Common use of WORK DAYS AND HOURS Clause in Contracts

WORK DAYS AND HOURS. 11.1.1 Classroom teachers will not be required to work in excess of 185 days with the exception of new teachers. New teachers will be required to attend a one-day orientation outside of the 185 days with compensation equal to the member’s hourly salary rate up to seven (7) hours. Of those 185 days, two shall be for site-based teacher directed classroom preparation and three days will be for professional staff development. 11.1.2 Each bargaining unit member will be expected to attend Back to School Night, Open House, and Parent Teacher Conferences. In addition to the above duties, each bargaining unit member will donate seven (7) hours of adjunct duty time per year. Such duties could include: CST meetings, IEP meetings, extended staff meetings, and other school related committees or programs. Staff meeting time will be considered extended when it exceeds two hours of outside contract time per month. 11.1.3 Unit member duties that exceed the number of hours specified above shall require that the unit member be compensated for such additional hours at the rate of pay delineated in the Certificated Hourly Salary Schedule (Appendix A-5). 11.1.4 Any unit member requested to work outside of his/her contracted days shall be compensated. 11.1.5 The unit members’ work day will be seven (7.0) hours, including lunch period. Each teacher will be allowed a duty-free lunch period of not less than thirty (30) consecutive minutes. 11.1.6 All unit members shall be provided a scheduled personal necessity break of not less than ten (10) minutes each morning. 11.1.7 Site Administrators will make a good faith effort to minimize the number of subject matter preparations required of each secondary teacher, and will consult with the teacher prior to assigning more than three (3) different preparations, giving good faith consideration to the unit member’s suggestions. 11.1.8 District and site administrators, in consultation with staff, will implement strategies to minimize the impact of District-mandated assessments on unit members’ time and resources. The Association will have the right to consult on issues that are not otherwise subject to mandatory negotiation that affect the working conditions of its members. The District will provide adequate training time and resources before implementing these changes. 11.1.9 The District will provide equitable prep time for all unit members including members with less than full-time positions who will be provided with equitable prep time on a pro-rata basis. For 6-12unit members at departmentalized sites, equitable prep time shall be equivalent to one (1) full class period per day. For 6-12 Special Education unit members, at departmentalized sites, equitable prep time shall be the equivalent of two (2) class periods per day to include testing and collaboration with no assigned students. For other TK-6 unit members, equitable prep time shall be before and after-school and Friday afternoons. For other TK-6 Special Education unit members, equitable prep time shall be an additional 120 minutes per week (72 hours per year) to include testing and collaboration with no assigned students. Teachers will otherwise be compensated at their hourly rate of pay up to a maximum of 120 minutes per week when the teacher and site administrator agree that such time was not feasible in a given week. Prep time will not be impacted by campus supervision duties before or after school. Leadership shall have the right to organize Friday afternoon professional development opportunities, and unit members shall have the right to voluntarily attend.

WORK DAYS AND HOURS. 11.1.1 Classroom teachers will not be required to work in excess of 185 days with the exception of new teachers. New teachers will be required to attend a one-day orientation outside of the 185 days with compensation equal to the member’s hourly salary rate up to seven (7) hours. Of those 185 days, two shall be for site-based teacher directed classroom preparation and three days will be for professional staff development. 11.1.2 Each bargaining unit member will be expected to attend Back to School Night, Open House, and Parent Teacher Conferences. In addition to the above duties, each bargaining unit member will donate seven (7) hours of adjunct duty time per year. Such duties could include: CST meetings, IEP meetings, extended staff meetings, and other school related committees or programs. Staff meeting time will be considered extended when it exceeds two hours of outside contract time per month. 11.1.3 Unit member duties that exceed the number of hours specified above shall require that the unit member be compensated for such additional hours at the rate of pay delineated in the Certificated Hourly Salary Schedule (Appendix A-5). 11.1.4 Any unit member requested to work outside of his/her contracted days shall be compensated. 11.1.5 The unit members’ work day will be seven (7.0) hours, including lunch period. Each teacher will be allowed a duty-free lunch period of not less than thirty (30) consecutive minutes. 11.1.6 All unit members shall be provided a scheduled personal necessity break of not less than ten (10) minutes each morning. 11.1.7 Site Administrators will make a good faith effort to minimize the number of subject matter preparations required of each secondary teacher, and will consult with the teacher prior to assigning more than three (3) different preparations, giving good faith consideration to the unit member’s suggestions. 11.1.8 District and site administrators, in consultation with staff, will implement strategies to minimize the impact of District-mandated assessments on unit members’ time and resources. The Association will have the right to consult on issues that are not otherwise subject to mandatory negotiation that affect the working conditions of its members. The District will provide adequate training time and resources before implementing these changes. 11.1.9 The District will provide equitable prep time for all unit members including members with less than full-time positions who will be provided with equitable prep time on a pro-rata basis. For 6-12unit 12 unit members at departmentalized sites, equitable prep time shall be equivalent to one (1) full class period per day. For 6-12 Special Education unit members, at departmentalized sites, equitable prep time shall be the equivalent of two (2) class periods per day to include testing and collaboration with no assigned students. For other TK-6 unit members, equitable prep time shall be before and after-school and Friday afternoons. For other TK-6 Special Education unit members, equitable prep time shall be an additional 120 minutes per week (72 hours per year) to include testing and collaboration with no assigned students. Teachers will otherwise be compensated at their hourly rate of pay up to a maximum of 120 minutes per week when the teacher and site administrator agree that such time was not feasible in a given week. Prep time will not be impacted by campus supervision duties before or after school. Leadership shall have the right to organize Friday afternoon professional development opportunities, and unit members shall have the right to voluntarily attend.