Time to Teach. 1. Except where additional cost is involved, routine maintenance and repair work which will interfere with effective teaching shall be accomplished outside the instructional time. When this is not possible, the teacher will be provided advance notice and moved to another adequate teaching station where additional stations are available.
Time to Teach. The Committee and the Association acknowledge that a teacher’s prime responsibility is to teach and that his/her energies should, to the extent possible, be utilized to positively enhance the teaching and learning process. The parties agree that, in order for teachers to spend adequate time on instructional duties, the paperwork burden must be reduced, and every effort shall be made to eliminate all non-instructional duties currently performed by teachers. As the Committee strives to alleviate non-instructional duties, no additional non- instructional duties shall be assigned. However, middle school and high school teachers will continue to perform the supervisory duties presently assigned and elementary classroom teachers will continue to perform one lunchtime supervision (cafeteria or yard) per week.
Time to Teach. The committee and the Association acknowledge that a teacher’s prime responsibility is to teach and students are better served when teachers’ energies are utilized to positively enhance the teaching and learning process. The parties agree that, in order for teachers to spend adequate time on instructional duties, administrative functions, including paperwork, shall be minimized. A committee, comprised of an equal number of teachers appointed by the president and administrators appointed by the superintendent, shall be formed to develop means for monitoring and supporting any new initiatives with minimal additional paperwork and administrative responsibilities.
