5-1. Regular School Day

The regular school day for middle school teachers shall not exceed seven hours with a continuous lunch period of forty-five minutes with no work responsibilities. Teachers’ lunch shall not be scheduled before the first scheduled student lunch period and shall not be scheduled after the last scheduled student lunch period. Each teacher’s day shall be comprised of no more than 296 minutes of instruction, 15 minutes of non-classroom supervision and 60 minutes of continuous preparation time. Four days each week the teacher’s continuous duty-free preparation time shall be self-directed; one day each week this period shall be principal-directed.