Common use of Grading Days Clause in Contracts

Grading Days. A. The calendar will include one grading day per reporting period, directly following the last student day for the reporting period. Grades will be due at 8:00 AM on the contract day following the grading day, or upon checkout on the last work day. On a grading day, members will not have any assigned duties or meetings. The last student contact day of the school year, after students' early release, shall be reserved for member work time with no more than one hour of meetings. B. Bargaining unit members may choose to work from home on teacher grading days provided that they “sign out” prior to working remotely and provides a telephone number for immediate contact during the contracted work hours. Bargaining unit members working remotely must comply with the deadlines established by the building principal for grade entry. Failure to turn in grades in a timely fashion or respond to telephone calls from the school during working hours may result in a loss of the work remotely privilege for the bargaining unit member for the rest of the academic year.