Common use of WORK YEAR/WORKDAY Clause in Contracts

WORK YEAR/WORKDAY. A. The school calendar set by the District shall include no fewer than one hundred ninety (190) days as follows for returning teachers and one hundred ninety-one (191) days for teachers new to the district. These days shall include: 1. Paid Holidays Six (6) holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, & Labor Day); 2. Instructional Time as defined by OAR 581-022-1620 Not more than 176 days and 3. Non-student –contact, such as in service/training and work days, including: Trimester ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Preservice workdays* 2 2 Grading* 3 4 Workday** 3 3 In service prior to the start of school for professional development, meetings, etc. 2 or 3 2 or 3 *without required meetings ** maximum of two hours of meetings 4. High school students will attend only half days on the last two (2) student days of each trimester/semester: the other half of these days shall be work time for the staff, free of administrative meetings. 5. Presidents’ Day, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, the state-wide October day, and the day after Thanksgiving shall be non-contract days. 6. The 191st work day for new teachers shall be paid at the curriculum rate for the total number of hours required to work on that day. B. The proposed calendar(s), or subsequent revision of the same, shall be forwarded to the Association President for review and recommendations at least thirty (30) days prior to presentation to the Board, except in cases of emergency. C. The normal working days for teachers shall consist of seven and three-quarters (7 ¾) consecutive hours, thirty (30) minutes of which shall be a continuous duty-free lunch period. At least thirty-five (35) minutes will be allowed between the ending bell for the class period before lunch period and the beginning bell for the class period following the lunch period. In exchange for fifteen (15) minutes of release time each Friday or the day before holidays or vacations, teachers shall stay beyond their regularly-scheduled end of workday for a total of one (1) hour per month, scheduled in administrator-called meetings. Teachers unable to leave early on Friday, due to administrative circumstance, are allowed to come in 15 minutes late, or leave 15 minutes early at some other time with proper communication with their principals. D. INCLEMENT WEATHER Teacher attendance shall not be required when student attendance is not required because of inclement weather or other emergency circumstances. The District may require teachers to make up any hours missed because of such circumstances after consultation with the Association. Only lost instructional hours shall be rescheduled with students. In-Service or work hours lost shall not be rescheduled. Lost instructional hours may be made up in a variety of ways, as approved by the District. The District will notify teachers of any scheduled make-up hours by April 1, unless there are extenuating circumstances. E. PREPARATION TIME 1. All high school teachers shall have at least one(1) preparation period within the student contact day, which shall be equal to the length of a regular teaching period. The District agrees to re-open this provision, upon demand from the Association, in the event the District moves from a five-period day to a seven-period day. 2. All middle school teachers shall have at least one (1) preparation period within the student contact day, which shall be equal to the length of a regular teaching period. 3. All elementary teachers and specialists shall have at least an average of forty-five (45) minutes per day on a weekly basis (225 minutes in a 5-day week) of uninterrupted planning time during the workday. 4. Under normal circumstances, no teacher shall be required to substitute for a colleague during his/her preparation period. Nothing in this article shall prohibit teachers from entering into a mutual agreement to cover classes for each other. 5. A high school or middle school teacher may be asked by the administration to give up his/her preparation time to substitute for another teacher In such a case, the teacher will be reimbursed at $30.00 per period for any net time loss in excess of one (1) period during the school year. Teachers will be given as much notice as possible when they are asked to lose a preparation period. The teacher will retain the right to decline this duty if the teacher deems there is essential work to be done. 6. An elementary teacher, specialist or other bargaining unit member may be asked to substitute for an absent colleague during a time when she/he would not normally have teaching responsibilities. The teacher will be reimbursed at $30.00 per hour for any time spent subbing. 7. For teachers assigned to more than one (1) work site, preparation time and a thirty (30) minute lunch time shall not be used to travel between buildings. F. Conferences 1. Parent conferences may be scheduled as part of the regular school calendar. 2. Parent conference schedules shall be set by the building principal after consultation with the staff and building site council. Conferences may be held during and/or after regular work hours If conferences are scheduled outside of regular work hours for teachers, then the workday/work week hours shall be adjusted so as not to exceed a normal thirty-eight and three quarter (38 3/4) hour work week for individual teachers. 3. Teachers will be paid at the curriculum rate for any time spent in conferences outside the established conference schedule due to excessive class loads. G. Should the Board elect to move forward with a four-day school week, the association agrees to re-open the provisions of this article, and any others that may be affected by such a decision, and bargain with the district in relationship to a specific proposal for a four-day instructional week.

WORK YEAR/WORKDAY. A. The school calendar set by the District shall include no fewer than one hundred ninety (190) days as follows for returning teachers and one hundred ninety-one (191) days for teachers new to the district. These days shall include: 1. Paid Holidays Six (6) holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, & Labor Day); 2. Instructional Time as defined by OAR 581-022-1620 Not more than 176 days and 3. Non-student –contact, such as in service/training and work days, including: Trimester ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Semester Preservice workdays* 2 2 Grading* 3 4 Workday** 3 3 In service prior to the start of school for professional development, meetings, etc. 2 or 3 2 or 3 *without required meetings ** maximum of two hours of meetings 4. High school students will attend only half days on the last two (2) student days of each trimester/semester: the other half of these days shall be work time for the staff, free of administrative meetings. 5. Presidents’ Day, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇Day, the state-wide October day, and the day after Thanksgiving shall be non-contract days. 6. The 191st work day for new teachers shall be paid at the curriculum rate for the total number of hours required to work on that day. B. The proposed calendar(s), or subsequent revision of the same, shall be forwarded to the Association President for review and recommendations at least thirty (30) days prior to presentation to the Board, except in cases of emergency. C. The normal working days for teachers shall consist of seven and three-quarters (7 ¾) consecutive hours, thirty (30) minutes of which shall be a continuous duty-free lunch period. At least thirty-five (35) minutes will be allowed between the ending bell ▇▇▇▇ for the class period before lunch period and the beginning bell ▇▇▇▇ for the class period following the lunch period. In exchange for fifteen (15) minutes of release time each Friday or the day before holidays or vacations, teachers shall stay beyond their regularly-scheduled end of workday for a total of one (1) hour per month, scheduled in administrator-called meetings. Teachers unable to leave early on Friday, due to administrative circumstance, are allowed to come in 15 minutes late, or leave 15 minutes early at some other time with proper communication with their principals. D. INCLEMENT WEATHER Teacher attendance shall not be required when student attendance is not required because of inclement weather or other emergency circumstances. The District may require teachers to make up any hours missed because of such circumstances after consultation with the Association. Only lost instructional hours shall be rescheduled with students. In-Service or work hours lost shall not be rescheduled. Lost instructional hours may be made up in a variety of ways, as approved by the District. The District will notify teachers of any scheduled make-up hours by April 1, unless there are extenuating circumstances. E. PREPARATION TIME 1. All high school teachers shall have at least one(1) preparation period within the student contact day, which shall be equal to the length of a regular teaching period. The District agrees to re-open this provision, upon demand from the Association, in the event the District moves from a five-period day to a seven-period day. 2. All middle school teachers shall have at least one (1) preparation period within the student contact day, which shall be equal to the length of a regular teaching period. 3. All elementary teachers and specialists shall have at least an average of forty-five (45) minutes per day on a weekly basis (225 minutes in a 5-day week) of uninterrupted planning time during the workday. 4. Under normal circumstances, no teacher shall be required to substitute for a colleague during his/her preparation period. Nothing in this article shall prohibit teachers from entering into a mutual agreement to cover classes for each other. 5. A high school or middle school teacher may be asked by the administration to give up his/her preparation time to substitute for another teacher In such a case, the teacher will be reimbursed at $30.00 per period for any net time loss in excess of one (1) period during the school year. Teachers will be given as much notice as possible when they are asked to lose a preparation period. The teacher will retain the right to decline this duty if the teacher deems there is essential work to be done. 6. An elementary teacher, specialist or other bargaining unit member may be asked to substitute for an absent colleague during a time when she/he would not normally have teaching responsibilities. The teacher will be reimbursed at $30.00 per hour for any time spent subbing. 7. For teachers assigned to more than one (1) work site, preparation time and a thirty (30) minute lunch time shall not be used to travel between buildings. F. Conferences 1. Parent conferences may be scheduled as part of the regular school calendar. 2. Parent conference schedules shall be set by the building principal after consultation with the staff and building site council. Conferences may be held during and/or after regular work hours If conferences are scheduled outside of regular work hours for teachers, then the workday/work week hours shall be adjusted so as not to exceed a normal thirty-eight and three quarter (38 3/4) hour work week for individual teachers. 3. Teachers will be paid at the curriculum rate for any time spent in conferences outside the established conference schedule due to excessive class loads. G. Should the Board elect to move forward with a four-day school week, the association agrees to re-open the provisions of this article, and any others that may be affected by such a decision, and bargain with the district in relationship to a specific proposal for a four-day instructional week.