Common use of TEACHING HOURS Clause in Contracts

TEACHING HOURS. 1. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday shall consist of not more than seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes of formal responsibility. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher shall be entitled to the following: (a) A duty free lunch period no less than twenty-five (25) minutes to a maximum of thirty-five (35) minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes per week of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but not to exceed the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes. At the beginning of each year, the administration at each level shall determine what portion of the above times will be used before and after school. Teacher input will be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day may be adjusted to facilitate the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administration. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allow. 5. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine a new building schedule, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditation. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher shall be paid for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the day).

TEACHING HOURS. A. Teaching hours as follows: 1. A grade PPI-12 The Committee will set the starting and dismissal times of pupils. 2. The length of the teacher's workday shall consist of not more than ’s work day will be seven (7) hours and ten fifteen (10) minutes of formal responsibility. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher shall be entitled to the following: (a) A duty free lunch period no less than twenty-five (25) minutes to a maximum of thirty-five (3515) minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes per week of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but not to exceed the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes. At the beginning of each year, the administration at each level shall determine what portion of the above times will be used before and after school. Teacher input will be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day may be adjusted to facilitate the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administration. 3. The daily preparation period starting and ending times of the work day of teachers will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to studentssurround the pupils’ school hours. 4. Activities involving Employees covered by this Agreement in special services and guidance shall work thirty-six (36) hours and fifteen (15) minutes per week. The scheduling of such hours will be made by mutual agreement between the individual employees and his/her respective supervisor. On days when their schedule requires teachers beyond to travel between schools in the scope district, bargaining unit members may be assigned duties at the beginning or end of the formal teaching day shall day. On those days when bargaining unit members are not required to travel between schools in the district, they may be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and assigned duties at any time during the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allowday. 5. In Part-time teachers will maintain the event that it becomes necessary same proportional work load as a full time teacher. Part-time teachers are expected to work with their supervisor to determine a new building schedulewhich faculty meetings, a committee department meetings, and professional development they will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditationattend. 6. A teacher’s building assignment Any member of the bargaining unit who is directed by the Superintendent of Schools to work beyond the work year pursuant to Section E, shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half compensated at their respective per diem rate. B. The teaching staff shall have the opportunity to leave fifteen (15) minutes following the conclusion of the pupils’ school day on Friday. C. A teacher shall be in his/her scheduleclassroom or building for as much time, either before or after the hours indicated in Section A.2 above, as he/she, in his/her professional judgment, determines is necessary to provide adequately for his/her programs and children. A When reasonably necessary, a teacher who has will be on duty to discharge his/her professional responsibilities, such as Open House and Parent/Teacher Conferences. On any day that a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by teacher is expected to perform duties such as those mentioned D. Each teacher in the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will system shall have a minimum duty-free lunch period of 30 minutes for travelat least the length of the regular student lunch period. If this is impossible to schedule, particularly at the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limitselementary level, then the each teacher shall be paid for have a minimum duty-free period of thirty (30) minutes at least the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during length of the day)regular student lunch period, as near to the regular lunch period as possible.

TEACHING HOURS. 1. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday A. The teaching day shall consist of not more than seven (7) hours and begin before 7:20 a.m., nor extend beyond 4:30 p.m. Teacher report time shall be ten (10) minutes of formal responsibilityprior to the student instructional day. Hall duty may Teacher end time shall be included in fifteen (15) minutes after the student instructional day ends. During that time teachers shall attend to those matters which properly require attention, including consultations with parents when scheduled directly with the teacher's workday. Every effort will On Fridays, or days preceding holidays (excluding compensatory days), vacations or evenings when a teacher’s attendance at a school event is required, the teachers may leave as soon as their students' busses have been called. Should there be made mutually by a need for the Administration District to reschedule bus runs, that may necessitate starting and ending time adjustment, the Association parties shall meet to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a resolve such adjustment. B. Each secondary teacher shall be entitled to the following: (a) A duty free lunch scheduled for a conference period no less than twenty-five (25) minutes equivalent in total length of time to a maximum of thirty-five (35) minutes. (b) For regular class period on a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes per week of time for preparationdaily basis. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that Conference periods shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but not to exceed the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes. At the beginning of each year, the administration at each level shall determine what portion of the above times will be used before and after school. Teacher input will be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day may be adjusted to facilitate the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administration. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparationspreparation, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'soccasional IEP Team meetings, and special assistance to students. Conference time shall not be used for or spent on any unconnected or non-school activity. In addition, it is expressly understood that teachers will not leave their buildings during conference time except in an emergency or extenuating circumstance as determined and approved by the building principal. Should the Administration schedule an assembly during the teacher’s conference period and the Administration requires that teacher to report, said teacher shall be paid the professional rate for the assembly. 4C. Elementary teachers shall have all the time during which their classes are receiving instruction from special instructors in music (35 minutes), art (45 minutes), physical education (35 minutes), and library (20 minutes) for conference time. Activities involving All time when elementary teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day are not assigned recess duty will be considered conference time. Conference time shall be used for such things as thorough preparation, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, occasional IEP Team meetings, and special assistance to students. Conference time shall not be used for or spent on any unconnected or non-school activity. In addition, it is expressly understood that teachers will not leave their buildings during conference time except in an emergency or extenuating circumstance as determined cooperatively between and approved by the building principal. All elementary teachers including special instructors shall be guaranteed at least thirty-five (35) consecutive minutes of preparation time each day. The administration will first seek volunteers to have more than one block per day if necessary. If there are no volunteers, the least seniored teacher will have a faculty selected committee day with two blocks, however, this shall not occur more than one year in a row. If there is more than one volunteer, the most seniored teacher will prevail. Should the Administration schedule an assembly during the teacher’s conference period and the administration Administration requires that teacher to report, said teacher shall be paid professional rate for the assembly. D. Each secondary teacher shall be scheduled at that least a thirty (30) minute duty-free lunch period each day. Elementary teachers shall have at least a thirty-five (35) minute duty-free lunch period each day. E. Teaching a class during a conference/planning period. (1) A teacher agreeing to teach a class during a normally unassigned period shall be paid at the following rate: (a) One hour at the professional activity rate per period at the secondary level; (b) One hour at the professional activity rate per period at the elementary level. (c) The hourly rates set forth above are based upon five (5) teaching periods at the secondary level and the special times outlined in section 9.2.C. for the elementary level. Teachers Any change in the number of teaching periods at the secondary level will result in a proportional increase or decrease in the hourly rate. (a) A teacher agreeing to teach during his/her conference period on a “permanent basis” shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by compensated as follows: 1. A teacher agreeing to teach an extra class at the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allow. 5. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine a new building schedule, a committee secondary level will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditation. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half paid one-fifth (1/5) of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment contractual salary. (b) For the purposes of this section, the term “permanent basis” will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation mean an extended period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher over five (5) working days; teachers shall be paid for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes reimbursed at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during rates above retroactive to the day)first date of said assignment.

TEACHING HOURS. 1A. The length of the teacher work day will be determined when the calendar is established for the school year. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday shall consist The length of not more than seven (7) the school day will provide for the minimum number of hours of instruction as required by law. B. Teachers will arrive at school and be present at their teaching station at least ten (10) minutes of formal responsibility. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher shall be entitled prior to the following: beginning of the students’ school day and will not leave until at least ten (a) A duty free lunch period no less than twenty-five (2510) minutes to after school has closed for the day. C. Each member of the Instructional Staff shall have a maximum minimum of thirty-five (35) minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes per week of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration elementary and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but for secondary of duty-free lunch period from all school-related activities daily. Noon hour supervision on the elementary level shall be assumed by a legally competent adult other than a member of the school staff. Noon hour supervision on the secondary level shall continue as presently established. D. Staff members shall attend all school functions scheduled during periods they would normally be assigned classes. Teacher assistance in the selection of assemblies will be solicited. E. All teachers shall attend up to one (1) hour of required teachers’ meetings a month, general or divisional, beginning no later than twenty (20) minutes after the dismissal of the students or no earlier than one (1) hour prior to the start of the regular student day. The administration shall not schedule more than one (1) required meeting per month and shall specify which meetings are required. Any additional meetings shall be considered voluntary. Unless the building administrator shall excuse the teacher prior to exceed the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutesrequired meetings, teachers are expected to attend. At least five (5) days’ notice will be given prior to a scheduled teachers’ meeting. F. Part-time teachers shall be expected to attend all required monthly teachers’ meetings, departmental meetings, grade level meetings and parent-teacher conferences as a full-time employee. Attempts shall be made to vary the beginning meeting days and times. Teachers who have an assignment that is less than full-time are expected to fully participate in all district/building professional development and records day. Teachers will be compensated for a full day of each yearwork on a per diem basis at their individual daily rate of pay per the current salary schedule for these Days. G. In the event that the student dismissal times are later than 3:00 p.m., the administration at each level shall determine what portion will work with the Hudsonville coaches adversely affected by this change to provide appropriate classroom supervision so that those coaches are able to attend the games and contests they coach in a timely manner. In the event a coach’s teaching schedule does not allow the coach to be present for team practices immediately after the dismissal of secondary students, the administration will assist in scheduling appropriate practice times taking into consideration the teacher’s work day, and provide appropriate supervision of the above students between school dismissal and their practice time. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇-teacher conferences shall be scheduled during the times specified in the calendar (Appendix C) or as otherwise mutually agreed to. Teachers shall be present during the times the teacher has scheduled individual conferences. In the event the teacher does not have individually scheduled conferences, he/she shall be present in the building during the normal hours of the work day and for at least three (3) hours during the evening conference periods. 1. Afternoon conferences shall be scheduled during the normal school hours, unless a teacher agrees to schedule individual conferences outside the normal work day. 2. Evening conference times will be used before and after chosen by the individual school, but will go no later than 9:00pm. Teacher input Conference time will be encouragedno longer than 15 hours for the year. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day Buildings may be adjusted elect to facilitate use or divide those hours differently in the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administrationfall, winter, or spring conference dates. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day A building administrator shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and present in the administration at building during any scheduled conferences. The parties agree that level. Teachers shall some modifications may be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allow. 5necessary in this format. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine changes are needed, the parties will meet when a new building schedule, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditationmeeting is requested by either party. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher shall be paid for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the day).

TEACHING HOURS. 1. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday shall consist of not more than seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes of formal responsibility. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher shall be entitled to the following: (a) A duty free lunch period no less than twenty-five (25) minutes to a maximum of thirty-five (35) minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes per week of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but not to exceed the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes. At the beginning of each year, the administration at each level shall determine what portion of the above times will be used before and after school. Teacher input will be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day may be adjusted to facilitate the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administration. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allow. 5. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine a new building schedule, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditation. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher shall be paid for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the day).

TEACHING HOURS. 1A. The length of the teacher work day will be determined when the calendar is established for the school year. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday shall consist The length of not more than seven (7) the school day will provide for the minimum number of hours of instruction as required by law. B. Teachers will arrive at school and be present at their teaching station at least ten (10) minutes of formal responsibility. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher shall be entitled prior to the following: beginning of the students’ school day and will not leave until at least ten (a) A duty free lunch period no less than twenty-five (2510) minutes to after school has closed for the day. C. Each member of the Instructional Staff shall have a maximum minimum of thirty-five (35) minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes per week of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration elementary and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but for secondary of duty-free lunch period from all school-related activities daily. Noon hour supervision on the elementary level shall be assumed by a legally competent adult other than a member of the school staff. Noon hour supervision on the secondary level shall continue as presently established. D. Staff members shall attend all school functions scheduled during periods they would normally be assigned classes. Teacher assistance in the selection of assemblies will be solicited. E. All teachers shall attend up to one (1) hour of required teachers’ meetings a month, general or divisional, beginning no later than twenty (20) minutes after the dismissal of the students or no earlier than one (1) hour prior to the start of the regular student day. The administration shall not schedule more than one (1) required meeting per month and shall specify which meetings are required. Any additional meetings shall be considered voluntary. Unless the building administrator shall excuse the teacher prior to exceed the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutesrequired meetings, teachers are expected to attend. At least five (5) days’ notice will be given prior to a scheduled teachers’ meeting. F. Part-time teachers shall be expected to attend all required monthly teachers’ meetings, departmental meetings, grade level meetings and parent-teacher conferences as a full-time employee. Attempts shall be made to vary the beginning meeting days and times. Teachers who have an assignment that is less than full-time are expected to fully participate in all district/building professional development and records day. Teachers will be compensated for a full day of each yearwork on a per diem basis at their individual daily rate of pay per the current salary schedule for these Days. G. In the event that the student dismissal times are later than 3:00 p.m., the administration at each level shall determine what portion will work with the Hudsonville coaches adversely affected by this change to provide appropriate classroom supervision so that those coaches are able to attend the games and contests they coach in a timely manner. In the event a coach’s teaching schedule does not allow the coach to be present for team practices immediately after the dismissal of secondary students, the administration will assist in scheduling appropriate practice times taking into consideration the teacher’s work day, and provide appropriate supervision of the above students between school dismissal and their practice time. H. Parent-teacher conferences shall be scheduled during the times specified in the calendar (Appendix C) or as otherwise mutually agreed to. Teachers shall be present during the times the teacher has scheduled individual conferences. In the event the teacher does not have individually scheduled conferences, he/she shall be present in the building during the normal hours of the work day and for at least three (3) hours during the evening conference periods. 1. Afternoon conferences shall be scheduled during the normal school hours, unless a teacher agrees to schedule individual conferences outside the normal work day. 2. Evening conference times will be used before and after chosen by the individual school, but will go no later than 9:00pm. Teacher input Conference time will be encouragedno longer than 15 hours for the year. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day Buildings may be adjusted elect to facilitate use or divide those hours differently in the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administrationfall, winter, or spring conference dates. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day A building administrator shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and present in the administration at building during any scheduled conferences. The parties agree that level. Teachers shall some modifications may be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allow. 5necessary in this format. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine changes are needed, the parties will meet when a new building schedule, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditationmeeting is requested by either party. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher shall be paid for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the day).

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teacher’s normal teaching hours in the schools shall be as follows: 1. Teachers will arrive no later than 7:50 am 2. Teachers will leave no earlier than 2:50 pm 3. The student instructional day will be from 8:00 am to 2:47 pm B. The normal weekly teaching load in the middle school and senior high school will be twenty-five teaching assignments, not to exceed (5) periods per day and a minimum of five (5) conference periods (Teachers teach five periods of a six period day, with one preparation period and 30 minutes for lunch concurrent with the student lunch). A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday study hall shall consist of be considered a teaching assignment. The normal teaching load in the elementary schools shall not more than seven exceed twenty-six (726) hours and ten (10) minutes of formal responsibility. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher shall be entitled to the following: (a) A duty free lunch period no less than twenty-five (25) minutes per week student contact time, which includes instruction and supervision. C. All elementary teachers not taking a compensatory voluntary duty shall be entitled to a maximum of thirty-five (35) minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes per week of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but minute duty free uninterrupted lunch period. D. A teacher directly involved in negotiation during the school day, negotiating on behalf of the Association with any representative of the Board, or participating in any professional grievance negotiation, shall be released from regular duties without loss of salary. E. Teachers of music, art, physical education and laboratory sciences, librarians, counselors, and all special education teachers shall be provided preparation time to the same extent as other teachers in the District. F. If a substitute is not available for special teachers and the regular teacher is required to exceed the workday be responsible for supervision of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes. At the beginning of each yearhis/her students during this time, the administration regular teacher will be compensated at each level the internal substitute rate as specified in Article XII of this agreement. G. The teachers of the Tahquamenon Area Schools shall determine what portion make themselves available for the following: i. Two three-hour parent-teacher conferences per year and a one-hour fall open house per year. The date for the fall open house will not be more than two weeks prior to the start of the school year unless mutually agreed upon by both the Board and the Association. ii. One 60 minute staff meeting per month (8 total) to be conducted after 2:50 pm. iii. One 90 minute delayed start per month (9 total) for staff meetings; teachers will arrive at regular time and classes will start at 9:30 am. iv. Staff will be notified of the complete schedule of dates for all of the above times will be used before and after school. Teacher input will be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's items by the first day may be adjusted to facilitate the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administrationschool year. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special H. All elementary teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their granted prep time and schedules allow. 5when students are attending specialized instruction. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine a new building schedulestaffing makes any such arrangement impossible, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditation. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the regular teacher shall be paid receive compensation for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes such time at the teacher’s per diem internal substitution rate (unless as specified in Article XII of this time is recouped through other minutes during the day)Agreement.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The parties hereto recognize that the varying nature of an employee’s day-to-day professional responsibilities does not lend itself to an instructional day of rigidly established length. The normal school-based assignment hours are as follows: 1. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday Each employee shall consist of not more than seven be required to report for work fifteen (7) hours and ten (1015) minutes before the scheduled beginning of formal responsibility. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration his/her first period and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher shall be entitled required to the following: (a) A duty free lunch period remain until his/her professional duties are completed. Kindergarten teachers’ minimum on-site school based assignment hours shall be no less than twenty-five (25) minutes to a maximum of thirty-five (35) minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes per week of time those for preparationteachers in Grades 1, 2, and 3. Each preparation period kindergarten teacher’s actual on-site schedule will be determined in consultation with the other site kindergarten teachers and his/her school level administrator, with first consideration given to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made ’s duties as they relate to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntaryhis/her class. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her The normal hours of student instruction for employees teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but not to exceed at the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes. At the beginning of each year, the administration at each elementary school level shall determine what portion of the above times will be used before and after school. Teacher input will be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's not exceed: Kindergarten 300 minutes per day may be adjusted to facilitate the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administration.or 1,500 per week Grades 1, 2, 3 312 minutes per day or 1,490 per week Grades 4, 5, 6 327 minutes per day or 1,550 per week 3. The daily Bargaining unit members teaching regular grades 1 through 3 in self-contained classrooms will be provided with 28 periods of on-campus preparation period time, each 30 minutes in length, at times designated by the District. Bargaining unit members teaching regular grades 4 through 6 in self-contained classrooms will first be used for such things provided with 33 hours of on-campus preparation time at times designated by the District. Such preparation time will be provided as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to studentsa result of a physical education pull-out program. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day A Modified Day Schedule shall be determined cooperatively between 90 minutes less than a faculty selected committee regular day schedule. The District will institute a Modified Day Schedule for grades 1 through 6 for the purposes of on-campus preparation time on Wednesdays of each week except when a legal holiday falls on a Wednesday and the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allowduring fall parent conference weeks. 5. In The normal hours of student instruction for employees teaching at the event that it becomes necessary junior high level shall not exceed 330 minutes per day, such time to determine include six (6) consecutive periods of equal duration, one of which shall be a new building schedulepreparation period, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative schedulingwith 3 minute passing periods. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation Exceptions will be made that would jeopardize accreditationfor special or emergency schedules. 6. A teacher’s building assignment At the junior high level, any teacher required to change classrooms more than twice per day (three classrooms) per grading period will not be required to do so again until two additional grading periods have passed. 7. For the purpose of parent conferences, all regular classroom teachers, grades one through six shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half provided with three (3) regularly-scheduled conference periods per-year, as follows: a. One (1) conference period which shall not exceed two (2) modified days, not to be scheduled on a Wednesday planning day as defined in paragraph A.4 above. b. One (1) conference period which shall not exceed five (5) consecutive modified days and, c. One (1) conference period which shall not exceed three (3) modified days, not to be scheduled on a Wednesday planning day. 8. For the purposes of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher shall be paid for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes parent conferences at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the day).junior high schools, a conference period of four

TEACHING HOURS. A. The parties hereto recognize that the varying nature of an employee’s day-to-day professional responsibilities does not lend itself to an instructional day of rigidly established length. The normal school-based assignment hours are as follows: 1. A grade PPI-12 Each employee shall be required to report for work fifteen (15) minutes before the scheduled beginning of his/her first period and shall be required to remain until his/her professional duties are completed. Kindergarten teachers’ minimum on-site school based assignment hours shall be no less than those for teachers in Grades 1, 2, and 3. Each kindergarten teacher's workday ’s actual on-site schedule will be determined in consultation with the other site kindergarten teachers and his/her school level administrator, with first consideration given to the teacher’s duties as they relate to his/her class. 2. The normal hours of pupil instruction for employees teaching at the elementary school level shall consist not exceed: Kindergarten 300 minutes per day or 1,500 per week Grades 1, 2, 3 312 minutes per day or 1,490 per week Grades 4, 5, 6 327 minutes per day or 1,550 per week 3. Full-time bargaining unit members teaching regular grades 4 through 6 in self-contained classrooms will be provided with 33 hours of on-campus preparation time at times designated by the District. Such preparation time will be provided as a result of a physical education pull-out program. 4. The District will institute a Modified Day Schedule for grades 1 through 6 for the purposes of on-campus preparation time on Wednesdays of each week except when a legal holiday falls on a Wednesday and during fall parent conference weeks. For the purposes of this program, a Modified Day Schedule shall be 90 minutes less than a regular day schedule. 5. The normal hours of pupil instruction for employees teaching at the junior high level shall not exceed 310 minutes per day, such time to include six (6) consecutive periods of equal duration, one of which shall be a preparation period; except that periods need not be of equal length in order to accommodate a home room period or special or emergency schedules; and except that the assignments need not be in consecutive periods if the employee volunteers and, also, with the provision that on a nonvoluntary basis, no employee shall be assigned a nonconsecutive schedule more than one grading period out of three. 6. At the junior high level, any teacher required to change classrooms more than twice per day (three classrooms) per grading period will not be required to do so again until two additional grading periods have passed. 7. For the purpose of parent conferences, all regular classroom teachers, Grades one through six shall be provided with two (2) regularly-scheduled conference periods per-year, as follows: a. One (1) conference period which shall not exceed seven (7) hours and ten consecutive modified days as defined in paragraph A.4 above, and, b. One (101) minutes of formal responsibility. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibilityconference period which shall not exceed three (3) modified days, a teacher shall be entitled to the following: (a) A duty free lunch period no less than twenty-five (25) minutes to a maximum of thirty-five (35) minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes per week of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but not to exceed the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes. At the beginning of each year, the administration at each level shall determine what portion of the above times will be used before and after school. Teacher input will be encouragedscheduled on a Wednesday planning day. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day may the two week time constraint referred to in Education Code Section 46114 will be adjusted adhered to. The District agrees to facilitate meet with the administration Association and mutually agree to any changes in the number of conference days that were in effect the individual buildingprevious year. c. On District designated parent conference days, the District agrees to provide proctors for bus duty and further agrees not to increase the length of recess. 8. Early leave may be granted For the purposes of parent conferences at the discretion of the Administration. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allow. 5. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine a new building schedulejunior high schools, a committee will be formed, comprised conference period of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditation. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher shall be paid for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the day).four

TEACHING HOURS. 1A. The scheduling of classes in both the elementary and the secondary schools shall be established by the administrative staff. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday shall consist of The teachers will not be required to sign in more than seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes before the start of formal responsibilitytheir school day nor remain more than five (5) minutes after the last ▇▇▇▇. Hall duty Staff meetings shall not exceed two per month and shall last no longer than one hour. Both parties recognize that issues of immediate concern might prompt additional meetings through mutual consent of the building Association Representatives (ARs) and the building administration. To promote a positive working relationship between the BEA and school District, monthly meetings between the ARs and the building administration shall be scheduled. In- service or professional development or NCA days shall not last longer than a regular school day, except that members shall have one hour and fifteen (15) minutes for lunch, minimally. 1. The School District may schedule the start of classes thirty (30) minutes before or after an elementary starting time of 8:40 a.m. and a secondary starting time of 7:30 a.m. Any other starting time for an elementary or secondary school shall require negotiations with the Association. This provision will not have the effect of lengthening the school day. As a matter of professional courtesy, the BEA shall be included informed of any such consideration, while it is in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher planning stage. B. All elementary teachers shall be entitled to the following: a consecutive forty-five (a45) A minute, duty free free, uninterrupted lunch and a planning period no less than forty-five (45) minutes. All secondary teachers shall be entitled to a thirty (30) minute, duty free, uninterrupted lunch period. C. The normal weekly teaching load in the Senior High School (will be twenty (20) teaching periods and five (5) unassigned preparation periods) of the same duration and the Junior High School will be twenty-five (25) minutes to a maximum teaching periods, five (5) homeroom periods, and five (5) unassigned preparation periods of thirtythe same duration of the teaching periods. Teaching periods shall not exceed fifty-five (3555) minutes. minutes at the Junior High School and seventy-two (b72) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes per week of time for preparationat the Senior High School. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching Homeroom periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp Junior High shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to not exceed thirty (30) minutes but not to exceed the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes. At One period may contain an additional six (6) minutes to conduct school business. The District agrees that elementary teachers missing their planning period due to the beginning of each year, staggered start for professional development shall be treated uniformly across the administration at each level shall determine what portion of the above times District. A substitute will be used before provided the following day and after school. Teacher input will be encouragedgive affected teachers a planning period at a mutually agreed upon time that day. It is expressly understood agreed that an individual teacher's day may all core area teachers shall have no more than two (2) preps per term. It is further agreed that those teachers who have incomplete schedules will be adjusted given the first opportunity to facilitate be assigned additional preps on a seniority and highly qualified basis in those situations. It is agreed that all cafeteria duty in the administration of high school will be voluntary. It is further agreed that those teachers who have incomplete schedules will be given the individual buildingfirst opportunity to volunteer in those situations. Early leave may Teachers in the junior high school will be granted at the discretion of the Administrationutilized on a voluntary basis only for cafeteria duty. 31. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparationsFrom starting time to dismissal time, conferences with parents, teachers, the elementary teachers shall not have more than five and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to studentsone-half (5 1/2) hours of teaching time per day. 4. Activities involving D. Elementary teachers beyond the scope of the formal shall have unassigned time while their classes are receiving instruction from various teaching day shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and the administration at that levelspecialists. Teachers shall be given forty-eight not lose their planning time due to a scheduled event. By September 10 of each academic year the District will provide teachers with a delay action plan in the event of a two (482) hour notice or three (3) hour Act of God delay. E. Due to the mandates of State and Federal law and because both parties recognize that it is in the best interest of the educational process, when practicable, to discourage work outside a BEA member’s content area; therefore, mutual agreement between the parties shall occur before such activities assignments are made. F. Teachers of music, art, the laboratory sciences, media specialists, speech therapists, reading/curriculum consultants, visiting teachers, counselors, and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special all special education teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their provided with relief and preparation time and schedules allow. 5. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine a new building schedule, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendentsame extent as other teachers in their buildings. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditation. 6. A teacher’s building assignment The District shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half attempt to schedule such relief time in blocks of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher shall be paid for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the day).not less than thirty

TEACHING HOURS. A. No teacher shall be required to report for duty earlier than fifteen (15) minutes before the opening of the pupils’ regular school day in the morning. Teachers shall be permitted to leave 15 minutes after the close of the pupils’ regular school day. Teachers are encouraged to remain a sufficient period after the close of the scheduled school day to attend to those matters that properly require attention at that time, including consultations with parents when‌ scheduled directly with the teacher. On days preceding holidays or vacations, the teacher’s day shall end at the close of the pupil day. B. The normal weekly teaching load in the junior and senior high school will be 25 teaching periods per week. The schedules of all teaching personnel shall conform to those stated in Appendix A of this Agreement. C. Vocal and instrumental music and physical education shall remain as an integral part of the total school curriculum throughout the duration of this Agreement. D. The elementary vocal and theory music programs (1. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday -6) shall consist meet in a normal classroom situation and be conducted by a fully certified music teacher for a weekly period of time no less than fifty (50) minutes which shall not be divided into more than seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes of formal responsibilitytwo sessions. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort Children will be made mutually allowed to participate in Elementary Beginning and Advanced Bands as an alternate to this program. E. The elementary physical education program (K-6) shall be conducted by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive mannerfully certified physical education teacher for a weekly period of time no less than fifty (50) minutes, which shall not be divided into more than two sessions. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher Elementary physical education class size maximum shall not exceed thirty-three pupils. F. All teachers shall be entitled to the following: (a) A a duty free lunch period no of not less than twenty-five (25) minutes to a maximum of thirty-five (35) 35 minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of G. Elementary teachers shall use for preparation all time during which their classes are scheduled for instruction from various teaching specialists. H. Teachers will be entitled to 250 minutes per week of planning time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. I. Planning, recess, and relief time lost due to scheduled parties will not be compensated or rescheduled. During scheduled assemblies, the teacher who is assigned to any group of students shall attend the assembly (c) Cafeteria duty includes specialists special ed, etc). When a specialist is assigned to any staff member’s classroom during an assembly time, that staff member may leave the assembly for whatever portion of that time is needed to perform necessary tasks normally done during preparation time. It is not expected that the teacher will leave for the sole purpose of having break time. Planning time lost due to shared time teachers’ extra curricular high school responsibilities will be included rescheduled by the shared time teacher. J. No departure from these norms, except in the teacher's workday. Every effort will case of emergency, shall be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu without prior consultation with the Association. In the event of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, any disagreement between the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration Board and the Association as to deal with these duties in a most positive mannerthe need and desirability of such deviation, the matter may be processed through the professional grievance procedure hereinafter set forth. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, K. Whenever a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending is asked to work more than his/her teaching duties schedule as set forth in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but not to exceed the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes. At the beginning of each yearthis article, the administration at each level shall determine what portion of the above times will be used before and after school. Teacher input will be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day may be adjusted to facilitate the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administration. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allow. 5. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine a new building schedule, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditation. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of his/her schedule. A shall receive additional compensation as indicated in paragraph L. L. Any teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes substitutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the another teacher shall be paid for receive compensatory time at a minimum of thirty (30) minutes at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the day).of

TEACHING HOURS. 1A. The length of the teacher work day will be determined when the calendar is established for the school year. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday shall consist The length of not more than seven (7) the school day will provide for the minimum number of hours of instruction as required by law. B. Teachers will arrive at school and be present at their teaching station at least ten (10) minutes of formal responsibility. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher shall be entitled prior to the following: beginning of the students’ school day and will not leave until at least ten (a) A duty free lunch period no less than twenty-five (2510) minutes to after school has closed for the day. C. Each member of the Instructional Staff shall have a maximum minimum of thirty-five (35) minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes per week of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration elementary and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but not for secondary of duty-free lunch period from all school-related activities daily. Noon hour supervision on the elementary level shall be assumed by a legally competent adult other than a member of the school staff. Noon hour supervision on the secondary level shall continue as presently established. D. Staff members shall attend all school functions scheduled during periods they would normally be assigned classes. Teacher assistance in the selection of assemblies will be solicited. E. All teachers shall attend up to exceed the workday of seven two (72) hours of required teachers’ meetings a month, general or divisional, beginning no later than twenty (20) minutes after the dismissal of the students or no earlier than one (1) hour prior to the start of the regular student day. The administration shall not schedule more than two (2) required meetings per month and ten (10) minutesshall specify which meetings are required. Any additional meetings shall be considered voluntary. Unless the building administrator shall excuse the teacher prior to the required meetings, teachers are expected to attend. At least five (5) days’ notice will be given prior to a scheduled teachers’ meeting. F. Part-time teachers shall be expected to attend all required monthly teachers’ meetings, departmental meetings, grade level meetings and parent-teacher conferences as a full-time employee. Attempts shall be made to vary the beginning meeting days and times. Teachers who have an assignment that is less than full–time are expected to fully participate in all district/building professional development and records days. Teachers will be compensated for a full day of work on a per diem basis at their individual daily rate of pay per the current salary schedule for each yearof these days. G. In the event that the student dismissal times are later than 3:00 p.m., the administration at each level shall determine what portion will work with the Hudsonville coaches adversely affected by this change to provide appropriate classroom supervision so that those coaches are able to attend the games and contests they coach in a timely manner. In the event a coach’s teaching schedule does not allow the coach to be present for team practices immediately after the dismissal of secondary students, the administration will assist in scheduling appropriate practice times taking into consideration the teacher’s work day, and provide appropriate supervision of the above students between school dismissal and their practice time. H. Parent-teacher conferences shall be scheduled during the times will specified in the calendar (Appendix C) or as otherwise mutually agreed to (for calendar considerations see G. 5., below). Teachers shall be used before and after schoolpresent during the times the teacher has scheduled individual conferences (as in the elementary). Teacher input will In the event the teacher does not have individually scheduled conferences (for example, the secondary conferences), he/she shall be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day may be adjusted to facilitate present in the administration building during the normal hours of the work day and for at least two and one-half (2 1/2) hours during the evening conference periods. 1. Afternoon conferences shall be scheduled during the normal school hours, unless a teacher agrees to schedule individual buildingconferences outside the normal work day. 2. Early leave may Evening conferences shall be granted at the discretion of the Administrationscheduled within a two and one-half (2 1/2) hour time block between 5:30 and 9:00 p.m., unless a teacher agrees to schedule individual conferences outside this 2 1/2 hour time block. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance Conference times are shown in the Parent-Teacher Conference Schedule attached to students.Appendix C. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day A building administrator shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and present in the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allowbuilding during any scheduled conferences. 5. By at least two-thirds (2/3) vote of the teachers in the building, each building shall have the option of modifying the evening conference schedule. The building teachers, with the approval of the principal, shall be able to change the scheduled evening(s) for conferences. Changes must be kept within a three week time span (no more than one week prior to, or one week after, the calendar and time frames set in Appendix C. for parent-teacher conferences). The parties agree that some modifications may be necessary in this format. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine changes are needed, the parties will meet when a new building schedule, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditationmeeting is requested by either party. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher shall be paid for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the day).

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teacher’s normal teaching hours in the schools shall be as follows: 1. Teachers will arrive no later than 7:50 am 2. Teachers will leave no earlier than 2:52 pm 3. The student instructional day will be from 8:00 am to 2:52 pm B. The normal weekly teaching load in the middle school and senior high school will be twenty-five teaching assignments, not to exceed (5) periods per day and a minimum of five (5) conference periods (Teachers teach five periods of a six period day, with one preparation period and 30 minutes for lunch concurrent with the student lunch). A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday study hall shall consist of be considered a teaching assignment. The normal teaching load in the elementary schools shall not more than seven exceed twenty-six (726) hours and ten (10) minutes of formal responsibility. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher shall be entitled to the following: (a) A duty free lunch period no less than twenty-five (25) minutes per week student contact time, which includes instruction and supervision. C. All elementary teachers not taking a compensatory voluntary duty shall be entitled to a maximum of thirty-five (35) minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes per week of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but minute duty free uninterrupted lunch period. D. A teacher directly involved in negotiation during the school day, negotiating on behalf of the Association with any representative of the Board, or participating in any professional grievance negotiation, shall be released from regular duties without loss of salary. E. Teachers of music, art, physical education and laboratory sciences, librarians, counselors, and all special education teachers shall be provided preparation time to the same extent as other teachers in the District. F. If a substitute is not available for special teachers and the regular teacher is required to exceed be responsible for supervision of his/her students during this time, the workday regular teacher will be compensated at the internal substitute rate as specified in Article XII of seven this agreement. G. The teachers of the Tahquamenon Area Schools shall make themselves available for the following: i. Six (76) hours of parent-teacher conferences per year and ten a one-hour fall open house per year. The entirety of these conferences will occur outside the regular duty day. The date for the fall open house will not be more than two weeks prior to the start of the school year unless mutually agreed upon by both the Board and the Association. ii. Fifteen (1015) minutestwo-hour delayed start days for staff meetings and/or professional development; teachers will arrive at regular time and classes will start at 10:00 am. iii. At Staff will be notified of the beginning complete schedule of each year, the administration at each level shall determine what portion dates for all of the above times will be used before and after school. Teacher input will be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's items by the first day may be adjusted to facilitate the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administrationschool year. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special H. All elementary teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their granted prep time and schedules allow. 5when students are attending specialized instruction. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine a new building schedulestaffing makes any such arrangement impossible, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditation. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the regular teacher shall be paid receive compensation for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes such time at the teacher’s per diem internal substitution rate (unless as specified in Article XII of this time is recouped through other minutes during the day)Agreement.

TEACHING HOURS. 1. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday School opening time and dismissal time shall consist of not more than be established by the Superintendent. No modification by the administration shall increase the clock hours beyond seven (7) hours and fifteen (15) minutes per day. The primary purpose of the 15 minutes is to meet state-mandated instructional hour requirements. 2. The Board agrees that the maximum total teacher time excluding extra curricular activities for teachers shall not exceed seven (7) hours, fifteen (15) minutes per day. 3. All Teachers shall receive a duty free uninterrupted lunch period of at least thirty (30) minutes. 4. The Board agrees that elementary teachers shall not be required to be with their students whenever they are receiving instruction by a certified teacher such as art, music, physical education, etc. 5. The Board agrees that elementary teachers will not be assigned recess duties. 6. Each teacher’s daily schedule shall include at least one period for conference and preparation time. It is understood that each teacher’s conference preparation period shall be commensurate with the length of one instructional period in the secondary schools and at least forty (40) consecutive minutes in the elementary schools. Deviations at the elementary level shall not exceed ten percent (10%) minutes of formal responsibility. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher shall be entitled to the following: (a) A duty free lunch period no less than twenty-five (25) minutes elementary staff up to a maximum of thirty-five (355) minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes per week of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but not to exceed the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes. At the beginning of each year, the administration at each level shall determine what portion of the above times will be used before and after school. Teacher input will be encouragednumber. It is expressly understood by the parties that an individual teacher's day may be adjusted to facilitate the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administration. 3. The daily scheduled preparation period is subject to the total school program, and as a result, such things as miscellaneous programs, field trips, testing programs, emergency class needs, and assemblies may, from time to time, be substituted for preparation time. It is expected that preparation periods will first be used for such things as thorough preparationspreparation, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 47. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day shall Teachers may be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and the administration at that levelrequired to attend up to three (3) night meetings each semester. Teachers shall be given fortycompensated at $22.00 per hour for attendance at these meetings. 8. Staff meetings will be limited to two (2) per month, not more than 60 minutes in length, to be held immediately prior to or after the teaching school day. 9. All teachers may be required to attend meetings of parent-eight (48) hour notice teacher building organizations, or district parent-teacher conferences in their building, and remain on duty throughout the scheduled period of such activities and meetings. 10. Teacher participation in extra curricular activities, for which no additional compensation is paid, shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allowvoluntary. 5. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine a new building schedule, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditation. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher shall be paid for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the day).

TEACHING HOURS. A. No teacher shall be required to report for duty earlier than fifteen (15) minutes before the opening of the pupils’ regular school day in the morning. Teachers shall be permitted to leave 15 minutes after the close of the pupils’ regular school day. Teachers are encouraged to remain a sufficient period after the close of the scheduled school day to attend to those matters that properly require attention at that time, including consultations with parents when scheduled directly with the teacher. On days preceding holidays or vacations, the teacher’s day shall end at the close of the pupil day. B. The normal weekly teaching load in the junior and senior high school will be 25 teaching periods per week. The schedules of all teaching personnel shall conform to those stated in Appendix A of this Agreement. C. Vocal and instrumental music and physical education shall remain as an integral part of the total school curriculum throughout the duration of this Agreement. D. The elementary vocal and theory music programs (1. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday -6) shall consist meet in a normal classroom situation and be conducted by a fully certified music teacher for a weekly period of time no less than fifty (50) minutes which shall not be divided into more than seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes of formal responsibilitytwo sessions. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort Children will be made mutually allowed to participate in Elementary Beginning and Advanced Bands as an alternate to this program. E. The elementary physical education program (K-6) shall be conducted by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive mannerfully certified physical education teacher for a weekly period of time no less than fifty (50) minutes, which shall not be divided into more than two sessions. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher Elementary physical education class size maximum shall not exceed thirty-three pupils. F. All teachers shall be entitled to the following: (a) A a duty free lunch period no of not less than twenty-five (25) minutes to a maximum of thirty-five (35) 35 minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of G. Elementary teachers shall use for preparation all time during which their classes are scheduled for instruction from various teaching specialists. H. Teachers will be entitled to 250 minutes per week of planning time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. I. Planning, recess, and relief time lost due to scheduled parties will not be compensated or rescheduled. During scheduled assemblies, the teacher who is assigned to any group of students shall attend the assembly (c) Cafeteria duty includes specialists special ed, etc). When a specialist is assigned to any staff member’s classroom during an assembly time, that staff member may leave the assembly for whatever portion of that time is needed to perform necessary tasks normally done during preparation time. It is not expected that the teacher will leave for the sole purpose of having break time. Planning time lost due to shared time teachers’ extra curricular high school responsibilities will be included rescheduled by the shared time teacher. J. No departure from these norms, except in the teacher's workday. Every effort will case of emergency, shall be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu without prior consultation with the Association. In the event of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, any disagreement between the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration Board and the Association as to deal with these duties in a most positive mannerthe need and desirability of such deviation, the matter may be processed through the professional grievance procedure hereinafter set forth. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2▇. Before and/or after school, Whenever a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending is asked to work more than his/her teaching duties schedule as set forth in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but not to exceed the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes. At the beginning of each yearthis article, the administration at each level shall determine what portion of the above times will be used before and after school. Teacher input will be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day may be adjusted to facilitate the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administration. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allow. 5. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine a new building schedule, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditation. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of his/her schedule. A shall receive additional compensation as indicated in paragraph L. L. Any teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes substitutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the another teacher shall be paid for receive compensatory time at a minimum of thirty (30) minutes at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the day).of

TEACHING HOURS. 1A. The normal working hours for teaching shall be from 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. in the elementary and secondary schools. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday shall consist If changes in the organization of the school day are necessary, the Board agrees to assign teachers to a total working day not more than to exceed seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes of formal responsibility. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher shall be entitled to the following: (a) A duty free lunch period no less than twenty-five (25) minutes to a maximum of thirty-five (35) minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes per week of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but for elementary and secondary teachers. This working day shall not to exceed the workday of seven (7) class periods with one (1) of those class periods allowed for preparation. The Board has the sole responsibility, consistent with the limitations within this Section, for establishing the hours and ten (10) minutes. At of work if a change in the beginning of each year, the administration at each level shall determine what portion organization of the above times will be used before and after schoolschool day is necessary. Teacher input will be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day may be adjusted to facilitate the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administration. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day Each teacher shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee on duty and work the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association hours required to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allow. 5. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine a new building schedule, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditation. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of accomplish his/her scheduletotal teaching assignment and responsibility. A teacher who has a split building He/she shall remain in his/her place of assignment will have their workday schedule determined for fifteen (15) minutes after his/her last pupil responsibility unless modified by the building administratorsadministration, except for lunch periods and unassigned preparation periods. A Lunch periods will be scheduled by the administration. Each teacher who has is entitled to a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher shall be paid for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes minute duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period and shall be free to leave the premises with prior notification to building administrator or his/her representative. Teachers involved in extracurricular activities will be allowed to leave the building, if the activity is outside of the building, at the same time students are dismissed. Teachers involved in extracurricular activities inside the building will be allowed to attend to the needs of the activity, beginning at the same time students are allowed to leave the building, except to attend regularly scheduled staff meetings. B. Each classroom teacher shall be required to teach no more than (regular classroom assignment) one thousand seven hundred fifty (1,750) minutes per full work week. In addition, each classroom teacher shall have two hundred seventy (270) minutes per full work week for preparation. The Association agrees to bargain with the District on the time in this paragraph if the time causes the District to be penalized by the State. Special education teachers shall receive ½ day of release time (covered by a substitute teacher’s ) per diem rate (unless this time month to perform special education duties. C. Supervision of students is recouped through other minutes the teacher's responsibility during the entire school day). This includes activities in all school areas such as cafeteria, halls, lavatories, assemblies and any other place where students may congregate during the normal school day. Teachers will cooperate in good housekeeping practices in the halls, respective classrooms and their lounge. D. Upon the request of the administration, each teacher shall attend up to four (4) staff meetings per school year. Such meetings shall be scheduled one (1) week in advance; however, a meeting may be called at any time if an emergency arises. Staff meetings will end no later than 3:50 p.m. E. All teachers, unless excused by the administration, shall attend each scheduled staff meeting. Any rescheduled staff meeting will not be rescheduled for two (2) school days from regularly scheduled date. F. A teacher will report to the Superintendent's office before the last day of school to clear up any financial matters such as sponsorships, organizations, etc.

TEACHING HOURS. 116.1 The Board recognizes that a unit member is a professional person and that the professional tasks of certificated employees involve considerably more than actual class instruction. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday shall The Board recognizes the importance of study and research to keep abreast of new knowledge and techniques, of evaluation of student’s work, or such key activities as lesson planning and preparation, record keeping, assisting and/or conferring with students, parents and administrators, completing assigned duties and performing other necessary out-of-school activities. 16.2 Unit members’ work day will consist of not more than a seven and a half (77 ½) hours and ten hour day including a minimum of a thirty (10) minutes of formal responsibility. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher shall be entitled to the following: (a) A 30)-minute duty free lunch period no less than twenty-five period. 16.2.1 Teachers will be required to report to their work location fifteen (2515) minutes prior to the start of the instructional day unless other job duties require his or her presence elsewhere. 16.2.2 Unit members shall not be assigned supervision duties (i.e., playground yard duty, bus duty) outside the 7 ½ hour duty day, except for emergency situations. 16.2.3 Assigned duties shall be rotated on an equitable basis among unit members on the site. 16.2.4 Except as otherwise provided by the provisions of this Article for the purpose of providing supervision of dances and sports activities at ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Middle School, unit members assigned to teach the grades of the students involved in the activities may be assigned by the administration for up to a maximum of thirty-five two (352) minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes events per week of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation teacher per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive school year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in The District shall post a most positive manner. (d) Attendance schedule of events at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but not to exceed the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes. At the beginning of each yearquarter in order to allow unit members to volunteer for such assignments. If an inadequate number of volunteers make themselves available for such activities, the administration at each level District shall determine what portion of assign unit members in a fair and equitable manner. Unit members who have already served for two (2) events or more per school year shall not be assigned to additional duties by the above times will be used before and after school. Teacher input will be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day may be adjusted to facilitate the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the AdministrationDistrict. 316.3 One day a week shall be reserved for staff meetings, collaboration, professional development, or other activities as directed by District administration. These activities will not extend the 7 ½-hour duty day by more than one hour. The daily preparation period will first be used designated day for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day additional duty shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allow. 5Monday. In the event that it becomes necessary there are Monday holidays within the school calendar, the Tuesday following the Monday holiday will become the designated day for staff meeting, collaboration, professional development, committee meetings, or other activities as directed by the district administration. The District and the Association may mutually agree in writing to determine hold the additional duty on a new building scheduleday other than Monday as needed. The meeting may begin anytime following the dismissal of students. The duration of the meeting will not exceed one hour.. 16.4 The orderly conduct of school business requires certain set hours of on-site responsibilities; therefore, a committee the teacher day is set at seven and one-half (7.5) hours. Due to Monday staff meetings, on Tuesday through Friday the 7.5 hours will be formedflexible (except holiday work weeks where Tuesdays will become the designated day for staff meetings, comprised collaboration, professional development, committee meetings, or other activities as directed by the district administration) at bargaining unit members’ discretion, established by the superintendent for each school site. 16.4.1 On Tuesday through Friday, the flexible hour of an equal number work will be reserved for the unit member’s prep time, preparation of administrators curriculum, lesson planning, record keeping, and teachers participation in IEP and SST meetings. No other mandatory staff, site, or district meetings will be scheduled during the duty day, unless there is a Monday holiday where staff meetings will take place on Tuesday of that week. When unavoidable, meeting or other activities may be scheduled outside the duty day when required to examine alternative schedulingmeet legal requirements or to fulfill IEP and SST meeting requirements. 16.4.2 Parent-teacher conferences, back-to-school night, open house, or other duties performed by unit members shall be without additional compensation unless specifically authorized by this Agreement or written District policy. 16.5 The District Superintendent shall establish the actual class schedule including starting and ending times as well as recesses and lunch periods, after consultation with ACTA. A recommendation The total instructional minutes shall not be increased from the minutes reflected on the study will be presented to 2017-2018 schedules unless through the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditationcollective bargaining process between the parties. 6. A teacher16.6 All fourth and fifth grade teachers (including multiple-grade or combination-class teachers with fourth of fifth grade students) will receive 60 minutes of preparation per week structured and scheduled at the District’s building assignment discretion within the instructional day. 16.7 All sixth through eighth grade teachers (including multiple-grade or combination- class teachers) assigned to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Middle School shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of his/her schedule. A teacher who has receive a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher shall be paid for a minimum of thirty forty-five (3045) minutes at per day and the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other instructional minutes during the day)will comply with 16.

TEACHING HOURS. 1A. The length of the teacher work day will be determined when the calendar is established for the school year. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday shall consist The length of not more than seven (7) the school day will provide for the minimum number of hours of instruction as required by law. B. Teachers will arrive at school and be present at their teaching station at least ten (10) minutes of formal responsibility. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher shall be entitled prior to the following: beginning of the students’ school day and will not leave until at least ten (a) A duty free lunch period no less than twenty-five (2510) minutes to after school has closed for the day. C. Each member of the Instructional Staff shall have a maximum minimum of thirty-five (35) minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes per week of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration elementary and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but for secondary of duty-free lunch period from all school-related activities daily. Noon hour supervision on the elementary level shall be assumed by a legally competent adult other than a member of the school staff. Noon hour supervision on the secondary level shall continue as presently established. D. Staff members shall attend all school functions scheduled during periods they would normally be assigned classes. Teacher assistance in the selection of assemblies will be solicited. E. All teachers shall attend up to one (1) hour of required teachers’ meetings a month, general or divisional, beginning no later than twenty (20) minutes after the dismissal of the students or no earlier than one (1) hour prior to the start of the regular student day. The administration shall not schedule more than one (1) required meeting per month and shall specify which meetings are required. Any additional meetings shall be considered voluntary. Unless the building administrator shall excuse the teacher prior to exceed the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutesrequired meetings, teachers are expected to attend. At least five (5) days’ notice will be given prior to a scheduled teachers’ meeting. F. Part-time teachers shall be expected to attend all required monthly teachers’ meetings, departmental meetings, grade level meetings and parent-teacher conferences as a full-time employee. Attempts shall be made to vary the beginning meeting days and times. Teachers who have an assignment that is less than full–time are expected to fully participate in all district/building professional development and records days. Teachers will be compensated for a full day of work on a per diem basis at their individual daily rate of pay per the current salary schedule for each yearof these days. G. In the event that the student dismissal times are later than 3:00 p.m., the administration at each level shall determine what portion will work with the Hudsonville coaches adversely affected by this change to provide appropriate classroom supervision so that those coaches are able to attend the games and contests they coach in a timely manner. In the event a coach’s teaching schedule does not allow the coach to be present for team practices immediately after the dismissal of secondary students, the administration will assist in scheduling appropriate practice times taking into consideration the teacher’s work day, and provide appropriate supervision of the above students between school dismissal and their practice time. H. Parent-teacher conferences shall be scheduled during the times will specified in the calendar (Appendix C) or as otherwise mutually agreed to (for calendar considerations see G. 5., below). Teachers shall be used before and after schoolpresent during the times the teacher has scheduled individual conferences (as in the elementary). Teacher input will In the event the teacher does not have individually scheduled conferences (for example, the secondary conferences), he/she shall be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day may be adjusted to facilitate present in the administration building during the normal hours of the work day and for at least two and one-half (2 1/2) hours during the evening conference periods. 1. Afternoon conferences shall be scheduled during the normal school hours, unless a teacher agrees to schedule individual buildingconferences outside the normal work day. 2. Early leave may Evening conferences shall be granted at the discretion of the Administrationscheduled within a two and one-half (2 1/2) hour time block between 5:30 and 9:00 p.m., unless a teacher agrees to schedule individual conferences outside this 2 1/2 hour time block. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance Conference times are shown in the Parent-Teacher Conference Schedule attached to students.Appendix C. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day A building administrator shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and present in the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allowbuilding during any scheduled conferences. 5. By at least two-thirds (2/3) vote of the teachers in the building, each building shall have the option of modifying the evening conference schedule. The building teachers, with the approval of the principal, shall be able to change the scheduled evening(s) for conferences. Changes must be kept within a three week time span (no more than one week prior to, or one week after, the calendar and time frames set in Appendix C. for parent-teacher conferences). The parties agree that some modifications may be necessary in this format. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine changes are needed, the parties will meet when a new building schedule, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditationmeeting is requested by either party. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher shall be paid for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the day).

TEACHING HOURS. 1. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday shall consist of not more than seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes of formal responsibility. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher shall be entitled to the following: (a) A duty free lunch period no less than twenty-five (25) minutes to a maximum of thirty-five (35) minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 PPI-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 315 minutes per week of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 PPI-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but not to exceed the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes. At the beginning of each year, the administration at each level shall determine what portion of the above times will be used before and after school. Teacher input will be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day may be adjusted to facilitate the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administration. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allow. 5. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine a new building schedule, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditation. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher shall be paid for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the day).

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teacher’s normal teaching hours in the schools shall be as follows: 1. Teachers arrive by: B. The normal weekly teaching load in the middle school and senior high school will be twenty-five teaching assignments, not to exceed (5) periods per day and a minimum of five (5) conference periods (Teachers teach five periods of a six period day, with one preparation period and 30 minutes for lunch concurrent with the student lunch). A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday study hall shall consist of be considered a teaching assignment. The normal teaching load in the elementary schools shall not more than seven exceed twenty-six (726) hours and ten (10) minutes of formal responsibility. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher shall be entitled to the following: (a) A duty free lunch period no less than twenty-five (25) minutes per week student contact time, which includes instruction and supervision. C. All elementary teachers not taking a compensatory voluntary duty shall be entitled to a maximum fifty (50) minute duty free uninterrupted lunch period between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Teachers may mutually agree with the building administrator to accept other lunch period assignments. Elementary Lunch - any teacher lunch period that is scheduled outside the contractual hours of thirty-five (35) minutes11:00 am and 2:00 pm will be filled first by volunteers and then on a rotating basis determined by the principal. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum D. A teacher directly involved in negotiation during the school day, negotiating on behalf of 250 minutes per week the Association with any representative of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that the Board, or participating in any professional grievance negotiation, shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average released from regular duties without loss of five normal teaching periods per weeksalary. (c) Cafeteria duty may E. Teachers of music, art, physical education and laboratory sciences, librarians, counselors, and all special education teachers shall be included provided preparation time to the same extent as other teachers in the teacher's workday. Every effort District. F. If a substitute is not available for special teachers and the regular teacher is required to be responsible for supervision of his students during this time, the teacher will be made to obtain volunteers compensated at the prorated portion of the internal subbing rate. G. The teachers of the Tahquamenon Area Schools shall make themselves available for this duty, which will be in lieu a total of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, six and one- half (6 1/2) hours after school during the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive school year. Every effort will be made mutually by This time is for in-service training, staff meetings, etc. Upon request of either party at least sixty (60) days prior to the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but not to exceed the workday 30th of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes. At the beginning of May each year, the administration at each level shall determine what portion this section* of the above times will contract shall be used before and after school. Teacher input will be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day may be adjusted to facilitate the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administrationreopened for negotiation. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special H. All elementary teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their granted prep time and schedules allow. 5when students are attending specialized instruction. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine a new building schedulestaffing makes any such arrangement impossible, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditation. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher shall be paid receive compensation for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes such time at the teacher’s per diem internal substitution rate (unless as specified in Appendix B of this time is recouped through other minutes during the day).Agreement. *Article V, Paragraph G

TEACHING HOURS. 1. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday shall consist of not more than seven (7) hours A. Teachers will arrive at school and be present at their teaching station at least ten (10) minutes prior to the beginning of formal responsibilitythe students’ school day and will not leave until at least ten (10) minutes for the secondary and eight (8) minutes for the elementary after school has closed for the day. Hall duty may be included in In no event shall the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by length of continuous time of the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive mannerwork day exceed seven (7) hours, five (5) minutes. The student day may for all teachers shall begin no earlier than 7:45 a.m. and end no later than 3:37 p.m. provided that the length of the work day shall not be increased if necessary to meet beyond the State time requirements for instructional hourslength defined in A.1. Within said time above. B. Each member of formal responsibility, the Instructional Staff shall have a teacher shall be entitled to the following: (a) A duty free lunch period no less than twenty-five (25) minutes to a maximum minimum of thirty-five (35) minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes per week of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration elementary and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but not for secondary of duty-free lunch period from all school-related activities daily. Noon hour supervision on the elementary level shall be assumed by a legally competent adult other than a member of the school staff. Noon hour supervision on the secondary level shall continue as presently established. C. Staff members shall attend all school functions scheduled during periods they would normally be assigned classes. Teacher assistance in the selection of assemblies will be solicited. D. All teachers shall attend up to exceed the workday of seven two (72) hours of required teachers’ meetings a month, general or divisional, beginning no later than fifteen (15) minutes after the dismissal of the students or no earlier than one (1) hour prior to the start of the regular student day but in no event earlier than 7:15 a.m. (Secondary make-up meetings for staff who were unable to attend the regular staff meeting may start no earlier than 7:05 a.m.) The administration shall not schedule more than two (2) required meetings per month and ten (10) minutesshall specify which meetings are required. Any additional meetings shall be considered voluntary. Unless the building administrator shall excuse the teacher prior to the required meetings, teachers are expected to attend. At least five (5) days’ notice will be given prior to a scheduled teachers’ meeting. Part-time teachers shall be expected to attend all required monthly teachers’ meetings, departmental meetings, grade level meetings and parent-teacher conferences as a full-time employee. Attempts shall be made to vary the beginning of each yearmeeting days and times. Part-time teachers that are requested and choose to attend professional development time that occurs on their scheduled time off shall be compensated for such time at the curriculum work rate under Article XXI, Section B.4. E. In the event that the student dismissal times are later than 3:00 p.m., the administration at each level shall determine what portion will work with the Hudsonville coaches adversely affected by this change to provide appropriate classroom supervision so that those coaches are able to attend the games and contests they coach in a timely manner. In the event a coach’s teaching schedule does not allow the coach to be present for team practices immediately after the dismissal of secondary students, the administration will assist in scheduling appropriate practice times taking into consideration the teacher’s work day, and provide appropriate supervision of the above times will be used before students between school dismissal and after school. Teacher input will be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day may be adjusted to facilitate the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administrationtheir practice time. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, F. Fall and Spring all school parent-teacher conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and scheduled during the administration at that leveltimes specified in the calendar (Appendix C) or as otherwise mutually agreed to (for calendar considerations see F. 5., below). Teachers shall be given forty-eight present during the times the teacher has scheduled individual conferences (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by as in the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allow. 5elementary). In the event that it becomes necessary to determine a new building schedulethe teacher does not have individually scheduled conferences (for example, a committee will be formedthe secondary conferences), comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditation. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned shall be present in the building during the normal hours of the work day and for over at least two and one-half (2 1/2) hours during the evening conference periods. Afternoon conferences shall be scheduled during the normal school hours, unless a teacher agrees to schedule individual conferences outside the normal work day. Evening conferences shall be scheduled within a two and one-half (2 1/2) hour time block between 5:30 and 9:00 p.m., unless a teacher agrees to schedule individual conferences outside this 2 1/2 hour time block. Conference times are shown in the Parent-Teacher Conference Schedule attached to Appendix C. A building administrator shall be present in the building during any scheduled conferences. By at least two-thirds (2/3) vote of his/her the teachers in the building, each building shall have the option of modifying the evening conference schedule. A teacher who has The building teachers, with the approval of the principal, shall be able to change the scheduled evening(s) for conferences. Changes must be kept within a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel three week time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunchspan (no more than one week prior to, or extends one week after, the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the calendar and time frames set in Appendix C. for parent-teacher shall be paid for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the dayconferences).

TEACHING HOURS. 1A. Teachers are required to report for duty at least 25 minutes before the start of classes for each regular school day and shall be permitted to leave five (5) minutes after the close of the pupils' regular school day. A grade PPI-12 However, teachers are encouraged to remain for a sufficient period of time after the close of the pupil's school day to attend to those matters which properly require attention at that time, including consultations with parents when scheduled directly with the teacher's workday , except that on Fridays or on days preceding holidays or vacations the teachers' day shall consist end at the close of the pupils' day. B. Teachers' may be expected to attend building meetings. Such meetings shall not be scheduled more than seven twelve (712) times in one (1) year and shall not exceed one (1) hour in duration. C. The normal weekly teaching load in the junior and senior high schools will be thirty (30)-teaching periods and five (5) unassigned preparation periods. Without his/her consent no teacher shall be assigned to more than thirty (30) hours and ten (10) minutes of formal responsibilitypupil contacts per week. Hall duty may Assignment to a supervised study period shall be included considered a teaching period for purposes of the Article. The normal teaching load in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time elementary schools shall not exceed 30 hours of formal responsibility, a teacher pupil contact per week. D. All teachers shall be entitled to the following: (a) A duty free a duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period no less than twenty-five (25) minutes to a maximum of thirty-five (35) minutesperiod. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum E. Elementary teachers will be provided recess time equal to1/2 hour each day. In addition, elementary teachers may use for preparation all time during which their classes are receiving instruction from various teaching specialists unless relief time of 250 minutes per week of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods (5) class period per weekweek is exceeded, then additional assignment may be made by the Board. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this dutyF. Teachers of music, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduledart, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration physical education and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after schoollaboratory sciences, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but not to exceed the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes. At the beginning of each yearlibrarians, the administration at each level shall determine what portion of the above times will be used before and after school. Teacher input will be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day may be adjusted to facilitate the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administration. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparationsspeech therapist, conferences with parentsreading consultants, visiting teachers, counselors and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and all special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special education teachers shall be encouraged provided with relief and preparation time to attend the same extent as their time and schedules allowother teachers in the district. 5G. No departure from these norms except in case of emergency shall be made without prior consultation with the Association. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine a new building schedule, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number any disagreement between the representative of administrators the Board and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented Association as to the superintendent. No recommendation will need and desirability of such deviation, the matter may be made that would jeopardize accreditationprocessed through the professional grievance procedure hereinafter set forth. 6. H. A teacher’s building assignment teacher engaged during the school day in negotiating on behalf of the Association with any representative of the Board or participating in any professional grievance negotiations, including arbitration, shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half released from regular duties without loss of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher shall be paid for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the day)salary.

TEACHING HOURS. 1A. Except in emergencies and/or as may be provided elsewhere in this Article, the maximum required hours to be served each working day by teachers including preparation time, lunch period, relief periods and times required before and after the student school day shall be as follows: Kindergarten-Eighth Grade 8:15 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. B. One Wednesday for Elementary School and one Thursday for Middle School each month bargaining unit members will remain at school until 4:30 PM for staff meetings if given 1 week prior notice by the Site Principal. C. The above times shall be applicable each working day except on Fridays and on the days before the beginning of the Thanksgiving and Winter breaks. A On those days regular teachers shall not be required to remain at the school site beyond 3:20 p.m. for Elementary and 3:30 for Middle School. D. Under normal and routine circumstances, sixth, seventh and eighth grade PPI-12 teacher's teachers shall have at least forty (40) consecutive minutes within one school day or 80 consecutive minutes if on a block schedule within two school days of unassigned time exclusively for preparation and planning. E. Under normal and routine circumstances, fourth, and fifth grade teachers shall have at least forty (40) consecutive minutes of unassigned time within each school day set aside exclusively for preparation and planning. F. Under normal and routine circumstances, TK through third grade teachers shall have at least sixty (60) consecutive minutes of unassigned time per school day set aside exclusively for preparation and planning. G. The period of time between the end of the school day and the end of the teacher workday shall consist of not more than seven (7) hours normally be considered planning and ten (10) minutes of formal responsibility. Hall duty preparation time for teachers, except that faculty meetings and other administratively-initiated functions involving teachers may be included in the teacher's workday. scheduled during that time. H. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher bargaining unit member shall be entitled to the following: (a) A duty free lunch period no less than twenty-five (25) minutes to a maximum of thirty-five (35) minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes per week of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) one duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum uninterrupted lunch period of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to least thirty (30) minutes each day. I. Bargaining unit members shall not normally be required to provide direct instructional contact with students on a daily basis in excess of the following maximums: TK through Third Grade teachers 295 minutes Fourth through Fifth Grade teachers 345 minutes Sixth through Eighth Grade teachers 358 minutes J. It is recognized and acknowledged that in addition to direct instructional contact with students, bargaining unit members may be required to provide supervision for students under a variety of circumstances including, but not to exceed the workday of seven (7) hours limited to, break periods, recess periods, and ten (10) minuteswhen weather precludes normal recess/outdoor activities and/or requires substitute assistance. At the beginning of each year, the administration at each level These times shall determine what portion be scheduled collaboratively between members of the above times will be used before staff and after school. Teacher input will be encouraged. Site Administrator. K. It is expressly understood recognized and acknowledged that an individual teacher's day in addition to all hours indicated above, bargaining unit members may be adjusted required to facilitate spend reasonable amounts of time in school-related activities such as, but not limited to, parent/teacher conferences, P.T.O. meetings, student activities, open house programs, Kinder Registration, Eighth Grade Graduation, Character Counts Recognition Breakfasts, etc. Bargaining unit members shall comply with the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administrationrequirements as long as they are, in general, consistent with and do not normally exceed one time per month. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allow. 5. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine a new building schedule, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditation. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher shall be paid for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the day).

TEACHING HOURS. 1. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday shall consist of not more than seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes of formal responsibility. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a A. No teacher shall be entitled required to check in earlier than fifteen (15) minutes before the opening of the pupils’ regular school day in the morning or afternoon. Teachers are expected to be in their classroom or in the hall in front of their classroom five (5) minutes before the final bell. 1. All teachers may leave at 3:30 p.m. However, teachers will remain for a sufficient period after the close of the pupils’ school day to attend to the following:matters which require attention at the time including consultations with parents or students when scheduled directly with the teacher, except on Fridays or on days preceding holidays or vacations, the teachers’ day may end at the close of the school day. Teachers may be required detention….(See the Letter of Understanding, Section 2.A). (a) A duty free 2. At ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, the elementary school day shall begin at 8:25 a.m. and end at 3:21 p.m. The lunch period no less than twenty-five (25) minutes to a maximum of hour shall be thirty-five (35) minutes. 3. The duration of the school day at the high school shall be 8:25 a.m. to 3:23 p.m. with a thirty (b30) For minute lunch period giving a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum length of 250 minutes 6 ½ hours. Unassigned time shall be considered as preparation time. 4. Each full-time teacher shall be scheduled at least five (5) periods per week of preparation time (prorated for preparationpart-time teachers). Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twentyThe normal full-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade time weekly teaching load for grades 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent limited to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching thirty (30) student contact periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this dutyB. Teachers must notify their respective office staff when instruction is being conducted outside of their assigned classrooms, which will be in lieu of a class periodexcept during an emergency. If no volunteer instruction is available who can be scheduled, taking place off campus the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive mannermust have prior administrative approval. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 C. Each teacher shall be attending entitled to a duty-free lunch period for the length of time equal to the regular lunch period of his/her teaching duties students excluding the supervision time needed for seating of students at lunch tables. All teachers shall be entitled to a duty-free uninterrupted lunch period in his/her building for up to no event less than thirty (30) minutes but not minutes. D. General staff meetings shall be called when necessary by the building administration. Teachers may request a staff meeting. The administrator will attempt to exceed minimize these meetings. The building administration will coordinate these meeting times. E. In-service training sessions shall be specified in the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes. At school calendar. F. When an elementary teacher’s entire class is being taught by a highly qualified teacher in the beginning of each yearfollowing areas: art, vocal music, physical education, world language, library, or any other class that is necessary for the District to use as a substitute class to provide elementary classroom preparation time, the administration at each level regular classroom teacher shall determine what portion be considered to be on preparation time during any of the above times will be used before and after school. Teacher input will be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day may be adjusted to facilitate the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administration. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allow. 5. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine a new building schedule, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative schedulingsubstitute classes. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditation. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher shall be paid for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the day).three

TEACHING HOURS. 1. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday A. Elementary teachers shall consist of not be assigned more than seven (7) hours and ten twenty minutes (107 hours and 20 minutes) in a continuous block of time subject to provisions in Paragraph C of this article. Middle School and High School teachers shall not be assigned more than seven hours and fifteen minutes (7 hours and 15 minutes) in a continuous block of formal responsibility. Hall duty may be included time subject to provisions in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually Paragraph C of this article. B. It is understood by the Administration Board and the Association that starting and ending times in "A" may be adjusted to deal with these duties accommodate such things as changes in a most positive mannerthe transportation arrangements for students, provided that such changes shall not increase the teaching day outlined in "A" above. C. The Association and the Board recognize that professional responsibilities are not normally confined to teaching hours. While the above teaching hours may define the normal teaching day, it is also recognized that there will be professional obligations which must be met without additional professional compensation. The student day may be increased if necessary obligations include, but are not limited to: individual parent initiated conferences and consultation with administrators. In case of emergency, unit employees are obligated to meet the State time requirements for instructional assist and supervise children after regular working hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher Individual parent initiated conferences shall be entitled scheduled by the teacher at a time that is convenient to him/her but within three (3) working days of the following: (a) A duty free lunch period no less than twenty-five (25) minutes parent request. Participation in evening activities which relate to a maximum of thirty-five (35) minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes per week of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that or strengthen the school's educational program shall be equivalent to a normal mutually determined by the administrator and the teaching period or an average staff of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may the building. Teacher participation in such evening activities shall not be included in the teacher's workday. required beyond 9:30 p.m. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu minimize the number and length of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive mannerstaff meetings. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp D. All unit employees shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, entitled to a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to duty free lunch period of at least thirty (30) minutes minutes, and more if practical. Prior to June 1 of each school year, each elementary principal shall meet with the building staff to gather staff input regarding the scheduling and implementation of the lunch room program for the succeeding school year. The discussion may include but not be limited to: a. Safety, health and behavior considerations for students b. Teacher lunch hour schedules and duties c. Utilization of noon hour supervisors With respect to exceed the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes. At the beginning of each year30 minute duty free lunch schedule for unit employees, the administration at each level shall determine what portion only circumstance whereby a unit employee may receive less than a 30 minute duty free period would be the result of the above times will be used before and after school. Teacher input will be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day may be adjusted a unit employee decision to facilitate the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administration. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) "flex schedule" staff noon hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allow. 5assignments. In the event that it becomes necessary problems related to determine a new this noon hour procedure cannot be resolved at the building schedulelevel, a committee the Deputy Superintendent will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators further review and teachers attempt to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditationresolve such problems. 6. A teacher’s building assignment E. The elementary art program shall be determined by where he/she is assigned have these conditions: teaching hours - 7 hours 20 minutes: teaching load and assignments - two (2) 40 minute planning periods for over half of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes any 15 school days (teachers K-5) in addition to contractually agreed upon planning periods specified for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher shall be paid for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the day)elementary.

TEACHING HOURS. 1A. The length of the teacher work day will be determined when the calendar is established for the school year. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday shall consist The length of not more than seven (7) the school day will provide for the minimum number of hours of instruction as required by law. B. Teachers will arrive at school and be present at their teaching station at least ten (10) minutes of formal responsibility. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher shall be entitled prior to the following: beginning of the students’ school day and will not leave until at least ten (a) A duty free lunch period no less than twenty-five (2510) minutes to after school has closed for the day. C. Each member of the Instructional Staff shall have a maximum minimum of thirty-five (35) minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of 250 minutes per week of time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. (c) Cafeteria duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort will be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration elementary and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive manner. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2. Before and/or after school, a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending to his/her teaching duties in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but for secondary of duty-free lunch period from all school-related activities daily. Noon hour supervision on the elementary level shall be assumed by a legally competent adult other than a member of the school staff. Noon hour supervision on the secondary level shall continue as presently established. D. Staff members shall attend all school functions scheduled during periods they would normally be assigned classes. Teacher assistance in the selection of assemblies will be solicited. E. All teachers shall attend up to one (1) hour of required teachers’ meetings a month, general or divisional, beginning no later than twenty (20) minutes after the dismissal of the students or no earlier than one (1) hour prior to the start of the regular student day. The administration shall not schedule more than one (1) required meeting per month and shall specify which meetings are required. Any additional meetings shall be considered voluntary. Unless the building administrator shall excuse the teacher prior to exceed the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutesrequired meetings, teachers are expected to attend. At least five (5) days’ notice will be given prior to a scheduled teachers’ meeting. F. Part-time teachers shall be expected to attend all required monthly teachers’ meetings, departmental meetings, grade level meetings and parent-teacher conferences as a full-time employee. Attempts shall be made to vary the beginning meeting days and times. Teachers who have an assignment that is less than full-time are expected to fully participate in all district/building professional development and records day. Teachers will be compensated for a full day of each yearwork on a per diem basis at their individual daily rate of pay per the current salary schedule for these days. G. In the event that the student dismissal times are later than 3:00 p.m., the administration at each level shall determine what portion will work with the Hudsonville coaches adversely affected by this change to provide appropriate classroom supervision so that those coaches are able to attend the games and contests they coach in a timely manner. In the event a coach’s teaching schedule does not allow the coach to be present for team practices immediately after the dismissal of secondary students, the administration will assist in scheduling appropriate practice times taking into consideration the teacher’s work day, and provide appropriate supervision of the above students between school dismissal and their practice time. H. Parent-teacher conferences shall be scheduled during the times specified in the calendar (Appendix C) or as otherwise mutually agreed to (for calendar considerations see G. 5., below). Teachers shall be present during the times the teacher has scheduled individual conferences. In the event the teacher does not have individually scheduled conferences, he/she shall be present in the building during the normal hours of the work day and for at least three (3) hours during the evening conference periods. 1. Afternoon conferences shall be scheduled during the normal school hours, unless a teacher agrees to schedule individual conferences outside the normal work day. 2. Evening conference times will be used before and after chosen by the individual school, but will go no later than 9:00pm. Teacher input Conference time will be encouragedno longer than 15 hours for the year. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day Buildings may be adjusted elect to facilitate use or divide those hours differently in the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administrationfall, winter, or spring conference dates. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day A building administrator shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and present in the administration at building during any scheduled conferences. The parties agree that level. Teachers shall some modifications may be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allow. 5necessary in this format. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine changes are needed, the parties will meet when a new building schedule, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditationmeeting is requested by either party. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of his/her schedule. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the teacher shall be paid for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the day).

TEACHING HOURS. A. No teacher shall be required to report for duty earlier than fifteen (15) minutes before the opening of the pupils’ regular school day in the morning. Teachers shall be permitted to leave 15 minutes after the close of the pupils’ regular school day. Teachers are encouraged to remain a sufficient period after the close of the scheduled school day to attend to those matters that properly require attention at that time, including consultations with parents when‌ scheduled directly with the teacher. On days preceding holidays or vacations, the teacher’s day shall end at the close of the pupil day. B. The normal weekly teaching load in the junior and senior high school will be 25 teaching periods per week. The schedules of all teaching personnel shall conform to those stated in Appendix A of this Agreement. C. Vocal and instrumental music and physical education shall remain as an integral part of the total school curriculum throughout the duration of this Agreement. D. The elementary vocal and theory music programs (1. A grade PPI-12 teacher's workday -6) shall consist meet in a normal classroom situation and be conducted by a fully certified music teacher for a weekly period of time no less than fifty (50) minutes which shall not be divided into more than seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes of formal responsibilitytwo sessions. Hall duty may be included in the teacher's workday. Every effort Children will be made mutually allowed to participate in Elementary Beginning and Advanced Bands as an alternate to this program. E. The elementary physical education program (K-6) shall be conducted by the Administration and the Association to deal with these duties in a most positive mannerfully certified physical education teacher for a weekly period of time no less than fifty (50) minutes, which shall not be divided into more than two sessions. The student day may be increased if necessary to meet the State time requirements for instructional hours. Within said time of formal responsibility, a teacher Elementary physical education class size maximum shall not exceed thirty-three pupils. F. All teachers shall be entitled to the following: (a) A a duty free lunch period no of not less than twenty-five (25) minutes to a maximum of thirty-five (35) 35 minutes. (b) For a grade ECSE-5 grade teacher: a minimum of G. Elementary teachers shall use for preparation all time during which their classes are scheduled for instruction from various teaching specialists. H. Teachers will be entitled to 250 minutes per week of planning time for preparation. Each preparation period to consist of a minimum of twenty-five (25) duty-free minutes. For a grade 6-12 teacher: a minimum of one preparation per day that shall be equivalent to a normal teaching period or an average of five normal teaching periods per week. I. Planning, recess, and relief time lost due to scheduled parties will not be compensated or rescheduled. During scheduled assemblies, the teacher who is assigned to any group of students shall attend the assembly (c) Cafeteria duty includes specialists special ed, etc). When a specialist is assigned to any staff member’s classroom during an assembly time, that staff member may leave the assembly for whatever portion of that time is needed to perform necessary tasks normally done during preparation time. It is not expected that the teacher will leave for the sole purpose of having break time. Planning time lost due to shared time teachers’ extra curricular high school responsibilities will be included rescheduled by the shared time teacher. J. No departure from these norms, except in the teacher's workday. Every effort will case of emergency, shall be made to obtain volunteers for this duty, which will be in lieu without prior consultation with the Association. In the event of a class period. If no volunteer is available who can be scheduled, any disagreement between the administration may assign a teacher to such duties. No teacher may be involuntarily assigned these duties for more than one consecutive year. Every effort will be made mutually by the Administration Board and the Association as to deal with these duties in a most positive mannerthe need and desirability of such deviation, the matter may be processed through the professional grievance procedure hereinafter set forth. (d) Attendance at 6th grade camp shall be voluntary. 2▇. Before and/or after school, Whenever a grade ECSE-12 teacher shall be attending is asked to work more than his/her teaching duties schedule as set forth in his/her building for up to thirty (30) minutes but not to exceed the workday of seven (7) hours and ten (10) minutes. At the beginning of each yearthis article, the administration at each level shall determine what portion of the above times will be used before and after school. Teacher input will be encouraged. It is expressly understood that an individual teacher's day may be adjusted to facilitate the administration of the individual building. Early leave may be granted at the discretion of the Administration. 3. The daily preparation period will first be used for such things as thorough preparations, conferences with parents, teachers, and administrators, I.E.P.T.'s, and special assistance to students. 4. Activities involving teachers beyond the scope of the formal teaching day shall be determined cooperatively between a faculty selected committee and the administration at that level. Teachers shall be given forty-eight (48) hour notice of such activities and shall be encouraged and expected by the Association to attend. Special teachers shall be encouraged to attend as their time and schedules allow. 5. In the event that it becomes necessary to determine a new building schedule, a committee will be formed, comprised of an equal number of administrators and teachers to examine alternative scheduling. A recommendation on the study will be presented to the superintendent. No recommendation will be made that would jeopardize accreditation. 6. A teacher’s building assignment shall be determined by where he/she is assigned for over half of his/her schedule. A shall receive additional compensation as indicated in paragraph L. L. Any teacher who has a split building assignment will have their workday schedule determined by the building administrators. A teacher who has a split building assignment will have a minimum of 30 minutes substitutes for travel. If the travel time encumbers the teacher’s preparation period or duty free lunch, or extends the teacher’s day beyond the contractual limits, then the another teacher shall be paid for receive compensatory time at a minimum of thirty (30) minutes at the teacher’s per diem rate (unless this time is recouped through other minutes during the day).of