Common use of School Schedule Clause in Contracts

School Schedule. A. Joint Committee on School Schedules – The CEO and CTU President shall each appoint three (3) members to the Joint Committee on School Schedules. The committee will review and problem-solve identified schedule concerns in order to allow schools to incorporate changes into their AAPs. The committee will conduct an annual review in May to discuss the structure of the school day and implementation of schedules in grades PreK-12. In order to meet the needs of the school model, the committee will consider the use of the AAP process. Where that is not feasible, the committee will consider the use of an MOU to meet the objectives of the desired schedule. B. All special subject area periods shall be standardized as a minimum of a class period. C. Teachers required to work at two (2) or more buildings in one (1) day shall adhere to the schedule of the first building for the rest of the work day. D. On professional days, schools shall have the option of deciding on a starting time other than the one set to accommodate the busing of children. E. The CTU will be notified prior to any changes in the schedule and will be appraised regularly as to the progress made in solving the problem. F. School Day Scheduling (Elementary/PreK-8). 1. Schedules for the following school year shall be completed as soon as possible in the preceding school year. All assignments shall be as equitable as possible in terms of honoring preferences and number of preparations. For any changes made after the end of the school year, all teachers affected shall be notified in writing as soon as possible. Teachers in grades 6, 7, 8 will have no more than three (3) preparations except as provided below. By May 30 of the preceding school year, teachers whose preference is to teach in grades 6-8 must submit in writing to both the Principal and Chapter Chairperson their willingness to volunteer for more than three (3) preparations in the following school year, if necessary as determined by the UCC. If sufficient volunteers are not available to meet the needs of the grades 6-8 schedules, the Principal and the Chapter Chairperson shall determine the fairest and most appropriate solution other than establishing self-contained classrooms. 2. If drastic changes in the school population require significant changes in scheduling, such changes shall be completed by October 1. 3. All teachers in PreK-8 schools will be assigned no more than six (6) assignments (including Team time) of 50-minute duration, including passing time per day, or the equivalent (i.e., block scheduling). All school schedules will reflect an eight (8) period day or its block equivalent. PreK-8 teachers’ schedules may be changed on a quarterly basis with permission of the affected teacher. 4. When a PreK-8 class is scheduled for an ESP class twice a week, it may be scheduled for two (2) consecutive periods with the concurrence of the Principal, UCC and all teachers involved. 5. Special education classes will follow state guidelines. 6. All students in PreK-8 buildings shall be scheduled for each of the following: art, music, physical education, and media. 7. For purposes of calculating additional minutes, a teacher’s daily rate will be divided by 420 minutes, which is the standard teacher workday outlined in Section 2 of this Article. The 420 minutes for the additional minute calculation is based upon the weekly average of five 400 minutes student instructional days per week plus the 100 weekly minutes of administrator designed professional time.

School Schedule. A. Joint Committee on School Schedules – The CEO and CTU President shall each appoint three (3) members to the Joint Committee on School Schedules. The committee will review and problem-solve identified schedule concerns in order to allow schools to incorporate changes into their AAPs. The committee will conduct an annual review in May to discuss the structure of the school day and implementation of schedules in grades PreK-12. In order to meet the needs of the school model, the committee will consider the use of the AAP process. Where that is not feasible, the committee will consider the use of an MOU to meet the objectives of the desired schedule. B. All special subject area periods shall be standardized as a minimum of a class period. C. Teachers required to work at two (2) or more buildings in one (1) day shall adhere to the schedule of the first building for the rest of the work day. D. On professional days, schools shall have the option of deciding on a starting time other than the one set to accommodate the busing of children. E. The CTU will be notified prior to any changes in the schedule and will be appraised regularly as to the progress made in solving the problem. F. School Day Scheduling (Elementary/PreK-8). 1. Schedules for the following school year shall be completed as soon as possible in the preceding school year. All assignments shall be as equitable as possible in terms of honoring preferences and number of preparations. For any changes made after the end of the school year, all teachers affected shall be notified in writing as soon as possible. Teachers in grades 6, 7, -8 will have no more than three (3) preparations except as provided below. By May 30 of the preceding school year, teachers whose preference is to teach in grades 6-8 must submit in writing to both the Principal and Chapter Chairperson their willingness to volunteer for more than three (3) preparations in the following school year, if necessary as determined by the UCC. If sufficient volunteers are not available to meet the needs of the grades 6-8 schedules, the Principal and the Chapter Chairperson shall determine the fairest and most appropriate solution other than establishing self-contained classrooms. 2. If drastic changes in the school population require significant changes in scheduling, such changes shall be completed by October 1. 3. All teachers in PreK-8 schools will be assigned no more than six (6) assignments (including Team time) of 50-minute duration, including passing time per day, or the equivalent (i.e., block scheduling). All school schedules will reflect an eight (8) period day or its block equivalent. PreK-8 teachers’ schedules may be changed on a quarterly basis with permission of the affected teacher. 4. When a PreK-8 class is scheduled for an ESP class twice a week, it may be scheduled for two (2) consecutive periods with the concurrence of the Principal, UCC and all teachers involved. 5. Special education classes will follow state guidelines. 6. All students in PreK-8 buildings shall be scheduled for each of the following: art, music, physical education, and media. 7. For purposes of calculating additional minutes, a teacher’s daily rate will be divided by 420 minutes, which is the standard teacher workday outlined in Section 2 of this Article. The 420 minutes for the additional minute calculation is based upon the weekly average of five 400 minutes student instructional days per week plus the 100 weekly minutes of administrator designed professional time.three