Common use of TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD Clause in Contracts

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 – Work Day For the applicable agreement period, the normal work day will be seven and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time (15) minutes after the students’ school day. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 – Work Day The School Committee and the Association recognize and agree that the teacher’s responsibility to his/her students and his/her profession generally entail the performance of duties and the expenditure of time beyond the regular work day, but that time and work schedules can and should be established. The work year of teachers, other than new personnel who may be required to attend additional orientation sessions, will begin no earlier than September 1st and will terminate no later than June 30th, but will in no event be less than one hundred eighty three (183) work days. The one hundred and eighty three (183) day work year shall include one hundred and eighty (180) days with students. The school calendar shall also include the scheduling of five (5) emergency/inclement weather days. (For payroll purposes, fractional amounts paid or deducted shall be at the applicable agreement periodrate of 1/183 per day.) Orientation days for other than new personnel shall be considered as scheduled work days. Any days above this limit shall be reimbursed at the 1/183 of the teacher’s contracted salary. On the last day of the school year, teachers shall be released with the students. A convocation shall be scheduled for the first teacher work day. Said day shall also be used for presentations (including one hour for use by the AEA as outlined in Article VII), professional development, or other matters at the discretion of Administration. Teachers shall be allowed to work in their classrooms and have a lunch period after the conclusion of the convocation and the AEA meeting until 1:00 p.m. From 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., staff will attend professional development and/or staff meetings. The schedule for school hours for abnormal conditions of enrollment and housing is subject to modification by the School Committee providing that such modification will not increase the length of the teacher’s workday. Hours for normal conditions will be 7:20 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and under any conditions will not be more than a continuous six and one-half hour’s workday except for one hour per week for scheduled consultations with parents or administrative meeting times. Teachers are required to attend administrative meetings. If a teacher cannot attend an administrative meeting, they must notify the administrator in writing in advance of the meeting. Any teacher who misses an administrative meeting will be responsible for meeting with the building administrator to review what they missed within five (5) school days of the meeting. If abuse is suspected by administration, then disciplinary action may result. Effective September 1, 2008, the normal teacher work day will be seven increased by ten (10) minutes, five (5) minutes in the morning and one-quarter five (7 ¼5) minutes in the afternoon (hours including arrival time fifteen for normal conditions to be 7:15 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.), for a continuous workday of six hours and forty minutes, except for one hour per week for scheduled consultations with parents or administrative meeting times. A teacher at the Agawam High School shall be required to arrive in the school building five (155) minutes before the start of the student day and departure time shall not leave the school building until five (155) minutes after student dismissal. A teacher at the students’ Agawam Junior High School shall be required to arrive in the school building eight (8) minutes before the student day and shall not leave the school building until five (5) minutes after school dismissal. Teachers at the Agawam Middle School, the elementary schools and the Early Childhood center shall be required to arrive in the school building ten (10) minutes before the start of the student day and shall not leave the school building until ten (10) minutes after student dismissal. It is recognized that procedure for detention, emergencies, and after school help will be continued. Attendance at evening meetings and social affairs, except for district back to school night and district parent conferences, shall be at the option of the teacher, but the School Committee and the Association encourage participation in such meetings as part of the teacher’s responsibility. District back to school night and district parent conferences shall take place only on regularly scheduled school days and shall not exceed three (3) per year for secondary schools and three (3) per year for elementary schools. Effective September 1, 2020, an additional half-day shall be scheduled in the Spring for elementary teachers, grades K-4 only, in order to hold afternoon parent-teacher conferences in addition to the evening conferences. Teachers at Agawam High School shall work a seven-period day with a six-day cycle. Teachers shall teach no more than thirty (30) periods within the six-day cycle and within the six-day cycle shall have the equivalent of one (1) preparation period per day and one (1) duty period per day. The normal work day Science laboratories will include uninterrupted prep timebe counted as one of the five teaching periods or equivalent permissible per day. In addition, all teachers will mentor an Advisory Group for 30 minutes twice a month. It shall not be the policy of the School Committee to require teachers to teach a sixth period. In situations when scheduling requirements demand the teaching of a sixth period, the vacancy will be posted. If there are no applicants and/or qualified candidates after interviews, then administration may appoint a qualified teacher to teach a sixth period. The Building Principal, as authorized by the Superintendent, upon request of annual stipend is $7,000.00 per school year to be prorated if less than a full school year. Teaching a sixth period must not result in a teacher or group teaching outside of their license area more than the percentage allowed by law, and must fit within a non-teaching period of their schedule The teacher’s lunch period shall be a minimum of twenty (20) minutes per day free from all duties. Teachers at Agawam Junior High School shall work a seven (7) period day with a six (6) day cycle. Teachers shall teach no more than thirty (30) periods within the six (6) day cycle and within the six (6) day cycle shall have the equivalent of one (1) preparation period per day and one (1) supervisory class per day except that teachers of art, music, family and consumer science, health, technical education, physical education, business, resource room, and reading shall teach no more than the equivalent of six (6) periods per day and shall have the equivalent of one (1) preparation period per day with no supervisory class. The teacher’s lunch period shall be a minimum of twenty (20) minutes per day free from all duties. The parties have agreed to a Side Letter Agreement, which is attached to the contract as Addendum A. Teachers at the Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx School shall work a seven-period day with a five-day cycle. Teachers shall teach no more than twenty-five (25) periods within the five-day cycle, and within the five-day cycle shall have the equivalent of one (1) preparation period per day and one (1) supervisory period per day, except for the following: Teachers of computer, music, art, physical education, extra math, and intensive math shall teach no more than the equivalent of six (6) period per day, one (1) of which could be a supervisory period, and shall have the equivalent of one (1) preparation period per day. Teachers of Intensive Reading, Academic Support, Intensive Learning, Connections and Language-based Special Education teachers shall teach no more than six (6) periods, including teaching and flexible testing periods, and the equivalent of one (1) preparation period per day. In the event that a teacher has an unassigned period(s), said teacher may be assigned additional supervisory duty period(s). The teacher’s lunch period shall be a minimum of twenty (20) minutes per day, free from all interruptions and duties. Effective September 1, 2019, elementary teachers, may waive the requirement to remain grades K through 4, will be guaranteed a minimum of thirty (30) minutes of preparation time per day, plus an additional fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for lunch period. Early Childhood teachers shall be guaranteed at least five hundred (500) minutes of preparation time in a specific day or daysthree (3) week cycle. It is recognized; howeverIn addition, that the proper performance all elementary teachers shall have a minimum of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etctwelve (12) personal hygiene periods of a minimum of fifteen (15) minutes each during a three (3) week cycle. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings There will be distributed a one-half (1/2) hour of uninterrupted noon lunch period, free from all duties allotted to each elementary school teacher. Elementary teaches shall not be required to perform lunch duty or noon recess duty, and one-half of such time shall be devoted to student instruction, and the other one-half of such time shall be preparation time. Teachers may leave school during lunch or preparation periods. Principals may withhold this privilege with reason. The administration may establish reporting procedures for the absence of teachers from the building. The School Committee and the Association realize that a small class size is of advantage in the teaching process. Teachers who perform additional work not covered by June 30th this Agreement shall be paid at the rate of the previous school yearthirty-three dollars ($33.00) per hour effective September 1, but may be changed 2019. Additional work is at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” teacher. Every teacher who is required to travel using their own motor vehicle in the performance of his/her duties will be compensated at the current IRS rate per mile. Such travel may take place to and from facilities or residences other than schools, and such travel may be to communities outside the City of Agawam. Requests for reimbursement of expenses shall be made within ten (10) days from the date a total claim for reimbursement of $25.00 or more has accrued on forms prepared for this purpose. Payment of approved travel expenses shall be made within thirty (30) days of submission of the travel voucher. Teachers will also remain at school after who must stay past their normal end of the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) work day each calendar week for such periods joint professional development or who must arrive early before their normal work day begins for joint professional development shall be released for an equal amount of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of from their children or wardsweekly school building administrative meeting. No teacher Teachers affected by this schedule change shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter notified at least five (7 ¼5) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved days in special assignmentsadvance.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 – Work Day The School Committee and the Association recognize and agree that the teacher’s responsibility to his/her students and his/her profession generally entail the performance of duties and the expenditure of time beyond the regular work day, but that time and work schedules can and should be established. The work year of teachers, other than new personnel who may be required to attend additional orientation sessions, will begin no earlier than September 1st and will terminate no later than June 30th, but will in no event be less than one hundred eighty three (183) work days. The school calendar shall also include the scheduling of five (5) emergency/inclement weather days. (For payroll purposes, fractional amounts paid or deducted shall be at the applicable agreement periodrate of 1/183 per day.) Orientation days for other than new personnel shall be considered as scheduled work days. Any days above this limit shall be reimbursed at the 1/183 of the teacher’s contracted salary. The schedule for school hours for abnormal conditions of enrollment and housing is subject to modification by the School Committee providing that such modification will not increase the length of the teacher’s workday. Hours for normal conditions will be 7:20 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and under any conditions will not be more than a continuous six and one-half hour’s workday except for one hour per week for scheduled consultations with parents or administrative meeting times. Effective September 1, 2008, the normal teacher work day will be increased by ten (10) minutes, five (5) minutes in the morning and five (5) minutes in the afternoon (hours for normal conditions to be 7:15 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.), for a continuous workday of six hours and forty minutes, except for one hour per week for scheduled consultations with parents or administrative meeting times. A teacher at the Agawam High School shall be required to arrive at school five (5) minutes before the start of classes and shall not leave until five (5) minutes after classes conclude. A teacher at the Agawam Junior High School shall be required to arrive at school eight (8) minutes before the start of classes and shall not leave until five (5) minutes after classes conclude. Teachers at the Agawam Middle School, the elementary schools and the Early Childhood center shall be required to arrive at school ten (10) minutes before the start of classes and shall not leave until ten (10) minutes after classes conclude. It is recognized that procedure for detention, emergencies, and after school help will be continued. Attendance at evening meetings and social affairs, except for district back to school night and district parent conferences, shall be at the option of the teacher, but the School Committee and the Association encourage participation in such meetings as part of the teacher’s responsibility. District back to school night and district parent conferences shall take place only on regularly scheduled school days and shall not exceed three (3) per year for secondary schools and three (3) per year for elementary schools. Teachers at Agawam High School shall work a seven-period day with a six-day cycle. Teachers shall teach no more than thirty (30) periods within the six-day cycle and within the six-day cycle shall have the equivalent of one (1) unassigned period per day and one (1) supervisory class per day except that teachers of art, music, consumer and health sciences, technical education, physical education, science laboratories, and the high school remedial reading teacher shall teach no more than the equivalent of six (6) periods per day and shall have the equivalent of one (1) unassigned period per day with no supervisory class. The teaching of the equivalent of six (6) periods per day is permissible for teachers of art, music, consumer and health sciences, technical education, physical education, science laboratories, and the high school remedial teacher. Effective September 1, 1999, science laboratories will no longer be included among those areas which teachers may be assigned as a sixth teaching period; instead, science laboratories will be counted as one of the five teaching periods or equivalent permissible per day. The teacher’s lunch period shall be a minimum of twenty (20) minutes per day free from all duties. Teachers at Agawam Junior High School shall work a seven (7) period day with a six (6) day cycle. Teachers shall teach no more than thirty (30) periods within the six (6) day cycle and onewithin the six (6) day cycle shall have the equivalent of one (1) unassigned period per day and one (1) supervisory class per day except that teachers of art, music, family and consumer science, health, technical education, physical education, business, resource room, and reading shall teach no more than the equivalent of six (6) periods per day and shall have the equivalent of one (1) unassigned period per day with no supervisory class. The teacher’s lunch period shall be a minimum of twenty (20) minutes per day free from all duties. Teachers at Agawam Middle School shall work a seven-quarter period day with a five-day cycle. Teachers shall teach no more than twenty-five (7 ¼25) hours including arrival periods within the five-day cycle and within the five-day cycle shall have the equivalent of one (1) unassigned period per day and one (1) supervisory period per day except that teachers of Art, Music, Consumer and Health Sciences, Reading, Resource Room, Physical Education, and Technical Education shall teach no more than the equivalent of six (6) periods per day and shall have the equivalent of one (1) unassigned period per day with no supervisory class. The teacher’s lunch period shall be a minimum of twenty (20) minutes per day free from all duties. For the 2007-2008 school year only, it is recognized that at the elementary schools the current work schedule shall continue. Elementary teachers shall be guaranteed four hundred (400) minutes of unassigned time in a three (3) week cycle. Kindergarten teachers shall be guaranteed five hundred (500) minutes of unassigned time in a three (3) week cycle. Effective September 1, 2008, elementary teachers, grades K through 4, will be guaranteed a minimum of thirty (30) minutes of unassigned time per day. Early Childhood teachers shall be guaranteed at least five hundred (500) minutes of unassigned time in a three (3) week cycle. In addition, all elementary teachers shall have a minimum of twelve (12) personal hygiene periods of a minimum of fifteen (15) minutes before each during a three (3) week cycle. There will be a one-half (1/2) hour of uninterrupted noon lunch period, free from all duties allotted to each elementary school teacher. Elementary teaches shall not be required to perform lunch duty or noon recess duty, and departure one-half of such time (15) minutes after shall be devoted to student instruction, and the students’ other one-half of such time shall be unassigned time. Teachers may leave school dayduring lunch or unassigned periods. Principals may withhold this privilege with reason. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep timeadministration may establish reporting procedures for the absence of teachers from the building. The Building Principal, as authorized School Committee and the Association realize that a small class size is of advantage in the teaching process. Teachers who perform additional work not covered by this Agreement shall be paid at the Superintendent, upon request rate of a teacher or group thirty ($30.00) dollars per hour. (This rate shall stay in effect for the life of teachers, may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or daysthis agreement). It Additional work is recognized; however, that the proper performance of their duties may, on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal teacher. Travel expenses will be paid to employees to use their own motor vehicle in travel in connection with 48 hours’ noticetheir job duties at the current Town Hall rate. (Effective September 1, 1993) Such travel may take place to and from facilities or residences other than schools, and such travel may be to communities outside the City of Agawam.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- quarter (7 ¼) hour day, including fifteen (15) minutes before and (15) minutes after the students’ school day, which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments.

TEACHING HOURS AND TEACHING LOAD. Section 1 – Work Day For the applicable agreement periodyear, the normal work day will arrival and departure time for classroom teachers shall be seven and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours including arrival time fifteen (15) minutes before and departure time fifteen (15) minutes after the students’ student school day. The normal work day will include uninterrupted prep time. The ; provided, however, that the Building Principal, Principal as authorized by the Superintendent, Superintendent upon request of a teacher or group of teachers, teachers may waive the requirement to remain fifteen (15) minutes after the school day for a specific day or days. It is recognized; , however, that the proper performance of their duties may, may on occasion, require these persons to work longer than the normal work day, i.e. for conferences, faculty meetings, department meetings, etc. Therefore, “mandatory meetings teachers will occur two times per month and be no longer than 90 minutes in length, inclusive of the additional 15 minutes beyond the scheduled student school day. A schedule of the meetings will be distributed by June 30th of the previous school year, but may be changed at the discretion of the Principal with 48 hours’ notice.” Teachers will also remain at school after the fifteen (15) minutes described above, during one (1) day each calendar week for such periods of time as is necessary to provide students extra help, and/or to meet with parents or guardians, concerning the progress of their children or wards. No teacher shall be required to work more than a normal seven and one- one-quarter (7 ¼1/4) hour day, day including fifteen (15) minutes before and fifteen (15) minutes after the students’ ' school day, day which will include uninterrupted prep time; this provision does not apply to other contractually agreed upon time and meetings. Should state provided, should State law require a longer instructional day, or more days, the teachers shall work the added time and the parties shall immediately commence impact bargaining on the issue. This article does not purport to cover the arrival and departure time of teachers involved in special assignments.