Common use of Traveling Teachers Clause in Contracts

Traveling Teachers. The teaching schedule of teachers assigned to more than one building will be determined by the administration, subject to the provisions of this Agreement. The appropriate administrator(s) will consult with each traveling teacher in developing his/her schedule, and upon the request of an affected teacher, shall meet with him/her to reach a written agreement on expectations regarding attendance at staff meetings, exam schedules, participation in parent-teacher conferences, conference time and any other related matters deemed necessary by either party. If an agreement is not reached, the Continuing Contract Committee shall meet within two (2) weeks thereafter to resolve any area(s) of disagreement. In arriving at an agreement, the parties should consider the proportion of the teacher's time spent in each building, and required for travel between buildings. They will also consider the value of an uninterrupted conference period, and if one cannot be provided should assign the longest conference segments possible, in no case less than twenty (20) minutes in length. If the prep time is occurring at the beginning of the student day, 15 minutes would be allowed to count as prep as long as it does not conflict with other regularly assigned duties (if applicable). The intent is to provide conference time in minimum intervals of 30 minutes. On occasions when traveling teachers are unable to make their assignment, they will notify the principal involved as soon as possible. On occasions when the schedule of such a teacher is altered, the principal will notify the teacher involved as far in advance as possible.

Traveling Teachers. The teaching schedule of teachers assigned to more than one building will be determined by the administration, subject to the provisions of this Agreement. The appropriate administrator(s) will consult with each traveling teacher in developing his/her schedule, and upon the request of an affected teacher, shall meet with him/her to reach a written agreement on expectations regarding attendance at staff meetings, exam schedules, participation in parent-teacher conferences, conference time and any other related matters deemed necessary by either party. If an agreement is not reached, the Continuing Contract Committee shall meet within two (2) weeks thereafter to resolve any area(s) of disagreement. In arriving at an agreement, the parties should consider the proportion of the teacher's time spent in each building, and required for travel between buildings. They will also consider the value of an uninterrupted conference period, and if one cannot be provided should assign the longest conference segments possible, in no case less than twenty (20) minutes in length. If the prep time is occurring at the beginning of the student day, 15 minutes would be allowed to count as prep as long as it does not conflict with other regularly assigned duties (if applicable). The intent is to provide conference time in minimum intervals of 30 minutes. On occasions when traveling teachers are unable to make their assignment, they will notify the principal involved as soon as possible. On occasions when the schedule of such a teacher is altered, the principal will notify the teacher involved as far in advance as possible. A teacher whose regular assignment to a combination of early and late start buildings results in him/her working beyond the contractual workday as defined in Article VI(C) will receive five-hundred dollars ($500) per semester that these circumstances exist. In the event that the teacher agrees to modify their schedule to keep the workday within the limitations set in Article VI(C) (seven hours and thirty minutes), the teacher will not qualify for this payment. Any such payments made to teachers under this provision shall be made at the conclusion of each semester.