Common use of Basic Programs Clause in Contracts

Basic Programs. a. Teachers at the secondary level in academic areas shall have no more than five teaching periods, a preparation period, a lunch period and a duty period per day.* b. Teachers in nonacademic areas shall teach no more than six periods per day and shall have a preparation period and a lunch period.* c. Effective September 1, 1994, special subject teachers at the middle school level, except library teachers, shall be assigned to a teaching program consisting of no more than five teaching periods. Effective September 1, 1995, special subject teachers at the senior high school level, except library teachers, shall be assigned to a teaching program consisting of no more than five teaching periods. Therefore, on the appropriate effective date, teachers covered by this provision shall have the same basic program as in “a” above. *See Reference Article VII A. 1. - Nine Period Day d. Secondary teachers may be assigned to a homeroom period in addition to their regular program. No teacher with six instructional periods shall be assigned to a homeroom duty unless he/she expresses a preference for such duty or unless there are not enough teachers with fewer than six periods (exclusive of those whose programs exempt them from homeroom duty) to staff the homerooms. Involuntary assignments to homeroom duty of teachers with six instructional periods shall be rotated annually. e. Wherever possible, teachers new to the district and all teachers of English and of Social Studies shall have no more than two preparations per day unless otherwise voluntarily requested by the teacher. It is agreed that new curriculum additions and/or electives shall be exempt from the foregoing except that the Building Principal shall make reasonable efforts to provide two preparations in instances where facilities and scheduling permit.

Basic Programs. a. Teachers at the secondary level in academic areas shall have no more than five teaching periods, a preparation period, a lunch period and a duty period per day.* b. Teachers in nonacademic areas shall teach no more than six periods per day and shall have a preparation period and a lunch period.* c. Effective September 1, 1994, special subject teachers at the middle school level, except library teachers, shall be assigned to a teaching program consisting of no more than five teaching periods. Effective September 1, 1995, special subject teachers at the senior high school level, except library teachers, shall be assigned to a teaching program consisting of no more than five teaching periods. Therefore, on the appropriate effective date, teachers covered by this provision shall have the same basic program as in “a” above. *See Reference Article VII A. 1A .l. - Nine Period Day d. Secondary teachers may be assigned to a homeroom period in addition to their regular program. No teacher with six instructional periods shall be assigned to a homeroom duty unless he/she expresses a preference for such duty or unless there are not enough teachers with fewer than six periods (exclusive of those whose programs exempt them from homeroom duty) to staff the homerooms. Involuntary assignments to homeroom duty of teachers with six instructional periods shall be rotated annually. e. Wherever possible, teachers new to the district and all teachers of English and of Social Studies shall have no more than two preparations per day unless otherwise voluntarily requested by the teacher. It is agreed that new curriculum additions and/or electives shall be exempt from the foregoing except that the Building Principal shall make reasonable efforts to provide two preparations in instances where facilities and scheduling permit.