Teaching Hours and Loads Clause Samples

The 'Teaching Hours and Loads' clause defines the amount and distribution of teaching responsibilities assigned to educators. It typically outlines the number of instructional hours per week or term, specifies the types of classes or duties included (such as lectures, labs, or administrative tasks), and may set limits or minimums for teaching assignments. This clause ensures that teaching obligations are clearly established, helping to balance workloads among staff and prevent overburdening, thereby promoting fairness and operational efficiency within the institution.
Teaching Hours and Loads. 5.1 Grade levels are defined as: A. Elementary - Infant through Grade 6
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Teaching Hours and Loads. A. No teacher shall be required to report for duty earlier than 15 minutes before the opening of the pupil's regular school day in the morning. All teachers shall be permitted to leave 10 minutes after the close of the pupil's regular school day. All teachers shall be permitted to leave at the close of the pupil's regular school day on the last day of the school week. Unless permission is granted by the building principal, teachers shall leave no earlier than the above times. B. Hours of kindergarten teachers shall be fixed by the Superintendent at the beginning of each semester but shall in no event be longer than the foregoing. There shall be no more than two sessions of kindergarten per day per teacher. If the teacher so requests, kindergarten classes shall have library once a week under the supervision of the teacher. C. Teachers of grades 1-5 shall have at least five 45 consecutive minute relief periods per week, with not more than two a day. Teachers of Kindergarten, Young 5's, and ECDD shall have the same minutes of relief periods as provided for teachers 1-5. Teachers of music, art, physical education, technology and remedial teachers shall have 225 minutes of relief period per week. This shall include at least 45 consecutive minutes relief period per day, exclusive of travel time, four days per week. D. All teachers shall have a duty-free uninterrupted lunch period. The school district will implement and subsidize this program. Lunch times are not counted in calculating the teacher work day. Elementary lunch hour shall be no less than forty (40) consecutive minutes. Middle School and high school lunch hours shall be no less than 35 consecutive minutes exclusive of passing time. Teachers of grades 7-12 may be assigned to lunch supervision provided he or they shall have a duty free uninterrupted lunch period. This time of lunch supervision will be part of his normal teaching assignment. E. Elementary teachers of art, music, technology and physical education shall be required to teach no more than 300 minutes per day. F. The normal weekly teaching load in the senior high school will be 25 teaching periods and 5 unassigned preparation periods. Secondary teachers (7-12) will not be required to have more than four (4) teaching preparations. Tenured teachers may volunteer for one additional subject or preparation. In cases of undue hardship the superintendent may, in his sole discretion, reduce the number of preparations. The normal weekly teaching load ...
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Teaching Hours and Loads. A. Teachers shall be guaranteed a minimum of 280 minutes of conference and preparation time per week. Although it may not always be possible, the district will attempt to schedule this conference and planning time in blocks of at least 40 minutes. Teachers’ responsibilities during this time will be preparation of lessons, meeting with students and parents, conferring with colleagues and administrators, and other job related responsibilities. Teachers are to remain in their respective buildings during this time unless excused by the building principal. B. In an emergency, an extra class may be assigned to any teacher during their conference, either on a daily basis or an annual basis. Teachers who may substitute during their conference on a daily basis will receive the B-1 stipend per conference period. Teachers who may be assigned a class during their conference hour on a semester or annual basis will receive a percentage of their respective salary up to the seventh step. The percentage for extra class assignments will be 18%. 1. This payment shall be made to teachers who are absent from school for illness and/or disability. 2. It is agreed that such extra class assignments shall be eliminated as soon as possible. 3. It is agreed that the extra class assignments will be made only after the Administration has exhausted all other alternatives. C. The teacher’s school day shall not exceed seven (7) hours and twenty (20) minutes. If it becomes necessary during the term of this agreement to add hours or days to the calendar to meet state mandated requirements, the parties agree to open negotiations to discuss how this can be best accomplished and to negotiate compensation for additional days and/or hours. D. All teachers shall be entitled to a duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period of not less than thirty (30) minutes. E. With the exception of special teachers (art, physical education, music) at the elementary school, teachers shall not be required to provide playground or lunch supervision. Special teachers will only be used in this capacity to meet the minimum instructional hour requirement. F. The Board pledges to strive to achieve educationally sound optimums in class size. G. Because the teacher/pupil ratio is an important aspect of an effective educational program, the parties agree that class size shall not exceed the following maximum standards, except in traditional large group instruction or experimental classes where the Association has agreed, in wri...
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Teaching Hours and Loads. A. Reporting for Work: No teacher shall be required to report for duty earlier than ten (10) minutes before the opening of the pupils' regular school day. The duration of the teacher's day shall be four hundred and thirty (430) minutes. All teachers shall be permitted to leave as soon as the buses have left on the last day of the week and the day prior to a scheduled calendar break. Unless permission is granted by the building principal, teachers shall leave no earlier than the normal time. In the event schools are closed due to severe inclement weather, or when otherwise prevented by an act of God, and are closed to students due to the above conditions, bargaining unit members shall not be required to report for duty. On days that the opening of the student day is delayed due to the reasons noted above, teachers shall not be required to report to work more than twenty (20) minutes before said opening. B. Kindergarten hours shall be fixed at the beginning of each semester, but shall in no event be longer than an elementary (1-4) teacher. There shall be no more than two (2) sessions per day per teacher.
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Teaching Hours and Loads. No counselor shall be scheduled for flexible hours unless other teaching, administrative or supervisory staff are available in the same general work area. The number of days upon which flexible hours can occur will not exceed thirty-six (36) per level. The flexible hours will be contiguous and extend not more than one (1) hour before nor more than two (2) hours after the normal day at that level.
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Teaching Hours and Loads. A. Increase in Length of School Day The parties have agreed that if the Revised School Code requires an increase in instructional hours, the parties agree to negotiate on the method for bringing the District into compliance. If required, the parties agree that the length of the school day and/or teaching clock hours will be increased, as necessary, to meet the requirements of the Revised School Code.
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