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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.
Each school nurse shall be entitled to a thirty (30) minute duty-free lunch break except in
emergencies.
Planning Periods
A.
All regular 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 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 : 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.
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.
Teaching Load - Class Size
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