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J: TEACHING PROGRAMS 1. Teachers may express, in writing, to the principal their preferences of grade level, subject, department assignment. Programming preferences will be given consideration in preparing the organizational chart for following year. 2. In order to preserve the proper educational climate, the Superintendent shall make every attempt to notify teachers of the following matters concerning their programs for next school year at as early a date as possible: a. subjects to be taught b. grades of the subjects to be taught c. any academically talented, accelerated, honors, seminars, or special groupings which a teacher may be required to teach d. number of periods e. room assignments f. any other pertinent information 3. The number of different rooms in which assignments occur for a teacher shall be held to a minimum. 4. Present practices shall be applied within a school for exemptions from homeroom and building assignments. 5. Secondary teachers shall be assigned a maximum of five teaching periods per day. 6. The number of lesson preparations for secondary teachers shall be a maximum of three (3) per semester. 7. Except in emergency situations, at least one period per day at the secondary level shall be teacher directed preparation time. It is expected of teachers that this teacher directed preparation time will be used for activities that are related to the performance of their professional duties. 8. All elementary teachers, including specialists, shall be provided with at least 150 minutes of teacher directed preparation time per week exclusive of lunch and recess time. A preparation period shall be no less than 30 minutes. It is expected of teachers that teacher directed preparation time will be used for activities that are related to the performance of their professional duties. No teacher shall be required to perform any duties or additional teaching assignments, including substitute coverage, during his/her preparation period. No teacher with a regular classroom assignment will be assigned to cover a preparation period. |
