Preparation Time


L16.04

  • Preparation time shall be used for professional activities, as determined by the teacher, and shall be assigned only during the instructional day as defined in Article L16.03.
  • The Board shall ensure the following:
    • (i) Effective September 1, 2012, each teacher shall be assigned a minimum of 240 minutes of preparation time per cycle of five (5) instructional days or 288 minutes per cycle of six (6) instructional days.
  • It is understood that preparation time shall be free from supervisory, teaching or other assigned duties within the instructional day as defined in Article L17.03.
    • (a) Teachers on part-time assignment shall have their preparation time pro-rated.
    • (b) Professional Activity Days shall not be considered instructional days for the purpose or scheduling preparation time

Preparation Time is time to be used by teachers for professional activities as determined teachers.  No staff should be scheduling meetings or activities, where attendance is expected, during a teacher’s preparation time.

Preparation Time must be 240 minutes in Days 1-5 and 6-10.  It cannot be aggregated.

L16.04

  • (e) Missed preparation time shall be rescheduled where a teacher is required by the Principal to provide instruction during their scheduled preparation time for a teacher absent from work. Such rescheduling of missed preparation time shall occur within twenty (20) instructional days and in any event within the same school year.
  • (f) Notwithstanding (e), preparation time may be rescheduled in the case of an emergency or when a teacher is required to fill in for another teacher whose absence was not foreseen by the Principal. In such cases, the teacher shall be entitled to have such time made up as soon as administratively feasible.

L 16.15(b)

  • (i) Principal or Vice Principal will review vacancy/vacancies and determine a plan to reassign coverage to reduce the impact of changes on all staff and students.
  • (ii) Teachers who are required to use their preparation time to cover unfilled
  • vacancies are to be paid back the preparation time.
  • (ii) Unless agreed to otherwise, Teachers are to be given two (2) day’s notice as to
  • when the payback will occur.
  • (iv) In consultation with the classroom Teacher, a plan will be created to determine
  • how preparation payback will occur and suggested subject areas to be covered.
  • (v) Teachers are not required to plan for their preparation time payback.

Teachers do not plan for preparation coverage.