REGULAR WORK YEAR. (L) 1. The annual salary established for employees covered by this agreement shall be payable in respect of the teacher's regular work year. 2. The regular work year shall not exceed 195 prescribed days in session. 3. All days in session shall be scheduled between the Tuesday after Labour Day and the last Friday in June of the subsequent year, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, statutory holidays, winter break and spring break. 4. The days in session in the regular work year for the teacher shall include: a. no fewer than five (5) non-instructional days for professional development; b. no fewer than one (1) administrative day (being two part days); c. any days that the Board and the Association agree to set aside for curriculum/educational change activities. 5. The first day of Winter break shall be the Monday preceding December 26. School shall reopen on the Monday following January 1, unless January 1 is a Sunday; then school shall reopen Tuesday, January 3. 6. The first day of Spring break shall be the third Monday in March. School shall reopen the fourth Monday in March. If the fourth Monday in March is Easter Monday, school shall reopen on the Tuesday following the fourth Monday in March. 7. Any teacher requested by the Superintendent or the Principal and who agrees to work beyond the number of prescribed days in the school year shall receive equivalent compensatory time off or shall be paid as provided in this contract by mutual agreement. 8. In the event of a Board-ordered closure of the work site or cancellation of student attendance, teachers shall be expected to report to work unless otherwise advised. In any event, teachers shall not suffer any loss of pay.
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