Opinion ID: 2048465
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Violation of Agreement.

Text: The teaching day is provided for in Article VIII of the Agreement: A. The normal school day, exclusive of time necessarily required to perform extra-duty and extra-curricular assignments, shall be seven (7) hours of duty in length. The actual period of time assigned for such duty hours shall be made by the building principal or other appropriate supervisor and shall be adjusted to meet the needs of the department, division or level (elementary, junior high or senior high) to which the teacher has been assigned. B. Except in cases of emergency or unusual circumstances, ... all teachers shall be entitled to a minimum of a one-half (½) hour duty free uninterrupted lunch period. (emphasis added). Under the Agreement, teachers working within the seven-hour day are to be paid in accordance with the salary levels in the appendices. These rates vary according to a teacher's education and experience. The Agreement does not provide varying salary rates for different class schedules or class-loads within the seven-hour day. The only exception is a provision providing additional pay for certain extra-curricular activities, such as coaching. Kechely's schedule fit within the seven-hour teaching day. His schedule included both a one-half hour, duty free lunch and a one hour class preparation time. Within his seven-hour teaching day, he received four 15 minute intervals or breaks between classes. As indicated, two 15 minute intervals were eliminated by his assigned schedule, but this was not prohibited by the Agreement. Kechely was not assigned any extra-curricular activities and was paid according to his education and experience under the Agreement's salary schedule. Thus, Kechely did not establish a grievance under the Agreement.