6.6 ACCESS TO BUILDINGS AFTER HOURS
When school is not in session, teachers shall be given access to the building by arranging such access with the principal in accordance with the plan developed by the site School/Department Committee.
6.11 ADEQUATE HOUSING FOR TEACHERS
A building administrator and the head Faculty Representatives shall survey their respective buildings to determine the extent to which teachers are inadequately housed. One survey shall be conducted and completed by October 1 and the second survey shall be conducted and completed by the conclusion of the second week of the second semester of the school year. The purpose of the survey is to identify the problem situations and cooperatively work out solutions which might include the following: change schedules, move in a portable, divide a room, provide for ventilation and lighting, move the function to another location, no change. Results of the surveys will be shared as an issue with the School/Department Committee.
7.2 TEACHING EQUIPMENT/TEXTS/MATERIALS
Each teacher shall be provided texts, reference books, maps, globes, laboratory equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, periodicals, standard tests, questionnaires, and other comparable tools of the teaching profession as are reasonably requested for use in carrying out the prescribed educational program at no cost to the teacher. Further, that efforts shall be continued by the administration and teachers to seek and use textbooks and supplementary materials which reflect the role and contribution of minority groups to the history and the scientific and social development of the United States. It is expressly recognized that this paragraph shall apply to individualized as well as group-oriented educational programs and shall be implemented to the full extent of the educational materials that are suitable for use in classrooms. These materials shall be provided within the confines of the bilingual program budget and/or building/school department budget.
8.1 EXCESSIVE TEACHING LOADS /CASELOADS
Any teacher who feels that his/her teaching load/caseload is excessive may file a written request for an evaluation of the situation with the site administration/ immediate supervisor and School Department. The administrator will provide the teacher with a written finding within five (5) school days of the request. The teacher may appeal the site decision to the Superintendent or his/her designee and Human Resources. The Superintendent/Designee will whenever possible, meet with the site administrator/immediate supervisor, the teacher, and the School Department representative within five (5) school days of the appeal. If such a meeting is not possible, arrangements will be made so that all parties can contribute evidence of the excessive load. The final decision of the appeal will be provided to the teacher and the site administrator/immediate supervisor within three (3) school days of the meeting.
8.2 CLASS LOADS
8.21 High School
High school teachers shall have an instructional load not to exceed five (5) regular class periods. With the consent of a tenure teacher, the teacher may be assigned an annual instructional load exceeding five (5) regular class periods. If no tenure teacher is qualified or elects to teach a sixth class, a probationary teacher may be requested to teach the class. The ETA shall be notified of the need to make such a request. The request shall be in order of seniority (most to least). The selection of a first year candidate for a sixth class shall be a collaborative decision between the building Principal, the Divisional Chairperson, the ETA head representative in the building and the School/Department Chairperson. All classroom teachers and counselors shall be assigned supervision. No position for which a stipend is paid may be substituted for supervision. The supervisory load during the student attendance day shall not exceed an average of thirty (30) minutes per day over the year. If there are no volunteers, a teacher may be assigned one (1) study hall in lieu of one (1) instructional period. Supervision of students shall include, but not be limited to, study hall, library, and/or hall supervision. Such supervisory duties shall be assigned each year pursuant to a plan jointly determined by the school/department committee and the building administration
15.22 Parent Conferences
The Parent/Teacher conference day session may be five (5) hours or two (2) hours anytime during the normal school business conference day with the understanding that, comparable time for conferences for the remaining three (3) hours may be done in the following manner:
a) Conferences held the prior evening between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.; unless
(b) An alternative school-wide evening conference is designated during the conference week through the determination of the School/Department Committee, provided that the conferences are held between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
In the event that the preceding language requires a legislative waiver, the language will not become effective until the waiver is granted.
Appendix F
HS Competing Clubs/Upstate 8 activities fund:
District shall provide each comprehensive high school $8,000 annually for the exclusive use under the direction of the school department committee to run programs from the following list. Funds would be available for use in the year of their allocation and shall not be transferable nor allowed to accumulate.
ELEMENTARY EXTRA CURRICULAR PROGRAM
An elementary extracurricular program will be funded in each school during the term of the Agreement. The district committee organized to develop extracurricular program guidelines for use by the School/Department Committee will continue in its current role. Funds will be allocated per student per year as follows: $12.17 for 2011-12; $12.17 for 2012-13; and $12.26 for 2013-14.