Common use of WORK YEAR AND WORK DAY Clause in Contracts

WORK YEAR AND WORK DAY. 34 A. Except as otherwise provided in Section B, the K-12 and adult educator work year shall consist of 35 not more than one hundred eighty-three (183) days. The School Counselor work year shall be one 36 hundred ninety-three (193) days. Two of the non-student days will not be placed in the school 37 calendar and will be used for parent conferencing outside the normal work day. One (1) of the first 38 two (2) workdays and the last workday for educators will be for educator preparation. 40 B. Any educator required to work in addition to the regular work year set forth in Section A above and in 41 excess of the educator work year shall be paid at a salary rate computed by dividing the individual's 42 regular annual salary, excluding differential payment, by 183 days divided by seven and one-half 43 (7.5) hours times the number of hours worked for educators covered by this contract. 45 C. Educators shall be permitted to leave the building during any scheduled duty-free lunch period, 46 provided that they first sign out with the school office. Educators shall have similar rights under the 47 same conditions with respect to so-called planning periods but only in the event of emergency 48 personal business or necessary school related business. 1 D. The individual educator's classroom day will not be "staggered" (e.g. 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 2 p.m.) except when essential for curriculum scheduling. 5 1. Educators will report to school 15 minutes before the start of the student day. 7 2. Sixty minutes will be required every Wednesday to begin 10 minutes after the end of the 8 student instructional day; on early release days, the 60 minutes will begin at the same time as 9 if there had not been an early release. The 60 minutes will be used for district or school 10 directed professional development, committee meetings, monthly faculty and department 11 meetings, etc. 13 3. The Board and the Association recognize that the teaching profession carries with it many 14 demands that cannot be met during the student instructional day, and thus, educators are 15 expected to work for a period of time beyond the student instructional day. Because educators 16 must ensure that their many obligations are met, they shall have the flexibility as professionals 17 to allocate this time as appropriate to meet the needs of students, the school, and the district. 19 4. At the beginning of each school year, the school leadership team (consisting of school 20 administrators and educators) will provide each educator with a written list of professional 21 activities for the use of up to 120 minutes per week. Each school leadership team, with input 22 from the school's educators, will identify the prioritized needs of the school and develop a list 23 of activities to be added to Appendix N (Educator Log of Professional Activities). That list 24 and a description of the collaborative processes used to develop that list, will be submitted by 25 each school leadership team to the Superintendent for approval. The superintendent may 26 return the list to the school leadership team with recommendations. This list may include, but 27 not be limited to, the following: team meetings, curriculum work, student make-up assistance, 28 home visits, committee meetings, evaluation meetings, and/or district educator meetings. In 29 the event a modification is necessary, this can be done by following the process outlined 30 above. 32 5. Whenever it is necessary for educators to meet in small groups, educators will work to 33 develop a meeting schedule by consensus. At the educator's discretion, activities from the list 34 may be done by the educator during the educator's individual planning or lunch time with the 35 understanding that the educator has opted to do his/her individual planning at another time.

WORK YEAR AND WORK DAY. 34 A. Except as otherwise provided in Section B, the K-12 and adult educator work year shall consist of 35 not more than one hundred eighty-three seven days (183) days187). The School Guidance Counselor work year shall be one 36 hundred ninety-three (193197) days. Two In the 187 day and 197 day contract year, 4 of the non-student days will not be placed in the school 37 calendar and will be calendar. Two of these days are used for parent conferencing outside the normal work day. Educators without scheduled conferences will work collaboratively with administrators to determine a mutually agreeable schedule for that time. Two of these days are allotted for 13 hours of educator directed summer work in a district building (see form in Appendix J). One (1) of the first 38 two (2) workdays and the last workday for educators will be for educator preparation. 40 B. Any educator required to work in addition to the regular work year set forth in Section A above and in 41 excess of the educator work year shall be paid at a salary rate computed by dividing the individual's 42 regular annual salary, salary excluding differential payment, by 183 187 days divided by seven six and one-half 43 (7.56.5) hours times the number of hours worked for educators employees covered by this contract. 45 C. Educators shall be permitted to leave the building during any scheduled duty-free lunch period, 46 provided that they first sign out with the school office. Educators shall have similar rights under the 47 same conditions with respect to so-called planning periods but only in the event of emergency 48 personal business or necessary school related business. 1 D. The individual educator's classroom day will not be "staggered" (e.g. 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. a.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 2 p.m.) except when essential for curriculum scheduling. 5 1. Educators will report to school 15 minutes before the E. The start of the student day.workday for educators for the school year will begin as follows: 7 1. Elementary - 8:35 AM 2. Sixty minutes will be required every Wednesday to begin 10 minutes after the end of the 8 student instructional day; on early release days, the 60 minutes will begin at the same time as 9 if there had not been an early release. The 60 minutes will be used for district or school 10 directed professional development, committee meetings, monthly faculty and department 11 meetings, etc. 13 Middle School - 8:05 AM 3. The Board and the Association recognize that the teaching profession carries with it many 14 demands that cannot be met during the student instructional day, and thus, educators are 15 expected to work for a period of time beyond the student instructional day. Because educators 16 must ensure that their many obligations are met, they shall have the flexibility as professionals 17 to allocate this time as appropriate to meet the needs of students, the school, and the district. 19 4. At the beginning of each school year, the school leadership team (consisting of school 20 administrators and educators) will provide each educator with a written list of professional 21 activities for the use of up to 120 minutes per week. Each school leadership team, with input 22 from the school's educators, will identify the prioritized needs of the school and develop a list 23 of activities to be added to Appendix N (Educator Log of Professional Activities). That list 24 and a description of the collaborative processes used to develop that list, will be submitted by 25 each school leadership team to the Superintendent for approval. The superintendent may 26 return the list to the school leadership team with recommendations. This list may include, but 27 not be limited to, the following: team meetings, curriculum work, student make-up assistance, 28 home visits, committee meetings, evaluation meetings, and/or district educator meetings. In 29 the event a modification is necessary, this can be done by following the process outlined 30 above. 32 5. Whenever it is necessary for educators to meet in small groups, educators will work to 33 develop a meeting schedule by consensus. At the educator's discretion, activities from the list 34 may be done by the educator during the educator's individual planning or lunch time with the 35 understanding that the educator has opted to do his/her individual planning at another time.High School - 7:40 AM

WORK YEAR AND WORK DAY. 34 26 A. Except as otherwise provided in Section B, the K-12 and adult educator work year shall consist of 35 27 not more than one hundred eighty-seven (187) days in 2014-2015 and not more than one hundred 28 eighty-three (183) daysdays in 2015-2016. The School Counselor work year shall be one 36 hundred ninety-three (193) days. Two ninety- 30 day and 193/197 day contract year, two of the non-student days will not be placed in the school 37 31 calendar and will be used for parent conferencing outside the normal work day. One (1) of the first 38 32 two (2) workdays and the last workday for educators will be for educator preparation. 40 34 B. Any educator required to work in addition to the regular work year set forth in Section A above and in 41 35 excess of the educator work year shall be paid at a salary rate computed by dividing the individual's 42 36 regular annual salary, salary excluding differential payment, in 2014-2015 by 183 187 days divided by seven six and one-one- 37 half 43 (7.56.5) hours times the number of hours worked for educators covered by this contract and in 2015- 38 2016 by 183 days divided by seven and one- half (7.5) hours times the number of hours worked for 39 educators covered by this contract. 45 41 C. Educators shall be permitted to leave the building during any scheduled duty-free lunch period, 46 42 provided that they first sign out with the school office. Educators shall have similar rights under the 47 43 same conditions with respect to so-called planning periods but only in the event of emergency 48 personal 44 business or necessary school related business. 1 46 D. The individual educator's classroom day will not be "staggered" (e.g. 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. a.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 2 47 p.m.) except when essential for curriculum scheduling. 5 49 E. In 2014-2015, the start of the workday for educators for the school year will be as follows: 2 1. Educators Elementary - 8:35 AM 4 2. Middle School - 8:05 AM 6 3. High School - 7:40 AM 8 4. PATHS – 7:40 AM 10 In 2015-2016, educators will report to school 15 minutes before the start of the student day. 7 2. Sixty minutes will be required every Wednesday to begin 10 minutes after the end of the 8 student instructional day; on early release days12 During 2014-2015, the 60 minutes will begin at the same time as 9 if there had not been an early release. The 60 minutes will be used for district or school 10 directed professional development, committee meetings, monthly faculty and department 11 meetings, etc. 13 3. The Board and the Association recognize that the teaching profession carries with it many 14 demands that cannot be met during the student instructional day, and thus, educators are 15 expected to work for a period of time beyond the student instructional day. Because educators 16 must ensure that their many obligations are met, they shall have the flexibility as professionals 17 to allocate this time as appropriate to meet the needs of students, the school, and the district. 19 4. At the beginning of each school year, the school leadership team (consisting of school 20 administrators and educators) will provide each educator 13 develop a schedule (detailing the subject matter with a written list of professional 21 activities connection to building/district goals), with input 14 from the school’s educators, for the use of up to 120 an additional 180 minutes per week. Each school leadership teamweek which will include, with input 22 from but 15 not be limited to, the school's educatorsfollowing: student make-up assistance, will identify the prioritized needs of the school monthly faculty meeting, curriculum 16 meetings, and develop a list 23 of activities to be added to Appendix N (Educator Log of Professional Activities)professional development, including district directed professional learning and district 17 educator meetings. That list 24 and schedule, along with a description of the collaborative processes used to 18 develop that listschedule, will be submitted by 25 each school leadership team to the Superintendent for approval19 approval by April 1. The superintendent Superintendent may 26 return the list schedule to the school leadership team with recommendationsfor 20 revision. The schedule will be implemented in the 2015-2016 school year. 22 The issue of scheduling the student day is understood by both parties to be a matter of educational 23 policy, subject to change at the discretion of the Board although subject to a meet and consult 24 requirement. Any district proposals for a differentiated calendar will be subject to a meet and consult 25 requirement. The Association reserves the right to bargain the impact of any change. This list may include, but 27 paragraph 26 does not constitute a contractual obligation on the part of the Board and shall not be limited tosubject to the 27 grievance procedure contained in this contract. 29 F. Whenever practicable, secondary school educators will have a lunch period free from supervisory 30 responsibilities. Elementary school educators will have a one-half (1/2) hour duty free lunch period 31 each day. 33 G. Conferences requested by parents will be scheduled at the professional discretion of the educator. If the 34 educator does not fulfill this responsibility, such conferences shall be arranged by the principal and the 35 principal shall inform the educator of the time of such conferences. 37 H. In the event the Board extends the length of the educators' total in-school workday at any school, the following: team meetings, curriculum work, student make-up assistance, 28 home visits, committee meetings, evaluation meetings, and/or district educator meetings. In 29 the event a modification is necessary, this can be done by following the process outlined 30 above. 32 5. Whenever it is necessary for educators 38 Board agrees to meet in small groups, educators will work to 33 develop a meeting schedule by consensus. At the educator's discretion, activities from the list 34 may be done by the educator during the educator's individual planning or lunch time negotiate with the 35 understanding that Association concerning the educator has opted to do his/her individual planning effect of such extension on the wages, 39 hours, and working conditions of the educators at another time.such school. 40 41

WORK YEAR AND WORK DAY. 34 A. Except as otherwise provided in Section B, the K-12 and adult educator teacher work year shall consist of 35 not more than one hundred eighty-eighty three (183) days). The School Guidance Counselor work year shall be one 36 hundred ninety-three (193) days. Two In the 183 day and 193 day contract year, 4 of the non-non- student days will not be placed in the school 37 calendar and will be calendar. Two of these days are used for parent conferencing outside the normal work day. Two of these days are allotted for 10 hours of teacher directed professional development and 3 hours of public engagement. The Adult Ed Teacher work year shall consist of not more than two hundred and one (201) days. The Spring Harbor Teacher work year shall consist of not more than two hundred and twenty nine (229) days. One (1) of the first 38 two (2) and last two (2) workdays and the last workday for educators teachers will be for educator teacher preparation. 40 B. Any educator teacher required to work in addition to the regular work year set forth in Section A above and in 41 excess of the educator teacher work year shall be paid at a salary rate computed by dividing the individual's 42 regular annual salary, salary excluding differential payment, by 183 days divided by seven six and one-half 43 (7.56.5) hours times the number of hours worked for educators employees covered by this contractcontract except 201 for Adult Ed teachers and 229 for Spring Harbor Teachers. 45 C. Educators Guidance Counselors employed after the execution of this agreement shall be paid in 26 equal installments on the regular teacher payroll schedule. D. The administration shall make every reasonable effort to insure that departmentalized senior high school teachers shall not be required to teach more than two major subject areas (such as mathematics and English). E. Principals shall make every reasonable effort to schedule teachers in the high schools so as to change subject area teaching stations no more than two times during the school day. F. Teachers shall be permitted to leave the building during any scheduled duty-free lunch period, 46 provided that they first sign out with the school office. Educators Teachers shall have similar rights under the 47 same conditions with respect to so-called planning periods but only in the event of emergency 48 personal business or necessary school related business. 1 D. G. The individual educatorteacher's classroom day will not be "staggered" (e.g. 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. a.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 2 p.m.) except when essential for curriculum scheduling. 5 1. Educators will report to school 15 minutes before the H. The start of the student day.workday for teachers for the 2006-2007 school year will begin as follows: 7 1. Elementary - 8:30 AM 2. Sixty minutes will be required every Wednesday to begin 10 minutes after the end of the 8 student instructional day; on early release days, the 60 minutes will begin at the same time as 9 if there had not been an early release. The 60 minutes will be used for district or school 10 directed professional development, committee meetings, monthly faculty and department 11 meetings, etc. 13 Middle School - 8:00 AM 3. The Board and the Association recognize that the teaching profession carries with it many 14 demands that cannot be met during the student instructional day, and thus, educators are 15 expected to work for a period of time beyond the student instructional day. Because educators 16 must ensure that their many obligations are met, they shall have the flexibility as professionals 17 to allocate this time as appropriate to meet the needs of students, the school, and the district. 19 4. At the beginning of each school year, the school leadership team (consisting of school 20 administrators and educators) will provide each educator with a written list of professional 21 activities for the use of up to 120 minutes per week. Each school leadership team, with input 22 from the school's educators, will identify the prioritized needs of the school and develop a list 23 of activities to be added to Appendix N (Educator Log of Professional Activities). That list 24 and a description of the collaborative processes used to develop that list, will be submitted by 25 each school leadership team to the Superintendent for approval. The superintendent may 26 return the list to the school leadership team with recommendations. This list may include, but 27 not be limited to, the following: team meetings, curriculum work, student make-up assistance, 28 home visits, committee meetings, evaluation meetings, and/or district educator meetings. In 29 the event a modification is necessary, this can be done by following the process outlined 30 above. 32 5. Whenever it is necessary for educators to meet in small groups, educators will work to 33 develop a meeting schedule by consensus. At the educator's discretion, activities from the list 34 may be done by the educator during the educator's individual planning or lunch time with the 35 understanding that the educator has opted to do his/her individual planning at another time.High School - 7:25 AM