Nap Time. In full-day pre-K classrooms children shall be allowed to nap. NEW 17-3 Principals shall provide convert two principal-di- rected preparation periods to teacher-directed preparation periods or provide any other release time as determined by the principal for a minimum of two hours to kindergarten teachers during the first quarter, or in any quarter that the KIDS assessment is administered in order to complete kin- dergarten report cards. NEW 17-4. Pre-K Teacher Assistants. In accordance with the Chicago Public Schools preschool handbook Preschool Teaching Assistants will be assisting Pre-K classroom teach- ers 100% of their day and will not be used to substitute, to cover lunchroom duty or recess duty unless accompanying their assigned students, to perform office duties or perform other capacities in the building except for temporary emer- gency supervisory duty where the welfare of students is in- volved (emergency duties do not include regular lunch duty and recess assignments). Said temporary emergency su- pervisory duty shall not exceed sixty minutes. All preschool classrooms shall maintain a 10:1 child to teacher ratio at all times, including during nap or rest time, meals, specials, etc. TA’s shall have their contractual breaks covered by school staff to maintain the 10:1 ratio. NEW 17-5. Hygienic Equipment and Facilities. Preschool classrooms with SECAs shall have access to adequate bathroom facilities including safe and sanitary diapering fa- cilities for children who are unable to use the toilet consis- tently. These facilities shall be easily accessible to students and school staff. The school shall provide all necessary sup- plies for containment of soiled clothing in safe and sanitary fashion. Disposable safety gloves shall be provided in all early childhood classrooms in case of toileting accidents. Adequate staff shall be provided to assist students in case of toileting accidents and no student shall be punished or excluded from instruction due to toileting accident.
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