Master Agreement 2005 - State Employment Relations Board

their assignment to travel ontheirlunchperiod shall not
be asked to assume extra duties during their lunch period.
Article 210
Teacher-Parent Conferences and
Reports to Parents
210.01 Each elementary classroom teacher and middle
school “self-contained” classroom teacher (self-contained
is not intended to suggest a middle school with full-day
self-contained classrooms) shall attempt to conduct a
minimum of two (2) personal conferences per school
year with each of his/her pupil’s parents. Elementary and
middle schools shall utilize the two (2) designated
school calendar days in connection with such conferences.
Other middle school teachers (those teachers who
do not have “self-contained” classrooms) may hold small
group parent conferences in lieu of individual conferences;
however, an attempt shall be made by such teacherstohavepersonal
conferences where a need exists.
210.02 Ifahighschool pupil or a middle school pupil in an
academic course has been given a failing grade in a
teacher’s subject area during any grading period and/or
thepupil has been designated as a disciplinary problem
by ateacher, the teacher involved shall make a concerted
effort to conduct at least one (1) personal conference
with the pupil’s parents during the current grading
period or the following interim reporting period. In
addition, all middle and high school teachers are encouraged
to conduct further personal conferences during the
school year, as possible, with the parents of the other
pupils in their teaching area. Such conferences with parents
shall be conducted during the school day, at school,
or in the home, and shall be reported to the principal on
aformmutuallyapprovedbytheBoardandthe
Association.
210.03 The grade reporting system shall be based onfour
(4) grading periods per school year, with each grading
period covering approximately nine (9) weeks. Reports
to parents under the nine-week grade report system shall
also include certain interim progress reports (outlined
below) to be issued approximately in the middle of the
grading periods. During the first two grading periods,
elementary teachers shall complete such interim progress
reports for each student. During the first grading period
of each course, middle and high school teachers shall
complete such interim progress reports for each student.
Thereafter, interim progress reports shall be required for
elementary students and for middle and high school students
for one or more of the following reasons:
A. Unsatisfactory academic performance
B. Discipline problems
27