Common use of Professional Work Day Clause in Contracts

Professional Work Day. 9.1.1 A school is comprised of a team of certificated professionals working toward the educational excellence of all students who attend the school. The Superintendent, with the input of unit members and Administrators of the schools to which unit members are assigned, shall determine the educational needs of the schools. The Superintendent shall determine the schedule and make necessary assignments of schedules and supervision of duties which will ensure the safety of students attending the school. Unit members shall devote as much time as is necessary to fulfill professional duties to facilitate the educational program. Duties shall be assigned on an equitable basis. Unless the task requires it, the unit member is not required to perform the work on campus. 9.1.2 The work day shall be seven (7) hours of duty assignment, excluding a thirty (30) minute duty free lunch (forty-five (45) minutes, scheduling permitting), and excluding field trips scheduled by the unit member as part of his/her instructional program. These field trips, under the terms of the agreement, shall be recognized as an agreed-to extension of the regular work day for the scheduling unit member.