Planning time definition

Planning time means a segment of time for elementary teachers that provides at least an average of 30 minutes per day for planning during the student's school week as provided in § 22.1-291.1 of the Code of Virginia.

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Planning time means duty time free from the supervision of students.

Planning time. A daily block of time provided to instructional personnel for the purpose of planning during which they will not be directly responsible for student supervision. PRINCIPAL - The chief administrator of a school or his designee.

Examples of Planning time in a sentence

• Planning time shall be used primarily for lesson/program planning, parent conferences, student conferences, and conferring with other faculty members.

• Planning time shall be used for purposes of preparation, which may also include conferences with parents, administrators, or other teachers, and/or giving special assistance to students.

• Planning time must be counted in blocks of time no less than fifteen (15) minutes.

• Planning time may include team work/planning sessions and will be collaborative in nature, with no more than two per month directed by administration.

• Planning time is a part of the regular in-school responsibility of teachers, and shall be utilized in lesson preparation, counseling students, conferring with parents and/or other school personnel, assessing student performance, and other professional responsibilities consistent with the principles and requirements set forth in Appendix E of this Agreement, including Individual Educational Planning (IEP) meetings, student staffing, and Section 504 staffing.

More Definitions of Planning time

Planning time is time allocated for instructional planning and completing responsibilities inherent to one’s teaching position and is free from student supervision responsibilities.

Planning time is time allocated for instructional planning and completing responsibilities inherent to one’s teaching and is free from student supervision responsibilities. Thirty-five (35) minutes of PLC time shall be considered planning. Teachers will have at least fifty (50) minutes of planning each student day, in addition to PLC time. R-18

Planning time shall be defined to mean time spent in the act of professional preparation to conduct instructional activities.

Planning time is defined as two or more members engaging in collaborative planning, and staff are highly encouraged to plan collaboratively.

Planning time is time set aside during the workday, for unit member directed collaboration and/or individual instructional planning.

Planning time is time allocated for instructional planning and completing responsibilities inherent to one’s teaching position and is free from assigned duties. It is expressly stated that lunch-time is not planning time.

Planning time. Each instructor shall be provided a minimum of 30 minutes of planning time without students each work day.