High School Teaching Assignments. No secondary (PAHS/Adult/ Accelerated) teachers shall be required to teach more than twenty-‐five (25) periods a week inclusive of lab periods. All PAHS/Adult/Accelerated secondary teachers shall be assigned five (5) additional periods to supervise study halls or to perform such other duties within his/her job description assigned by the administrator. This provision shall not apply to substitution duties. At locations where secondary staff are assigned duty periods as part of their schedules, volunteers may be sought to provide tutoring or other designated professional obligation services, in lieu of the duty period, on an as-‐needed basis. These volunteers shall not be compensated additionally. Any PAHS/Adult/Accelerated teacher assigned to teach more than 25 periods per week shall be compensated at the following rate/s for the duration of this contract.
High School Teaching Assignments a. It is recognized that three (3) course preparations per week for each high school teacher as part of his/her five (5) teaching assignments, is preferable. However, it is also recognized that flexibility of scheduling for students sometimes requires up to four (4) different course preparations per week.
High School Teaching Assignments. The administration at the senior high school shall solicit and consider input from department chairs based on the preferences of department members regarding course offerings. Then, administration will develop a draft master schedule and matrix of course offerings based upon enrollment and students’ course selections. Thereafter, if changes to the initial draft schedule are required to satisfy the needs of students, they will be made with input from the department chair. In course selection, due consideration must be given to various certifications within a single department. Whenever practical, all teachers shall carry an equitable number of preparations. In no case may a teacher be denied a full teaching schedule due to a more senior teacher’s preference. The Department Chairs and teachers in grades 9-12 will work out schedules and specific teaching assignments cooperatively at a meeting where all members of the department are present. At the conclusion of the meeting, each teacher will indicate his agreement with said schedule and assignment by signing off on a copy of the schedule. Thereafter, the signed copy of the schedule shall be submitted to administration for review and input as necessary. If additional changes to the initial schedule are required to satisfy the needs of students, they will be made with input from department chair(s).
High School Teaching Assignments. The administration at the senior high school shall develop a master schedule and matrix of course offerings based upon enrollment and students course selection. Thereafter, the administration shall solicit and consider any input from department chairs. In course selection due consideration must be given to various certifications within a single department. Whenever practical, all teachers shall carry an equitable number of preparations. In no case may a teacher be denied a full teaching schedule due to a more senior teacher's preference. The Department Chairs and teachers in grades 9-12 will work out schedules and specific teaching assignments cooperatively at a meeting where all members of the department are present. At the conclusion of the meeting each teacher will indicate his agreement with said schedule and assignment by signing off on a copy of the schedule. Thereafter, the signed copy of the schedule shall be submitted to the principal for review.
High School Teaching Assignments. High school teacher work assignments shall be as follows:
