Common use of Preparation and Planning Time Clause in Contracts

Preparation and Planning Time. A. Preparation time shall be for the purpose of planning at the work site. 1. No District-wide meetings shall be held during preparation time. 2. Use of preparation time should be included in the workday and not result in overtime. 3. Meetings with supervisors shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes once per month during preparation time. B. Each Site Director shall have one (1) hour of preparation time per day and one (1) additional hour per month for team planning during the school year. This additional hour per month can be “banked” during the school year for a total of ten (10) per employee. These are “use it or lose it” hours. 1. If a Site Director works only a morning or an afternoon shift, he/she will receive a prorated preparation time along with transition time to adequately plan and prepare with other staff to meet the needs of the children enrolled in those programs. The total of the preparation time and transition time will not exceed one (1) hour. C. Each Activity Leader shall have one (1) hour of preparation time per week and one additional hour per month for team planning during the school year. This additional hour per month can be banked during the school year for a total of ten (10) per employee. These are “use it or lose it” hours. D. In order to ensure that Express students receive the maximum use of the Express Site Director’s time, Express Site Directors may have the option of completing up to half of their weekly prep time off site when access to their room is not readily available. After exploring all space options with their supervisor and with supervisor approval the employee may work off-site. (For example, the art room is the Express room.)