TEACHING HOURS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Sample Clauses

TEACHING HOURS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. A. Teacher Work Day 1. Check-in/out Procedure

TEACHING HOURS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. 4.1 The school day for elementary pupils shall be a continuous six hours and thirteen minutes with lunch included. 4.2 The school day for secondary students shall be a continuous six hours and thirty-three minutes, with lunch included. 4.3 A. Every elementary teacher is expected to be in the building twenty (20) minutes prior to the beginning of the pupil day. Every secondary teacher is expected to be in the building fifteen (15) minutes prior to the beginning of the pupil day, and leave no earlier than two (2) minutes after the pupil day for secondary teachers and seven (7) minutes after the pupil day for elementary teachers. Unit members may be required to attend up to two meetings of up to one hour in length for up to two hours per month. Such meetings shall be scheduled to start no later than fifteen (15) minutes after the end of the unit member’s pupil day. Such hour may be added to extend one-half day staff development days.

TEACHING HOURS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. 4.1 The school day for elementary pupils shall be a continuous six hours and thirteen minutes with lunch included. 4.2 The school day for secondary students shall be a continuous six hours and thirty-three minutes, with lunch included. 4.3 A. Every elementary teacher is expected to be in the building twenty

TEACHING HOURS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. A. The teacher's work day shall consist of continuous hours of formal responsibility as defined below. The hours of formal responsibility are subject to change contingent upon the establishment of a calendar consistent with time requirements as established by law: 1. A high school teacher's work day is set forth as follows: a. A maximum of five (5) assigned formal teaching periods. Such periods shall be a maximum of fifty-six (56) minute durations, and, whenever possible, no more than three (3) formal teaching periods shall be scheduled in succession. b. A designated preparation period equivalent in time to one assigned formal teaching period to be utilized in a professional manner shall be provided. c. A minimum twenty-five (25) minute duty free uninterrupted lunch period. d. A Flex period of no more than 56 minutes may be instituted for academic support. If the period is implemented, the teacher will not be required to plan formal lessons or maintain student grades for that class, and the schedule will be adjusted so the length of the day will not be increased. 2. A middle school teacher’s day may be based on either 6 or 7 periods. a. If the teacher's schedule is based on a 7-period day, teachers shall have either of the following configurations: 1. Five assigned formal teaching periods, 1 team preparation period, and 1 personal preparation period. 2. Six assigned formal teaching periods, and 1 extended personal preparation period. b. If the teacher's schedule is based on a 6-period day, teachers shall have a designated preparation period equivalent in time to one formal teaching period. If formal teaching periods are of varying lengths, the teacher's personal preparation period shall be equivalent in length to the longest period. c. Preparation periods are to be utilized in a professional manner. d. A minimum twenty-five (25) minute duty free uninterrupted lunch period. 3. An elementary teacher's work day is set forth as follows: a. Elementary teachers, on a weekly basis, shall receive five (5) forty-minute (40) designated preparation periods inclusive of “student passing time.” As a minimum, elementary teachers shall have at least one (1) preparation period four (4) days per week. b. Preparation periods are to be utilized in a professional manner. c. A minimum forty-five (45) minute duty free uninterrupted lunch period. d. Elementary special teachers will have the same hours of formal teaching responsibilities as regular classroom teachers. This may ne...

TEACHING HOURS AND RESPONSIBILITIES