Secondary Classroom Teachers. Each full-time equivalent classroom teacher in a secondary school shall receive a minimum of three hours of preparation time per week averaged over the course of a school year.
Secondary Classroom Teachers. 1. With the exception of those classes that traditionally have multiple periods such as laboratory classes, industrial or vocational education, music, art, physical education or duty under Article IV, Section 13, the instructional load is not to exceed five full period classes or the equivalent as defined by the total number of instructional minutes in the Building Master Schedule unless otherwise agreed to by the teacher. If the teacher agrees to the greater load or is assigned the greater load under the exception clause, they shall be relieved of any duty assignment. Extra duties shall be defined as those duties performed for more than five (5) minutes with the exception of homeroom duty. Every effort will be made to establish class schedules to be instructionally sound.
