Philadelphia Federation of Teachers School District of Philadelphia

XVIII. Working Conditions of Teachers
12. In the case of kindergarten classes where a significant number of pupils
are taking a second (2nd) year of kindergarten, the maximum of ten (10) sessions
with no pupils in attendance shall be permitted for parent-teacher conferences
during the first two (2) weeks of school. No more than five (5) morning
sessions are to be used for this purpose.
13. The preparation of a daily or weekly lesson plans outline by a teacher is
required. The lesson plan outline shall include: the daily activities of the class
including topic, instructional goals, instructional strategies, resources/ materials
and supplies and references to textbooks and curriculum guides. Each teacher
shall have available emergency lesson plans for use by substitutes. If a teacher’s
performance appears to be, or is becoming unsatisfactory, he/she may be
required to prepare more detailed lesson plans.
14. The School District will give every consideration to achievement of the
Parties’ goals of a maximum caseload for elementary counselors of four hundred
(400), a maximum caseload for middle school counselors of one hundred
and fifty (150) and a maximum caseload for high school counselors of two hundred
(200). There shall be at least one (1) counselor in each school as soon as
possible but no later than September 1, 2005.
15. Money collected within the school in connection with the circulation of
library books shall be allocated to that school for its library needs, at the librarian’s
discretion after consultation with the Principal.
16. Counselors shall not be required to mete out discipline or maintain attendance
records in the performance of their counseling duties except during
whole class instruction and class coverage.
E. Pupils, Programs and curriculum
1. Grades given by a teacher shall not be changed without written notice to
the teacher.
2. The Superintendent shall determine the forms, requisitions and tests which
he/she will require teachers periodically to complete or administer and shall
furnish to each teacher at the beginning of each school year a schedule of the
dates, hereinafter called “due dates”, upon which these are to be submitted or
administered.
3. In the event that the Superintendent and/or CEO makes changes to the
schedule, ten (10) school days’ notice of the changes in such schedule and additions
thereto will be provided prior to the due date.
4. At the beginning of each school year, school nurses shall be provided with
a schedule of all-recurring health and immunization projects to be implemented
during the ensuing year.
5. The School District and the Federation recognize that student learning
cannot occur in an environment where student behavior is out of control; and
they agree that the adjustment of behavioral problems is the joint responsibility
of teachers, staff and administrators.
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