Common use of STATUS OF SCHOOL CALENDAR Clause in Contracts

STATUS OF SCHOOL CALENDAR. The teachers’ basic contract year, recesses, and holidays shall be as indicated on the school calendar. Pursuant to M.S. §179A.07, the District and the Federation shall meet and confer annually about the school calendar. In addition the District and the Federation shall meet and confer regarding the calendar for the Birth to Three program. The District will make a reasonable effort to communicate the calendar for the Birth to Three program to staff no later than April 1 of each year for the following year’s calendar. The District and the Federation will make reasonable efforts to include teacher and administrator representatives from the Birth to Three program in these discussions. Teachers shall be on duty on those legal holidays on which the Board is authorized to conduct school per M.S. §120A.42 and as indicated on the school calendar. Staff Meeting Conflicts. In an effort to allow for all staff to be included in the democratic process and support civic engagement, the District’s calendar committee will add the major state and federal election dates, when known, to the District calendar as “days to avoid” for any district meetings including internal and external. No meetings before or after school on “days to avoid.”