Common Planning Time Sample Clauses
The Common Planning Time clause establishes designated periods during which team members or stakeholders are required to meet and coordinate their activities. Typically, this clause applies to collaborative environments such as educational settings or project teams, where regular, scheduled meetings are necessary to align on goals, share updates, and plan upcoming tasks. By mandating shared planning sessions, the clause ensures consistent communication and coordination, helping to prevent misunderstandings and streamline group efforts.
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Common Planning Time. Whenever possible, teachers teaching in inclusion classrooms at a school site shall be scheduled so that they have joint planning time at least two periods per week to plan activities in the inclusion setting.
Common Planning Time. The following parameters shall be followed:
1. Common Planning Time shall be held at each school site on Wednesday afternoons according to a schedule developed annually by the Area Director.
2. Teachers at each site shall be given the opportunity to meet collaboratively to determine the topics to be discussed during Common Planning time.
3. Teachers notify Principal about what will be worked on during common planning time one week prior to the date.
4. Within one week after the date, teachers will report to the principal on what was accomplished.
5. Teachers will use the Common Planning Time Report (Addendum 9).
6. Teachers shall remain at a District facility during Common Planning Time
7. Topics should relate to improving student learning and teacher collaboration (e.g. standards-based curriculum preparation and development, assessment analysis, promotion/retention, grade-level discussions and meetings, articulation between grade levels).
8. Common Planning Time will not be used for faculty meetings or district-wide staff development, nor shall faculty or other meetings be held after Common Planning Time.
9. The total Teacher Day minutes for the week shall not exceed those permitted in the Contract.
10. Common Planning Time shall be ninety minutes. On Common Planning Days, there will be no change to the before-school thirty (or twenty-five) minute requirement. In no case shall the contractual Teacher Day be shortened or exceeded.
11. Preparation periods shall be maintained.
12. Schools will adjust schedules to provide mandated instructional minutes.
13. Sites may take away from non-instructional time (such as recess or lunch) or add to the end of the day.
Common Planning Time. The parties to this Agreement recognize the importance of common planning time.
Common Planning Time. The following parameters shall be followed:
Common Planning Time. A. Teachers who do not have a schedule that permits common planning time may meet a maximum of four (4) sessions a year for the purpose of common planning. These meetings are to be held sometime other than regular school hours. Each meeting must be at least one (1) hour in length. There must be an agenda for each meeting which has received the prior approval of a building principal. A written record of the meeting must be kept and submitted to a building principal for approval. The common planning hour will be valid only if at least 75% of the group is in attendance.
B. Teachers will be compensated at the rate of twenty-three dollars ($23.00) per planning session (not to exceed four sessions per year).
C. This Article in no way limits the Board’s authority to require teachers to attend in-service training, faculty meetings, open house and the like outside the on-duty hours without compensation.
Common Planning Time. The Committee and the Association recognize and acknowledge that, due to the unique nature of the middle school (6-8) program, there is a need for each Team to have adequate time to plan the needs of the Team and the students assigned thereto. Accordingly, the bargaining unit members assigned to each Team will meet twice a week to do common planning for the Team, each meeting not to exceed forty-five (45) minutes. Such meetings will be scheduled during the school day.
Common Planning Time. Common Planning Time can be used at the discretion and direction of the collaborating teachers and administration.
Common Planning Time. Thirty (30) minutes per day shall be scheduled for grade level (common) planning time. Morning bus duty will be rotated among all professional staff to provide the thirty (30) minutes of planning time. The primary purpose of Common Planning Time is for teachers to meet and discuss issues regarding curriculum, instruction and student performance.
Common Planning Time. Teachers on Middle School teams will have six common planning periods per six-day schedule cycle, two of which will be used for purposes determined by the Administration, and one of which will be used for guidance-related purposes.
Common Planning Time. When establishing teacher schedules, the administration will make reasonable efforts to schedule common planning time for classroom teachers and intervention specialists. An attempt will be made to schedule common planning time among same grade teachers at least once per week.