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We have 10...5 before school starts, 1 each in Oct and Feb, and the day after school ends. We are also supposed to have a minimum of 12 PD hours outside of school hours, which aggregate to the other 2. If you don't log your hours by May, you are docked.
Another district in my city has closer to 15, as they throw in one each quarter, plus have the teachers back nearly 2 weeks before school starts.
This year I had to go in almost 2 weeks early. I think it was 8 full workdays before students. But that is 3 more than the norm. I just happen to be in a specially funded program so they added 3 additional days of training.
That is in addition to the normal 18 days already on the calendar for the district.
My principal has always spoken about how they have fought the district every year on admin work days. My district keep elementary schools open nearly 3 weeks after school lets out, and opens about 3 weeks prior. They have asked for years to close one week sooner and return one week sooner. There is more to do in the fall than late spring, especially if teachers resign, students register etc.
He is really good about giving us about 50% of our 5 days before school in-service as team work time, rather than scheduled PD. District requirement is one full day out of 5, with a strong suggestion for closer to 2. Had a principal once who barely gave us the one, and that was after "Meet The Teacher", not even prior.
They keep eliminating work days for us as they add school days so they don't have to pay us for the extra days. Of course we still have the prep work to do so we work it anyway. Even our grading days are now work at home days because of time added to the school year.
ETA we do have about 15 delayed start days where we get 1.5 hours to work in our departments however.
Last edited by Ivorytickler; 04-11-2017 at 05:40 PM..
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