Elementary Schools a. Elementary Leaders
Elementary Schools. Each teacher of grade Pre-K-5 and the specialists who serve those students will be given at least 225 minutes of preparation time within the student day each 5-day student week. Each day of the week, each teacher will have at least forty (40) continuous minutes each day for preparation time.
Elementary Schools a. Elementary teachers shall not be required, except as part of a professional development plan, to accompany their students during periods when the students are being taught by a certified resource teacher (art, music, physical education, library, etc.). Such periods shall be used for professional activities as defined in this article.
Elementary Schools. 1. The teacher's workday shall be six (6) hours and forty-five (45) minutes exclusive of the lunch period.
Elementary Schools. After the first incident each semester of receiving students from a divided class, basic classroom or resource teachers who receive students from another class that has been divided shall receive $12 per day or $6 for one- half day coverage. Such amount shall be prorated for the portion of the day actually covered but in no case shall students be divided between more than four teachers for the purpose of this compensation.
Elementary Schools. Teachers shall have at least one (1) thirty (30) minute unassigned period per day, except that a teacher may agree to a schedule which contains five (5) unassigned periods per week over four (4) days.
Elementary Schools. At an elementary site, within a grade level, when all classes have reached the maximum for five consecutive days in September and October, the district will create a new section provided space is available. If no space is available and/or from November on, how to best distribute the staff shall be decided mutually between the teacher(s) and the administrator(s) and submitted to the district and association for review. The staffing goal for student/teacher ratio shall be established at 24:1 in each of the elementary schools of the District. In determining the student/teacher ratio, the following teachers and specialists will be excluded: K-5 elementary physical education specialists, K-5 music specialists, Counselors/Social Workers, and K-5 Teacher Librarians.
Elementary Schools. Unit members participating in the District's Outdoor Education Program shall receive a stipend of .0085 of Step 1A.
Elementary Schools. Administrative Secretary – 10 days before the start of school and 5 days after school ends. This position will be scheduled for a minimum of 200 days per year.
Elementary Schools a. Elementary teachers shall be provided a minimum of 180 preparation minutes each week exclusive of lunches and recesses. This preparation time shall be scheduled during a student day and in blocks of not less than thirty (30) consecutive minutes. Kindergarten will be prorated.
