Common use of Elements of the Day Clause in Contracts

Elements of the Day. All Teachers (a) The ending time of the school day in each building for the 2017-2018 school year shall be seven (7) hours and forty (40) minutes after the beginning time. The ending time of the school day in each building for the 2018-2019 school year and thereafter shall be seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes after the beginning time. The Superintendent and the UTW President will review all requests submitted to extend the school day prior to April 1 of each year. Their joint recommendation shall be subject to Board approval. All requests must be first supported by 80 percent of the affected staff as determined by a secret ballot election conducted by the UTW. Staff members who do not support the extended day concept shall have the right to transfer. Teachers shall be present during those hours when they have an assigned responsibility. Teachers must notify the building principal or designee when they will be out of the building while school is in session. (b) A building principal, with the approval of the Superintendent, shall have the authority to adjust beginning and ending times of the school day of individual teachers in a manner that does not exceed the length of day in subsection (a) above for the individual teacher, subject to the individual teacher’s agreement with such change.

Elements of the Day. All Teachers (a) The ending time of the school day in each building for the 2017-2018 school year shall be seven (7) hours and forty (40) minutes after the beginning time. The ending time of the school day in each building for the 2018-2019 school year and thereafter shall be seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes after the beginning time. The Superintendent and the UTW President will review all requests submitted to extend the school day prior to April 1 of each year. Their joint recommendation shall be subject to Board approval. All requests must be first first supported by 80 percent of the affected staff affected staff as determined by a secret ballot election conducted by the UTW. Staff Staff members who do not support the extended day concept shall have the right to transfer. Teachers shall be present during those hours when they have an assigned responsibility. Teachers must notify the building principal or designee when they will be out of the building while school is in session. (b) A building principal, with the approval of the Superintendent, shall have the authority to adjust beginning and ending times of the school day of individual teachers in a manner that does not exceed the length of day in subsection (a) above for the individual teacher, subject to the individual teacher’s agreement with such change.