The School Calendar. Prior to a recommendation to the School Board concerning the school year calendar, the Superintendent will consult with and consider the suggestions of the representatives of the Association in that regard and in the use and placement of workshop days. Final decisions concerning the school calendar shall remain the sole and exclusive responsibility of the Board. In the event that the calendar includes release days, each school will establish a team to building Professional Development Committee to work with the principal and the school council to plan the agenda for those days. Committee T e a m members will be elected by the teaching staff in each building in an election conducted by the Building Administration PEA following procedures developed jointly with the Association building principals and reviewed with the Superintendent. The teacher work day on teacher workshop days shall be of seven (7) hours duration. There will be two (2) workshop days before the students’ first day of school. At least seven (7) hours during those two ( 2) workshop days will be meeting-free and uninterrupted for teacher preparations, but the s e v e n ( 7) hours need not all be on the same day. If the seven ( 7) hours are split over two ( 2) days, the blocks of time for teacher preparation will be in increments of at least t h r e e ( 3) hours. The agenda for these days will be finalized no later than August 25th. Once the school year calendar has been adopted and prior to making any recommendations to the School Board relative to modification therein, the Superintendent will, if possible and if time and circumstances permit, consult with the Association and consider their recommendations. A nurse may schedule workshop days before the start of the school year in lieu of attending teacher workshop days if the nurse request his/her building principal for permission to do so and the principal agrees.
The School Calendar. D.14.1 The working year for full-time employees shall not exceed 195 days in session. Part-time work shall be pro-rated.
The School Calendar. Item 1. The work year of all teachers employed in this district, except as stated in Article VI, Section E, shall begin no earlier than September 1 and end no later than June 30 of each year.
The School Calendar. The Board and Association agree that a proposed annual school calendar shall be presented to the Association’s Representative Assembly in February for consideration, input, and discussion before being presented to the Board for approval in March. A committee composed of two (2) representatives from each school and the central office (one chosen by the Board; and one chosen by the Association shall meet in January to submit a calendar proposal. These names and the date of the first meeting shall be recorded in the Board minutes of the September meeting. The Coordinator of curriculum and Instruction shall serve as chairperson and notify the members of the meeting date(s).
The School Calendar a. The school calendar shall consist of 185 teacher days commencing the day after Labor day. However, the Child Study Team members, will work up to ten (10) additional days during the summer months, at their per diem rate, to meet required program needs for students. The dates to be worked in the summer by the Child Study Team shall be mutually agreed upon between team member and administrator, except where their presence is required in a mediation/due process proceeding or in preparation thereof. In addition, all other coordinators/program specialists who are required to work during the summer and perform the same jobs as they do during the contractual school year shall be paid at his/her per diem rate. Any nurse who is employed in the summer, in the same capacity as during the regular school year, shall be paid on a per diem basis. In addition, four (4) emergency school closing days may be added to the calendar. The Board shall discuss with the Association:
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