Common use of TEACHING HOURS & TEACHING LOAD Clause in Contracts

TEACHING HOURS & TEACHING LOAD. A. Teachers shall indicate their presence for duty by initialing appropriate arrival and departure times in the appropriate columns of the faculty sign-in roster. B. Any full-time teacher employed in both a morning and an afternoon session shall be entitled to a duty- free lunch period during the hours normally used for lunch periods in the school. The duty-free lunch period shall not be less than 30 minutes except in a school where the lunch period for students is less than 30 minutes. In such cases, the duty-free lunch period shall not be less than the lunch period time allowed pupils. C. Teachers may leave the building without requesting permission during their scheduled duty-free lunch period after notifying the principal’s office or immediate supervisor. D. Teachers may be required to remain after the end of the regular work day without additional compensation for the purpose of attending general staff, school faculty, or other professional meetings three (3) days per month. These meetings shall not be called on Fridays or on any other days where teacher attendance is not required. The limitations on the number of meetings shall not apply to individual committee or study meeting. The Administration shall provide teachers forty-eight (48) hours’ notice of a meeting except in the case of an emergency or unforeseen instance. Any meeting in which attendance is limited to the teaching personnel in one school shall commence within fifteen (15) minutes of student dismissal and shall not exceed one (1) hour in duration. Teachers required to attend an after- hours faculty or department meeting at a school other than the building in which they teach shall be reimbursed the district mileage rate for their travel from their home school to the school at which the meeting is being held. E. An Association representative may speak to the teachers at any faculty meeting at the conclusion of the meeting with the approval of the principal. F. Teaching staff members hired on or after July 1, 1995, or those current staff members who volunteer to do so, may be assigned to a flexible schedule between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. G. Meetings which take place after the regular in-school work day and which require attendance shall not be called on Fridays or on any other day upon which teacher attendance is not required at school unless in case of an emergency or unforeseen instance. No staff member may be involuntarily assigned to a split day; i.e. session 1 and session 3. The staff members at the Academies shall commence at 7:15 a.m. Staff members at the Academies shall have the same length workday as provided in Article 8(I)(B) and 8(II)(B) of the collective bargaining agreement. H. Work Schedule – Professional Staff SHARED TIME Teachers Classroom Teaching Time Admin. Assignments Prep Lunch 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 Vocational Special Ed 1500 175 200 225 200 150 Academic 1350 325 350 375 200 150 ACADEMIES Teachers Classroom Teaching Time Admin. Assignments Prep Lunch 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 Vocational Academic 1300 275 300 325 350 100 SY 2016-2017: Total of 2025 minutes per week SY 2017-2018: Total of 2050 minutes per week SY 2018-2019: Total of 2075 minutes per week 1. Teaching Time a. Teaching time is defined as classroom, laboratory and shop instruction provided to students by a teacher in subjects for which they are certified. Prep and lunch are duty-free assignments for which teachers will be compensated at the part-time rate if required to provide coverage of any kind. b. Any teacher directed to teach a class within their certification, during an administrative assignment period, will be compensated by the Board of Education at the approved part-time rate for every sixty (60) minutes accumulated over their allotted classroom teacher time as shown in the tables above (1). Teachers assigned this duty will receive pre-ration of salary commencing with the sixth consecutive class assigned. Teachers assigned to non-teaching supervision during administrative assignment time will not be provided additional compensation. Teachers must submit actual time sheets and the Board of Education will round off the time to the nearest ½ hour for the month. c. Administrative assignments are defined as activities required for the efficient operation of the schools. The Administration will schedule teachers for the activities in an equitable manner. When teachers are not teaching their maximum teaching time, the time left over will be transferred to administrative assignments. d. All shared-time teachers teaching more than 1500 minutes per week will be compensated by the Board of Education at the approved part-time rate for every sixty (60) minutes accumulated. Teachers must submit actual time sheets and the Board of Education will round off the time to the nearest ½ hour for the month.

TEACHING HOURS & TEACHING LOAD. A. Teachers shall indicate their presence for duty by initialing appropriate arrival and departure times in the appropriate columns of the faculty sign-in roster. B. Any full-time teacher employed in both a morning and an afternoon session shall be entitled to a duty- free lunch period during the hours normally used for lunch periods in the school. The duty-free lunch period shall not be less than 30 minutes except in a school where the lunch period for students is less than 30 minutes. In such cases, the duty-free lunch period shall not be less than the lunch period time allowed pupils. C. Teachers may leave the building without requesting permission during their scheduled duty-free lunch period after notifying the principal’s office or immediate supervisor. D. Teachers may be required to remain after the end of the regular work day without additional compensation for the purpose of attending general staff, school faculty, or other professional meetings three (3) days per month. These meetings shall not be called on Fridays or on any other days where teacher attendance is not required. The limitations on the number of meetings shall not apply to individual committee or study meeting. The Administration shall provide teachers forty-eight (48) hours’ notice of a meeting except in the case of an emergency or unforeseen instance. Any meeting in which attendance is limited to the teaching personnel in one school shall commence within fifteen (15) minutes of student dismissal and shall not exceed one (1) hour in duration. Teachers required to attend an after- hours faculty or department meeting at a school other than the building in which they teach shall be reimbursed the district mileage rate for their travel from their home school to the school at which the meeting is being held. E. An Association representative may speak to the teachers at any faculty meeting at the conclusion of the meeting with the approval of the principal. F. Teaching staff members hired on or after July 1, 1995, or those current staff members who volunteer to do so, may be assigned to a flexible schedule between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. G. Meetings which take place after the regular in-school work day and which require attendance shall not be called on Fridays or on any other day upon which teacher attendance is not required at school unless in case of an emergency or unforeseen instance. No staff member may be involuntarily assigned to a split day; i.e. session 1 and session 3. The staff members at the Academies shall commence at 7:15 a.m. Staff members at the Academies shall have the same length workday as provided in Article 8(I)(B) 8(I)B and 8(II)(B) 8(II)B of the collective bargaining agreement. H. Work Schedule – Professional Staff SHARED TIME . Teachers Classroom Teaching Time Admin. Assignments Prep Lunch 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 Vocational Special Ed 1500 175 200 225 200 150 Academic 1350 325 350 375 200 150 H. Work Schedule – Professional Staff SHARED TIME ACADEMIES Teachers Classroom Teaching Time Admin. Assignments Prep Lunch 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 Vocational Academic 1300 275 300 325 350 100 SY 2016-2017: Total of 2025 2005 minutes per week SY 2017-2018: Total of 2050 2010 minutes per week SY 2018-2019: Total of 2075 2015 minutes per week 1. Teaching Time a. Teaching time is defined as classroom, laboratory and shop instruction provided to students by a teacher in subjects for which they are certified. Prep and lunch are duty-free assignments for which teachers will be compensated at the part-time rate if required to provide coverage of any kind. b. Any teacher directed to teach a class within their certification, during an administrative assignment period, will be compensated by the Board of Education at the approved part-time rate for every sixty (60) minutes accumulated over their allotted classroom teacher time as shown in the tables above (1). Teachers assigned this duty will receive pre-ration of salary commencing with the sixth consecutive class assigned. Teachers assigned to non-teaching supervision during administrative assignment time will not be provided additional compensation. Teachers must submit actual time sheets and the Board of Education will round off the time to the nearest ½ hour for the month. c. Administrative assignments are defined as activities required for the efficient operation of the schools. The Administration will schedule teachers for the activities in an equitable manner. When teachers are not teaching their maximum teaching time, the time left over will be transferred to administrative assignments. d. All shared-time teachers teaching more than 1500 minutes per week will be compensated by the Board of Education at the approved part-time rate for every sixty (60) minutes accumulated. Teachers must submit actual time sheets and the Board of Education will round off the time to the nearest ½ hour for the month.

TEACHING HOURS & TEACHING LOAD. A. Teachers shall indicate their presence Guidelines for duty by initialing appropriate arrival Secondary and departure times in the appropriate columns of the faculty sign-in roster.Middle School Assignments B. Any full-time teacher employed in both a morning and an afternoon session shall be entitled to a duty- free 1. A preparation or lunch period during the hours normally used for lunch periods in the school. The duty-free lunch period shall not should be less scheduled after no more than 30 minutes except in a school where the lunch period for students is less than 30 minutes. In such cases, the duty-free lunch period shall not be less than the lunch period time allowed pupils. C. Teachers may leave the building without requesting permission during their scheduled duty-free lunch period after notifying the principal’s office or immediate supervisor. D. Teachers may be required to remain after the end of the regular work day without additional compensation for the purpose of attending general staff, school faculty, or other professional meetings three (3) days per month. These meetings shall not be called on Fridays or on any other days where teacher attendance is not requiredconsecutive teaching periods. The limitations on building administrator shall make every effort to insure that no teacher is scheduled for more than four (4) consecutive assignment periods. 2. The number of room changes required of a teacher should be held to a maximum of two (2). If it becomes necessary to place a teacher in three (3) different rooms, a written explanation shall be given to the teacher. No teacher shall be required without his/her consent to teach in three (3) different rooms in consecutive school years. 3. The number of different lesson preparations should be kept at the minimum consistent with the nature of the subject, the size of the department, the special offerings of the department, and special competencies and requests of the teacher. 4. The number of pupils assigned to rooms of a specified limited capacity should not exceed the number of pupil stations available. 5. a) All teachers (6-12) will be given five (5) assignments each day which may include any combination of class teaching or non-instructional duties. In addition, each teacher will be assigned by District Administrators to ninety (90) professional periods annually. During the remaining self-directed ninety (90) periods annually, teachers are required to participate in those professional activities hereinafter listed. Utilization of the professional period shall include but not be limited to: team meetings; co-planning meetings; grade-level meetings; department meetings; meetings with the principal, assistant principal, and/or supervisors; meetings with the Superintendent or his designee; curriculum planning/mapping2 meetings; parent conferences (may also be held during preparation periods, in extenuating circumstances); pre-and post- observation conferences (may also be held during preparation periods in extenuating circumstances); CSE meetings; CST meetings; IEP writing and/or professional development. In the event teacher(s) participate in pre-approved curriculum writing projects to develop curriculum for a new course or contribute to district- initiated revisions to curriculum outside of the school day, the district shall not apply to individual committee or study meetingcompensate teachers at the negotiated hourly rate for curriculum writing. The Administration Each teacher shall provide teachers forty-eight (48) hours’ notice of a meeting except be involved in the case of an emergency or unforeseen instance. Any meeting in which attendance is limited to aforesaid activities during the teaching personnel in one school shall commence within fifteen (15) minutes of student dismissal and shall not exceed one (1) hour in durationself- directed professional periods. Teachers required to attend shall maintain an after- hours faculty or department meeting at a school other than the building in which they teach shall be reimbursed the district mileage rate for accurate representation of their travel from their home school to the school at which the meeting is being heldprofessional activities during said professional period. E. An Association representative may speak to the teachers at any faculty meeting at the conclusion of the meeting with the approval of the principal. F. Teaching staff members hired on or after July 1, 1995, or those current staff members who volunteer to do so, may be assigned to a flexible schedule between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. G. Meetings which take place after the regular in-school work day and which require attendance shall not be called on Fridays or on any other day upon which teacher attendance is not required at school unless in case of an emergency or unforeseen instance. No staff member may be involuntarily assigned to a split day; i.e. session 1 and session 3. The staff members at the Academies shall commence at 7:15 a.m. Staff members at the Academies shall have the same length workday as provided in Article 8(I)(B) and 8(II)(B) of the collective bargaining agreement. H. Work Schedule – Professional Staff SHARED TIME Teachers Classroom Teaching Time Admin. Assignments Prep Lunch 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 Vocational Special Ed 1500 175 200 225 200 150 Academic 1350 325 350 375 200 150 ACADEMIES Teachers Classroom Teaching Time Admin. Assignments Prep Lunch 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 Vocational Academic 1300 275 300 325 350 100 SY 2016-2017: Total of 2025 minutes per week SY 2017-2018: Total of 2050 minutes per week SY 2018-2019: Total of 2075 minutes per week 1. Teaching Time a. Teaching time is defined as classroom, laboratory and shop instruction provided to students by a teacher in subjects for which they are certified. Prep and lunch are duty-free assignments for which teachers will be compensated at the part-time rate if required to provide coverage of any kind. b. Any teacher directed to teach a class within their certification, during an administrative assignment period, will be compensated by the Board of Education at the approved part-time rate for every sixty (60) minutes accumulated over their allotted classroom teacher time as shown in the tables above (1). Teachers assigned this duty will receive pre-ration of salary commencing with the sixth consecutive class assigned. Teachers assigned to non-teaching supervision during administrative assignment time will not be provided additional compensation. Teachers must submit actual time sheets and the Board of Education will round off the time to the nearest ½ hour for the month. c. Administrative assignments are defined as activities required for the efficient operation of the schools. The Administration will schedule teachers for the activities in an equitable manner. When teachers are not teaching their maximum teaching time, the time left over will be transferred to administrative assignments. d. All shared-time teachers teaching more than 1500 minutes per week will be compensated by the Board of Education at the approved part-time rate for every sixty (60) minutes accumulated. Teachers must submit actual time sheets and the Board of Education will round off the time to the nearest ½ hour for the month.