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Trustees debate teacher planning time; board to follow up over summer
Summary
Trustees reviewed ideas from a small follow-up meeting—proposals included increasing planning blocks and a protected planning day—and disagreed over whether the follow‑up adequately represented teachers; legal counsel said the district believes it is compliant with state requirements.
At the April 22 board meeting, trustees discussed a focused April 8 follow‑up meeting with principals and teachers designed to address protections for teacher planning time.
Ms. Gazzella summarized the meeting’s recommendations, which included increasing planning time from 45 to 50 minutes (with exceptions), assigning at least one protected planning day per week, adjusting professional learning community (PLC) roles so principals and assistant principals act as coaches…
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