Common use of WORK DAYS AND HOURS Clause in Contracts

WORK DAYS AND HOURS. A. The Board shall propose the school calendar after conferring with the Association. The calendar shall consist of one hundred eighty-five (185) days. Included in the one hundred eighty-five days are five (5) emergency days. The work year shall consist of one hundred eighty (180) employee days. Included in the one hundred eighty (180) employee days is one (1) employee work day at midyear. In the event five (5) or less than five (5) emergency days have been declared as of the Board meeting preceding Memorial Day, the Board shall designate all unused emergency days as nonattendance days for employees and students. Such days shall be used at the end of the school year. If the Board operates a year-round school, employees will be selected based on the instructional focus of the building. If Agreement language between the Association and the Board should require modification due to the instructional focus of a building, occasioned by a year-round school, a committee, co-chaired by a representative of the Board and a representative of the Association, shall meet to address concerns. B. Professional Day 1. The employee will assume the responsibility for a daily schedule that is commensurate with his/her professional obligation. 2. The employee’s professional day shall be determined within the building by cooperation between the principal and the employee. 3. The professional day must begin by 15 minutes immediately before the students’ instructional day and end no earlier than 10 minutes after the students’ instructional day. 4. In the event of an early release day due to heat, employees shall stay one (1) hour after students are dismissed. 5. For professionals who are not assigned to a school, their report time will be decided collaboratively between the employee and building administrator. 6. A lunch period in compliance with Sec. 24-9 of the Illinois School Code will be provided. 7. The professional day may include up to 50 minutes per week to be collaboratively assigned before and/or after school for supervision of students. These 50 minutes of assigned supervision may be utilized within the student attendance day with the mutual consent of the potentially affected employee and building administrators. All supervision minutes are within the professional day unless mutually agreed upon by the affected employee and appropriate administrator. Supervision that exceeds 50 minutes per week shall be approved by 80% of the certified employees. The aforementioned supervision in the previous sentence may occur inside or outside the professional day. 8. It is understood that supervision of students before and after school and during passing periods shall be included in the professional day. The supervision during passing periods is an expected duty and not included in the 50 minutes.