Transitional Kindergarten definition
Examples of Transitional Kindergarten in a sentence
Unit Members who teach kindergarten or Transitional Kindergarten have the same number of work hours as the District first and second grade Unit Members.
Accordingly, for the 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 school years only, class sizes in kindergarten (including Transitional Kindergarten) and grades one (1) through three (3) will be adjusted as follows: For the 2013-2014 school year only, the maximum student-teacher ratio in Kindergarten shall remain at 20:1 and the student to teacher ratio in grades one (1) through three (3), shall remain at 32:1.
Transitional Kindergarten teachers shall have preparation time that is comparable to K-5 teachers through collaboration and discussion with administration.
Transitional Kindergarten teacher’s preparation time shall be during the regular work day.
Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten Orientation will be held no more than three (3) workdays prior to the start of instruction.
For the 2018-2019 through the 2025-2026 school years, the target class size for grades Transitional Kindergarten through 1 shall be an annual school-wide average of twenty-five (25) to one (1) and for grades 2-3 shall be an annual school-wide average of twenty- seven (27) to one (1).
The annual number of unit member/student contact minutes in the classroom shall not exceed the following: Grades: Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten, 1st - 3rd 50,688 Grades: 4th - 5th and Preparation Period Teachers 54,528 Grades: 6th – 8th 58, 067 Grades: 9th – 12th 55,133 A more detailed chart illustrating the annual unit member/student contact minutes is attached as Appendix G and incorporated into this Agreement.
Although the District retains the right to load classes at the maximum class size listed below, the District will make reasonable efforts to staff for classes that average 20:1 in Transitional Kindergarten, 24:1 in grades K-3, 28:1 in grades 4-5, and 30:1 in grades 6-8.
There shall be no fewer than 46,260 instructional minutes per year at the Transitional Kindergarten level.
Teachers will be provided with three (3) half- days of release during the school year to collaborate with fellow Transitional Kindergarten teachers.