Work schedules for teachers and other employees will comply with State Board of Education Policy and requirements of appropriate accrediting agencies.

RULE:

A. LENGTH OF DAY:
    1. Certificated Employees:
       a. The minimum work day for certificated employees will be defined as eight hours and
           the minimum work week will be defined as forty hours.
       b. Certificated employees will work a minimum of 7 1/2 hours each day at the school.
           The employee will be required to spend an additional thirty minutes per day or 2
           1/2 hours per week for the purpose of parent conferences, planning conferences,
           teacher preparation, related school activities, extra-curricular activities, and staff
           meetings.
    2. Paraprofessionals:
       The work day for paraprofessionals will be defined as 7 1/2 hours, and the work week
       will be defined as 37 1/2 hours. The paraprofessional will be compensated for any
       additional time worked.

B. LUNCH:
    1. Elementary Teachers:
       State law (O.C.G.A. § 20-2-218) requires that elementary school teachers have a
       duty-free lunch period of not less than thirty consecutive minutes per day. Elementary
       school principals must insure that a duty-free lunch period is provided daily for
       teachers. Exceptions to this may occur only as permitted by O.C.G.A. § 20-2-218.
    2. All Employees:
       It shall be a priority that employees receive a time for lunch, which may include
       student supervision in the cafeteria. This is particularly of concern when teachers
       and others are required to attend meetings which occur during their general lunch
       time. Principals/supervisors or designee should ensure that food and time to consume
       it are available.

C. STAFF DEVELOPMENT/INSERVICE/PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAYS:
    Days to be used for District professional learning, local school planning, or teacher
    workdays shall be so designated on the Cobb County School Board approved calendar:
    1. District Professional Learning Days:
        District professional learning days are reserved for professional learning opportunities
        planned and scheduled at the District level including, but not limited to, Curriculum
        and Instruction and/or School Leadership activities.
    2. Local School Planning Days:
        Local school planning days may include any activities the Principal deems necessary
        for the day including, but not limited to, school-planned inservices, structured
        subject/grade level collaboration/planning, student grade reporting, and individual
        teacher preparation. The Principal or designee shall establish and publish, in either
        written or electronic form, a schedule for the day.
    3. Teacher Workdays:
        Teacher workdays are set aside for individual teacher activities including, but not
        limited to, class/conference preparation, classroom set-up, and storage/packing for
        the summer. The Principal or designee shall establish and publish, in either written or
        electronic form, a schedule for the day, which may include faculty/staff social activities
        and/or a brief faculty meeting to provide directions for or answer questions regarding
        the day.

All administrators shall comply with the above designations as indicated on the Board-
approved calendar.

Reclassified an Administrative Rule: 9/1/04
Revised: 11/14/07; 2/13/08