Early release

The new schedule requires that students be released 60 minutes earlier on the designated dates. For example, if the bell schedule normally releases students at 1:50 p.m., then on an Early Release day, the students would be released at 12:50 p.m. Every Early Release day during the 2010-2011 school year takes place on a Wednesday.

September 15, 2010*

October 6, 2010

November 10, 2010*

December 8, 2010

January 12, 2011*

February 2, 2011

February 16, 2011

March 9, 2011

April 27, 2011

May 11, 2011

* Indicates a Staff Development Day. All other days are for individual teacher planning only.

3.4 The Board shall include at least ten (10) early release days distributed throughout the school year. Students shall be released 60 minutes early to provide teachers sixty (60) minutes of planning time in addition to the three hundred (300) minutes per week described in sections 6.3 through 6.3-4 of the contract. The additional sixty (60) minutes of planning time for up to three (3) of these early release days may be designated for staff development. All remaining time shall be used by the employee for self-directed planning activities. This provision will be implemented for the 2010-2011 school year.

investigations

PEA members received a card regarding what to do if you come under ANY TYPE of investigation. Remember, as a member of PEA you have Weingarten Rights and you have the right to have representation at any meeting you feel might lead to discipline. You should let your Building Rep or this office know if you are facing this situation. We STRONGLY ENCOURAGE you to let PEA read ANYTHING you are going to submit in writing BEFORE you submit it! If law enforcement is involved and you are the subject of an investigation, we may need to get you an attorney. Please DO NOT speak to law enforcement until you have spoken with this office. This is to protect your rights through the process!!!

duty free lunch for staff

Duty free lunch is guaranteed by the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Teachers are to have a duty free lunch equal to the students. Teachers are the only group that may vote to give up this contract right, but the vote must be by secret ballot and must be done annually. Votes from previous years do not apply.

Secretaries lunch times must be 30 to 60 minutes long depending upon their position, but are unpaid. Because a secretaries lunch is unpaid they may leave campus, but they must sign out first. Paras have a paid lunch that must be at least 20 minute long and duty free. Remember, Paras and ESPs must have a 15 minute break in both the AM and the PM. If in doubt call PEA if you are a member.

staff dress Code

The standard for appropriate dress is a clean, neat, professional appearance for your job. This will vary from position to position within the District and may even change from day to day, depending on what you expect to be doing. The key is to use good judgment. If your administrator tries to tell you what to wear or speaks to you individually about how you dress, talk to your building representative or contact the PEA office for direction. There is no one uniform way to dress.