Teachers should be spending the day teaching and learning. They should also be involved in a variety of activities that develop their capacity as leaders of the school community. To meet these redefined expectations, TEP teachers work professional hours, typically from 7:45 AM to 5 PM* in a work-day filled with a variety of teaching, learning, and leading experiences.

DAY IN THE LIFE OF A TYPICAL TEP TEACHER
7:45 AM	Study Hall & Breakfast
P1 8:25 AM	TEACHING
P2 9:15 AM	PREP 1
P3 10:05 AM	TEACHING
P4 10:55 AM	OBSERVE
11:45 PM	Lunch
P5 12:20 PM	PREP 2
P6 1:10 PM	TEACHING
P7 2:00 PM	TEACHING
2:45 PM	Snack
3:00 – 4:00 PM	EXTENDED-DAY PROGRAM
4:00 – 5:00 PM*	Partner Planning / Whole School Service

*One day per week, TEP teachers have a faculty meeting from 5 to 6 PM.

Each TEP teacher teaches only 1 subject for 1 grade level. This means that each TEP teacher can focus all of his or her energy and preparation on only 1 course, which the teacher teaches to 4 different groups of students. This contrasts with other schools where teachers often teach 2 or more different subjects or courses (e.g. a 5th grade teacher who teaches all subjects to a self-contained class or an 8th grade teacher who teaches both math and science).

Partner teachers have time to observe, be observed, and plan every day. TEP’s professional development structure is based on an observation model in which each grade has 4 pairs of partner teachers (partners rotate each quarter). Each teacher observes his/her partner teacher 1 period per day, is observed by his/her partner teacher 1 period per day, and plans/debriefs with his/her partner during a common planning time each day.

TEP teachers spend time each week leading one whole-school service program. Teachers typically work on their whole school service activity during some prep periods and during the 4 to 5 PM hour.