2010+Article+13+Professional+Day

Unless a variance is approved by Professional Council, all elementary educators assigned to teach full-time in an elementary program will normally have a minimum of 270 minutes per A-E rotation designated as individual plan time. In general, elementary plan time will be scheduled in blocks of at least 30 minutes. The approved variance procedures and scheduling guidelines are outlined in the Elementary Scheduling document. SECTION B: INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING TIME . On days when all classes are scheduled to meet, Professional Employees with classroom responsibilities at the high school level shall be provided one class period daily for conferences and  instructional planning. On block schedule days when the assigned planning period meet, the Professional Employee shall have that regularly assigned period for purposes of instructional planning  and conferences. On the alternate block schedule days when the assigned planning period is not  scheduled to meet, the Professional Employee shall receive forty-five (45) minutes of uninterrupted  time for instructional planning and conferences. Planning time shall be provided within the normally  scheduled student school day.Professional Employees with classroom responsibilities at the middle level shall be provided one class period per day for conferences and instructional planning. This period shall be included within the framework of the student school day. Professional Employees with classroom responsibilities at the elementary level (full day kindergarten and grades 1-5) shall be provided a daily block of time for the purpose of conferences and instructional planning, totaling not less than 265 minutes per week. This time shall be within the student day. Three blocks will be at least sixty (60) minutes per day, one block at least fifty-five (55) minutes per day,  and one block at least thirty (30) minutes per day. With the approval of the building principal and the Professional Employee, a Professional Employee may waive the daily block requirement in favor of an alternate planning time arrangement. Such waiver shall be in writing and signed by the Professional Employee and the building principal. Professional Employees with specialist responsibilities in art, classroom music foreign language and physical education at the elementary level are considered full time (1.0 FTE) having a maximum of fifty-two (52) half-hour sessions or flex sections per week. Professional Employees with specialist responsibilities at the elementary level shall be provided time daily for the purposes of conferences andinstructional planning. This time shall be within the student day with one block daily of fifty (50) minutes of uninterrupted plan time, totaling not less than 250 minutes per week. With the approval of the building principal and the Professional Employee, a Professional Employee may waive the daily  block requirement in favor of an alternate planning time arrangement. Such waiver shall be in writing and signed by the Professional Employee and the building principal. Professional Employees with classroom responsibilities at th e preschool and half-day kindergarten <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">level shall be provided time for the purpose of conferences and instructional planning. This time shall be within the student day and total no less than 300 minutes a week. At least two blocks per weekshall be forty (40) minutes in duration, along with two additional blocks of thirty (30) minutes duration. Half-time preschool and kindergarten teachers shall be provided weekly with one uninterrupted 40-minute and one uninterrupted 30-minute block of time in the student day and total no less than 150 minutes per week. With the approval of the building principal and the Professional Employee a Professional Employee may waive the daily block requirement in favor of an alternateplanning time arrangement. Such waiver shall be in writing and signed by the Professional Employee <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">and the building principal. Elementary buildings may vote annually to adopt a teacher-directed collaborative plan program. The program shall consist of two meetings per month, one hour per meeting. One meeting per month shall be designated as individual team or grade-level plan. The other meeting shall be designated as a building-wide collaboration meeting, with all staff members in attendance. The purpose of both monthly meetings is to promote collaborative planning. Teachers shall receive curriculum rate. Payment for collaborative plan will be made in a lump sum on the May 15 payroll. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">The first three days of the contract year for returning teachers will be for in-service and classroom work. The equivalent of one of these days will be reserved for individual teacher preparation. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'LOOPI O+ Symbol'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">• <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">The end of the first quarter will be a teacher work day. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">• The last day before winter break will be a work day for K-8 and an early release for 9-12. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">• The last day of the third quarter will be a work day for K-8 and an early release for teachers K-12. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">One-half (½) day grade preparation and record keeping shall be provided at the end of each grading period. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">These half days shall not be considered part of the student contact days mandated by the State. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">
 * Planning period**
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">Olathe: (elementary) Secondary was not specific in minutes __**<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Blue Valley: __**
 * Teacher workday**
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">Shawnee Mission: __**
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">Blue Valley: __**

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">**Only one I could find anything on that addressed class size and it’s VERY vague: **__Turner:__** <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> In determining the number of students per class, the Board, in consultation with the staff,shall consider but shall not be limited to such factors as classroom teacher/pupil ratio,room size, ability of the students, age of the students, grade level, available facilities and <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">equipment. Every attempt will be made to have appropriate distribution of students. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">
 * Class size**