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6-17-117. Noninstructional duties — Definitions.
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6-17-117. Noninstructional duties — Definitions.
(a)(1) The purpose of this section is to provide additional time for instructional purposes and to reduce the amount of time for noninstructional duties.
(2) Any teacher assigned more than sixty (60) minutes of noninstructional duties per week shall be contracted in accordance with § 6-17-807(g).
(b) As used in this section:
(1) “Noninstructional duties” means the supervision of students before or after the instructional day begins or ends for students or for the supervision of students during breakfasts, lunches, or scheduled breaks; and
(2) “Instructional purposes” means activities initiated by the teacher related to teaching duties, including without limitation contacting parents, assessing student performance, documenting student performance, organizing the classroom, preparing instructional materials, supervising students during recess, and other teaching responsibilities related to instructional planning and the direct instruction of students.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-117
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6-17-117. Noninstructional duties — Definitions.
(a)(1) The purpose of this section is to provide additional time for instructional purposes and to reduce the amount of time for noninstructional duties.
(2) Any teacher assigned more than sixty (60) minutes of noninstructional duties per week shall be contracted in accordance with § 6-17-807(g).
(b) As used in this section:
(1) “Noninstructional duties” means the supervision of students before or after the instructional day begins or ends for students or for the supervision of students during breakfasts, lunches, or scheduled breaks; and
(2) “Instructional purposes” means activities initiated by the teacher related to teaching duties, including without limitation contacting parents, assessing student performance, documenting student performance, organizing the classroom, preparing instructional materials, supervising students during recess, and other teaching responsibilities related to instructional planning and the direct instruction of students.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
6-17-807. Additional days.
(a) If a teacher is required to work more days than provided for under the teacher's contract, then the teacher's pay under the contract shall be increased proportionately so that the teacher will receive pay for each additional day the teacher is required to work at no less than the daily rate paid to the teacher under the teacher's contract.
(b) Each school district in this state shall establish a normal base contract period for teachers.
(c) The normal base contract period for each school district shall be the number of days the majority of teachers employed by the school district in the 2000-2001 school year are required to work as specified on the 2000-2001 contracts as of March 1, 2001.
(d) If the normal base contract period in any school district is increased, the teacher's pay under the contract shall be increased proportionately so that the teacher will receive pay for each day added to the contract at no less than the daily rate paid to the teacher under the teacher's current existing contract.
(e) This section shall not apply to separate contracts for employment with a teacher to teach summer school or to perform services that do not require the teacher to hold a teaching license to perform those services.
(f) If the school district desires to employ a teacher part time to perform services for the school district in the teacher's field of licensure after expiration of the normal base contract, as part of the teacher's normal teaching contract, the school district may contract for such part-time work as long as the teacher is agreeable and is paid on a pro rata basis for that work.
(g) A school district which contracts with a teacher to teach summer school or to perform services that do not require the teacher to hold a
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-807
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