Philadelphia Federation of Teachers School District of Philadelphia

. The School District will pay out accumulated leave benefits at the
end of each year to retired teachers; all leave will be prorated based on the
amount of time the retired teacher works during the year.
H. The retired teacher benefits set forth in this Section are limited to teachers
that retired from the School District of Philadelphia. Retirement is defined as
superannuation according to the rules of the Public School Retirement System
(PSERS).
I. Employment of retired teachers pursuant to this Section is subject to the
continued emergency declaration as required by Act 63 of 2004.
Payback for Prep Time
This will confirm the School District’s procedure for repaying preparation time
which could not be restored during the school year.
In June of each school year each school is to submit the dates on which the
employee is to be reimbursed for lost prep time on a form distributed by the
School District. Each school will total the periods lost and then indicate the
number of lost prep periods to be reimbursed by either the cash pay back option
[at the extra-curricular rate] and/or the personal leave option [one (1) day for
every 315 minutes owed].
Not included in the above figures will be:
The first four (4) prep periods for elementary teachers for whom an S-324 has
been submitted.
The first 180 minutes taken for coverage for secondary teachers. There is no
pay back at the secondary level until the taking away is more than 180
minutes.
Every effort must be made to repay teachers for their lost prep time through
the use of substitute service, if possible.
Leaving Building During Preparation Time
The School District will reissue the March 24, 1976 memo published by Charles
A. Highsmith (the “Highsmith Memo”) as follows:
It has been agreed that when teachers have prep time, they may leave the
building. To insure that this is done in an appropriate and orderly fashion, the
following procedures must be followed:
When teachers leave the building during prep time, it is their responsibility to
return in time to meet their next scheduled class. Prep time may not extend the
lunch period when it occurs after lunch unless permission is granted by the
Principal. Prep time may not be used to permit teachers to arrive in school later
than the set arrival time nor to leave school earlier than the set dismissal time.
In all schools, the following procedures must be followed:
a. The Principal, or his/her designee, shall grant such permission unless
permission cannot be granted because:
(1) There is a need for emergency coverage.
(2) The teacher has a previously scheduled conference with a parent,
another teacher, the counselor, the Principal, etc.
b. A “sign-out and sign-in” book will be placed beside the school sign-in
register.
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