ARTICLE 16 – LENGTH OF THE SCHOOL YEAR
16.01
- (i) For salary purposes, the length of the school year shall be 190 teaching days, comprised of 185 actual teaching days, three (3) paid holidays, and two (2) non-teaching days to be scheduled by the Board during the school year for administrative purposes.
(ii) Effective September 1, 2002, for salary purposes, the length of the school year shall be 195 teaching days comprised of 185 actual teaching days, three (3) paid holidays and two (2) non-teaching days to be scheduled by the Board during the school year for administrative purposes, one (1) non-teaching day for the exclusive use of teachers for report card preparation to be scheduled by the Board in advance of reporting periods, and four (4) professional development/in-service days to be scheduled by the Board during the school year, one of which shall be reserved for professional development at the school level. In determining the topics to be covered, in consultation with the school principal, priority will be given to professional development needs identified by teachers at the school level. - There shall be consultation between teachers and the School Board in determining the holiday schedule.
16.02 Nothing in this Article shall adversely affect the leave to which a teacher may be entitled under the provisions of this Agreement or days in which he/she is deemed to have kept school under Section 32 of the Schools Act, 1997.
16.03
- (i) When a school is closed pursuant to Section 32 of the Schools Act, the teacher shall not be required to be in attendance for school.
(ii) Notwithstanding 16.03(a)(i), the Board may require teachers to be in attendance for meetings and workshops. - When a school remains open during inclement weather, a teacher shall not lose salary when prohibited from attending school because the normal routes of transportation are declared to be impassable by the appropriate authorities.
