Common use of Elementary Planning Time Clause in Contracts

Elementary Planning Time. The district will use its reasonable best efforts to schedule a daily planning period for each elementary classroom teacher (excluding counselors, psychologists and nurses) to take place within the pupil day. The planning period will be equivalent to a related arts class period in the building. In place of daily planning time, pre-school teachers are provided with a half-day planning to be used at their discretion each week on the non-instructional day (Monday or Friday) that is scheduled into the preschool program. The remaining half-day of planning is provided to preschool teachers to allow them additional time to meet the unique requirements of the preschool program, including home visits, parent conferences, preschool site visits, IEP responsibilities as related to the needs of parents and families. The Association and administration will continue to investigate alternative ways of providing daily planning time to preschool teachers. Until a new, mutually acceptable schedule is developed, the half-day of teacher-directed planning time each week will continue to be provided to all preschool teachers.