Article 3 - Definitions

3.1       "Unit member" refers to any employee who is included in the appropriate unit as defined in Article 2.

3.2       "School day" means any day when schools are open and students are in attendance.

3.3       "Workday" means a day that unit members are required to be on duty.

3.4       A "school year" or an "academic year" begins on the first day of July and ends on the last day of June.
 

3.5       "Work year" refers to the aggregate of workdays assigned to a specific unit member pursuant to Article 10.

3.6       "Release time" means time during one or more workdays when a unit member is released from duties without loss of pay or other benefits.

3.7       "Parties" refers to the Corona-Norco Unified School District and the Corona-Norco Teachers Association/California Teachers Association/National Education Association.
 

3.8       "Association" means the Corona-Norco Teachers Association/California Teachers Association/National Education Association.
 

3.9      "Board" means the Board of Education of the Corona-Norco Unified School District.

3.10    "District" means the Corona-Norco Unified School District.

3.11    “S-day” means a workday without students for the purpose of District/site based in-service or for T track only, a teacher preparation day.”

3.12    “P day” means a workday without students for the purpose of classroom/lesson preparation planning.”

3.13    “M Day” the District shall maintain six (6) minimum days.  The minimum days are for grade-level, cross-grade level, cross track, departmental, or intradepartmental planning and team collaboration.  Site staff meetings shall not be scheduled on these minimum days.  Unit members are expected to work in appropriate educational settings with colleagues.
 

3.14    "Regular Substitute" is a day-to-day substitute for a unit member for 30 or less consecutive working days.
 

3.15    "Long-term substitute" is a substitute for a unit member for 31 or more consecutive working days.
 

3.16    “S/P” means a workday without students – one-half day for the purpose of District/site based in-service; one-half day for the purpose of classroom/lesson preparation.
 

3.17    “Accredited College or University” means those accredited by associations which are members of the American Council on Education and/or the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.