Common use of Collaboration Time Clause in Contracts

Collaboration Time. Definition: Collaboration is when the educators of an inclusive learning community work together to plan quality classroom instruction in order to promote student success. Collaboration includes creating formative and summative assessments, discussing student concerns, planning interventions or enrichment, and analyzing student data. Research shows significant learning gains may be achieved if time is provided for educators to work together to discuss lesson planning, assessments of students and interventions or enrichment of lessons. ● Late Start time ○ Once every quarter, on a common date to be determined when the late start calendar is established, the principal/designee has the opportunity to direct collaboration time. For remaining collaboration time, the time will be classroom teacher driven and student need focused. The principal may require components of collaboration to be shared with him/her and the school administrative team. If the building principals has identified a documented or data-based need for a particular collaboration team or the building as a whole, the principal may direct additional collaboration time. The district will provide a 2-hour late start at the elementary, middle and high school levels to provide collaboration time for teachers. These late starts will be scheduled no less than eight