Common use of CLASS PREPARATIONS Clause in Contracts

CLASS PREPARATIONS. 1. Every effort will be made to assign Professional Staff Members at the high school and middle school no more than three (3) class preparations a day per semester. Any level within a given subject, which has a separate course of study and is identified by a separate course name, is considered a distinct and separate preparation from all other levels within that subject. If deemed necessary, an assignment of four (4) class preparations per day will be given first to Professional Staff Members who volunteer. However, the principal may make an involuntary assignment of more than three (3) class preparations per day after consultation with the appropriate Department Chair and the affected Professional Staff Member. This will occur only if student course requests so dictate after the master scheduling has been completed and no later than the last day of the school year, unless enrollment changes after the close of the school year require otherwise. There will be no involuntary assignment of five (5) class preparations per day, except under extraordinary circumstances. 2. Every effort will be made to equalize class size within each department as much as possible, based upon student enrollment and need.