Common use of Professional Workday Clause in Contracts

Professional Workday. 1. The teacher will remain at his/her school site after the dismissal of his/her students for a time determined by the teacher to be necessary to take care of student needs and to plan for the next school day's activities. In addition, the District may require a teacher to remain on duty after the dismissal of students as follows: a. To attend parent/teacher conferences as scheduled by the teacher and consistent with past practices in the District. b. To attend Individualized Education Program (IEP)/504 meetings conducted by the Special Education Department consistent with past practices in the District. c. To fulfill adjunct duty requirements as described in Section G.2 of this Article. d. To attend principal-scheduled faculty meetings. 1) No more than one (1) such meeting shall normally be scheduled in a two-week period. 2) Every reasonable effort shall be made to limit such meetings to an ending time of no later than 4:30 p.m. 3) A twenty-four (24) hour advanced notification shall be given to affected staff members when management anticipates that a staff meeting will extend beyond 5:00 p.m. 4) Except in emergencies, if more than one (1) meeting shall be scheduled in a two (2) week period, forty-eight (48) hours notice shall be given. 5) Except in difficult scheduling circumstances, all such meetings shall be held on Tuesday afternoons. 6) Teachers who miss a scheduled staff meeting shall utilize their available leave as appropriate according to time missed. e. To attend management-scheduled professional development (P.D.) programs. (See section J., Professional Development, below.) f. To attend performance evaluation meetings with his/her supervisor in conformance with the provisions of Article 9: Teacher