TEACHING CONDITIONS. The parties recognize that the availability of optimum school facilities for both student and teacher is desirable to insure the high quality of education that is the goal of both teachers and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. A. When a teacher is burdened with conditions that are contrary to the above intent in terms of class size or school facilities, said teacher should call the matter to the attention of the Building Principal. If the matter cannot be remedied by the Principal, the teacher, the Association and Principal shall meet with the Superintendent with the idea of affecting a remedy. B. The Superintendent or his designee will meet with representatives from the Association to review class size on a district-wide basis. The initial meeting to review secondary class sizes will be held no later than the fifth (5th) day of each quarter if applicable. The initial meetings to review elementary class sizes shall be held within five (5) days of the fourth Friday of the school year and within five (5) days of the end of the first semester. C. The Board shall, whenever possible, make available in each school adequate lunchroom, restroom, and lavatory facilities primarily for faculty use and at least one (1) furnished room which shall be reserved for use as a faculty lounge. D. Telephone facilities shall be made available to teachers for their reasonable use. E. Teachers shall report unsafe working conditions to the Administration; if the Administration concurs, appropriate steps shall be taken to remedy the situation. F. Thirty (30) hours shall be set aside for Professional Development and twelve (12) hours for parent- teacher conferences. New teachers shall be given an additional day for special orientation. These days will be identified in the mutually developed district calendar. G. When a school is dismissed early because of weather conditions, the teachers of that school may leave as soon as it is reasonably sure that the students will arrive home. H. Supervisory teachers of student teachers shall be tenured teachers who voluntarily accept the assignment. The parties recognize that "supervisory teachers" are not supervisory teachers under Public Act 379 of 1965. I. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are canceled but shall work on any rescheduled days with no additional compensation. 1. If at any time during the life of this Agreement, it becomes lawful to count (for the purpose of state member aid) as days of pupil instruction days when pupil instruction is not provided due to conditions not within the control of school authorities due to severe storms, fires, epidemics, or health conditions, it is agreed that the following provision shall become immediately in effect: 2. There shall be one thousand ninety-eight (1,098) hours (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) of student instruction and one hundred eightyfour (184)-teacher attendance days. Act of God days shall be included in instruction days. If a school is closed to students for construction, transportation, or health problems, teachers need not report. 3. (Scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by the city, county or state health authorities, may be rescheduled at the discretion of the Board of Education to ensure that there are a minimum of one thousand ninety-eight student instructional hours.). J. On Act of God days no teacher will be charged personal business or sick days and shall suffer no loss of pay. K. Both parties mutually agree that they share as a primary objective the enhancement of student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that variety of factors interact in numerous ways to influence optimal student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that one factor, optimal class size, is desirable as it contributes to the quality of instruction and learning which is a mutual goal. With this in mind, both parties agree that: 1. Class size for kindergarten will be twenty five (25) students. If the average kindergarten class exceeds twenty four (24) on the first day of class, then a meeting will be held between administration and teachers within three days to attempt to remedy the situation. Class size for grades 1-3 will be twenty-eight (28) students or less. Class size for grades 4-6 will be thirty (30) students or less. Within two (2) weeks of the beginning of the school year all classes will be within these limits or will have a maximum of no more than two (2) higher. Cross leveling of classes will be attempted to equalize class loads across the district. 2. Class sizes for grades 7-12 in excess of thirty-two (32) are not desirable, and the parties mutually agree to work toward maintaining class size below these levels. Both parties, however, recognize that the attainment of such optimal conditions is largely dependent upon the financial resources available to the District. The parties further agree that traditionally large and small classes may be exempt from the optimal size. Special students with mental, emotional, or physical handicaps will be considered as extra teaching responsibility when assigned to a regular classroom. When such assignments are anticipated, the beginning class size will be set at less than the maximum contract limit; (i.e., K - 3 = 30; 4 - 6 = 32) in order to allow for them. Students who move in after the September count day shall not be counted for purposes of this language. When an overload arises and is brought to the attention of the Building Principal, a remedy shall be agreed upon or a remedy shall be affected by the Superintendent and the Association. The remedy may include, but is not limited to the reassignment of students, provision for teacher assistance, and provision for additional pay. L. Both parties mutually recognize the importance of teachers’ attendance at extra curricular events throughout the district. Both parties will encourage teacher participation in extra-curricular events and duties, recognizing that such participation is one criterion of the teacher evaluative process.
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Sources: Master Agreement
TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. The parties recognize that Board shall determine the availability adequacy of optimum school educational facilities for both student and teacher is desirable to insure provide, as nearly as possible, a uniform system of schools in the high quality of education that is the goal of both teachers and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end.
A. When a teacher is burdened with conditions that are contrary to the above intent in terms of class size or school facilities, said teacher should call the matter to the attention of the Building Principal. If the matter cannot be remedied by the Principal, the teacher, the Association and Principal shall meet with the Superintendent with the idea of affecting a remedydistrict.
B. The Superintendent or his designee will beginning and ending time of the teacher workday may be varied to meet with representatives from the Association local school needs. The workday for teachers shall be seven hours, thirty minutes, consecutively, except that duty teachers may be required to review class size work an 8 consecutive hour day, on a district-wide rotating basis. The initial meeting to review secondary class sizes This 15 minute increase in the workday will be held no later than result in a pay increase commensurate with each teacher’s hourly rate on the fifth (5th) day of each quarter if applicablecurrent salary placement schedule. The initial meetings workday shall include a planning-preparation period, teaching periods, and time for other daily, routine duties. Teachers will not be asked to review elementary class sizes shall be held within five (5) days substitute during the planning-preparation period except in cases of the fourth Friday of the school year and within five (5) days of the end of the first semesteremergencies.
C. All teachers shall have a planning-preparation period. In instances when the employee who regularly supervises the students during the music and physical education period is absent, a substitute shall be provided.
D. During pre-planning, a duty roster shall be developed by a committee comprised of faculty, staff and administrator which shall allow each teacher the maximum number of duty free lunch periods per week.
E. All teachers are entitled to fair, reasonable, and equitable treatment.
F. The Board shall, whenever possible, shall make available in each school adequate school, lunchroom, restroom, and lavatory facilities primarily for faculty staff use and at least one (1) room, furnished room and ventilated, which shall be reserved for use as a faculty staff lounge.
D. Telephone facilities . Students shall not be made available permitted to teachers for their reasonable use.
E. Teachers shall report unsafe working conditions to use these areas unless approved by the Administration; if the Administration concurs, appropriate steps shall be taken to remedy the situation.
F. Thirty (30) hours shall be set aside for Professional Development and twelve (12) hours for parent- teacher conferences. New teachers shall be given an additional day for special orientation. These days will be identified in the mutually developed district calendarbuilding administrator.
G. When A private room or space equipped with a school is dismissed early because of weather conditions, telephone shall be assigned by the teachers of that school may leave as soon as it is reasonably sure that the students will arrive homeprincipal for parent-teacher conferences.
H. Supervisory teachers of student teachers shall The principal may make teacher assignments for activities and pupil supervision as he/she deems necessary during the workday. Duty assignments will be tenured teachers who voluntarily accept the assignment. The parties recognize that "supervisory teachers" are not supervisory teachers under Public Act 379 of 1965made on a fair, reasonable, and equitable basis.
I. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are canceled but shall work on any rescheduled days with no additional compensation.
1. If at any time during the life of this Agreement, it becomes lawful to count (for the purpose of state member aid) as days of pupil instruction days when pupil instruction is not provided due to conditions not within the control of school authorities due to severe storms, fires, epidemics, or health conditions, it is agreed that the following provision shall become immediately in effect:
2. There shall be one thousand ninety-eight (1,098) hours (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) of student instruction and one hundred eightyfour (184)-teacher attendance days. Act of God days shall be included in instruction days. If a school is closed to students for construction, transportation, or health problems, teachers need not report.
3. (Scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by the city, county or state health authorities, may be rescheduled at the discretion of the Board of Education to ensure that there are a minimum of one thousand ninety-eight student instructional hours.).
J. On Act of God days no teacher will be charged personal business or sick days and shall suffer no loss of pay.
K. Both parties mutually agree that they share as a primary objective the enhancement of student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that variety of factors interact in numerous ways to influence optimal student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that one factor, optimal class size, is desirable as it contributes to the quality of instruction and learning which is a mutual goal. With this in mind, both parties agree that:
1. Class size for kindergarten will be twenty five (25) students. If the average kindergarten class exceeds twenty four (24) on the first day of class, then a meeting will be held between administration and teachers within three days to attempt to remedy the situation. Class size for grades 1-3 will be twenty-eight (28) students or less. Class size for grades 4-6 will be thirty (30) students or less. Within two (2) weeks of the beginning of the school year all classes will be within these limits or will have a maximum of no more than two (2) higher. Cross leveling of classes will be attempted to equalize class loads across the district.
2. Class sizes for grades 7-12 in excess of thirty-two (32) are not desirable, and the parties mutually agree to work toward maintaining class size below these levels. Both parties, however, recognize that the attainment of such optimal conditions is largely dependent upon the financial resources available to the District. The parties further agree that traditionally large and small classes may be exempt from the optimal size. Special students with mental, emotional, or physical handicaps will be considered as extra teaching responsibility when assigned to a regular classroom. When such assignments are anticipated, the beginning class size will be set at less than the maximum contract limit; (i.e., K - 3 = 30; 4 - 6 = 32) in order to allow for them. Students who move in after the September count day shall not be counted for purposes of this language. When an overload arises and is brought to the attention of the Building Principal, a remedy shall be agreed upon or a remedy shall be affected by the Superintendent and the Association. The remedy may include, but is not limited to the reassignment of students, provision for teacher assistance, and provision for additional pay.
L. Both parties mutually recognize the importance of teachers’ attendance at extra curricular events throughout the district. Both parties will encourage teacher Teacher participation in extra-curricular events activities beyond the normal workday, for which no additional compensation is paid, shall be strictly voluntary. However, the principal will have the option to require attendance at graduation activities, annual school open house, awards night and dutieshomecoming activities during the teacher workday.
J. Appropriate release time shall be made by the principal. The Association shall encourage all teachers to participate in the aforementioned activities.
K. The principal shall schedule faculty meetings as deemed necessary. Faculty meetings may extend the working day by not more than thirty (30) minutes.
L. When school is not in session, recognizing that teachers may be given access to their classrooms or work areas by arranging such participation is one criterion access with the principal.
M. Teachers shall not be required to perform tasks which would endanger their health or safety. In an emergency, teachers shall take necessary action to provide for the safety of the students and themselves, and as soon as possible the principal shall be advised of the situation.
N. Observations of a teacher’s class by persons other than school district or state administrative/supervisory personnel shall be allowed only after consent has been granted by the building administrator and a 24-hour notification is given to the teacher evaluative processinvolved.
O. Regular custodial service shall be provided by the Board to maintain classrooms, and other learning areas of each school, in a clean condition. It is the responsibility of teachers to see that students clear paper, books, etc. from the floor daily and the room is kept in neat order.
P. Occasionally, teachers may leave school prior to the end of the teaching day with prior approval of the principal providing that the teacher has arranged for coverage of all duties.
Q. Travel time for out-of-town conferences or inservice activities may extend the working day without further compensation.
R. Effort shall be made to give all employees notice of their assignment for the forthcoming semester as soon as possible.
S. Drug testing shall be in accordance with applicable state law for current employees sought by the District will be paid for by the District. Job applicants are responsible for initial drug testing.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
TEACHING CONDITIONS. The parties recognize that the availability of optimum school facilities for both student and teacher is desirable to insure the high quality of education that is the goal of both teachers and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end.
A. When a teacher is burdened with conditions that are contrary to the above intent in terms of class size or school facilities, said teacher should call the matter to the attention of the Building Principal. If the matter cannot be remedied by the Principal, the teacher, the Association and Principal shall meet with the Superintendent with the idea of affecting a remedy.
B. The Superintendent or his designee will meet with representatives from the Association to review class size on a district-wide basis. The initial meeting to review secondary class sizes will be held no later than the fifth (5th) day of each quarter if applicable. The initial meetings to review elementary class sizes shall be held within five (5) days of the fourth Friday of the school year and within five (5) days of the end of the first semester.
C. The Board shall, whenever possible, make available in each school adequate lunchroom, restroom, and lavatory facilities primarily for faculty use and at least one (1) furnished room which shall be reserved for use as a faculty lounge.
D. Telephone facilities shall be made available to teachers for their reasonable use.
E. Teachers shall report unsafe working conditions to the Administration; if the Administration concurs, appropriate steps shall be taken to remedy the situation.
F. Thirty (30) hours shall be set aside for Professional Development and twelve (12) hours for parent- parent-teacher conferences. New teachers shall be given an additional day for special orientation. These days will be identified in the mutually developed district calendar.
G. When a school is dismissed early because of weather conditions, the teachers of that school may leave as soon as it is reasonably sure that the students will arrive home.
H. Supervisory teachers of student teachers shall be tenured teachers who voluntarily accept the assignment. The parties recognize that "supervisory teachers" are not supervisory teachers under Public Act 379 of 1965.
I. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are canceled but shall work on any rescheduled days with no additional compensation.
1. If at any time during the life of this Agreement, it becomes lawful to count (for the purpose of state member aid) as days of pupil instruction days when pupil instruction is not provided due to conditions not within the control of school authorities due to severe storms, fires, epidemics, or health conditions, it is agreed that the following provision shall become immediately in effect:
2. There Per State of Michigan mandate (MCL 388.1701), there shall be a minimum of one thousand ninety-eight (1,098) hours (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) days of student instruction and one hundred eightyfour eighty three (184)-teacher 183) teacher attendance days. Act of God days shall be included in instruction days. If a school is closed to students for construction, transportation, or health problems, teachers need not report.
3. (Scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by the city, county or state health authorities, may be rescheduled at the discretion of the Board of Education to ensure that there are a minimum of one thousand ninety-eight student instructional hours.).
J. On Act of God days no teacher will be charged personal business or sick days and shall suffer no loss of pay.
K. Both parties mutually agree that they share as a primary objective the enhancement of student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that variety of factors interact in numerous ways to influence optimal student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that one factor, optimal class size, is desirable as it contributes to the quality of instruction and learning which is a mutual goal. With this in mind, both parties agree that:
1. Elementary Schools Maximum Class size for kindergarten will be twenty five (25) studentsSize Success Starts Early 20 Kindergarten… 30 1st Grade 32 2nd Grade 32 3rd Grade ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇
▇. If the average kindergarten class exceeds twenty four (24) on the first day of class, then a meeting will be held between administration and teachers within three days to attempt to remedy the situation. Class size for 6th through 8th grades 1-3 will be twenty-eight (28) students or less. Class size for grades 4-6 will be thirty (30) students or less. Within two (2) weeks of the beginning of the school year all classes will be within these limits or will shall have a maximum of no more than two (2) higher. Cross leveling 186 students in total over their periods of classes will be attempted to equalize class loads across the district.
2. Class sizes for instruction, 9th through 12th grades 7-12 shall have no more than 165 students in excess total over their periods of thirty-two (32) are not desirableinstruction, excluding seminar, and the parties mutually agree to work toward maintaining a class size load below these levels. Both parties, however, recognize that the attainment of such optimal conditions is largely dependent upon the financial resources available to the District. The parties further agree that traditionally large and small classes may be exempt from the optimal size. Special students with mental, emotional, or physical handicaps will be considered as extra teaching responsibility when assigned to a regular classroom. When such assignments are anticipated, the beginning class size will be set at less than the maximum contract limit; (i.e., K - 3 = 30; 4 - 6 = 32) in order to allow for them. Students who move in after the September count day shall not be counted for purposes of this language. When an overload arises and is brought to the attention of the Building Principal, a remedy shall be agreed upon or a remedy shall be affected by the Superintendent and the Association. The remedy may include, but is not limited to the reassignment of students, provision for teacher assistance, and provision for additional payor the District will pay a daily rate of $2.50 per student over the cap limit.
L. Both parties mutually recognize the importance of teachers’ attendance at extra extra-curricular events throughout the district. Both parties will encourage teacher participation in extra-curricular events and duties, recognizing that such participation is one criterion of the teacher evaluative process.
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Sources: Master Agreement
TEACHING CONDITIONS. The parties recognize that the availability of optimum school facilities for both student and teacher is desirable to insure the high quality of education that is the goal of both teachers Association and the BoardBoard shall mutually agree upon the Calendar(s) for each year of this Agreement. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach and that the organization of the school and the school day should Said Calendar(s) shall be directed at insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end.
A. When a teacher is burdened with conditions that are contrary to the above intent set forth in terms of class size or school facilities, said teacher should call the matter to the attention of the Building Principal. If the matter cannot be remedied by the Principal, the teacher, the Association and Principal shall meet with the Superintendent with the idea of affecting a remedy.
B. The Superintendent or his designee will meet with representatives from the Association to review class size on a district-wide basisAppendix "C" attached hereto. The initial meeting to review secondary class sizes will be held no later than the fifth (5th) day Calendar for each year of each quarter if applicable. The initial meetings to review elementary class sizes this Agreement shall be held within five (5) days of the fourth Friday of the school year and within five (5) days of the end of the first semester.
C. The Board shall, whenever possible, make available in each school adequate lunchroom, restroom, and lavatory facilities primarily for faculty use and provide at least one (1) furnished room day of jointly planned (by the Board and Association) in-service training for all teachers.
B. Working Hours
1. Teachers will report for duty not less than ten (10) minutes prior to the start of the school day as established for the administrative unit in which the teacher is employed. Teachers will remain on duty for a sufficient period after the close of the school day to attend to those matters which require the teacher's attention, but not less than ten (10) minutes, except for the high school staff, following the close of the school day as established for the administrative unit in which the teacher is employed. As used in this paragraph, the term "school day" shall encompass the time between the starting time and ending time for pupils in the administrative unit involved. Provided, however, that with respect to any day on which teachers are scheduled to report for duty in the absence (or shortened presence) of pupils, the teacher's day shall be reserved based on the normal school day unless adjusted by the administration for use as a faculty loungeparticular administrative unit or the District at large. Teachers whose regular assigned duties vary from the normal school working hours will have proportionate adjustments made in their working schedules.
D. Telephone facilities shall be made available 2. It is expressly understood that psychologists, social workers and psychologist-social workers are to teachers for meet their reasonable use.
E. Teachers shall report unsafe working conditions to the Administration; if the Administration concurs, appropriate steps shall be taken to remedy the situation.
F. Thirty (30) hours shall be set aside for Professional Development and twelve (12) hours for parent- teacher conferences. New teachers shall be given an additional day for special orientation. These days will be identified obligation as in the mutually developed district calendar.
G. When a school past as required in the future for attendance at meetings before and after the administratively scheduled working hours, including parent and staff training meetings in the evenings. This obligation does not require proportionate adjustments made in their working schedule and is dismissed early because of weather conditions, the teachers of that school may leave as soon as it is reasonably sure that the students will arrive home.
H. Supervisory teachers of student teachers shall be tenured teachers who voluntarily accept the assignment. The parties recognize that "supervisory teachers" are not supervisory teachers under Public Act 379 of 1965.
I. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are canceled but shall work on any rescheduled days with no without additional compensation.
3. A teacher shall be expected to attend professional staff meetings when called by the building principal or his/her designee. A teacher may place appropriate educationally-related items on the agenda for the building meetings. The agenda for building meetings should be presented to the teacher at least one day in advance of the meeting.
4. All teachers, with the exception of Central High School teachers, shall be entitled to an uninterrupted, duty-free lunch period. This period shall conform to the designated prevailing lunch period for the particular school in which the teacher is employed, but shall be of not less than forty (40) minutes duration, which may include five (5) minutes passing with the exception of kindergarten which may be adjusted by mutual agreement to thirty five (35) minutes to meet state mandated hours. Exceptions to the duty-free lunch period may be made by mutual agreement between the building principal and the teacher involved.
5. Emergency Conditions - Teachers are not expected to report for duty on those scheduled attendance days when the school district is closed to students. It is understood that during days when school is not in session there shall be no deductions from a teacher's leave days of absence. Should severe weather or emergency conditions cause the closing of the schools during a school day, the teacher will remain on duty until dismissed by the administration.
6. At the end of each semester a time shall be provided for all teachers to complete necessary records and reports as provided in Appendix C (calendar footnotes.)
7. The daily length of the scheduled school working hours for psychologists, social workers and psychologist-social workers shall be seven (7) hours or the daily length of the normal school working hours of the high school, whichever is greater.
8. In the event that the school district offers in-service programs and/or workshops beyond the school calendar and/or beyond the normal working hours for which teachers do not receive additional compensation for attending, said attending shall be voluntary.
9. The schedule of student classes for the High School shall be as printed below: 1st Hour 7:50-9:00 1st Hour 7:50-9:00 1st Hour 7:50-9:00 2nd Hour 9:06-10:16 2nd Hour 9:06-10:16 2nd Hour 9:06-10:16 3rd Hour 10:22-11:32 3rd Hour 10:22-11:32 3rd Hour 10:22-11:32 A LUNCH 11:38-12:13 4th Hour 11:38-12:13 4th Hour 11:38-12:48 B LUNCH 12:13-12:48 4th Hour 12:13-1:23 4th Hour 12:48-1:23 C LUNCH 12:54-1:29 5th Hour 1:29-2:39 5th Hour 1:29-2:39 5th Hour 1:29-2:39
10. The student schedule at the Middle Schools shall be as printed below: LAKESHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL - 2009-2010 A2 A2 A2 Lunch 11:25 – 12:05 B1 Specials 11:26 – 12:16 A5 Core ends 12:05
B 1 Core begins 12:01 B2 Core begins 12:21 Lunch 12:09 – 12:49 B2 Core ends 1:45 B3 B1 Special 12:49 – 1:45 B3 Specials 1:50 – 2:42 B4 Core ends 2:42 B2 1:50 – 2:42 GRADE 6 GRADE 7 GRADE 8 A1 7:33 – 8:25 Specials A1 Core begins 7:33 A1 Core 7:33 – 8:25 A3 A3 Specials 9:50 – 10:40 A3 Core begins 9:31 A4 Core ends 11:31 Lunch 10:43 – 11:26 A4 B1 Core begins 12:16 B2 Lunch 12:19 – 1:00 ▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ Core begins 1:00 B3 Core ends 2:32 B4 Core ends 2:32 B2 Core ends 2:32
a. Any changes in the “annual daily schedule” for the middle schools and the high school will be mutually agreed upon by said parties no later than February 15 of each year, for the following school year.
b. Any changes in the current "annual daily schedule" shall be mutually agreed upon.
11. Elementary (K-5) school schedule Required normal duty day for elementary teachers shall not exceed 6 hours and 17 minutes for the 2009/2010 school year and 2010/2011 school years.
C. Teacher Assignments
1. If Teachers shall be assigned, except temporarily and for good cause, within the scope of either of their teaching certification or of their major or minor field of study.
2. All secondary teachers shall have at any least one period per day, equivalent to a normal teaching period, for the purpose of preparing lessons, student conferences, parent conferences, etc. This shall not apply to Alternative Education Program teaching staff. Teacher planning time and class periods are set forth in Article VII, Paragraph G (Alternative Education Teachers).
3. A full time high school assignment would be four (4) class periods. Secondary high school classroom teachers shall not, without their consent, have more than four (4) assigned teaching periods each day. This shall not apply to Alternative Education Program teaching staff. Teacher planning time and class periods are set forth in Article VII, Paragraph G (Alternative Education Teachers).
a. A full time middle school assignment would be 1570 student contact minutes per week or for the dual site-based teacher, 1425 student contact minutes plus 150 minutes of transition time per week between buildings and teaching assignments.
4. Elementary classroom teachers shall be provided with two hundred (200) minutes of unassigned time per week during the student day for class preparation, planning and student conferences. Teachers must remain in the building unless excused by the building principal.
5. Item 3 above shall not be changed during the life of this Agreementcontract, it becomes lawful to count (for the purpose except in cases of state member aid) as days of pupil instruction days when pupil instruction is not provided due to conditions not within the control of school authorities due to severe storms, fires, epidemics, or health conditions, it is agreed that the following provision shall become immediately in effect:
2. There shall be one thousand ninety-eight (1,098) hours (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) of student instruction emergency and one hundred eightyfour (184)-teacher attendance days. Act of God days shall be included in instruction days. If a school is closed to students for construction, transportation, or health problems, teachers need not report.
3. (Scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by the city, county or state health authorities, may be rescheduled at the discretion of the Board of Education to ensure that there are a minimum of one thousand ninety-eight student instructional hours.).
J. On Act of God days no teacher will be charged personal business or sick days and shall suffer no loss of pay.
K. Both parties mutually agree that they share as a primary objective the enhancement of student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that variety of factors interact in numerous ways to influence optimal student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that one factor, optimal class size, is desirable as it contributes to the quality of instruction and learning which is a mutual goal. With this in mind, both parties agree that:
1. Class size for kindergarten will be twenty five (25) students. If the average kindergarten class exceeds twenty four (24) on the first day of class, then a meeting will be held between administration and teachers within three days to attempt to remedy the situation. Class size for grades 1-3 will be twenty-eight (28) students or less. Class size for grades 4-6 will be thirty (30) students or less. Within two (2) weeks of the beginning of the school year all classes will be within these limits or will have a maximum of no more than two (2) higher. Cross leveling of classes will be attempted to equalize class loads across the district.
2. Class sizes for grades 7-12 in excess of thirty-two (32) are not desirable, and the parties mutually agree to work toward maintaining class size below these levels. Both parties, however, recognize that the attainment of such optimal conditions is largely dependent upon the financial resources available to the District. The parties further agree that traditionally large and small classes may be exempt from the optimal size. Special students only after full consultation with mental, emotional, or physical handicaps will be considered as extra teaching responsibility when assigned to a regular classroom. When such assignments are anticipated, the beginning class size will be set at less than the maximum contract limit; (i.e., K - 3 = 30; 4 - 6 = 32) in order to allow for them. Students who move in after the September count day shall not be counted for purposes of this language. When an overload arises and is brought to the attention of the Building Principal, a remedy shall be agreed upon or a remedy shall be affected by the Superintendent and the Association. The remedy may include, but is not limited to Board contemplates no increases in the reassignment number of students, provision for teacher assistance, and provision for additional pay.
L. Both parties mutually recognize assigned periods during the importance of teachers’ attendance at extra curricular events throughout the district. Both parties will encourage teacher participation in extra-curricular events and duties, recognizing that such participation is one criterion life of the teacher evaluative processcontract.
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Sources: Professional Negotiation Agreement
TEACHING CONDITIONS. The parties recognize that 1. No teacher shall be required to teach outside of his/her area or areas of certification except as set forth in the availability Commissioner's Regulations.
2. Where ability grouping is present in school, assignments of optimum school facilities for both student teachers to classes of gifted, bright, average and difficult subject classes will be made considering teacher preference and teacher is desirable preparation in his or her discipline.
3. Every effort shall be made to insure the high quality of education that is the goal of both teachers and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of give the teacher is the opportunity to teach and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this endmore than one level.
A. When a teacher is burdened with conditions that are contrary to the above intent in terms of class size or school facilities, said teacher should call the matter to the attention of the Building Principal. If the matter cannot be remedied by the Principal, the teacher, the Association and Principal shall meet with the Superintendent with the idea of affecting a remedy.
B. The Superintendent or his designee will meet with representatives from the Association to review class size on a district-wide basis4. The initial meeting administration shall strive to review program secondary class sizes will be held no later classroom teachers for not more than the fifth twenty-five (5th25) day of each quarter if applicable. The initial meetings to review elementary class sizes shall be held within teaching and five (5) days periods of the fourth Friday building assignment or student supervision per week of the school year and within five (5) working days of the end of the first semesterin a thirty-five (35) period week excluding lunch.
C. The Board shall, whenever possible, make available in each school adequate lunchroom, restroom, and lavatory facilities primarily for faculty use and at least one (1) furnished room which 5. Middle schools shall be reserved for use as a faculty lounge.
D. Telephone facilities shall be made available to teachers for their reasonable use.
E. Teachers shall report unsafe working conditions to the Administration; if the Administration concurs, appropriate steps shall be taken to remedy the situation.
F. Thirty (30) hours shall be set aside for Professional Development and twelve (12) hours for parent- teacher conferences. New teachers shall be given an additional day for special orientation. These days will be identified in the mutually developed district calendar.
G. When a school is dismissed early because of weather conditions, the teachers of that school may leave as soon as it is reasonably sure that the students will arrive home.
H. Supervisory teachers of student teachers shall be tenured teachers who voluntarily accept the assignment. The parties recognize that "supervisory teachers" are not supervisory teachers under Public Act 379 of 1965.
I. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are canceled but shall work on any rescheduled days with no additional compensation.
1. If at any time during the life of this Agreement, it becomes lawful to count (for the purpose of state member aid) as days of pupil instruction days when pupil instruction is not provided due to conditions not within the control of school authorities due to severe storms, fires, epidemics, or health conditions, it is agreed that the following provision shall become immediately in effect:
2. There shall be one thousand ninety-eight (1,098) hours (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) of student instruction and one hundred eightyfour (184)-teacher attendance days. Act of God days shall be included in instruction days. If a school is closed to students for construction, transportation, or health problems, teachers need not report.
3. (Scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by the city, county or state health authorities, may be rescheduled at the discretion of the Board of Education to ensure that there are a minimum of one thousand ninety-eight student instructional hours.).
J. On Act of God days no teacher will be charged personal business or sick days and shall suffer no loss of pay.
K. Both parties mutually agree that they share as a primary objective the enhancement of student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that variety of factors interact in numerous ways to influence optimal student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that one factor, optimal class size, is desirable as it contributes to the quality of instruction and learning which is a mutual goal. With this in mind, both parties agree that:
1. Class size for kindergarten will be twenty five (25) students. If the average kindergarten class exceeds twenty four (24) on the first day of class, then a meeting will be held between administration and teachers within three days to attempt to remedy the situation. Class size for grades 1-3 will be twenty-eight (28) students or less. Class size for grades 4-6 will be thirty (30) students or less. Within two (2) weeks of the beginning of the school year all classes will be within these limits or will have a maximum of forty-two (42) minutes per-period with no extension of the current workday as described in Article III. B(1).
6. The programmed week in the secondary school shall consist of thirty-five (35) periods for an eight (8) period day or forty (40) periods for a nine (9) period day, exclusive of lunch. Classroom teachers may be assigned to building assignments or student supervision for the remainder of the thirty-five (35) period week for an eight (8) period day or forty (40) periods for a nine (9) period day consistent with the above paragraphs. The Mount ▇▇▇▇▇▇ High School schedule implemented for the 2011-12 school year shall be added as a schedule option for Mount ▇▇▇▇▇▇ High School and/or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ High School. Said schedule is attached hereto as Appendix IV.
7. Every effort shall be made to schedule no more than two (2) higher. Cross leveling of classes will be attempted to equalize class loads across three consecutive teaching assignments at the districtsecondary level.
28. Class sizes for grades 7-12 The number of different rooms in excess of thirty-two (32) are not desirable, and the parties mutually agree to work toward maintaining class size below these levels. Both parties, however, recognize that the attainment of such optimal conditions is largely dependent upon the financial resources available which assignments occur should be held to the Districtabsolute minimum.
9. The parties further agree that traditionally large and small classes may number of lesson preparations should be exempt from kept at the optimal size. Special students minimum consistent with mental, emotional, or physical handicaps will be considered as extra teaching responsibility when assigned to a regular classroom. When such assignments are anticipatedthe nature of the subject, the beginning class size will be set at less of the department, the special offerings of the department and special requests of teachers, but in no event more than three (3) lesson preparations except for any teacher who has agreed to teach more than three (3).
10. A teacher who travels from building to building within the maximum contract limit; (i.e., K - 3 = 30; 4 - 6 = 32) in order to allow for them. Students who move in after the September count day Mount ▇▇▇▇▇▇ City Schools shall not be counted for purposes assigned homeroom duty.
11. A teacher who travels between rooms within a single building in the Mount ▇▇▇▇▇▇ schools shall be known as a roving teacher. Every effort will be made to eliminate roving teachers from homeroom assignments.
12. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit the Board from changing the number and duration of periods and/or assigning a different number of periods to teachers, provided that such changes do not increase the total workday or the amount of actual teaching time, or decrease the preparation time provided by this Agreement. Minor or irregular differences in duration of periods, such as those due to assembly programs, shall not be a violation or an inequitable application of the terms of this language. When an overload arises and is brought to the attention of the Building Principal, a remedy shall be agreed upon or a remedy shall be affected by the Superintendent and the Association. The remedy may include, but is not limited to the reassignment of students, provision for teacher assistance, and provision for additional payAgreement.
L. Both parties mutually recognize the importance of teachers’ attendance at extra curricular events throughout the district. Both parties will encourage teacher participation in extra-curricular events and duties, recognizing that such participation is one criterion of the teacher evaluative process.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
TEACHING CONDITIONS. The parties recognize that the availability of optimum school facilities for both student and teacher is desirable to insure the high quality of education that is the goal of both teachers and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end.
A. When a teacher is burdened with conditions that are contrary to the above intent in terms of class size or school facilities, said teacher should call the matter to the attention of the Building Principal. If the matter cannot be remedied by the Principal, the teacher, the Association and Principal shall meet with the Superintendent with the idea of affecting a remedy.
B. The Superintendent or his designee will meet with representatives from the Association to review class size on a district-wide basis. The initial meeting to review secondary class sizes will be held no later than the fifth (5th) day of each quarter if applicable. The initial meetings to review elementary class sizes shall be held within five (5) days of the fourth Friday of the school year and within five (5) days of the end of the first semester.
C. The Board shall, whenever possible, make available in each school adequate lunchroom, restroom, and lavatory facilities primarily for faculty use and at least one (1) furnished room which shall be reserved for use as a faculty lounge.
D. Telephone facilities shall be made available to teachers for their reasonable use.
E. Teachers shall report unsafe working conditions to the Administration; if the Administration concurs, appropriate steps shall be taken to remedy the situation.
F. Thirty (30) hours shall be set aside for Professional Development and twelve (12) hours for parent- teacher conferences. New teachers shall be given an additional day for special orientation. These days will be identified in the mutually developed district calendar.
G. When a school is dismissed early because of weather conditions, the teachers of that school may leave as soon as it is reasonably sure that the students will arrive home.
H. Supervisory teachers of student teachers shall be tenured teachers who voluntarily accept the assignment. The parties recognize that "supervisory teachers" are not supervisory teachers under Public Act 379 of 1965.
I. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are canceled but shall work on any rescheduled days with no additional compensation.
1. If at any time during the life of this Agreement, it becomes lawful to count (for the purpose of state member aid) as days of pupil instruction days when pupil instruction is not provided due to conditions not within the control of school authorities due to severe storms, fires, epidemics, or health conditions, it is agreed that the following provision shall become immediately in effect:
2. There shall be one thousand ninety-eight (1,098) hours (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) of student instruction and one hundred eightyfour (184)-teacher attendance days. Act of God days shall be included in instruction days. If a school is closed to students for construction, transportation, or health problems, teachers need not report.
3. (Scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by the city, county or state health authorities, may be rescheduled at the discretion of the Board of Education to ensure that there are a minimum of one thousand ninety-eight student instructional hours.).
J. On Act of God days no teacher will be charged personal business or sick days and shall suffer no loss of pay.
K. ▇. Both parties mutually agree that they share as a primary objective the enhancement of student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that variety of factors interact in numerous ways to influence optimal student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that one factor, optimal class size, is desirable as it contributes to the quality of instruction and learning which is a mutual goal. With this in mind, both parties agree that:
1. Class size for kindergarten will be twenty five (25) students. If the average kindergarten class exceeds twenty four (24) on the first day of class, then a meeting will be held between administration and teachers within three days to attempt to remedy the situation. Class size for grades 1-3 will be twenty-eight (28) students or less. Class size for grades 4-6 will be thirty (30) students or less. Within two (2) weeks of the beginning of the school year all classes will be within these limits or will have a maximum of no more than two (2) higher. Cross leveling of classes will be attempted to equalize class loads across the district.
2. Class sizes for grades 7-12 in excess of thirty-two (32) are not desirable, and the parties mutually agree to work toward maintaining class size below these levels. Both parties, however, recognize that the attainment of such optimal conditions is largely dependent upon the financial resources available to the District. The parties further agree that traditionally large and small classes may be exempt from the optimal size. Special students with mental, emotional, or physical handicaps will be considered as extra teaching responsibility when assigned to a regular classroom. When such assignments are anticipated, the beginning class size will be set at less than the maximum contract limit; (i.e., K - 3 = 30; 4 - 6 = 32) in order to allow for them. Students who move in after the September count day shall not be counted for purposes of this language. When an overload arises and is brought to the attention of the Building Principal, a remedy shall be agreed upon or a remedy shall be affected by the Superintendent and the Association. The remedy may include, but is not limited to the reassignment of students, provision for teacher assistance, and provision for additional pay.
L. Both parties mutually recognize the importance of teachers’ attendance at extra curricular events throughout the district. Both parties will encourage teacher participation in extra-curricular events and duties, recognizing that such participation is one criterion of the teacher evaluative process.
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Sources: Master Agreement
TEACHING CONDITIONS. The parties recognize that the availability of optimum school facilities for both student and teacher is desirable to insure the high quality of education that is the goal of both teachers and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end.
A. When a teacher is burdened with conditions that are contrary to the above intent in terms of class size or school facilities, said teacher should call the matter to the attention of the Building Principal. If the matter cannot be remedied by the Principal, the teacher, the Association and Principal shall meet with the Superintendent with the idea of affecting a remedy.
B. The Superintendent or his designee will meet with representatives from the Association to review class size on a district-wide basis. The initial meeting to review secondary class sizes will be held no later than the fifth (5th) day of each quarter if applicable. The initial meetings to review elementary class sizes shall be held within five (5) days of the fourth Friday of the school year and within five (5) days of the end of the first semester.
C. The Board shall, whenever possible, make available in each school adequate lunchroom, restroom, and lavatory facilities primarily for faculty use and at least one (1) furnished room which shall be reserved for use as a faculty lounge.
D. Telephone facilities shall be made available to teachers for their reasonable use.
E. Teachers shall report unsafe working conditions to the Administration; if the Administration concurs, appropriate steps shall be taken to remedy the situation.
F. Thirty (30) hours shall be set aside for Professional Development and twelve (12) hours for parent- parent-teacher conferences. New teachers shall be given an additional day for special orientation. These days will be identified in the mutually developed district calendar.
G. When a school is dismissed early because of weather conditions, the teachers of that school may leave as soon as it is reasonably sure that the students will arrive home.
H. Supervisory teachers of student teachers shall be tenured teachers who voluntarily accept the assignment. The parties recognize that "supervisory teachers" are not supervisory teachers under Public Act 379 of 1965.
I. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are canceled but shall work on any rescheduled days with no additional compensation.
1. If at any time during the life of this Agreement, it becomes lawful to count (for the purpose of state member aid) as days of pupil instruction days when pupil instruction is not provided due to conditions not within the control of school authorities due to severe storms, fires, epidemics, or health conditions, it is agreed that the following provision shall become immediately in effect:
2. There shall be one thousand ninety-eight (1,098) hours (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) of student instruction and one hundred eightyfour (184)-teacher attendance days. Act of God days shall be included in instruction days. If a school is closed to students for construction, transportation, or health problems, teachers need not report.
3. (Scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by the city, county or state health authorities, may be rescheduled at the discretion of the Board of Education to ensure that there are a minimum of one thousand ninety-eight student instructional hours.).
J. On Act of God days no teacher will be charged personal business or sick days and shall suffer no loss of pay.
K. ▇. Both parties mutually agree that they share as a primary objective the enhancement of student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that variety of factors interact in numerous ways to influence optimal student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that one factor, optimal class size, is desirable as it contributes to the quality of instruction and learning which is a mutual goal. With this in mind, both parties agree that:
1. Class size for kindergarten will be twenty five (25) students. If the average kindergarten class exceeds twenty four (24) on the first day of class, then a meeting will be held between administration and teachers within three days to attempt to remedy the situation. Class size for grades 1-3 will be twenty-eight (28) students or less. Class size for grades 4-6 will be thirty (30) students or less. Within two (2) weeks of the beginning of the school year all classes will be within these limits or will have a maximum of no more than two (2) higher. Cross leveling of classes will be attempted to equalize class loads across the district.
2. Class sizes for grades 7-12 in excess of thirty-two (32) are not desirable, and the parties mutually agree to work toward maintaining class size below these levels. Both parties, however, recognize that the attainment of such optimal conditions is largely dependent upon the financial resources available to the District. The parties further agree that traditionally large and small classes may be exempt from the optimal size. Special students with mental, emotional, or physical handicaps will be considered as extra teaching responsibility when assigned to a regular classroom. When such assignments are anticipated, the beginning class size will be set at less than the maximum contract limit; (i.e., K - 3 = 30; 4 - 6 = 32) in order to allow for them. Students who move in after the September count day shall not be counted for purposes of this language. When an overload arises and is brought to the attention of the Building Principal, a remedy shall be agreed upon or a remedy shall be affected by the Superintendent and the Association. The remedy may include, but is not limited to the reassignment of students, provision for teacher assistance, and provision for additional pay.
L. Both parties mutually recognize the importance of teachers’ attendance at extra curricular events throughout the district. Both parties will encourage teacher participation in extra-curricular events and duties, recognizing that such participation is one criterion of the teacher evaluative process.
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Sources: Master Agreement
TEACHING CONDITIONS. The parties recognize that the availability of optimum school facilities for both student and teacher is desirable to insure the high quality of education that is the goal of both teachers and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end.
A. When a teacher is burdened with conditions that are contrary to the above intent in terms of class size or school facilities, said teacher should call the matter to the attention of the Building Principal. If the matter cannot be remedied by the Principal, the teacher, the Association and Principal shall meet with the Superintendent with the idea of affecting a remedy.
B. The Superintendent or his designee will meet with representatives from the Association to review class size on a district-wide basis. The initial meeting to review secondary class sizes will be held no later than the fifth (5th) day of each quarter if applicable. The initial meetings to review elementary class sizes shall be held within five (5) days of the fourth Friday of the school year and within five (5) days of the end of the first semester.
C. The Board shall, whenever possible, make available in each school adequate lunchroom, restroom, and lavatory facilities primarily for faculty use and at least one (1) furnished room which shall be reserved for use as a faculty lounge.
D. Telephone facilities shall be made available to teachers for their reasonable use.
E. Teachers shall report unsafe working conditions to the Administration; if the Administration concurs, appropriate steps shall be taken to remedy the situation.
F. Thirty (30) hours shall be set aside for Professional Development and twelve (12) hours for parent- teacher conferences. New teachers shall be given an additional day for special orientation. These days will be identified in the mutually developed district calendar.
G. When a school is dismissed early because of weather conditions, the teachers of that school may leave as soon as it is reasonably sure that the students will arrive home.
H. Supervisory teachers of student teachers shall be tenured teachers who voluntarily accept the assignment. The parties recognize that "supervisory teachers" are not supervisory teachers under Public Act 379 of 1965.
I. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are canceled but shall work on any rescheduled days with no additional compensation.
1. If at any time during the life of this Agreement, it becomes lawful to count (for the purpose of state member aid) as days of pupil instruction days when pupil instruction is not provided due to conditions not within the control of school authorities due to severe storms, fires, epidemics, or health conditions, it is agreed that the following provision shall become immediately in effect:
2. There shall be one thousand ninety-eight (1,098) hours (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) of student instruction and one hundred eightyfour eighty three (184)-teacher 183) teacher attendance days. Act of God days shall be included in instruction days. If a school is closed to students for construction, transportation, or health problems, teachers need not report.
3. (Scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by the city, county or state health authorities, may be rescheduled at the discretion of the Board of Education to ensure that there are a minimum of one thousand ninety-eight student instructional hours.).
J. On Act of God days no teacher will be charged personal business or sick days and shall suffer no loss of pay.
K. Both parties mutually agree that they share as a primary objective the enhancement of student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that variety of factors interact in numerous ways to influence optimal student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that one factor, optimal class size, is desirable as it contributes to the quality of instruction and learning which is a mutual goal. With this in mind, both parties agree that:
1. Class size for kindergarten will be twenty five eight (2528) studentsstudents or fewer. If the average kindergarten class exceeds twenty four seven (2427) on the first day of class, then a meeting will be held between administration and teachers within three days to attempt to remedy the situation. Class size for grades 1-3 will be twenty-eight thirty (2830) students or less. Class size for grades 4-6 will be thirty (30) students or less. Within two (2) weeks of the beginning of the school year all classes will be within these limits or will have a maximum of no more than two (2) higher. Cross leveling of classes will be attempted to equalize class loads across the district.
2. Class sizes for grades 7-12 in excess of thirty-two (32) are not desirable, and the parties mutually agree to work toward maintaining class size below these levels. Both parties, however, recognize that the attainment of such optimal conditions is largely dependent upon the financial resources available to the District. The parties further agree that traditionally large and small classes may be exempt from the optimal size. Special students with mental, emotional, or physical handicaps will be considered as extra teaching responsibility when assigned to a regular classroom. When such assignments are anticipated, the beginning class size will be set at less than the maximum contract limit; (i.e., K - 3 = 30; 4 - 6 = 32) in order to allow for them. Students who move in after the September count day shall not be counted for purposes of this language. When an overload arises and is brought to the attention of the Building Principal, a remedy shall be agreed upon or a remedy shall be affected by the Superintendent and the Association. The remedy may include, but is not limited to the reassignment of students, provision for teacher assistance, and provision for additional pay.
L. Both parties mutually recognize the importance of teachers’ attendance at extra curricular events throughout the district. Both parties will encourage teacher participation in extra-curricular events and duties, recognizing that such participation is one criterion of the teacher evaluative process.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
TEACHING CONDITIONS. 9.1 Thirty-minute duty free lunch periods will be provided to teachers as per the Illinois School Code. Lunch times will be adjusted by the administration, as needed, to accomplish this.
9.2 All teachers will be provided with an average of at least forty-five (45) minutes per day preparation time. Teachers working less than full time will have their preparation time pro-rated as to time employed.
9.3 Teachers who fill in for an absent teacher will be reimbursed, if requested on the proper form, at the rate of $15.00 per period for each period covered.
9.4 The district will notify teachers in writing of all open position(s)/class(es) and said openings will be posted in a place agreed upon by both parties recognize one week prior to advertising the position to the general public. Interested, certified teachers who apply during that week will receive first consideration for the availability of optimum school facilities for both student and teacher is desirable opening. All teaching positions will be filled with personnel certified to insure teach the high quality of education that is posted position(s)/class(es).
9.5 Teachers will be evaluated according to the goal of both teachers procedures set forth in Performance Evaluation Reform Act and the BoardScales ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ #▇▇▇ Teacher Evaluation Plan adopted in 2015. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility Job descriptions will be reevaluated periodically as needed. Each teacher will be supplied with a copy of the teacher is to teach and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this endevaluation plan as changes are made.
A. When a teacher is burdened with conditions that are contrary to the above intent in terms 9.6 A yearly schedule of class size or school facilities, said teacher should call the matter to the attention of the Building Principal. If the matter cannot be remedied by the Principal, the teacher, the Association and Principal shall meet with the Superintendent with the idea of affecting a remedy.
B. The Superintendent or his designee will meet with representatives from the Association to review class size on a district-wide basis. The initial meeting to review secondary class sizes will be held no later than the fifth (5th) day of each quarter if applicable. The initial meetings to review elementary class sizes shall be held within five (5) days of the fourth Friday of the school year and within five (5) days of the end of the first semester.
C. The Board shall, whenever possible, make available in each school adequate lunchroom, restroom, and lavatory facilities primarily for faculty use and at least one (1) furnished room which shall be reserved for use as a faculty lounge.
D. Telephone facilities shall be made available to teachers for their reasonable use.
E. Teachers shall report unsafe working conditions to the Administration; if the Administration concurs, appropriate steps shall be taken to remedy the situation.
F. Thirty (30) hours shall be set aside for Professional Development and twelve (12) hours for parent- teacher conferences. New teachers shall be given an additional day for special orientation. These early dismissal days will be identified in developed by the mutually developed district calendar.
G. When a school is dismissed early because of weather conditions, the teachers of that school may leave as soon as it is reasonably sure that the students will arrive home.
H. Supervisory teachers of student teachers shall be tenured teachers who voluntarily accept the assignment. The parties recognize that "supervisory teachers" are not supervisory teachers under Public Act 379 of 1965.
I. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are canceled but shall work on any rescheduled days with no additional compensation.
1. If at any time during the life of this Agreement, it becomes lawful to count (administration for the purpose of state member aid) faculty meetings. Attendance at these meetings will be mandatory unless prior approval for an absence has been granted by the Principal or Superintendent. This section does not preclude special faculty meetings on an as days of pupil instruction days when pupil instruction is not provided due to conditions not within the control of school authorities due to severe storms, fires, epidemics, or health conditions, it is agreed that the following provision shall become immediately in effect:needed basis without early dismissals.
2. There 9.7 School shall be one thousand ninety-eight dismissed at 2:00 p.m. on the day preceding Thanksgiving, and Winter & Spring vacations. School will resume no sooner than January 3 following Winter break. Spring break will include the Monday following the break unless all emergency days have been used.
9.8 The Superintendent shall place on the calendar for certified staff members each year (1,0984) hours (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) of student instruction and one hundred eightyfour (184)-teacher attendance daysregularly scheduled Association meeting dates. Act of God days The Superintendent shall allow 45 minutes for such meetings. These meetings shall be included in instruction days. If placed during teacher contract time and if allowable, once a school is closed to students for construction, transportation, or health problems, teachers need not reportquarter.
3. (Scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by the city, county or state health authorities, may be rescheduled at the discretion of the Board of Education to ensure that there are a minimum of one thousand ninety-eight student instructional hours.).
J. On Act of God days no teacher will be charged personal business or sick days and shall suffer no loss of pay.
K. Both parties mutually agree that they share as a primary objective the enhancement of student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that variety of factors interact in numerous ways to influence optimal student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that one factor, optimal class size, is desirable as it contributes to the quality of instruction and learning which is a mutual goal. With this in mind, both parties agree that:
1. Class size for kindergarten will be twenty five (25) students. If the average kindergarten class exceeds twenty four (24) on the first day of class, then a meeting will be held between administration and teachers within three days to attempt to remedy the situation. Class size for grades 1-3 will be twenty-eight (28) students or less. Class size for grades 4-6 will be thirty (30) students or less. Within two (2) weeks of the beginning of the school year all classes will be within these limits or will have a maximum of no more than two (2) higher. Cross leveling of classes will be attempted to equalize class loads across the district.
2. Class sizes for grades 7-12 in excess of thirty-two (32) are not desirable, and the parties mutually agree to work toward maintaining class size below these levels. Both parties, however, recognize that the attainment of such optimal conditions is largely dependent upon the financial resources available to the District. The parties further agree that traditionally large and small classes may be exempt from the optimal size. Special students with mental, emotional, or physical handicaps will be considered as extra teaching responsibility when assigned to a regular classroom. When such assignments are anticipated, the beginning class size will be set at less than the maximum contract limit; (i.e., K - 3 = 30; 4 - 6 = 32) in order to allow for them. Students who move in after the September count day shall not be counted for purposes of this language. When an overload arises and is brought to the attention of the Building Principal, a remedy shall be agreed upon or a remedy shall be affected by the Superintendent and the Association. The remedy may include, but is not limited to the reassignment of students, provision for teacher assistance, and provision for additional pay.
L. Both parties mutually recognize the importance of teachers’ attendance at extra curricular events throughout the district. Both parties will encourage teacher participation in extra-curricular events and duties, recognizing that such participation is one criterion of the teacher evaluative process.
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Sources: Professional Services
TEACHING CONDITIONS. 6.1 The parties recognize that teacher workday shall be seven (7) hours thirty (30) minutes. Each school year the availability of optimum school facilities for both student and teacher is desirable to insure Board shall establish the high quality of education that is work schedule, which thereafter will not change unless the goal of both teachers and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility needs of the teacher District clearly require. When such change is to teach and that necessary, the organization of Board will first seek volunteers. If lunch duty for teachers is necessary, each school will develop a rotating lunch duty schedule, which will provide the school and the school day should be directed at insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end.
A. When a teacher is burdened with conditions that are contrary opportunity for duty-free lunch to the above intent in terms of class size or school facilitiesextent feasible considering student safety, said teacher should call the matter to the attention of the Building Principalteaching time and instructional quality. If the matter cannot be remedied by the PrincipalOn non-student workdays, the teacher, the Association and Principal teachers shall meet with the Superintendent with the idea of affecting have a remedy.
B. The Superintendent or his designee will meet with representatives from the Association to review class size on a district-wide basis. The initial meeting to review secondary class sizes will be held no later than the fifth (5th) day of each quarter if applicable. The initial meetings to review elementary class sizes shall be held within five (5) days of the fourth Friday of the school year and within five (5) days of the end of the first semester.
C. The Board shall, whenever possible, make available in each school adequate lunchroom, restroom, and lavatory facilities primarily for faculty use and at least one (1) furnished room which shall be reserved for use as a faculty loungehour lunch period.
D. Telephone facilities shall 6.2 A room or space will be made available to teachers for their reasonable use.
E. Teachers shall report unsafe working conditions to assigned by the Administration; if the Administration concurs, appropriate steps shall be taken to remedy the situation.
F. Thirty (30) hours shall be set aside for Professional Development and twelve (12) hours principal for parent- teacher conferences. New .
6.3 When school is not in session, teachers may be given access to the building by arranging such access with the principal or his designee.
6.4 Observation of a teacher’s class in operation by parents, prospective teachers, and non-administrative personnel shall be given an additional day for special orientation. These allowed only after consent of the building principal and at least three (3) days will be identified in prior notice to the mutually developed district calendarteacher.
G. When a school is dismissed early because of weather conditions, the teachers of that school may leave 6.5 The Board shall provide such safety clothing and equipment as soon as it is reasonably sure that the students will arrive homerequired by law.
H. Supervisory teachers of student teachers 6.6 The principal shall schedule faculty meetings as deemed necessary and such meetings shall be tenured teachers who voluntarily accept the assignmentas brief and well planned as possible. The parties recognize that "supervisory teachers" are not supervisory teachers under Public Act 379 of 1965.
I. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are canceled but shall work on any rescheduled days with no additional compensation.
1. If Attendance at any time during the life of this Agreement, it becomes lawful to count (for the purpose of state member aid) as days of pupil instruction days when pupil instruction is not provided due to conditions not within the control of school authorities due to severe storms, fires, epidemics, or health conditions, it is agreed that the following provision shall become immediately in effect:
2. There shall be one thousand ninety-eight (1,098) hours (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) of student instruction and one hundred eightyfour (184)-teacher attendance days. Act of God days shall be included in instruction days. If a school is closed to students for construction, transportation, or health problems, teachers need not report.
3. (Scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by the city, county or state health authorities, may be rescheduled at the discretion of the Board of Education to ensure that there are a minimum of one thousand ninety-eight student instructional hours.).
J. On Act of God days no teacher will be charged personal business or sick days and shall suffer no loss of pay.
K. Both parties mutually agree that they share as a primary objective the enhancement of student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that variety of factors interact in numerous ways to influence optimal student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that one factor, optimal class size, is desirable as it contributes to the quality of instruction and learning which is a mutual goal. With this in mind, both parties agree that:
1. Class size for kindergarten will be twenty five (25) students. If the average kindergarten class exceeds twenty four (24) on the first day of class, then a faculty meeting will be held between administration obligatory except where prior permission for an employee to be absent was given by the principal.
6.7 All elementary teachers, including special subject teachers, shall have at least fifteen (15) minutes relief time in the morning or the afternoon. This period shall not include time spent in transferring children to other supervisors.
6.8 High school and middle school teachers within three days to attempt to remedy shall have an instructional supervisory load that will include a minimum 60 minutes of planning. Upon written approval by the situationprincipal, superintendent and school board a teacher may be compensated at an hourly rate based on the salary schedule for teaching in excess of above stated instructional loads. Class size for grades 1-3 will be twenty-eight (28) students or less. Class size for grades 4-6 will be thirty (30) students or less. Within two (2) weeks of the beginning of the school year all classes will be within these limits or will Teachers shall not have a maximum of no more than two (2) higherdifferent subject area preparations per day except with mutual consent of the teacher and principal. Cross leveling of classes will be attempted to equalize class loads across the district.
2. Class sizes for grades 7-12 in excess of thirty-two (32) are not desirable, and the parties mutually agree to work toward maintaining class size below these levels. Both parties, however, recognize that the attainment of such optimal conditions is largely dependent upon the financial resources available to the DistrictEach secondary teacher shall have one preparation/conference period per day. The parties further agree that traditionally large preparation period should not be preempted for duty or activities unrelated to lesson planning and small classes may be exempt from the optimal sizepreparation, except by mutual consent. Special students with mental, emotional, or physical handicaps will be considered as extra teaching responsibility when assigned to a regular classroom. When such assignments are anticipated, the beginning class size will be set at less than the maximum contract limit; (i.e., K - 3 = 30; 4 - 6 = 32) in order to allow for them. Students who move in after the September count day A regularly scheduled study hall shall not be counted considered a preparation/conference period except as the teacher’s choice.
6.9 All elementary teachers will have no less than sixty (60) minutes during the teacher day for purposes of this languageplanning and conferences, which shall not be preempted by activities not related to planning. When Upon written approval by the principal, superintendent and school board the teacher will be compensated at an overload arises and is brought hourly rate based on the salary schedule, unless agreed to by the teacher involved.
6.10 Teachers will be subject to compliance to the attention of the Building Principal, a remedy shall be agreed upon or a remedy shall be affected by the Superintendent and the Association. The remedy may include, but is not limited to the reassignment of students, provision for teacher assistance, and provision for additional pay.
L. Both parties mutually recognize the importance of teachers’ attendance at extra curricular events throughout the district. Both parties will encourage teacher participation in extra-curricular events and duties, recognizing that such participation is one criterion of the teacher evaluative process.School Board Policy
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Sources: Master Teacher Contract
TEACHING CONDITIONS. 1. Teachers will carry out their duties under safe and healthful conditions in the schools.
2. Assistance and guidance in classroom techniques shall be provided to every new teacher. All available resources, as well as the experience and diverse abilities of all teachers, including principals, shall be utilized to help in-service the new teachers.
3. Each school shall be provided with a clean, attractive, comfortable teachers' lounge when finances permit.
4. Teachers shall have a duty-free lunch period equal to the regular local school lunch period, but not less than 30 minutes, to use at their own discretion. No teacher shall be required to give up his/her duty-free lunch period.
5. To the extent administratively possible, teachers shall be given opportunity to work with classes of varying achievement levels. This shall be done on the rotation system with the approval of participating teachers.
6. All elementary classroom teachers shall have at least one 30-minute preparation period per day. This shall be duty free and shall be coordinated by teacher and administrator. K-5 attendance registers will be maintained in the school offices.
7. Middle school and high school teachers (teachers in grades 6 through 12) shall have one plan period per day. Each teacher's plan period shall be during one of the regular class periods (i.e., first hour, second hour, third hour, etc.) If requested, a teacher may voluntarily give up his/her plan period to take a class at the rate in Article XIV, Section I.
8. In order to provide the best possible educational opportunities, the Board of Community Unit School District No. 7 agrees to strive to maintain a faculty• student ratio of 1:18 and a class size not to exceed 25. This is not to be construed to determine classroom load.
9. Any assignment of a teacher to teach outside of his/her certification must be approved by the Regional Office of Education. The parties recognize District agrees to hold harmless any teacher assigned to teach outside his/her certification from any legal action that is brought against the availability teacher in the performance of optimum his/her duties to the extent the legal action is based on the teacher’s lack of certification for a position (rather than negligence or other wrongdoing). The Board agrees that for teachers who are assigned by the District to a teaching area outside of the teacher’s area(s) of licensure for more than 25% of the day of the year, the district will conduct a performance evaluation as required to be conducted under Section 24A-5 of the school facilities for both student code. However, any evaluations or observations shall only take place within the teacher’s area(s) of licensure. Any such resulting performance evaluation rating will be deemed at least Proficient. The evaluator and teacher will collaboratively develop a plan whereby the district will provide effective feedback, resources, and support to the teacher who is desirable teaching outside the area(s) of licensure specific to insure that teacher’s needs.
10. No changes shall be made in teaching conditions without prior consultation with administrator and teacher.
11. No teacher shall be assigned duties that are principally custodial in nature, not to be construed as opening shades, doors, windows, and turning on and off the high quality of education that is the goal of both teachers and the Boardlights.
12. It is also acknowledged shall be the job of the guidance department to form some program concerning the orientation of the new student who has come from outside the District. With the new student, there should be information as complete as possible that gives his/her background. The new student shall be brought to the primary duty classroom by someone from the guidance department or administration and responsibility introduced to the teacher.
13. No person other than supervisory personnel shall observe, listen to, or record classroom proceedings or other activities conducted with students or other persons by a teacher either in person or by photo or mechanical means without express permission of the teacher is to teach and that concerned.
14. The school calendar shall include a half-day afternoon workshop on the organization first day of the school and the school day should be directed at insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end.
A. When a teacher is burdened with conditions that are contrary to the above intent in terms of class size or school facilities, said teacher should call the matter to the attention of the Building Principal. If the matter cannot be remedied by the Principal, the teacher, the Association and Principal shall meet with the Superintendent with the idea of affecting a remedy.
B. The Superintendent or his designee will meet with representatives from the Association to review class size on a district-wide basis. The initial meeting to review secondary class sizes will be held no later than the fifth (5th) day of each quarter if applicable. The initial meetings to review elementary class sizes shall be held within five (5) days of the fourth Friday of the school year and within five (5) days of the end of the first second semester.
C. The Board shall, whenever possible, make available in each school adequate lunchroom, restroom, and lavatory facilities primarily for faculty use and in addition teachers should have three (3) hours to work in their rooms, on at least one (1) furnished room which shall be reserved for use as a faculty lounge.
D. Telephone facilities shall be made available to teachers for their reasonable use.
E. Teachers shall report unsafe working conditions to in-service day before the Administration; if the Administration concurs, appropriate steps shall be taken to remedy the situation.
F. Thirty (30) hours shall be set aside for Professional Development and twelve (12) hours for parent- teacher conferences. New teachers shall be given an additional day for special orientation. These days will be identified in the mutually developed district calendar.
G. When a school is dismissed early because of weather conditions, the teachers of that school may leave as soon as it is reasonably sure that the students will arrive home.
H. Supervisory teachers of student teachers shall be tenured teachers who voluntarily accept the assignment. The parties recognize that "supervisory teachers" are not supervisory teachers under Public Act 379 of 1965.
I. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are canceled but shall work on any rescheduled days with no additional compensation.
1. If at any time during the life of this Agreement, it becomes lawful to count (for the purpose of state member aid) as days of pupil instruction days when pupil instruction is not provided due to conditions not within the control of school authorities due to severe storms, fires, epidemics, or health conditions, it is agreed that the following provision shall become immediately in effect:
2. There shall be one thousand ninety-eight (1,098) hours (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) of student instruction and one hundred eightyfour (184)-teacher attendance days. Act of God days shall be included in instruction days. If a school is closed to students for construction, transportation, or health problems, teachers need not report.
3. (Scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by the city, county or state health authorities, may be rescheduled at the discretion of the Board of Education to ensure that there are a minimum of one thousand ninety-eight student instructional hours.).
J. On Act of God days no teacher will be charged personal business or sick days and shall suffer no loss of pay.
K. Both parties mutually agree that they share as a primary objective the enhancement of student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that variety of factors interact in numerous ways to influence optimal student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that one factor, optimal class size, is desirable as it contributes to the quality of instruction and learning which is a mutual goal. With this in mind, both parties agree that:
1. Class size for kindergarten will be twenty five (25) students. If the average kindergarten class exceeds twenty four (24) on the first day of class, then a meeting will be held between administration and teachers within three days to attempt to remedy the situation. Class size for grades 1-3 will be twenty-eight (28) students or less. Class size for grades 4-6 will be thirty (30) students or less. Within two (2) weeks of the beginning start of the school year all classes year.
15. The school day is from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (teachers report at 7:45 a.m.) or from 7:45 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. (teachers report at 7:30 a.m.) if assigned. All teachers will be responsible for establishing their daily schedules or programs within these limits or will have a maximum of no more than two (2) higherthis time limit and in cooperation with the Principal. Cross leveling of classes Teachers will be attempted to equalize class loads across the district.
2. Class sizes for grades 7-12 in excess of thirty-two released at 3:30 p.m. (32) are not desirable, and the parties mutually agree to work toward maintaining class size below these levels. Both parties, however, recognize that the attainment of such optimal conditions is largely dependent upon the financial resources available to the District. The parties further agree that traditionally large and small classes may be exempt from the optimal size. Special students with mental, emotional8:00 a.m. start time), or physical handicaps will be considered as extra teaching responsibility when assigned to a regular classroom. When such assignments are anticipated, the beginning class size will be set at less than the maximum contract limit; (i.e., K - 3 = 30; 4 - 6 = 32) in order to allow for them. Students who move in after the September count day shall not be counted for purposes of this language. When an overload arises and is brought to the attention of the Building Principal, a remedy shall be agreed upon or a remedy shall be affected by the Superintendent and the Association. The remedy may include, but is not limited to the reassignment of students, provision for teacher assistance, and provision for additional pay.
L. Both parties mutually recognize the importance of teachers’ attendance at extra curricular events throughout the district. Both parties will encourage teacher participation in extra-curricular events and duties, recognizing that such participation is one criterion of the teacher evaluative process.3:15 p.m.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. The parties recognize Board recognizes that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, maps and globes, laboratory equipment, audiovisual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires and similar materials are the availability of optimum school facilities for both student and teacher is desirable to insure the high quality of education that is the goal of both teachers and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility tools of the teacher is to teach teaching profession. For the purpose of selection and that the organization recommendation of the school curriculum, a stakeholder team will be assembled and the school day should be directed at insuring that the energy will consist of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end.
A. When a teacher is burdened with conditions that are contrary to the above intent in terms of class size or school facilitiesprofessional staff and administrator(s) and may also include parents, said teacher should call the matter to the attention of the Building Principalstudents, community members and Board members. If the matter cannot stakeholder team fails to reach consensus, the Board shall have authority to proceed with the changes it considers necessary and to implement them. In all instances, the affected professional staff shall be remedied given 60 days notice of curriculum selection unless an alternative time line is mutually agreed upon by all staff affected by the Principal, curriculum change. The Board agrees that at all times the teacher, schools should be as well-equipped and maintained as may be possible within existing financial limitations. Support will be provided through timely professional development. Teacher materials shall be provided no less than 30 days before the Association and Principal shall meet with the Superintendent with the idea implementation of affecting a remedynew curriculum.
B. The Superintendent or his designee will meet with representatives from the Association to review class size on a district-wide basis. The initial meeting to review secondary class sizes will be held no later than the fifth (5th) day of each quarter if applicable. The initial meetings to review elementary class sizes Board shall be held within five (5) days of the fourth Friday of the school year and within five (5) days of the end of the first semester.
C. The Board shall, whenever possible, make available in each school school, adequate lunchroom, restroom, restroom and lavatory facilities primarily exclusively for faculty teacher use and as far as possible at least one (1) room appropriately furnished room which shall be reserved for use as a faculty loungeconference room. Existing facilities of the type mentioned will continue to be provided and provisions for the above facilities shall be included in any future expansion plans in those schools.
C. Adequate restricted parking facilities shall be made available to teachers for their use during the school day.
D. Telephone facilities shall be made available to teachers in the work area of each teacher the district for their reasonable usethe professional and personal use of the teaching staff.
E. Teachers required to travel to or from an in-town elementary building during their work day shall report unsafe working conditions to the Administration; if the Administration concurs, appropriate steps shall be taken to remedy the situation.
F. Thirty (30) hours shall be set aside for Professional Development and twelve (12) hours for parent- teacher conferences. New teachers shall be given an additional day for special orientation. These days will be identified in the mutually developed district calendar.
G. When a school is dismissed early because of weather conditions, the teachers of that school may leave as soon as it is reasonably sure that the students will arrive home.
H. Supervisory teachers of student teachers shall be tenured teachers who voluntarily accept the assignment. The parties recognize that "supervisory teachers" are not supervisory teachers under Public Act 379 of 1965.
I. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are canceled but shall work on any rescheduled days with no additional compensation.
1. If at any time during the life of this Agreement, it becomes lawful to count (for the purpose of state member aid) as days of pupil instruction days when pupil instruction is not provided due to conditions not within the control of school authorities due to severe storms, fires, epidemics, or health conditions, it is agreed that the following provision shall become immediately in effect:
2. There shall be one thousand ninety-eight (1,098) hours (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) of student instruction and one hundred eightyfour (184)-teacher attendance days. Act of God days shall be included in instruction days. If a school is closed to students for construction, transportation, or health problems, teachers need not report.
3. (Scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by the city, county or state health authorities, may be rescheduled at the discretion of the Board of Education to ensure that there are have scheduled a minimum of one thousand ninety-eight student instructional hours.).
J. On Act of God days no teacher will be charged personal business or sick days and shall suffer no loss of pay.
K. Both parties mutually agree that they share as a primary objective the enhancement of student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that variety of factors interact in numerous ways to influence optimal student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that one factor, optimal class size, is desirable as it contributes to the quality of instruction and learning which is a mutual goal. With this in mind, both parties agree that:
1. Class size for kindergarten will be twenty five (25) students. If the average kindergarten class exceeds twenty four (24) on the first day of class, then a meeting will be held between administration and teachers within three days to attempt to remedy the situation. Class size for grades 1-3 will be twenty-eight (28) students or less. Class size for grades 4-6 will be thirty (30) students or less. Within two (2) weeks minutes of combined travel and transition time between the beginning end time of the teaching at one school year all classes will be within these limits or will have a maximum of no more than two (2) higher. Cross leveling of classes will be attempted to equalize class loads across the district.
2. Class sizes for grades 7-12 in excess of thirty-two (32) are not desirable, and the parties mutually agree to work toward maintaining class size below these levels. Both parties, however, recognize that the attainment start time of such optimal conditions is largely dependent upon the financial resources available to the District. The parties further agree that traditionally large and small classes may be exempt from the optimal size. Special students with mental, emotional, or physical handicaps will be considered as extra teaching responsibility when assigned to a regular classroomat another school. When such assignments are anticipated, a teacher is required to travel to or from Lincoln Heights Elementary School during their work day the beginning class size will be set at less than the maximum contract limit; (i.e., K - 3 = 30; 4 - 6 = 32) in order to allow for them. Students who move in after the September count day shall not be counted for purposes of this language. When an overload arises combined travel and is brought to the attention of the Building Principal, a remedy transition time shall be agreed upon or a remedy shall be affected by the Superintendent minimum of forty (40) minutes. Travel time and the Association. The remedy may include, but is not limited to the reassignment transition time are exclusive of students, provision for teacher assistance, a teacher’s duty free lunch period and provision for additional payscheduled planning time.
L. Both parties mutually recognize the importance of teachers’ attendance at extra curricular events throughout the district. Both parties will encourage teacher participation in extra-curricular events and duties, recognizing that such participation is one criterion of the teacher evaluative process.
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Sources: Master Agreement
TEACHING CONDITIONS. 8.1 Thirty-minute duty free lunch periods will be provided to teachers as per the Illinois School Code. Lunch times will be adjusted by the administration, as needed, to accomplish this.
8.2 All teachers will be provided with an average of at least forty-five (45) minutes per day preparation time. Teachers working less than full time will have their preparation time pro-rated as to time employed.
8.3 Teachers who fill in for an absent teacher will be reimbursed, if requested on the proper form, at the rate of $15.00 per period for each period covered.
8.4 The district will notify teachers in writing of all open position(s)/class(es) and said openings will be posted in a place agreed upon by both parties recognize one week prior to advertising the position to the general public. Interested, certified/licensed teachers who apply during that week will receive first consideration for the availability of optimum school facilities for both student and teacher is desirable opening. All teaching positions will be filled with personnel certified to insure teach the high quality of education that is posted position(s)/class(es).
8.5 Teachers will be evaluated according to the goal of both teachers procedures set forth in Performance Evaluation Reform Act and the BoardScales ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ #▇▇▇ Teacher Evaluation Plan adopted in 2015. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility Job descriptions will be reevaluated periodically as needed. Each teacher will be supplied with a copy of the teacher is to teach and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this endevaluation plan as changes are made.
A. When a teacher is burdened with conditions that are contrary to the above intent in terms 8.6 A yearly schedule of class size or school facilities, said teacher should call the matter to the attention of the Building Principal. If the matter cannot be remedied by the Principal, the teacher, the Association and Principal shall meet with the Superintendent with the idea of affecting a remedy.
B. The Superintendent or his designee will meet with representatives from the Association to review class size on a district-wide basis. The initial meeting to review secondary class sizes will be held no later than the fifth (5th) day of each quarter if applicable. The initial meetings to review elementary class sizes shall be held within five (5) days of the fourth Friday of the school year and within five (5) days of the end of the first semester.
C. The Board shall, whenever possible, make available in each school adequate lunchroom, restroom, and lavatory facilities primarily for faculty use and at least one (1) furnished room which shall be reserved for use as a faculty lounge.
D. Telephone facilities shall be made available to teachers for their reasonable use.
E. Teachers shall report unsafe working conditions to the Administration; if the Administration concurs, appropriate steps shall be taken to remedy the situation.
F. Thirty (30) hours shall be set aside for Professional Development and twelve (12) hours for parent- teacher conferences. New teachers shall be given an additional day for special orientation. These early dismissal days will be identified in developed by the mutually developed district calendar.
G. When a school is dismissed early because of weather conditions, the teachers of that school may leave as soon as it is reasonably sure that the students will arrive home.
H. Supervisory teachers of student teachers shall be tenured teachers who voluntarily accept the assignment. The parties recognize that "supervisory teachers" are not supervisory teachers under Public Act 379 of 1965.
I. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are canceled but shall work on any rescheduled days with no additional compensation.
1. If at any time during the life of this Agreement, it becomes lawful to count (administration for the purpose of state member aid) faculty meetings. Attendance at these meetings will be mandatory unless prior approval for an absence has been granted by the Principal or Superintendent. This section does not preclude special faculty meetings on an as days of pupil instruction days when pupil instruction is not provided due to conditions not within the control of school authorities due to severe storms, fires, epidemics, or health conditions, it is agreed that the following provision shall become immediately in effect:needed basis without early dismissals.
2. There 8.7 School shall be one thousand ninety-eight (1,098) hours (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) of student instruction dismissed at 2:00 p.m. on the day preceding Thanksgiving, and one hundred eightyfour (184)-teacher attendance daysWinter & Spring vacations. Act of God School will resume no sooner than January 3 following Winter break. Spring break will include the Monday following the break unless all emergency days shall be included in instruction days. If a school is closed to students for construction, transportation, or health problems, teachers need not reporthave been used.
3. (Scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by the city, county or state health authorities, may be rescheduled at the discretion of the Board of Education to ensure that there are a minimum of one thousand ninety-eight student instructional hours.).
J. On Act of God days no teacher will be charged personal business or sick days and 8.8 The Superintendent shall suffer no loss of pay.
K. Both parties mutually agree that they share as a primary objective the enhancement of student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that variety of factors interact in numerous ways to influence optimal student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that one factor, optimal class size, is desirable as it contributes to the quality of instruction and learning which is a mutual goal. With this in mind, both parties agree that:
1. Class size for kindergarten will be twenty five (25) students. If the average kindergarten class exceeds twenty four (24) place on the first day of class, then a meeting will be held between administration and teachers within three days to attempt to remedy the situation. Class size calendar for grades 1-3 will be twenty-eight (28) students or less. Class size for grades 4-6 will be thirty (30) students or less. Within two (2) weeks of the beginning of the school year all classes will be within these limits or will have a maximum of no more than two (2) higher. Cross leveling of classes will be attempted to equalize class loads across the district.
2. Class sizes for grades 7-12 in excess of thirty-two (32) are not desirable, and the parties mutually agree to work toward maintaining class size below these levels. Both parties, however, recognize that the attainment of such optimal conditions is largely dependent upon the financial resources available to the District. The parties further agree that traditionally large and small classes may be exempt from the optimal size. Special students with mental, emotional, or physical handicaps will be considered as extra teaching responsibility when assigned to a regular classroom. When such assignments are anticipated, the beginning class size will be set at less than the maximum contract limit; (i.e., K - 3 = 30; 4 - 6 = 32) in order to allow for them. Students who move in after the September count day shall not be counted for purposes of this language. When an overload arises and is brought to the attention of the Building Principal, a remedy shall be agreed upon or a remedy shall be affected by the Superintendent and the Association. The remedy may include, but is not limited to the reassignment of students, provision for teacher assistance, and provision for additional pay.
L. Both parties mutually recognize the importance of teachers’ attendance at extra curricular events throughout the district. Both parties will encourage teacher participation in extra-curricular events and duties, recognizing that such participation is one criterion of the teacher evaluative process.certified/licensed staff members each year
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Sources: Professional Services
TEACHING CONDITIONS. The parties recognize that
1. Grading periods in the availability of optimum school facilities for both student and teacher is desirable to insure the high quality of education that is the goal of both teachers and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end.
A. When a teacher is burdened with conditions that are contrary to the above intent in terms of class size or school facilities, said teacher should call the matter to the attention of the Building Principal. If the matter cannot be remedied by the Principal, the teacher, the Association and Principal shall meet with the Superintendent with the idea of affecting a remedy.
B. The Superintendent or his designee will meet with representatives from the Association to review class size on a district-wide basis. The initial meeting to review secondary class sizes will be held no later than the fifth (5th) day of each quarter if applicable. The initial meetings to review elementary class sizes Iron Mountain Public Schools shall be held within five (5) days of the fourth Friday of the school year standardized to 9-10 weeks each semester. Official grades and within five (5) days of reports to parents shall be issued at the end of the first marking period (10 weeks), at the end of the first semester (19 weeks), at the end of the third marking period (9 weeks - second semester.
C. The Board shall, whenever possible, make available in each school adequate lunchroom, restroom, and lavatory facilities primarily for faculty use ) and at least one the end of the school year (1) furnished room which 10 weeks). A system has been devised for reporting to parents at mid-marking periods or at any other time deemed necessary regarding unsatisfactory pupil accomplishment. The provisions for doing this shall be reserved for use as a faculty lounge.
D. Telephone facilities worked out mutually between the teacher and the administrative staff. It shall be made available the duty and responsibility of teachers to teachers for their reasonable use.
E. Teachers shall report unsafe working conditions to the Administration; if the Administration concurs, appropriate steps shall be taken to remedy the situation.
F. Thirty (30) hours shall be set aside for Professional Development and twelve (12) hours for parent- teacher conferences. New teachers shall be given an additional day for special orientation. These days will be identified in the mutually developed district calendar.
G. When a school is dismissed early because of weather conditions, the teachers of that school may leave as soon as it is reasonably sure that the students will arrive home.
H. Supervisory teachers of student teachers shall be tenured teachers who voluntarily accept the assignment. The parties recognize that "supervisory teachers" are not supervisory teachers under Public Act 379 of 1965.
I. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are canceled but shall work on any rescheduled days maintain contact with no additional compensation.
1. If at any time during the life of this Agreement, it becomes lawful to count (parents whenever deemed necessary for the purpose mutual understanding of state member aid) as days of problems relating to pupil instruction days when pupil instruction is not provided due to conditions not within the control of school authorities due to severe storms, fires, epidemics, or health conditions, it is agreed that the following provision shall become immediately in effect:achievement.
2. There Dates for Parent/Teacher Conferences shall be one thousand ninety-eight (1,098) hours (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) scheduled by the District. The length of student instruction and one hundred eightyfour (184)-teacher attendance days. Act of God days the scheduled conferences shall be included in instruction days. If a school is closed to students for construction, transportation, or health problems, teachers need not reportdetermined by the District.
3. (Scheduled days of student instruction which The only excuse for a teacher not participating in a scheduled Parent/Teacher conference shall be illness, death in family, or any such obviously excusable reason.
4. Orientation for teachers who are not new in the Iron Mountain School System shall be held because of conditions not within prior to the control opening of school authorities such in the fall.
5. Dismissal time on Friday shall be made uniform for all teachers unless a class with students in attendance prohibits this.
6. The Board will maintain a reasonable pupil-teacher ratio in classrooms as inclement weatherrecommended by North Central Association. Where class overloads are indicated, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by the city, county or state health authorities, affected teachers may be rescheduled at the discretion request a meeting of a committee of the Board, superintendent, Principals and representatives of the Association to review the situation and seek possible remedies. The Board of Education will make every effort to ensure that there are a minimum of one thousand ninety-eight student instructional hours.).
J. On Act of God days no teacher will be charged personal business or sick days and shall suffer no loss of pay.
K. Both parties mutually agree that they share as a primary objective the enhancement of student learning equalize class size in the classroom. Both parties recognize that variety of factors interact in numerous ways to influence optimal student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that one factor, optimal class size, is desirable as it contributes to the quality of instruction and learning which is a mutual goal. With this in mind, both parties agree that:
1. Class size for kindergarten will be twenty five (25) students. If the average kindergarten class exceeds twenty four (24) on the first day of class, then a meeting will be held between administration and teachers within three days to attempt to remedy the situation. Class size for grades 1-3 will be twenty-eight (28) students or less. Class size for grades 4-6 will be thirty (30) students or less. Within two (2) weeks of elementary schools before the beginning of the each school year all classes will be within these limits or will have a maximum of no more than two (2) higher. Cross leveling of classes will be attempted to equalize class loads across the districtyear.
27. Class sizes for grades 7-12 Field trips - request should be made to building principal two weeks in excess of thirty-two (32) are not desirable, and the parties mutually agree to work toward maintaining class size below these levels. Both parties, however, recognize that the attainment of such optimal conditions is largely dependent upon the financial resources available to the District. The parties further agree that traditionally large and small classes may be exempt from the optimal size. Special students with mental, emotional, or physical handicaps will be considered as extra teaching responsibility when assigned to a regular classroom. When such assignments are anticipated, the beginning class size will be set at less than the maximum contract limit; (i.e., K - 3 = 30; 4 - 6 = 32) in order to allow for them. Students who move in after the September count day shall not be counted for purposes of this language. When an overload arises and is brought to the attention of the Building Principal, a remedy advance:
a. Local trips which shall be agreed upon or a remedy shall be affected paid for by the Board are subject to review by the Superintendent before final permission is granted.
b. Out of town trips, the cost of which shall be shared by the Board, must be approved with the presentation of a plan financing any trip.
c. If any class is required by the school curriculum as approved by the curriculum coordinators and building principals to have a field trip, the AssociationBoard shall provide the transportation.
8. The remedy may include, but is not limited Board shall make every reasonable effort to the reassignment of students, provision provide additional typing and duplicating services for teacher assistance, and provision for additional payteachers.
L. Both parties mutually recognize the importance of teachers’ attendance at extra curricular events throughout the district9. Both parties will encourage teacher participation in extra-curricular events and duties, recognizing that such participation is one criterion of the teacher evaluative process.SENIOR HIGH SCHEDULE MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHEDULE TEAM Time 8:00 – 8:19
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Sources: Master Agreement
TEACHING CONDITIONS. The parties recognize that the availability of optimum school facilities for both student and teacher is desirable to insure the high quality of education that is the goal of both teachers Association and the BoardBoard shall mutually agree upon the Calendar(s) for each year of this Agreement. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach and that the organization of the school and the school day should Said Calendar(s) shall be directed at insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end.
A. When a teacher is burdened with conditions that are contrary to the above intent set forth in terms of class size or school facilities, said teacher should call the matter to the attention of the Building Principal. If the matter cannot be remedied by the Principal, the teacher, the Association and Principal shall meet with the Superintendent with the idea of affecting a remedy.
B. The Superintendent or his designee will meet with representatives from the Association to review class size on a district-wide basisAppendix "C" attached hereto. The initial meeting to review secondary class sizes will be held no later than the fifth (5th) day Calendar for each year of each quarter if applicable. The initial meetings to review elementary class sizes this Agreement shall be held within five (5) days of the fourth Friday of the school year and within five (5) days of the end of the first semester.
C. The Board shall, whenever possible, make available in each school adequate lunchroom, restroom, and lavatory facilities primarily for faculty use and provide at least one (1) furnished room day of jointly planned (by the Board and Association) in-service training for all teachers.
B. Working Hours
1. Teachers will report for duty not less than ten (10) minutes prior to the start of the school day as established for the administrative unit in which the teacher is employed. Teachers will remain on duty for a sufficient period after the close of the school day to attend to those matters which require the teacher's attention, but not less than ten (10) minutes, except for the high school staff, following the close of the school day as established for the administrative unit in which the teacher is employed. As used in this paragraph, the term "school day" shall encompass the time between the starting time and ending time for pupils in the administrative unit involved. Provided, however, that with respect to any day on which teachers are scheduled to report for duty in the absence (or shortened presence) of pupils, the teacher's day shall be reserved based on the normal school day unless adjusted by the administration for use as a faculty loungeparticular administrative unit or the District at large. Teachers whose regular assigned duties vary from the normal school working hours will have proportionate adjustments made in their working schedules.
D. Telephone facilities shall be made available 2. It is expressly understood that psychologists, social workers and psychologist-social workers are to teachers for meet their reasonable use.
E. Teachers shall report unsafe working conditions to the Administration; if the Administration concurs, appropriate steps shall be taken to remedy the situation.
F. Thirty (30) hours shall be set aside for Professional Development and twelve (12) hours for parent- teacher conferences. New teachers shall be given an additional day for special orientation. These days will be identified obligation as in the mutually developed district calendar.
G. When a school past as required in the future for attendance at meetings before and after the administratively scheduled working hours, including parent and staff training meetings in the evenings. This obligation does not require proportionate adjustments made in their working schedule and is dismissed early because of weather conditions, the teachers of that school may leave as soon as it is reasonably sure that the students will arrive home.
H. Supervisory teachers of student teachers shall be tenured teachers who voluntarily accept the assignment. The parties recognize that "supervisory teachers" are not supervisory teachers under Public Act 379 of 1965.
I. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are canceled but shall work on any rescheduled days with no without additional compensation.
3. A teacher shall be expected to attend professional staff meetings when called by the building principal or his/her designee. A teacher may place appropriate educationally-related items on the agenda for the building meetings. The agenda for building meetings should be presented to the teacher at least one day in advance of the meeting.
4. All teachers, with the exception of Central High School teachers, shall be entitled to an uninterrupted, duty-free lunch period. This period shall conform to the designated prevailing lunch period for the particular school in which the teacher is employed, but shall be of not less than forty (40) minutes duration, which may include five (5) minutes passing with the exception of kindergarten which may be adjusted by mutual agreement to thirty five (35) minutes to meet state mandated hours. Exceptions to the duty-free lunch period may be made by mutual agreement between the building principal and the teacher involved.
5. Emergency Conditions - Teachers are not expected to report for duty on those scheduled attendance days when the school district is closed to students. It is understood that during days when school is not in session there shall be no deductions from a teacher's leave days of absence. Should severe weather or emergency conditions cause the closing of the schools during a school day, the teacher will remain on duty until dismissed by the administration.
6. At the end of each semester a time shall be provided for all teachers to complete necessary records and reports as provided in Appendix C (calendar footnotes.)
7. The daily length of the scheduled school working hours for psychologists, social workers and psychologist-social workers shall be seven (7) hours or the daily length of the normal school working hours of the high school, whichever is greater.
8. In the event that the school district offers in-service programs and/or workshops beyond the school calendar and/or beyond the normal working hours for which teachers do not receive additional compensation for attending, said attending shall be voluntary.
9. The schedule of student classes for the High School shall be as printed below: A LUNCH 11:38-12:13 4th Hour 4th Hour 11:38-12:13 11:38-12:48 B LUNCH 12:13-12:48 C LUNCH 12:54-1:29 1st Hour 1st Hour 1st Hour 2nd Hour 2nd Hour 2nd Hour 3rd Hour 3rd Hour 3rd Hour 4th Hour 12:13-1:23 4th Hour 12:48-1:23 5th Hour 5th Hour 5th Hour
10. The student schedule at the Middle Schools shall be as printed below: A2 A2 A2 Lunch 11:25 – 12:05 B1 Specials 11:26 – 12:16 A5 Core ends 12:05
B 1 Core begins 12:01 B2 Core begins 12:21 Lunch 12:09 – 12:49 B2 Core ends 1:45 B3 B1 Special 12:49 – 1:45 B3 Specials 1:50 – 2:42 B4 Core ends 2:42 B2 1:50 – 2:42 GRADE 6 GRADE 7 GRADE 8 A2 Core 8:30 A2 Core ends 9:45 A2 Specials 8:30 – 9:26 A3 A3 Specials 9:50 – 10:40 A3 Core begins 9:31 Lunch 11:31 – 12:11 B1 Core begins 11:31 A5 Core ends 12:14 B1 Core begins 12:16 B2 Lunch 12:19 – 1:00 B2 B3 B1 Core begins 1:00 B3 Core ends 2:32 B4 Core ends 2:32 B2 Core ends 2:32
a. Any changes in the “annual daily schedule” for the middle schools and the high school will be mutually agreed upon by said parties no later than February 15 of each year, for the following school year.
b. Any changes in the current "annual daily schedule" shall be mutually agreed upon.
11. Elementary (K-5) school schedule Required normal duty day for elementary teachers shall not exceed 6 hours and 17 minutes for the 2009/2010 school year and 2010/2011 school years.
C. Teacher Assignments
1. If Teachers shall be assigned, except temporarily and for good cause, within the scope of either of their teaching certification or of their major or minor field of study.
2. All secondary teachers shall have at any least one period per day, equivalent to a normal teaching period, for the purpose of preparing lessons, student conferences, parent conferences, etc. This shall not apply to Alternative Education Program teaching staff. Teacher planning time and class periods are set forth in Article VII, Paragraph G (Alternative Education Teachers).
3. A full time high school assignment would be four (4) class periods. Secondary high school classroom teachers shall not, without their consent, have more than four (4) assigned teaching periods each day. This shall not apply to Alternative Education Program teaching staff. Teacher planning time and class periods are set forth in Article VII, Paragraph G (Alternative Education Teachers).
a. A full time middle school assignment would be 1570 student contact minutes per week or for the dual site-based teacher, 1425 student contact minutes plus 150 minutes of transition time per week between buildings and teaching assignments.
4. Elementary classroom teachers shall be provided with two hundred (200) minutes of unassigned time per week during the student day for class preparation, planning and student conferences. Teachers must remain in the building unless excused by the building principal.
5. Item 3 above shall not be changed during the life of this Agreementcontract, it becomes lawful to count (for the purpose except in cases of state member aid) as days of pupil instruction days when pupil instruction is not provided due to conditions not within the control of school authorities due to severe storms, fires, epidemics, or health conditions, it is agreed that the following provision shall become immediately in effect:
2. There shall be one thousand ninety-eight (1,098) hours (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) of student instruction emergency and one hundred eightyfour (184)-teacher attendance days. Act of God days shall be included in instruction days. If a school is closed to students for construction, transportation, or health problems, teachers need not report.
3. (Scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions as defined by the city, county or state health authorities, may be rescheduled at the discretion of the Board of Education to ensure that there are a minimum of one thousand ninety-eight student instructional hours.).
J. On Act of God days no teacher will be charged personal business or sick days and shall suffer no loss of pay.
K. Both parties mutually agree that they share as a primary objective the enhancement of student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that variety of factors interact in numerous ways to influence optimal student learning in the classroom. Both parties recognize that one factor, optimal class size, is desirable as it contributes to the quality of instruction and learning which is a mutual goal. With this in mind, both parties agree that:
1. Class size for kindergarten will be twenty five (25) students. If the average kindergarten class exceeds twenty four (24) on the first day of class, then a meeting will be held between administration and teachers within three days to attempt to remedy the situation. Class size for grades 1-3 will be twenty-eight (28) students or less. Class size for grades 4-6 will be thirty (30) students or less. Within two (2) weeks of the beginning of the school year all classes will be within these limits or will have a maximum of no more than two (2) higher. Cross leveling of classes will be attempted to equalize class loads across the district.
2. Class sizes for grades 7-12 in excess of thirty-two (32) are not desirable, and the parties mutually agree to work toward maintaining class size below these levels. Both parties, however, recognize that the attainment of such optimal conditions is largely dependent upon the financial resources available to the District. The parties further agree that traditionally large and small classes may be exempt from the optimal size. Special students only after full consultation with mental, emotional, or physical handicaps will be considered as extra teaching responsibility when assigned to a regular classroom. When such assignments are anticipated, the beginning class size will be set at less than the maximum contract limit; (i.e., K - 3 = 30; 4 - 6 = 32) in order to allow for them. Students who move in after the September count day shall not be counted for purposes of this language. When an overload arises and is brought to the attention of the Building Principal, a remedy shall be agreed upon or a remedy shall be affected by the Superintendent and the Association. The remedy may include, but is not limited to Board contemplates no increases in the reassignment number of students, provision for teacher assistance, and provision for additional pay.
L. Both parties mutually recognize assigned periods during the importance of teachers’ attendance at extra curricular events throughout the district. Both parties will encourage teacher participation in extra-curricular events and duties, recognizing that such participation is one criterion life of the teacher evaluative processcontract.
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Sources: Professional Negotiation Agreement