Common use of TEACHING HOURS Clause in Contracts

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teacher’s work day shall be seven (7) hours. B. Teachers shall be at their assigned place of duty no later than ten (10) minutes before classes begin at all levels. C. Teachers shall be allowed to leave school after students are dismissed and buses have left school property. All teachers will leave open five (5) afternoons or mornings per month (excluding Fridays, the week(s) of parent teacher conferences and days preceding holidays or vacations) for possible mandatory staff, department and/or curriculum meetings. Early release PD’s count as one of the 5 monthly meetings. No more than two (2) meetings per week will be scheduled. These days and times (a.m. or p.m.) will be determined in each individual building. The administration has the flexibility to combine two meetings into one extended block of time not to exceed two hours. These extended meetings may occur up to three (3) times per year with a minimum of a two-week notice. These extended meetings will be tied to the early release PDs. On the weeks that there is a two (2) hour meeting, there will be no other mandatory meetings. A two-hour meeting will count as 2 of the 5 mandatory meetings for that month. *(One two hour is already schedule per calendar for April 5, 2023) D. The Board recognizes the principle of a standard (40) hour work week and will, so far as possible, set work schedules and make professional assignments which can reasonably be completed within such a standard work week. The Board will not require teachers regularly to work in excess of such standard work week within or outside of the school building. E. All teachers shall be entitled to a thirty (30) minute, duty-free uninterrupted lunch period as established in their building. F. No teacher may leave the building during his regular working hours unless he has received approval from his building principal. The teacher shall notify the principal when he leaves the building during the noon hour. G. The regular weekly teaching load in grades K-5 shall include five (5) unassigned preparation periods. Teachers will have an equivalent amount of preparation time, which may or may not be continuous. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration of the school year. However, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades K-5 to give up any amount of their preparation time. If agreed upon and once the agreement form is signed, teachers will be compensated at an additional amount proportional to their current salary and per diem for teaching time added. Teachers may have to provide documentation of the times they are teaching. Teachers who are absent for this time and who use a sick or personal day will be compensated as if they were in attendance. Payment for this time will be paid out at the end of each semester. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply to substituting in any way. H. All teachers will work a seven (7) hour day and all teachers will have at least 55 minutes of preparation time. I. The regular weekly teaching load in grades 6-12 will be twenty-five (25) assigned periods and five (5) unassigned preparation periods. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration of the school year. However, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades 6-12 to give up any amount of their 5 weekly preparation periods to teach during unassigned time. Teachers who agree to teach on their preparation time will be compensated at the rate of 1/6th of their yearly salary based on that year’s salary schedule. Payment for this time will be paid biweekly. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply to substituting in any way. J. Attendance at Open House is required. K. Teachers will be allowed to work remotely for the mid-year Records Day provided that all responsibilities (i.e. grade verifications, report cards, etc.) can be completed electronically.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The For the 2015-17 school year, the teacher’s work day 's normal teaching hours in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Area Public Schools System shall be seven (7) hours.as follows: B. 1. Teachers shall at assigned building no later than 7:45 a.m. 2. Teachers will commence working or be at their assigned place work stations by 8:00 a.m. 3. The school day shall end at 3:00 p.m.; however, this time may vary by building to accommodate additional time added to the calendar. Elementary teachers may leave at the end of duty no later than ten (10) minutes before classes begin at all levels. C. Teachers shall be allowed to leave school after their teaching day provided students are dismissed and buses have left school propertyadequately supervised by teachers during bus departure. All teachers will leave open five (5) afternoons or mornings per month (excluding FridaysFor the purposes of this Agreement, the week(s) of parent teacher conferences and days preceding holidays or vacations) for possible mandatory staff, department and/or curriculum meetings. Early release PD’s count as one of the 5 monthly meetings. No more than two (2) meetings per week will be scheduled. These days and times (a.m. or p.m.) will be determined in each individual building. The administration has the flexibility to combine two meetings into one extended block of time not to exceed two hours. These extended meetings may occur up to three (3) times per year with teaching periods shall constitute one-half (1/2) day in the high school as fifty (50%) percent of the teacher's day shall be one-half (1/2) day in the elementary schools. 4. Staff shall meet 90 minutes a minimum month (staff meeting, PLC, 5D, etc.). The administrator will distribute agendas to the teacher no later than one day in advance. Teachers may suggest items for the agenda. Teachers are expected to attend the meeting unless excused in advance by the administrator. Meetings may consist of a two-week noticedepartment meeting, grade level, building level, or full staff. These extended meetings Reminder: Meetings could be in the morning. 5. When, in the judgment of the Superintendent of Schools, hazardous weather conditions prevent the opening of schools in the District, the school buildings will remain open for use by teachers who can reach them. Notice of closing will be tied given through radio stations listed in the "Emergency School Closing Administrative Procedures" updated annually and posted in each teacher's workroom. On such days teachers are requested to tune in to the early release PDslocal radio stations. On In the weeks that there event school is a two (2closed under the authority of Section 101(3) hour meeting, there will be no other mandatory meetings. A two-hour meeting will count as 2 of the 5 mandatory meetings State School Aid of 1984 prior to the start of school, and State Aid is lost for that monththe day, bargaining unit members shall make up such days during remaining vacation days by mutual agreement with the Association or at the end of the school year. *(One two hour If school is already schedule per calendar called off after employees have reported for April 5work but prior to noon, 2023)employees shall be paid a pro-rated amount based on their day's pay rate for the additional hours of work, determined from student dismissal time, if a full day must be made up at a later time. If the State law reverts to its former condition, in accordance with the past practice of the district, bargaining unit members need not report to school or for work on such days and shall not suffer any diminution of pay for such inability to report. D. 6. Employees shall dress in a manner appropriate to their work station. The Board recognizes the principle of a standard (40) forty-hour work week and will, so far as possible, set work schedules and make professional assignments which can reasonably be completed within such a standard work week. The Board will not require teachers regularly to work in excess of such standard work week within or outside of the any school building. E. All teachers shall A. Arrangement will be entitled made to provide for a thirty (30) minute, duty-free free, uninterrupted lunch period as established in their buildingby making every effort to secure volunteer adults or assigning student assistants. F. No teacher may leave the building during his regular working hours unless he has received approval from his building principal. The teacher shall notify the principal when he leaves the building during the noon hour. G. The regular weekly teaching load in grades K-5 shall include five (5) unassigned preparation periods. Teachers will have an equivalent amount of preparation time, which may or may not be continuous. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration of the school year. However, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask B. Elementary teachers in grades K-5 to give up any amount of their preparation time. If agreed upon and once the agreement form is signed, teachers kindergarten through five inclusive will be compensated at an additional amount proportional to their current salary and provided two fifteen minute recess periods per diem for teaching time added. Teachers may have to provide documentation of the times they are teaching. Teachers who are absent for this time and who use a sick or personal day will be compensated as if they were in attendance. Payment for this time will be paid out at the end of each semesterday. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply C. Elementary recess periods are to substituting in any waybe assigned by the Building Coordinator or elementary principal. H. All teachers will work a seven (7) hour day and all teachers will have at least 55 minutes of preparation time. I. The regular weekly teaching load in grades 6-12 will be twenty-five (25) assigned periods and five (5) unassigned preparation periods. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration of the school year. However, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades 6-12 to give up any amount of their 5 weekly preparation periods to teach during unassigned time. Teachers who agree to teach on their preparation time will be compensated at the rate of 1/6th of their yearly salary based on that year’s salary schedule. Payment for this time will be paid biweekly. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply to substituting in any way. J. Attendance at Open House is required. K. Teachers will be allowed to work remotely for the mid-year Records Day provided that all responsibilities (i.e. grade verifications, report cards, etc.) can be completed electronically.

TEACHING HOURS. A. 1. The teacher’s work day normal Teacher hours in the Buena Vista School District shall be not exceed seven and one- half (7-1/2) clock hours per day. (This does not count those teachers assigned and paid for extra duties.) Beginning the 2007-08 school year, normal teacher hours shall not exceed seven and three-quarters (7¾ ) clock hours per day. (a) Elementary teachers (Pre-K-5) shall not be required to exceed six (6) hours of pupil instruction time per day. Beginning the 2007-08 school year, elementary teachers (Pre- K-5) shall not be required to exceed six (6) hours and fifteen (15) minutes of pupil instruction time per day. (b) Middle School Teachers (6-8) shall not be required to exceed five (5) hours (15) fifteen minutes (includes passing time) of pupil instruction time per day (or equivalent) provided further that each teacher is assigned one (1) preparation period per day. Beginning with the 2007-08 school year, Middle School teachers shall not be required to exceed five (5) hours and thirty (30) minutes of pupil instruction time per day. (c) High School teachers (9-12) shall not be required to exceed five (5) hours fifteen (15) minutes (includes passing time) of pupil instruction time per day (or equivalent) provided further that each teacher is assigned one (1) preparation period per day. Beginning with the 2007-08 school year, High School teachers shall not be required to exceed five (5) hours and thirty (30) minutes of pupil instruction time per day. (d) The classroom teachers shall have a minimum period of at least 50 minutes per day assigned to them for classroom preparation within the building. The preparation period shall not be interrupted except for IEP's, Parent Conferences, Evaluation conferences that cannot be scheduled at any other time. Administrative conferences shall not be held during the preparation time unless mutually agreed between the teacher and the appropriate administrator. (e) Pupil instruction time may be adjusted as required by the state if the amount of instruction time in 1 (a) through 1 (c) does not meet additional state required minimums beyond 1098 hours. B. Teachers shall be at their assigned place of duty no later than ten (10) minutes before classes begin at all levels. C. Teachers shall be allowed to leave school after students are dismissed and buses have left school property2. All teachers will leave open five be guaranteed a minimum of forty (540) afternoons or mornings per month minutes uninterrupted lunch period during their normal work day. 3. The administration may call a faculty meeting which shall not exceed one (excluding Fridays, 1) hour beyond the week(snormal quitting time. (a) of parent teacher conferences and days preceding holidays or vacations) for possible mandatory staff, department and/or curriculum meetings. Early release PD’s count as one of the 5 monthly meetings. No This shall not be more often than once every two (2) meetings per week will be scheduled. These days and times (a.m. or p.m.) will be determined in each individual buildingweeks. 4. The administration has the flexibility Administration agrees that every effort shall be made to combine two reduce interruptions for such things as faculty announcements or meetings into one extended block of time not to exceed two hours. These extended meetings may occur up to three (3) times per year with a minimum of a two-week notice. These extended meetings will be tied to the early release PDs. On the weeks that there is a two (2) hour meetingand assure, there will be no other mandatory meetings. A two-hour meeting will count as 2 of the 5 mandatory meetings for that month. *(One two hour is already schedule per calendar for April 5, 2023) D. The Board recognizes the principle of a standard (40) hour work week and will, in so far as possible, set work schedules and make professional assignments which the teachers a block of time that can reasonably be completed within such a standard work week. The Board will not require teachers regularly to work in excess used for their preparation of such standard work week within or outside of the school buildingregular classroom assignments. E. All teachers shall be entitled to a thirty (30) minute, duty-free uninterrupted lunch period as established in their building. F. No teacher may leave the building during his regular working hours unless he has received approval from his building principal. The teacher shall notify the principal when he leaves the building during the noon hour. G. The regular weekly teaching load in grades K-5 shall include five (5) unassigned preparation periods. Teachers will have an equivalent amount of preparation time, which may the following days without meetings or may not be continuous. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once other interruptions unless otherwise mutually agreed or as otherwise set forth in the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and calendar: (a) One day will be provided at the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration beginning of the school year. However, the district has the ability year for teachers to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support itwork in their classrooms. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades K-5 to give up any amount (b) At the end of their preparation time. If agreed upon the first and once the agreement form is signedsecond semesters, teachers will be compensated at an additional amount proportional provided a work day for finalizing student grades, marking report cards and allowing students to their current salary and per diem make up work necessary for teaching time added. completion of grades. (c) Teachers may have to provide documentation of the times they are teaching. Teachers who are absent for this time and who use a sick or personal shall be provided one-half (1/2) day will be compensated as if they were in attendance. Payment for this time will be paid out at the end of each semester. 3the 1st and 3rd marking period. The aforementioned language shall not apply to substituting in any way. H. All teachers will work a seven (7) hour This half day and all teachers will have at least 55 minutes of preparation time. I. The regular weekly teaching load in grades 6-12 will be twenty-five (25) assigned periods and five (5) unassigned preparation periods. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and the agreement form is signedused for finalizing student grades, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration of the school year. However, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades 6-12 to give up any amount of their 5 weekly preparation periods to teach during unassigned time. Teachers who agree to teach on their preparation time will be compensated at the rate of 1/6th of their yearly salary based on that year’s salary schedule. Payment for this time will be paid biweekly. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply to substituting in any way. J. Attendance at Open House is required. K. Teachers will be allowed to work remotely for the mid-year Records Day provided that all responsibilities (i.e. grade verifications, marking report cards, and allowing students to make up work necessary for completion of grades. 6. Teachers shall be required to attend at least two (2) after school activities per semester. A list will be provided from each building with a minimum of ten activities for the teachers to choose from each semester. No teacher will be required to attend an activity for more than two hours. 7. For the purpose of determining compliance with the State of Michigan rules the parties agree that the terms in this agreement shall be interpreted by using the state definitions as contained in its regulations (i.e. student/pupil instruction time, etc.) can be completed electronically).

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teacher’s work day normal working hours in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Community Schools shall be seven (7) hoursas follows: 1. Teachers shall be required to devote sufficient time in school to fulfill their professional teaching assignments and other related responsibilities. It is agreed that due to differences in operating times in various buildings, the Building Principal shall establish the time of the teacher’s work day, not to exceed 7 ¾ hours per day. 2. Any teacher who is required to return to school after normal working hours to participate in, supervise, or sponsor a school-related activity, may leave school at the same time as the students on the day of the activity. B. Teachers shall be at their assigned place A regular full-time elementary teaching assignment will include up to 5 (five) conference and preparation periods per week of duty no later than ten a maximum of fifty (1050) minutes before classes begin at all levelsconsecutive minutes. C. A regular full-time secondary teaching assignment shall include one period of not less than fifty (50) minutes preparation time per day. Supervision assignments such as lunch room duty or study hall may be included in a teacher’s schedule in lieu of a teaching period. When the library is scheduled to be open for student use, the librarian will not be assigned a study hall in the library. D. If a teacher’s preparation time is taken by IEPs, or other administrator-mandated meetings or emergencies more than thirty (30) times per school year, the teacher shall be compensated for the excess at the rate identified in Article 13-F. E. Teachers shall be allowed to leave school after students are dismissed and buses have left school propertya duty free, uninterrupted lunch period of thirty (30) minutes. All In addition, teachers will leave open shall have a total of five (5) afternoons or mornings per month (excluding Fridays, minutes passing time which can be used before and/or after the week(s) of parent teacher conferences and days preceding holidays or vacations) for possible mandatory staff, department and/or curriculum meetings. Early release PD’s count as one of the 5 monthly meetings. No more than lunch period. F. Teachers shall be required to attend two (2) scheduled building meetings per week will month and may be scheduled. These days and times required to attend one (a.m. or p.m.1) will be determined in each individual building. The administration has additional meeting per month at the flexibility to combine two meetings into one extended block of time not to exceed two hours. These extended meetings may occur up to three (3) times per year with a minimum of a two-week notice. These extended meetings will be tied to the early release PDs. On the weeks that there is a two (2) hour meeting, there will be no other mandatory meetings. A two-hour meeting will count as 2 discretion of the 5 mandatory meetings for that month. *(One two hour is already schedule per calendar for April 5, 2023) D. The Board recognizes the principle of a standard (40) hour work week and will, so far as possible, set work schedules and make professional assignments which can reasonably be completed within such a standard work week. The Board will not require teachers regularly to work in excess of such standard work week within or outside of the school building. E. All teachers shall be entitled to a thirty (30) minute, duty-free uninterrupted lunch period as established in their building. F. No teacher may leave the building during his regular working hours unless he has received approval from his building principal. The teacher Teachers shall notify be provided with an agenda forty-eight (48) hours prior to each meeting, except in cases of emergency. Teacher’s meetings shall not exceed sixty (60) minutes, except by mutual agreement of the principal when he leaves respective building administrator(s) and building representative(s) of the building during the noon hourAssociation. G. The regular weekly teaching load in grades K-5 shall include five Teachers will attend one (51) unassigned preparation periodsOpen House per year. Teachers will have an equivalent amount of preparation time, which may or may not be continuous. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated required to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration of the school year. However, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades K-5 to give up any amount of their preparation time. If agreed upon and once the agreement form is signed, teachers will be compensated at an additional amount proportional to their current salary and per diem for teaching time added. Teachers may have to provide documentation of the times they are teaching. Teachers who are absent for this time and who use a sick or personal day will be compensated as if they were in attendance. Payment for this time will be paid out at the end of each semester. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply to substituting in any way. H. All teachers will work a seven (7) hour day and all teachers will have at least 55 minutes of preparation time. I. The regular weekly teaching load in grades 6-12 will be twenty-five (25) assigned periods and five (5) unassigned preparation periods. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration of the school year. However, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades 6-12 to give up any amount of their 5 weekly preparation periods to teach during unassigned time. Teachers who agree to teach on their preparation time will be compensated at the rate of 1/6th of their yearly salary based on that year’s salary schedule. Payment for this time will be paid biweekly. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply to substituting in any way. J. Attendance at Open House is required. K. Teachers will be allowed to work remotely for the mid-year Records Day provided that all responsibilities (i.e. grade verifications, report cards, etc.) can be completed electronically.attend three

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teacher’s work day As professionals, teachers are expected to devote to their assignments, the time necessary to meet their responsibilities, but they shall not be seven (7) hoursrequired to "clock in or out" by hours and minutes. Teachers shall indicate their presence for and leaving of duty by placing a check ▇▇▇▇ in the appropriate column of the faculty "sign in and sign out" register. B. Teachers The total in-school workdays shall consist of not more seven hours, which shall include a duty-free lunch period during any regularly scheduled student lunch period. In the event that an aide is absent, unavailable or late for his/her assigned duties, it will be at their assigned place the responsibility of duty no later than ten (10) minutes before classes begin at all levelsthe teacher to supervise the class. However, for any prolonged absence of a period exceeding one week the Board will make every reasonable effort to obtain a replacement. C. Teachers No teacher shall be allowed required to report for work earlier than fifteen minutes before the opening of the pupil's day and shall be permitted to leave school ten minutes after students are dismissed and buses have left school property. All teachers will leave open five (5) afternoons or mornings per month (excluding Fridays, the week(s) of parent teacher conferences and days preceding holidays or vacations) for possible mandatory staff, department and/or curriculum meetings. Early release PD’s count as one close of the 5 monthly pupil's school day with the exception of faculty meetings, curriculum and instructional workshops, emergency situations and programs involving the school and community, to the extent of past practice. D. All middle school teachers shall have 30 consecutive minutes for a duty-free lunch. No more than two (2) meetings Each middle school teacher shall receive a guaranteed full prep period per week day. Prep time guarantee will not apply on field trip days. On shortened days prep times will be scheduled. These days and times (a.m. or p.m.) will be determined in each individual building. The administration has the flexibility to combine two meetings into one extended block of time not to exceed two hours. These extended meetings may occur up to three (3) times per year with a minimum of a two-week notice. These extended meetings will be tied to the early release PDs. On the weeks that there is a two (2) hour meeting, there will be no other mandatory meetings. A two-hour meeting will count as 2 of the 5 mandatory meetings for that month. *(One two hour is already schedule per calendar for April 5, 2023) D. The Board recognizes the principle of a standard (40) hour work week and will, so far as possible, set work schedules and make professional assignments which can reasonably be completed within such a standard work week. The Board will not require teachers regularly to work in excess of such standard work week within or outside of the school buildingadjusted accordingly. E. All teachers Each elementary teacher shall be entitled guaranteed 80 minutes per day to be divided between a thirty (30) minute, duty-free lunch and uninterrupted lunch period as established in their buildingconsecutive minutes of prep time. Prep time guarantee will not apply on field trip days. On shortened days prep times will be adjusted accordingly. For the 2006-2007 school year only, the K-5 music teacher will have 40 minutes of non-consecutive prep time. F. No When a teacher may leave is absent and no substitute is provided, a payment shall be made as follows: 1. Middle School - $20/period of coverage, 2. Elementary School - a. $20/prep. period missed when a specialist is absent, b. $100/day to be divided equally among the building during his receiving teachers when a regular working hours unless he has received approval from his building principalclassroom teacher is absent and a class is divided and placed in other classrooms. The teacher shall notify Note: Volunteers will be used where deemed appropriate. Assigned person will be required to work the principal when he leaves the building during the noon hourduty. G. The regular weekly teaching load in grades K-5 shall include five (5) unassigned preparation periods. Teachers will have an equivalent amount of preparation time, which may or may not be continuous. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration of the school year. However, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades K-5 to give up any amount of their preparation time. If agreed upon and once the agreement form is signed, teachers Best efforts will be compensated at an additional amount proportional made to their current salary and per diem for teaching time added. Teachers may have limit Middle School assignments to provide documentation of the times they are teaching. Teachers who are absent for this time and who use a sick or personal day will be compensated as if they were in attendance. Payment for this time will be paid out at the end of each semesterno more than four (4) different course preparations. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply to substituting in any way. H. All teachers will work a seven (7) hour day and all teachers will have at least 55 minutes of preparation time. I. The regular weekly teaching load in grades 6-12 will be twenty-five (25) assigned periods and five (5) unassigned preparation periods. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration of the school year. However, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades 6-12 to give up any amount of their 5 weekly preparation periods to teach during unassigned time. Teachers who agree to teach on their preparation time will be compensated at the rate of 1/6th of their yearly salary based on that year’s salary schedule. Payment for this time will be paid biweekly. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply to substituting in any way. J. Attendance at Open House is required. K. Teachers will be allowed to work remotely for the mid-year Records Day provided that all responsibilities (i.e. grade verifications, report cards, etc.) can be completed electronically.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teacher’s work day All teachers shall be have a daily seven (7) hourshour and twenty (20) minute minimum contractual obligation inclusive of a duty free lunch period of not less than twenty-five (25) minutes. The duty free lunch period shall be a period of time during which said personnel shall be given no assigned duties other than taking those disciplinary actions upon students which are a normal part of a teacher's everyday duties. This time shall not include time used in monitoring students as they enter the building (from warning ▇▇▇▇ to ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ - five (5) minutes). B. 1. The workday may be scheduled to start and end at different times in different buildings. Workday starting times will not be scheduled before 7:50 a.m. and ending times will not be scheduled after 5:00 p.m. Workday starting times will not be scheduled before seven (7:00) a.m. for teachers who volunteer to teach a zero hour. Workday starting times for each building will be set by the Superintendent. Student instruction will not start prior to 8:00 am. Student instruction will not start prior to seven (7:00) a.m. for zero hour classes. Teachers in the middle school and high school may volunteer, by prior notification to the building administrator, to have their workday start ten (10) minutes before the regularly scheduled workday starting time for their building. 2. Teachers shall be at their assigned place of duty no not later than ten (10) minutes before classes begin at all levelsstart in the morning. C. Teachers 3. There shall be allowed to leave no less than three (3) minutes in passing time between classes and the lunch period in the high school after students are dismissed and buses have left school propertymiddle school. 4. All teachers will leave open five (5) afternoons or mornings per month (excluding Fridays, the week(s) of parent teacher conferences On Fridays and days preceding holidays teachers may leave as soon as the buses have left and all children are dismissed. 5. The principal in his/her own discretion may excuse teachers earlier on other days. It is understood that notwithstanding the above, the administration may call building or vacations) for possible mandatory staff, department and/or curriculum meetings. Early release PD’s count system wide faculty meetings beyond the above stated hours so long as one they shall not exceed a total of the 5 monthly meetings. No more than two (2) meetings hours per week month beyond the normal working day. 6. To meet minimum State requirements for student instruction time, in order for the District to receive full State financial aid, elementary teachers (excluding counselor and teachers with multi grade level assignments) may be asked to volunteer to supervise the playground activities of students during recess. Such duty will be scheduleddone on a rotating basis should more teachers volunteer than are needed. These days and times (a.m. Compensation or p.m.) will be determined in each individual building. The administration has the flexibility to combine two meetings into one extended block of time not to exceed two hours. These extended meetings may occur up to three (3) times per year with a minimum of a two-week notice. These extended meetings will be tied to the early release PDs. On the weeks that there is a two (2) hour meeting, there will be no other mandatory meetings. A two-hour meeting will count as 2 of the 5 mandatory meetings for that month. *(One two hour is already schedule per calendar for April 5, 2023) D. The Board recognizes the principle of a standard (40) hour work week and will, so far as possible, set work schedules and make professional assignments which can reasonably be completed within such a standard work week. The Board will not require teachers regularly to work in excess of such standard work week within or outside of the school building. E. All teachers shall be entitled to a thirty (30) minute, duty-free uninterrupted lunch period as established in their building. F. No teacher may leave the building during his regular working hours unless he has received approval from his building principal. The teacher shall notify the principal when he leaves the building during the noon hour. G. The regular weekly teaching load in grades K-5 shall include five (5) unassigned preparation periods. Teachers will have an equivalent amount of preparation time, which may or may not be continuous. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration of the school year. However, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades K-5 to give up any amount of their preparation time. If agreed upon and once the agreement form is signed, teachers will be compensated at an additional amount proportional to their current salary and per diem for teaching time added. Teachers may have to provide documentation of the times they are teaching. Teachers who are absent for this time and who use a sick or personal day will be compensated as if they were in attendance. Payment for this comp time will be paid out earned by these teachers at the end of each semester. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply to rate specified for teachers substituting in any way. H. All teachers will work a seven Article 4 D. An individual who supervises fourteen (714) hour day and all teachers will have at least 55 minutes of preparation time. I. The regular weekly teaching load in grades 6-12 will be twenty-five (25) minute recesses shall be entitled to a comp day if compensatory time is elected. If there are insufficient volunteers, the administration will initiate a rotation schedule, beginning with teachers having a common recess period. The rotation schedule shall start with the least senior staff member who has spent the least amount of time on recess duty and rotate through all staff having a common recess period. The Administration and the Association will cooperate in the implementation of the recess rotation. The administration shall determine the number of teachers needed to staff recess. The administration will schedule recess supervision by teachers during the fall (August through November) and spring (commencing at the beginning of the fourth marking period) to the extent possible. If these intervals are insufficient for State School Aid purposes the parties will meet to discuss the implementation of extending these intervals. Individual teachers will not be assigned two recess periods and five in one (51) unassigned preparation periodsday unless they volunteer for such duty. The District, at its option, may assign recess supervision as a portion of the elementary physical education teacher's regular teaching assignment. If this should occur the elementary physical education teacher shall be allowed to leave at the end of the student school day. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated B. If any scheduled days and hours of student instruction are canceled after May 20, whether or not these cancelled days and hours are required to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon be rescheduled for receipt of State aid, these cancelled days and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration hours will be rescheduled as part of the school year. However, calendar unless the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades 6-12 to give up any amount of their 5 weekly preparation periods to teach during unassigned time. Teachers who Board and Association mutually agree to teach on their preparation time will be compensated at the rate of 1/6th of their yearly salary based on that year’s salary schedule. Payment for waive this time will be paid biweekly. 3provision. The aforementioned language shall not apply purpose of this provision is to substituting in any wayprovide a smooth end to the school year. J. Attendance at Open House is required. K. Teachers will be allowed to work remotely for the mid-year Records Day provided that all responsibilities (i.e. grade verifications, report cards, etc.) can be completed electronically.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teacher’s work day shall be seven (7) hours. B. Teachers shall be at their assigned place of duty no later than ten (10) minutes before classes begin at all levels. C. . Teachers shall be allowed to leave school after students are dismissed and buses have left the school propertyproperty or ten (10) minutes after dismissal time at all levels, whichever comes first. Any compensation or time work overage will begin ten (10) minutes after dismissal, regardless of when buses leave. Compensation for overage will begin after the first week of school. C. Each building will schedule 1 day per week for building level staff/department/PLC meetings to occur in the afternoon or morning, not to exceed one (1) hour in length. Additional meetings connected to stipends or voluntary actions such as student assistance team, child study, athletic coaching meetings, task force meetings, etc. are not defined as weekly meetings and do not count as a weekly meeting. All teachers will leave open five one (51) afternoons or mornings per month week (excluding Fridays, the week(s) of parent teacher conferences and conferences, days preceding holidays or vacations) for possible mandatory staff, department department, PLC and/or curriculum meetings. Early release PD’s days will count as one of the 5 monthly weekly meetings. No more than two In the months of October and February, the weekly building meeting will shift (2if needed) meetings per week will be scheduled. These days and times (a.m. or p.m.) will be determined in each individual building. The administration has the flexibility to combine two meetings into one extended block of time not to exceed two hours. These extended meetings may occur up to three (3) times per year align with a minimum of a two-week notice. These extended meetings will be tied to the early release PDs. On date for the weeks that there is purposes of a two (2) hour meeting, there will be no other mandatory meetings. A two-hour meeting will count as 2 of the 5 mandatory meetings for that month. *(One two hour is already schedule per calendar for April 5, 2023). D. The Board recognizes the principle of a standard (40) hour work week and will, so far as possible, set work schedules and make professional assignments which can reasonably be completed within such a standard work week. The Board will not require teachers regularly to work in excess of such standard work week within or outside of the school building. E. All teachers shall be entitled to a thirty (30) minute, duty-free uninterrupted lunch period as established in their building. F. No teacher may leave the building during his regular working hours unless he has received approval from his building principal. The teacher shall notify the principal when he leaves the building during the noon hour. G. The regular weekly teaching load in grades K-5 shall include five (5) unassigned preparation periods. Teachers will have an equivalent amount of preparation time, which may or may not be continuous. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration of the school year. However, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades K-5 to give up any amount of their preparation time. If agreed upon and once the agreement form is signed, teachers will be compensated at an additional amount proportional to their current salary and per diem for teaching time added. Teachers may have to provide documentation of the times they are teaching. Teachers who are absent for this time and who use a sick or personal day will be compensated as if they were in attendance. Payment for this time will be paid out at the end of each semester. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply to substituting in any way. H. All teachers will be scheduled for one prep period, each day, equivalent to a regularly scheduled class period. There are many instances where a deviation of the standard schedule must occur (testing, advisory, homeroom). Administration will ensure that no more than six (6) deviations will occur over a one month period. Prep time will be no less than 45 minutes when a deviation occurs. If there is no deviation, teachers will work a seven (7) hour day and all teachers will have at least 55 minutes of preparation time. I. The regular weekly teaching load in grades 6-12 will be twenty-five (25) assigned periods and must include five (5) unassigned preparation periodsperiods per week. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration of the school year. However, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades 6-12 to give up any amount of their 5 weekly preparation periods to teach during unassigned time. Teachers who agree to teach on their preparation time will be compensated at the rate of 1/6th of their yearly salary based on that year’s salary schedule. Payment for this time will be paid biweekly. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply to substituting in any way. J. Attendance at Open House is required. K. Teachers will be allowed to work remotely required for the mid-year Records Day provided that all responsibilities (i.e. grade verifications, report cards, etc.) can be completed electronically.elementary and middle school teachers. The high school staff is required to attend one of the following: a. Senior Commencement b. End of Year Honors Convocation

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teacher’s 's work day shall be seven (7) hours. B. Teachers shall be at their assigned place of duty no later than ten (10) minutes before classes begin at all levels. C. Teachers shall be allowed to leave school after students are dismissed and buses have left school property. All teachers will leave open five two (52) afternoons or mornings per month week (excluding Fridays, the week(s) of parent teacher conferences Fridays and days preceding holidays or vacations) for possible mandatory staff, department and/or curriculum meetings. Early release PD’s count as one of the 5 monthly meetings. No more than two (2) meetings per week will be scheduled. These days and times (a.m. or p.m.) will be determined in each individual building. Only one of the two weekly meetings may be a full staff meeting. The administration has the flexibility to combine the two weekly meetings into one extended block of time not to exceed two hours. These extended meetings may occur up to three two (32) times per year semester with a minimum of a two-week notice. These extended meetings will be tied to the early release PDs. On the weeks that there is a two (2) hour meeting, there will be no other mandatory meetings. A two-hour meeting will count as 2 of the 5 mandatory meetings for that month. *(One two hour is already schedule per calendar for April 5, 2023). D. The Board recognizes the principle of a standard (40) hour work week and will, so far as possible, set work schedules and make professional assignments which can reasonably be completed within such a standard work week. The Board will not require teachers regularly to work in excess of such standard work week within or outside of the school building. E. All teachers shall be entitled to a thirty (30) minute, duty-free uninterrupted lunch period as established in their building. F. No teacher may leave the building during his regular working hours unless he has received approval from his building principal. The teacher shall notify the principal when he leaves the building during the noon hour. G. The regular weekly teaching load in grades K-5 shall include five (5) unassigned preparation periods. Teachers will have an equivalent amount of preparation time, which may or may not be continuous. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the For duration of the school year. Howeveragreement, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades K-5 to give up any amount of their preparation time. If agreed upon Elementary, Middle and once the agreement form is signed, High School teachers will be compensated at an additional amount proportional to their current salary and per diem for teaching time added. Teachers may have to provide documentation of the times they are teaching. Teachers who are absent for this time and who use a sick or personal day will be compensated as if they were in attendance. Payment for this time will be paid out at the end of each semester. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply to substituting in any way. H. All teachers will work a seven (7) hour day and all teachers will have at least 55 minutes of preparation time. I. The regular weekly teaching load in grades 6-12 will be twenty-five (25) assigned periods and five (5) unassigned preparation periods. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration of the school year. However, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades 6-12 to give up any amount of their 5 weekly preparation periods to teach during unassigned time. Teachers who agree to teach on their preparation time will be compensated at the rate of 1/6th of their yearly salary based on that year’s salary schedule. Payment for this time will be paid biweekly. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply to substituting in any way. J. Attendance at Open House is required. K. Teachers will be allowed to work remotely for the mid-year Records Day provided that all responsibilities (i.e. grade verifications, report cards, etc.) can be completed electronically.add ten

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teacher’s work If a change in the school day becomes necessary, the Board and the Association agree to discuss the change. Mutual agreement of the parties shall be seven (7) hoursnecessary to implement the change. It is the intent of the parties that the mutual agreement not restrict the Board's right to determine programs. B. Teachers will be available and responsible during the school year for the following: 1. His/Her teaching assignment. 2. Individual conference(s) with parents and/or students. 3. Staff meetings shall be at no longer than one hour and fifteen (75) minutes in length. If a deviation from the established time is necessary, the building principal will contact the Association President and/or chief Negotiator through the Association Representative to reach agreement on the deviation. Reasonable notification (one week notice, except in case of an emergency) of the extended time of the staff meeting will be given to the affected building staff. Accommodations will be made for those staff members that, because of prior commitments, cannot attend the extended staff meeting. 4. All teachers shall attend one (1) monthly staff meeting unless prior arrangements have been made with the administration. These meetings will be held on the same day each month unless a change of the day is agreed to by mutual consent of the staff and the appropriate administrator. 5. In-service programs and meetings scheduled within the school day and/or school calendar or as otherwise agreed to between Association and the Board. 6. Annual open house. 7. Parent/teacher conferences. Any individual deviations from the scheduled dates must be approved by the principal and the conference(s) rescheduled. 8. Any situation warranting their assigned place of duty presence which is either mutually agreed upon in advance or considered an extreme emergency by the administration. C. Teachers shall report for work no later than ten (10) minutes before classes begin at all levels. C. Teachers prior to the start of the student instruction day and shall be allowed to leave school after students are dismissed and buses have left school property. All teachers will leave open work no earlier than five (5) afternoons or mornings per month (excluding Fridays, minutes after the week(s) of parent teacher conferences and days preceding holidays or vacations) for possible mandatory staff, department and/or curriculum meetings. Early release PD’s count as one end of the 5 monthly meetingsstudent instruction day. No more than two Arrival time in the event of a delayed start shall be ten (210) meetings per week minutes before the delayed starting time. The regularly scheduled teacher work day at school, excluding the time before and after the student day and the lunch period, shall be six (6) hours and twenty six (26) minutes. Any increase over six (6) hours and twenty six (26) minutes will b e negotiated. Reporting and leaving time for a teacher work day when students are not present will be the same as on a student instruction day, unless otherwise scheduled. These days Teachers may leave for the monthly Board of Directors and times (a.m. General Membership meeting when the last class of that particular building has been dismissed for the school day. D. All teachers in all buildings will have a duty-free lunch period during which they may leave the building. This period shall conform to individual building schedules mutually agreed upon by the teachers and administrators of such buildings but in no event shall the lunch period be less than 30 minutes exclusive of passing time. Students who remain at a school during the lunch period or p.m.) after school for transportation will be determined in each individual building. The administration has the flexibility to combine two meetings into one extended block of time not to exceed two hours. These extended meetings may occur up to three (3) times per year with a minimum of a two-week notice. These extended meetings will be tied to the early release PDs. On the weeks that there is a two (2) hour meeting, there will be no supervised by personnel other mandatory meetings. A two-hour meeting will count than professional personnel as 2 of the 5 mandatory meetings for that month. *(One two hour is already schedule per calendar for April 5, 2023) D. The Board recognizes the principle of a standard (40) hour work week and will, so far as possible, set work schedules and make professional assignments which can reasonably be completed within such a standard work week. The Board will not require teachers regularly to work in excess of such standard work week within or outside of the school buildingcovered by this Agreement. E. All The Association agrees that teachers in the elementary schools recognize that recess is a necessary part of the educational program of this age group and will readily be on hand to protect the safety of all children at all recess duties that are assigned in a reasonable and nondiscriminatory manner on a building by building basis. No teacher shall be entitled to a thirty (30) minute, duty-free uninterrupted lunch period as established in their buildingassigned recess duty more than twice per week. F. No teacher When elementary teachers' classes are being taught by Certified-Specialists (library, gym/physical education, art, music or any other Special classes), the teachers (excluding sixth grade teachers in a middle school setting) may leave use such time for the purposes of individual planning, preparation, conferences, and any other professional duties within the building. Departure from the building during his regular working hours unless he has received these times requires approval from his the building principal. The teacher shall notify the principal when he leaves the building during the noon hour. G. The regular weekly teaching load in grades K-5 shall include five District will provide elementary teachers with approximately 240/250 minutes of planning time per week, exclusive of recess and a duty free lunch. To accomplish providing this time, special teachers (5library, physical education, music, art and depending on the district finances or available grants a fifth special) unassigned preparation periodswill be employed. Teachers Either teachers will have four 60 minute classes or with a fifth special, five 50 minute classes. Primary teachers may have this time divided into 30/25 minute blocks. No special class or specials teachers planning time shall be less than 30/25 minutes. The parties agree to review this article annually to determine which option will be implemented for the next school year. H. The Board and the Association recognize the school instructional program and related matters need continuing study and improvement. It is further agreed that the parties shall cooperate in an equivalent amount on-going study to assist the Board whereby it may bring about desirable changes and innovations in the teaching methods and techniques, class composition, coordinated K-12 curriculum, facilities and building programs and any other matters to improve the quality of preparation timeeducation. Therefore, which may or may not the necessary committee structure shall be continuousinstituted. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is Committee membership will be mutually agreed upon between the Board and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration of the school year. However, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support itAssociation. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades K-5 to give up any amount of their preparation time. If Release time as needed and agreed upon and once the agreement form is signed, teachers will be compensated at an additional amount proportional provided for bargaining unit members to their current salary and per diem for teaching time added. Teachers may have to provide documentation carry out the functions of the times they are teaching. Teachers who are absent for this time and who use a sick or personal day will be compensated as if they were in attendance. Payment for this time will be paid out at the end of each semestersaid committees. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply to substituting in any way. H. All teachers will work a seven (7) hour day and all teachers will have at least 55 minutes of preparation time. I. The regular weekly teaching load in grades 6-12 will be twenty-five (25) assigned periods and five (5) unassigned preparation periods. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration of the school year. However, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades 6-12 to give up any amount of their 5 weekly preparation periods to teach during unassigned time. Teachers who agree to teach on their preparation time will be compensated at the rate of 1/6th of their yearly salary based on that year’s salary schedule. Payment for this time will be paid biweekly. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply to substituting in any way. J. Attendance at Open House is required. K. Teachers will be allowed to work remotely for the mid-year Records Day provided that all responsibilities (i.e. grade verifications, report cards, etc.) can be completed electronically.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teacher’s 's work day shall be seven (7) hours. B. Teachers shall be at their assigned place of duty no later than ten (10) minutes before classes begin at all levels. C. Teachers shall be allowed to leave school after students are dismissed and buses have left school property. All teachers will leave open five (5) afternoons or mornings per month (excluding Fridays, the week(s) of parent teacher conferences Fridays and days preceding holidays or vacations) for possible mandatory staff, department and/or curriculum meetings. Early release PD’s count as one of the 5 monthly meetings. No more than two (2) meetings per week will be scheduled. These days and times (a.m. or p.m.) will be determined in each individual building. The administration has the flexibility to combine two meetings into one extended block of time not to exceed two hours. These extended meetings may occur up to three two (32) times per year semester with a minimum of a two-week notice. These extended meetings will be tied to the early release PDs. On the weeks that there is a two (2) hour meeting, there will be no other mandatory meetings. A two-hour meeting will count as 2 of the 5 mandatory meetings for that month. *(One two hour is already schedule per calendar for April 5, 2023). D. The Board recognizes the principle of a standard (40) hour work week and will, so far as possible, set work schedules and make professional assignments which can reasonably be completed within such a standard work week. The Board will not require teachers regularly to work in excess of such standard work week within or outside of the school building. E. All teachers shall be entitled to a thirty (30) minute, duty-free uninterrupted lunch period as established in their building. F. No teacher may leave the building during his regular working hours unless he has received approval from his building principal. The teacher shall notify the principal when he leaves the building during the noon hour. G. The regular weekly teaching load in grades K-5 shall include five (5) unassigned preparation periods. Teachers will have an equivalent amount of preparation time, which may or may not be continuous. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration of the school year. However, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades K-5 to give up any amount of their preparation time. If agreed upon and once the agreement form is signed, teachers will be compensated at an additional amount proportional to their current salary and per diem for teaching time added. Teachers may have to provide documentation of the times they are teaching. Teachers who are absent for this time and who use a sick or personal day will be compensated as if they were in attendance. Payment for this time will be paid out at the end of each semester. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply to substituting in any way. H. All teachers will work a seven (7) hour day and all teachers will have at least 55 minutes of preparation time. I. The regular weekly teaching load in grades 6-12 will be twenty-five (25) assigned periods and five (5) unassigned preparation periods. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration of the school year. However, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades 6-12 to give up any amount of their 5 weekly preparation periods to teach during unassigned time. Teachers who agree to teach on their preparation time will be compensated at the rate of 1/6th of their yearly salary based on that year’s salary schedule. Payment for this time will be paid biweekly. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply to substituting in any way. J. Attendance at Open House is requiredexpected. K. Teachers will be allowed to work remotely for the mid-year Records Day provided that all responsibilities (i.e. grade verifications, report cards, etc.) can be completed electronically.

TEACHING HOURS. A. The teacher’s work day usual starting and dismissal times for students shall be seven (7) hours.as follows: B.H.S. 7:35 a.m. 2:05 p.m. Middle 8:05 a.m. 2:25 p.m. Elementary 8:45 a.m. 2:50 p.m. B. Teachers shall and nurses at the secondary level will report to their buildings in sufficient time to be in their classrooms or at their assigned place of duty no later than other assignment at least ten (10) minutes before classes begin students' starting time, and shall remain in their buildings after the students' ending time for forty-five (45) minutes one day and fifteen (15) minutes on other days of the school week (except Friday), to provide instruction for pupils. Teachers at all levelsthe elementary level will report for duty in their respective buildings at least ten (10) minutes before the pupils' starting time and shall remain in their buildings after the pupils' closing time for ten (10) minutes each day of the school week. On Fridays, teachers may leave at student closing time provided that those who have been assigned duties have completed those duties. To the extent possible, Friday duties will be assigned equitably. Pre-K teachers shall report for duty at least 10 minutes before the pupil’s starting time and shall remain in their buildings after the pupils’ closing time for 15 minutes each day of the scheduled workday. On Fridays, teachers may leave at student closing time provided that those who have been assigned duties have completed those duties. To the extent possible, Friday duties will be assigned equitably. In no case shall the workday exceed 6 hours. C. Teachers Librarians and guidance counselors shall remain at their stations for the same hours as stated for teachers in Section B and longer where students' needs require. D. Every teacher shall be allowed a lunch period the same as, and apart from, that of his/her pupils. An elementary teacher shall be allowed the time of recess of his/her pupils except when the recess is indoors. ▇. The interpretation of teacher load should be of the broadest possible nature to leave allow for the flexibility needed by both administrator and teacher to attain the educational goals for our students. To accomplish this goal, middle school after students are dismissed and buses have left school property. All teachers will leave open have no more than thirty (30) teaching blocks, six (6) supervisory blocks and no less than six (6) unassigned blocks during a six (6) day period. Teachers may by mutual agreement teach additional blocks up to a maximum of six (6) per six-day period in lieu of a like number of supervisory blocks. High school teachers will have no more than thirty (30) teaching blocks, five (5) afternoons or mornings per month (excluding Fridayssupervisory blocks, the week(s) of parent teacher conferences and days preceding holidays or vacations) for possible mandatory staff, department and/or curriculum meetings. Early release PD’s count as one of the 5 monthly meetings. No more no fewer than two (2) meetings per week will be scheduled. These days and times (a.m. or p.m.) will be determined in each individual building. The administration has the flexibility to combine two meetings into one extended block of time not to exceed two hours. These extended meetings may occur up to three (3) times per year with a minimum of a two-week notice. These extended meetings will be tied to the early release PDs. On the weeks that there is a two (2) hour meeting, there will be no other mandatory meetings. A two-hour meeting will count as 2 of the 5 mandatory meetings for that month. *(One two hour is already schedule per calendar for April 5, 2023) D. The Board recognizes the principle of a standard (40) hour work week and will, so far as possible, set work schedules and make professional assignments which can reasonably be completed within such a standard work week. The Board will not require teachers regularly to work in excess of such standard work week within or outside of the school building. E. All teachers shall be entitled to a thirty (30) minute, duty-free uninterrupted lunch period as established in their building. F. No teacher may leave the building during his regular working hours unless he has received approval from his building principal. The teacher shall notify the principal when he leaves the building during the noon hour. G. The regular weekly teaching load in grades K-5 shall include five (5) unassigned preparation periods. Teachers will have an equivalent amount of preparation time, which may or may not be continuous. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration of the school year. However, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades K-5 to give up any amount of their preparation time. If agreed upon and once the agreement form is signed, teachers will be compensated at an additional amount proportional to their current salary and per diem for teaching time added. Teachers may have to provide documentation of the times they are teaching. Teachers who are absent for this time and who use a sick or personal day will be compensated as if they were in attendance. Payment for this time will be paid out at the end of each semester. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply to substituting in any way. H. All teachers will work a seven (7) hour unassigned blocks during a seven-day period, and all teachers will have at least 55 minutes of preparation time. I. The regular weekly teaching load in grades 6-12 will shall be twenty-five (25) assigned periods and five (5) unassigned preparation periods. 1. Under no circumstances is a teacher obligated to give up their preparation time to take on an additional teaching hour. Once the additional teaching hour is agreed upon and the agreement form is signed, the teacher commits to this responsibility for the duration of the school year. However, the district has the ability to retract the 6th if enrollment numbers no longer continue to support it. 2. Administration may ask teachers in grades 6-12 to give up any amount of their 5 weekly preparation periods to teach during unassigned time. Teachers who agree to teach on their preparation time will be compensated at the rate of 1/6th of their yearly salary based on that year’s salary schedule. Payment for this time will be paid biweekly. 3. The aforementioned language shall not apply to substituting in any way. J. Attendance at Open House is required. K. Teachers will be allowed to work remotely for the mid-year Records Day provided that all responsibilities (i.e. grade verifications, report cards, etc.) can be completed electronically.more than four