EXTENDED WORK YEAR
As per Article XIV -
Extended Work Year of the teacher's contract, on a voluntary basis, any member
of the staff may work over the summer months, on an approved project, and be
compensated at the rate of $250/day.
The length of the day will be equivalent to a school day during the
traditional school year, six and one-half hours, exclusive of lunch, beginning
no earlier than 7:00 a.m. and finishing no later than 4:00 p.m.
A teacher may elect to work up to two (2) days during the months of July
and August. The district, at its
sole discretion, may invite individuals to work additional days to a maximum of
five (5). These days must be
selected from a list posted with the annual school calendar.
An administrator will be available for consultation on the indicated
days.
Although all staff
members interested in working under this program must submit a letter of intent
on the approved form (as attached) including a description of how they will use
these days to the building principal by March 15th, it is imperative that
staff commence the thought process for an extended work year project upon return
to school in September. The
staff members will receive approval or suggestions for altering their proposal
to make one that is acceptable by May 1.
Logs of the time worked
and of the work done will be kept by each teacher.
These logs will be submitted to the individual principals by the first
week in September and kept on file in each building.
A copy of these logs will be forwarded to the M.F.T. President.
Staff will be paid for this work by November 1.
A teacher may use, as
part of this work, Educational Conference(s) or workshops.
Attendance at conferences or workshops must be requested through the
building principal by March 15th.
Attendance at conferences or workshops may not be approved unless the conference
is to provide the impetus for the development of new curriculum and/or support
an educational program initiated by an administrator.
Staff members electing this option will bear all expenses for
participation and attendance at the approved conference/workshop including the
local BOCES conference/workshop.
Staff members must submit a conference request form to attend the approved
conference/workshop, and, should indicate on the form that it is part of an
extended work year project.
Education Law prohibits BOCES from billing individuals for workshops.
The District will be billed for staff participation and the District will
deduct the cost of the workshop program from the extended work year pay of staff
members. Proof of attendance at an
approved conference/workshop will be filed with a claim sheet to the building
principal by the end of the first week in September.
The District will then pay the staff member for the work days rendered by
November 1.
Attendance at summer
conferences/workshops beyond an extended work year project may be approved at
the discretion of administration.
The following people are
available as resources in order to facilitate the development of Extended Work
Year Projects: District-level
administrators, building principals, directors, subject-level coordinators,
grade-level coordinators, and your fellow teachers.
Further, documents on Learning Standards, Core Curriculum and state
assessments are good resources to rely on while planning your extended work year
project.
Projects should focus on
integrating and/or implementing one or more of the following:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4) Development of
parallel local assessment systems to support NYS Learning Standards
(5)
Other areas as outlined in the annual EWY letter mailed to staff in
December
Exceptions to curriculum
related extended work year projects would be in the following areas:
counselors, nurses, librarians, and school psychologists.
Projects will not
be designed to specifically write, modify, or adapt daily lesson plans.
Finally, summer projects
initiated and approved by administration outside of the concept of the extended
work year projects, must be requisitioned for through the budget process
for consideration to occur.
Naturally, the availability of money and the value of the non-extended work year
project to the District will determine if such projects will be part of the
budget. Payment of these projects
will be at a stipend rate if approved through the budget process.