Common use of Time Schedules Clause in Contracts

Time Schedules. The instructional day is defined as that period of time a teacher is required to be in an educational activity as a participant in the standard teaching assignment. Each teacher shall be available for a total of twenty (20) minutes of supervision outside of the instructional day as determined by the building principal and staff. The instructional day shall be 6 hours 30 minutes. The length of the instructional day will be consistent throughout the district. In the event a change in the length of the standard instructional day of the district is considered, it will be discussed with teachers. Each teacher shall be provided a 30-minute duty-free lunch. Each teacher shall be provided 275 minutes of planning/preparation time per week in increments of no less than 25 minutes. Two hundred twenty-five of these minutes shall be for classroom planning/preparation time that supports instruction. Transition/record days shall be in ½ day increments and shall be used for instructional planning/preparation time. Teachers may leave the building on the last transition/record day of each term (4 days only). Documentation may be required for an absence from the morning session on a transition/record day. Teachers shall have one full uninterrupted day for classroom preparation and one full uninterrupted day for either classroom preparation or required on-line training during the first week that teachers return to school. When there is no other possible time for a meeting with parents/guardians, teachers may be asked to stay for up to three (3) IEP, FIT, CARE Team, 504, or similar meetings outside of contract hours. The meetings shall conclude no later than ninety (90) minutes past contractual time. The District shall make an exception for extenuating circumstances (i.e., childcare arrangements, college course work, or prior scheduled family commitments). A teacher shall not leave the school premises during school hours unless proper arrangements have been made with the building principal or designee and the teacher has signed out in the front/central/main office. *******