Teacher Hours and Working Conditions Clause Samples

The 'Teacher Hours and Working Conditions' clause defines the expectations and requirements regarding the work schedule and environment for teachers. It typically outlines the number of hours teachers are required to work, including instructional time, preparation periods, and any additional duties such as meetings or supervision. The clause may also address issues like class sizes, workspace standards, and access to necessary resources. Its core function is to ensure fair and consistent working conditions for teachers, helping to prevent misunderstandings and disputes about workload and workplace expectations.
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Teacher Hours and Working Conditions. Section 1. The Board and the Association recognize and agree that the teacher’s responsibility to their students and their profession entails the performance of duties and expenditures of time beyond classroom hours. It is recognized that a teacher’s duties are professional duties and therefore difficult to express in terms of a fixed number of hours per day or week. In fulfilling their professional obligations, teachers shall continue to attend faculty and professional meetings, confer with parents upon reasonable notice, supervise student functions, be encouraged to assist in student extracurricular activities, and perform similar assignments which are a part of their basic professional responsibility. Section 2. All teachers shall be in attendance during normal school-day hours. Middle School and High Schools hours will allow for flexible scheduling & teacher work day. Each teacher’s daily work hours will be continuous unless mutually agreed upon by the teacher and administration. A standard work day will be six (6) continuous hours. A teacher who works an additional class in a permanent capacity will be paid 1/6 of their salary. Flexible scheduling will begin no more than one (1) hour before or extend no more than one (1) hour beyond the standard school day hours. A conference will be held with the teacher and consideration will be given to the teacher’s availability before an assignment is made. Standard school-day hours shall be: (a) Elementary School 8:10 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. (b) Middle School 7:40 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. (c) Alternative Education Program 8:10 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. (d) High School 7:40 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. Section 3. All teachers shall continue to receive a duty free uninterrupted lunch period of 35minutes. Section 4. Teachers may be required to attend the following staff meetings. (a) Teachers must keep Tuesday afternoons free of other commitments so that they may be available for building, grade-level, staff, system-wide meetings, etc. High school and middle school staff meetings will end by 4:30 p.m. Elementary staff meetings will end by 5:00 p.m. If any of the above mentioned meetings, extend beyond the hours stated in this paragraph the Board shall grant the teachers involved release time for such excess. (b) Any request to deviate from the foregoing statement must be made in writing to the Superintendent.
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