Grades 6 - 12 Teaching Load Clause Samples

Grades 6 - 12 Teaching Load. The average teacher load in grades six through twelve (6–12) shall be an average of thirty (30) pupils per class period. Excluded from this calculation will be physical education teachers, vocal music teachers, instrumental music teachers, and art teachers. If any teacher’s class load exceeds this amount, he/she shall be paid a stipend of ten dollars ($10.00) per pupil per day for each additional student. Determination for this stipend shall be made on the fifteenth day of each semester. Any enrollment fluctuations which occur after the date when the student load is determined will not change the count for that grading period. Stipend payments will occur on the second payday in March for the first semester stipend amounts and on the second payday in June for the second semester stipend amounts. Due to safety concerns, science lab classes at the high school shall be limited to a maximum number of students for whom lab seats are available.