12:01 Preparation Time (Effective September 1st, 2016)
Each member of the teaching staff shall be provided with the equivalent of six forty minute periods of preparation time per six day cycle, non-inclusive of recess or breaks which are 15 minutes or less.
Preparation time shall be scheduled in blocks of not less than thirty (30) minutes and shall not include any assigned supervision of students.
Part time teachers shall be provided preparation time on a prorata basis based on their percentage of contract.
Preparation time shall be scheduled throughout the full school year, not solely in one semester or term.