Common use of Cluster Teacher Program Clause in Contracts

Cluster Teacher Program. (1) The term “cluster teacher’’ refers to teaching personnel in the elementary schools who are specially assigned to the teaching of classes in music, art, science, health education, other subjects or the fundamental skills and who are not assigned to a homeroom class. (2) The cluster teacher’s program shall include twenty 45-minute teaching periods per week. (3) Where a music teacher participates for a major portion of the period in a teaching capacity during assemblies, the assembly period shall be deemed a teaching period. (4) The cluster teacher shall have the same number of preparation periods and professional activity periods per week as all other teachers in the school. (5) The other periods in the cluster teacher’s program shall be devoted to professional activities to be assigned by the principal.

Cluster Teacher Program. (1) The term “cluster teacher’’ ” refers to teaching personnel in the elementary schools who are specially assigned to the teaching of classes in music, art, science, health education, other subjects or the fundamental skills and who are not assigned to a homeroom class. (2) The cluster teacher’s program shall include twenty 45-minute teaching periods per week. (3) Where a music teacher participates for a major portion of the period in a teaching capacity during assemblies, the assembly period shall be deemed a teaching period. (4) The cluster teacher shall have the same number of preparation periods and professional activity periods per week as all other teachers in the school. (5) The other periods in the cluster teacher’s program shall be devoted to professional activities to be assigned by the principal.