HCEA Negotiated Agreement - Harford County Public Schools

7.6 Referral to the Superintendent. The Superintendent may accept the
recommendations of the Interview and Selection Committee or reject all candidates
as deemed best for the school system. The Superintendent’s recommendation(s) for
promotion will be submitted to the Board of Education.
ARTICLE VIII
Teaching Hours and Assignments
8.1 Work Year. Teachers may be scheduled to be in attendance for a maximum of 190
days. Not less than two (2) half (1/2) days out of the four in-service days, to be
scheduled each year, shall be reserved for teachers to work at their assigned work
sites, performing professional educational tasks as they deem appropriate. Two (2)
additional days may be required of new teachers.
8.2 Eleven-Month Teachers. Teachers whose positions require them to work 210 days
are eleven-month teachers. Teachers will be paid their per diem rate for the
additional days, which will be calculated into their annual salary. All salary earned
in the eleven-month position will be reported to the Maryland State Retirement
Agency. The additional days (beyond 190) must be worked within the current fiscal
year and shall be agreed upon by the principal/supervisor and the teacher. The
staffing of eleven-month positions is subject to Article VII of this Negotiated
Agreement.
8.3 Duty. The length of the normal duty week for teachers may be up to thirty-seven
and one-half (37 1/2) hours including duty free lunch.
(A)
In addition to the 37 ½-hour duty week:
General faculty meetings, school improvement meetings and other meetings
directly related to the teacher’s assignment will not be scheduled for more
than once weekly for approximately fifty (50) minutes except in instances
of school evaluation, the opening of a new school, and emergencies which
affect the operation of the school. Faculty meetings will not be scheduled
on a regular basis on Fridays and the days before holidays.
Elementary and Middle school teachers may be assigned to supervise
school-related activities which are held before or after school or in the
evening. Such assignments will be made so that the responsibilities for
such supervision are shared among the members of the faculty.
Consideration will be given to teacher preferences. Assignments will be
filled by volunteers first. If there are not sufficient volunteers, to fill the
assignments, the remaining assignments will be filled by assigning teachers
in an equitable manner.
High school teachers may be assigned to supervise school-related activities
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