2011-2013 Contract Teachers - Glen Lake Community Schools

C. Building Principals shall assign each new teacher to an experienced tenure teacher.The tenure teacher will act as a mentor teacher and in an advisory capacity to the newteacher.D. CA 60’s – Student files (CA-60’s) will be maintained by office staff. This includes adding endof-yearattendance numbers, filing report cards, and organizing assessment data.3.4 Technology ExpectationsA. When online access to the District’s digital grade book, attendance, report cards and otherrelated student data is available to outside third parties (i.e. guardians and students) it is theresponsibility of impacted classroom teachers to digitally update this electronic information on aregular basis. The Board recognizes that grading is time-consuming and different courses andgrade levels have a wide variety of different grading responsibilities. Administration will provideadditional technology training and support to any teacher if needed and understands that theresponsibility of the teacher does not extend beyond data update.SECTION IV - LEAVES OF ABSENCE4.1 JURY, PROFESSIONAL, AND FEDERATION LEAVEA. Jury Duty:A teacher called for jury duty, or to give testimony before any Judicial orAdministrative Tribunal, on a scheduled teacher work day shall receive their full dailysalary with the jury pay being returned to the Board of Education less mileageallowance. Excused time will be for actual travel and time necessary to perform saidobligation. (EXAMPLE: If employee spends 1/2 day in court, then employee isexpected to return to work for the remainder of the day.) Such time lost shall not bededucted from accumulated sick leave. The District shall not be obligated for saidabove compensation when such testimony or duty is connected with non-schoolemployment.B. Professional:At the beginning of every school year, each teacher may be credited with three (3)days to be used for the teacher's professional business. These days shall not bededucted from sick leave or any other leave. The teacher planning to use aprofessional business day shall confer with and obtain approval from the principal atleast one (1) week in advance of his absence. The teacher shall leave completeplans and adequate materials for substitute use. Professional Business days shall beused for the purpose of:1. Visitation to view other instructional techniques or programs;2. Conferences, workshops, or seminars conducted by colleges and universities.Professional organizations as related to their teaching or co-curricularassignment.23