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he work year shall extend from three days before the opening of school for students until 183 days have been worked, but in no case shall it extend beyond June 30, excluding vacations and holidays, except that counselors shall work the four business days immediately prior to the beginning of the teachers' work year. Day school shall be suspended on Saturdays, Sundays, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, noon of the day prior
to Thanksgiving until the following Monday, Christmas vacation, winter
vacation. Good Friday, Patriot's Day, spring vacation. Memorial Day, and
Martin Luther King Day.
Newly hired teachers shall attend three days of orientation, two immediately prior to the commencement of the teacher work year and one additional day selected from suggested dates during the school year, at no additional compensation.

C: WORK DAY
1. Elementary Schools In the elementary schools, the school day for students shall be the 6 hour and 25 minute school day, beginning at 8:15 a.m. and ending at 2:40 p.m. Teachers will work an additional 90 minutes each week to be scheduled by agreement between the building principal and the teachers at each school. In the event that the teachers in a particular building do not, by majority vote, agree to an alternative schedule, the work day for teachers shall begin ten minutes before the beginning of the students’ instructional day. Elementary teachers cannot be required to perform duties prior to 8:05 a.m. Students will not enter their homeroom prior to 8:10 a.m. The students’ instructional day commences at 8:15 a.m. The work day shall end ten minutes after dismissal time for students, excepting Fridays when the dismissal time for teachers will be the same as that for students.

Any duties assigned to teachers during the additional time before and after the students' instructional day will be equitably assigned on a rotating basis.

On the issue of students not entering homerooms until 8:10 a.m., this shall be a pilot program for the 2004-05 school year, and either party may reopen a discussion on this issue prior to April 1, 2005.

2. High Schools The regular starting time for students will be at
7:45 a.m. and dismissal of students at 2:22 p.m. Teachers at the high school will work an additional 90 minutes each week to be scheduled by agreement between the building principal and the teachers at each school. In the event that the teachers in a


particular building do not, by majority vote, agree to an alternative schedule, the work day shall begin ten minutes before and end ten minutes after the reporting and dismissal