Common use of WORKING DAYS AND HOURS Clause in Contracts

WORKING DAYS AND HOURS. 1. The length of the school year for regular teachers is 185 days. New teachers work 186 days. The 185-day school year includes reporting to work two days prior to the first day of classes and three in-service days during the year. Activities on the workdays prior to the first day of classes shall be determined by the District but one day is intended as an on-site individual teacher classroom preparation day with group activities only if mutually agreeable at the site. New teachers who participate in the Teacher Induction Program shall attend required TIP training activities. Those teachers shall be granted at their request release days required by the TIP during the work year as mutually agreed upon. 2. The first day and the last day of the school year for all schools is a minimum school day for students. Unit members are required to complete an end-of-the-year checkout procedure verified by their principal. In no instance is regular class time to be used by unit members for the purpose of individual closing out or end-of-the-year duties. 3. The working day for unit members shall not exceed 360 minutes of pupil contact time inclusive of the thirty (30) minutes unit members are required to report before class begins, but excluding not less than a thirty (30) sequential minute duty-free lunch period. Pupil contact time includes regular classroom time, pupil passing time, recess, and specific guidance periods, but does not include on-site preparation time or period however utilized by the unit member. Further, unit members are expected to participate in various school related duties that are generally accepted as professional duties outside the maximum pupil contact time. The District shall endeavor to minimize the frequency of staff meetings and to insure such meetings, when conducted, are not excessive in length. Where possible, twenty-four (24) hour notice of a scheduled staff meeting, as well as an agenda, will be posted. Where possible forty-eight (48) hour notice will be given for site administrator initiated Junior High School and High School all-teacher student conferences and discretion shall be exercised by the administrator in identifying teacher participants. 4. The District agrees that only one unit member be required to be on playground duty and another on bus duty at any one time at any one school, except that one more unit member may be required to be on playground duty when the physical setting makes it impossible to supervise the playground adequately. If additional playground staffing is warranted, in order to establish adequate playground supervision due to a school’s particular physical setting, the foregoing limitation on the number of assigned staff may be waived on a site-by-site basis. Unit members may be required to escort pupils to the bus area, and special education teachers and kindergarten teachers may be required to board pupils on the buses. Playground duty for kindergarten teachers shall be equitably distributed among kindergarten teachers and playground duty for all other teachers shall be equitably distributed among those teachers. 5. In the event of inclement weather which prevents students from normal recess and lunch participation, or in the event of duty assignment preventing normal recess allowance, the unit member will be provided a relief period, not to exceed ten (10) minutes in the morning and afternoon. The procedures for relief period shall be established by the respective staff and site supervisor. 6. At the junior high school level one unit member may be required to provide supervision for a before or after school detention period as part of that unit member's minutes of pupil contact time. Additional preparation time shall not be used in order to lengthen the workday. 7. When not assigned as a principal teacher, kindergarten teachers shall be available for assistance or assignment in the instructional program of the primary (K-3) grades. Assistance or assignment in the instructional program of grades 1-3 is not to exceed sixty (60) minutes per day per kindergarten teacher when not assigned to a combination class. Assistance or assignment is to be determined by the site supervisor after consultation with the affected unit members. The kindergarten teacher's working day shall be the same length as primary grade teachers. Kindergarten teachers shall not be assigned to substitute teacher duty. 8. In the event that a site experiences an odd number of kindergarten classes, the site administrator, upon request of the kindergarten teacher who is not partnered with another kindergarten teacher, may, after discussion with the other kindergarten teachers, establish a staggered day schedule for the students of the non-partnered kindergarten teacher. 9. When a unit member's assigned class is scheduled for Science Camp, the unit member is required to remain at the Camp overnight for one of the scheduled days. In exchange, one day of compensatory time off will be provided on a day mutually agreed upon by the unit member and site supervisor. Scheduling of overnight stays shall be mutually agreed to by the District and affected unit members in order to provide adequate supervision, which is defined as not less than one unit member per overnight. Under special circumstances, a unit member may, with mutual agreement with the District, elect to remain two nights and, if this occurs, the unit member shall receive two (2) compensatory days off. 10. This year’s school calendars are attached as Appendix D. School calendars will be mutually agreed upon prior to May 15th of each preceding school year. If agreement cannot be reached by the May 15th deadline, the Board shall determine the calendar. It is expressly understood that the calendars for the Xxxxxx Academy may be different; however, no school calendar shall exceed 185 days for returning teachers and 186 days for new teachers. 11. The District will provide substitute teachers for ESL, Speech and Adaptive P.E. classes, whenever possible. 12. In the event of major vandalism or damage to a unit member’s classroom, the member shall be provided up to two (2) days of release time as mutually agreed upon, with pay, to reorganize the classroom and prepare for instruction. 13. Work authorized for compensation by the District to be performed on a voluntary basis before or after the regularly scheduled school year shall be compensated at the rate of $40 per hour. Additionally, work authorized for compensation by the District to be performed on a voluntary basis during the regular scheduled school year, but after the normal work day, shall be compensated at the rate of $40 per hour. 14. Beginning with the 2014-15 school year, when a unit member at the 7-12 level substitutes for another unit member during the unit member’s scheduled planning period at the request of the Administrator, the unit member will be paid $40 with the understanding that they are voluntarily giving up their prep period for that day. 15. Professional Learning Community (“PLC”) Lead and Leadership Team A. Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, the District will provide stipends as indicated in Article X Compensation, Appendix B3 for unit members participating in the Professional Learning Community Lead (“PLC”) and Leadership Team positions. For 2015-2016, if a site has nine member team, then the ninth person shall receive a stipend. B. Each school site shall be allocated up to 8 PLC Lead and Leadership Team Stipends. In the event that a school site needs a ninth PLC and Leadership Team member for special education, TK, or other reasons, the then District Human Resources Department may authorize an additional stipend. C. The expectations for the PLC Team Lead or Leadership Team Lead stipend positions are proposed as follows: (1) Be a member of the site leadership team; (2) Attend any on-site or off-site leadership meetings, inside or outside of the normal school day hours; (3) Serve as grade level/department lead for PLC, facilitate weekly meetings, and make regular reports to site administration; (4) Communicate leadership team decisions to the grade level/department PLC team; (5) PLC Team Lead and Leadership Team Meetings will consist of an approximate average of 3 hours per month outside of the contracted school day; (6) Attendance at no more than 4 District-wide Leadership Collaboration meetings shall be required per year. D. No more than one member shall be appointed from a given grade at elementary sites or department area at secondary sites and/or from special education.

WORKING DAYS AND HOURS. 1. The length of the school year for regular teachers is 185 days. New teachers work 186 days. The 185-day school year includes reporting to work two days prior to the first day of classes and three in-service days during the year. Activities on the workdays prior to the first day of classes shall be determined by the District but one day is intended as an on-site individual teacher classroom preparation day with group activities only if mutually agreeable at the site. New teachers who participate in the Teacher Induction Program shall attend required TIP training activities. Those teachers shall be granted at their request release days required by the TIP during the work year as mutually agreed upon. 2. The first day and the last day of the school year for all schools is a minimum school day for students. Unit members are required to complete an end-of-the-year checkout procedure verified by their principal. In no instance is regular class time to be used by unit members for the purpose of individual closing out or end-of-the-year duties. 3. The working day for unit members shall not exceed 360 minutes of pupil contact time inclusive of the thirty (30) minutes unit members are required to report before class begins, but excluding not less than a thirty (30) sequential minute duty-free lunch period. Pupil contact time includes regular classroom time, pupil passing time, recess, and specific guidance periods, but does not include the weekly PLC meeting before or after the instructional day in grades 7-12, on-site preparation time or period however utilized by the unit member. The 360 minutes of pupil contact time ma e a ee l av era e to allo for b l o c k s c he du l i n g i n xx xxx s 7 - 1 2 . Further, unit members are expected to participate in various school related duties that are generally accepted as professional duties outside the maximum pupil contact time. The District shall endeavor to minimize the frequency of staff meetings and to insure such meetings, when conducted, are not excessive in length. Where possible, twenty-four (24) hour notice of a scheduled staff meeting, as well as an agenda, will be posted. Where possible forty-eight (48) hour notice will be given for site administrator initiated Junior High School and High School all-teacher student conferences and discretion shall be exercised by the administrator in identifying teacher participants. 4. The District agrees that only one unit member be required to be on playground duty and another on bus duty at any one time at any one school, except that one more unit member may be required to be on playground duty when the physical setting makes it impossible to supervise the playground adequately. If additional playground staffing is warranted, in order to establish adequate playground supervision due to a school’s particular physical setting, the foregoing limitation on the number of assigned staff may be waived on a site-by-site basis. Unit members may be required to escort pupils to the bus area, and special education teachers and kindergarten teachers may be required to board pupils on the buses. Playground duty for kindergarten teachers shall be equitably distributed among kindergarten teachers and playground duty for all other teachers shall be equitably distributed among those teachers. 5. In the event of inclement weather which prevents students from normal recess and lunch participation, or in the event of duty assignment preventing normal recess allowance, the unit member will be provided a relief period, not to exceed ten (10) minutes in the morning and afternoon. The procedures for relief period shall be established by the respective staff and site supervisor. 6. At the junior high school level one unit member may be required to provide supervision for a before or after school detention period as part of that unit member's minutes of pupil contact time. Additional preparation time shall not be used in order to lengthen the workday. 7. When not assigned as a principal teacher, kindergarten teachers shall be available for assistance or assignment in the instructional program of the primary (K-3) grades. Assistance or assignment in the instructional program of grades 1-3 is not to exceed sixty (60) minutes per day per kindergarten teacher when not assigned to a combination class. Assistance or assignment is to be determined by the site supervisor after consultation with the affected unit members. The kindergarten teacher's working day shall be the same length as primary grade teachers. Kindergarten teachers shall not be assigned to substitute teacher duty. 8. In the event that a site experiences an odd number of kindergarten classes, the site administrator, upon request of the kindergarten teacher who is not partnered with another kindergarten teacher, may, after discussion with the other kindergarten teachers, establish a staggered day schedule for the students of the non-partnered kindergarten teacher. 9. When a unit member's assigned class is scheduled for Science Camp, the unit member is required to remain at the Camp overnight for one of the scheduled days. In exchange, one day of compensatory time off will be provided on a day mutually agreed upon by the unit member and site supervisor. Scheduling of overnight stays shall be mutually agreed to by the District and affected unit members in order to provide adequate supervision, which is defined as not less than one unit member per overnight. Under special circumstances, a unit member may, with mutual agreement with the District, elect to remain two nights and, if this occurs, the unit member shall receive two (2) compensatory days off. 10. This year’s school calendars are attached as Appendix D. School calendars will be mutually agreed upon prior to May 15th of each preceding school year. If agreement cannot be reached by the May 15th deadline, the Board shall determine the calendar. It is expressly understood that the calendars for the Xxxxxx Orcutt Academy may be different; however, no school calendar shall exceed 185 days for returning teachers and 186 days for new teachers. 11. The District will provide substitute teachers for ESL, Speech and Adaptive P.E. classes, whenever possible. 12. In the event of major vandalism or damage to a unit member’s classroom, the member shall be provided up to two (2) days of release time as mutually agreed upon, with pay, to reorganize the classroom and prepare for instruction. 13. Work authorized for compensation by the District to be performed on a voluntary basis before or after the regularly scheduled school year shall be compensated at the rate of $40 45 per hour. Additionally, work authorized for compensation by the District to be performed on a voluntary basis during the regular scheduled school year, but after the normal work day, shall be compensated at the rate of $40 45 per hour. 14. Beginning with the 2014-15 school year, when a unit member at the 7-12 level substitutes for another unit member during the unit member’s scheduled planning period at the request of the Administrator, the unit member will be paid $40 45 with the understanding that they are voluntarily giving up their prep period for that day. 15. Professional Learning Community (“PLC”) Lead and Leadership Team A. Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, the District will provide stipends as indicated in Article X Compensation, Appendix B3 for unit members participating in the Professional Learning Community Lead (“PLC”) and Leadership Team positions. For 2015-2016, if a site has nine member team, then the ninth person shall receive a stipend. B. Each school site shall be allocated up to 8 PLC Lead and Leadership Team Stipends. In the event that a school site needs a ninth PLC and Leadership Team member for special education, TK, or other reasons, the then District Human Resources Department may authorize an additional stipend. C. The expectations for the PLC Team Lead or Leadership Team Lead stipend positions are proposed as follows: (1) Be a member of the site leadership team; (2) Attend any on-site or off-site leadership meetings, inside or outside of the normal school day hours; (3) Serve as grade level/department lead for PLC, facilitate weekly meetings, and make regular reports to site administration; (4) Communicate leadership team decisions to the grade level/department PLC team; (5) PLC Team Lead and Leadership Team Meetings will consist of an approximate average of 3 hours per month outside of the contracted school day; (6) Attendance at no more than 4 District-wide Leadership Collaboration meetings shall be required per year. D. No more than one member shall be appointed from a given grade at elementary sites or department area at secondary sites and/or from special education.

WORKING DAYS AND HOURS. 1. The length of the school year for regular teachers is 185 days. New teachers work 186 days. The 185-day school year includes reporting to work two days prior to the first day of classes and three in-service days during the year. Activities on the workdays prior to the first day of classes shall be determined by the District but one day is intended as an on-site individual teacher classroom preparation day with group activities only if mutually agreeable at the site. New teachers who participate in the Teacher Induction Program shall attend required TIP training activities. Those teachers shall be granted at their request release days required by the TIP during the work year as mutually agreed upon. 2. The first day and the last day of the school year for all schools is a minimum school day for students. Unit members are required to complete an end-of-the-year checkout procedure verified by their principal. In no instance is regular class time to be used by unit members for the purpose of individual closing out or end-of-the-year duties. 3. The working day for unit members shall not exceed 360 minutes of pupil contact time inclusive of the thirty (30) minutes unit members are required to report before class begins, but excluding not less than a thirty (30) sequential minute duty-free lunch period. Pupil contact time includes regular classroom time, pupil passing time, recess, and specific guidance periods, but does not include on-site preparation time or period however utilized by the unit member. Further, unit members are expected to participate in various school related duties that are generally accepted as professional duties outside the maximum pupil contact time. The District shall endeavor to minimize the frequency of staff meetings and to insure such meetings, when conducted, are not excessive in length. Where possible, twenty-four (24) hour notice of a scheduled staff meeting, as well as an agenda, will be posted. Where possible forty-eight (48) hour notice will be given for site administrator initiated Junior High School and High School all-teacher student conferences and discretion shall be exercised by the administrator in identifying teacher participants. 4. The District agrees that only one unit member be required to be on playground duty and another on bus duty at any one time at any one school, except that one more unit member may be required to be on playground duty when the physical setting makes it impossible to supervise the playground adequately. If additional playground staffing is warranted, in order to establish adequate playground supervision due to a school’s particular physical setting, the foregoing limitation on the number of assigned staff may be waived on a site-by-site basis. Unit members may be required to escort pupils to the bus area, and special education teachers and kindergarten teachers may be required to board pupils on the buses. Playground duty for kindergarten teachers shall be equitably distributed among kindergarten teachers and playground duty for all other teachers shall be equitably distributed among those teachers. 5. In the event of inclement weather which prevents students from normal recess and lunch participation, or in the event of duty assignment preventing normal recess allowance, the unit member will be provided a relief period, not to exceed ten (10) minutes in the morning and afternoon. The procedures for relief period shall be established by the respective staff and site supervisor. 6. At the junior high school level one unit member may be required to provide supervision for a before or after school detention period as part of that unit member's minutes of pupil contact time. Additional preparation time shall not be used in order to lengthen the workday. 7. When not assigned as a principal teacher, kindergarten teachers shall be available for assistance or assignment in the instructional program of the primary (K-3) grades. Assistance or assignment in the instructional program of grades 1-3 is not to exceed sixty (60) minutes per day per kindergarten teacher when not assigned to a combination class. Assistance or assignment is to be determined by the site supervisor after consultation with the affected unit members. The kindergarten teacher's working day shall be the same length as primary grade teachers. Kindergarten teachers shall not be assigned to substitute teacher duty. 8. In the event that a site experiences an odd a non-even number of kindergarten classes, the site administrator, upon request of the kindergarten teacher who is not partnered with another kindergarten teacher, may, after discussion with the other kindergarten teachers, establish a staggered day schedule for the students of the non-partnered kindergarten teacher. 9. When a unit member's assigned class is scheduled for Science Camp, the unit member is required to remain at the Camp overnight for one of the scheduled days. In exchange, one day of compensatory time off will be provided on a day mutually agreed upon by the unit member and site supervisor. Scheduling of overnight stays shall be mutually agreed to by the District and affected unit members in order to provide adequate supervision, which is defined as not less than one unit member per overnight. Under special circumstances, a unit member may, with mutual agreement with the District, elect to remain two nights and, if this occurs, the unit member shall receive two (2) compensatory days off. 10. This year’s school calendars are attached as Appendix D. School calendars will be mutually agreed upon prior to May 15th of each preceding school year. If agreement cannot be reached by the May 15th deadline, the Board shall determine the calendar. It is expressly understood that the calendars for the Xxxxxx Academy may be different; however, no school calendar shall exceed 185 days for returning teachers and 186 days for new teachers. 11. The District will provide substitute teachers for ESL, Speech and Adaptive P.E. classes, whenever possible. 12. In the event of major vandalism or damage to a unit member’s classroom, the member shall be provided up to two (2) days of release time as mutually agreed upon, with pay, to reorganize the classroom and prepare for instruction. 13. Work authorized for compensation by the District to be performed on a voluntary basis before or after the regularly scheduled school year shall be compensated at the rate of $40 per hour. Additionally, work authorized for compensation by the District to be performed on a voluntary basis during the regular scheduled school year, but after the normal work day, shall be compensated at the rate of $40 per hour. 14. Beginning with the 2014-15 school year, when a unit member at the 7-12 level substitutes for another unit member during the unit member’s scheduled planning period at the request of the Administrator, the unit member will be paid $40 with the understanding that they are voluntarily giving up their prep period for that day. 15. Professional Learning Community (“PLC”) Lead and Leadership Team A. Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, the District will provide stipends as indicated in Article X Compensation, Appendix B3 for unit members participating in the Professional Learning Community Lead (“PLC”) and Leadership Team positions. For 2015-2016, if a site has nine member team, then the ninth person shall receive a stipend. B. Each school site shall be allocated up to 8 PLC Lead and Leadership Team Stipends. In the event that a school site needs a ninth PLC and Leadership Team member for special education, TK, or other reasons, the then District Human Resources Department may authorize an additional stipend. C. The expectations for the PLC Team Lead or Leadership Team Lead stipend positions are proposed as follows: (1) Be a member of the site leadership team; (2) Attend any on-site or off-site leadership meetings, inside or outside of the normal school day hours; (3) Serve as grade level/department lead for PLC, facilitate weekly meetings, and make regular reports to site administration; (4) Communicate leadership team decisions to the grade level/department PLC team; (5) PLC Team Lead and Leadership Team Meetings will consist of an approximate average of 3 hours per month outside of the contracted school day; (6) Attendance at no more than 4 District-wide Leadership Collaboration meetings shall be required per year. D. No more than one member shall be appointed from a given grade at elementary sites or department area at secondary sites and/or from special education.