Philadelphia Federation of Teachers School District of Philadelphia

XVIII. Working Conditions of Teachers
ing with their pupils. This time is to be used for preparation by the teacher so
relieved.
(d) If a teacher in an elementary school loses a preparation period during any
school year, then he/she shall have the time restored, except that for only the
first four (4) preparation periods lost during any school year he/she shall have
the option to have restored such preparation period, or to receive pay at the
prevailing extra-curricular rate of compensation for the lost preparation
period.
(e) Specialist teachers shall be rostered for the teaching of their specialty to
classes on a regularly scheduled basis with the amount of time for lunch and
preparation periods equal to the amount of time afforded for such purposes to
other teachers in the school.
(f) One hundred (100) hours, at the extra-curricular rate, shall be allotted in
each year of this Agreement to each elementary school to pay those teachers
who as of September 1, 1996 were serving as safety patrol sponsor for a school
year of service. This allocation shall be frozen; and if a teacher serving as safety
patrol sponsor vacates the position for any reason, the Principal and Building
Committee may agree to establish a new position of safety patrol sponsor. Such
safety patrol sponsor shall be entitled to the number of hours at the extra-curricular
rate as agreed to by the Principal and Building Committee.
(g) One hundred twenty (120) hours, at the extra-curricular rate, shall be
allotted each year to each elementary school and each institutional school to pay
teachers engaged in approved extracurricular programs.
(h) During each school year, there shall be an allocation of forty thousand
four hundred and four (40,404) hours at the extra-curricular rate in addition to
the hours allocated in (f) and (g) above for approved extra-curricular programs.
Such additional hours shall be distributed among all elementary schools on the
basis of the size of their respective school faculties.
(i) In each high school, each teacher shall receive at least two hundred twentyfive
(225) minutes of preparation time each week. If a teacher loses more than
one hundred eighty (180) minutes of preparation time during any school year,
then such teacher shall have the time restored for any additional lost preparation
time within thirty (30) calendar days of each lost period of preparation.
(j) In the event a long assembly is held in a secondary school, each period in
the day shall be shortened in preference to eliminating a period.
(k) Whenever a teacher is required to cover an assignment during a preparation
period, he/she shall receive in writing the reason therefore before the request
or not later than the next school day.
2. Rosters
(a) In the spring of each year, the Principal in each school shall design the
Master Schedule/Roster for the next school year. The Master Schedule/Roster
shall meet students’ educational needs, fairly address the professional needs and
interests of staff, and satisfy the requirements of this Agreement, including but
not limited to work year and day, instructional time (Article XVII, Section A),
and banking time and early dismissal for professional development (Article X,
Section B. 1-2).
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