ARTICLE X

Teachers shall not be assigned or required to perform the following non-teaching duties:

B. Chaperoning or attendance at after-school activities shall not be required or assigned to any teacher who does not receive a supplement for such activity in accord with his/her normal salary schedule; however, all unit members may be required annually to attend two back-to-school-night type of activities (or the equivalent of two back-to-school-night activities) developed by the principal and members of the faculty and agreed to by a majority of the entire faculty. For senior high school teachers, such activities may include commencement exercises, where required by the principal and scheduled during non-school hours. In the event agreement is not reached, the Superintendent or designee and the UTD President or Designee shall assist in reaching agreement. For full-time vocational teachers, such activities may include an appropriate program advisory committee meeting. Unit members shall be given three days' notice of such meetings. Any teacher shall be free to voluntarily participate in chaperoning or attending after-school activities.

D. Performing anything other than preventive maintenance on equipment which is part of their instructional program.

G. Assume administrative duty in lieu of or in absence of the principal, except in cases in an elementary school without an assistant principal, adult education centers and all community education centers where a teacher has submitted a request, in writing, to the principal, expressing a desire to obtain leadership experience by being given an opportunity to serve during available time during the teacher's day. In such instances, by mutual agreement, the principal may establish with the teacher the assignments to be undertaken and the time to be spent. A carbon copy of such agreement shall be sent to the appropriate ACCESS Center Assistant Superintendent and the Union. The opportunity to submit requests shall be made available to all teachers, with principals making the final determination on selection, number (limited to two), and assignment. To avoid possible conflict of interest, a teacher shall not be eligible for such leadership experience while serving as a Union steward or officer.

This leadership experience option shall be for elementary schools without assistant principals, adult education centers, and all community education centers. The parties shall monitor the success of the program and either party shall have the right to reopen on this issue, as provided in Article XXIX.

H. Teachers will not be required to collect money from pupils for such purposes as lunch, milk, carnivals, or any projects sponsored by outside agencies.

Capitalizing on one's position in the MDCPS to sell merchandise or services will be considered a violation of this Contract. Solicitation by members of the unit is forbidden, except when approved by the Superintendent, for school or community campaigns of unusual merit.

Vendors shall not be authorized to solicit employees during the workday, except when participating in meetings authorized by this Contract.

The following rules shall apply to any MDCPS employee who engages in independent tutoring, psychological testing, and/or therapy for a fee, of any student enrolled in the public school:

A. The employee shall not arrange to tutor, for a fee, any student currently enrolled in his/her class, nor to solicit any student for a private school.

B. The employee shall not administer psychological tests or provide therapy, for a fee, to any student in his/her assigned school(s).

C. The employee shall not tutor, psychologically evaluate, or provide therapy to any student, for a fee, during regular working hours of the employee nor on public school premises.

D. An employee who accepts tutoring, psychological testing, or therapy engagements shall make his/her own arrangements with the parents for the fees to be charged.

The Board agrees that any school district employee will be appropriately instructed in accordance with all of the provisions of Florida Statute 1006.062 prior to being assigned the responsibility of administering prescribed medication to any MDCPS student.

Additionally, the names of each employee designated to administer prescribed medication at each work location will be provided, in writing, to all appropriate staff members at said location.

The parties have jointly established a Medical Issues Committee charged with the responsibility of reviewing and recommending guidelines regarding procedures for implementing medical activities at the school site. Such recommendations will be submitted to the Superintendent of Schools and the UTD President or Designee. This committee will convene as needed.

ARTICLE XI - - PLANNING FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING

For purposes of this Article, "teachers" shall include school support/resource personnel, such as counselors, media specialists, school psychologists, and school social workers, when planning for teaching and learning activities in accordance with the requirements of the PACES.

Planning is essential for effective teaching and learning. In order to support the instructional program, the principal or supervising administrator has the authority to determine whether or not instructional objectives and related content are consistent with Board educational policy decisions and established instructional guidelines. In keeping with the professionalization of teaching, the parties agree that plans are best developed by the teacher to enhance learning and facilitate reflective practice. Planning shall be governed as follows:

1. Teachers are required to develop written plans in accordance with the required indicators in the PACES Domain I. It shall be the decision of the teacher to use a daily plan or a long range plan that shall include objectives and/or goals; learning activities; and assessment(s) of student learning. Principals or supervising administrators may suggest, but not require, specific content or a particular format or organization.

2. A teacher may be required to use a set form in the preparation of planning only when a principal has issued a Professional Improvement Plan indicating that the standards in the PACES Domain I were not met. Requirements for planning beyond those in the PACES Domain I shall not be imposed.

3. Teachers shall not be prohibited from reflecting required planning components through abbreviated notation and/or referencing techniques. A teacher shall not be required to reference curriculum/standards numbers or to write out objectives if numerical references are made in the plan. Additionally, there shall be no requirement to specify strategies, list materials, use checklists or benchmarks, for learners in the plan.

4. Continuing contract and professional service contract teachers shall not be required to submit plans to the principal or supervising administrator at the school site; however, plans shall be available during classroom visit(s) and/or prior to an official observation.

5. All teachers shall retain their plans for the current school year for review by the principal or supervising administrator at the school site, upon request.

6. Teachers shall be required to prepare emergency plans for use by temporary instructors using a daily format and not exceeding five days in length and replenished as necessary.

Teachers of exceptional students shall be permitted to meet the requirements of this Article through regular plans or written IEP implementation plan(s).