TEACHER COLLABORATIVE TIME Sample Clauses
The TEACHER COLLABORATIVE TIME clause establishes designated periods during which teachers are scheduled to work together for planning, professional development, or curriculum alignment. Typically, this clause outlines when and how often such collaborative sessions occur, whether during regular school hours, on specific days, or as part of professional development days. By formalizing collaborative time, the clause ensures that teachers have structured opportunities to share best practices, coordinate instruction, and address student needs collectively, ultimately supporting improved educational outcomes and fostering a more cohesive teaching environment.
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TEACHER COLLABORATIVE TIME. Beginning with the 2014-2015 school term, the following Teacher Professional Time shall be implemented within the Board-approved school calendar and will be designated as Professional Practice Days and District Collaborative Days. In each year, there shall be an equal number of Professional Practice Days and District Collaborative Days not to exceed 10 total days for each teacher. Professional Practice Days and District Collaborative Days shall be 5 hours and 15 minutes in length (not including breaks or lunch) during the course of the normal school day, with specific hours of attendance to be determined by the School Improvement Plan team. Staff/Department meetings will occur either before or after a normal student attendance day for the site. In the case where the teacher’s instructional time is divided between sites, then the teacher shall declare a home site by September 1 of the respective school year and shall inform the building administrators of the declaration. Where no designation is made, the building administrators shall determine the home site. These teachers may choose to fulfill Teacher Professional Time at assigned sites and/or within District Area as defined in 13.12.1 Areas.
TEACHER COLLABORATIVE TIME. Beginning with the 2019 - 2020 school term, the following Teacher Professional Time shall be implemented within the Board-approved school calendar and will be designated as Professional Practice Days, and District Collaborative Days, and School Improvement Days. In each year there shall be four (4) Professional Practice Days, and two
TEACHER COLLABORATIVE TIME. Beginning with the 2012-2013 school term, the following teacher collaboration time shall be implemented for the months of September through May: two hundred forty (240) minutes per month which can include SIP, RtI, PBIS, Grade/Dept./articulation committee meetings, and faculty meetings; with the exception of December which will be one hundred twenty (120) minutes. Informal collaborative meetings between two or more teachers also will be included. Collaborative time can be done during the work day when feasible. Collaborative time shall be a minimum of 30 minutes. Meetings may include, but are not limited to face-to-face, conference calls, interactive webinars and video conferencing. One (1) meeting will be led jointly by a site administrator and a teacher. This jointly-led meeting shall not exceed 75 minutes in length. All other meetings will be teacher-led. Teacher-led is defined as setting agendas, content, and delivery to colleagues. Evidence of work shall be recorded on a standardized time reporting form. The values and beliefs regarding teacher collaboration time as recommended by the District’s Transformation Task Force shall be used to guide the implementation and operation of the foregoing teacher collaboration time.
TEACHER COLLABORATIVE TIME. Beginning with the 2014-2015 school term, the following Teacher Professional Time shall be implemented within the Board-approved school calendar and will be designated as Professional Practice Days and District Collaborative Days. In each year, there shall be a n equal number four (4) o f Professional Practice Days, and t wo (2) District Collaborative Days, and two (2) School Improvement D ays not to exceed e ight (8) 10 total days for each teacher. Professional Practice Days, and District Collaborative Days, and School Improvement Days shall be 5 hours and 15 minutes in length (not including breaks or lunch) during the course of the normal school day, with specific hours of attendance to be determined by the School Improvement Plan team. Staff/Department meetings will occur either before or after a normal student attendance day for the site. In the case where the teacher’s instructional time is divided between sites, then the teacher shall declare a home site by September 1 of the respective school year and shall inform the building administrators of the declaration. Where no designation is made, the building administrators shall determine the home site. These teachers may choose to fulfill Teacher Professional Time at assigned sites and/or within District Area as defined in 13.12.1 Areas.
TEACHER COLLABORATIVE TIME. The Committee shall establish such supplementary procedural guidelines as necessary for its operation and communication to staff including development in the spring of a tentative list of committees/events for the next year. Committee representatives will be responsible for reporting to their constituent staff. The Committee will survey the School faculty to determine use of the winter institute day as a parent conference day. In determining how SIP goals are to be implemented, including the formation of subcommittees for this process, the Committee will endeavor to make decisions through a consensus process.