Common use of Elementary Teachers Clause in Contracts

Elementary Teachers. Preparation time shall be that unassigned non-student contact time without other duty assignments, excluding the half (1/2) hour duty-free lunch period. Within the financial constraints of the district and building/room utilization, preparation time should be an average of 180 minutes/week not including before and after the student day. Related Arts Schedule – Related arts are art, music, physical education, and technology (Grades K-5). Within the financial constraints of the district and building/room utilization, administrators will schedule in Grades K-5 forty (40) minutes art, music, physical education, and technology. Library/media will be twenty (20) minutes. Related arts teachers will travel as teams, when necessary, to accommodate common planning time and/or professional development. Related arts teachers will choose their assignments from a pre-determined schedule by seniority. If preparation time exceeds the average 180 minutes, extra assignments or duties may be given. Related arts teachers shall post data specific to their subject area in Card Campus at least twice per grading period, typically near interim time and the end of each grading period. Elementary Related Arts Committee shall be established to monitor related arts concerns consisting of two (2) MTA representatives and two (2) related arts classroom teachers and designated administrators.