Common use of Pupil Contact Time Clause in Contracts

Pupil Contact Time. ‌‌ A. Pupil contact time is defined as the number of minutes of scheduled class periods to which a teacher is assigned instruction and/or supervisory duties. It specifically excludes homeroom and the fifteen (15) minutes before and thirty (30) minutes after school (Period 9 at the high school). The pupil contact time for teachers assigned to the high school and the middle schools shall not exceed 1,380 minutes per week, averaged over the school year. For the purposes of this Article, “teachers” shall not include persons on ratio. B. Elementary teachers shall be entitled to a daily lunch period of forty-five (45) minutes (no assignments other than current practice. C. Whenever the minimum preparation/conference time is not provided for reasons other than the exceptions listed in this Article, the teacher affected shall be compensated for said time on the basis of a pro rata share of the current per diem substitute's pay. Exceptions to preparation/conference time at the elementary and secondary levels shall be: 1. Early dismissal days 2. Parent conference days 3. Shortened days 4. Field trips 5. Conference attendance or visitation 6. Special assembly programs 7. Schedule adjustments made for field days or other activities 8. Conferences with supervisors (one-day notice) 9. Sudden illness or inadequate notice of absence by teacher D. During a normal five-day school week, the existing minimums of preparation/conference time will be provided for full-time teachers as designated by each category listed: Kindergarten 170 minutes per week Grade 1 170 minutes per week Grade 2 170 minutes per week Grade 3 180 minutes per week Grade 4 195 minutes per week Grade 5 195 minutes per week Nurse/Teacher: Elementary 150 minutes per week (on call) Middle School 1 period per day (on call) Nurse (no classes) No period Speech Therapists 150 minutes per week Special Ed Middle and High Schools - 1 period per day Elementary - 170 minutes per week Art Elementary - 215 minutes per week Middle and High Schools - 1 period per day Physical Ed. Elementary - 165 minutes per week Health Middle and High Schools - 1 period per day Music Elementary - 200 minutes per week Middle and High Schools - 1 period per day Teaching Elementary - 225 minutes (on call) Librarians Middle and High Schools - 1 period per day (on Educational Specialists & Elementary World Language Teachers 150 minutes per week

Pupil Contact Time. ‌‌ A. Pupil contact time is defined as the number of minutes of scheduled class periods to which a teacher is assigned classroom instruction and/or supervisory duties. It specifically excludes homeroom and the fifteen (15) minutes before and thirty (30) minutes after school (Period 9 at the high school). The pupil contact time for classroom teachers assigned to the high school and the middle schools shall not exceed 1,380 minutes per week, averaged over the school year. For the purposes of this Article, “teachers” "Classroom Teachers" shall not include persons on ratio. B. . Elementary teachers shall be entitled to a daily lunch period of forty-forty- five (45) minutes (no assignments other than current practice. C. . Whenever the minimum preparation/conference time is not provided for reasons other than the exceptions listed in this Article, the teacher affected shall be compensated for said time on the basis of a pro rata share of the current per diem substitute's pay. Exceptions to preparation/conference time at the elementary and secondary levels shall be: 1. Early dismissal days 2. Parent conference days 3. Shortened days 4. Field trips 5. Conference attendance or visitation 6. Special assembly programs 7. Schedule adjustments made for field days or other activities 8. Conferences with supervisors (one-day notice) 9. Sudden illness or inadequate notice of absence by teacher D. staff During a normal five-day school week, the existing minimums of preparation/conference time will be provided for full-time teachers staff as designated by each category listed: Kindergarten 170 100 minutes per week session Grade 1 170 minutes per week Grade 2 170 minutes per week Grade 3 180 minutes per week Grade 4 195 minutes per week Grade 5 195 minutes per week Nurse/Teacher: Elementary - 150 minutes per week (on call) Middle School - 1 period per day (on call) Nurse (no classes) No period Speech Therapists - 150 minutes per week Special Ed Ed. - Middle and High Schools - 1 period per day - Elementary - (self-contained) 170 minutes per week Art - Elementary - 215 minutes per week Middle and High Schools - 1 period per day Physical Ed. Elementary - 165 minutes per week Health - Middle and High Schools - 1 period per day Music - Elementary - 200 minutes per week Middle and High Schools - 1 period per day Teaching - Elementary - 225 minutes (on call) Librarians Middle and High Schools - 1 period per day (on call) Educational Specialists & Elementary World Language Teachers 150 minutes per weekWorld

Pupil Contact Time. ‌‌ A. Pupil contact time is defined as the number of minutes of scheduled class periods to which a teacher is assigned instruction and/or supervisory duties. It specifically excludes homeroom and the fifteen (15) minutes before and thirty (30) minutes after school (Period 9 at the high school). The pupil contact time for teachers assigned to the high school and the middle schools shall not exceed 1,380 minutes per week, averaged over the school year. For the purposes of this Article, “teachers” shall not include persons on ratio. B. Elementary teachers shall be entitled to a daily lunch period of forty-five (45) minutes (no assignments other than current practice. C. Whenever the minimum preparation/conference time is not provided for reasons other than the exceptions listed in this Article, the teacher affected shall be compensated for said time on the basis of a pro rata share of the current per diem substitute's pay. Exceptions to preparation/conference time at the elementary and secondary levels shall be: 1. Early dismissal days 2. Parent conference days 3. Shortened days 4. Field trips 5. Conference attendance or visitation 6. Special assembly programs 7. Schedule adjustments made for field days or other activities 8. Conferences with supervisors (one-day notice) 9. Sudden illness or inadequate notice of absence by teacherteacher Article XIII continued on next page D. During a normal five-day school week, the existing minimums of preparation/conference time will be provided for full-time teachers as designated by each category listed: Teachers Kindergarten 170 100 minutes per week session Grade 1 170 minutes per week Grade 2 170 minutes per week Grade 3 180 minutes per week Grade 4 195 minutes per week Grade 5 195 minutes per week Nurse/Teacher: Elementary 150 minutes per week (on call) Middle School 1 period per day (on call) Nurse (no classes) No period Speech Therapists 150 minutes per week Special Ed Middle and High Schools - 1 period per day Elementary - (self-contained) 170 minutes per week Art Elementary - 215 minutes per week Middle and High Schools - 1 period per day Physical Ed. Elementary - 165 minutes per week Health Middle and High Schools - 1 period per day Music Elementary - 200 minutes per week Middle and High Schools - 1 period per day Teaching Elementary - 225 minutes (on call) Librarians Middle and High Schools - 1 period per day (on day(on call) Educational Specialists & Elementary World Language Teachers 150 minutes per week