ARTICLE 11 NON-TEACHING DUTIES

Westerly School District

It is recognized that a teacher's primary responsibility is to teach and that his/her energies should be directed toward this end. The Committee agrees to continue the program of hiring auxiliary staff to take over non-teaching duties. The Association agrees to participate with Administration in a training program for these auxiliary staff. The teachers will be relieved of the following non­ teaching duties but shall be encouraged to participate with and observe students in all settings:

1. Supervision of playground, cafeteria, bus duty, and early morning duty.

2. Collecting money from students for non-educational purposes.

3. Physical education teachers will continue to assist, as needed, School Nurse Teachers with vision screening.

4. Delivering books to classrooms and inventorying books except for the last day of school.

5. During the term of this contract, the Committee agrees not to increase non-teaching duties. When the need arises teachers may agree to perform non-teaching duties. Interested teachers shall place their name on a list at the beginning of the school year. Selection from the list will be on seniority basis, rotating through the list. Teachers will be compensated in accordance with Appendix A.