High School. At the request of the Superintendent, a high school teacher may volunteer on a semester basis to teach all the student contact time and be paid one sixth (1/6) of his/her salary for the semester. This section shall not be used to circumvent the hiring of additional full time teachers.
High School. Teachers will be granted one (1) compensatory period for each instructional period of substituting. When three (3) compensatory periods have been accumulated, one (1) compensatory day will be granted.
High School. The District shall continue with its current practices to provide a continuous, uninterrupted preparation period during the school day.
High School. 420 minutes of individual planning and preparation time per week during the teacher contract day. There will be a minimum of fifty (50) continuous minutes of this time during every contract day; unforeseen circumstances arising in a building may result in that time occasionally not being met.
High School. C. Specialty Areas
High School i. Three percent (3%) of BA base plus fifty dollars ($50.00) times the number of full-time equated teachers in the department.
High School. Administrative Secretary, Principal - The minimum work year will be 15 days before the start of school and 10 days after school ends. This position will be scheduled for a minimum of 210 days per year. An additional “up to six (6) weeks” of work may be offered to high school secretaries on a voluntary basis. If there are no volunteers, the remainder of the bargaining unit secretaries will be offered the work on a bargaining unit seniority basis. Administrative Secretary, Counseling - 20 days before the start of school and 10 days after school ends. This position will be scheduled for a minimum of 215 days per year. Office Secretary - 10 days before the start of school and 10 days after school ends. This position will be scheduled for a minimum of 205 days per year.
High School. When it is necessary to assign a sixth instructional period, the following factors will be considered: student needs, certification, qualifications including curricular expertise (current or recent teaching experience), merit and ability (including performance evaluations, if available), availability, teacher request, and seniority when all other factors are judged to be equal. Such instructional period shall replace the one (1) supervision period, and the teacher will be compensated one-fifth of the salary listed on the salary schedule at MA Step 6 at the high school. Typically, overloads will not be assigned to a department chair.
High School. In order to determine the targeted class size, divide the number of sections in the building (exclusive of those exempt from class size guidelines) that exceed 30 students by eight (the number of instructional periods). A department (i.e., science, math) with a minimum of three sections in excess of 30 students will be considered relative to class size supports. An additional section will be considered when all sections of a specific class (i.e., earth and space science) average 33 students.
High School. The teacher’s day shall be six (6) hours and fifty (50) minutes excluding time set aside for duty free lunch. Except on half days, each teacher shall have five (5) assigned periods each school day and one (1) unassigned period of at least the equivalent minutes as the assigned periods. Each teacher shall be in his/her building prior to the start of his/her assignment and, in order to ensure the proper supervision and safety of students, shall be at his/her place of assignment when the admittance xxxx rings. Each teacher shall remain in the building after the completion of his/her assignment.
