SECTION A
Nothing in this article shall be construed as inhibiting any teacher from voluntarily undertaking school responsibilities during or after the school day which are beyond the equitable distribution of duties outlined below. All teachers, however, have the right to refuse these extra-curricular duties providing such refusal does not violate any other provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION B
The school year shall not exceed one hundred eighty-five (185) days, including in-service days, which teachers are required to attend.

SECTION C
Except in unusual circumstances, the school day shall not exceed seven (7) hours. Teachers must be available for consultation with the administration, parents, or pupils on a reasonable basis outside of class hours. The normal school day is determined by the time designated by the local administration.

SECTION D
Teachers shall be required to be present for the following evening activities: two (2) parent conferences and graduation exercises which include both the Baccalaureate Mass and the commencement exercises.

SECTION E
The weekly total of teaching and service periods shall not exceed fourteen hundred (1400) minutes.. A teaching period is one in which the teacher is actively involved in teaching and for which grades must be given. A service period is one in which the teacher is assigned only to oversee pupils in a supervisory capacity and/or provide professional services to the high school.

SECTION F
A full time teacher must have scheduled a weekly minimum total of teaching and service periods of one thousand (1000) minutes. Teachers shall be entitled to one designated preparation period each day.

SECTION G
Teachers may be asked to substitute for absent teachers. If the time spent is the teacher's only preparation period of the day or exceeds the fourteen hundred (1400) required minutes, the teacher shall be paid at the rate specified under Wages and Benefits (article XVI, Section Q). Ordinarily, teachers should not be asked to substitute during their designated preparation period. The principal shall maintain written records of all completed substitutions.

SECTION H
In the event of a teacher's absence exceeding a period of two (2) days, every effort shall be made to acquire a substitute to assume that teacher's responsibilities.

SECTION I
Teachers shall not be assigned more than four (4) consecutive full time teaching and service periods, exclusive of homerooms.

SECTION J
To the maximum extent possible, a teacher shall not be assigned classes which require more than three (3) preparations. A preparation is defined as a difference in subject and/or grade level.

SECTION K
No later than ten (10) working days prior to the first day of school, the principal shall provide each teacher with a list of courses that teacher shall teach, a copy of the teacher's schedule, and his/her room assignment. A schedule of any revisions of non-teaching periods will be provided no later than ten (10) working days prior to the first day of the second semester.

SECTION L
To the maximum extent possible, teachers shall not teach more than one (1) level or class in the same time period.

SECTION M
Every teacher shall be entitled to a duty-free lunch period of not less than thirty (30) minutes.
 

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