Common use of Time to Teach Clause in Contracts

Time to Teach. 1. Except where an 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 with advance notice and moved to another adequate teaching station where additional stations are available. 2. If special events involving students occur during the teaching portion of the duty day, the class schedule shall be adjusted to provide for the regular number of teaching periods or subject areas for that day on an abbreviated basis, or adjust the schedule in another equitable manner, taking special precautions not to discriminate against any period or subject area. 3. The primary responsibility of the teacher is to teach. The teacher shall be protected against any unnecessary interruptions by other school personnel, students, or parents. All regular announcements from the office shall be made at a scheduled and specific time. 4. Special events should interfere as little as possible with instructional time. 5. Technology hardware and software are provided as tools for routine educational tasks. Using district provided technology should not distract from time to teach. As such APS and ATF agree to form an Educator Technology User Group for the purposes of problem solving and enhancing district technology effectiveness. a. ATF will appoint the educators to the User Group. b. The User Group will regularly communicate to all educators through APS and ATF communication channels.

Time to Teach. 1. Except where an 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 with advance notice and moved to another adequate teaching station where additional stations are available. 2. If special events involving students occur during the teaching portion of the duty day, the class schedule shall be adjusted to provide for the regular number of teaching periods or subject areas for that day on an abbreviated basis, or adjust the schedule in another equitable manner, taking special precautions not to discriminate against any particular period or subject area. 3. The primary responsibility of the teacher is to teach. The teacher shall be protected against any unnecessary interruptions by other school personnel, students, or parents. All regular announcements from the office shall be made at a scheduled and specific time. 4. Special events should interfere as little as possible with instructional time. 5. Technology hardware and software are provided as tools for routine educational tasks. Using district provided technology should not distract from time to teach. As such APS and ATF agree to form an Educator Technology User Group for the purposes of problem solving and enhancing district technology effectiveness. a. ATF will appoint the educators to the User Group. b. The User Group will regularly communicate to all educators through APS and ATF communication channels.

Time to Teach. ‌ 1. Except where an 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 with advance notice and moved to another adequate teaching station where additional stations are available. 2. If special events involving students occur during the teaching portion of the duty day, the class schedule shall be adjusted to provide for the regular number of teaching periods or subject areas for that day on an abbreviated basis, or adjust the schedule in another equitable manner, taking special precautions not to discriminate against any particular period or subject area. 3. The primary responsibility of the teacher is to teach. The teacher shall be protected against any unnecessary interruptions by other school personnel, students, or parents. All regular announcements from the office shall be made at a scheduled and specific time. 4. Special events should interfere as little as possible with instructional time. 5. Technology hardware and software are provided as tools for routine educational tasks. Using district provided technology should not distract from time to teach. As such APS and ATF agree to form an Educator Technology User Group for the purposes of problem solving and enhancing district technology effectiveness. a. ATF will appoint the educators to the User Group. b. The User Group will regularly communicate to all educators through APS and ATF communication channels.