Teacher Contract - Coventry Public Schools

In classes, which require specific student work-stations, the number of pupils assigned
shall not exceed the number of student work stations, nor shall it exceed the class size maxima,
except upon mutual agreement between the Alliance and the Administration. Classes primarily
affected by this stipulation include shops, laboratories, typing and physical education. Band and
chorus shall be excluded from the class size maxima.
4-1.6. Adjustment of Class Size
Five (5) school days will be allowed for Administration to adjust for class size violations,
which occur after the third Friday following the opening of school.
4-2. Definitions
Regular assigned periods – are those periods in which the teacher is actively involved
with the student(s) in the act of teaching or supervising.
Unassigned periods – are those periods during which a teacher is not assigned a
regularly programmed teaching period.
Teacher of Special Subjects – are elementary librarians/media specialists and those
teachers in elementary schools, who teach special subjects, including, but not limited to, art,
music, and physical education.
Non-teaching tasks – are those tasks, which do not require a certified teacher for proper
performance, such as, but not limited to, clerical duties, lunch room supervision, playground
supervision, bus duty, collection of monies, and any other tasks that can be properly performed
by personnel other than members of the bargaining unit.
Homeroom classes – are those in which students assemble in the morning. The time
involved is a short period and is known as Homeroom period.
Secondary School Supervisory Duties – It is understood that the Alliance will meet
with the secondary school principals to determine if supervisory duties are necessary and to
determine which duties are appropriate. All certified secondary staff must be included in
supervisory and other established duties, except where mutually agreed between the building
principal and the Alliance.
4-3. Lunch/Recess Period
4-3.1. All teachers in the Coventry School District shall have a duty-free lunch period of
at least 30 minutes. In the event that any school in the School District is on a double or split
session, where there is no lunch period, then the above provisions shall not apply.
4-3.2. Teachers in the elementary schools, in grades 1 through 5, shall in addition to a
duty-free lunch period of 30 minutes, have 30 minutes of duty-free recess time. In no case shall
a recess be less than 15 minutes.
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