PEMBINA TRAILS TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

EFFECTIVE PERIOD: 2018/07/01 - 2022/06/30

ARTICLE 5: WORKING CONDITIONS

5.1 Contact Time

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  2. The student contact time assigned in any school year to any member, whether such time is in a teaching, consultative, or supervisory role, shall not, without the consent of the Association, be greater than 5% above the average student contact time assigned to members in each of Elementary, Junior High and Senior High, by the Division (former Fort Garry) during the school year of September 1999 to June 2000.

 

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  2. Part-time teachers shall be provided preparation time pro-rata based on their percentage of contract.

5.2 Extra Curricular Activities

Participation in extra curricular activities by teachers is voluntary.

5.3 Lunch Period

An uninterrupted lunch period of sixty (60) consecutive minutes shall be provided to each teacher in the Division between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

5.4 Length of Instructional Day

  1. The maximum length of the instructional day in each high school (averaged over the week, Monday to Friday) shall be 5 hours and 50 minutes. The maximum length of the instructional day in other schools shall be 5 hours and 45 minutes, averaged over the week if necessary. The instructional day is exclusive of the lunch period outlined in Article 5.3 and exclusive of the statutory obligation of teachers to be on duty at least 10 minutes before the morning session begins and at least 5 minutes before the afternoon session begins.

 

  1. The instructional day may be revised by the Division to meet new Department of Education course credit requirements or to comply with statutory requirements.

 

  1. Nothing in this article limits a teacher's obligation to discharge their professional responsibilities outside the instructional day.