Common use of UNIT MEMBER DAY AND YEAR Clause in Contracts

UNIT MEMBER DAY AND YEAR. 1. All unit members shall be assigned an appropriate starting and dismissal time. The unit member’s day shall not exceed seven and one-half (7-1/2) continuous hours, including a duty-free lunch that is equal to the time provided students, but in no case less than an uninterrupted one-half (1/2) hour with the following exceptions: a. No more than nine twelve (12) hours will be used in a school year. i. As part of the twelve (12) hours above, teachers may be asked to attend any school-related function including Open House or other activity as determined by the building principal. However, principals shall have the rights to schedule staff meetings either before or after the regular student day, not to exceed one hour. These meetings shall count as part of the 12 hours and be in addition to those set aside for planning, inservice education and orientation included within the unit member’s contract year. ii. Each building principal and a building advisory committee of teachers will meet by September 30 each year to determine the required events to be held within the 12 hours above. b. The Superintendent may schedule as many staff meetings as necessary, before or after the regular student day, to deal appropriately with matters deemed to be essential by the Superintendent. Attendance at these meetings shall be voluntary except in cases of emergency. 2. All unit members shall be provided planning and conference time in accordance with the requirements of the State Board of Education Minimum Standards. Unit members shall be entitled to a minimum of 200 minutes planning time each week and will receive a thirty (30) minute block of planning time each day. Travel time shall not be considered a part of the assigned planning/conference time. The remaining time will be accumulated throughout the week including minutes before and after student contact time. Planning and Conference time shall be used only for parent conferences, professional study, lesson preparation and/or other activities necessary for carrying out the duties of the position. No unit member shall be required to supervise or teach any class during their conference or planning time without compensation in accordance with Section I of Article V. However, the following procedures will be followed in order to assure equity among bargaining unit members who substitute: a. For purposes of covering classes when a unit member is absent and no substitute is available, teachers will be placed on a rotation with other teachers who have the same planning period. When approached to substitute, an individual teacher may decline the offer without retribution, if he/she requires the use of that time for personal planning on the day requested. A teacher who uses his/her planning period to substitute or is covering more than his/her assigned class will be compensated according to the amount established in accordance with Section I of Article V. b. If no teacher agrees to use his/her planning period to substitute, then the principal may require a bargaining unit member cover classes of an absent teacher, it shall be done on an equitable basis. 3. The regular contractual year for unit members shall consist of a maximum of 186 days for returning unit members and 188 days for new unit members as outlined below. All unit members shall be compensated for a per diem work day (in addition to 186 and 188) according to their daily salary schedule in effect for that school year during their second pay in May. 186 Total Days for Returning Unit Members 188 Total Days for New Unit Members 2 Teacher work days at the beginning of the school year (one day for staff development and one day for individual teacher planning) 1 Teacher work day at the end of the school year.

UNIT MEMBER DAY AND YEAR. 1. All unit members shall be assigned an appropriate starting and dismissal time. The unit member’s day shall not exceed seven and one-half (7-1/2) continuous hours, including a duty-free lunch that is equal to the time provided students, but in no case less than an uninterrupted one-half (1/2) hour with the following exceptions: a. Principals shall have the right to schedule staff meetings either before or after the regular student day. These meetings shall be in addition to those set aside for planning, inservice education, and orientation included within the unit member’s contract year. b. Such meetings shall not exceed one (1) additional hour beyond the unit member day. No more than nine twelve (129) hours will be used in a school year. i. As part of the twelve (12) 9 hours above, teachers may be asked to shall attend any school-related function including Open House or if there is no open house at a building, other activity as determined by the building principal. However, principals shall have the rights to schedule staff meetings either before or after the regular student day, not to exceed one hour. These meetings shall count as part of the 12 hours and be in addition to those set aside for planning, inservice education and orientation included within the unit member’s contract yearsubsection ii below. ii. Each building principal and a building advisory committee of teachers will meet by September 30 each year to determine the required events to be held within the 12 9 hours above. b. c. The Superintendent may schedule as many staff meetings as necessary, before or after the regular student day, to deal appropriately with matters deemed to be essential by the Superintendent. Attendance at these meetings shall be voluntary except in cases of emergency. 2. All unit members shall be provided planning and conference time in accordance with the requirements of the State Board of Education Minimum Standards. Unit members shall be entitled to a minimum of 200 minutes planning time each week and will receive a thirty (30) minute block of planning time each day. Travel time shall not be considered a part of the assigned planning/conference time. The remaining time will be accumulated throughout the week including minutes before and after student contact time. Planning and Conference time shall be used only for parent conferences, professional study, lesson preparation and/or other activities necessary for carrying out the duties of the position. No unit member shall be required to supervise or teach any class during their conference or planning time without compensation in accordance with Section I of Article V. However, the following procedures will be followed in order to assure equity among bargaining unit members who substitute: a. For purposes of covering classes when a unit member is absent and no substitute is available, teachers will be placed on a rotation with other teachers who have the same planning period. When approached to substitute, an individual teacher may decline the offer without retribution, if he/she requires the use of that time for personal planning on the day requested. A teacher who uses his/her planning period to substitute or is covering more than his/her assigned class will be compensated according to the amount established in accordance with Section I of Article V. b. If no teacher agrees to use his/her planning period to substitute, then the principal may require a bargaining unit member cover classes of an absent teacher, it shall be done on an equitable basis. 3. The regular contractual year for unit members shall consist of a maximum of 186 days for returning unit members and 188 days for new unit members as outlined below. All unit members shall be compensated for a per diem work day (in addition to 186 and 188) according to their daily salary schedule in effect for that school year during their second pay in May. 186 Total Days for Returning Unit Members 188 Total Days for New Unit Members 2 Teacher work days at the beginning of the school year (one day for staff development and one day for individual teacher planning) 1 Teacher work day at the end of the school year.Article

UNIT MEMBER DAY AND YEAR. 1. All unit members shall be assigned an appropriate starting and dismissal time. The unit member’s day shall not exceed seven and one-half (7-1/2) continuous hours, including a duty-free lunch that is equal to the time provided students, but in no case less than an uninterrupted one-half (1/2) hour with the following exceptions: a. No more than nine twelve (12) hours will be used in a school year. i. As part of the twelve (12) hours above, teachers may be asked to attend any school-related function including Open House or other activity as determined by the building principal. However, principals Principals shall have the rights right to schedule staff meetings either before or after the regular student day, not to exceed one hour. These meetings shall count as part of the 12 hours and be in addition to those set aside for planning, inservice education education, and orientation included within the unit member’s contract year. b. No more than nine (9) hours will be used in a school year. i. As part of the 9 hours above, teachers shall attend Open House or if there is no open house at a building, other activity as determined in subsection ii below. ii. Each building principal and a building advisory committee of teachers will meet by September 30 each year to determine the required events to be held within the 12 9 hours above. b. c. The Superintendent may schedule as many staff meetings as necessary, before or after the regular student day, to deal appropriately with matters deemed to be essential by the Superintendent. Attendance at these meetings shall be voluntary except in cases of emergency. 2. All unit members shall be provided planning and conference time in accordance with the requirements of the State Board of Education Minimum Standards. Unit members shall be entitled to a minimum of 200 minutes planning time each week and will receive a thirty (30) minute block of planning time each day. Travel time shall not be considered a part of the assigned planning/conference time. The remaining time will be accumulated throughout the week including minutes before and after student contact time. Planning and Conference time shall be used only for parent conferences, professional study, lesson preparation and/or other activities necessary for carrying out the duties of the position. No unit member shall be required to supervise or teach any class during their conference or planning time without compensation in accordance with Section I of Article V. However, the following procedures will be followed in order to assure equity among bargaining unit members who substitute: a. (1) For purposes of covering classes when a unit member is absent and no substitute is available, teachers will be placed on a rotation with other teachers who have the same planning period. When approached to substitute, an individual teacher may decline the offer without retribution, if he/she requires the use of that time for personal planning on the day requested. A teacher who uses his/her planning period to substitute or is covering more than his/her assigned class will be compensated according to the amount established in accordance with Section I of Article V. b. (2) If no teacher agrees to use his/her planning period to substitute, then the principal may require a bargaining unit member cover classes of an absent teacher, it shall be done on an equitable basis. a. High School Weekly Planning – The Block Schedule will operate only on five (5) day weeks. Weekly planning time will apply for block weeks and daily planning for non-block weeks. If a scheduled block week is interrupted by a calamity day or otherwise, the week will become a non-block week and the daily planning will apply. 3. The regular contractual year for unit members shall consist of a maximum of 186 days for returning unit members and 188 187 days for new unit members as outlined below. All unit members shall be compensated for a per diem work day (in addition to 186 and 188187) according to their daily salary schedule in effect for that school year during their second pay in May. 186 Total Days for Returning Unit Members 188 187 Total Days for New Unit Members 2 Teacher work days at the beginning of the school year (one day for staff development and one day for individual teacher planning) 1 Teacher work day at the end of the school year.

UNIT MEMBER DAY AND YEAR. 1. All unit members shall be assigned an appropriate starting and dismissal time. The unit member’s day shall not exceed seven and one-half (7-1/2) continuous hours, including a duty-free lunch that is equal to the time provided students, but in no case less than an uninterrupted one-half (1/2) hour with the following exceptions: a. Principals shall have the right to schedule staff meetings either before or after the regular student day. These meetings shall be in addition to those set aside for planning, inservice education, and orientation included within the unit member’s contract year. b. Such meetings shall not exceed one (1) additional hour beyond the unit member day. No more than nine twelve (129) hours will be used in a school year. i. As part of the twelve (12) 9 hours above, teachers may be asked to shall attend any school-related function including Open House or if there is no open house at a building, other activity as determined by the building principal. However, principals shall have the rights to schedule staff meetings either before or after the regular student day, not to exceed one hour. These meetings shall count as part of the 12 hours and be in addition to those set aside for planning, inservice education and orientation included within the unit member’s contract yearsubsection ii below. ii. Each building principal and a building advisory committee of teachers will meet by September 30 each year to determine the required events to be held within the 12 9 hours above. b. c. The Superintendent may schedule as many staff meetings as necessary, before or after the regular student day, to deal appropriately with matters deemed to be essential by the Superintendent. Attendance at these meetings shall be voluntary except in cases of emergency. d. Such meetings shall not exceed one (1) additional hour beyond the unit member day. No more than nine (9) hours will be used in a school year. 2. All unit members shall be provided planning and conference time in accordance with the requirements of the State Board of Education Minimum Standards. Unit members shall be entitled to a minimum of 200 minutes of planning time each week and will receive a thirty (30) minute block of planning time each day. Travel time shall not be considered a part of the assigned planning/conference time. The remaining time will be accumulated throughout the week including minutes before and after student contact time. Planning and Conference time shall be used only for parent conferences, professional study, lesson preparation and/or other activities necessary for carrying out the duties of the position. No unit member shall be required to supervise or teach any class during their conference or planning time without compensation in accordance with Section I of Article V. However, the following procedures will be followed in order to assure equity among bargaining unit members who substitute: a. (1) For purposes of covering classes when a unit member is absent and no substitute is available, teachers will be placed on a rotation with other teachers who have the same planning period. When approached to substitute, an individual teacher may decline the offer without retribution, if he/she requires the use of that time for personal planning on the day requested. A teacher who uses his/her planning period to substitute or is covering more than his/her assigned class will be compensated according to the amount established in accordance with Section I of Article V. b. (2) If no teacher agrees to use his/her planning period to substitute, then the principal may require a bargaining unit member cover classes of an absent teacher, it shall be done on an equitable basis. 3. a. High School Weekly Planning – The regular contractual year for unit members shall consist of a maximum of 186 days for returning unit members and 188 days for new unit members as outlined below. All unit members shall be compensated for a per diem work day (in addition to 186 and 188) according to their daily salary schedule in effect for that school year during their second pay in May. 186 Total Days for Returning Unit Members 188 Total Days for New Unit Members 2 Teacher work days at the beginning of the school year (one day for staff development and one day for individual teacher planning) 1 Teacher work day at the end of the school year.Block Schedule will operate only on five