Secondary Teaching Load Clause Samples

Secondary Teaching Load. A. Middle school bargaining unit members may not be required to teach more than six (6) periods in a school day, and high school bargaining unit members may not be required to teach more than the equivalent of three

Secondary Teaching Load. Under block scheduling, the normal weekly teaching load at the secondary level shall not exceed twenty (20) teaching periods, and each secondary teacher shall have five (5) unassigned preparation periods per week. Under traditional scheduling, the normal weekly teaching load at the secondary level shall not exceed thirty (30) teaching periods, and each secondary teacher shall have five (5) unassigned preparation periods per week. When mutually agree to, a teacher may be assigned a teaching duty in lieu of a preparation period. Compensation shall be 1/6 of salary for Middle School 1/10 of salary for High School

Secondary Teaching Load. 1. The normal daily teaching load in the secondary schools shall not exceed four (4) teaching periods on a 5 x 5 block schedule without extra compensation. a. This extra compensation is to be calculated as a prorated portion of the individual teacher’s regular contracted teaching salary for that year. 2. When required to have more than four (4) subject preparations per semester the individual teacher will be compensated an additional four hundred dollars ($400.00) per semester per extra preparation. 3. When a teacher voluntarily agrees to teach a class during the time contractually allotted for a planning period, the teacher shall be compensated for such extra work by paying the teacher 1/6 of his/her contracted classroom salary for the teacher per year for each year of service, to be prorated for each fractional year of said service.

Secondary Teaching Load. After the initial staffing allocation each spring, the principal, in consultation with all certificated staff, will prioritize the placement of staff for the upcoming school year. These plans will include alternative placement scenarios in the event of an increase or decrease in student enrollment and/or staffing allocations. Section 40.1 Middle School Academic Core teachers who average 34 or more students in their core academic classes will be paid for 5 additional days planning time (40 hours at the Professional Rate per hour) i.e., 2.5 days or 20 hours per semester. Class size computations will be made on the last day of the third full week of each semester. Overload compensation shall be retroactive to the beginning of the term. See MoA Page 152 RE 40.1 The district continues to place a high priority on maintaining middle school class sizes that are instructionally sound and consider state class size recommendations. Any unresolved class size concerns (i.e., class size, class composition, 504/IEP) will be brought to the attention of the Mutual Interest Committee. The Superintendent will make the final decision regarding staffing of District schools.

Secondary Teaching Load. The normal teaching assignment consists of five (5) classes plus one (1) duty, except that English teachers shall be assigned five (5) classes without duty and make a proactive effort to assure students are provided with extra help for students (assigned to their classes) in order to be successful. The English Department will work with the administration to develop a plan to accomplish this and publicize this plan to students and parents. Science labs assigned to teachers represent a separate class preparation, and teachers in the non-academic areas listed below may be assigned a sixth class in lieu of duty: Art Physical Education Health Music Technology

Secondary Teaching Load. Secondary teachers will not be assigned annually more than five (5) teaching periods per day, or twenty-five (25) per week. If a teacher volunteers to teach a sixth assignment, he/she shall be compensated at a rate equal to .2 of his/her salary. Such agreement shall be mutually agreed upon by the teacher, administration, and the GEA. Science teachers who have additional periods because of labs shall be compensated annually at a rate equal to that listed below. Such payment shall be prorated if the extra assignment is less than five (5) periods per week/or a full year. $3,994 for 2021-2022 $4,074 for 2022-2023 $4,156 for 2023-2024 $4,239 for 2024-2025 This amount will be adjusted annually by the same percentage as that negotiated for overall teacher salary schedules at the conclusion of bargaining.

Secondary Teaching Load. Unless altered by the SLT process, the normal teaching load for secondary school teachers shall be five (5) teaching periods per day, or the equivalent thereof if block scheduling is used. A teaching period shall be considered to be forty-five (45) minutes. A teacher may request to teach a sixth period. Any teacher teaching more than five periods per day shall receive one and one-half (1.5) times their per diem rate as defined in Article 32, for each period above five. 8-5-1-1 The maximum class size in grades six (6) through twelve (12) shall not exceed thirty-five (35) twenty (20) students under any circumstance. In no case shall a teacher have a total greater than 175 100 students per day unless an exception is provided for in Article 8-5-1-2. 8-5-1-1-1 Any class composed primarily of second language learners and/or students with disabilities and/or students covered by a 501 plan; and/or other high needs designation shall require lower appropriate class size. For schools that include both elementary grades (ECE-5) and secondary grades

Secondary Teaching Load. When the District operates on a nine (9) period-based schedule, it is the goal of the District to provide a five (5) period teaching day or on average about 230 minutes. In the event that the district assigns 6th teaching period, The District will make every effort to compensate by reducing extra duties. When the District operates on a ten (10) period-based schedule, it is the goal of the District to provide a six (6) period teaching day or on average about 230 minutes. In the event that the District assigns a 7th teaching period, the district will make every effort to compensate by reducing extra duties. In the event that the District assigns an 8th teaching period, the District will look to further reduce duties. When a grade level is housed in the middle school and/or follows the middle school model, those teachers will follow the secondary teaching load.

Secondary Teaching Load. After the initial staffing allocation each spring, the principal, in consultation with all certificated staff, will prioritize the placement of staff for the upcoming school year. These plans will include alternative placement scenarios in the event of an increase or decrease in student enrollment and/or staffing allocations.