Common use of Teaching Hours and Loads Clause in Contracts

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 writing, to exceed these. 1. ELEMENTARY OPTIMUM MAXIMUM

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. Every teacher is expected to maintain contact with parents on a regular basis. 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 fourteenth 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 fifteen (2015) minutesminutes 2013-2014 and seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes 2014-2015 if the additional two days are added to the calendar. 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. F. 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 writing, to exceed these. 1. ELEMENTARY OPTIMUM MAXIMUM