Banking Day To Bank or Not To Bank

Materials Question and Answer sheet for all members Question and Answer sheet for all members Packet (2 sets) Packet (2 sets) Procedures Procedures List of school sites and when you need to vote List of school sites and when you need to vote Sample ballot Sample ballot Blank ballot to use if you wish Blank ballot to use if you wish Sample of banking day plan Sample of banking day plan Blank copy of banking day plan Blank copy of banking day plan DRC forms (filed by April 15) DRC forms (filed by April 15)

Banking Day and the Contract Article 8 Section 4: Article 8 Section 4: You are required to attend No more than 10 faculty meetings per year You are required to attend No more than 10 faculty meetings per year You may be called to attend No more that 5 special purpose meetings per year You may be called to attend No more that 5 special purpose meetings per year The district will make reasonable effort to use written memoranda in lieu of meetings The district will make reasonable effort to use written memoranda in lieu of meetings Article 20 Section1: Article 20 Section1: 75% of the voting membership must agree to any and all waivers of the contract 75% of the voting membership must agree to any and all waivers of the contract

Where does the time come from? Banked Time IS YOUR TIME! Banked Time IS YOUR TIME! Example -The current schedule for Rosemont: Example -The current schedule for Rosemont: Banking Day Schedule Banking Day Schedule Teacher day M-F: 7:45-3:00 Teacher day M-F: 7:45-3:00 Student day MTWF 8:00-3:00 Student day MTWF 8:00-3:00 Student day Th 9:00-3:00 Student day Th 9:00-3:00 School day without banking School day without banking Teacher day M-F 7:45-3:00 Teacher day M-F 7:45-3:00 Student day M-F 8:00-2:45 Student day M-F 8:00-2:45

Banking Day Options What are the needs of your school site? What are the needs of your school site? Bank 15 minutes a day and have banking day once a week Bank 15 minutes a day and have banking day once a week Bank 6 minutes a day and have banking day twice a month Bank 6 minutes a day and have banking day twice a month Bank 3 minutes a day and have banking day once a month Bank 3 minutes a day and have banking day once a month

What are we going to do on our banking days? How many banking days are there? How many banking days are there? In the school year Rosemont had 32 banking days In the school year Rosemont had 32 banking days Thursdays were lost due to holidays, testing, etc. Thursdays were lost due to holidays, testing, etc. Decide if you want to make a plan per month or per 4 weeks Decide if you want to make a plan per month or per 4 weeks Decide what to do on your banking days Decide what to do on your banking days Faculty meetings Faculty meetings Department/grade level meeting (for FOR, department business, or for professional development) Department/grade level meeting (for FOR, department business, or for professional development) Rosemont-we would like to have a banking day prior to progress reports (every 5 weeks) Rosemont-we would like to have a banking day prior to progress reports (every 5 weeks)

How do we decide what is best for our school? Meet with your faculty without administrators present Meet with your faculty without administrators present Have an open discussion about what best meets the needs of your staff Have an open discussion about what best meets the needs of your staff Present to the principal what your staff would like Present to the principal what your staff would like Create a ballot and vote Create a ballot and vote The ballot and vote is to be done by a GTA rep only The ballot and vote is to be done by a GTA rep only

Give and Take Don’t agree to a meeting every banking day Don’t agree to a meeting every banking day This is your time and you are willing to do what is best for the school and students, but it is your time This is your time and you are willing to do what is best for the school and students, but it is your time This is a give and take situation, don’t agree to more than 20 meetings a year This is a give and take situation, don’t agree to more than 20 meetings a year If a program is “crucial” for student success then you need to be paid for your time or have release time. If a program is “crucial” for student success then you need to be paid for your time or have release time.

DRC District Review Committee Who is on the committee? Who is on the committee? Article 20 Section 3: Article 20 Section 3: 3 administrators appointed by the district 3 administrators appointed by the district 3 classroom teachers appointed by GTA 3 classroom teachers appointed by GTA 3 others – 2 parents and 1 classified employees 3 others – 2 parents and 1 classified employees

Current Schedule If your staff didn’t vote to have a meeting every banking day always ask if the meeting is mandatory. If your staff didn’t vote to have a meeting every banking day always ask if the meeting is mandatory.

Questions If you have any questions, call the GTA office and leave a message or you may me at glendaleteachers.org If you have any questions, call the GTA office and leave a message or you may me at glendaleteachers.org Let us know if you would like someone to come to your school site to talk about banking day procedures Let us know if you would like someone to come to your school site to talk about banking day procedures