Brevard Federation of Teachers
2015-2016 Time Study
Background
 1,062 responses
 April 4, 2016-June 26, 2016
 Determine the number of hours per week teachers are
working
 Determine time-intensive tasks
 Look for opportunities to come into compliance with 40hour work week
Average Time Spent on Tasks
by Week
 Instructional Time: 1565 minutes
 Faculty Meetings: 23 minutes
 Planning Time: 235 minutes
 Independent Lesson Planning: 173 minutes
 Duty Free Lunch: 135 minutes
 Grading Papers: 160 minutes
 Before School Duty: 55 minutes
 Academic Data (Analyze/Input): 72 minutes
 After School Duty: 65 minutes
 Behavior Data: 31 minutes
 Escorting Classes/Students:50 minutes
 IEPS: 33 minutes
 Parent Phone Calls: 130 minutes
 School-Based Committee: 23 minutes
 Parent Emails: 36 minutes
 Conference w/Admin: 13 minutes
 Admin. Emails: 30 minutes
 Setting up room, photocopies: 66 minutes
 Colleague Emails: 35 minutes
Totals: 3,022 minutes
 Parent Conferences: 26 minutes
 Collaboration: 70 minutes
(Given Planning Time: 2,787 minutes)
Average Work Week
Teachers Ac
 46.5 hours per week
≈15% beyond 40-hour work week
In the average week, how many minutes will
you spend lesson planning (on your own)?
Elementary School: 156 minutes
 36% report three hours or more
 29% report one hour or less
In the average week, how many minutes will
you spend lesson planning (on your own)?
Middle School: 202 minutes
 41% report three hours or more
 20% report one hour or less
In the average week, how many minutes will
you spend lesson planning (on your own)?
High School: 179 minutes
 70% report three hours or more
 24% report one hour or less
In an average week, how many minutes will you spend
collaborating with colleagues during non-instructional
time? (PLCs, CMA, team meetings, data meetings, etc.)
Elementary School: 79 minutes
56 % report an hour or less
23% report two hours or more
In an average week, how many minutes will you spend
collaborating with colleagues during non-instructional
time? (PLCs, CMA, team meetings, data meetings, etc.)
Middle School: 73 minutes
 70% report an hour or less
 18% report two or more hours
In an average week, how many minutes will you spend
collaborating with colleagues during non-instructional
time? (PLCs, CMA, team meetings, data meetings, etc.)
High School: 55 minutes
80% report an hour or less
11% report two or more hours
In the average week, how many minutes
will you spend grading papers?
Elementary School: 126 minutes
Middle School: 192 minutes
High School: 183 minutes
In an average week, how many minutes will
you spend analyzing and/or inputting student
academic data?
Elementary School: 67 minutes (Standard Deviation =
59)
Middle School: 75 minutes (Standard Deviation = 56)
High School: 77 minutes (Standard Deviation = 63)
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Conclusions
 Among teachers’ responses vary greatly
 Opportunity lies in determining why
Recommendations
 Alter secondary schedules to increase planning
 Provide all early release days to be used at teachers’
discretion
 Eliminate PGP
 Streamline evaluation system
 Compensate for extra duties outside the 40-hour week
 Survey principals to gather feedback about areas with
large variance and promote best practices