REGULAR WORK YEAR. 1. Pursuant to the Standard School Calendar established by legislation and regulation (Appendix A): a. the regular work year shall be scheduled from and include the Tuesday after Labour Day to the last Friday in June of the following year, except if the last Friday in June falls on or before June 25 the last work day of the year will be June 30. Work days shall not include Saturday or Sunday. The regular work year consists of days on which instruction is offered to students, professional development days, administrative days and non- instructional days. b. Teachers shall be entitled to all statutory holidays, Winter Break and Spring Break. c. The first day of Winter Break shall be on the Monday preceding December 26. School shall reopen on the Monday following January 1 unless January 1 is a Saturday or Sunday then school shall reopen the following Tuesday. d. The first day of Spring Break shall be the third Monday in March. School shall reopen on the fourth Monday in March. If the fourth Monday in March is Easter Monday, school shall reopen on the Wednesday following the fourth Monday in March. 2. The regular work year for teachers shall include: a. no fewer than five (5) non-instructional days for professional development according to guidelines developed by the committee established pursuant to Article F.20.4
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