TEACHING CONDITIONS. The parties recognize that optimum school facilities for both student and teacher are desirable to insure the high quality of education that is the goal of both the Association and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach and that the organization of the school and school day should be directed toward ensuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end.
TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. Teachers shall not be under obligation to supervise a spectator bus to athletic events.
B. Teachers will not be required to drive buses.
C. The Board shall make available in each school adequate restrooms and lavatory facilities for teacher use and at least one (1) room appropriately furnished, which shall be reserved, for the use as a faculty workroom. Provision for such facilities will be made in all future buildings.
D. Existing telephone facilities shall be made available to teachers for use in conducting school business.
E. Parking facilities shall be provided for each teacher’s use.
F. Beginning teachers shall be given special consideration in regard to number of preparations and class size.
G. Work at athletic games outside of regular school hours shall be on a voluntary basis.
H. The Board will not require teachers to report for work on days/hours school is called off due to road conditions or other causes. Should State statutes or regulations change, the parties will comply with the new statute or regulations. Any required make up days or hours will be at no added cost to the District.
I. The Board shall provide for each teacher a separate desk and a locked file cabinet, or secured storage space in each building to which they are assigned.
J. Teachers will be provided supplies for their teaching assignments. Supplies and equipment will be ordered on a timely basis so as to be available when they are needed. If the supplies are not available four (4) weeks prior to their need, the teacher will advise the principal who will advise central office. Central office will make reasonable efforts to obtain said materials from another vendor. Defective supplies will be returned to central office for appropriate credit and replacement.
K. Subject to the provisions of Board policy, teachers may obtain a key to the outside entrance door of the school the teacher is assigned to for use during the school year.
L. Teachers in grades K-4 shall be provided two (2) half-day release times at the end of the first and second marking periods for card marking and record keeping.
M. Principals of each building and EA representatives shall mutually agree to establish an appropriate and reasonable professional dress code for staff.
TEACHING CONDITIONS. The parties recognize that optimum school facilities for both students and teachers are desirable to ensure the high quality of education that is the goal of both the Association and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed toward ensuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end.
A. Both parties recognize that the pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect of an effective educational program. Likewise, both parties recognize that certain limitations exist given present facilities. Therefore, in an attempt to address the existing situation, the parties agree that teacher-aide assistance shall be provided to the professional staff, whenever at least a half-time position can be created. The parties further agree that the Administration, in conjunction with counselors, shall make a good faith attempt to balance classes with equitable distribution across the grade level among affected teachers at the beginning of the school year and at each card marking. If requested by the Association, reasonable documentation will be provided that shows that classes are balanced. In determining annual assignments for secondary teachers, the Administration agrees to minimize excessive and unnecessary disparities in the number of teaching preparations between core academic teachers within a single department by paying fifty dollars ($50.00) per marking period for every additional preparation hour over two (2).
1. It is the goal of both parties to endeavor to attain in the young fives and kindergarten class size of twenty (20). However, once a class size exceeds twenty-five (25) students, one (1) hour of aide time per day, shall be provided to the teacher. For each additional student assigned to the classroom above twenty-six (26), one-half (1/2) additional hour of aide time shall be provided. Instead of additional aide time the affected teacher may choose to receive compensation of two dollars ($2.00) per day for each student above twenty-five (25).
2. It is the goal of both parties to endeavor to attain a first grade class size of twenty- five (25). However, once a class size exceeds twenty-seven (27) students, two (2) hours of aide time, per day, shall be provided to the teacher. For each additional student assigned to the classroom above twenty-eight (28), one-half (1/2) additional hour of aide time shall be prov...
TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. The parties recognize that availability of optimum school facilities is desirable for both student and teacher to ensure the highest quality of education that is the goal of both the teacher and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach, and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end.
B. Because the pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect of an effective education program, the parties agree that class size should be reduced wherever possible.
C. The Board recognizes that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, maps and globes, computers, laboratory tools and equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. The teachers and administration will meet from time to time for selection and improvement of teaching tools.
D. The Board and Association mutually recognize the importance of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining a high level of professional performance in furtherance of that recognition, the Board will attempt to provide a teacher reference library in each school in the District and include therein all text which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that school. The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) memberships.
E. The Board agrees to make available in each school, typing and duplicating facilities to aid teachers in the preparation of instructional materials.
F. The Board will attempt to provide:
1. A separate desk for each teacher in the District with a lockable drawer space.
2. Suitable closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher.
3. Adequate chalkboard/whiteboard space in every classroom.
4. Copies, exclusively for each teacher's use, of all text used in each of the courses he/she is to teach.
5. An appropriate dictionary in every classroom, when requested by the teacher.
6. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materials.
7. Adequate attendance books, paper, pencils, pens, chalk, dry er...
TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. The Board shall provide:
1. A separate, adequate, dining area for teachers.
2. Well-maintained, properly lighted, clean, ventilated, safe, healthful, and furnished classrooms and/or teaching areas. The parties agree that Federal and State Occupational Safety and Health laws will be adhered to.
3. Adequate, well-maintained exit/entrance walks and playground space.
4. The faculty may arrange for the installation of vending machines after consultation with the principal. If the faculty chooses not to install a vending machine, one may be installed by another group or organization in consultation with the principal. All the proceeds from the machines shall be used in such manner as the faculty of that building shall determine.
5. An appropriately furnished room to be used as a faculty lounge.
6. Desks and file cabinets for teachers. Lockable desks or file cabinets will be provided as replaced.
B. To the extent possible and within limits of the funds available, in existing buildings, and in all new buildings, the Board shall provide the following:
1. Space in each classroom in which teachers may safely store instructional materials and supplies.
2. Well-lit, ventilated and clean teachers’ restrooms, separate from the students’ restrooms.
3. Working, conference, and storage facilities for special instructional personnel.
4. Sinks for all pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, primary, and special education classrooms and/or teaching areas.
5. Emergency lighting in teaching areas, corridors and restrooms.
C. Classroom interruptions shall be permitted only in case of emergency or announcements of building-wide concerns.
D. Unless provided free publicly, all medical examinations and tests required for employment in the Xxxxxx County School System shall be paid by the Board.
E. Whenever a principal is absent for more than one-half (1/2) day and a teacher is appointed acting principal, the teacher shall be relieved of his/her classroom duties for the period of the principal’s absence. When a principal is absent for one-half (1/2) day or less, no substitute will be provided, and the teacher designated as acting principal shall not be expected to handle any matters coming into the principal’s office other than emergency situations which require immediate attention. In spite of the principal’s absence, he/she is fully responsible for actions and decisions made through the principal’s office during his/her absence. Teachers appointed as acting principal by the Board on the r...
TEACHING CONDITIONS. 14.1. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT To protect the health, welfare, and safety of student, the Board shall observe the specified capacity of each teaching station. There shall be a continued alertness to prevent hazardous conditions at all times in all buildings. The preservation of safe, wholesome, and pleasant surroundings shall be a paramount concern of both the Board and the Association. The arrangement of furnishings in the classroom shall be for the optimum educational setting as determined by the teacher in concert with the Principal. Insofar as possible, lounges, conference rooms and lavatories shall be conveniently available for teachers. Lounges and conference rooms shall not be used for regularly scheduled meetings without prior consultation with the building faculty. The Board agrees to meet and confer with the Association to seek mutually acceptable solutions where these conditions do not exist.
14.2. CALENDAR See attached calendar.
14.3. SNOW DAYS Scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical break downs, or health conditions as defined by the city, county or state health authorities, will be rescheduled to insure the required amount of student contact hours as per State law. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days which are canceled but shall work on any rescheduled days with no additional compensation.
1. The parties agree to meet in an effort to mutually agree on when any make up days/hours should occur. In the event they are unable to agree, the days/hours will be added on to the end of the calendar set forth in Appendix D.
2. Should a day be rescheduled and insufficient students attend to count it as day of instruction, teachers will not be obligated to attend a subsequent rescheduling of the day without being paid at their daily rate.
3. It is understood and agreed that in the event that the rescheduling of the days/hours at the end of the school year interferes with a teacher's scheduled return to school to upgrade his or her skills, the teacher may:
a. use his or her personal leave
b. use his or her sick leave or
c. apply for unpaid leave time.
4. Should the provisions of the state law be altered, the above provisions shall reflect the number of days required by the state
TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. The parties recognize that the availability of optimum school facilities for both student and teacher is desirable to insure the high quality of education, which is the goal of both the Association and the Board. It is further recognized that the class size is controlled for the most part by the facilities and resources available. Because pupil- teacher ratio is an important aspect of an education program, the parties agree that the class size should be lowered whenever possible.
B. The ratio of pupils to total classroom teachers within the District shall not, whenever possible, exceed twenty-five to one (25:1), with the exception of a class having one or more mainstreamed pupils. Teachers having one or more mainstreamed pupils must have class size decreased according to the number of such pupils and the nature and severity of their impairment. A special student shall be weighted as to one and one-half (1-1/2) to three (3) regular pupils. The Board agrees that extra effort will be made to keep grades K-2 at or below this ratio.
X. Xxxxxxx, lavatories, workrooms, and personal storage shall be conveniently available to the professional staff. Future building plans shall provide these facilities.
D. The Board recognizes that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, maps, globes, laboratory equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires, and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. The parties will confer annually at In-Service or Curriculum Meetings for the purpose of improving the selection and use of such educational tools; and the Board shall promptly consider any recommendations resulting from such studies.
E. Telephone facilities shall be made available to teachers for their reasonable use. This shall include a separate telephone for the use of the counselors.
F. Adequate parking facilities shall be maintained, and the Board shall seek additional parking facilities where needed.
TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. It is acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the bargaining unit member is to teach and the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring that the bargaining unit member is primarily utilized to this purpose.
B. The Board agrees to continue its effort to keep class sizes at an acceptable number as dictated by the financial condition of the district, the building facilities available, the availability of qualified teachers and the best interest of the district as deemed administratively feasible. Any appreciable changes in past policy and practice relative to class size may be subject to the grievance procedure.
C. For those bargaining unit members scheduled or authorized to travel between buildings, the Board shall reimburse mileage at the rate allowed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). These teachers shall be allowed sufficient time for commuting between buildings. This time shall be determined by the bargaining unit members involved and the administration at the beginning of each school year. This time shall not be considered "breaktime".
D. The Board shall make available to each school a facility exclusively for lounge use.
E. The Board recognizes that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, maps and globes, laboratory equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. The parties will confer from time to time for the purpose of improving the selection and use of such educational tools. The Board agrees at all times to keep the schools reasonably equipped and maintained.
F. District telephones shall be made available to bargaining unit members for professional classroom use of a confidential nature.
G. Teachers shall have reasonable access to their school building and work area for school business. Teachers requiring access during times when the custodial staff is not in the building should arrange access through the building principal. However, the teacher assumes responsibility to protect and secure the facilities and shall assume liability for breaches of security caused by their use and the board assumes no liability for the safety of the teacher during non- custodial hours. Teachers desiring to use the facilities for non-business purposes shall obtain a building use permit as prescribed by the board policies.
H. 1. The provisions contained in this se...
TEACHING CONDITIONS. The parties recognize that the availability of optimum school facilities for both student and teacher is desirable to insure the high quality of education that is the goal of both teachers and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end.
A. When a teacher is burdened with conditions that are contrary to the above intent in terms of class size or school facilities, said teacher should call the matter to the attention of the Building Principal. If the matter cannot be remedied by the Principal, the teacher, the Association and Principal shall meet with the Superintendent with the idea of affecting a remedy.
B. The Superintendent or his designee will meet with representatives from the Association to review class size on a district-wide basis. The initial meeting to review secondary class sizes will be held no later than the fifth (5th) day of each quarter if applicable. The initial meetings to review elementary class sizes shall be held within five (5) days of the fourth Friday of the school year and within five (5) days of the end of the first semester.
C. The Board shall, whenever possible, make available in each school adequate lunchroom, restroom, and lavatory facilities primarily for faculty use and at least one (1) furnished room which shall be reserved for use as a faculty lounge.
D. Telephone facilities shall be made available to teachers for their reasonable use.
E. Teachers shall report unsafe working conditions to the Administration; if the Administration concurs, appropriate steps shall be taken to remedy the situation.
F. Thirty (30) hours shall be set aside for Professional Development and twelve (12) hours for parent- teacher conferences. New teachers shall be given an additional day for special orientation. These days will be identified in the mutually developed district calendar.
G. When a school is dismissed early because of weather conditions, the teachers of that school may leave as soon as it is reasonably sure that the students will arrive home.
H. Supervisory teachers of student teachers shall be tenured teachers who voluntarily accept the assignment. The parties recognize that "supervisory teachers" are not supervisory teachers under Public Act 379 of 1965.
I. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are canceled...
TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. Where physical facilities allow, without impinging on instructional areas, the Board will make available one furnished room vented by window or fan, which shall be reserved as a faculty lounge. When new schools are constructed or when existing schools are renovated, at least one faculty lounge shall be included.
B. Where physical facilities allow, the Board will make men’s and ladies’ restroom facilities available for the exclusive use of staff personnel. When new schools are constructed, these facilities will be included. Where requested, the Board shall investigate the conditions of restroom facilities and where they are found to be inadequate, initiate plans to remedy the situation.
C. The Board shall make available a telephone in each school for teachers to use and privacy assured when requested. When new buildings are built, or existing buildings are substantially renovated, telephones shall be installed in each classroom.
D. When facilities allow, off-street parking shall be provided and identified as restricted for the use of all employees of the School District. The maintenance of these facilities shall include systematic snow removal and the District shall make a good faith effort to remove snow prior to the opening of school.
E. All announcements shall be made prior to the commencement of the first period or at the end of the last period of the day or before the departure of students for first lunch period except in cases of emergency.
F. Teachers will have free access to appropriate duplicating and typing equipment to aid them in the preparation of instructional materials.
G. The principle responsibility for maintaining discipline remains with the teacher. It is recognized, however, that there are times when teachers will have to make use of special disciplinary procedures. In this connection disruptive students may be removed from the regular classroom or school when, in the professional judgment of the teacher, normal corrective measures have been ineffective in bringing about satisfactory improvement. Such student shall be reported to the Principal and he/she may take whatever action that he/she deems necessary except that he/ she may not return the student to the classroom of the same teacher, or retain the student in school without the teacher’s approval. If this disruptive student is assigned to the regular classroom of another teacher, this teacher shall be apprised of the conditions and circumstances which led to that student’s remova...
