Common use of Planning Days Clause in Contracts

Planning Days. i. There will be four (4) planning days. The four (4) planning days will occur in October, January, February and May. ii. Meetings, not including emergency stand up meetings, and IEP meetings, will not be required for members during the protected member preparation and planning time on the planning days. Members may choose to collaborate in member-created team meetings on these planning days. iii. Professional development will not be required on the member planning days. Members may choose and are encouraged to access optional professional development provided by the district on the member planning days. The decision to participate in a professional development resides solely with the member. iv. Administrators may use no more than 90 minutes of the first 2 hours of a planning day to schedule PLC or Professional development. The remaining time will be protected planning time.