WORK DAY/PREPARATION TIME. 1. The normal work day for unit members shall average eight (8) hours, thirty (30) minutes of which shall be a continuous, duty-free lunch period. The District shall determine scheduled beginning and ending times in each building with input from the Association. 2. In secondary schools, teachers shall have one daily preparation period equal to no less than one (1) teaching period or in middle schools, the equivalent in a week. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the District may offer and a teacher may voluntarily accept an additional class assignment under the following conditions: When an extra class is conducted in lieu of a prep or supervision period, a stipend of the equivalent of one period of the unit member’s salary shall be paid. The workday for part-time unit members shall be pro-rated as a percentage of eight (8) hours. Preparation and supervision periods shall also be pro-rated. However, if a full period preparation is assigned, a full period supervision may also be assigned. a. Secondary special education and EL teachers with case management responsibilities will have a minimum of one (1) period daily, or in middle schools, the equivalent in a week, to do case management, plan for meetings, and other special education duties. b. Secondary unit members required to co-teach will have a common planning period. Co-teaching is when two teachers are assigned to teach the same course and class section on a regular and continuing basis. 3. In elementary schools, all full-time teachers, including specialists, will have uninterrupted preparation time of no less than 400 minutes per five-day week during the workday. Time during which a teacher’s class is scheduled to be with a specialist shall be considered prep time, and shall be considered part of the 400 minutes. There will also be a 15 minute uninterrupted break period during the day. If the special extends beyond 30 minutes, additional time may be considered the break period. a. Part-time unit members shall have preparation time on a pro-rata basis. This time will be mutually scheduled by the principal and unit members at the beginning of the year. b. Elementary Resource Specialists, EL teachers, and Speech-Language Pathologists with case management responsibilities will receive the equivalent of one-half (1/2) day per week without students for case management duties, in addition to the guaranteed prep time described above. 4. The required attendance of unit members at no more than three (3) professional obligations outside the contract day such as Family Night, Back-to-School Night, and curriculum nights shall be without additional compensation. Principals will, prior to the start of each school year, identify and report to their supervisors and staffs those night meetings where attendance is expected. The Association and District staff shall monitor the extent of such obligations. By September 15, the HEA President will receive a list from the District by building of those night meetings to be required of staff, and the anticipated dates for each. Staff shall receive at least thirty
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WORK DAY/PREPARATION TIME. 1. The normal work day for unit members shall average eight (8) hours, thirty (30) minutes of which shall be a continuous, duty-free lunch period. The District shall determine scheduled beginning and ending times in each building with input from the Association.
2. In secondary schools, teachers shall have one daily a preparation period equal to no less than one (1) teaching period daily or in middle schools, the equivalent in a week. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the District may offer and a teacher may voluntarily accept an additional class assignment under the following conditions: . When an extra class is conducted in lieu of a prep or supervision period, a stipend of the equivalent of one period of the unit member’s salary shall be paid. The workday for part-time unit members shall be pro-rated as a percentage of eight (8) hours. Preparation and supervision periods shall also be pro-rated. However, if a full period preparation is assigned, a full period supervision may also be assigned.
a. Secondary special education teachers and EL teachers with ELL case management responsibilities manager will have a minimum of one (1) period daily, or in middle schools, the equivalent in a week, to do case management, plan for meetings, and other special education duties.
b. Secondary unit members will not be required to co-teach will have if a common joint team planning periodperiod in addition to the individual preparation period is not provided, but may volunteer to do so. Co-teaching is when two teachers are assigned to teach the same course and class section on a regular and continuing basis.
3. In elementary schools, all full-time teachers, including specialists, will have uninterrupted preparation time of no less than 400 minutes per five-day week during the workdayworkday plus a 15 minute uninterrupted break period during the day. Time during which a teacher’s class is scheduled to be with a specialist shall be considered prep time, and shall be considered part of the 400 minutes. There will also be a 15 minute uninterrupted break period during the day. If the special extends beyond 30 minutes, additional time may be considered the break period.
a. Part-time unit members shall have preparation time on a pro-rata basis. This time will be mutually scheduled by the principal and unit members at the beginning of the year.
b. Elementary Resource Specialists, EL ELL teachers, and Speech-/Language Pathologists with case management responsibilities will receive the equivalent of one-half (1/2) day per week without students for case management duties.
c. Classroom teachers assigned to split classrooms will receive additional supports which may include additional planning time, in addition extended contract, and additional classified support. Unit members will collaborate with their administrator to identify these supports. The administrator shall make the guaranteed prep time described abovefinal determination.
4. The required attendance of unit members at no more than three (3) professional obligations outside the contract day such as Family Parents’ Night, Back-to-School Night, and curriculum nights shall be without additional compensation. Principals will, prior to the start of each school year, identify and report to their supervisors and staffs those night meetings where attendance is expected. The Association and District staff shall monitor the extent of such obligations. By September 15, the HEA President will receive a list from the District by building of those night meetings to be required of staff, and the anticipated dates for each. Staff shall receive at least thirtyforty-five (45) days notice of any change in dates due to extenuating circumstances. If there is an administrator/District mandated decision to have parent conferences outside the unit member work day, licensed staff will be compensated with one half- day off during that week. Elementary conferences will take place in the fall. At least 16 hours will be scheduled for elementary conferences, with corresponding preparation time of 4 hours. Departmental, building, and District-wide meetings shall be contiguous to the regular workday. (Contiguous will be defined as beginning 20 minutes after the last student contact in any of the affected buildings.) All building, departmental, or District-wide meetings shall be held during the workday whenever possible. Part- time unit members required to return to school for departmental or building meetings outside the unit member’s regular workday shall be compensated for the time spent in the meeting at the individual’s hourly rate contiguous to the regular workday.
5. The District shall determine scheduled beginning and ending times in each building.
6. Flex time is a way that teachers’ contributions outside the eight-hour day can be recognized. Flex time is a two-way concept, such that teachers may choose, after consultation with the building administrator, to adjust their arrival and/or departure time in recognition of those times when they are asked to extend their work day for an IEP meeting, a staff or in-service meeting, etc. Flex time shall not result in teachers failing to cover student instruction or supervision responsibilities, or being unavailable for needed contact by fellow staff members, supervisors, and parents on consecutive days. As a professional courtesy, employees will notify the office when adjusting their schedules. Each building will establish a process for notification.
7. Each building administrator shall ensure that there is one (1) scheduled day per week on which there are no District or administrator called meetings, exclusive of IEP meetings or voluntary committees.
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Samples: Licensed Professional Agreement
WORK DAY/PREPARATION TIME. 1. The normal work day for unit members shall average eight (8) hours, thirty (30) minutes of which shall be a continuous, duty-free lunch period. The District shall determine scheduled beginning and ending times in each building with input from the Association.
2. In secondary schools, teachers shall have one daily a preparation period equal to no less than one (1) teaching period daily or in middle schools, the equivalent in a week. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the District may offer and a teacher may voluntarily accept an additional class assignment under the following conditions: . When an extra class is conducted in lieu of a prep or supervision period, a stipend of the equivalent of one period of the unit member’s salary shall be paid. The workday for part-part- time unit members shall be pro-rated as a percentage of eight (8) hours. Preparation and supervision periods shall also be pro-rated. However, if a full period preparation is assigned, a full period supervision may also be assigned.
a. Secondary special education teachers and EL teachers with ELL case management responsibilities manager will have a minimum of one (1) period daily, or in middle schools, the equivalent in a week, to do case management, plan for meetings, and other special education duties.
b. Secondary unit members will not be required to co-teach will have if a common joint team planning periodperiod in addition to the individual preparation period is not provided, but may volunteer to do so. Co-teaching is when two teachers are assigned to teach the same course and class section on a regular and continuing basis.
3. In elementary schools, all full-time teachers, including specialists, will have uninterrupted preparation time of no less than 400 385 minutes per five-day week during the workdayworkday plus a 15 minute uninterrupted break period during the day which may occur during P.E., music, recess, or library. Time during which a teacher’s class is scheduled to be with a specialist shall be considered prep time, and shall be considered part of the 400 385 minutes. There will also be a 15 minute uninterrupted break period during the day. If the special extends beyond 30 minutes, additional time may be considered the break period.
a. Part-time unit members shall have preparation time on a pro-rata basis. This time will be mutually scheduled by the principal and unit members at the beginning of the year.
b. Elementary Resource Specialists, EL ELL teachers, and Speech-/Language Pathologists with case management responsibilities will receive the equivalent of one-half (1/2) day per week without students for case management duties.
c. If the District proposes to eliminate elementary P.E., in addition music, or media specialists, the District and the Association will reopen the contract to bargain the guaranteed prep time described abovework impact of the decision.
4. Each year, the District will allocate a specific number of substitute days or an equivalent amount of per diem extended contract time to provide relief when a large number of IEPs or re-evaluations need to be completed by special education teachers, speech pathologists, or ELL teachers during a short period of time, or when pre-referral studies need to be completed. If during the year those days have been exhausted, the member can request more days. Requests for the days will be made to the immediate supervisor.
5. The required attendance of unit members at no more than three (3) professional obligations outside the contract day such as Family Parents’ Night, Back-to-School Night, and curriculum nights shall be without additional compensation. Principals will, prior to the start of each school year, identify and report to their supervisors and staffs those night meetings where attendance is expected. The Association and District staff shall monitor the extent of such obligations. By September 15, the HEA President will receive a list from the District by building of those night meetings to be required of staff, and the anticipated dates for each. Staff shall receive at least thirtyforty-five (45) days notice of any change in dates due to extenuating circumstances. If there is an administrator/District mandated decision to have parent conferences outside the member work day, licensed staff will be compensated with one half-day off during that week. Elementary conferences will take place in the fall. At least 16 hours will be scheduled for elementary conferences, with corresponding preparation time of 4 hours. Departmental, building, and District-wide meetings shall be contiguous to the regular workday. (Contiguous will be defined as beginning 20 minutes after the last student contact in any of the affected buildings.) All building, departmental, or District-wide meetings shall be held during the workday whenever possible. Part- time members required to return to school for departmental or building meetings outside the member’s regular workday shall be compensated for the time spent in the meeting at the individual’s hourly rate contiguous to the regular workday.
6. The District shall determine scheduled beginning and ending times in each building.
7. Flex time is a way that teachers’ contributions outside the eight-hour day can be recognized. Flex time is a two-way concept, such that teachers may choose, after consultation with the building administrator, to adjust their arrival and/or departure time in recognition of those times when they are asked to extend their work day for an IEP meeting, a staff or in-service meeting, etc. Flex time shall not result in teachers failing to cover student instruction or supervision responsibilities, or being unavailable for needed contact by fellow staff members, supervisors, and parents on consecutive days. As a professional courtesy, employees will notify the office when adjusting their schedules. Each building will establish a process for notification.
8. Each building administrator shall ensure that there is one (1) scheduled day per week on which there are no District or administrator called meetings, exclusive of IEP meetings or voluntary committees.
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