Common use of Teacher Workload Clause in Contracts

Teacher Workload. Effective September 1, 2005, the following provisions shall be in effect and shall be applied: 13.01 Each full-time Teacher shall be assigned a maximum of 6.0 periods in a school year. 13.01.01 In schools where Multi-Subject Instructional Periods (MSIP) exist, assignments in one 60-minute period shall count as one period of assignment. 13.01.01.01 For each period of assignment defined in 13.01 allocated in a semester, a teacher shall be assigned an additional 22.5, 60-minute periods in that same semester. Such additional assignments shall be to an MSIP period. A teacher assigned to a non-credit course in a semester may be assigned, in lieu of MSIP periods, the additional 22.5, 60-minute periods within the same non-credit course assignment in that same semester. The teacher shall be advised prior to the beginning of the semester. A teacher shall not be assigned more than one MSIP period (or equivalent) per day. 13.01.01.02 No more than 33 students shall be allocated to any one MSIP period. 13.01.02 When making such assignments to a Teacher, the Principal shall limit the number of half-credit assignments to two (2) per year and consider the preference of the teacher with respect to a half-credit assignment. Upon consent, in writing, a teacher may accept more than two (2) half-credit assignments per year. 13.01.03 The Principal shall make every reasonable effort to limit a teacher’s assignment of multilevel, multi-grade or multi-subject courses to one per year. 13.02 To ensure the safety of students and to support the learning environment, teachers will be assigned additional Alternative Professional Assignments which shall be comprised of a combination of on-calls, student supervision, student mentorship and teacher mentorship 13.02.01 On an annual basis, teachers shall be assigned the following total number of half-periods of Alternative Professional Assignments: Sept. 1, 2005 55 69 Sept. 1, 2007 52 65 13.02.02 No more than 60 percent of the half-periods as outlined in Article 13.02.01 shall be assigned as on-calls to any teacher