Common use of Co-Teaching Clause in Contracts

Co-Teaching. Co-Teaching shall be defined as a situation in which multiple licensed educators share the range of teaching responsibilities for the same class/section of students, including planning, preparing, and delivering lessons, family communication, and evaluating the progress of students. These provisions shall not apply to J-term classes. A. The District will make reasonable efforts to minimize the number of unique preparations (e.g., fifth grade physical education, first grade general music) shared between members with co-teaching assignments. B. The District will make reasonable efforts to align the preparation periods of members with co-teaching assignments to facilitate effective collaboration.

Co-Teaching. Co-Teaching shall be defined as a situation in which multiple licensed educators share the range of teaching responsibilities for the same class/section of students, including planning, preparing, and delivering lessons, family communication, and evaluating the progress of students. These provisions shall not apply to J-term classes. A. The District will make reasonable efforts to minimize the number of unique preparations (e.g., fifth grade physical education, first grade general music) shared between members with co-teaching assignments. B. The District will make reasonable efforts to align the preparation periods of members with co-teaching assignments to facilitate effective collaboration. C. Members with co-teaching assignments may request a minimum of eight (8) hours of substitute release time per school year for the purposes of collaborative planning and preparation for the co-teaching assignment.