Common use of Teaching Load/Assignment Clause in Contracts

Teaching Load/Assignment. 6.1 Principals have the right to assign unit members as necessary to develop the master schedule. The principals shall seek staff requests for early or late assignments and will honor those requests whenever possible. In addition, the following provisions shall apply: (a) Classes will begin no earlier than 7:30 A.M. and end no later than 3:45 P.M. (b) Class load shall be the equivalent of five (5) teaching periods plus one (1) prep period. Preparation periods are designated for preparation, planning, conferring with students, parents and other occasional activities designated by the site principal. (c) Assignment of instructional periods will be a collaborative effort among administration and unit members, making unit members’ preferences a priority as well as student requests. 6.2 For alternative program teachers, the number of teaching and other duty assignments may vary and shall be determined by the building principal. 6.3 Teachers assigned at both sites who are required to travel between the comprehensive high schools on an instructional day will be compensated for such travel according to the Extra Pay Schedule (Appendix C), Category B, Step 2 for each full semester of travel, and will receive one-way mileage expenses (rate to be according to current mileage reimbursement in the District). This amount will be pro- rated for those not required to travel every day. Effort will be made to avoid assignments requiring travel between sites. 6.4 In the event it becomes necessary, the building principal or designee may excuse a member of the unit from completing his or her daily assignment.

Teaching Load/Assignment. 6.1 Principals have the right to assign unit members as necessary to develop the master schedule. The principals shall seek staff requests for early or late assignments and will honor those requests whenever possible. In addition, the following provisions shall apply: (a) Classes will begin no earlier than 7:30 A.M. and end no later than 3:45 P.M. (b) Class load shall be the equivalent of five (5) teaching periods plus one (1) prep period. Preparation periods are designated for preparation, planning, conferring with students, parents and other occasional activities designated by the site principal. (c) Assignment of instructional periods will be a collaborative effort among administration and unit members, making unit members’ preferences a priority as well as student requests. 6.2 For alternative program teachers, the number of teaching and other duty assignments may vary and shall be determined by the building principal. 6.3 Teachers assigned at both sites who are required to travel between the comprehensive high schools on an instructional day will be compensated for such travel according to the Extra Pay Schedule (Appendix C), Category B, Step 2 for each full semester of travel, and will receive one-way mileage expenses (rate to be according to current mileage reimbursement in the District). This amount will be pro- pro-rated for those not required to travel every day. Effort will be made to avoid assignments requiring travel between sites. 6.4 In the event it becomes necessary, the building principal or designee may excuse a member of the unit from completing his or her daily assignment.