School Calendar and Work Year Clause Samples
The 'School Calendar and Work Year' clause defines the official schedule of the academic year, including the start and end dates, holidays, and non-instructional days for staff. It typically outlines the number of workdays required for teachers and other school employees, and may specify procedures for setting or modifying the calendar. This clause ensures all parties have a clear understanding of work expectations and time off, helping to prevent disputes and support effective planning for both staff and administration.
School Calendar and Work Year. 20.1 The normal work year for full time employees covered by this agreement shall consist of 186 days.
20.2 In accordance with the County and Board Approved Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) for Lemoore Union Elementary School District, the District devotes three (3) teacher work days during the teacher work year (186 days), for professional development, not to be scheduled on holidays or during recess periods, on days before or after a holiday or recess period at the conclusion of the instructional year.
20.2.1 The duty schedule for these three (3) days will begin at 8:00 AM and conclude at 3:00 PM. A one hour, duty-free lunch period will be provided from 11:00 AM until 12:00 noon. A ten (10) minute break will be given approximately mid-morning and mid-afternoon.
20.2.2 Unit members will follow the leave process in accordance with Article 9; however, for leave purposes during these days of professional development, unit members may take approved leave on an hourly basis.
20.2.3 Unit members will be afforded the opportunity to evaluate and comment upon professional development provided during these days and the district shall share the results of these evaluations with unit members.
20.3 The current school year calendar shall be as attached as Appendix A.
20.4 The District will provide the proposed school calendar to the LETA President and his/her designated site representative(s) for review prior to seeking Board of Trustees approval.
School Calendar and Work Year. 2 1. The parties do not presently anticipate changes to the Board-approved calendar for the 3 2020-21 school year, other than that the following dates originally intended as possible 4 snow makeup days may be used to make up days that instruction could not be provided 5 across the District due to COVID-19: March 19,.
7 2. It is currently anticipated that school will be in session through June 15, 2021. If this end 8 date changes for any reason, the District and the Union will meet to negotiate impacts.
School Calendar and Work Year. A. The calendar adopted by the Board for the school year shall be shown as Schedule A. The teacher work year (working days) shall not exceed one hundred eighty-seven (187) days, to be scheduled between September 1 and June 30, inclusive, except as stated in paragraph C below. Two (2) days of the teacher school year shall be used for programs to satisfy State in-service requirements. Those two (2) days may be scheduled at any time during the school year, and may be scheduled in half-day increments. When those in-service days are scheduled on regular Monday staff meeting days, the in-service day programs may be combined with staff meeting time and may run until 5:30p.m. The combination of in-service day programs and staff meeting time may be done up to four (4) days per year. The Board may schedule the teacher work year (working days) to be less than one hundred eighty-seven (187) days and such scheduling shall not be considered precedential and the Board may revert to a schedule not to exceed one hundred eighty-seven (187) days in succeeding years. During the school year, the Board may revise the schedule of teacher working days so long as the said revisions do not exceed one hundred eighty- seven (187) work days and provided that prior notice is given to the teaching staff.
B. The teacher work year shall commence no earlier than September 1, except that newly hired teachers may be required to work up to three (3) days in the last week of August for orientation and/or professional development purposes.
C. TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
1. Up to two (2) additional teacher workdays per year, beyond the 187 day work year, may be scheduled for all teachers, or for a designated portion of the teaching staff, for staff and/or curriculum development activities.
2. The Board of Education shall provide a sufficient amount of in- service training and staff develoment work to allow teaching staff members to satisfy their professional development obligations under the New Jersey State Department of Education regulations.
3. Such workdays may be scheduled between September 1 and June 30, but shall be scheduled at the beginning or end of the school year. Alternative scheduling may be implemented only with the consent of the teachers involved.
4. The individual employee shall have the option of either receiving payment for such days, at the non-student summer hourly rate, OR receiving credit for the training in satisfaction of the State mandates.
5. In the event that su...
School Calendar and Work Year. 5:1 Prior to March 1st of each year, a committee designated by the Association, shall make recommendations to the Superintendent concerning the school calendar prior to its adoption by the Board.
5:2 The Board, in determining said school calendar, shall consider the recommendations of the Association prior to the adoption of the official school calendar.
5:3 The scheduled in-school work year for teachers employed on a ten month basis, other than new teachers who may be required to attend additional orientation days, shall not exceed 186 days. Unused inclement weather days will be eliminated from the school year. The actual in-school work year shall be 183 days. It is within the Board’s discretion to determine each school year which days, if any, shall be early dismissal days for students and/or teachers; however, the day before Thanksgiving and the day before winter break shall remain early dismissal days for students and teachers; and parent/teacher conference days shall remain early dismissal days for students only. (See also 6:1.
5:3.1 The number of student instructional days shall not exceed 180. Work days in addition to student instructional days shall be used for professional development.
5:3.2 In the event that any school(s) is closed on a student instructional day(s), prior to the completion of an official student day under the Education Laws (e.g., when due to inclement weather, lack of power, lack of water or other circumstances), the Board reserves the right to cancel a professional development day(s) for affected staff, and use that day as a student instructional day(s), in order to make up the lost student day(s). 5:3.3 Effective July 1, 2009, the Board, may require that teachers new to the District attend up to five (5) additional professional development days during the summer recess before and after their first year of service. The total number of days over the two (2) periods of summer recess shall not exceed five (5) days. These days are without compensation. The additional professional development days for new teachers include teachers who return to the District after resignation. Summer recess is defined as the period between the last day of school for teachers in one school year, and the first day of school for teachers in the next school year; however, the additional professional development days must take place within five (5) weekdays (not counting holidays) of the beginning and/or end of the work year for these teachers.
5:4 The in...
School Calendar and Work Year. 1. The parties do not presently anticipate changes to the Board-approved calendar for the 2020-21 school year, other than that the following dates originally intended as possible snow makeup days may be used to make up days that instruction could not be provided across the District due to COVID-19: February 1st and May 28th. Additional makeup days will be added after the last scheduled day of school, if needed.
2. It is currently anticipated that school will be in session through June 16, 2021. However, additional makeup days will be added aft the last scheduled day of school, if needed.
3. Staff leave reporting practices remain in place, and staff are expected to report absences current practices (i.e., communicate with supervisor and enter absence in Frontline [formerly Aesop]).
School Calendar and Work Year. 5:1 Prior to March 1st of each year, a committee designated by the Association, shall make recommendations to the Superintendent concerning the school calendar prior to its adoption by the Board.
5:2 The Board, in determining said school calendar, shall consider the recommendations of the Association prior to the adoption of the official school calendar.
5:3 The scheduled in-school work year for teachers employed on a ten month basis, other than new teachers who may be required to attend additional orientation days, shall not exceed 186 days. Unused inclement weather days will be eliminated from the school year. The actual in-school work year shall be 183 days. It is within the board’s discretion to determine any early dismissal days other than the first day of school, the day before Thanksgiving, the day before winter break, and parent/teacher conference days which are currently and shall remain early dismissal days.
5:4 The in-school work year shall include days when pupils are in session, orientation days and any other days when teachers' attendance is required.
5:5 Principals will make every effort to schedule back-to-school nights in such a manner that teachers will only be in attendance at one back-to-school night.
School Calendar and Work Year. The in-school work year for teachers shall be no more than 185 days. New teachers – to the District - shall be required to report to school, as required by the Superintendent, for up to four (4) additional days for purposes of orientation and new teacher professional development. Starting in 2023-2024, the calendar will reflect three professional development days in the month of August before students begin school. It is desirable to provide teachers with time to set up their classrooms before the start of the school year for students. For this reason, at least two (2) continuous hours during one of the professional development days before the beginning of the school year for students shall be dedicated to teacher-directed classroom time. Final determination of the school calendar as well as any amendment thereto shall rest with the Board. The final copy of the Board-approved calendar will be provided to the Association.
School Calendar and Work Year. 5:1 Prior to March 1st of each year, a committee designated by the Association, shall make recommendations to the Superintendent concerning the school calendar prior to its adoption by the Board.
5:2 The Board, in determining said school calendar, shall consider the recommendations of the Association prior to the adoption of the official school calendar.
5:3 The actual in-school work year shall be 183 days. It is within the Board’s discretion to determine each school year which days, if any, shall be early dismissal days for students and/or teachers; however, the day before Thanksgiving and the day before winter break shall remain early dismissal days for students and teachers; and parent/teacher conference days shall remain early dismissal days for students only. (See also 6:1.
5:3.1 The number of student instructional days shall not exceed 180. Work days in addition to student instructional days shall be used for professional development.
5:3.2 In the event that any school(s) is closed on a student instructional day(s), prior to the completion of an official student day under the Education Laws (e.g., when due to inclement weather, lack of power, lack of water or other circumstances), the Board reserves the right to cancel a professional development day(s) for affected staff, and use that day as a student instructional day(s), in order to make up the lost student day(s).
5:3.3 The Board may require that teachers new to the District attend up to five (5) additional professional development days during the summer recess before and after their first year of service. The total number of days over the two (2) periods of summer recess shall not exceed five (5) days. These days are without compensation. The additional professional development days for new teachers include teachers who return to the District after resignation. Summer recess is defined as the period between the last day of school for teachers in one school year, and the first day of school for teachers in the next school year; however, the additional professional development days must take place within five (5) weekdays (not counting holidays) of the beginning and/or end of the work year for these teachers.
5:4 The in-school work year shall include days when pupils are in session, orientation days and any other days when teachers' attendance is required.
5:5 Principals will make every effort to schedule back-to-school nights in such a manner that teachers will only be in attendance at one back-to...
School Calendar and Work Year. SCOETA will have the opportunity to review and provide input into all proposed program work calendars prior to adoption by the Superintendent. Once the Superintendent adopts program work calendars, SCOE will submit all proposed calendar changes occurring during the school year to SCOETA prior to implementation. The attached program calendars are submitted as an exhibit to the contract.
School Calendar and Work Year. The calendar adopted by the Board for the school year shall be shown as Schedule A. The teacher work year (working days) shall not exceed one hundred eighty-seven (187) days, to be scheduled between September 1 and June 30, inclusive, except as stated in paragraph C below. Two (2) days of the teacher school year shall be used for programs to satisfy State in-service requirements. Those two (2) days may be scheduled at any time during the school year, and may be scheduled in half-day increments. When those in-service days are scheduled on regular Monday staff meeting days, the in-service day programs may be combined with staff meeting time and may run until 5:30p.m. The combination of in-service day programs and staff meeting time may be done up to four (4) days per year. The Board may schedule the teacher work year (working days) to be less than one hundred eighty-seven (187) days and such scheduling shall not be considered precedential and the Board may revert to a schedule not to exceed one hundred eighty-seven (187) days in succeeding years. During the school year, the Board may revise the schedule of teacher working days so long as the said revisions do not exceed one hundred eighty- seven (187) work days and provided that prior notice is given to the teaching staff.