Common use of Teaching Procedures Clause in Contracts

Teaching Procedures. 1. All full‐time probationary employees shall be required, as part of the statutory probationary period, to participate and attend orientation programs. Prior to the opening of the regular school term of their first year, all probationary employees shall be required to attend three (3) days of orientation programs without additional pay on days to be designated by the Superintendent. Prior to the opening of the regular school term of their second year, all probationary employees shall be required to attend one day of orientation program without additional pay on a day to be designated by the Superintendent. Additional days required herein shall be scheduled during the week immediately preceding the start of the school year. 2. Employees shall be informed of all tentative special meeting dates, (district, general faculty etc.) and all due dates (grades, failures etc.) at the first faculty meeting of the year. 3. Deviations from the teacher assigned schedule shall be made only with the approval of the administration. 4. Consultation – planning periods should be used for instructional preparation, curriculum development, student/parent conferences scheduled 24 hours in advance, and substitution. This provision shall not infringe on an employee's duty‐free lunch period. 5. Teachers shall have emergency lesson plans readily available for use by substitutes. 6. Employees shall be encouraged to participate in programs arranged by the Board and Administration dealing with community, social and school problems. Employees who are unable to attend the annual open house shall be required to notify the principal by noon of the day of the open house. 7. The Administration may assign teaching personnel to positions of supervision at any school functions, which occur during the teaching day, and such personnel shall be held responsible for proper action during that time. This provision shall not infringe on an employee's duty‐free lunch period and/or planning period. 8. The School Board may schedule, on an annual basis, as many as two (2) parental institutes for the purpose of parent and teacher communication. These two parental institutes shall be included among the 185 teacher attendance days. Personal leave on either of those two days shall require the approval of the Superintendent five (5) working days in advance, except in emergency situations. 9. During the months of September through April, special education teachers shall be permitted to use the third professional development session of that month for special education case management purposes. The special education teacher must notify their immediate supervisor that they will use the time for case management duties no less than 48 hours prior to the session.

Teaching Procedures. 1. All full‐time full-time probationary employees certified staff shall be required, as part of the statutory probationary period, to participate and attend orientation programs. Prior to the opening of the regular school term of their first year, all probationary employees teachers shall be required to attend three (3) days of orientation programs without additional pay on days to be designated by the Superintendent. Prior to the opening of the regular school term of their second year, all probationary employees teachers shall be required to attend one day of orientation program without additional pay on a day to be designated by the Superintendent. Additional days required herein shall be scheduled during the week immediately preceding the start of the school year. 2. Employees Teachers shall be informed of all tentative special meeting dates, (district, general faculty etc.) and all due dates (grades, failures etc.) at the first faculty meeting of the year. 3. Deviations from the teacher assigned schedule shall be made only with the approval of the administration. 4. Consultation – planning periods should be used for instructional preparation, curriculum development, student/parent conferences scheduled 24 hours in advance, and substitution. This provision shall not infringe on an employeea teacher's duty‐free duty-free lunch period. 5. Teachers shall have emergency lesson plans readily available for use by substitutes. 6. Employees Teachers shall be encouraged to participate in programs arranged by the Board and Administration dealing with community, social and school problems. Employees Teachers who are unable to attend the annual open house shall be required to notify the principal by noon of the day of the open house. 7. The Administration may assign teaching personnel to positions of supervision at any school functions, which occur during the teaching day, and such personnel shall be held responsible for proper action during that time. This provision shall not infringe on an employeea teacher's duty‐free duty-free lunch period and/or planning period. 8. The School Board may schedule, on an annual basis, as many as two (2) parental institutes for the purpose of parent and teacher communication. These two parental institutes shall be included among the 185 teacher attendance days. Personal leave on either of those two days shall require the approval of the Superintendent five (5) working days in advance, except in emergency situations. 9. During the months of September through April, special education teachers shall be permitted to use the third professional development session of that month for special education case management purposes. The special education teacher must notify their immediate supervisor that they will use the time for case management duties no less than 48 hours prior to the session.