Grades TK-12 Sample Clauses

Grades TK-12. 4.1.1: A school is comprised of a team of certificated professionals working toward the educational excellence of all students who attend the school. The principal, with the input of the bargaining unit members assigned to the school, determines the needs of the school. The principal shall determine the schedule and make necessary assignments of schedules and supervision duties which will ensure the safety of students attending the school. The duty day of all bargaining unit members shall include as much time as is necessary to fulfill professional duties to facilitate the educational program. Duties shall be assigned on an equitable basis. For grades TK-5, assignable duties include supervision of students during recess and during student drop-off and pick-up times. A regular classroom teacher in grades six (6) to twelve (12) shall be assigned supervision duty only as provided in section 4.2.3. ▇.▇.▇.▇: The portion of the teacher work day assigned to in-classroom student contact* shall not exceed: Preschool SDC, TK, K 1400 minutes per week Grades 1-3 1410 minutes per week Grade 4-5 1385 minutes per week Grades 6-8 1400 minutes per week Grades 9-12 285 minutes per day** *"In-classroom student contact" time refers to time that an individual teacher spends in the classroom with students. For grades 1-12, it does not include recess, lunch, preparation time or passing periods.This is not the same as student instructional time. **Parties may agree to an MOU to make an exception on this limit for the 2021-2022 school year. ▇.▇.▇.▇: In a middle school, at grades six (6) through eight (8), the teaching day consists of six (6) teaching periods and a daily preparation period. Preparation periods shall be of the same duration as a teaching period. If a full time teacher is assigned to teach “A-period,” the last period of their instructional day will be no later than 7th period, unless the teacher volunteers to teach a later period. If a full time teacher is assigned to teach “B-period,” the first period of their instructional day will be no earlier than 2nd period, unless the teacher volunteers to teach an earlier period. Part time schedules will consist of consecutive periods, unless the teacher volunteers to teach an earlier period. Each teaching period shall be sixteen point six-seven percent (16.67% of an FTE). ▇.▇.▇.▇: In grades nine (9) through twelve (12), the teaching day consists of five (5) teaching periods and a preparation period. Preparation periods shall...