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Organized Reserve Forces

Every person who is a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States shall be
granted leave of absence during the time of the person's annual tour of duty as a member of such reserve
component; provided however, that such leave shall not exceed fifteen (15) days. Individuals serving under
this provision shall receive the difference between their military pay and that which they would have earned
had they not been called to service. This provision shall not apply to any teacher who has a tour of duty
scheduled during the school year and who could postpone said tour of duty until the summer, but who
instead chose to serve said tour of duty during the school year.

Military Service

Each teacher shall be granted a leave of absence for military service, without pay, for the duration of
compulsory service. A teacher granted such a leave shall, upon return, receive active service credit and
appropriate annual salary, including increases granted during the period of military service.

Selective Service Tests

Each teacher shall be granted regular salary, without loss of pay, when required to be in attendance for a
usual and customary selective service examination, physical examination, or other tests required by the
United States Government.

Bereavement Leaves

A. Teachers shall be entitled to up to three (3) days bereavement leave per occurrence with pay in
any school year for absence due to the death of a member of the immediate family of the teacher.
"Immediate family" shall include: mother, father, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-
in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents and grandchildren, like step-relations and partners.

B. Teachers shall be entitled to up to seven (7) days bereavement leave with pay for absence due to
each death of their spouse or child(ren).

C. Teachers shall be entitled to up to three (3) days total bereavement leave with pay in any school
year for absence due to the death of a close relative of the teacher. "Close relative" shall include:
aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, in-laws not included under (A) and close friends, provided the close
friend lives in the teacher's home.

D. Permission to attend the funeral services may be granted to at least one teacher from the District
in the case of death of a teacher retired from the District.

Extended Leaves

A. Any teacher under a continuing contract, or a school psychologist or school nurse who has
completed five years of consecutive service in the District, may apply for an unpaid extended
leave of absence for any of the following reasons:

1. Professional activities associated with an agency of government, inclusive of elective
office.

To accept a position as an officer of the teacher's State or National Union.

Peace Corps.

Vista Program.

National Teachers Groups.

Graduate Study.

Job related travel.

Extended illness of the teacher's mother, father, sister, brother, father-in-law, mother-in-
law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, spouse, child(ren), or a
close relative residing in the teacher's home. "Close relative’ is defined in Article 6:9C

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Q. Personal reasons.
B. Any teacher may apply for an unpaid extended leave for his/her own extended illness.
C. Consideration of Leave Requests
1. Requests for unpaid extended leaves of absence for the reasons stated under 6:10 A and

B must be submitted at least ninety (90) calendar days prior to the effective date of the
requested initial leave and at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the effective date of a
requested extension of a leave, exceptin the event of unforeseen circumstances, for the
requests to be considered.

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2. The BOARD, at its discretion, may grant an extended leave for the reasons stated under
6:10 A and B for a period of up to two years. No leaves of absence will be granted for the
purpose of accepting employment outside the Nashua School District or for self
employment.

Any teacher may apply for an unpaid extended leave of absence for purposes of rearing the
teacher's natural or legally adopted child. An extension of such a leave for up to one year may be
granted provided that the teacher submits a request for such an extension at least sixty (60)
calendar days prior to the effective date of the requested extension. Such a leave or extension of
a leave is limited to the child's first two years of life.

All leaves granted under this Article 6:10 shall terminate at a transition point in the school year for
a specific grade level, such as at the end of a school vacation at the elementary level, or at the
end of a trimester or semester at the secondary level.

A teacher who returns from leave granted under this Article 6:10 on the date authorized by the
BOARD under Section E above shall be assigned to a position for which the teacher is qualified
and certified. Where practicable, and if so requested by the teacher, the Superintendent will
assign the teacher returning from leave on the date so authorized to the same position held prior
to the leave.

With one month's written notice to the Superintendent and for cause, a teacher on leave granted
under this Article 6:10 may indicate an interest in returning to active service on a date earlier than
the one originally authorized by the BOARD under Section E above. Such a teacher may be
granted a position for which the teacher is qualified and which is available by reason of its not
being filled by Board action as of the date the one month's notice has been received by the
Superintendent. A teacher who elects to take a position under this Section G shall have no further
rights to that position after the conclusion of the period for which the position is vacant. A teacher
who elects to take a position under this Section G shall be entitled to the rights granted under
Section F as of the date of return from leave authorized by the BOARD under Section E.

6:11 Sabbatical Leave

A.

A teacher shall, conditional only on the operational requirements of the District and the
numerical limit provided below, be granted, "Sabbatical Leave" under the following conditions::

1. The teacher must have completed six (6) years continuous service as a teacher in
the District since the last sabbatical leave.

2. The teacher shall be paid at the rate of 75% of annual salary prorated for the period of the
leave whether it be for a full year or one half year.

3. Requests for sabbatical leave must be received by the Superintendent in writing on forms
designated by the BOARD no later than January | and action must be taken on all such
requests no later than the third week in March of the school year preceding the school
year for which the sabbatical leave is requested.

4. The teacher must be enrolled in an accredited college or university and be engaged in a
formal program leading to an advanced degree leading to a specialization which is
needed by the District.

5. Requests for sabbatical leave on a basis other than the criteria established above shall
be given consideration and nothing contained herein shall prohibit the BOARD from
granting such leaves. However, such requests must contain significant rationale setting
forth the value of such leave to the District. Upon the recommendation of the
Superintendent and the approval of the BOARD, such leave shall be granted.

6. Upon return from sabbatical leave, a teacher shall receive active service credit and
appropriate annual salary, including increases granted during the period of sabbatical
leave.

7. Any teacher granted a sabbatical leave of absence must agree in writing to continue

working for the District for at least two (2) years following the sabbatical leave.

8. A report or summary of the sabbatical leave shall be submitted to the Superintendent of
Schools and the BOARD upon the completion of the leave. Periodic progress reports of
the sabbatical leave, as requested by the BOARD and the administration, shall be
furnished by the individual during the leave period.

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9. The number of leaves granted under this Article shall not exceed I% of the number of
teachers eligible for sabbatical leave. In the event a request for sabbatical leave is
denied, the Superintendent shall, within fifteen (15) days of the denial of the request, give
a written explanation of the reasons for the denial to the teachers involved.

B. A teacher may be granted sabbatical leave to pursue enrollment in courses as specified under
5:8D subject to the remaining provisions of Section A.9 above. This benefit is limited to a total of
two (2) teachers per contract year, in addition to the allotment of sabbatical leaves provided under
Article 6:11A of the sabbatical leave provision, and shall be provided to current employees only. In
the event the number of leaves taken under Article 6:11A above is less than the number of
sabbatical leaves for which the unit is eligible, the number of sabbatical leaves for which the unit is
eligible under this Article 6:11B shall be increased by the number of leaves under Article 6:11A for
which the unit is eligible less the number of sabbatical leaves taken under Section 6:11A.

Court Appearances

A teacher who is subpoenaed as a witness in a civil or criminal case related to their employment in the
District, or who is called for service on a jury, will be granted the difference between the fee received for
such service, excluding court reimbursement for mileage, meals and lodging, and the amount of earnings
lost by reason of such service. Satisfactory evidence of the fee received exclusive of mileage, meals and
lodging reimbursement, must be submitted to the Payroll Office for the differential to be granted. Any
teacher asked by the District to testify in any judicial proceeding shall be granted released time without loss
of pay or benefits.

ARTICLE VII

Employment Status

Notification of Reemployment

Teachers will receive notification of the intent of the BOARD to re-employ them by letter, no later than the
date established by state statute, and teachers will indicate their intention to return, subject to the
conditions of the master agreement no later than fifteen (15) days immediately the notification date referred
to above.

A teacher will make a good faith effort to give the District Human Resources Office within at least forty-five
days written notice if the teacher intends not to resume the teacher's position with the District for the
beginning of any school year.

Notification of Assignment

A. The administration shall notify teachers of their tentative assignments, including subject area,
grade level, where applicable, and the name of the course(s) for the coming school year, not later
than May 25 of each year.

B. Information regarding academic level of classes and tentative courses shall be available by August
1 from building principals at the school building. In the event that changes in such schedules are
proposed after August 1, teachers affected willl be notified promptly. Where possible materials
shall also be made available at the school building upon request by the teacher.

C. All tentative assignments in this article are subject to revision by the Superintendent as
educational and budget needs dictate.

Certification

A. School nurses and speech language pathologists must meet their occupational professional
licensing and/or certification requirements.

B. All other teachers shall meet federal, state and NH Board of Education requirements and
regulations for their positions, and be assigned to teach within the scope of a valid certificate
issued by the State Department of Education.

Staff_ Development

A. School nurses, by virtue of their registered nurse licensing requirements shall be exempt from staff
development under the Professional Development Master Plan.

B. All other teachers, excluding school nurses, shall be required to meet the requirements of the
Nashua School District Professional Development Master Plan.

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The membership of the Professional Development Master Plan Committee shall include an equal
number of teachers appointed by the Nashua Teachers’ Union and representatives appointed by
the Superintendent of Schools. The Superintendent's appointments may include administrators,
teachers, a parent/community member(s), a para-educator(s), and/or a member of the Nashua
Board of Education.

Evaluation of Teachers

A.

Teacher

All observations by a supervisor of the work performance of a teacher in a classroom shall be
made openly.

When a supervisor enters a classroom of a teacher engaged in teaching it will be assumed the
teacher is being observed for purposes which may include evaluation.

When a supervisor makes and signs a written evaluation of a teacher it will be shown to the
teacher, who will acknowledge receipt thereof in writing; this shall not necessarily be interpreted to
indicate the teacher's assent; if the teacher disagrees with all or any part of the evaluation the
teacher may file written comments in the teacher's personnel file. There shall be no obligation to
respond to the teacher's comments and a non-response shall not be interpreted to indicate
agreement with the teacher's comments.

All evaluations will be in accordance with the evaluation forms and procedures adopted in the
Professional Development Master Plan prior to the start of a school year.

Personnel Files

A.

Seniority

A.

Each teacher shall be entitled to knowledge of and access to supervisory records and reports of
competence, personal character and efficiency maintained in the teacher's personnel file with
reference to evaluation of the teacher's performance in such school district.

The BOARD shall provide to each teacher copies of the records and reports described above.

In the event that the BOARD removes from the teacher's file materials which it deems to be
confidential, a dated notation will be placed in the file stating which materials have been removed.

Upon 24-hours' notice each teacher shall have the right to review and reproduce material in the
teacher's personal file.

The teacher shall have the right to answer any material filed, and the teacher's answer shall be
reviewed by the Superintendent and the answer shall be attached to the file copy.

Reproductions of such material may be made by hand, or copying machine if available.

Any item contained in a teacher's file to which a teacher has not been given access shall not be
utilized in any legal proceeding against the teacher.

A teacher shall be given upon request a receipt for all transcripts, medical forms and all other
material submitted to the District.

The term seniority for the purposes of layoff and transfer shall mean accrued time in service as
defined in article 2:8 in a designated area as set forth in Appendix H which occupies the greatest
proportion of the teacher's regular work schedule.

The term seniority for the purposes of longevity and recall shall mean accrued time in service as
defined in Article 2:8 in the District.

All accruals of time in service shall be based on the following:

1. In the event of authorized unpaid leave or suspension the teacher shall retain such
seniority as was accrued on the date of the authorized unpaid leave or suspension but
shall commence further accrual only upon return and shall not accrue seniority during
such leave or suspension period.

2. In the event of layoff the teacher shall retain such seniority as was accrued on the date of

layoff but shall commence further accrual only upon return and shall not accrue seniority
during such layoff. If the teacher exhausts his/her recall rights, the teacher shall lose all

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Contents

Contents

1 Equipment Specifications

2 Customer Acceptance

3 Schedule of Values

4 Standard Terms and Conditons
5 Conditions of Contract

6 Appendix

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accrued seniority. Unit members who transfer out of the unit into another District position
shall lose all accrued seniority after two years in such position.

3. In all cases of permanent termination of employment with the District, the teacher shall
lose all accrued seniority.

For the purpose of accruing seniority, the percentage of the teacher's regular work schedule in
relation to the work year of a full-time teacher will determine the yearly credit or proportion thereof.

In the case of Title | and Part-time teachers, the ratio of the teacher's total annual duty time to the
total annual duty time of a full-time teacher will determine the yearly credit or proportion thereof.

Continuing Substitutes do not accrue seniority except that a Continuing Substitute who teaches
one or more semesters in a designated area and who is then appointed with no break in service
following a continuing substitute assignment to a full-time position in the same designated area
shall retain all time in service as a continuing substitute for purposes of determining seniority.

Should two or more teachers be equal in terms of seniority as defined for layoff, seniority as
defined for recall shall prevail in determining seniority. In the event two or more teachers are equal
in terms of both definitions of seniority, the date of BOARD action on the hiring of the teachers
shall prevail in determining seniority. If all of the aforementioned are equal, seniority shall be
determined by District discretion.

Reduction in Staff-

The provisions of this Article 7:8 shall apply only on occasions when the total number of permanent
positions in a designated area is reduced. On those occasions when there is such a reduction in the total
number of permanent positions, the following procedures will be used:

A.

B.

Staff reductions will first be accomplished through attrition of staff.

Teachers who are not on a continuing contract with the District will be terminated prior to teachers
who are on a continuing contract with the District. The District reserves the sole discretion to
choose the order in which teachers who are not on a continuing contract with the District will be
terminated.

Should staff reductions extend to teachers who are on a continuing contract with the District, all
teachers who are currently teaching in the designated area being reduced, excluding Part-time,
Title | and Continuing Substitute teachers; and seniority of teachers shall be considered in
reaching a decision.

The teacher with the least seniority shall be laid off first unless a more senior teacher's level of
performance, in ascending order of seniority, is significantly inferior to the junior teacher. The first
more senior teacher whose level of performance is determined to be significantly inferior to that of
the least senior teacher shall be the teacher laid off. If more than one teacher is to be laid off in a
designated area, the District shall first compare in ascending order of seniority, the least senior
teacher with the more senior teachers. Once a determination is made with respect to that teacher,
the next most junior teacher shall be compared to the remaining more senior teachers in
ascending order of seniority. This process shall continue until all teachers who are to be laid off
are determined.

In instances where a more senior teacher is significantly less qualified solely because of the
teacher's experience and training related to the remaining available positions in the designated
area, the District shall make a good faith effort to reassign teachers in said designated area being
reduced in accordance with the teacher's qualifications so that the senior teachers may be
retained. In reassigning teachers in order to insure, as much as possible, that a junior teacher(s)
does not displace a senior teacher(s) the District shall reassign teachers in such a manner that if it
is necessary for the junior teacher(s) to displace a senior teacher(s), as much as possible, the
more senior teacher(s) is retained.

If after such reassignments the junior teacher(s) is still significantly more qualified than a senior
teacher, the senior teacher may be laid off first. Qualifications shall be determined by experience
and training related to the remaining available positions in the designated area.

Part-time teachers shall be placed in a pool for the purpose of layoffs in part-time positions. The
same procedure as that contained in Section C above shall be followed.

Title | teachers shall be placed in a pool for the purpose of layoffs in Title | positions. The same
procedure as that contained in Section C above shall be followed.

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F. Should a teacher who has seniority in more than one designated area be laid off in a given
designated area, that teacher shall be considered in the pool of teachers in the alternate
designated area(s) for the purpose of reduction in staff under the same provisions as contained in
Article 7:8C.

G. A teacher employed in a position that does not require a specific certification area or designated
area in Appendix H, will be considered to be in the designated area in which the teacher holds
certification (last taught). The teacher will accrue seniority in both his/her current position and in
his/her area of certification.

Recall

Laid-off teachers shall be placed on one of the three separate recall lists, one for teachers including
contract and Federally-funded Special Education teachers, one for Title | teachers, and one for Part-Time
teachers. Recall rights will be implemented for each category separately. The teacher with the greatest
seniority shall be recalled first for a position for which the teacher is both qualified and certified, and which
falls in the recall pool category in which the teacher is placed. Teachers including Contract and Federally
Funded Special Education teachers also shall have recall rights within the Part-Time teacher pool if the
teacher so chooses and if there are no Part-Time teachers in the pool. However, a teacher including a
contract or Federally Funded Special Education teacher electing recall to a part-time position shall lose all
recall rights in the teacher including contract and Federally Funded Special Education recall pool until the
conclusion of the school year in which they assume the position or until the position is discontinued,
whichever occurs first. Laid-off teachers shall be retained on a recall list for three years, exclusive of any
time spent filling a temporary vacancy, or, in the case of a teacher including a contract or Federally
Funded Special Education teacher, a part-time position. A teacher who is on a recall list shall be entitled
to take a temporary position for which the teacher is qualified and certified and which falls within the recall
pool category in which the teacher is placed, provided that if a teacher elects to take a temporary position,
the teacher shall be obliged to fulfill the term of service called for by the temporary vacancy, and shall be
returned to the recall list only after completion of that service.

Any teacher who accepts any permanent position with the District, or who is offered a permanent position
with the District for which the teacher is certified and qualified and who refuses the offer, shall be taken off
the recall list, except that if a Part-Time teacher is offered a permanent position of lesser hours than the
teacher normally worked at the time of layoff and refuses the position, the teacher shall retain the recall
rights contained in this section.

Notice of recall shall be made in writing by certified mail return receipt requested to the last address which
has been placed on file by the employee in the Human Resources Office. A simultaneous notice of recall
shall be provided the UNION.

A teacher who is recalled shall in writing within 15 calendar days of the receipt of the notice or 30 calendar
days from the date the notice is mailed, whichever is sooner, give notice of intent to accept the position. If
the teacher does not respond within the aforementioned time period, the teacher will be considered as
declining the position and will be removed from the recall list. The next eligible teacher, if any, then shall
be given notice of recall.

Discrimination

There shall be no discrimination against any teacher because of the teacher's UNION activities or because
of the teacher's membership in the UNION, or because of the filing of any grievance under this contract.

Tuberculosis Screening

Consistent with the current advisory of the State of New Hampshire, Department of Health and Welfare,
Division of Public Health Services, teachers who have met the requirement of the BOARD'S pre-
employment or prior post-employment tuberculosis screening will not be required to have further screening
while in the continuous employ of the District. All teachers shall comply with future advisories on
tuberculosis screening issued by the Division of Public Health Services. The BOARD will provide screening
services required after employment but not before employment through the BOARD'S own agents.

ARTICLE VIII

Terms and Conditions of Employment

School Year - School Calendar

A. The school year shall be developed from the following criteria:
1. 180 pupil days
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Four days for teachers and nurses new to Nashua School District, and one day for
teachers and nurses experienced in the Nashua School District. These days shall be
immediately preceding the opening of the pupil school year to be used as pre-school
planning and organizing days, and for orientation.

Two (2) days during the school year may be used as parent and/or teacher conference
days for teaching personnel to schedule conferences with parents and/or other teachers
for the purpose of examining and discussing individual pupil progress; and/or may be
used for in-service work; and/or may be used as training days for the purpose of updating
and improving the professional skills of all teaching personnel. One of these days may be
used by first grade teachers for conferences required in lieu of report cards. If one of
these days is scheduled for parent conferences, the BOARD may at its discretion,
determine the time of day the conferences will be held except that in no instance shall the
hours so scheduled exceed the total hours required of a teacher on a-regular school day.
None of these days will be scheduled during the established school vacation periods.
Prior to the holding of such days, the Superintendent shall furnish the teachers with a
written schedule of proposed activities. In-service days for teachers shall be held on
Election Day and Presidents’ Day. Nurses shall have one (1) in-service day two (2) days
prior to the first pupil day of the school year, and one (1) in-service day on Election day.

In general, the in-school work year for teaching personnel will not exceed 184 work days.

The total number of days referred to in Section A is exclusive of days on which school is
closed as a result of weather or other emergency conditions.

Title | teachers may be obliged to make-up school days lost due to weather or other
emergency conditions. If schools are on a delayed opening or early closing, Title |
teachers, except for Title | nursery school teachers, shall work the same schedule as they
usually work and be paid for their normal work day except that they shall report to work
and/or leave work on the modified schedule.

A secondary guidance counselor(s) may be required to work up to an additional five days
at the discretion of the respective assistant superintendent. Such additional work days
shall be scheduled within ten week days immediately preceding the first day of the
teacher work year. Guidance counselor(s) from within the building where such additional
work is required who volunteer for such work will be assigned first, and then involuntary
assignments will be made as necessary. If involuntary assignments are necessary,
where possible, such assignments will be rotated from year to year among a building's
guidance personnel. Secondary guidance counselors will be paid at a per diem rate of
1/184th of their base annual salary for each additional day scheduled, or in the case of an
elementary guidance counselor, a portion thereof for work done with a minimum of three
hours pay.

School psychologists and speech language pathologists may be required to work ten
additional days, and will be paid at a per diem rate of 1/184th of their base annual salary
for each additional day worked.

B. School Calendar

1.

School Day

The Superintendent shall consult with the UNION in the development of the school
calendar prior to the presentation of said calendar to the BOARD for adoption. The
Superintendent shall make a reasonable effort to consult the Union at least one month
prior to said BOARD presentation.

Teachers shall not be scheduled to work the day prior to Thanksgiving.

The school calendar is determined each year by the BOARD in accordance with the
applicable law.

A. As a professional, teachers are expected to devote to their work the time necessary to accomplish
the task at hand.

B. The UNION agrees that a teacher's day is not necessarily coterminous with that of a pupil.
However, it shall be no less than that which is established for the pupils.

C. In general, teachers, other than school nurses, will be free to act with professional discretion
relative to the time of arrival at school in the morning or leaving of school in the afternoon.

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However, it is expected that, as a minimum all teachers, other than school nurses, will be in their
respective classrooms or performing supervisory or instructionally related activities fifteen (15)
minutes prior to the beginning of the pupil school day and ten (10) minutes after the close of the
pupil school day. The Principal may require sufficient teachers, other than school nurses, not to
exceed 1/3 of the staff on any day on an equitable rotating basis to be on duty to supervise
students a daily total of forty (40) minutes, the distribution of said time prior to the beginning of the
pupil school day and after the close of the pupil school day to be at the discretion of the Principal.
The yearly total shall not exceed 5400 minutes. A tentative schedule of such duties will be
provided to each teacher at the beginning of each semester.

As part of their professional responsibility, teachers and nurses will attend department and other
professional staff meetings designed to provide meaningful professional growth or to clarify school
business. Said meetings shall not exceed fifteen (15) meetings per year, excluding meetings held
on school days when pupils are dismissed early. Advance notice of such meetings shall be
provided at least 48 hours prior to the meeting except in cases of emergencies. The limitation of
fifteen (15) meetings does not apply to the faculty of a new school occurring fifteen (15) calendar
months before the projected opening date and through its first year of operation or to the faculty of
a school during the fifteen (15) calendar months preceding an evaluation by an accreditation team.

For the express purpose of training, for development and implementation of new curriculum as
defined in (A), (B), (C) and (D) below, teachers may be required to attend up to five meetings per
year.

(A) A curriculum implemented throughout the District;

(B) A curriculum implemented across the three middle schools and/or the high
school either throughout the school and/or the department;

(C) A curriculum implemented at the elementary level only;

(D) A pilot curriculum which may impact only one school, grade level, and/or
department.

Teachers other than school counselors will be expected to attend up to four (4) evening meetings
per year, and school counselors will be expected to attend up to five (5) meetings per year.

In addition, a teacher, when needed, may be required to attend Special Education Team and 504
Team staffings which extend beyond the conclusion of the teacher's school day as described in
Article 8:2 C, D and E. No additional compensation shall be paid for attendance at the first two
such staffings occurring within a given school year. A teacher who is required to attend more than
two such staffings per school year shall be paid at the rate of $35 per hour for each hour of
attendance which commences after the teacher’s contractual school day as described in Article
8:2 C and D. For the purposes of payment, the time begins at the conclusion of the teacher's
contractual day.

Teachers, other than school nurses, shall be granted a duty-free lunch period equivalent in time to
that granted to the students for lunch. Teachers, other than school nurses, shall be free to leave
the school provided they sign in and out at the school office. At the elementary school level where
mid-day breaks are normally inclusive of both lunch and recess, on days of inclement weather and
when the Principal does not permit outdoor recess, the Principal may require sufficient teachers to
report twenty (20) minutes early to assist the monitors, except that the number shall not exceed 1/3
of the staff on any day and teachers will be rotated on an equitable basis.

The on-site work day for secondary teachers, other than school nurses, will be seven (7) hours and
eight (8) minutes and the on-site work day for elementary teachers, other than school nurses, will
be six (6) hours and fifty (50) minutes except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or by past
practice.

The regular work day for school nurses shall be the regular pupil school day plus 30 minutes. The
building principal shall establish a regular work schedule for each nurse distributing the 30 minutes
prior to the beginning of the pupil school day and after the close of the pupil school day at the
principal's discretion (this may include the assignment to a duty to supervise students). However,
nurses shall make themselves available at the request of the building principal, for emergencies
and conferences which may, on occasion, extend beyond the afore-described workday. Except in
cases of emergency, 48-hours notice shall be given to nurses of times when they are expected to
be available beyond the afore-described workday.

No school nurse shall be required to work when a school day is cancelled due to inclement
weather or other emergencies. If the pupil school day is abbreviated by action of the District on an
unscheduled basis due to an emergency, and a school nurse is specifically released from work
before the conclusion of the nurse's normal work day, the school nurse will be paid the nurse's
normal daily wage, regardless of the number of hours actually worked.

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Each school nurse shall be entitled to a thirty (30) minute duty-free lunch break except in
emergencies.

8:3 Planning Periods

A.

All regular kindergarten, R through 5 elementary teachers, and the Special Education teacher of
an elementary self contained Emotionally Handicapped or Pre-school class shall have a planning
period whenever teachers in the fields of art, music or physical education take over the class. The
above teachers shall have such additional planning time as is required to provide the total amount
of planning time set forth in the following schedule during all five (5) day school weeks. The
remaining personnel on the following schedule shall have the amounts of planning time set forth
on said schedule during all five (5) day school weeks.

Teachers shall continue to be aware of and prepared for their responsibility for continuity of
program in the areas of art, music, and physical education. The teacher has the option to use
planning time for either a pre-planned in-service program, parent conferences or for classroom
activities.

Regular kindergarten, R through 5 elementary teachers, and the Special Education teacher of an
elementary self-contained Emotionally Handicapped or Pre-school class: 200 minutes per week,
and 250 minutes per week effective September 1, 2008. Art, Music, Physical Education, Reading,
Speech and Hearing, Library, and School Counselors: 250 minutes per week. For Special
Education teachers other than teachers of elementary self-contained Emotionally Handicapped
classes and Pre-School class: 120 minutes and 150 minutes effective September 1, 2009.

Effective September 1, 2022, an additional fifty (50) minutes per week will be designated as
common planning time for all teachers at the same grade level to communicate, collaborate,
engage in professional development, and/or to engage in student achievement data review as a
Professional Learning Community (PLC). Administration shall retain discretion to determine if the
fifty (50) minutes of PLC time is utilized.

When teachers in Art, Music, and Physical Education are absent from work, the Administration
agrees that it will use its best efforts to replace them with specialist substitute teachers. In order to
improve their compliance with this paragraph the Administration will keep a separate, updated and
current list of specialist substitute teachers of Art, Music and Physical Education.

Secondary teachers in English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Foreign Languages,
Science, Music, Art, Physical Education, Library, Guidance, Reading, Business, Special
Education, Technology Education and Home Economics-General will have one planning period
equal in length to the length of the instruction period per pupil school day.

During school days or weeks which are shortened due to holidays, vacations, inclement weather,
or emergencies which necessitate school closings, planning periods scheduled for the time during
which school is not in session shall be lost and not made up.

8:4 Teaching Load - Class Size

A.

In scheduling teachers, the administration will attempt to keep the number of different rooms in
which assignments occur at a minimum.

Teachers desiring special attention and supportive help and guidance may seek same from the
Building Administration and other supervisors.

1. On the secondary level no teacher shall be required to have more than five (5) periods of
class instruction per day, more than six (6) different classes per marking period, nor more
than four (4) different class preparations per marking period.

2. A "class preparation" means a period of instruction which requires selection and
organization of teaching content, materials and procedures, and/or the evaluation of the
written and oral work of the students. Thus, if a school divides a given grade level into
"College English" and "General English", this should be viewed as two distinct "class
preparations". Subjects which are similar, but still clearly different, such as first year
typing and second year typing, are considered as different "class preparations", whereas
"personal typing" and first year typing may be considered as one preparation. Under
certain arrangements for alternating subjects, two grade levels may be combined to form
a single class. Each class of this type can be considered as one preparation.

A "period of class instruction" means a period devoted to any form of systematic,
organized instruction.

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