Transcript Planning Periods - United School Employees of Pasco

Planning Time &
Florida’s K-12
Comprehensive
Reading Program
Contractual Provisions
What does the contract say planning time is?
“…that time in which teachers may be
assigned to do
one or more of the following:
• Plan for classroom activities
• Confer with parents
• Meet with grade-level or subject area team
members on matters related to curriculum and
student progress
• Attend and participate in staffings
• Complete Southern Association accreditation
activities
• Attend administrative meetings related to their
performance and/or student concerns
Article VII, Section S-12; Same language since 1984
What may teachers not be “assigned”?
• Substituting
• Staff Development
• Faculty meetings
• Non-instructional duties
• Student supervision, etc.
Secondary School Planning
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“At least one class period of at least 50
minutes each day students are in
attendance and the regular class
schedule is in effect.” (250 minutes)
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No guarantee of planning time before
or after the student day.
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Teachers at alternative schools shall
receive 50 minutes “during the teacher
workday.”
Article VII, Section S-13
Elementary School Planning
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No less than 250 minutes each “full week
of student attendance and the regular class
schedule is in effect.”
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A total of 150 minutes of this time shall be
assigned by the principal during the student
day in a minimum of 30-minute blocks on
a minimum of four different student days.
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The remaining 100 minutes may be
assigned as schedules permit during the
week.
Article VII, Section S-14
When can teachers plan for specific
classroom activities?
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At least 100 minutes “each week students are in attendance and
the regular class schedule is in effect.”
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High School:
• during the student day
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Elementary School:
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before or after the student day
two 50-minute periods will be scheduled
Teachers will be informed when planning time is scheduled prior to the
week it occurs
Article VII, Section S-15; Re-emphasized in K-12 Comprehensive
Reading Plan MOU
Exceptions to planning time for specific
classroom activities
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Parent conferences
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Required meetings to implement
changes due to state or federal
mandate. This should be VERY rare!
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Voluntary participation in professional
activities
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Personal activities
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emergencies
Article VII, Section S-15
Planning Days
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Teachers get 10 planning days: 5
preplanning, 4 post quarter, and 1 year-end.
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Required Staff Development or lengthy
faculty meetings shall be kept to a
minimum.
Article VII, Section S-18
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Must be given 24-hour notice for required
staff development, faculty and/or district
meetings except in case of emergency.
Article VII, Section L-4
Pre-Planning Days
• During 5 days, teachers will be given at
least 16 hours to plan for personal
classroom activities
• Principals must schedule in at least 2hour blocks
• May be reduced for:
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an emergency, which may include required meetings
to implement state of federal mandates,
Voluntary participation in professional activities, or
Personal activities
Article VII, Section S-19
Quarter Planning Days
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Principals must give priority to scheduling time during
the planning day at the end of the each quarter for
teachers to prepare student report cards and plan for
classroom activities.
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Staff Development on these days is voluntary.
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Grades due no earlier than end of third workday
following end of quarters 1 – 3
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Secondary Quarter 4 Grades
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due no earlier than start of second workday following close
of grading period
Deadline of notification for senior grade reporting
procedures by beginning of 4th quarter
Elementary Quarter 4 Grades
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Teachers must vote whether or not to send report cards
home with students
Article VII, Section S-20
Protecting Planning Time
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Required staff development shall be reasonable in nature, duration,
and scope including any follow-up activities to protect as much time as
possible within the teacher workday for adequate lesson preparation
and other tasks necessary to effectively fulfill their teaching
responsibilities.
Article VII, Section I-4
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Non teaching tasks and assignments shall be kept to a minimum.
Article VII, Section N-2
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Committee participation will be kept to a minimum “to allow as much
planning time as possible so that adequate lesson preparation is
achieved.”
Article VII, Section S-23
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Principals shall seek to further minimize non-teaching assignments,
including but not limited to committees, faculty meetings, and duties.
K-12 Comprehensive Reading Plan MOU
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Florida’s K-12 Comprehensive Reading
Program
Requires teachers to meet weekly in teams comprised of
teachers from core subject areas, reading teachers, and
various other support personnel.
These problem-solving teams will work on the following,
but are not limited to:
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examining and utilizing data to identify student needs,
developing materials, lessons, and strategies to improve
student reading performance,
planning for classroom activities that support reading
improvement,
conducting reading-related research,
implementing delivery models,
obtaining/providing peer coaching,
reviewing implementation strategies and evaluating impact
on student achievement, and
conducting follow-up activities.
K-12 Weekly Meetings
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Designed for all teachers to meet the needs of their
students.
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Weekly meetings may vary in length but should not be
required to exceed 40 minutes.
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Teams will have the flexibility to schedule their meetings
during planning time within the student day or scheduled
work time before or after the student day, contingent upon
principal approval.
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With the consent of the principal, teams may alter the
length of meetings or restructure their work schedules to
accommodate meeting times or to provide additional staff
development opportunities.
K-12 Weekly Meetings & Planning
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Teachers will continue to receive two
uninterrupted fifty-minute blocks to plan
for their specific classroom activities in
accordance with Article VII, Section S-15
of the Instructional Master Contract.
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At the elementary school level, these
fifty-minute blocks will be implemented
before or after the student day.
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Additionally, the planning day at the end
of each quarter will be protected from
required staff development.
Minimize Non-teaching Assignments
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Incorporating staff development and required weekly
meetings into the teachers’ regular work week impacts the
amount of time teachers have to conduct other activities
related to their teaching assignments.
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Principals shall seek to further minimize non-teaching
assignments, including but not limited to committees,
faculty meetings, and duties.
Individual Professional Development Plans
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Teachers are
required to submit
one goal for their
Individual
Professional
Development
Plans (IPDP) that
addresses
improving student
reading.
Staff Development
Points
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Teachers will be provided the opportunity to earn approved
staff development points as part of the weekly meetings and the
implementation of the K-12 Reading Plan.
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In accordance with Florida’s Professional Development
Protocol Standards, teachers must successfully complete all staff
development requirements, including reasonable follow-up
activities and documentation to be awarded staff development
points.
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