular assignments as established by the administration, he/she will be given additional remuneration at a rate negotiated by the Board of Education and the Association. All secondary teachers shall be guaranteed a minimum of one conference/planning period within the regular student day equal in length to a class period in the major assigned building unless an emergency necessitates the principal requiring a teacher to substitute in an unsupervised classroom. This provision may be modified by mutual agreement of principal and teacher provided conference/planning time is not reduced. Elementary conference/planning time shall be scheduled daily as follows: Teachers must provided above whenever possible, but shall in no event be at assigned place of duty less than two hundred (200) minutes per week, scheduled at least fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place of duty before class begins. Teachers may leave twenty (20) minutes after the end of the school day. Adjustments, requested by a teacher, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administrationfour days per week. B. For the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes beyond the end of the student day or one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the student day. 2. Attendance at faculty teachers shall attend meetings called by the administration will be mandatory provided that as a regular part of their teaching assignment unless otherwise excused by the administration. The superintendent or a building principal may call staff meetings of personnel from time to time. Sufficient notice of such meetings will be given whenever practicable. Such meetings may exceed the normal work day no more than six (6) times per year and will include sufficient notice, a statement that the meeting is given forty“not for professional development,” and ending time if the meeting time is to exceed the normal work day. In any event, said meeting shall not last more than one and one-eight half (481½) hours beyond the teacher’s normal work day. Such notice shall include the number of extended staff meetings remaining. C. The Superintendent will invite the Association President or his/her designee and Department Chairpersons to meet with the building principals prior to the opening of school year and as needed to review elementary specials, middle school and high school assignments to determine if there are ways to effectively reduce the number of preparations assigned to each teacher. The Superintendent shall review and consider recommendations made by the Association President. D. The parties recognize that any changes in advancestate regulations regarding hours/days must be met. E. The Board and the Association recognize that the primary responsibility of the classroom teacher is to teach, and that his/her professional priority should be in the classroom with the students. Employees It is also recognized that teacher involvement on District and building level committees is desirable and necessary if the District is to provide improved instructional and educational opportunities for students. The following steps should be taken to reduce the number of teacher release days from the classroom to serve on District and building level committee: 1. Teachers will not be required asked to attend serve on no more than two (2) committees at a time and no more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a year. Teachers may volunteer for additional committee work. 2. During the first committee meeting of the school year. Meetings called by , the administration with parents chairperson will be counted ask the committee members to reach a consensus regarding their preference of meeting time, after school, after the work day, during the summer (if appropriate) or a combination of the three. a. Members of district curriculum/assessment/instruction committees or NCA committees which meet after the work day or during the summer would use the meeting time to satisfy professional development time requirements. b. When a committee receives permission from the superintendent in writing to meet during the summer when school is not in session, the teacher committee shall receive the workshop rate as part of this requirementfound in Schedule B, excluding lunch time. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per year. The first one following the first marking period District and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4Association agree that teacher input is desirable in curriculum development. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties Teachers will be encouraged to participate in curriculum study on a fair and equitable voluntary basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved by the State Board of Education. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid in the pay period following submission.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal teaching As professionals, teachers are expected to devote to their assignments, the time necessary to meet their responsibilities, but they shall not be required to "clock in or out" by hours and minutes. Teachers shall indicate their presence for and leaving of duty by placing a check mark in the schools appropriate column of the faculty "sign in and sign out" register. B. The total in-school workdays shall consist of not more seven hours, which shall include a duty-free lunch period during any regularly scheduled student lunch period. In the event that an aide is absent, unavailable or late for his/her assigned duties, it will be the responsibility of the teacher to supervise the class. However, for any prolonged absence of a period exceeding one week the Board will make every reasonable effort to obtain a replacement. C. No teacher shall be as follows: Teachers must be at assigned place of duty at least required to report for work earlier than fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must the opening of the pupil's day and shall be at assigned place of duty before class begins. Teachers may permitted to leave twenty (20) ten minutes after the end close of the pupil's school day. Adjustmentsday with the exception of faculty meetings, requested by a teachercurriculum and instructional workshops, emergency situations and programs involving the school and community, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For the duration extent of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session. 1past practice. Faculty meetings meetings/curriculum and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would instructional workshops shall be limited to Monday afternoons and not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) past the normal teacher dismissal time. The one hour limit is not to be interpreted as mandatory if teachers are not assigned duties or work that requires the full hour. D. All middle school teachers shall have 30 consecutive minutes beyond for a duty-free lunch. Each middle school teacher shall receive a guaranteed full prep period or 50 minutes per day, whichever is longer, based on the end middle school daily schedule. Prep time guarantee will not apply on field trip days. On early dismissal/delayed opening days prep times will be adjusted accordingly. On days when the schedule is altered but the length of the student day or one remains at seven (7) hours (field day, welcome back picnic, assembly days), prep time guarantees will remain intact. E. Each elementary teacher shall be guaranteed 80 minutes per day to be divided between a duty-free lunch and uninterrupted consecutive minutes of prep time. Prep time guarantee will not apply on field trip days. On shortened days prep times will be adjusted accordingly. F. When a teacher is absent and no substitute is provided, a payment shall be made as follows: 1. Middle School - $40/period of coverage for 1st two (2) hour prior to coverages in the beginning of the student day.same week; $50 period after two (2) coverages in same week, 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called by Elementary School - a. $40/prep. period missed when a specialist is absent for 1st two (2) coverages in the administration same week; $50/period after two (2) coverages in same week, b. $150/day to be divided equally among the receiving teachers when a regular classroom teacher is absent and a class is divided and placed in other classrooms. Note: Volunteers will be mandatory provided that notice of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours in advanceused where deemed appropriate. Employees Assigned person will not be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a school year. Meetings called by work the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirementduty. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per year. The first one following the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within required to attend IEP, I&RS, and Administrator-led Grade-level Team meetings more than two (2) times per week during their area of expertiseprep. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved by the State Board of Education. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall will be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day offof $50/period after two (2) missed prep. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to Periods for the business manager. Sub pay compensation week. G. Best efforts will be paid in the pay period following submission.made to limit Middle School assignments to no more than four

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ ' normal teaching hours in the schools shall be as follows: Teachers must be at assigned place of duty at least fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place of duty before class begins. Teachers may leave twenty (20) minutes after the end of the school day. Adjustments, requested by a teacher, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided beprovided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which dutieswhich are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes beyond the end of the student day or one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the student day. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called by the administration will be mandatory provided that notice of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Employees will not be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-twenty- one (21) meetings in a school year. Meetings called by the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per year. The first one following the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s 's approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty duty-free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and understoodand agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “"highly qualified” " teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “"highly qualified” " teachers as approved by the State Board of Education. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid in the pay period following submission.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ teacher’s normal teaching hours in the schools shall be as follows: Teachers must be at assigned place of duty at least fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place of duty before class begins: 1. Teachers may will arrive no later than 8:05 am 2. Teachers will leave twenty (20) minutes after the end no earlier than 3:07 pm 3. The student instructional day will be from 8:15 am to 3:04 pm B. Middle school and high school teachers will teach five periods of the school a six-period day. AdjustmentsElementary, requested by a teachermiddle school, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision high school teachers will be provided by given one preparation period per day of equal length between buildings and thirty minutes for lunch concurrent with the school districtstudent lunch. A study hall shall be considered a teaching assignment. C. All extracurricular elementary teachers not taking a compensatory voluntary duty shall be entitled to a thirty (30) minute duty free uninterrupted lunch period. D. A teacher directly involved in negotiation during the school day, negotiating on behalf of the Association with any representative of the Board, or participating in any professional grievance negotiation, shall be released from regular duties without loss of salary. E. Teachers of music, art, physical education and laboratory sciences, librarians, counselors, and all special education teachers shall be provided preparation time to the same extent as other teachers in the District. F. If a substitute is not available for special teachers and the regular teacher is required to be responsible for supervision of his/her students during this time, the regular teacher will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined compensated at the internal substitute rate as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled specified in Article XI of this agreement. G. The teachers of the Tahquamenon Area Schools shall make themselves available for times other than when school is normally in session.the following: 1. Faculty meetings Six (6) hours of parent-teacher conferences per year and committee meetings scheduled a one-hour fall open house per year. The date for times when faculty members would the fall open house will not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes beyond the end of the student day or one (1) hour two weeks prior to the beginning start of the student dayschool year unless mutually agreed upon by both the Board and the Association. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called A committee comprised of both the Superintendent and members of the Association will convene each spring to make appropriate adjustments and changes to the school calendar. The committee will review legal requirements as provided by the administration Michigan School Code to meet parameters required by law. The Superintendent will be mandatory provided that notice of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours have the final say in advance. Employees will not be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a school year. Meetings called by the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirementcalendar determinations. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall Staff will be held twice per year. The first one following notified of the complete schedule of dates for all of the above items by the first marking period and day of the second mid-way into the third marking periodschool year. 4. Attendance is mandatory Twenty-five hours of after school meetings for all District teacher collaboration scheduled between October and May. Teachers will be compensated at the internal substitution rate as specified in Article XI of this agreement. 5. If professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties days are not to be defined as those duties which are performed during counted in the normal school hours. E. Teachers shall 179 teacher work days, teachers will be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutescompensated at the daily professional development rate. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by elementary teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved by the State Board of Education. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated granted prep time when students are attending specialized instruction. In the event that staffing makes any such arrangement impossible, the regular teacher shall receive compensation for such time at the substitute teacher daily internal substitution rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list as specified in Article XII of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid in the pay period following submissionthis Agreement.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal teaching hours in the schools workweek for all teachers shall be thirty-seven and one-half (37 ½) hours. The normal workday for all teachers shall be seven and one-half (7 ½) hours exclusive of a thirty (30) minute duty-free lunch period. However, the teacher's day shall end at the close of the student school day on the last workday preceding holidays or recesses (Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Winter Recess, Spring Recess, Memorial Day, and Summer Recess), except those elementary schools in which student dismissal is later than what is true in any other elementary school shall be given non-accumulative, noncompensable compensatory time equal to the difference between their dismissal time and the school with the earliest student dismissal. B. Faculty meetings shall be held as follows: Teachers must necessary at the call of the building principal. All such meetings shall be at assigned place of duty at least fifteen (15) minutes concluded before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place of duty before class begins. Teachers may leave twenty (20) minutes after the end of the school day. Adjustmentsteacher workday, requested by a teacher, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than except that one (1) hour and faculty meeting each month may be extended not more than fifteen (15) minutes beyond the end workday at the elementary schools, and not more than thirty (30) minutes at the secondary schools. Teachers may be requested by the administration to attend parent conferences outside of the student day workday. Such conferences will be held at a mutually acceptable time, if possible. In any event, such conferences will be scheduled by the District at a reasonable time outside the workday. Compensatory time shall be granted. If school-wide parent/teacher conferences are scheduled, teachers in the elementary and secondary schools shall be provided with not less than a fifteen (15) minute or a ten (10) minute duty-free break respectively at the approximate midpoint of the morning and afternoon. If school-wide parent/teacher conferences are held in the evening, teachers in the elementary and secondary schools shall be provided with not less than one (1) fifteen (15) minute or one (1) hour prior to ten (10) minute duty-free break respectively at the beginning approximate midpoint of such scheduled conferences. C. The following workday standards form the basis for receipt by grades 6-12 teachers of the student dayscheduled salaries set forth in Appendix 1. A workday of four hundred and fifty (450) minutes including: 1. Up to two hundred ninety-four (294) minutes of teaching time (inclusive of passing time) except Grade 6 academic block teachers. (The term assignment as used herein means a regular teaching assignment). In the current configuration of secondary schedules, five (5) teaching assignments will be considered the norm. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called by Up to two hundred ninety-four (294) minutes of teaching time (inclusive of passing time) for Grade 6 academic block teachers. Academic block teachers shall have the administration will be mandatory provided that notice flexibility of such meetings is given fortyscheduling up to two hundred ninety-eight four (48294) hours in advance. Employees will not be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a school year. Meetings called by the administration with parents will be counted as part minutes of this requirementteaching time within their respective team. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice Not less than six hundred (600) minutes of planning time per year. The first one following week calculated on a yearly average basis with not less than four hundred sixty (460) minutes of planning time per week, during the first marking period and the second midteacher workday in any one-way into the third marking periodweek except in those cases which preclude this amount because of an additional teaching assignment. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled a. Teachers may be assigned to duties which may include, but not be limited to, study hall supervision, small group study assistance, curricular work, inservice, professional development meetings unless excused with visitation, textbook review and selection and/or other activities developed by teachers subject to review by the Superintendent’s approval. D. The faculty committee and approval by the building principal shall apportion non-teaching duties up to two hundred fifteen (215) minutes per week on a fair and equitable basis. Nonyearly average, except sixth grade house teachers who may be assigned up to seventy-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed five (75) minutes per week during the normal school hours. E. Teachers shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood student day and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved by the State Board of Education. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid in the pay period following submission.seventy-five

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal Teacher’s and/or employee’s teaching hours in the schools shall be as follows: Teachers must be at assigned place of duty at least fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place of duty before class begins. Teachers may leave twenty (20) minutes after set forth in the end of the school day. Adjustments, requested by a teacher, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in sessionTime Schedule Appendix. 1. Faculty meetings ) If individual teachers and/or employees, groups of teachers and/or employees or buildings wish to deviate from the established time schedule, a proposal should be presented to the building principal, superintendent, and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally N.T. A. A letter of understanding delineating the special conditions, including duration of change, must be present are not to exceed more than one signed by the superintendent and N.T. A. representative before being implemented. 2) The regular teacher’s and/or employee’s day shall consist of seven (17) hour hours and fifteen (15) minutes including lunch. If a teacher and/or employee is scheduled to teach in more than one building in the district, the administration shall schedule the beginning and ending time for that teacher and/or employee. If the teacher’s and/or employee’s time exceeds seven (7) hours and fifteen (15) minutes, the teacher and/or employee will be compensated at his/her proportional per diem rate for the additional time. a. The Superintendent may, at his discretion in response to inclement weather or other emergency situations amend (by reducing total hours worked in a given day) the time schedules set forth in the Time Schedule Appendix. b. When it is necessary to begin the school day later due to inclement weather, the starting times will be delayed two (2) hours. 3) If the weather does not improve, the Superintendent will inform the staff through the radio/television stations on or before 8:30 AM that school will be closed for the day. B. Teachers and/or employees, unless excused, shall attend staff meetings scheduled by the Administration. These meetings, except under special circumstances, shall not extend more than one-half hour after classes are dismissed and shall, whenever possible, be scheduled within the teacher and/or employee hours as defined in the Time Schedule Appendix. There shall be no more than eight (8) meetings per year extending beyond the end of the student day or such one-half hour after classes are dismissed; absent emergency, any such meetings lasting more than one-half hour after classes are dismissed shall be scheduled at least one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the student dayweek in advance. 2C. Each Elementary Grade will have a fifteen minute break in the morning and afternoon. Attendance at faculty meetings called The schedule for this break time will be scheduled by the administration will teacher and/or employee and the building principal. However, no class shall be mandatory provided left unsupervised during this time. D. Teachers and/or employees who must return that notice of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours in advanceevening for school activities may, with Building Principal’s approval, leave 5 minutes after the students. Employees Teachers and/or employees will not be required to attend more than three released early for training and/or practice sessions. Teachers and/or employees may leave five (35) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a school year. Meetings called by minutes after the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per year. The first one following the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hoursstudents before holidays. E. Teachers shall be provided The school nurse: 1) The school nurse will work the number of teaching staff days set by the school calendar, the work day to commence at 8:00 AM and to end at 3:15 PM, with a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a one- half (1/2) hour duty free lunch period. The school nurse will have a ten minute break in the morning and in the afternoon. The daily schedule of work will be assigned by the Superintendent. G. Teachers 2) Certain provisions of the collective bargaining agreement are applicable to classroom teachers only and accordingly shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils not apply to the school nurse. Examples are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act Teacher and/or employee Evaluation Article and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved Seniority, Xxxxxx and Recall Article. School nurses may be evaluated by the State Board of Educationin any reasonable manner. Similarly, layoff and recall for school nurses may be implemented in any reasonable manner by the Board. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid in the pay period following submission.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ ' normal teaching workday will not exceed a total of 7½ hours per day, including a lunch period and preparation period. In keeping with the Board's rights as listed in Article II of this Agreement, the schools beginning and ending of the teachers' workday shall be as follows: Teachers must determined by the Board. These workdays shall include, but not be at assigned place of duty at least fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place of duty before class beginslimited to, regular workdays, parent- teacher conference days, early school closings due to inclement weather or other circumstances, days without students, half-days, in-service days, exams, and records days. Teachers may leave twenty (20) minutes after supervising recess will be compensated at the end rate of 0.04% of the school dayBA base salary per recess worked. Adjustments, requested by a teacher, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties Recess duty will be on a voluntary basisbasis first. Extracurricular duties are Should sufficient volunteers not come forth; the Administration will assign teachers on a rotational basis to recess duty and this assignment shall not be defined as those duties which are associated deemed in conflict with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally any conference/preparation time provisions in sessionthis Agreement. 1B. Teachers are required to attend staff meetings, parent teacher conferences, open houses and student orientation. Faculty Staff meetings are limited to approximately two (2) hours per month and committee meetings scheduled at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice will be given for times when faculty members would not normally a meeting. Teachers may be present are not requested to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes work a reasonable number of hours, given adequate notice, beyond the end normal work day/week for the purposes of the student day or one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the student daycurriculum committee meetings, school improvement committee meetings, and similar activities. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called by the administration will be mandatory provided that notice C. All teachers shall have a duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Employees will no less than 35 minutes, except as mutually agreed. D. Teachers shall not be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a work on scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school year. Meetings called authorities, such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per yearcity, county, or state health authorities. The first one following the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4Board may reschedule any such days. Attendance is mandatory Teachers will receive their regular pay for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to be defined as those duties days which are performed during the normal school hourscancelled, but shall work on any rescheduled days with no additional compensation. E. Teachers The Association shall be provided a telephone number they must call strongly encourage its members to attend school-sponsored events in which students take part and shall strive to achieve full and appropriate faculty representation at students' academic honors or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved awards programs sponsored by the State Board of Educationor Administration. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage to the business manager. Sub pay compensation will be paid in the pay period following submission.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal teaching hours in the schools Middle School and High School teachers shall be as follows: Teachers must be at in their assigned place of duty at least fifteen buildings, available for duty, twenty-five (1525) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must prior to the start of their school day, and shall be at in their assigned place of duty before class begins. Teachers may leave buildings, available for duty, until twenty (20) minutes after their pupils have been dismissed for the end of the school day. Adjustments, requested by a It shall be the teacher, 's responsibility to advise the principal of his or her tardiness. Elementary teachers shall be in their assigned buildings available for duty twenty (20) minutes prior to the arrival start of their school day and departure times may shall also be approved by administration. B. For the duration of this contractin their assigned buildings, unless mutually agreed uponavailable for duty, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour and until fifteen (15) minutes beyond after their pupils have been dismissed for the end day. It shall be the teacher's responsibility to advise the principal of his or her tardiness. B. Nothing herein shall prevent the student day administration from allowing a teacher to leave early in the event of an emergency or one (1) hour prior excusing a teacher's tardiness without penalty in the event of an emergency. C. All teachers will have a duty-free lunch period except in emergency situations of short duration or when problems connected with inclement weather arise. D. Elementary teachers, grades K-5, will have duty-free recess periods except in emergency situations of short duration or when problems connected with inclement weather arise. E. Attendance at professional staff meetings before or after school hours is mandatory for all teachers when such meetings are scheduled by the Board or Administration. Normally, these meetings will be held on a predetermined weekday to be established at the beginning of the student school year. The district shall attempt to conduct special education meetings or hearings during the regular scheduled school day. The Board and Administration, whenever possible, shall seek to limit meetings involving a total building faculty and extending beyond the normal school day to not more than two per month and not more than one hour in duration. All teachers should serve on a committee working to improve the school program. The Board and Administration shall strive to make such committee assignments on a proportional basis among teachers. This shall not prevent a teacher from volunteering for a disproportional number of committees. The Board and Administration also recognize the need to keep the number of school improvement and similar committees at a reasonable number and will strive to do so. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called F. 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, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by city, county, or state health authorities will be rescheduled for which such rescheduling is required by the administration State for full State Aid and to ensure that the district will be mandatory provided incur no loss of state aid. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that notice of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Employees will are canceled and shall not be required to report for work on such days but shall work on the rescheduled days with no additional compensation. Rescheduling shall be accomplished as specified in the calendars included within this agreement. G. If at any time during the term of this Agreement any additional hours or days of instruction are required by law as a requirement for receipt of full state aid by the school district, the Board and the Association shall engage in negotiations with respect to the manner by which the additional instructional hours and/or days required will be met and any implications for additional staffing and/or additional compensation related thereto. H. Each employee shall attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings professional development outside of regular school hours as agreed upon in the school year calendar. Credit for the required hours may be earned by attending any scheduled classes in the teacher technology training lab. With prior written approval by the administration, credit may be earned by attending other professional development activities outside of regular school hours. Credit may also be earned by participation as a presenter in a school yearpreapproved training session for other staff members. Meetings called by Final authority for the administration with parents will be counted as part granting of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per year. The first one following the first marking period and the second midcredit for non-way into the third marking period. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused technology hours remains with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are to An attendance log of this training will be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved kept by the State Board of Education. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) full class periods for an absent member shall be compensated at the substitute teacher daily rate or receive a compensatory day offAdministration. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage Failure to the business manager. Sub pay compensation comply will be paid result in the pay period following submissionemployee’s salary being reduced.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teachers’ normal Services to be rendered by teachers include their participation outside of regular teaching hours in in, up to, and including six (6) school functions per school year. Some examples of school functions are: • Individual parent-teacher conferences as scheduled by the schools shall be as follows: Teachers must be principal (versus regularly scheduled PT conferences); • PTA meetings; • CIC (Community Involvement Committee); • Staff-developed community activities; • Supervision of extracurricular activities of students; and • Attendance at assigned place of duty at least fifteen (15) minutes before first class begins. After lunch teachers must be at assigned place of duty before class beginsany educational or civic function. Teachers may leave twenty (20) minutes after the end of the school day. Adjustments, requested by a teacher, to the arrival and departure times may be approved by administration. B. For the duration of this contract, unless mutually agreed upon, noon-hour and playground supervision will be provided by the school district. C. All extracurricular duties will be on a voluntary basis. Extracurricular duties are to be defined as those duties which are associated with activities scheduled for times other than when school is normally in session. 1. Faculty meetings and committee meetings scheduled for times when faculty members would not normally be present are not to exceed more than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes beyond the end of the student day or one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the student day. 2. Attendance at faculty meetings called by the administration will be mandatory provided that notice of such meetings is given forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Employees will not shall be required to attend more than three (3) meetings monthly nor more than twenty-one (21) meetings in a school year. Meetings called by the administration with parents will be counted as part of this requirement. 3. Parent Teacher Conferences shall be held twice per year. The first one following the first marking period and the second mid-way into the third marking period. 4. Attendance is mandatory for all District scheduled professional development meetings unless excused with the Superintendent’s approval. D. The principal shall apportion non-teaching duties on a fair and equitable basis. Non-teaching duties are up to be defined as those duties which are performed during the normal school hours. E. Teachers shall be provided a telephone number they must call or a website they must login to before 6:30 a.m. to report unavailability for work. F. Teachers shall be scheduled for a duty free lunch period. G. Teachers shall be scheduled for prep time each week for a minimum 225 minutes. H. All pupils are entitled to be taught by teachers who are working within their area of expertise. It is understood and agreed that to be qualified a teacher must also meet all applicable standards for a “highly qualified” teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Michigan definition for identifying “highly qualified” teachers as approved by the State Board of Education. I. All teachers who substitute a total of six (6) hours of general teachers’ meetings per semester called by the principal. During those 12 hours, a total of 3 hours of PD will occur, all counting toward student instruction. In 2013-14 and 2014-15, there shall also be 5 mandatory half days of PD (a total of 15 hours all counting towards student instruction), as well as two full class periods days of PD which are identified in the ratified calendars for these years. On optional PD days, defined as outside of the duty day, teachers are free to leave. Events for which teachers are paid to attend are excluded. Teachers may express to their principal a preference for particular school functions. The principal shall give fair consideration to such expressed preferences along with other considerations including, but not limited to, staff balance based upon sex, crowd control, and nature of the school function and will accordingly assign teachers to particular functions. When a teacher has been assigned an absent member activity and finds the responsibility cannot be fulfilled, the teacher is required to report this to the administrator in charge, and the teacher will secure a replacement subject to the approval of the administrator. No discrimination shall be compensated made against individuals who do or do not volunteer. Attendance at all functions other than as provided for above shall be at the substitute teacher daily rate option of the individual teacher. LSEA members who are not assigned a planning period (as specified within Article 8 B2, C2, or receive D3, as applicable of the 2009-2011 LSEA agreement – marked with a compensatory day off. Teachers shall submit a compiled list of coverage triple asterisk below) due to the business manageragreement for 2013-18 shall receive an off schedule stipend payment as follows, which shall be pro-rated for less than full-time members and over the number of student days (173): $5,000 annually $6,000 annually If audited fall enrollment for 2013-14 is 12,260 students or greater. Sub pay compensation $6,500 annually If the audited fall enrollment for 2013-14 is 100 students or more than the 2012-13 audited fall enrollment. $5,000 annually $6,000 annually If the audited fall enrollment for 2014-15 is equal to 98.3% or higher than the audited fall enrollment for 2013-14. $6,500 annually If audited fall enrollment for 2014-15 increases 100 students or more than the 2013-14 audited fall enrollment. The District will be paid in explore ways to provide support to elementary classroom teachers, with respect to their instruction of art, music, physical education and media, at no charge back to the pay period following submissionsettlement, and will consult with the LSEA about the nature of the support.