Common use of WORK YEAR/WORKDAY Clause in Contracts

WORK YEAR/WORKDAY. The school calendar will be collaboratively negotiated between the District and the WAE. The employee contracted work year will 180 days for returning staff and 181 days* for employees new to the District. The base contract is 180 days (181 days for employees new to Washougal), and any state-funded Learning Improvement Days are added to that base as mandatory non-student days. Learning Improvement Days, equally divided between building and District direction, must be used for activities related to improving student learning consistent with educational reform implementation (and consistent with state law). In addition, all 180 day per diem references throughout the Collective Bargaining Agreement are modified to include all state-funded Learning Improvement Days. *This number adjusts to reflect the actual number of state funded teacher contract days for returning Washougal employees and that number +1 for new Washougal employees. The employees per diem will be determined by dividing annual salary by the number of state funded employee days.

WORK YEAR/WORKDAY. The school calendar will be collaboratively negotiated between the District and the WAE. The employee contracted work year will 180 181 days for returning staff and 181 182 days* for employees new to the District. The base contract is 180 days (181 days for employees new to Washougal), and any state-funded Learning Improvement Days are added to that base as mandatory non-student days. Learning Improvement Days, equally divided between building and District direction, must be used for activities related to improving student learning consistent with educational reform implementation (and consistent with state law). In addition, all 180 day per diem references throughout the Collective Bargaining Agreement are modified to include all state-funded Learning Improvement Days. *This number adjusts to reflect the actual number of state funded teacher contract days for returning Washougal employees and that number +1 for new Washougal employees. The employees per diem will be determined by dividing annual salary by the number of state funded employee days.