Teaching Loads. A. The normal weekly teaching load for teachers at the secondary level shall consist of twenty-five (25) periods of instruction per week and no more than 300 minutes per day of teacher student contact time if needed to comply with State mandates. Due to the scheduling of high school students for a six and one-half (6 1/2) hour school day, every high school teacher shall be scheduled to perform certain supervisory duties not exceeding twenty-five (25) minutes per scheduled day as part of their preparation period on an equal rotating staggered basis for a total amount of days not to exceed five (5) weeks per semester. Student contact time and preparation time for the Xxxxxxxx Center, Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Center, and Juvenile Justice Center will be comparable to that of the high school teachers. The start and end times of the Xxxxxxxx Center teachers may be flexed as necessary to accommodate the length of the school day. Student contact time at the elementary level shall not exceed 335 minutes per day for the grades kindergarten through grade five (5) and pre-school. Teachers at the elementary level shall be guaranteed a minimum of three hundred (300) minutes of preparation time per week. At the middle school and elementary school levels, scheduled duties (i.e. bus, hall, bulletin boards) will be equally rotated among all regular teachers in the individual buildings. Preparation time at all levels will be equalized for half days to the extent possible. If the district proposes restructuring of the school day at any level within the district, they will notify the Association and a committee will be formed with representation from the Association and Administration to study alternatives and make recommendations. Association representatives will be appointed by the Association. If the Association and Board concur with the recommendations, a Letter of Agreement will ensue. All teachers will receive a copy of the scheduled duty times of their school staff. The teacher’s work time at the end of the regular student day will not be used for duties and building staff meetings unless specified by contract. Preparation time lost at the end of the day due to supplementary duties is exempt from make up time. B. In the secondary schools, each teacher shall be allowed no less than one (1) preparation period per day (the equivalent of one class period in length) as part of the recognized daily schedule, except during weeks of State testing. During the weeks of State testing, teachers will be guaranteed 300 minutes of preparation for the week. Teachers at the secondary level may occasionally be requested to fulfill other supervisory functions, provided, said supervisory functions do not detract from their C. In addition to five minute uninterrupted preparation period prior to the first class period of the day, elementary teachers will receive a five minute preparation period contiguous to their thirty minute duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period. Other preparation periods in the elementary schools will be those which result from the schedule established for Special Service Teachers. Should the Board act to reduce the elementary school day by eliminating the Elementary Special Service Program, the preparation time guaranteed per day for each elementary teacher will continue to be provided as based in the Special Service Schedule. This schedule will guarantee one preparation per day for each elementary classroom teacher according to the following minimum weekly provisions: D. Teaching of supplemental contract activities, enrichment activities, adult education courses and summer school courses shall not be obligatory. Such assignments shall first be given to teachers regularly employed in the district provided they have made proper application and meet the following: 1. Certified (if applicable in given area) 2. Major training emphasis 3. Demonstrated competence E. The Board will endeavor to hire first, for regular teaching and supplemental positions, those qualified teachers who possess a Provisional, Permanent, Continuing Certificate or Professional Education Certificate. F. The acceptance of student teachers is voluntary. If a teacher does volunteer, he/she must have tenure in L'Anse Creuse. The total number of student teachers accepted into the district during any school year shall not exceed ten (10%) percent of the total number of the current district teaching staff, and shall be cognizant of the Michigan Education Association’s recommendation on teacher supply and demand. If needed, the Assistant Superintendent and Association President will meet to negotiate any variations.
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Samples: Teacher's Master Agreement, Teacher's Master Agreement, Teacher's Master Agreement
Teaching Loads. A. Section 1: The normal weekly teaching load for teachers of a teacher in the High School will be: twenty- five (25) teaching periods and five (5) unassigned preparation periods. Teachers at the secondary level Middle School will have a minimum of forty-five (45) minutes of preparation time per day. The normal weekly teaching load of a teacher in the elementary school shall consist include five (5) forty (40) minute unassigned preparation periods per week in elementary grades. For the purposes of this section the term “unassigned” means that there shall be no regularly scheduled supervision of students. These times are specifically to be used for instructional preparation or related activities. Teachers shall, on occasion, be expected to be available for parent conferences, student assistance administrative meetings, and other duties as required on an irregular basis as outlined above provided that appropriate notice is given.
Section 2: Teachers of elementary grades shall not be required to supervise students during the students' scheduled recess periods. If elementary recesses are used as a reward, teachers are to supervise the students. Teachers may, on a voluntary basis, supervise students during recess scheduled by the building principal. Teachers will be compensated with one release day for every twenty-five (25) periods recesses served. The release day must be approved in advance by the building principal and may not be banked. The number of instruction per week volunteers and no more than 300 minutes per day any rotation of teacher student contact time if needed volunteers will be decided by Administration. Teachers can opt to comply with State mandates. Due to the scheduling receive substitute rate of high school students for a six and one-half (6 1/2) hour school day, every high school teacher shall be scheduled to perform certain supervisory duties not exceeding twenty-five (25) minutes per scheduled day as part of their preparation period on an equal rotating staggered basis for a total amount of days not to exceed five (5) weeks per semester. Student contact time and preparation time pay in exchange for the Xxxxxxxx Center, Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Center, and Juvenile Justice Center will be comparable to that of the high school teachers. The start and end times of the Xxxxxxxx Center teachers may be flexed as necessary to accommodate the length of the school release day. Student contact time at the elementary level shall not exceed 335 minutes per day for the grades kindergarten through grade five (5) and pre-school. Teachers at the elementary level shall be guaranteed a minimum of three hundred (300) minutes of preparation time per week. At the middle school and elementary school levels, scheduled duties (i.e. bus, hall, bulletin boards) will be equally rotated among all regular teachers in the individual buildings. Preparation time at all levels will be equalized for half Unused release days to the extent possible. If the district proposes restructuring of the school day at any level within the district, they will notify the Association and a committee will be formed with representation from the Association and Administration to study alternatives and make recommendations. Association representatives will be appointed by the Association. If the Association and Board concur with the recommendations, a Letter of Agreement will ensue. All teachers will receive a copy of the scheduled duty times of their school staff. The teacher’s work time remaining at the end of the regular student day year will not be used for duties and building staff meetings unless specified by contract. Preparation time lost paid at the end of the day due to supplementary duties is exempt from make up timepro-rated daily substitute rate.
B. In Section 3: If a teacher is requested to teach a class during the secondary schoolsteacher’s preparation period on a full-time basis, each the teacher will receive additional compensation. The additional compensation shall be allowed no less than one the teacher’s instructional hourly rate multiplied by the number of additional hours taught.
Section 4: If "zero hour" classes are offered before or after the regular school day, it is with the understanding that (1) preparation period per day (the equivalent of one class period in length) as part of the recognized daily schedule, except during weeks of State testing. During the weeks of State testing, teachers no teacher will be guaranteed 300 minutes of preparation for required to accept such responsibilities, and (2) teachers who teach Board-approved classes outside the week. Teachers at the secondary level may occasionally be requested to fulfill other supervisory functions, provided, said supervisory functions do not detract from their
C. In addition to five minute uninterrupted preparation period prior to the first class period of the day, elementary teachers will receive a five minute preparation period contiguous to their thirty minute duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period. Other preparation periods in the elementary schools regular school day will be those which result from paid using the schedule established for Special Service Teachers. Should the Board act to reduce the elementary school day by eliminating the Elementary Special Service Program, the preparation time guaranteed per day for each elementary teacher will continue to be provided as based formula in the Special Service Schedule. This schedule will guarantee one preparation per day for each elementary classroom teacher according to the following minimum weekly provisions:
D. Teaching of supplemental contract activities, enrichment activities, adult education courses and summer school courses shall not be obligatory. Such assignments shall first be given to teachers regularly employed in the district provided they have made proper application and meet the following:
1. Certified (if applicable in given area)
2. Major training emphasis
Section 3. Demonstrated competence
E. The Board will endeavor to hire first, for regular teaching and supplemental positions, those qualified teachers who possess a Provisional, Permanent, Continuing Certificate or Professional Education Certificate.
F. The acceptance of student teachers is voluntary. If a Section 5: A teacher does volunteerthat volunteers to substitute for another teacher during their preparation hour as mutually agreed upon with the principal, he/she must have tenure in L'Anse Creuse. The total number of student teachers accepted into the district during any school year shall not exceed ten (10%) percent of the total number of the current district teaching staff, and shall will be cognizant of the Michigan Education Association’s recommendation on teacher supply and demand. If needed, the Assistant Superintendent and Association President will meet to negotiate any variationspaid at $25.00 per hour.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Teaching Loads. A. The normal weekly teaching load for teachers at the secondary level shall consist of twenty-five (25) periods of instruction per week and no more than 300 309 minutes per day of teacher student contact time if needed to comply with State mandates. Due to the scheduling of high school students for a six and one-half (6 1/2) hour school day, every high school teacher shall be scheduled to perform certain supervisory duties not exceeding twenty-five (25) minutes per scheduled day as part of their preparation period on an equal rotating staggered basis for a total amount of days not to exceed five (5) weeks per semester. Student contact time and preparation time for the Xxxxxxxx Center, Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Center, and Juvenile Justice Center will be comparable to that of the high school teachers. The start and end times of the Xxxxxxxx Center teachers may be flexed as necessary to accommodate the length of the school day. Student contact time at the elementary level shall not exceed 335 339 minutes per day for the grades kindergarten through grade five (5) and pre-school. Teachers at the elementary level shall be guaranteed a minimum of three hundred (300) 290 minutes of preparation time per week. At the middle school and elementary school levels, scheduled duties (i.e. bus, hall, bulletin boards) will be equally rotated among all regular teachers in the individual buildings. Preparation time at all levels will be equalized for half days to the extent possible. If the district proposes restructuring of the school day at any level within the district, they will notify the Association and a committee will be formed with representation from the Association and Administration to study alternatives and make recommendations. Association representatives will be appointed by the Association. If the Association and Board concur with the recommendations, a Letter of Agreement will ensue. All teachers will receive a copy of the scheduled duty times of their school staff. The teacher’s work time at the end of the regular student day will not be used for duties and building staff meetings unless specified by contract. Preparation time lost at the end of the day due to supplementary duties is exempt from make up time.
B. In the secondary schools, each teacher shall be allowed no less than one (1) preparation period per day (the equivalent of one class period in length) as part of the recognized daily schedule, except during weeks of State testing. During the weeks of State testing, teachers will be guaranteed 300 minutes of preparation for the week. Teachers at the secondary level may occasionally be requested to fulfill other supervisory functions, provided, said supervisory functions do not detract from their
C. In addition to five minute uninterrupted preparation period prior to the first class period of the day, elementary teachers will receive a five minute preparation period contiguous to their thirty minute duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period. Other preparation periods in the elementary schools will be those which result from the schedule established for Special Service Teachers. Should the Board act to reduce the elementary school day by eliminating the Elementary Special Service Program, the preparation time guaranteed per day for each elementary teacher will continue to be provided as based in the Special Service Schedule. This schedule will guarantee one preparation per day for each elementary classroom teacher according to the following minimum weekly provisions:
D. Teaching of supplemental contract activities, enrichment activities, adult education courses and summer school courses shall not be obligatory. Such assignments shall first be given to teachers regularly employed in the district provided they have made proper application and meet the following:
1. Certified (if applicable in given area)
2. Major training emphasis
3. Demonstrated competence
E. The Board will endeavor to hire first, for regular teaching and supplemental positions, those qualified teachers who possess a Provisional, Permanent, Continuing Certificate or Professional Education Certificate.
F. The acceptance of student teachers is voluntary. If a teacher does volunteer, he/she must have tenure in L'Anse Creuse. The total number of student teachers accepted into the district during any school year shall not exceed ten (10%) percent of the total number of the current district teaching staff, and shall be cognizant of the Michigan Education Association’s recommendation on teacher supply and demand. If needed, the Assistant Superintendent and Association President will meet to negotiate any variations.
G. Special Service Teachers
1. Special Service Teachers shall be scheduled for no more than 1690 minutes of student contact time. Student contact time is defined as:
A) Teaching of an individual classroom teacher’s class in the specified subject area of the special service teacher;
B) A five-minute passing time period between each of the classes in the morning and between each of the classes in the afternoon. If that five minute period does not occur, it will not count as student contact time;
C) Travel time necessitated by the scheduling of the teacher at more than one building; and
D) Any other assignment which does not exceed the total contractual minutes per week.
2. A five-minute passing time will be scheduled between classes whenever possible, but at least one A.M. and one P.M. passing time. A five (5) minute passing time is guaranteed to teachers who move from one classroom to another. Special Service Teachers scheduled for more than one (1) building will receive travel time will be based on the district- published mileage chart. • Buildings on the same campus, 10 minutes of travel time is allowed. • Buildings 1 to 6 miles apart, on the same side of the Clinton River, 15 minutes of travel time will be allowed. • Buildings over 6 miles apart and on the same side of the Clinton River, 20 minutes of travel time are allowed. • Buildings 6 – 8 miles apart which require travel between the north and south end of the district, 25 minutes of travel time is allowed. • Buildings over 8 miles up to 13 miles apart, AND which require travel between the North and South end of the district, 30 minutes of travel time is allowed. In the event that it can be documented that the above time is insufficient, the Association President will meet with the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum to allocate more travel time.
3. Students of Special Service Teachers will be dismissed at least five (5) minutes prior to student dismissal at the end of the day whenever possible. The first scheduled class for a Special Service Teacher shall not begin until at least five (5) minutes after the beginning of the student starting time.
4. On nine (9) hours of the In-service Training and Curriculum Committee Study Days, Special Service Teachers will be allowed to meet as a Department Staff.
5. Whenever possible a Special Service Teacher will be assigned to one (1) building for the majority of his/her teaching assignments and only one building for the purpose of receiving duty assignments, such as bus duty, bulletin boards, attending Open Houses, attending evening conferences, and receiving mail. Special Service Teachers will be assigned to no more than twenty-five (25) minutes of bus duty per week.
6. Since special service programs are a necessary part of the total school curriculum, special service teachers shall not substitute teach for a regular classroom teacher in lieu of the regular special service schedule to the extent possible. However, elementary specials teachers may be used to sub in classrooms when there is a shortage of substitutes and the district has followed these procedures:
A) If specials are cancelled resulting in lost prep time for the regular classroom teacher, the regular classroom teacher will be paid fifty dollars ($50.00) for the 50-minute period.
B) Student teachers may be used as substitutes as long as they have been approved and their university allows them to do so.
C) Teachers who have a student teacher in their classroom could be used to sub for another absent teacher. They would not be paid extra unless it results in a loss of prep time.
D) Half time kindergarten aides and paraprofessionals who have 90+ college credit hours may be utilized as substitutes after their duties are complete for the day as long as they have been approved.
E) Specials teachers who sub will be paid fifty dollars ($50.00) hour for any loss of prep time. Prep time is defined as any time during which they sub that the specials’ teacher, according to their regular schedule, is not assigned to students.
7. To the extent possible, no more than two (2) times a week will a Special Service Teacher be deprived of their morning preparation time. In no case will Special Service Teachers have less preparation time than other elementary teachers.
8. Should more than one (1) Special Service Teacher be assigned to teach a Special Service subject area to a regular elementary teacher's class, one of the Special Services teachers will be specifically assigned as the teacher of record for purposes of report cards and other necessary records.
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Samples: Teacher's Master Agreement
Teaching Loads. A. The normal weekly teaching load for teachers at the secondary level shall consist of twenty-five (25) periods of instruction per week and no more than 300 309 minutes per day of teacher student contact time if needed to comply with State mandates. Due to the scheduling of high school students for a six and one-half (6 1/2) hour school day, every high school teacher shall be scheduled to perform certain supervisory duties not exceeding twenty-five (25) minutes per scheduled day as part of their preparation period on an equal rotating staggered basis for a total amount of days not to exceed five (5) weeks per semester. Student contact time and preparation time for the Xxxxxxxx Center, Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Center, and Juvenile Justice Center will be comparable to that of the high school teachers. The start and end times of the Xxxxxxxx Center teachers may be flexed as necessary to accommodate the length of the school day. Student contact time at the elementary level shall not exceed 335 339 minutes per day for the grades kindergarten through grade five (5) and pre-school. Teachers at the elementary level shall be guaranteed a minimum of three hundred (300) 290 minutes of preparation time per week. At the middle school and elementary school levels, scheduled duties (i.e. bus, hall, bulletin boards) will be equally rotated among all regular teachers in the individual buildings. Preparation time at all levels will be equalized for half days to the extent possible. If the district proposes restructuring of the school day at any level within the district, they will notify the Association and a committee will be formed with representation from the Association and Administration to study alternatives and make recommendations. Association representatives will be appointed by the Association. If the Association and Board concur with the recommendations, a Letter of Agreement will ensue. All teachers will receive a copy of the scheduled duty times of their school staff. The teacher’s work time at the end of the regular student day will not be used for duties and building staff meetings unless specified by contract. Preparation time lost at the end of the day due to supplementary duties is exempt from make up time.
B. In the secondary schools, each teacher shall be allowed no less than one (1) preparation period per day (the equivalent of one class period in length) as part of the recognized daily schedule, except during weeks of State testing. During the weeks of State testing, teachers will be guaranteed 300 minutes of preparation for the week. Teachers at the secondary level may occasionally be requested to fulfill other supervisory functions, provided, said supervisory functions do not detract from theirtheir thirty (30) minutes
C. In addition to five minute uninterrupted preparation period prior to the first class period of the day, elementary teachers will receive a five minute preparation period contiguous to their thirty minute duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period. Other preparation periods in the elementary schools will be those which result from the schedule established for Special Service Teachers. Should the Board act to reduce the elementary school day by eliminating the Elementary Special Service Program, the preparation time guaranteed per day for each elementary teacher will continue to be provided as based in the Special Service Schedule. This schedule will guarantee one preparation per day for each elementary classroom teacher according to the following minimum weekly provisions:
D. Teaching of supplemental contract activities, enrichment activities, adult education courses and summer school courses shall not be obligatory. Such assignments shall first be given to teachers regularly employed in the district provided they have made proper application and meet the following:
1. Certified (if applicable in given area)
2. Major training emphasis
3. Demonstrated competence
E. The Board will endeavor to hire first, for regular teaching and supplemental positions, those qualified teachers who possess a Provisional, Permanent, Continuing Certificate or Professional Education Certificate.
F. The acceptance of student teachers is voluntary. If a teacher does volunteer, he/she must have tenure in L'Anse Creuse. The total number of student teachers accepted into the district during any school year shall not exceed ten (10%) percent of the total number of the current district teaching staff, and shall be cognizant of the Michigan Education Association’s recommendation on teacher supply and demand. If needed, the Assistant Superintendent and Association President will meet to negotiate any variations.
G. Special Service Teachers
1. Special Service Teachers shall be scheduled for no more than 1690 minutes of student contact time. Student contact time is defined as:
A) Teaching of an individual classroom teacher’s class in the specified subject area of the special service teacher;
B) A five-minute passing time period between each of the classes in the morning and between each of the classes in the afternoon. If that five minute period does not occur, it will not count as student contact time;
C) Travel time necessitated by the scheduling of the teacher at more than one building; and
D) Any other assignment which does not exceed the total contractual minutes per week.
2. A five-minute passing time will be scheduled between classes whenever possible, but at least one A.M. and one P.M. passing time. A five (5) minute passing time is guaranteed to teachers who move from one classroom to another. Special Service Teachers scheduled for more than one (1) building will receive travel time will be based on the district-published mileage chart. • Buildings on the same campus, 10 minutes of travel time is allowed. • Buildings 1 to 6 miles apart, on the same side of the Clinton River, 15 minutes of travel time will be allowed. • Buildings over 6 miles apart and on the same side of the Clinton River, 20 minutes of travel time are allowed. • Buildings 6 – 8 miles apart which require travel between the north and south end of the district, 25 minutes of travel time is allowed. • Buildings over 8 miles up to 13 miles apart, AND which require travel between the North and South end of the district, 30 minutes of travel time is allowed. In the event that it can be documented that the above time is insufficient, the Association President will meet with the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum to allocate more travel time.
3. Students of Special Service Teachers will be dismissed at least five (5) minutes prior to student dismissal at the end of the day whenever possible. The first scheduled class for a Special Service Teacher shall not begin until at least five (5) minutes after the beginning of the student starting time.
4. On nine (9) hours of the In-service Training and Curriculum Committee Study Days, Special Service Teachers will be allowed to meet as a Department Staff.
5. Whenever possible a Special Service Teacher will be assigned to one (1) building for the majority of his/her teaching assignments and only one building for the purpose of receiving duty assignments, such as bus duty, bulletin boards, attending Open Houses, attending evening conferences, and receiving mail. Special Service Teachers will be assigned to no more than twenty-five (25) minutes of bus duty per week.
6. Since special service programs are a necessary part of the total school curriculum, special service teachers shall not substitute teach for a regular classroom teacher in lieu of the regular special service schedule to the extent possible. However, elementary specials teachers may be used to sub in classrooms when there is a shortage of substitutes and the district has followed these procedures:
A) If specials are cancelled resulting in lost prep time for the regular classroom teacher, the regular classroom teacher will be paid fifty dollars ($50.00) for the 50-minute period.
B) Student teachers may be used as substitutes as long as they have been approved and their university allows them to do so.
C) Teachers who have a student teacher in their classroom could be used to sub for another absent teacher. They would not be paid extra unless it results in a loss of prep time.
D) Half time kindergarten aides and paraprofessionals who have 90+ college credit hours may be utilized as substitutes after their duties are complete for the day as long as they have been approved.
E) Specials teachers who sub will be paid fifty dollars ($50.00) hour for any loss of prep time. Prep time is defined as any time during which they sub that the specials’ teacher, according to their regular schedule, is not assigned to students.
7. To the extent possible, no more than two (2) times a week will a Special Service Teacher be deprived of their morning preparation time. In no case will Special Service Teachers have less preparation time than other elementary teachers.
8. Should more than one (1) Special Service Teacher be assigned to teach a Special Service subject area to a regular elementary teacher's class, one of the Special Services teachers will be specifically assigned as the teacher of record for purposes of report cards and other necessary records.
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Samples: Teacher's Master Agreement
Teaching Loads. A. The normal weekly teaching load for teachers at the secondary level shall consist of twenty-five (25) periods of instruction per week and no more than 300 309 minutes per day of teacher student contact time if needed to comply with State mandates. Due to the scheduling of high school students for a six and one-half (6 1/2) hour school day, every high school teacher shall be scheduled to perform certain supervisory duties not exceeding twenty-five (25) minutes per scheduled day as part of their preparation period on an equal rotating staggered basis for a total amount of days not to exceed five (5) weeks per semester. Student contact time and preparation time for the Xxxxxxxx Center, Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Center, and Juvenile Justice Center will be comparable to that of the high school teachers. The start and end times of the Xxxxxxxx Center teachers may be flexed as necessary to accommodate the length of the school day. Student contact time at the elementary level shall not exceed 335 339 minutes per day for the grades kindergarten through grade five (5) and pre-school. Teachers at the elementary level shall be guaranteed a minimum of three hundred (300) 300 minutes of preparation time per week. At the middle school and elementary school levels, scheduled duties (i.e. bus, hall, bulletin boards) will be equally rotated among all regular teachers in the individual buildings. Preparation time at all levels will be equalized for half days to the extent possible. If the district proposes restructuring of the school day at any level within the district, they will notify the Association and a committee will be formed with representation from the Association and Administration to study alternatives and make recommendations. Association representatives will be appointed by the Association. If the Association and Board concur with the recommendations, a Letter of Agreement will ensue. All teachers will receive a copy of the scheduled duty times of their school staff. The teacher’s work time at the end of the regular student day will not be used for duties and building staff meetings unless specified by contract. Preparation time lost at the end of the day due to supplementary duties is exempt from make up time.
B. In the secondary schools, each teacher shall be allowed no less than one (1) preparation period per day (the equivalent of one class period in length) as part of the recognized daily schedule, except during weeks of State testing. During the weeks of State testing, teachers will be guaranteed 300 minutes of preparation for the week. Teachers at the secondary level may occasionally be requested to fulfill other supervisory functions, provided, said supervisory functions do not detract from theirtheir thirty (30) minutes uninterrupted lunch period. Assignments beyond the provisions of this paragraph shall be paid in accordance with Article IV, Section B.
C. In addition to five minute uninterrupted preparation period prior to the first class period of the day, elementary teachers will receive a five minute preparation period contiguous to their thirty minute duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period. Other preparation periods in the elementary schools will be those which result from the schedule established for Special Service Teachers. Should the Board act to reduce the elementary school day by eliminating the Elementary Special Service Program, the preparation time guaranteed per day for each elementary teacher will continue to be provided as based in the Special Service Schedule. This schedule will guarantee one preparation per day for each elementary classroom teacher according to the following minimum weekly provisions:
D. Teaching of supplemental contract activities, enrichment activities, adult education courses and summer school courses shall not be obligatory. Such assignments shall first be given to teachers regularly employed in the district provided they have made proper application and meet the following:
1. Certified (if applicable in given area)
2. Major training emphasis
3. Demonstrated competence
E. The Board will endeavor to hire first, for regular teaching and supplemental positions, those qualified teachers who possess a Provisional, Permanent, Continuing Certificate or Professional Education Certificate.
F. The acceptance of student teachers is voluntary. If a teacher does volunteer, he/she must have tenure in L'Anse Creuse. The total number of student teachers accepted into the district during any school year shall not exceed ten (10%) percent of the total number of the current district teaching staff, and shall be cognizant of the Michigan Education Association’s recommendation on teacher supply and demand. If needed, the Assistant Superintendent and Association President will meet to negotiate any variations.teachers
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Samples: Teacher's Master Agreement
Teaching Loads. A. The normal weekly teaching load for teachers at the secondary level shall consist of twenty-five (25) periods of instruction per week and no more than 300 minutes per day of teacher student contact time if needed to comply with State mandates. Due to the scheduling of high school students for a six and one-half (6 1/2) hour school day, every high school teacher shall be scheduled to perform certain supervisory duties not exceeding twenty-five (25) minutes per scheduled day as part of their preparation period on an equal rotating staggered basis for a total amount of days not to exceed five (5) weeks per semester. Student contact time and preparation time for the Xxxxxxxx Center, Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Center, Center and Juvenile Justice Center will teachers shall not exceed five (5) hours daily. In addition, these teachers shall receive fifty-five (55) minutes daily of preparation time. These teachers shall be comparable to that of assigned duties in the same manner as high school teachers. The start and end times of the Xxxxxxxx Center teachers may be flexed as necessary to accommodate the length of the school day. Student contact time at the elementary level shall not exceed 335 minutes per day for the grades kindergarten through grade five (5) and pre-school. Teachers at the elementary level shall be guaranteed a minimum of three hundred (300) minutes of preparation time per week. At the middle school and elementary school levels, scheduled duties (i.e. bus, hall, bulletin boards) will be equally rotated among all regular teachers in the individual buildings. Preparation time at all levels will be equalized for half days to the extent possible. If the district proposes restructuring of the school day at any level within the district, they will notify the Association and a committee will be formed with representation from the Association and Administration to study alternatives and make recommendations. Association representatives will be appointed by the Association. If the Association and Board concur with the recommendations, a Letter of Agreement will ensue. All teachers will receive a copy of the scheduled duty times of their school staff. The teacher’s 's work time at the end of the regular student day will not be used for duties and building staff meetings unless specified by contract. Preparation time lost at the end of the day due to supplementary duties is exempt from make up time.
B. In the secondary schools, each teacher shall be allowed no less than one (1) preparation period per day (the equivalent of one class period in length) as part of the recognized daily schedule, except during weeks of State testing. During the weeks of State testing, teachers will be guaranteed 300 minutes of preparation for the week. Teachers at the secondary level may occasionally be requested to fulfill other supervisory functions, provided, said supervisory functions do not detract from theirtheir thirty (30) minutes uninterrupted lunch period. Assignments beyond the provisions of this paragraph shall be paid in accordance with Article IV, Section B.
C. In addition to five the fifteen (15) minute uninterrupted preparation period prior to the first (1st) class period of the day, elementary teachers will receive a five (5) minute preparation period contiguous to their thirty (30) minute duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period. period except as specified in Article VII, Section I. Other preparation periods in the elementary schools will be those which result from the schedule established for Special Service Teachers. Should the Board act to reduce the elementary school day by eliminating the Elementary Special Service Program, the preparation time guaranteed per day for each elementary teacher will continue to be provided as based in the Special Service Schedule. This schedule will guarantee one (1) preparation per day for each elementary classroom teacher according to the following minimum weekly provisions:: SUBJECT K 1ST THROUGH 5TH Art 50 min Spanish 50 min Music 50 min or 2 (25) 50 min Physical Education 40 min 80 min When a Special Service teacher has charge of the students of a regular teacher, the regular teacher does not have to be present with the students. However, each regular elementary teacher shall attend enough sessions to assure himself/herself that he/she is fully aware of the materials being presented so that the regular teacher may make use of these materials in his/her teaching. Elementary teachers may be occasionally requested to fulfill other supervisory functions provided these supervisory functions do not detract from their thirty (30) minute duty- free, uninterrupted lunch period and contiguous five (5) minute preparation period. Duties and building staff meetings will not be assigned during these specified preparation periods. Assignments beyond the provisions of this section will be paid at the hourly rate (Article IV, Section B., Paragraph 2). In each elementary building a recess period shall be made available at the option of the principal following a staff meeting with the teachers in that building. The implementation of this recess period shall be mutually agreed upon by the principal and the teachers in that building. Supervision of this recess period shall be rotated equally among available teaching staff.
D. Teaching of supplemental contract activities, enrichment activities, adult education courses and summer school courses shall not be obligatory. Such assignments shall first be given to teachers regularly employed in the district provided they have made proper application and meet the following:
1. Certified (if applicable in given area)
2. Major training emphasis
3. Demonstrated competence
E. The following positions shall assist the administration in coordination of programs and materials within their department/area, and in the study, initiation, and implementation of new programs. HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT HEADS Mathematics Business English Social Science Science Counseling HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT FACILITATORS Special Education Art Foreign Language Home Economics Physical Education Technological Education Mathematics Social Science English Reading Science Unified Arts Special Education The above listed positions will be compensated in accordance with Article IV, Supplemental Salary Schedule "B". In no case will a teacher in one high school be classified as a Department Head and another teacher, performing the same type duties in another high school be classified as a Department Facilitator.
F. The Board will endeavor to hire first, for regular teaching and supplemental positions, those qualified teachers who possess a Provisional, Permanent, Continuing Certificate or Professional Education Certificate.
F. G. The acceptance of student teachers is voluntary. If a teacher does volunteer, he/she must have tenure in L'Anse Creuse. The total number of student teachers accepted into the district during any school year shall not exceed ten (10%) percent of the total number of the current district teaching staff, and shall be cognizant of the Michigan Education Association’s 's recommendation on teacher supply and demand. If needed, the Assistant Superintendent and Association President will meet to negotiate any variations.
H. The following positions shall assist the administration in coordination of programs and materials within their area, and in the study, initiation, and implementation of programs. The following positions shall at least receive released time in accordance with the following schedule: At-Risk (each position) Full-Time Release High School Computer (1 per bldg.) 3 Hours Release High School English/Writing (1 per bldg.) 3 Hours Release Learning Support Specialist (Elem. & M.S.) Full-Time Release Learning Consultant Full-Time Release Middle School Computer (1 per bldg.) 2 Hours Release Compliance Coordinator (Special Ed.) Full-Time Release Regulations.
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Samples: Master Agreement
Teaching Loads. A. Section 1: The normal weekly teaching load for teachers of a teacher in the High School will be: twenty- five (25) teaching periods and five (5) unassigned preparation periods. Teachers at the secondary level Middle School will have a minimum of forty-five (45) minutes of preparation time per day. The normal weekly teaching load of a teacher in the elementary school shall consist include five (5) forty (40) minute unassigned preparation periods per week in elementary grades. For the purposes of this section the term “unassigned” means that there shall be no regularly scheduled supervision of students. These times are specifically to be used for instructional preparation or related activities. Teachers shall, on occasion, be expected to be available for parent conferences, student assistance administrative meetings, and other duties as required on an irregular basis as outlined above provided that appropriate notice is given.
Section 2: Teachers of elementary grades shall not be required to supervise students during the students' scheduled recess periods. If elementary recesses are used as a reward, teachers are to supervise the students. Teachers may, on a voluntary basis, supervise students during recess scheduled by the building principal. Teachers will be compensated with one release day for every twenty-five (25) periods recesses served. The release day must be approved in advance by the building principal and may not be banked. The number of instruction per week volunteers and no more than 300 minutes per day any rotation of teacher student contact time if needed volunteers will be decided by Administration. Teachers can opt to comply with State mandates. Due to the scheduling receive substitute rate of high school students for a six and one-half (6 1/2) hour school day, every high school teacher shall be scheduled to perform certain supervisory duties not exceeding twenty-five (25) minutes per scheduled day as part of their preparation period on an equal rotating staggered basis for a total amount of days not to exceed five (5) weeks per semester. Student contact time and preparation time pay in exchange for the Xxxxxxxx Center, Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Center, and Juvenile Justice Center will be comparable to that of the high school teachers. The start and end times of the Xxxxxxxx Center teachers may be flexed as necessary to accommodate the length of the school release day. Student contact time at the elementary level shall not exceed 335 minutes per day for the grades kindergarten through grade five (5) and pre-school. Teachers at the elementary level shall be guaranteed a minimum of three hundred (300) minutes of preparation time per week. At the middle school and elementary school levels, scheduled duties (i.e. bus, hall, bulletin boards) will be equally rotated among all regular teachers in the individual buildings. Preparation time at all levels will be equalized for half Unused release days to the extent possible. If the district proposes restructuring of the school day at any level within the district, they will notify the Association and a committee will be formed with representation from the Association and Administration to study alternatives and make recommendations. Association representatives will be appointed by the Association. If the Association and Board concur with the recommendations, a Letter of Agreement will ensue. All teachers will receive a copy of the scheduled duty times of their school staff. The teacher’s work time remaining at the end of the regular student day year will not be used for duties and building staff meetings unless specified by contract. Preparation time lost paid at the end of the day due to supplementary duties is exempt from make up timepro-rated daily substitute rate.
B. In Section 3: If a teacher is requested to teach a class during the secondary schoolsteacher’s preparation period on a full-time basis, each the teacher will receive additional compensation. The additional compensation shall be allowed no less than one the teacher’s instructional hourly rate multiplied by the number of additional hours taught.
Section 4: If "zero hour" classes are offered before or after the regular school day, it is with the understanding that (1) preparation period per day (the equivalent of one class period in length) as part of the recognized daily schedule, except during weeks of State testing. During the weeks of State testing, teachers no teacher will be guaranteed 300 minutes of required to accept such
Section 5: A teacher that volunteers to substitute for another teacher during his preparation for hour as mutually agreed upon with the week. Teachers at the secondary level may occasionally be requested to fulfill other supervisory functionsprincipal, provided, said supervisory functions do not detract from their
C. In addition to five minute uninterrupted preparation period prior to the first class period of the day, elementary teachers will receive a five minute preparation period contiguous to their thirty minute duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period. Other preparation periods in the elementary schools will be those which result from the schedule established for Special Service Teachers. Should the Board act to reduce the elementary school day by eliminating the Elementary Special Service Program, the preparation time guaranteed paid at $25.00 per day for each elementary teacher will continue to be provided as based in the Special Service Schedule. This schedule will guarantee one preparation per day for each elementary classroom teacher according to the following minimum weekly provisions:
D. Teaching of supplemental contract activities, enrichment activities, adult education courses and summer school courses shall not be obligatory. Such assignments shall first be given to teachers regularly employed in the district provided they have made proper application and meet the following:
1. Certified (if applicable in given area)
2. Major training emphasis
3. Demonstrated competence
E. The Board will endeavor to hire first, for regular teaching and supplemental positions, those qualified teachers who possess a Provisional, Permanent, Continuing Certificate or Professional Education Certificatehour.
F. The acceptance of student teachers is voluntary. If a teacher does volunteer, he/she must have tenure in L'Anse Creuse. The total number of student teachers accepted into the district during any school year shall not exceed ten (10%) percent of the total number of the current district teaching staff, and shall be cognizant of the Michigan Education Association’s recommendation on teacher supply and demand. If needed, the Assistant Superintendent and Association President will meet to negotiate any variations.
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Samples: Master Agreement
