ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings. B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines. C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website. D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting. E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right. F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction. G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times. H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district. I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements. J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board. K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken. L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background. M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Master Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives The Association shall have the right to use the District mail service and unit member mailboxes for communications to unit members without interference, censorship, or examination of such communications by the District. Such communications shall be used in a professional manner. All postings must contain the date of posting, or distribution, the author, identification of the organization, together with a designated authorization by the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsPresident. The Association shall be responsible for all postings. Mailboxes, electronic mailings, and bulletin boards shall be used in a professional manner subject to the District Internet Use Policy. Professional manner shall include the understanding that use of District communication options shall not be used for “illegal work stoppage and/or work action” or to slander any employee of the district and not to be used for other than Association business.
B. Representatives The Association shall have the right to use the District electronic mail service and unit member electronic mailboxes for communications to unit members without interference, censorship, or examination of such communications by the District. Such communications shall be used in a professional manner subject to the District Internet Use Policy. All postings must contain the date of posting, or distribution, the author, identification of the organization, together with a designated authorization by the Association may make announcements on President. The Association shall be responsible for all school building systemspostings. Mailboxes, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locationselectronic mailings, and reminders bulletin boards shall be used in a professional manner subject to the District Internet Use Policy. Professional manner shall include the understanding that use of District communication options shall not be used for “illegal work stoppage and/or work action” or to slander any employee of the district and not to be used for other than Association deadlinesbusiness.
C. The Association shall have access the right to post notices of activities and matters of Association concern on Association bulletin boards, at least one of which shall be provided in each building in areas frequented by unit members. “illegal work stoppage(All postings for bulletin boards shall contain the date of posting or distribution and the identification of the organization, together with a designated authorization by the Association President. Such communication shall be used in a professional manner. All postings must contain the date of posting, or distribution, the author, identification of the organization, together with a designated authorization by the Association President. The Association shall be responsible for all postings. Mailboxes, electronic mailings, and bulletin boards shall be used in a professional manner subject to the Board Policy Book on District Internet Use Policy. Professional manner shall include the District’s websiteunderstanding that use of District communication options shall not be used for “illegal work stoppage and/or work action” or to slander any employee of the district and not to be used for other than Association business.
D. The Association President shall have the right to use school facilities for meetings and other Association activities provided:
1. The use does not interfere with the normal operations of the District.
2. The use does not interfere with school program(s) and/or normal duties of unit members.
3. The use does not cost the District.
4. An authorized Association representative obtains advance permission from the Superintendent or designee regarding the specific time, place and type of activity.
5. School facilities shall be sent copies used in a professional manner. Professional manner shall include the understanding that use of District communication options shall not be used for “illegal work stoppage or work action” or to slander any employee of the agenda, minutes, District and any not to be used for other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meetingthan Association business.
E. The Association shall be granted have the right to use teacher mailboxes for any school equipment such as computers, studios, copy machines, and all communicationstelephones, provided:
1. No other teacher union shall be given this rightThe association furnishes materials and supplies.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit 2. The use does not interfere with class instructionthe normal operations or regular instructional program of the District.
3. The Association is responsible for any damage or breakage to the equipment other than normal wear and tear.
4. District equipment shall be used in a professional manner. Professional manner shall include the understanding that use of District communication options shall not be used for “illegal work stoppage or work action” or to slander any employee of the District and not to be used for other than Association business.
F. The District, upon request by the Association, agrees to furnish the Association, within five (5) days of the date of request, all available information concerning the financial resources and certificated, classified, and management staff of the District. Such information shall include, but is not limited to: annual financial reports and audits, budgets, interim reports, J-90s, assignments location of certificated personnel, tentative budgetary requirements and allocations, agendas and minutes of Board meetings and all attachments thereto at the time of distribution to the Board, census and membership data, names, addresses, and phone numbers of all unit members, salaries, benefits, and stipends paid thereto, educational background, longevity, and other employee information that may be used in representing unit members. In addition, the District, upon request, agrees to provide any other information the Association deems necessary to fulfill its role as exclusive representative. In addition, such information by request of the Association shall be supplied.
G. The Association Bargaining Team members shall be granted, provided release time for negotiations at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of senioritysalary and/or other benefits. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.(See Contract Article IV)
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Certificated Employees' Agreement, Certificated Employees' Agreement, Certificated Employees' Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives 1. One copy of the agenda and all supporting materials shall be provided to the President of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsin a timely fashion before each regular and special Board meeting. Typically, that shall be three calendar days in advance. Supplemental materials shall also be provided at the Board meeting if those are not available at the time the original packet is provided. Items to be excluded shall be limited to confidential personnel or student information and sensitive negotiations materials that would be exceptions to the Kansas Open Records Act.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. 2. The Association shall have access use of district email, school mailboxes, bulletin boards, and District inter-school mail service of official organizational communications. Association materials will be posted only on bulletin boards in Professional Employees’ lounges or on the bulletin boards adjacent to the Board Policy Book on Professional Employees’ daily arrival and departure sign-in sheets. It shall be the District’s websiteresponsibility of the Association to keep such bulletin boards free and clear of outdated Association material.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. 3. The Association shall be granted the right to have use teacher mailboxes of school facilities for any and all communicationsmeetings without charge during hours when custodial service is normally maintained. No other teacher union Use of such facilities shall be given this rightarranged through the building administrator.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during 4. At the workday, providing beginning of every school year the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be grantedprovided a maximum of five days of paid leave to be used by employees who are officers or agents of the Association, such use to be at the discretion of the Association. The Association agrees to notify the Board no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timesless than two days in advance of taking such leave. The District shall not be responsible for travel or other expenses for these days.
H. The Association shall receive free copies 5. An uncompensated leave of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall absence may be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year granted upon application for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcementsserving as the President or Vice-President of Kansas NEA or as President of NEA. Upon return from such leave, the Professional Employee shall be returned to the position held when the leave commenced and shall be placed at the position on the salary schedule as though the Professional Employee had taught in the District during such a period.
J. 6. The Association shall have at least two members on the use Calendar Committee and the Employee Advisory Committee. Those shall be appointed by the President of bulletin boards CNEA.
7. If requested in all employee workrooms and loungeswriting by a teacher, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. shall deduct association dues. The Association association dues deduction shall be granted paid leave commence in the total amount of three (3) days month following the teacher’s written request. Unless revoked in writing by the teacher, the request shall continue from year to represent teacher interestsyear. The Association President association shall notify indemnify and hold harmless the Superintendent three Board from any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability (3including specifically costs and attorney fees) days in advance that may arise out of or by reason of any action taken or not taken by the person/s who will be using Association Leave and Board for the date/s on which it will be takenpurpose of complying with this provision.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Professional Negotiated Agreement, Professional Negotiated Agreement, Professional Negotiated Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives Pursuant to the Michigan Public Employment Relations Act (PERA), the Board hereby agrees that every Teacher shall have the right to organize, to join and to support the Association for the purpose of collective bargaining, or to refrain from such activities. The Board agrees that it will not directly or indirectly discourage, coerce, or deprive Teachers of any rights conferred by the Acts, Constitutions, or the laws of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsState of Michigan and/or of the United States; that it will not discriminate against Teachers with respect to hours, wages or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his/her membership (or non-membership) in the Association; or collective bargaining with the Board; or his/her institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement, or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment.
B. Representatives of The Association shall have the Association may make announcements right to use District buildings for meetings when a request is made to the building administrator. The building administrator will specify the room to be used. A room shall be made available on all school building systemsworkdays from 3:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., before or after the student dayupon request, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinesprovided it does not interfere with other scheduled activities.
C. The Association shall have access the right to use Teacher mailboxes and District e-mail (subject to District acceptable use policies) for communications to Teachers and to post notices of its activities on Teacher bulletin boards provided the Board Policy Book communications are official business of the Association, clearly stated and identified, and that they are placed on bulletin boards which are located in the District’s websiteTeachers' lounges and/or workrooms to avoid student involvement in Association affairs.
D. The Association President As soon as possible, but within thirty (30) work days, following receipt of a written request, the Board shall be sent copies make available to the Association, to the extent the material is readily available and/or is reasonably obtainable, information, statistics and/or records relevant to the collective bargaining process and/or the enforcement of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meetingterms of this Agreement.
E. The Association shall be granted provided a place on the right to use teacher mailboxes agenda of staff meetings for any brief reports and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this rightannouncements.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use right to appear on the Board of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use Education agenda to speak on any agenda item before action is taken; to receive three (3) copies of the PA system agenda before each regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Education and to make necessary announcementsreceive three (3) copies of the minutes of said meeting.
G. Duly authorized representatives of the Association and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property at all reasonable times, and provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt the normal school operations.
H. Duly authorized representatives of the Association shall have the right to make use school facilities and equipment at reasonable times, when such equipment is not otherwise in use. The user shall have knowledge of the operation of the machines/equipment. The Association statements at Staffshall pay for the reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use.
I. The rights granted to the Association shall not be granted or extended to any competing labor organization during the life of this Agreement.
J. When the request is received by the Superintendent, or his/Faculty Meetingsher designee, and be provided time at each regular by 9:00 a.m. of the Friday before it’s regularly scheduled meeting, the Board Meeting of Education shall honor the request of the Association to address the Boardplace any matter on its agenda, under New Business.
K. The Board shall provide up to a total of thirty (30) days per year for the collective use of the Association members for Association business. Applications for use of these days shall be granted paid processed through the regular attendance procedure and shall be signed by the Association President signifying his/her approval. No deduction from the Teacher's sick leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interestsallowance accumulation shall be made for these days. The Association President only expense to the Board shall notify be the Superintendent three (3) days in advance regular compensation of the person/s who will Teacher; however, the expense of the employment of substitute teachers shall be using Association Leave and paid by the date/s on which it will be takenAssociation.
L. Any employee elected The Association and the Board seek to serve educate young people in the democratic tradition, to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ recognition of individual freedoms and social responsibility, to inspire meaningful awareness of the respect for the Constitution and the ▇▇▇▇ of Rights, and to instill appreciation of values of individual personality.
1. It is recognized that these democratic values can best be transmitted in an atmosphere in which both the Association and the Board fully and meaningfully cooperate in the decision-making process fostering these values for both Teachers and students.
2. It is recognized by both parties that a State (OEA) change in the educational process may mean progress and that it may be initiated from the bottom up or National (NEA) office shall the top down. In either event, both parties agree that the individual Teacher, or a group of Teachers, affected by the proposed change should be given involved in order for the proposed change to be successful.
3. Both parties agree that if the Board imposes a particular style or technique of instruction upon a group of Teachers, or an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniorityindividual Teacher, this may negatively affect the educational process. Upon returning to the districtHowever, the employee shall be placed into a similar position Board retains its right and responsibility to that they held prior to make the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgrounddecisions it deems necessary.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space 4. It is not the intent of this language to interfere with the Board's right to evaluate performance of Licensed Non-Classroom Personnel as outlined in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activitiesArticle 13.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives The District will provide the Association with the use of the District interschool mail facilities for distribution of official Association communications so long as such communications are clearly labeled as Association materials and provided further that such communications are not in violation of the law. Courtesy copies will be made available to the District and the principal/supervisor upon request.
B. The District will allow the Association and its respective affiliates the use of District facilities for Association meetings provided such meetings do not interfere with or interrupt the normal school day. Such meetings will be held outside duty hours. Exceptions may be granted by the building principal.
C. Other than meetings as provided above, duly authorized representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives and its respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact Association business on school property, provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations. Provided further that said representatives shall notify the building administrator or designee of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s websitetheir presence.
D. The Association President District will provide bulletin boards at locations mutually agreed upon for use by the Association. All materials posted shall be sent copies clearly labeled as official Association materials. Such bulletin boards shall only be used for the following notices:
1. Association meetings and announcements;
2. Official policy statements of the agendaAssociation;
3. Reports of Association committees;
4. Association Election notices;
5. Recreational and social affairs of the Association;
6. Other official Association notices. Notices or announcements should not contain anything reflecting unfavorably upon the District, minutesits management, or any of its employees. Association officers and any other attachments for each board meeting prior members shall not use expendable school district materials in the transaction of Association business without reimbursement to that meetingthe District.
E. The Association and its members shall be granted have the right to use teacher mailboxes for any the District email and all communicationsother electronic communication systems consistent with District policy and state law. No other teacher union shall be given this rightElectronic files exist and are subject to public disclosure.
F. The District agrees to furnish the Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instructionall public records pursuant to state law.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and authorized to hold four (4) school/site meetings a year during the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.thirty
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives 4.1 The Employer shall deduct from the wages of the employees who affirmatively authorize such a deduction in writing an amount necessary to cover monthly Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of dues. Such monies shall be remitted as directed by the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. Association. The Association shall have access provide a copy of such written authorization to the Board Policy Book employer.
4.2 The Association may designate employees from the bargaining unit to act as stewards and alternates and shall inform the Employer in writing of such choices and of changes in the positions of stewards and/or alternates. It is further understood that the number and locations of stewards shall be limited and confined to numbers and locations as are necessary and reasonable to administer the provisions of this Agreement.
4.3 The Employer shall make space available on the District’s websiteemployee bulletin board for the posting of Association notice(s) and announcement(s).
D. 4.4 The Association President shall be sent copies of agrees to indemnify and hold the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for Employer harmless against any and all communications. No other teacher union claims, suits, orders or judgments brought or issued against the Employer as a result of any action taken or not taken by the Employer under the provisions of this Article.
4.5 The Employer agrees that on the Employer’s premises and without loss of pay the Association stewards shall be given allowed to post official Association notices of the designated representatives; transmit communications authorized by the Association or its officers under the terms of this right.
F. contract; consult with the Employer, his/her representative, Association representatives may meet with employees during officers or the workdayAssociation representative concerning the enforcement of any provisions of this Agreement, providing the visit so long as such action does not interfere with class instructionregular employee duties and is reasonable and necessary.
G. 4.6 Stewards are authorized to perform and discharge the duties and responsibilities which are assigned to them under the terms of this Agreement and any supplementary Agreements. The Employer agrees that there shall be no restraint, interference, coercion or discrimination against a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ because of the performance of such duties.
4.7 The Association shall be grantedimmediately notify the employer of any member who, at no costin accordance with provisions stated on the authorization card, affirmatively revokes authorization of said dues and shall provide the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timesemployer with a copy of said revocation.
H. The Association shall receive free copies 4.8 Once properly notified the District will stop withholding in a timely manner, considering the availability of the financial reports of the districtpeople required to make such a change and payroll due dates.
I. The 4.9 It is also understood that the Association shall be given time on agrees to indemnify and hold the first teacher day Employer harmless against any and all claims, suits, orders or judgments brought or issued against the Employer as a result of each new school year for any action taken or not taken by the purpose Employer under the provisions of making appropriate Association announcementsthis Section.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Labor Agreement, Labor Agreement, Labor Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Information, Communication, Access
1. The employer agrees to furnish to the Association in response to reasonable request any available information which may be necessary for the Association to carry out its function as exclusive representative.
2. Whenever any representative of the Association or any employee is mutually scheduled by the parties to participate during working hours in negotiations, grievance proceedings, conferences, or meetings, the employee shall suffer no loss in pay.
3. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsshall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property at all reasonable times so long as such activity does not interfere with the normal business operation of the District.
B. Representatives of 4. The Association and its representatives shall have the Association may make announcements right to use school buildings at all reasonable hours for meetings, provided a custodian is on all school duty and prior arrangements have been made through the building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinesprincipal/supervisor.
C. 5. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes school facilities and equipment, when such equipment is not otherwise in use, provided they pay for any such cost of supplies and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this rightmaterials intended for such use.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. 6. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, have the right to use the district’s facilities school mail boxes.
7. The rights and privileges of the Association and its representatives as set forth in this Agreement shall not be granted to conduct any other organization which may compete with the Association for membership.
8. Special conferences for important matters will be mutually scheduled between the Association President and the employer's designated representative upon request of either party.
B. Association Release Time The employer shall provide to the Association up to 80 hours per year of release time for the handling of Association business at reasonable times.
H. as deemed appropriate by the Association President. The Association shall receive free copies reimburse the District the actual cost of providing substitute services so long as members of the financial reports bargaining unit are given first opportunity for the additional hours, provided they are qualified and such substitute hours do not conflict with their regularly scheduled hours, and so long as the substitute is not paid more than the employee being replaced.
C. Dues Deduction, Representation Fee, and Payroll Deduction All eligible employees who choose to become a member of the district.
I. Association will pay dues to the Association, including local, state and national. The Association employer shall be given time on enforce this provision by deducting from the first teacher day of member's salary, each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and loungespay period, the use dues required of membership and the employer shall transmit the dues to the treasurer of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Boardpay period.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A.
6.1 Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes utilize District equipment and facilities for any and all communicationsthe conduct of meetings with District employees. No other teacher union Requests to utilize such facilities shall be given this rightmade upon forms to be prescribed by the District and shall be subject to prior requests for the utilization of such facilities by groups entitled to their use under provisions of the Education Code. Verbal permission for use of these facilities may be granted at the discretion of the campus administration. Meetings conducted in such facilities shall, in no way, conflict with the work of District employees and shall, in no way, conflict with the public school purposes of the District.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. 6.2 The Association shall have the use of right to utilize all bulletin boards normally used by the District for communication with its employees. One (1) copy of all materials to be posted shall be provided to or shared with District management at the facility in all employee workrooms which such posting is to take place prior to posting. Nothing herein shall be deemed to permit the posting of defamatory or obscene materials, and loungessuch materials shall be removed without notice. The Association and its representatives shall be responsible for the maintenance of any materials posted on District bulletin boards and for the prompt removal of any out-of-date materials to assure that adequate space is available for materials that must be posted upon such bulletin boards. If sufficient space is not available, the use Association may establish its own bulletin board at a mutually agreed location.
6.3 Existing District mailbox facilities may be utilized by the Association for communication with members or with other employees of the PA system to make necessary announcementsDistrict. Any communication sent through school means of distribution, or placed in employee boxes, shall give the name of the organization sending the communication and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetingsname of the responsible officer of such organization.
6.4 Names, addresses and telephone numbers, except those which are unlisted, of all District teachers shall be provided without cost to the Association no later than November 1 and updated monthly, each upon written request.
6.5 The District shall provide the Association with the complete Board agenda, minutes and all other public documents to be considered by the Board in its meetings at the time at each regular Board Meeting they are made available to address the Board.
K. 6.6 The Association shall, by September 15th, of each year, notify the District in writing, of the names of its local officer(s). The PEA President or designee shall be granted paid leave in notify the total amount District of three (3) days to represent teacher interestssite representatives when requested. The Association President shall agrees to notify the Superintendent three (3) days district of any changes in officers during the year.
6.7 Off-site representatives that meet with an employee during the duty day shall coordinate such visits in advance of through the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in site administrator and/or the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activitiesOffice.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives The Association shall have the rights listed below. All other teacher organizations shall be excluded from these rights for the duration of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsrecognition period.
B. Representatives The Employer shall allow the Association to use designated space on one (1) bulletin board which will be located in the employee lounge. The Association shall be responsible for the care and maintenance of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after bulletin board space. The Employer shall have the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinesright to remove any material not in conformance with paragraph "D" below.
C. The Association shall have access may use certificated/licensed employee mailboxes for distribution of notices to the Board Policy Book on the District’s websiteall employees covered by this agreement.
D. The Association President shall No notices, memorandums, posters, or other forms of communication will be sent copies posted on the bulletin boards that contain any defamatory, political (except union election notices), controversial materials, or any material critical of the agenda, minutes, and Employer or any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meetingemployee of the Employer.
E. The Association may address new employees to explain the role and purpose of the Association. If said meeting is to be a group meeting during school hours on any contract day, the Association President shall be granted schedule the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this rightmeeting with the Superintendent or his designee at least five (5) days in advance of the meeting.
F. The President of the Association representatives may meet with employees during shall receive an agenda and complete minutes of any regular or special Board of Education meeting at the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instructionsame time they are distributed to Board members.
G. The Association shall will be grantedpermitted to announce membership meetings and make other pertinent announcements at faculty meetings, at no cost, providing the right to use Association President has requested placement on the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timesagenda in advance of the meeting.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of be permitted to express its views prior to any change in the financial reports of school calendar necessitated by using more than the districtstate-approved calamity days.
I. The Association shall may use school equipment, with prior notice to the Building Director, providing the District is reimbursed for any consumable supplies used by the Association. An Association representative may be given time on trained to operate the first teacher day of each new school year photocopier, and the Association may be required to pay for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcementsits use, but not more than charged other users.
J. The Association shall have may use the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms school building for meetings provided the meetings are not held within the identified school day, and lounges, providing the Board adopted procedure for use of the PA system school is adhered to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Boardfor all after-hour meetings.
K. The Duly authorized representatives of the Association and its affiliates may, upon notification to the Employer, transact Association business on school property at any time before, after, or during the regular school day, provided that no such business shall be granted paid leave transacted during any class time, nor in the total amount of three (3) days to represent any way interferes with scheduled student/teacher, parent/teacher interestsor administrator/teacher conferences or other school function or activity. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning representatives must report to the districtbuilding office, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave when open, and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundsign in before transacting such business.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Master Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS.
A. Representatives The Association shall have the right to conduct meetings at employee work locations before, during or after regular work hours, during meal periods, and during any other break periods. The Association shall have the right to select the time and place of meetings, provided that the meetings do not interfere with the District’s operations. The Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsshall have the right to conduct meetings without undue interference.
B. Representatives of the The Association may make announcements post Association materials on all school building systems, before or after bulletin boards located in the student day, regarding meeting times faculty rooms and locations, and reminders of Association deadlineswork rooms.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s websitemay use employee mailboxes and intra-District mail for communications.
D. The Association President or its representative may be allowed to use District communication equipment and supplies at all reasonable times, provided that it does not interrupt classes or other normal school operations. The Association shall be sent copies pay for the cost of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior supplies incidental to that meetingsuch use.
E. The District retains its customary administrative right to withdraw or restrict any employee policy or Contract privilege of use of school materials and property, if the privilege has been abused.
F. The Board agrees to furnish to the Association, in response to reasonable requests, information that is of a public nature and/or required by law for the Association to function as bargaining representative. The District may charge reasonable costs for information provided.
G. Upon prior notification, the Association shall be granted ten minutes for conducting Of of (District Proposal 2-08-24) (TA 2/08/24) Association business at faculty meetings.
H. When the OEA and the Association representatives and the Superintendent agree that representatives of the Association, or any employees, will participates during working hours in negotiations, grievance proceedings, or conferences with members, the employee shall suffer no loss in pay. (CEA Proposal 2-08-24) (District rejects adding “OEA” to the language 2-15-24) (TA 2/15/24)
I. Up to six (6) twelve (12) leave days are allowed during non-bargaining years and up to twelve (12) eighteen (18) leave days are allowed during bargaining years at the discretion of the Association President, for Association business. The Association shall reimburse the District for the cost of any substitutes required. (CEA Proposal 2-08-24)
J. Employees have the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during join the workdayAssociation, providing but membership in the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall not be granted, required as a condition of employment. The District will advise all newly employed personnel at no cost, the right to use time of their employment that the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Boardis their exclusive bargaining representative.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in have the total amount of three right to meet with new employees for up to one (31) hour during the New Employee Orientation. If the district does not have a New Employee Orientation, the Association may meet with all new hires for up to one (1) hour during the workday within 30 days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no after hire without loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundor benefits.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives Duly authorized representatives of the Association shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property. The Association President will submit a written request to the appropriate Director one (1) week prior to the meeting indicating the approximate time needed for the meeting. Approval of the Director will be given provided the length of the meeting does not interfere with required operation of the school. Working hours for the Operations classification shall not result in additional pay. Working hours for the Food Services classification may make announcements during faculty meetingsbe adjusted, but shall not result in additional pay.
B. Representatives Upon the approval of the building administrator, the Association may make announcements will have the right to use school facilities and equipment on school grounds and at times when such equipment is not in use for regular operations provided it has trained operators. The Association shall pay the cost of all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times materials and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinessupplies incident to such use.
C. The Association shall have access the right to post notices of its activities and matters of concern on school bulletin boards, at least one of which will be available in each school. The Association may use the Board Policy Book on the District’s websiteregular inter school mailboxes for communication.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies Upon approval of the agendaappropriate Director, minutes, and any other attachments for the Association Board of Representatives will be allowed to meet once in each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. week. The President of the Association shall be granted submit a written request two (2) days in advance to the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communicationsappropriate Director. No other teacher union shall Approval will be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during provided the workday, providing length of the visit meeting does not interfere with class instructionrequired operation of the school. Working hours for said members in the Operations classification will be adjusted, but shall not result in additional pay. Working hours for the Food Services classification may be adjusted, but shall not result in additional pay.
E. Association can have up to six (6) days of release time for association business per year. The Association president must give ten (10) days notice to the Directors of the departments affected. Release time will be with pay. The Board will pay for the substitute for half of the release days utilized. The Association will pay for the substitute for half of the release days utilized and the employee’s retirement.
F. Special conferences may be mutually arranged during the life of the contract to discuss mutual concerns. The purpose of these conferences is not to replace or divert concerns which should appropriately be subject to the grievance procedure, but rather to mutually assist the parties in the administration of this Agreement.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, Employer agrees to provide a copy of this Agreement to all bargaining unit members and any new personnel hired into the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timesbargaining unit.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and loungesUpon initial employment, the use of the PA system employer agrees to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Boardprovide new hires with information on Michigan Public Schools Employees Retirement System Members Investment Program.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Master Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives There will be no reprisals of any kind taken against any unit member because of his membership in the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsor participation in its activities provided that such activities are legal and do not constitute a violation of this Agreement. Association membership will not excuse a teacher from being subject to evaluation procedures and School District action hereon.
B. Representatives The Association President and Building Representative will be sent a copy of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after official agenda prior to each Committee meeting and a copy of the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders approved minutes of Association deadlinessaid meetings except those minutes which remain lawfully secret.
C. The Association shall have access to may use school facilities without cost and at reasonable times for Association meetings, with the Board Policy Book on approval of the District’s websiteSuperintendent-Director and in accordance with established Committee policy for such use.
D. The Committee authorizes the use of school mail to distribute Association President shall be sent copies material, with the Association assuming legal responsibility for results of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meetingsuch communications.
E. The School Committee shall make available to the Association upon its reasonable request statistics and records relevant to negotiation, or necessary for the proper enforcement of the terms of this Agreement. The Association shall be granted make available to the right Committee upon the latter’s request statistics and records relevant to use teacher mailboxes negotiations or necessary for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given the proper enforcement of the terms of this rightAgreement.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workdayThe rights and benefits of persons, providing the visit does not interfere with class instructionprovided herein, are in addition to those provided by State or Federal law, rules or regulations, including without limitation all applicable teachers of professional status, pension, or education laws and regulations.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no costIn recognition of the fact that the primary mission of the school is the education of its students, the right to use Association acknowledges that no Association activities shall interfere in any way with the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timeseducational process or any activities thereto.
H. The Association may request in writing to the Superintendent-Director that the Committee meet with the Association to discuss matters of professional and educational concern. Any such meeting shall receive free copies be at the discretion of the financial reports of the districtCommittee, and otherwise subject to Committee regulations and communication procedures.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day Whenever a position of each new school year “senior teacher” or “Cluster Chair/Department Head” or “Academic Lead Teacher” or “Career and Technical Education Lead Teacher” or “administrator” (including Superintendent) is posted for the purpose applications, an association officer may then, within seven (7) business days of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and loungesposting, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify request a meeting with the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.and/or Principal
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. 15.1 The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes District buildings for any meetings to transact Association business in accordance with District policy, procedures, rules, and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this rightregulations governing the public use of buildings.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. 15.2 The Association shall be grantedhave the right to use intra-district mail services, at no costfaculty room bulletin boards, and employee mailboxes for communications with employees; provided, however, that in the event the Association, its officers, or agents, acting individually or in concert with each other, engage in a strike, work slowdown or stoppage, the right to use intra-district mail services, faculty room bulletin boards, and employee mailboxes may be terminated by the districtDistrict after consulting with the Association to determine that action being taken is by the Association or for the Association. The Association and employees shall have the right to use District e-mail for Association business under the same conditions as, and consistent with, the District’s acceptable use policies. The Association acknowledges that records sent over the District’s electronic network are public records and subject to review. The Association agrees to defend, indemnify and hold the District harmless for any alleged misuse of District’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timesby the Association, its officers or agents.
H. The 15.3 Association representatives shall receive free copies have the right to visit the District's premises to meet with employees during periods of the financial reports of day when employees are not performing assigned duties. Such representative(s) should first check in at the districtprincipal's office.
I. 15.4 The Association shall be given time on District agrees to furnish to the first teacher day of each new school year for Association, upon reasonable request, enrollment, staffing, and financial information in the purpose of making appropriate Association announcementsformat produced or used in daily operations.
J. 15.5 The Association shall have the use right to designate up to five (5) employees, who shall be released from assigned duties for the purposes of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, bargaining with the use District at mutually agreeable times.
15.6 The Association may designate employees to be released from assigned duties for purposes of conducting Association business provided that the PA system to make necessary announcements, and Association reimburses the District for the cost of substitutes.
15.7 The Association shall have the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board of Directors during that time reserved on the Board’s agenda for “Association Comments.
K. ” The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundlist of local media entitled to notice of special meetings of the Board of Directors.
M. 15.8 The Association may participate in the orientation of new teachers.
15.9 On school or non-student days regularly scheduled for meetings, members elected and/or appointed to the Executive Board and/or Representative Council shall be released at the time when the students are normally scheduled to be dismissed from school.
15.10 The Association hereby declares and promises that it shall indemnify and hold harmless the District, its officers, agents, or employees against any claim made or any suit instituted against the District or said persons, individually or severally, resulting from the implementation of the provisions of this Article, provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible that the Association shall have the right, but not the duty, to designate, and normally frequented by pay all teachers costs for, the attorney who may assist in the defense of any suit brought against the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activitiesas a result of these provisions.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of
5.1 New employees who join the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingswill complete an automatic payroll authorization for the amount of their membership dues. The District will deduct the dues from each member’s paycheck in even monthly installments and transmit them to WEA.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. 5.2 The Association shall submit the automatic payroll authorization to the District Payroll Office for processing. A deductions table shall be supplied to the District Payroll Office by the Association.
5.3 The dues deduction and authorization shall remain in effect from year to year, unless withdrawn in writing to WEA by the employee. WEA will provide the District with timely notification. Upon notification of the intent to withdraw from the Association, the District will cease withdrawal of dues within 30 calendar days of receipt of the notice.
5.4 By September 1 of each school year, the Association shall give written notice to the District of the dollar amount of the current dues of the Association. Continuing Employees shall have their deductions for membership dues a made in twelve (12) equal installments from each paycheck beginning in September.
5.5 Employees who sign a dues authorization form after September shall have deductions made in equal amounts for the remainder of their Employee Contract year. These deductions shall be a pro rata share of the current year’s dues.
5.6 Per State law, the District will provide the Association access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with new employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcementspresenting information about the Association. This access will take place within ninety (90) days of the employee’s start date, for no less than thirty (30) minutes. This access will normally be provided during new employee orientation or within the employee’s regular work hours and at a location mutually agreed upon between the District and Association.
J. 5.7 The Association shall have agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold the use District harmless against any liability which may arise by reason of bulletin boards any action taken by the District to comply with the provisions of Article V, including reimbursement for any legal fees or expenses incurred in all employee workrooms and loungesconnection therewith. If, in the opinion of the Association, the use of District is attempting to encourage or promote claims against the PA system to make necessary announcementsAssociation, and the Association reserves the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address name the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave ’s attorney(s) in the total amount claim, demand, suit, or other form of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takenliability.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives 4.1 The names, addresses, and level assignments of all newly employed staff members shall be supplied to the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsBEA President/designee within 15 working days of Board action.
B. Representatives of 4.2 The BEA shall be authorized to use the Association may make announcements on all inter-school building systems, before or after mail facilities and the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinesteachers' mailboxes.
C. 4.3 The Association BEA shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes inter-school phones for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this rightcommunication with teachers during non-student contact time.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. 4.4 The Association BEA shall be granted, at no cost, have the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at a reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time space on the first teacher day of each new school year a bulletin board for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the general use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. BEA. The Association bulletin board shall be granted paid leave located in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place area readily accessible to and normally frequented by teachers.
4.5 A copy of any written communication from the Board office directed to all teachers members of the BEA shall be sent to the BEA President at the time such written communication is distributed to the members of the bargaining unit.
4.6 All new blank forms, which are produced locally and which require the signature of members should be reviewed by the BEA Executive Committee before they are given out to members of the bargaining unit.
4.7 The BEA shall schedule its regular monthly meetings on the same day of the week. Anyone expected to attend these meetings shall be excused from other after-school activities by the level principal, unless the member is employed under a supplemental contract that requires his/her presence after school on the given day.
4.8 The BEA shall be permitted to use school buildings for its official membership and executive committee meetings after school hours, at a time and place that does not interfere with the normal and other scheduled use of such buildings except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
4.9 Upon request of the BEA, a member of the bargaining unit elected to an OEA/NEA full-time release officer may be granted a leave of absence, not to exceed three (3) years. The Board shall be reimbursed by OEA/NEA, the salary, retirement and fringe benefits for said association member. Seniority shall not be accrued during such leave.
4.10 The BEA President may advise the Board, through the Superintendent, with respect to such matters as educational policies or general financial matters prior to their adoption and/or general publication.
4.11 Duly authorized representatives of the BEA's respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official BEA business at a bargaining unit member's request on school property, provided that the respective principal is notified. This procedure shall not interfere with the normal classroom teaching.
4.12 A copy of all health insurance policies and insurance contracts that the Board has on file regarding members of the bargaining unit shall be given to the BEA President.
4.13 The BEA shall have the right to store its supplies and equipment on school property in a safe area, providing the BEA assumes full responsibility for any loss of supplies and equipment.
4.14 Copies of all personnel forms for leaves used by members shall be consistent with the Agreement and shall be available in the District principal's office.
4.15 The BEA shall be allowed to use school facilities and equipment at all reasonable times when such items are not otherwise in school use. BEA shall provide reimbursement for posting official notices any consumable material and other official materials relating associated cost attendant to Association activitiessuch use and shall limit such use to its function as bargaining representative.
4.16 The BEA shall have the right to address bargaining unit members following staff meetings.
4.17 The BEA shall have the same right to address the members of the Board with concerns/comments/questions at any regular monthly meeting on matters of public concern. Requests shall be addressed through the Superintendent. For personnel and/or labor relations issues, the parties anticipate that the appropriate contractual procedures and chain of command will be followed.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives The Association shall have the privilege of using Board owned or leased facilities at reasonable hours for meetings. Requests for such use shall be submitted in advance in writing to the Superintendent or his designee for his approval. When such use results in additional cost to the Board, such cost will be billed to the Association.
B. Duly authorized representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the be permitted to transact official Association may make announcements business on all school building systems, Board owned or leased property before or and/or after the student daynormal working day provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations. Upon arrival, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders such representatives shall notify the Administration of Association deadlinestheir presence in the building.
C. The Association's officers shall have the privilege of using Board owned equipment at reasonable times, upon approval of the Superintendent or his designee. The Association shall have access be billed for the cost of all materials, supplies and repairs incidental to the Board Policy Book on the District’s websitesuch use.
D. The Board shall make available to the Association President shall be sent copies all public information. The employees may use school mailboxes for distribution of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meetingAssociation material.
E. The Association shall be granted may post notices of activities and matters of Association concern only on bulletin board space designated by the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this rightSuperintendent or his designee.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during All paraprofessionals shall fully, faithfully and properly perform the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instructionduties of their employment.
G. The Association It is the responsibility of each employee to report unavailability for work. Employees shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use time of reporting their absence state the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timesreason for absence and the anticipated length of absence.
H. The Paraprofessionals shall not engage in Association shall receive free copies of activities during their working hours except as authorized by the financial reports of the districtAdministration.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system entitled to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount a maximum of three (3) school days with pay per year to represent teacher interestsbe utilized by the Association as needed (subject to cancellation due to emergency) provided, however, such time is to be utilized only for the necessary business purposes of the Association and is specifically denied for arbitration use. The Association President shall notify bear the Superintendent cost of substitutes required for any of these days. The Association must give notice for this request as early as possible but in any event no less than three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave to the Superintendent and will the immediate Supervisor of the affected paraprofessional. No more than one (1) paraprofessional may be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundabsent under this provision at one time.
M. J. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible employer agrees to make available to the Union President copies of this agreement for all current and normally frequented by all teachers in new bargaining unit members of the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activitiesGratiot- ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ RESD.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives Recognition of the Association may make announcements as the sole and exclusive representative shall confer upon the Association certain exclusive rights during faculty meetingsthe term of this Agreement or any written extension thereof.
B. Representatives The Agenda and non-confidential attachments to said agenda relative to pending Board actions and approved minutes of the Board shall be made available to the Association may make announcements President on all the same day as their distribution to Board members. The Association President, shall, if time allows, be informed of any agenda changes or additions made on the day of the Board meeting, those materials shall be made available to the Association President or his/her designee upon arrival at the Board meeting. If the President or his/her representative is not present at the Board meeting, the information will be emailed to their school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinesemail.
C. The Association shall have access to Treasurer of the Board Policy Book on shall, upon request of the DistrictPresident of the Association, provide a copy of each of the following documents approved or received by the Board and/or Treasurer. Documents shall include:
1. Amended Certificates of Estimated Resources;
2. Each year’s websiteTemporary and Permanent Appropriations Resolutions;
3. The names and assignment of staff members;
4. Yearly SM-1 and Quarterly SM-2’s;
5. Monthly Financial Statement of Receipts and Expenditures;
6. Each month’s Cash Position Report.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies permitted to use one (1) specifically designated bulletin board in each school or work area for communicating with bargaining unit members. The bulletin board shall be designated by the Principal or work area supervisor of each school, but shall be in an area frequented by bargaining unit members. The Association agrees not to post any derogatory material on the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments bulletin board provided for each board meeting prior to that meetingits exclusive use.
E. The Association shall be granted To facilitate communications between the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no costbargaining unit members, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the opportunity to use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use internal mail or email system of the PA district and place Association communication in the place where each non-certified employee in the system receives his/her mail. It shall be the responsibility of the Association to make necessary announcementsdistribute its material to the members, and this shall not interfere with the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Boardassigned duties of any bargaining members.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives Board of Education agrees to consider the Salem City Education Association in the use of school facilities as outlined in present Board Rules and Regulations #7510.
B. Board of Education agrees to furnish the Association, in response to reasonable request from time to time, public records under existing Laws and Rules and Regulations.
C. Whenever any representative of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to any Teacher is scheduled by the Board Policy Book on the District’s websiteof Education or its representative to participate during work hours, in negotiations, grievance procedures, conferences, or meetings, he shall suffer no loss in pay.
D. The Representative of the Association, the New Jersey Education Association, and the National Education Association President shall be sent copies of the agendapermitted to transact official Association business on school property at reasonable times, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to provided that meetingthis shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations under existing school regulations.
E. The Association shall have, in each school building, the use of a bulletin board in each employee lounge and employee dining room. The Association shall also be granted assigned adequate space on the right bulletin board in the central office for Association notices. The location of Association bulletin boards in each room shall be designated by mutual agreement. Copies of all materials to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union be posted on such bulletin boards shall be given this rightto the building Principal and Superintendent, but no approval shall be required for information from the NEA, NJEA, SCCEA, and SCEA.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the right to reasonable use of the PA system interschool mail facilities and school mailboxes without the approval of building Principals or other members of the Administration. However, any Association communications distributed through school mailboxes shall be provided to make necessary announcementsbuilding Principals, and the right Superintendent as a courtesy.
G. The orientation programs for new Teachers shall be developed by the Board of Education after consultation with its representative and the Association.
H. The rights and privileges of the Association and its representatives as set forth in this AGREEMENT shall be granted to make the Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetingsas the recognized representative of the bargaining unit, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address no other organizations for the Boardduration of the AGREEMENT.
K. I. The President(s) of the Salem City Education Association shall be granted paid leave in equivalent compensatory time if requested by the total amount of three (3) days Administration to represent teacher interests. The conduct any Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the personbusiness during his/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takenher preparation periods.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Negotiated Agreement, Negotiated Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. (a) The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all sole and exclusive rights listed below. All other classified employee workrooms and lounges, organizations shall be excluded from those rights for the use duration of the PA system recognition period identified in Article VIII IX, Section 4 of this Agreement.
(b) The Board shall allow the Association to make necessary announcements, use designated space on one (1) bulletin board which will be located in the copy room. The Association shall be responsible for the care and maintenance of the bulletin board space. The Board shall have the right to make remove any material not in conformance with paragraph “d” below.
(c) The Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetingsmay use classified employee mailboxes for distribution of notices to all employees covered by this Agreement. The Board shall have the right to remove any material not in conformance with paragraph "d" below.
(d) No notices, and memorandums, posters, or other forms of communication will be provided time at each regular posted on the bulletin board that contain any defamatory, political (except union election notices), controversial materials, or any material critical of the Board Meeting to address or any employee of the Board.
K. (e) The Association may use the school building for meetings providing the meetings are not held within the identified work day, and providing the Board- adopted procedure for use of the school is adhered to for all after-hour meetings.
(f) The Association President shall receive an agenda and complete minutes of any regular or special Board meeting at the same time they are distributed to Board members.
(g) The Association shall be granted paid leave permitted to express its views prior to any change in the total amount of three school calendar necessitated by using the state-approved five (35) days to represent teacher interests. calamity days.
(h) The Association President shall notify may use school equipment, with prior notice to the Superintendent three building Director, providing the Board is reimbursed for any consumable supplies used by the Association. An Association representative may be trained to operate the photocopier.
(3i) days With prior approval requested by the Association President, any member working second shift may attend one (1) monthly Association meeting for a maximum of one (1) hour per meeting. Requests must be made forty-eight (48) hours in advance on an official request form. Time lost must be made up the day of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and meeting either before or after scheduled shift as specified by the date/s on which it will be takenimmediate supervisor.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Master Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives The Association and its members shall have the right to use a school building room for meetings for Association business at reasonable times outside school hours provided the room has not been previously scheduled for other events, and, that if such use of the room results in payment of custodial overtime, the Association will reimburse the Board at cost. Request for use of a room must be made at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the requested meeting time.
B. Bulletin board space will be made available to the Association and its members. Anything posted on the board shall be signed by the person(s) from whom it originated. Employees may use District telephones for local calls only. The Association will be allowed to use the school messenger service to deliver communications within a school building or between school buildings within the school district.
C. Employees who are duly authorized representatives of the Association may make announcements shall not transact Association business during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives the times they are scheduled to perform duties without the advance permission of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s websitetheir supervisor.
D. The Association President may use school office equipment for Association business including typewriters, computers, copy machines and other types of duplicating equipment. The Association shall be sent copies pay the reasonable cost of all materials and supplies attributable to such use. The Association agrees to notify the building administrator prior to use of any school office equipment for Association business. The administrator may disapprove use of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meetingequipment if such use becomes unreasonable.
E. Second shift employees shall be released from their regular duties to attend an Association meeting no more than once a month providing that prior approval is obtained from the building administrator and the employee arranges to make up all time spent away from his job.
F. The Board agrees to allow the Association, in response to written requests, to inspect available information which is necessary and pertinent to collective bargaining and/or the handling of a grievance. The Association shall not have access to individual employee personnel files unless the Association obtains written permission from each employee whose personnel file is to be granted reviewed. The Association may have copies of this data by paying to the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during District the workday, providing reasonable cost of producing the visit does not interfere with class instructioncopies.
G. The Association shall will be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school allowed two (2) days per year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interestsbusiness. The Association President shall will notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held district prior to using the leave days. The employee using an Association day will receive from the district his/her regular pay and will be placed on benefits for the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. day. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in will reimburse the district for the cost of a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activitiessubstitute if one is used.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Master Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. Section A: The Association and its representatives shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes school buildings for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this rightmeetings outside of school hours, provided that when special custodial service is required, the Board may make a reasonable charge.
F. Section B: Duly authorized representatives of the Association representatives may meet with employees during and their respective affiliates shall have the workdayright to transact official Association business on school premises, providing the visit such business does not interfere with class instructionthe educational process.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. Section C: The Association shall have the right to use school audiovisual and specific business equipment when such equipment is not otherwise in use, and reservations have been made with the supervising administrator or central office.
Section D: All Association Representatives shall have the right to call meetings of the membership in that building. Time for announcements of that date and place of Association meetings shall be provided at regular staff meetings in each building.
Section E: Names and addresses of newly hired staff members shall be provided to the Association within ten (10) days following School Board approval of their employment. In the event that the REA requests the District to provide the social security numbers of past or present bargaining unit members, the REA shall, to the fullest extent of the law, indemnify and save harmless the District from and against any claims, liabilities, lawsuits or the like that may arise from or in any way be related to the providing of said social security numbers.
Section F: The Association shall prepare a list containing each building’s Association Representative and the Association’s Executive Board and shall submit said list to the Superintendent’s designee for inclusion in the school directory.
Section G: The President of the Association shall be provided an agenda and pertinent information of official Board meetings prior to such meetings.
Section H: To facilitate communications between staff members and their representatives, the Board agrees that the Association may make reasonable use of interschool distribution facilities and services as well as one half of the available space on bulletin boards in all employee workrooms office and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. faculty lounge areas. The Association shall be granted paid leave in responsible for the total amount delivery of three (3) days materials to represent teacher intereststhe central point and for the posting of all notices. The Association President shall notify Any materials posted must be with the Superintendent three (3) days in advance knowledge of the person/s who Association Representative. It is further agreed that said school facilities and services will not be using used to assist any organization which seeks to replace the Association Leave and as the date/s on which it will be takenrepresentative of the Professional Staff.
L. Any employee elected Section I: Orientation of New Staff
1. To provide for orientation of new staff members a workshop of up to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office three days shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and opening of school for the fall semester.
2. New staff members shall be required to attend the orientation workshop for which they will be placed on the appropriate compensated at their daily rate of pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundfor each day attended.
M. 3. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers provide input for use in the District Administration’s planning of the orientation program.
4. The Association may use up to one day for posting official notices its part of the workshop, which will include explanation of rights and other official materials relating responsibilities of staff members under the Professional Agreement and orientation to the school and community.
5. The Association activitiesmay offer an experienced professional staff member as advisor to each new staff member. The advisor will be preferably of the same building, grade and subject assignment as the new staff member. The duty of the staff advisor will be to provide adequate and continuous orientation concerning the special problems of the new staff member as they relate to the unique requirements of the new assignment.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Professional Services, Professional Services, Professional Services
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives The Association and its members shall have the right to use a school building room for meetings for Association business at reasonable times outside school hours provided the room has not been previously scheduled for other events, and, that if such use of the room results in payment of custodial overtime, the Association will reimburse the Board at cost. Request for use of a room must be made at least forty-eight(48) hours prior to the requested meeting time.
B. Bulletin board space will be made available to the Association and its members. Anything posted on the board shall be signed by the person(s) from whom it originated. Employees may use District telephones for local calls only. The Association will be allowed to use the school messenger service to deliver communications within a school building or between school buildings within the school district.
C. Employees who are duly authorized representatives of the Association may make announcements shall not transact Association business during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives the times they are scheduled to perform duties without the advance permission of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s websitetheir supervisor.
D. The Association President may use school office equipment for Association business including typewriters, computers, copy machines and other types of duplicating equipment. The Association shall be sent copies pay the reasonable cost of all materials and supplies attributable to such use. The Association agrees to notify the building administrator prior to use of any school office equipment for Association business. The administrator may disapprove use of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meetingequipment if such use becomes unreasonable.
E. Second shift employees shall be released from their regular duties to attend an Association meeting no more than once a month providing that prior approval is obtained from the building administrator and the employee arranges to make up all time spent away from his job.
F. The Board agrees to allow the Association, in response to written requests, to inspect available information which is necessary and pertinent to collective bargaining and/or the handling of a grievance. The Association shall not have access to individual employee personnel files unless the Association obtains written permission from each employee whose personnel file is to be granted reviewed. The Association may have copies of this data by paying to the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during District the workday, providing reasonable cost of producing the visit does not interfere with class instructioncopies.
G. The Association shall will be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school allowed two (2) days per year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interestsbusiness. The Association President shall will notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held district prior to using the leave days. The employee using an Association day will receive from the district his/her regular pay and will be placed on benefits for the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. day. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in will reimburse the district for the cost of a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activitiessubstitute if one is used.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Master Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives Recognition of the Association may ASSOCIATION as the employee representative shall entitle the ASSOCIATION to the following exclusive rights. Only the ASSOCIATION or its affiliated or parent organizations have the following rights:
1.03.1 The building representative of the ASSOCIATION in each individual school will have the use of a bulletin board in the Professional Staff Members’ lounge, designated for ASSOCIATION announcements. No political announcements will be posted on said bulletin board. (The word "political" as used in this CONTRACT does not include ASSOCIATION politics.)
1.03.2 The ASSOCIATION shall be able to make brief non-political announcements during School Faculty meetings. Permission to make announcements during faculty meetingsshall not be unreasonably withheld, and the ASSOCIATION shall have use of the building public address system to make non-political announcements subject to the prior approval of the Building Principal.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school 1.03.3 The ASSOCIATION building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall representative will have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes individual school equipment. The use is strictly to service the legitimate business of the ASSOCIATION as it relates to the membership within the building, such as the duplication of records, notices, correspondence, etc. The purpose is for any internal business use of the ASSOCIATION and all communicationsis not for public distribution. No other teacher union shall Supplies in connection with such equipment used will be given this rightfurnished or paid for by the ASSOCIATION.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. 1.03.4 The Association shall be granted, at no cost, ASSOCIATION has the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. a school building, provided that a request is made and use arranged for in advance. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association ASSOCIATION building representative shall have the use right to call meetings of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and loungesASSOCIATION members assigned to the building. Prior to scheduling or calling any such meeting, the use ASSOCIATION building representative shall advise the Building Principal of the PA system meeting. No ASSOCIATION meeting may be scheduled during class time, in conflict with other previously scheduled meetings, or at any time when the meeting will disrupt the work activity of any Professional Staff Member to make necessary announcementsbe in attendance at the meeting without the prior approval of the Building Principal. Such approval shall not be unreasonably denied.
1.03.5 The ASSOCIATION has the right to place organizational identification in its members’ school mailboxes.
1.03.6 The ASSOCIATION shall receive an advance copy of the agenda of each BOARD meeting. Such agenda shall be sent to the ASSOCIATION by inter-school mail at the same time it is sent to the news media. The ASSOCIATION shall also receive copies of all press releases by the BOARD. Such documents shall be sent to the ASSOCIATION by email at the time they are released to the public.
1.03.7 A representative of the ASSOCIATION shall be permitted to address the BOARD during the hearing of the Bargaining Units. This representative may speak on identified issues from the agenda, prior to Board actions for up to five (5) minutes. There will be no personal attacks, and the representatives will speak in a professional manner on bargaining unit issues.
1.03.8 The following information shall be provided to the ASSOCIATION as early as practicable following BOARD or administrative action:
a. The names and addresses of newly employed Professional Staff Members
b. Notification of all Professional Staff Members transferred from one work site to another.
c. The names and addresses of reserve teachers who reach their 61st day in the same assignment.
1.03.09 The ASSOCIATION has the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address participate in the Boardinitial orientation meeting for new Professional Staff Members if such meeting is held.
K. 1.03.10 The Association ASSOCIATION shall be granted paid leave in serviced by the total amount BOARD's regular daily inter-school mail system including pickup and delivery and use of three (3) days to represent teacher interestsindividual school mailboxes so long as the ASSOCIATION maintains its office within the city limits of the City of Dayton, Ohio. The Association President shall notify inter-school mail system may be used to send mailings to the Superintendent three (3) days in advance ADMINISTRATION and to the elected officers of the person/s who ASSOCIATION and the Building Representatives of the ASSOCIATION and to individual Professional Staff Members; provided, however, all bulk mailings shall be sent to and distributed in individual mailboxes by the Building Representative. The inter-school mail system may not be used by the ASSOCIATION as a means to disseminate political information. All mail sent by the ASSOCIATION through the inter-school mail system will relate to the current business of the Dayton City School District.
1.03.11 The ASSOCIATION will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in granted a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence from active teaching duties for up to two (2) Professional Staff Members per school year. The ASSOCIATION will reimburse the BOARD monthly the total cost for the Professional Staff Member's regular contractual salary, health, dental and life insurance. The Treasurer of the ASSOCIATION shall make arrangements with no loss the Treasurer of senioritythe BOARD for a payment schedule. Upon returning The Professional Staff Member(s) shall accrue all rights and privileges provided by this CONTRACT and shall receive payroll checks by inter-school mail. At the commencement of the school year following the expiration of the leave of absence, a Professional Staff Member on leave under this paragraph will be returned to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar same position to that they held prior to the leave leave, if available, or, if not available, to a position comparable to that which was occupied prior to the granting of the leave, with consideration given to the length of service and will be placed on teaching certification of the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundreturning Professional Staff Member.
M. 1.03.12 The Association President or Vice President of the ASSOCIATION and/or a designee and/or the Labor Relations Consultant of the ASSOCIATION shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible have the right to and normally frequented by all teachers visit schools. Either prior to or immediately upon the President's, Vice President's or the Labor Relations Consultant's arrival at any school, the President, Vice President and/or Labor Relations Consultant shall advise the Principal, or in the District for posting official notices absence of the Principal, the acting building administrator, of his/her desire to visit the school and other official materials relating secure the permission of such administrator to Association activitiesmake the visit. Such permission will not be denied but may be delayed only if the visit, at the time desired, will, in the opinion of the Principal, interfere with the normal teaching duties of the Professional Staff Member to be contacted. Visits that are made to discuss with the Principal special problems of Professional Staff Members must be arranged in advance with the Principal or, in the Principal's absence, with the acting building administrator.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Master Contract, Master Contract, Master Contract
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives Recognition of the Association may make announcements as the sole and exclusive representative shall confer upon the Association certain exclusive rights during faculty meetingsthe term of this Agreement or any written extension thereof.
B. Representatives The Agenda, and non-confidential attachments to said agenda relative to pending Board Actions and approved minutes of the Board shall be made available to the Association may make announcements President at the close of the workday on all school building systemsthe day of their distribution to Board members. The Association President shall, before if time allows, be informed of any agenda changes or after additions made on the student dayday of the Board meeting. If changes or additions are made on the day of the Board meeting, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of those materials shall be made available to the Association deadlinesPresident or his/her designee upon arrival at the Board meeting.
C. The Association shall have access to Treasurer of the Board Policy Book on shall, upon request of the DistrictPresident of the Association, provide a copy of each of the following documents approved or received by the Board and/or Treasurer. Documents shall include:
1. Amended Certificates of Estimated Resources;
2. Each year’s websiteTemporary and Permanent Appropriations Resolutions;
3. The names and assignment of staff members;
4. Yearly SM-1 and Quarterly SM-2’s;
5. Monthly Financial Statement of Receipts and Expenditures;
6. Each month’s Cash Position Report.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies permitted to use one (1) specifically designated bulletin board in each school for communicating with bargaining unit members. The bulletin board shall be designated by the Principal of each school, but shall be in an area frequented by bargaining unit members. The Association agrees not to post any derogatory material on the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments bulletin board provided for each board meeting prior to that meetingits exclusive use.
E. The Association shall be granted To facilitate communication between the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no costbargaining unit members, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the opportunity to use the teacher mailboxes to disseminate routine information to its members. It shall be the responsibility of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms the Association to distribute its materials to the members, and lounges, the this shall not interfere with teaching time or other assigned duties of any bargaining unit members. The use of the PA district’s email system to make necessary announcements, and by the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave governed by the Acceptable Use Policy as contained in the total amount Appendix E of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takenthis contract.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives 3.01 Teachers shall have the right to organize, to become members of an association, to choose representatives and to participate in professional negotiations, through said representatives, with the Board or its representatives.
3.02 There shall be no reprisal against any teacher by reasons of his/her membership or non-membership in the VVTA or for participation or non- participation in any of its activities. It shall be the responsibility of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsmember to substantiate claims of reprisal with documentation of such within five (5) working days after the alleged incident of reprisal.
B. Representatives 3.03 The VVTA shall have the right to post notices of its activities and matters of Association concern on bulletin boards in the teachers’ workroom or lounge area.
3.04 The Valley View Teachers Association will be permitted, with the prior notification to the building administrator, to make brief announcements concerning Valley View Teacher Association activities over the P.A. system.
3.05 The Valley View Teachers Association will be permitted, with the prior approval of the administration and with completion of the appropriate forms, to use the school building at reasonable times for meetings provided that when special custodial services are required, the Board shall make the usual charge therefor.
3.06 The Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after use the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders teacher mail boxes/email for communication to its membership so long as the use of Association deadlinessuch service does not impose additional costs to the Board.
C. 3.07 The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Valley View Teachers Association President shall be sent copies provided an electronic copy of the agendaBoard Meeting Agenda and Attachments prior to the Board meeting. If the Agenda and the Attachments are mailed out in advance to Board members, minutesthen copies will be provided to the VVTA President at the same time as sent to Board members. A copy of the Board Agenda will be placed in the teacher workroom of each building, at the same time it is supplied to the Association President. The parties understand that this Article is intended to encourage timely communication, and that the failure to provide the Board Meeting Agenda and/or Attachments shall not constitute a basis for invalidating any other attachments for each board meeting Board action.
3.08 Any Association member may, at any time prior to October 1, sign and deliver to the Board offices an assignment authorizing deductions of membership dues and assessments of the Association (including NEA and OEA). Said authorization will continue year to year unless the member gives written notice of intent to cancel a previously authorized deduction signed by the Association member and given to the Association President and Board Treasurer. The deduction of membership dues shall be made from each paycheck for eighteen (18) pay periods beginning with the first (1st) pay in October of each year. The Association agrees to indemnify and save the Board and/or its representatives harmless against any and all claims that meetingmay arise out of or by reason of action taken by the Board in carrying out the provisions of this Section.
E. 3.09 The Association VVTA President shall be furnished, on request and at the Association’s cost, if any, all non-confidential documents, reports, and records required to be kept by the School District as a matter of law.
3.10 The VVTA President shall be granted a maximum of five (5) minutes on the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies agenda of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards faculty meeting to greet teachers and invite their participation in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
3.11 At the request of either party, the Administration and representatives of the Association shall meet at a mutually convenient time to discuss mutual concerns and problems. The party making the request will submit an agenda at the time the request is submitted.
3.12 The Board shall authorize up to a maximum cumulative amount of six (6) days of absence for the entire association, without loss of pay per year (September 1 – August 31) to teachers who are chosen to represent the Association, or who otherwise participate, at hearings of grievances, unfair labor practices, and fact-finding (under O.R.C. 4117), or who are chosen to serve on programs or in an official representative capacity at NEA or OEA meetings, conferences, or conventions, if such hearings, meetings, conferences, etc. are scheduled during a work day. No more than two (2) teachers may utilize this leave on the same day. The six (6) total days shall be the maximum total days available for all such hearings, programs, conferences, etc., regardless of the number of employees involved. Such leave may not be used for other meetings, conferences, or any other teacher organizations. Such leave may be taken in increments of one-half 1/2 days. As a condition of this leave, a request for use of this leave must be submitted by the President of the Association, to the Superintendent or the Superintendent’s designee, not less than five (5) work days prior to intended use. In addition to the foregoing, the Board shall authorize up to two (2) days of absence, without loss of pay, per year (September 1 – August 31) to the Association President(s) for purposes of building visits. Such leave by the Association President(s) may be taken in increments of one-half (1/2) days.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. 2.01 The Association shall have the right to use school buildings for membership meetings, provided the building principal is notified, except in the case of urgent necessity, no less than twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the time and place of such meetings, and the use does not interfere with the previously scheduled use of bulletin boards the building. The Association shall keep the school buildings in good order and in the condition as the same now are, with reasonable use and natural wear and tear expected.
2.02 Upon reasonable request of the Association, the Association shall have the right to use school equipment, such as typewriters, copying machines, duplicating equipment, calculating machines and audio-visual equipment, provided such use is made on school property and does not interfere with the school use of such equipment. Borrowed equipment must be returned in the same condition as when borrowed taking into consideration normal wear of such equipment. The Association shall pay for all employee workrooms and lounges, consumable supplies.
2.03 The Association shall have the right to the use of the PA system school mail service to make necessary announcementsthe extent such use does not interfere with the school use of such service. No device, and code or other insignia may be affixed to said mailbox identifying either members or non-members of the Association. If such a device, code or other insignia is so affixed, the administration shall have the right to make remove it.
2.04 The Association statements shall have the non-exclusive use of any bulletin board presently located in a teachers’ lounge or other non-public area as designated by the principal, provided that any material posted shall be designated as Association material.
2.05 The Association may use telephones as designated by the principal in any building to carry out Association business. Any fees or toll call charges shall be reimbursed to the Board by the Association. These calls are not to be made at Staff/Faculty Meetingstimes that interfere with duties assigned by the Board and Administration.
2.06 Representatives of the Association shall be permitted to discuss organizational matters with members of the bargaining unit as long as such discussion does not interfere with duties assigned by the Board and the Administration. Representatives of the Association who are not employees of the Board shall first report to the principal’s office and otherwise comply with all conditions required of other visitors.
2.07 The Association shall:
A. Be provided with copies of all Board agendas, minutes and other written public information. Such information shall be provided sent to the Association President electronically at the same time at each regular it is sent to Board Meeting to address members.
B. Be placed on the agenda of Board meetings, when requested, for the purpose of communications with the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in C. Be given each September the total amount name, address and phone number of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance each member of the person/s who will be using Association Leave bargaining unit and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State within one (OEA1) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the districtweek after official Board action employing new teachers, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave names and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundaddresses of all such new teachers.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Master Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. 4.1 The Association shall will have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes school facilities for any and all communicationsnon-commercial purposes, as approved in advance by the principal/director. No other teacher union The Association shall be given this rightbear the cost of overtime payment to the building service worker/s if such building service is necessary.
F. 4.2 There will be one (1) bulletin board or bulletin board area reserved for the Association representatives may meet in each school, with employees during location to be approved by the workdayprincipal, providing for the visit purpose of displaying its official notices, circulars, and other such materials. Reasonable efforts will be made to ensure information on the board or in the area is up-to-date.
4.3 The Association will have the right to place official rosters, circulars, and other materials in teachers' mailboxes and in the distribution boxes in the central office, so long as it does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies distribution of the financial reports materials of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. system. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards right to send official Association messages to teachers’ electronic mailboxes. All Association materials distributed in all employee workrooms the school system shall be identified by the Association and lounges, approved by the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and Association president or his/her designee before distribution. The Association will have the right to make a mailbox at the offices of Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS).
4.4 CCPS shall provide the Association statements at Staffwith an electronic file listing all teachers in the system on or before September 15. This list shall include name, position, home address, personal home/Faculty Meetingscell phone numbers (if available), work email address, salary, hire date, job location, full-time equivalency, and certification. Name and schools of all teachers newly employed will be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the BoardAssociation promptly upon receipt of the signed teacher's contract. Such information is not to be used for commercial purposes. This list shall be provided quarterly to the Association on or about the last day of January, April, July, and October.
K. 4.5 CCPS will notify the Association regarding the scheduled processing of new or returning employees ten (10) days prior or as soon as practicable. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days entitled to represent teacher interestsone- to-one and/or small group meetings with employees during or immediately following their intake session. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance Non-participation of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the shall in no way delay an employee’s start date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave 4.6 Duly authorized representatives of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space permitted to meet with teachers during their duty-free lunch and before or after the duty day in their classrooms, the staff lounge, or other areas designated by the principal.
4.7 Association officers and/or representatives shall be permitted to draw upon a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.leave pool of fifty
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives 7.1 As both parties acknowledge that it is desirable for issues and/or problems to be resolved through informal discussions and that the input of the Staff is important in the decision-making process of the Board and the District's Administration, all parties shall have the right to contact the other(s) to arrange meetings to discuss matters of mutual interest at times and locations mutually convenient to both. It is clearly understood that the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsshall seek to discuss and resolve such issues with the Administration before approaching the Board.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. 7.2 The Association shall have access the right to post notices on Staff concerns on appropriate bulletin boards. Notices for posting shall be provided to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President designated Administrator and shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior not contain material which is detrimental to that meeting.
E. Association- District relations. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, also have the right to use the district’s facilities school mail boxes to conduct distribute Association business at reasonable timesmaterials.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. 7.3 The Association shall have the right to use school buildings at reasonable times for meetings when such use would not interfere with the operation of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms school programs nor services or rental obligations made to other organizations. Reasonable notification of use shall be given to the District.
7.4 Upon notification and loungesthe provisions of Section 3, the use of this Article, duly authorized representatives of the PA system to make necessary announcementslocal, state and national levels of the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in permitted to transact Association business on school property. It is clearly understood that the total amount intent of three (3) days this Section is to allow the Association to conduct its local business.
7.5 A Staff Member who is an officer of the Association and finds it necessary to exercise his/her responsibilities to represent teacher interestsanother Staff Member(s) covered by this Agreement, such as in grievance hearings, including arbitration, mediation, fact- finding, labor board hearings, etc. The Association President shall notify not receive any reduction in pay for such activity. Such time off shall be reasonable and shall require notification to the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office appropriate supervisor. Except for lower level grievance hearings, such notification shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniorityat least twenty-four (24) hours in advance. Upon returning Such time off will be limited to the district, the employee actual attendance at meetings or hearings and shall not be placed into a similar position deemed to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundinclude preparation time.
M. The 7.6 Each officer of the Association shall be provided bulletin board space permitted to use his/her personal days to attend official conventions and meetings. Notification shall be required in a place readily accessible accordance with Article XVI, Section (1).
7.7 An employee designated as an "Official Delegate" to the NEA/NH Assembly of Delegates shall be granted one (1) day paid leave to attend such assembly. The name of the designee and normally frequented by all teachers the date of the assembly shall be submitted in writing to the District building principal at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance in order for posting official notices and other official materials relating the employee to Association activitiesbe eligible for payment.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives 1. The Association and its members shall have the right to make use of school equipment, buildings, and facilities in accordance with the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings“Civic Center Act”.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. 2. The Association shall have access the right to post notices of activities and matters of Association concern on existing bulletin boards in the schools, at least one of which shall be provided in each school building, in areas frequented by unit members; and a copy provided to the Board Policy Book on building principal upon request. The Association may use the District’s websiteDistrict mail services, including e-mail, and unit members’ mailboxes for communications to unit members.
D. 3. It is recognized that a valid program change occurs through a deliberate process. This includes the exchange of ideas between the administration and staff. This process recognizes the benefits of utilizing strategies such as consensus building, polling, meet and confer, as well as voluntary meetings.
4. Authorized representatives of the Association shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property at reasonable times, providing that such transactions shall not interfere with the regular duties of employees involved. The Association President representative shall notify the school office of his/her presence on school property.
5. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all District unit members who have not requested that this information be withheld, shall be sent copies provided to the Association, within six weeks of the agendacommencement of the school year.
6. The Association shall be provided a copy of the Board of Trustees’ Agenda, minutescomplete with supportive materials, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior Board meeting, at the same time the Board members receive the agenda. The supportive materials shall be the same as those provided members of the Board of Trustees, except for materials related to that meetingitems scheduled for consideration by the Board of Trustees in the Closed Session.
E. 7. The representative of the Association shall be recognized by the Board of Trustees, upon request, in order to address the Board of Trustees on any matter which is being discussed, or to be acted upon by the Board of Trustees at the Board meeting. This recognition shall occur after the Board has finished discussion of the item on which the representative of the Association wishes to address the Board, but before a vote is taken upon said item.
8. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities reasonable amount of release time to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies or attend meetings concerned with the welfare of teachers and/or the improvement of the financial reports of the district.
I. educational program. The Association proposed release time shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days approved in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takenby a District administrator.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Certificated Agreement, Certificated Agreement, Certificated Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of 5.1 The Association has permission to use the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, buildings before or after regularly scheduled school hours subject to conditions under the student day"Civic Center Act."
5.2 The Association is entitled to use bulletin boards, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders at least one of Association deadlineswhich shall be provided at each school site in an area frequented by bargaining unit members.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. 5.3 The Association shall have the right to use mail boxes and other means of bulletin boards communication as long as such use is in all employee workrooms compliance with law and lounges, there is no cost to the use School or District.
5.4 Authorized representatives of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and Association shall have the right of access at reasonable times to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetingsareas in which bargaining unit member’s work, and be for the purpose of transacting official business, provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Boardthat this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. 5.5 The Association shall be provided bulletin board space electronic copies of the expanded agenda of Board meetings, including any non-confidential study material sent to the Board after the agenda is distributed, and excluding confidential and executive session material. The District shall provide the Association with information through the Board agenda monthly detailing the hiring of new employees and the rehiring of laid off employees with their full name, gender, subject assignments, employment status, location(s) and FTE.
5.6 The Association shall have reasonable access to all non-confidential financial reports and documents. When requested, the Association shall be provided with the unaudited actuals, annual budget, and interim reports in the electronic format in which they are provided to the state and county
5.7 The Association may request on a place readily accessible yearly basis released time for the President and one other officer. If the Association requests full released time for such officer(s), they shall receive all regular full time salary, STRS, Worker's Compensation, Unemployment Insurance, and other negotiated benefits commensurate with his/her/their placement on the salary schedule, including regular advancement according to accumulated units and normally frequented by all teachers in longevity. Subject to section 5.7.1 below, the Association shall reimburse the District for posting official notices that portion of the salary, STRS, Worker's Compensation, Unemployment Insurance and negotiated benefits equal to District replacement cost of that portion of the leave(s) granted. This request may be renewed each year. This request shall be made prior to June 1, and the leave shall take effect at the beginning of the school year.
5.7.1 If a court of final jurisdiction holds that Education Code section 44987 requires reimbursement on a basis other official materials relating than as provided in section 5.7, the Association and the District shall negotiate language to be implemented for the school year following the decision of the court of final jurisdiction.
5.8 The specific position(s) vacated by Article 5.7 shall be filled on a temporary basis. At the completion of the term(s), the officer(s) may exercise the option of returning to the previously held position(s).
5.9 The District shall provide the Livermore Education Association activitieswith an accurate roster of the certificated staff indicating the correct time percentage assignment for each bargaining unit member by October 1.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives The Association will have the right to use school buildings at reasonable times without cost for meetings. Request for the use of buildings will be made to the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsPrincipal in advance.
B. Representatives The Association will, upon request, be given an opportunity to present brief reports and announcements at the end of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding any Support Staff meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinescalled to discuss matters relating to employees covered by this Agreement.
C. The Association shall will have access the right to the Board Policy Book post notices on the District’s websiteits activities and matters of employee concern in employee break rooms.
D. Upon authorization by an employee (see Appendix B attached hereto) the Board will deduct for professional Association dues and forward such deduction to the Association treasurer. The Association President Board shall only be sent copies responsible for deduction of the agenda, minutes, sums from employee paychecks and any other attachments for each board meeting prior the forwarding of said sums in total to that meeting.
E. the Association treasurer. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for notified of any and all communicationsemployee withdrawal or drop from payroll deductions. No other teacher union The Board shall be given held harmless except for its obligation to withhold and forward deductions authorized by individual employees.
E. Rights granted to the Association under this rightArticle IV shall not, in the judgment of the Board, be contrary to the welfare of the Hinsdale Education System, its students, the faculty, or administration, nor in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement. In making judgments under this Section, the Board shall not be arbitrary or capricious.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does The rights and privileges as set forth in this Article shall not interfere with class instructionbe granted to any other employee organization.
G. The Association Request under the provision of this Article shall mean permission and shall be granted, at no cost, made to the right to use Building Principal or the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timesPrincipal's designee.
H. The Association shall receive free copies Authorized representatives of the financial reports Association will be permitted reasonable access to the employees in the schools with permission of the districtbuilding principal.
I. The Association shall be given time on Board will, upon notice in writing to the first teacher day employee’s building principal, grant up to two (2) persons named by the Association, an aggregate total of each new six (6) paid days in any school year for to act as delegate(s) to the purpose Association's annual delegate convention and to conduct other Association business. Notice shall reflect that such person(s) have been named as delegate(s) or representatives of making appropriate the Association, and payment will require proof of attendance if the Association announcementsbusiness is conducted outside the work place.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use Employees may with permission of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and principal use certain school equipment. Expendable materials will be at the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address expense of the Boardemployee.
K. The Association New employees shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance receive a copy of the person/s who will be using Association Leave Collective Bargaining Agreement and a copy of the date/s on which it will be takendues deduction form when they are provided with their employment packet.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the 3.1 All Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systemsbusiness, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locationsdiscussions, and reminders of activities shall be conducted by unit members or Association deadlines.
C. officials during non-duty time. The Association shall have access comply with reasonable district procedures for utilization of district facilities. Said procedures shall not apply to informal meetings and discussions involving Association business.
3.2 The Association may use the school mail boxes and bulletin board spaces designated by the Superintendent subject to the Board Policy Book following conditions:
a. All postings for bulletin board or items for school mail boxes must contain the date of posting on distribution and the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies identification of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior organization; and
b. One copy of such postings or distributions must be forwarded to that meeting.
E. the Superintendent or designee at the time of posting or distributions. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes assume responsibility for any all of its postings, distributions and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given activities under this rightarticle.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. 3.3 The Association will exclusively receive released time from duties for the processing of grievances under Article 4 herein, for Association officials who are designated as grievance representatives, subject to the following conditions:
a. by no later than ten (10) days following the signing of this Agreement the Association shall be granted, at no costdesignate in writing to the Superintendent, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount names of three (3) employees who are to receive release time;
b. twenty-four (24) hours prior to release from duties for grievance processing the designated representative informs his/her immediate supervisor in order that an adequate substitute may be obtained, if such is necessary;
c. that such released time shall be limited solely to representing a grievant in a conference with management or for attendance at an arbitration proceedings;
d. the grievant may also receive released time to attend the conference or arbitration proceedings. If the time required is less than one-half day, a unit member may be used as a substitute at the middle or high school.
3.4 Prior to any Board of Education meeting, the President of the Association and the Chairperson of the Negotiation Team shall each receive the same expanded agenda that is made available to the public through the normal distribution process.
3.5 The District shall provide the Association with the name, job title, department, and work location of newly hired employees for whom the Association acts as the exclusive representative within 30 days of employment, or at the first pay period following employment. In addition, during this time, the District shall provide the home address, work, home, and personal cellular telephone number, and personal email address of new unit members on file with the District. Upon request of the Association President, the District shall provide this information for all unit members to represent teacher interests. The the Association President shall notify the Superintendent three or designee within five (35) working days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takenrequest.
L. Any employee elected 3.6 The first and third Wednesdays of each month shall be established as Association meeting days. All unit members who are elected, assigned, or appointed to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office various Association capacities shall be given an unpaid allowed to leave their school or site premises after their responsibilities are completed with pupils to attend scheduled Association meetings.
3.7 Requirements that Association postings and distributions not be addressed or distributed to students only apply to use of absence with no loss District resources, not to any off-campus or related activities of senioritythe Association.
3.8 The Board shall place on the agenda of regular Board meetings matters brought to its consideration by the Association. Upon returning Such items shall be communicated to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held Superintendent’s office five (5) working days prior to said meeting.
3.9 The Association may have the leave and right to recommend a list of five (5) unit members from which one will be placed selected to serve on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundeach District committee involving teacher participation.
M. The 3.10 Supervisory extra-curricular duties shall not be assigned to the Association President, (nor shall such duties be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible assigned to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activitiesNegotiations Chairperson during contract negotiations).
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives As the recognized sole and exclusive representative of the teachers, the Association may shall have the following rights:
A. The Association President or designee shall be provided one (1) set of all documents provided members of the Board for each Board Meeting at the same time they are provided to Board members except those documents which, in the good faith discretion of the Superintendent, such documents are of such a confidential and/or sensitive nature that it would not be in the best interest of the district to circulate to individuals other than to members of the Board of Education.
B. Use of the bulletin board in the teacher's lounges for Association business.
C. Use, through the Building Principal, of the public address system for announcements to members, except during the student day. Times for making such announcements shall be determined by the Building Principal.
D. Permission to make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives E. Use of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use individual teacher mailboxes for correspondence. Teacher mailboxes shall not be marked or labeled in any and all communicationsfashion to denote Association membership. No other teacher union shall The Administration will make every effort to ensure that teachers' personal mail will be given this rightplaced in the mailboxes unopened.
F. Visitations to individuals by the Association representatives may meet with employees during President, his/her designee, and/or the workday, providing the visit does OEA Consultant shall not interfere with class instructionnormal teaching duties.
G. The Association Names of newly employed teachers shall be granted, at no cost, provided to the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timeswithin five (5) working days following Board approval of their contract. The Administration will provide their addresses.
H. The Association shall receive free copies be granted six (6) days of Association leave.
1. Said leave shall require the approval, in writing, of the financial reports Association President.
2. Said leave shall be to attend meetings, conferences, or other organizational affairs in the process of representing teacher interest in general or to attend to securing or obtaining rights of teachers under this contract, the laws, rules and regulations affecting teachers of the districtState of Ohio, and/or the United States government.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association 3. Such leave shall be granted paid leave in without loss of pay upon advance, written notice, to the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Superintendent by the Association President shall notify of the names of the members and the dates leave is to be taken. Such written notice must be received by the Superintendent three at least five (35) days in advance of the person/s who will be using proposed leave. No more than three (3) persons shall use Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundsame day.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Master Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives 5.1 The Association will be permitted to use, without charge, institutional bulletin boards, mailboxes, and use of the school mail system and other District means of communication for the posting or transmission of information or notices concerning Association matters.
5.2 The District, upon request, will make available at cost, standard school supplies to the Association. Requests will be recognized if they are in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the Association.
5.3 The Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsuse District equipment and facilities at no cost under the following conditions:
(a) Use shall only be allowed by employees qualified to use said equipment.
B. Representatives (b) Use may take place during the non-duty hours of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinesuser.
C. (c) Use shall not interfere with work of other employees.
(d) There are no identifiable costs involved with said use – e.g., standby labor, copier fees.
(e) The Association shall have access file use of facilities/equipment form according to District rules for such use, and shall assume liability for such use.
5.4 Association representatives, as designated by the Association Chapter President, shall be entitled to a reasonable amount of release time for attending meetings and negotiating sessions, PERB proceedings, processing of grievances, employee insurance matters, trainings, and up to two (2) designees to attend the annual Association State Conference (pursuant to the Board Policy Book Agreement between the parties). Employees utilizing such release time must secure the approval of the Chapter President, must request approval of the supervisor at least 24 hours in advance (unless otherwise approved by the Superintendent or designee in the case of an emergency), and complete the District leave form.
5.5 Prior to the final printing, the District shall provide a draft copy of the contract for the review and signed approval of each Association negotiating team member. Within sixty (60) days of execution of this contract, the District shall post the current contract on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies District website and upon request, duplicate and provide, without charge, a copy of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior Agreement to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all every employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of senioritybargaining unit. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association request unit employees shall be provided bulletin board space by the District without charge, a copy of any written changes agreed to by the parties during the life of this Agreement.
5.6 The District shall not illegally discriminate against any employee on the basis of race, creed, age, sex, national origin, political affiliation, domicile, marital status, physical handicap, membership in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers an employee organization, or participation in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activitiesactivities of an employee organization.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access the following sole and exclusive organizational rights as they relate to classified employees:
A. Reasonable use of bulletin board space at an accessible place in each school building or work site for Association notices.
B. Deduction from the salary of classified employees for the payment of dues to the Association and its affiliates such sums as are authorized to the Board's Treasurer, in writing, by each employee. Such dues shall be transmitted to the Association Treasurer as soon as is practical after the deduction is made. Association dues shall be deducted from each pay of the classified employees in equal installments commencing with the first pay in October and ending with the first pay in June.
C. Use of school buildings for Association meetings, in accordance with Board Policy Book on the District’s websitepolicy regarding use of buildings and grounds.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies Placement of communications in the mailboxes provided for each employee and reasonable use of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meetinginter-school mail system.
E. Attendance at the OEA Representative Assembly, for bargaining unit personnel, with pay, is limited to two (2) officially elected delegates, for a maximum of three (3) work days per year, per delegate. Attendance must be approved by the immediate supervisor; final arrangements are to be made with the building principal or other responsible administrator. Employees may use special leave to attend the OEA Leadership Academy. No expenses incurred by bargaining unit personnel by attendance at the assembly, Academy, or Stark County Program will be reimbursed by the Board. Employees in the bargaining unit may attend an OEA Stark County program in accordance with the following provisions:
1. If the conference is held during regular working hours when school is not in session, all Association members will have the option of attending the conference or of reporting for work. Employees who attend the conference and who file a written certification attesting thereto shall receive the same pay as though they had reported for work; or
2. If the conference is held during a regular working day when school is in session, the president of the Association shall, at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, certify to the Superintendent of Schools, the names of seven (7) members who shall be delegates. The delegates may attend the conference and those who actually do so shall receive the same pay as though they had reported for work.
F. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any informed and given copies of all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instructionjob description changes.
G. The Association shall be grantedprovided at least sixty (60) uninterrupted minutes each year to communicate with bargaining unit members who are at work. Any Association Representative who is scheduled to work, at and requests to be present for this orientation, shall be released from other duties to participate with no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timesloss of pay or benefits.
H. The District shall provide the following bargaining unit member information in an electronic format to the Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day President no Later than October 15th of each new school year for year:
1. Name
2. Work site
3. Work assignment
4. Date of hire
5. Seniority date – previous year
6. Full time equivalent (FTE) status
7. Employment status (e.g. limited or continuing contract)
8. Whether the purpose bargaining unit member is participating in payroll deduction of making appropriate Association announcementsDues.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of The Employer agrees that the Association may make announcements during faculty use Library conference rooms for Association meetings, subject to approval and such rules, regulations and restrictions on use as may be established by the Employer for the public use of such facilities. The use of Library conference rooms shall be without charge unless special custodial or other services are required, in which event the Association shall reimburse the Employer for the cost of such services.
B. Representatives The Association shall be entitled to hold meetings of the membership on the first Monday of each month between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. If the Library is closed on the first Monday of the month, the Association may make announcements shall be entitled to hold its meeting during the same times on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders second Monday of Association deadlinesthe month.
C. The Association shall have access Employer agrees that Employees may make incidental use of the Employer’s equipment, subject to approval and such other rules, regulations and restrictions on use as the Board Policy Book on the District’s websiteEmployer may impose from time to time.
D. The Employer agrees to provide bulletin board space in each facility for the posting of Association President shall be sent copies notices of the agendaappointments, minutesmeetings, elections, recreational and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meetingsocial events.
E. The Employer shall notify the Association within ten (10) working days of the hiring of new bargaining Employees. Such notice shall be granted include the right Employee’s name and department. Subject to use teacher mailboxes for any Employee authorization, the Employer shall also forward to the Association the Employee’s home address and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this righttelephone number.
F. Association officers and/or representatives may will be allowed to meet with employees during members of the workday, providing Library administration on matters related to the visit does not interfere with class instructionAssociation and/or its members without loss of time or pay.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right Employer agrees to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given approve an unpaid leave of absence with no loss for up to two (2) Association members to attend state or national meetings of senioritythe Association to which they have been elected as delegates. Upon returning to The President shall provide the district, Employer thirty (30) days advance written notice of the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to names of the persons appointed as delegates and the dates and times of the proposed leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundof absence.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use following teacher organizational rights:
A. Use of school bulletin board, as designated by the building principal, teacher mailboxes and the school mail.
B. Use of school facilities for Association meetings that do not conflict with previously set teacher meetings or other scheduled building events.
C. Making brief announcements at faculty meetings, upon prior notification to the principal in charge.
D. Making brief announcements at the first general faculty meeting in September, upon prior notification to the Superintendent.
E. Appointing an equal number of members as the Superintendent appoints to committees that have been established as a result of negotiations and are included in the Agreement, unless otherwise provided.
F. One (1) copy of the Board Meeting Agenda shall be made available to the Association President at the same time as to the Board members.
G. Upon request, all regularly and routinely prepared information concerning the financial condition of the school shall be made available to the Association President. In addition, reasonable requests for any other readily available and pertinent information that may be relevant to negotiations shall be made available. Nothing herein shall require the Board or the Administration to research or assemble information.
H. Association dues shall be deducted from those teachers who individually and voluntarily authorize such deductions. Deduction authorizations shall be submitted to the Treasurer. Revocation of any authorization, as set forth herein, shall be upon the written request of the teacher, on an Association provided form. The Association agrees to indemnify and save the Board and/or its representatives harmless against any and all communicationsclaims that may arise out of or by reason of action taken by the Board in carrying out the provisions of this Section. No other teacher union Said dues shall be given this right.
F. rendered to the Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association within five (5) days of a regular payday. Said deductions shall be granted, at no cost, made in ten (10) equal installments beginning with the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the districtsecond pay in October.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year Payroll deductions for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcementsOEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION (FCPE) for those teachers who individually and voluntarily authorize such deduction.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use In recognition of the PA system Association’s services to make necessary announcementsthe bargaining unit, and all eligible employees must become members of the right Association or share in the financial support of the Association by paying to make the Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting a service fee equivalent to address the Boardamount of the dues uniformly required of the members of the Association.
K. The Board shall authorize the Association up to a maximum of five (5) total days of absence without loss of pay per year to Association Members elected to represent the Association or chosen to serve on programs or in official representative capacity at Association, NEA, OEA or WOEA meetings, conferences or conventions. The five (5) total days shall be granted paid the maximum total days available for such programs. Such leave in may not be used for meetings, conferences, or conventions of any other organizations. To be valid, notice for use of this leave must be submitted by the total amount President of three (3) days the Association to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days or the Superintendent’s designee, in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takenadvance.
L. Any employee elected The District shall provide a written version of this agreement and all addenda, to serve in a State all bargaining unit members no later than thirty (OEA30) calendar days after ratification or National the employee’s date of hire. The District shall bear 100% of the costs of printing and shall provide the Association President ten (NEA10) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniorityadditional copies. Upon returning to the districtIn addition, the employee District shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the post this collective bargaining agreement and all addenda including all leave and will be placed forms on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundDistrict's Kiosk/web page.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. 3.1 The Association shall have the right to:
3.1.1 Represent employees in the certificated bargaining unit in accordance with state law and have access at reasonable times to areas in which unit members’ work.
3.1.2 Use designated institutional bulletin boards, mailboxes, electronic mail, fax machines, the Internet, and the District mail system, pursuant to Board Policy/Administrative Regulation 4040 (see Appendix O), at reasonable times for the posting or transmitting of information or notices. Copies of any bulletin or notice given general distribution to unit members or Association members will also be provided to the principal of the school(s) where distributed and to the Superintendent.
3.1.3 Use, without charge, of instructional facilities and buildings subject to Civic Center Act requirements.
3.1.4 A roster of all bargaining unit members within 30 days of the effective date of this Agreement and each October thereafter. The roster shall include the unit member's position, work site, home address and telephone number, unless the unit member requests that his/her address and/or telephone number not be released.
3.1.5 Receive one copy of the generally distributed public Board Policy Book of Education materials on or before the scheduled meeting dates of the Board of Education. Such materials will normally be available in the District Office by 4:00 p.m. on the District’s websiteFriday day before the scheduled Board of Education meeting. Public Board of Education materials not generally distributed shall be available to the Association upon reasonable request.
D. 3.1.6 Designate a local site representative and alternate. The Association President shall notify the District of the designated site representatives by October 1 of each school year. The Association further agrees to notify the District within 15 days of any change in designated representative(s).
3.1.7 The Association shall be sent copies provided 20 days of Association Business Leave (ABL) for the president and/or president's designee to conduct the lawful business of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. Association. The Association shall be granted a total of 20 additional days of paid leave (ABL) for which the right to use teacher mailboxes Association shall reimburse the District for any and all communicationsthe actual cost of providing a substitute at the daily substitute rate or the actual cost whichever is lower. No other teacher union ABL shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. reported through normal District leave reporting procedures. The Association shall provide the District within 30 days of ratification of this Agreement with the name(s) of its officer(s) or agent(s) permitted to utilize or authorize this leave. Association Leave shall be granted, at no cost, utilized subject to normal District leave request and reporting procedures and upon prior notice to the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timesDistrict.
H. 3.1.8 The right of payroll deduction for payment of organizational dues shall be accorded to the Association. Association dues and fees, upon formal written request from the Association to the District, shall receive free copies be increased or decreased without resolicitation and authorization from unit members. The District shall deduct from the pay of Association members and pay to the Association the normal and regular monthly Association dues/fees as voluntarily authorized in writing by the unit member on an Association approved form subject to the following conditions:
3.1.8.1 Such deductions will be made upon submission of the financial reports District approved form to the designated representative of the districtDistrict, duly completed and voluntarily executed by the unit member.
I. 3.1.8.2 The Association District shall not be given time on required to implement any new or changed dues deduction until the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcementspay period commencing 20 days or more after submission.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives As the recognized sole and exclusive representative of the teachers, the Association may shall have the following rights:
A. The Association President or designee shall be provided one (1) set of all documents provided members of the Board for each Board Meeting at the same time they are provided to Board members except those documents which, in the good faith discretion of the Superintendent, such documents are of such a confidential and/or sensitive nature that it would not be in the best interest of the district to circulate to individuals other than to members of the Board of Education.
B. Use of the bulletin board in the teacher's lounges for Association business.
C. Use, through the Building Principal, of the public address system for announcements to members, except during the student day. Times for making such announcements shall be determined by the Building Principal.
D. Permission to make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives E. Use of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use individual teacher mailboxes for correspondence. Teacher mailboxes shall not be marked or labeled in any and all communicationsfashion to denote Association membership. No other teacher union shall The Administration will make every effort to ensure that teachers' personal mail will be given this rightplaced in the mailboxes unopened.
F. Visitations to individuals by the Association representatives may meet with employees during President, his/her designee, and/or the workday, providing the visit does OEA Consultant shall not interfere with class instructionnormal teaching duties.
G. The Association Names of newly employed teachers shall be granted, at no cost, provided to the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timeswithin five (5) working days following Board approval of their contract. The Administration will provide their addresses.
H. The Association shall receive free copies be granted six (6) days of Association leave.
1. Said leave shall require the approval, in writing, of the financial reports Association President.
2. Said leave shall be to attend meetings, conferences, or other organizational affairs in the process of representing teacher interest in general or to attend to securing or obtaining rights of teachers under this contract, the laws, rules and regulations affecting teachers of the districtState of Ohio, and/or the United States government.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association 3. Such leave shall be granted paid leave in without loss of pay upon advance, written notice, to the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Superintendent by the Association President shall notify of the names of the members and the dates leave is to be taken. Such written notice must be received by the Superintendent three at least five (35) days in advance of the person/s who will be using proposed leave. No more than three (3) persons shall use Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundsame day.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the 3.1 All Association may make announcements business, discussions and activities shall be conducted by unit members or Association officials during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. non-duty time. The Association shall have access comply with reasonable district procedures for utilization of district facilities. Said procedures shall not apply to informal meetings and discussions involving Association business.
3.2 The Association may use the school mail boxes and bulletin board spaces designated by the Superintendent subject to the Board Policy Book following conditions:
a. All postings for bulletin board or items for school mail boxes must contain the date of posting on distribution and the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies identification of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior organization; and
b. One copy of such postings or distributions must be forwarded to that meeting.
E. the Superintendent or designee at the time of posting or distributions. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes assume responsibility for any all of is postings, distributions and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given activities under this rightarticle.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. 3.3 The Association will exclusively receive released time from duties for the processing of grievances under Article 4 herein, for Association officials who are designated as grievance representatives, subject to the following conditions:
a. by no later than ten (10) days following the signing of this Agreement the Association shall be granted, at no costdesignate in writing to the Superintendent, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount names of three (3) days employees who are to represent teacher interestsreceive release time;
b. twenty-four (24) hours prior to release from duties for grievance processing the designated representative informs his/her immediate supervisor in order that an adequate substitute may be obtained, if such is necessary;
c. that such released time shall be limited solely to representing a grievant in a conference with management or for attendance at an arbitration proceedings;
d. the grievant may also receive released time to attend the conference or arbitration proceedings. The Association If the time required is less than one-half day, a unit member may be used as a substitute at the middle or high school.
3.4 Prior to any Board of Education meeting, the President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takenChairperson of the Negotiation Team shall each receive the same expanded agenda that is made available to the public through the normal distribution process.
L. Any employee elected 3.5 Names, addresses and available telephone numbers of all unit members shall be provided without cost to the Association once per each school year.
3.6 The first and third Wednesdays of each month shall be established as Association meeting days. All unit members who are elected, assigned, or appointed to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office various Association capacities shall be given an unpaid allowed to leave their school or site premises after their responsibilities are completed with pupils to attend scheduled Association meetings.
3.7 Requirements that Association postings and distributions not be addressed or distributed to students only apply to use of absence with no loss District resources, not to any off-campus or related activities of senioritythe Association.
3.8 The Board shall place on the agenda of regular Board meetings matters brought to its consideration by the Association. Upon returning Such items shall be communicated to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held Superintendent’s office five (5) working days prior to said meeting.
3.9 The Association may have the leave and right to recommend a list of five (5) unit members from which one will be placed selected to serve on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundeach District committee involving teacher participation.
M. The 3.10 Supervisory extra-curricular duties shall not be assigned to the Association President, (nor shall such duties be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible assigned to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activitiesNegotiations Chairperson during contract negotiations).
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. The Association shall have the following exclusive rights:
A. Representatives The Association shall be granted rights to payroll deduction for its annual dues and those of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsits affiliates and their departments.
B. Representatives of The Association shall be granted the right to insert Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after materials into the student day, regarding meeting times teacher's mailboxes and locations, and reminders of send Association deadlinesmaterials through the courier service. Such materials shall not include election materials except for Association elections.
C. The Association shall have access be granted the right to hold meetings on school property at reasonable times and with the Board Policy Book on prior approval of the District’s websitebuilding principal. The Association shall schedule in advance, space and time with the building principal. If any costs are incurred by the meeting(s) of the Association, such costs, if any, shall be reimbursed by the Association.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies provided with the names and addresses of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meetingnewly employed teachers following Board approval of their contracts.
E. The Association ▇▇▇▇ elected and appointed representatives of TCNEA shall be granted paid Association leave for purposes of attending the right to use teacher mailboxes for any OEA Representative Assemblies and all communicationsother Association functions such as OEA Member Lobby Days and/or building visits by the TCNEA President or his/her designee. No other teacher union Such leave shall be given subject to authorization by the TCNEA President and written notice as is required for professional leave use. Such leave shall be in addition to other leave provisions of the Negotiated Agreement. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of nine (9) days unless otherwise authorized by the Superintendent. However, no more than three (3) individuals may be absent at one time through this rightprovision. Nor shall building visits by the TCNEA President or his/her designee interfere with a teacher's job responsibilities.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during The Board will ensure the workday, providing tentative board meeting agenda will be posted online at least twenty- four (24) hours in advance. Any changes to the visit does not interfere with class instructionagenda after the initial posting shall be made to the online agenda prior to the start of the meeting.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, will have the right to use have placed in the district’s facilities Superintendents packet to conduct all new teachers (if such a packet is issued), a letter prepared by the Association business at reasonable timesinforming said teachers that the Association is recognized as the exclusive negotiating representative for all teachers in the Tri- County North Local School District.
H. The Association shall receive free copies will be given a 30-minute period of time on the financial reports of opening day program for teachers for introduction to the districtAssociation.
I. The There will be no reprisal of any kind taken against any teacher by reason of membership in the Association shall be given time on the first teacher day or participation in any of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcementsits legal activities.
J. The Association shall have In order to properly represent the use members of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and loungesthe negotiating unit, the use representative(s) of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and Association may conduct conferences with teachers during the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address school day with permission of the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interestsbuilding principal. The Association President conduct of such business shall notify not interfere with the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takeninstructional program.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Master Contract, Master Contract
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during following organizational rights as the workdaynegotiating agent of the instructional staff provided, providing the visit does however, such uses do not interfere with class instructionthe primary or other proper use of said facilities.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, 1. To enter into professional negotiation discussions with the right to use Board or its representatives in accordance with provisions of the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timesprocedure.
H. The Association shall receive free copies 2. Payroll deduction of the financial reports of the districtprofessional dues including Association, Ohio Education Association, and National Education Association, will be made in accordance with Article 7.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. 3. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staffstaff/Faculty Meetingsfaculty meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting meeting to address the BoardBoard and public.
K. The 4. Use of school mailboxes for distribution of Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interestsmaterials.
5. The Association President shall notify receive the Superintendent three (3) days in advance names, addresses, and phone numbers of any newly hired employees and copies of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and financial reports of the date/s on which it will be takenDistrict upon request.
L. 6. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of conducting a general meeting and membership drive.
7. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes and any other attachments for each Board meeting prior to the Board meeting.
8. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
9. Use of buildings and facilities for Association functions in accordance with Board policy in regard to payment of cooks, custodians, etc.
10. Any employee elected to serve in a State state (OEA) or National national (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss seniority for the period of senioritytime they serve in that office. Upon returning to the districtDistrict, the employee shall be placed into in a similar position to that they held prior to the leave for which he/she is certified and will be placed on the appropriate next pay level that they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundreceived prior to the leave.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Negotiated Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes following sole and exclusive organizational rights as the recognized bargaining agent for any and all communications. No other teacher union the term of this Agreement:
A. The Association shall be given this rightprovided space to post announcements and other Association material on existing bulletin boards and through electronic media.
B. The Association may be granted use of school facilities at no cost for meetings. Association meetings may not interfere with regularly scheduled school activities and must be scheduled in accordance with Board policy governing said use of facilities.
C. The payroll deduction of Association dues in accordance with Article 4.
D. The Association may be granted reasonable use of the inter-school mail system, computers, telephone system and copier to communicate Association information to bargaining unit members.
E. The Association President and Treasurer shall be provided with a copy of the Board Agenda, approved minutes, State Foundation information, annual budget and appropriation measures, and other public documents as requested.
F. The Board will provide twelve (12) paper copies of this Agreement to the Association. The Board will provide extra copies to the Association representatives upon request, the cost of which will be shared equally between the Board and the Association. The Board will make an electronic version available to the Association that may meet with employees during be distributed to bargaining unit members. When it becomes feasible, the workday, providing Board will post an electronic version of this Agreement on the visit does not interfere with class instructionDistrict’s website in an intranet format.
G. The Association shall will be granted, at no cost, granted the right use of Association Leave not to use exceed six (6) days annually for officers and delegates to attend meetings or conferences of the district’s facilities State District or National Association. Up to conduct Association business at reasonable timesfour (4) additional days may be granted for such purpose by the Superintendent.
H. The Association shall receive free copies may make Association announcements at the end of the financial reports of the districtgeneral staff meetings.
I. The Association shall be given time will provide information on the first teacher day Fair Share Fee Provision to the Board who will advise all new Bargaining Unit Members of each new school year for the purpose provision prior to the signing of making appropriate Association announcementstheir employment contract.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use Representatives of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance will meet once monthly with representatives of the person/s who will be using Association Leave at mutually convenient times to discuss matters of mutual concern from September through May, if needed persons are available for the meeting and the date/s on which it will be takenif requested by either party.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Negotiated Contract, Negotiated Contract
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives The Association shall be provided with all agendas, minutes and other public information made available to Board members no later than the time of the distribution to Board members. The Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsPresident or his/her designee will be informed of any agenda changes.
B. Representatives of The Association shall have the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after right to participate in the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinesinitial orientation meetings for new professional staff members.
C. The Treasurer of the Board shall, upon request of the President of the Association, provide a copy by email of each of the following documents approved by the Board and/or Treasurer. There shall be no charge for the documents when requested for collective bargaining/negotiations. At other times the Board will charge $0.10 per page for the documents. Documents shall include:
1. Amended Certificates of Estimated Resources;
2. Each year’s Temporary and Permanent Appropriations Resolutions;
3. The names and assignment of staff members;
4. Monthly Financial Statement of Receipts and Expenditures;
5. Each Month’s Cash Position Report.
D. To facilitate communication with the bargaining unit members, the Association shall have the opportunity to use one specifically-designated bulletin board or posting area per school building, providing such does not interfere with instructional use and providing such is not within easy access to students, parents, or community members using the school facility.
E. To facilitate communication with bargaining unit members, the Association shall have the opportunity to use the internal school and/or district mail/courier including email system providing such does not incur any financial expense to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutesEducation, and any shall not interfere with teaching time or other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. assigned duties of bargaining unit members. The Association shall be granted have the right opportunity to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this rightto disseminate routine information to its members.
F. The President of the Association representatives and/or designee and/or the Consultant of the Association shall have the right to visit schools. Either prior to or immediately upon the previously mentioned person’s arrival at any school, he/she shall secure from the Principal or in his/her absence, the acting building administrator, permission to make the visit. Such permission will not be denied but may meet with employees during the workday, providing be delayed only if the visit does not at the time desire will interfere with class instructionnormal teaching duties of the professional staff member to be contacted. Upon arrival at the building, the President of the Association shall notify the building Principal of his/her presence. Visits that are made to discuss with the Principal special problems of professional staff members must be arranged in advance with the Principal or in the Principal’s absence, the acting building administrator.
G. The Association shall be granted, granted use of school facilities at no costcost for regular business meetings, the right not to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timesinterfere with regularly scheduled school activities.
H. The Association president or his/her designee may request to be recognized by the Superintendent to address the Board for a specific period of time at the general public place on the agenda. The Association shall receive free copies have a specific place on the agenda for any Board meeting upon the written request of the financial reports Association President to the Superintendent. The request must be made at least four (4) business days prior to the scheduled meeting to enable the Superintendent to comply with the Board policy on distribution of the districtagendas.
I. The Association shall be given time on permitted reasonable use of school telephones, Computers for Association Business only, copiers, and audiovisual equipment, provided they are not being used or are not required for any school business or activity. Permission shall be obtained from the first teacher day of each new school year appropriate Building Administrator and the Association shall pay for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcementsconsumable and/or special materials used.
J. The Association shall have acknowledges that it has an ongoing responsibility to explain and discuss the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use terms of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance Agreement with all members of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takenbargaining unit.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. 1. The Association shall have the right of access to unit members at reasonable times. The term "reasonable times" as used herein means unit member rest periods, meal periods, and any time before or after a unit member's instructional day or when such unit member is present at his or her work area or site, but is not expected to be performing services on behalf of the Office. The County Office will cooperate, to the extent practicable, in providing the Association access to unit members by permitting Association representatives to be placed on meeting agendas provided that the Association representative appears following the completion of the regular meeting and the attendance of unit members is optional.
2. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingscontact unit members in any lounge facility, meeting room, office or classroom, provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit such access to a unit member at any time that students or parents are present in the classroom where such access might otherwise be permissible.
B. 3. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on shall have the right to utilize County School facilities for the conduct of meetings. Requests to utilize such facilities shall be made according to the procedures established by the Superintendent and shall be subject to prior requests for the utilization of such facilities by groups entitled to their use under provisions of the Education Code. Meetings conducted in such facilities shall be in accordance with all school building systems, before or after established laws and in no way conflict with the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders work of Association deadlinesother employees of the Office.
C. 4. The Association shall have access the right to make use of Office on-site office equipment when the equipment is not otherwise in use and in no way conflicts with the work of other employees. All direct costs to be borne by the Association.
5. The Association shall have the right to utilize a designated portion of bulletin boards normally used by the central office and satellite offices, for communication with its employees. One copy of all materials to be posted shall be provided to the Board Policy Book site administrator at the facility in which such posting is to take place at the time of posting. The Association representatives shall be responsible for the maintenance of any materials posted on bulletin boards, and for the District’s websiteprompt removal of any out-of-date materials to assure that adequate space is available for materials that must be posted upon such bulletin boards. In addition, the Association shall have the right to use the County Office electronic mail service and unit member electronic mailboxes for communications to unit members provided that the County Office does not incur additional facility, equipment, or staffing costs solely for such access.
D. 6. Existing mailbox facilities may be utilized by the Association for communications with unit members. One copy of all materials to be deposited in unit member mailboxes shall be provided to the site administrator.
7. No later than the 15th of every month the County Office will provide the Association with an alphabetical listing of unit members indicating the unit member's name, job title, work location, work telephone ,and work email address.
8. The Association President officers and/or unit members who are designated as Association representatives will exclusively receive release time from duties without loss of salary or benefits for the purposes of representation of unit members in employment relations matters and the processing of grievances and attending CTA/NEA sponsored conferences subject to the following conditions:
(a) By no later than October 1 of each year, the Association will notify the Human Resources Administrator in writing the names of its members who will serve as representatives for the school year. Such members shall receive release time for representation of unit members in employment relations matters and processing grievances as stated above. The Association will have the ability to change and replace representatives as necessary and shall immediately notify the Human Resources Administrator when these changes are made.
(b) Forty-eight (48) hours prior to release time from duties for representation, the designated representative shall inform his/her immediate supervisor in order that an adequate substitute may be obtained.
(c) The amount of release time shall not exceed 30 days (202.5 hours) as aggregate per contract year for those persons released. The 202.5 hours referred to above does not include meetings called by the SDCOE or at-the-table negotiations. Refer to MOU in Appendix H.
(d) Notification of release time shall be sent copies given by the Association President or his/her designee to the appropriate director or his/or designee in writing on a form provided by the SDCOE. The Association shall have the responsibility for providing documentation of all release time on a form provided by the agendaSDCOE (Appendix G) to the Human Resources Administrator, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. on a quarterly basis. The Association shall be granted reasonable release time to be used by the right to use teacher mailboxes Association’s negotiation team for any and all communicationsat-the-table negotiations in accordance with the provisions of Article VII. No other teacher union Release time for planning or preparing for negotiations shall be given this rightlimited to the day of the scheduled negotiations session.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. 9. The Association shall receive free two (2) copies of the adopted budget and any interim financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system submitted to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Negotiated Agreement, Negotiated Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any following sole and all communicationsexclusive privileges:
A. ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT RELEASE TIME
1. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be grantedreimburse the Board for the full amount of the salary including the Board’s share of STRS, at no costand Board provided benefits to the President of the Association while on leave. If the Association President’s leave is full-‐time, the right Association will reduce its reimbursement up to use $10,000. Such reimbursement to the Board shall be made no later than thirty (30) days after receipt of an itemized statement from the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timestreasurer, which will include salary, STRS, and any other fringe benefit costs. By virtue of this arrangement, the Board of Education will not be held responsible for any additional expenditures.
H. The Association 2. Reasonable effort shall receive free copies be made to replace the President of the financial reports Association while on leave with a unit member who is qualified and experienced in the President’s subject area(s) of instruction and to do so in a manner which will provide consistent quality education for students.
3. The replacement unit member’s contract, if applicable, will be one year in duration and be automatically non-‐renewed due to filling in for a leave of absence.
4. The schedule configuration or possible temporary reassignment of the district.
I. The Association shall President will be given time on determined by the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and loungesPresident, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcementsrespective building principal, and the right Superintendent/designee. The President’s schedule configuration and possible temporary assignment will be subject to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address final approval by the BoardSuperintendent.
K. 5. The President will be expected to continue in his/her professional capacity as a teacher in the building, including attendance at staff meetings, Professional Development, parent-‐teacher conferences, open house and any other required activities relative to the President’s position as a teacher. In situations of scheduling conflicts, the President will resolve the conflict in consultation with the Superintendent and/or designee.
6. The leave time shall be used on activities, which benefit the District and unit members.
7. The President of the Association will be expected to maintain a regular daily schedule within the school district with any out of district activities being specifically related to Association responsibilities.
8. The year during which the leave is taken by the President of the Association shall be granted paid leave count as a full year on the salary schedule and for purposes of length of service in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association district and while on such leave, the President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days be considered a full-‐time employee for purposes of any reduction in advance force.
9. Upon completion of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the districtleave, the employee shall be placed into President will return to a similar position to that they of full-‐time status as held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundleave.
M. The Association 10. This release time shall be in addition to the Association Leave provided bulletin board space for the President in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in Article 18, Section B (2) of the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activitiesMaster Agreement.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the The Association may make announcements during faculty meetingspost notices of its activities and matters of Association concern on teacher bulletin boards, at least one of which shall be provided in each building.
B. Representatives of the The Association may make announcements on all school building systemsuse the District mail service and teacher mail boxes for communications to teachers, before or after provided no additional cost is incurred by the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinesDistrict.
C. The Association shall have access to may use school buildings for Association meetings, provided that such meetings are scheduled through the building office and that when special services are required, the Board Policy Book on the District’s websitemay make a reasonable charge. It is agreed that such meetings shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies School Board agrees to furnish, in response to reasonable requests, all available public information already compiled concerning the financial resources of the agendaDistrict such as, minutesbut not limited to, annual financial reports and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meetingaudits, annual budgets, agenda and minutes of all Board meetings and Treasurer's reports.
E. The Board shall furnish the Association President or his/her designee with a copy of current Board of Education policies and in addition thereto shall furnish the president or his/her designee a copy of all amendments to the same after they are approved by the Board of Education.
F. The Association shall be granted the right permitted, upon advance reasonable request, to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union the District duplicating equipment provided that such use shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instructionthe District's use thereof, and provided that the Association shall reimburse the District for the actual cost thereof.
G. The Association shall be grantedgranted professional leave with pay for a period of time not to exceed fifteen (15) days per school year for members' attendance at Association sponsored con- ventions, at no costconferences, and workshops. Of the right to use fifteen (15) days, a maximum of six (6) days may be used by the district’s facilities to conduct President, State, or Regional Officers for Association business at reasonable timespurposes other than those listed herein.
H. The Names and addresses of newly hired teachers who consent thereto shall be provided to the Association shall receive free copies within fourteen (14) days of approval of their contracts by the financial reports of the districtBoard.
I. The Provided the Association shall be given time on informs the first teacher day building principal two (2) working days in advance of each new school year for any scheduled faculty meeting, the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use right to address teachers at the conclusion of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms such meetings for at least ten (10) minutes and loungesthose teachers who wish to remain for such address may do so.
▇. In addition to the foregoing, the use President of the PA system to make necessary announcements, Association and the right to make Association statements at Staffhis/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association her designee shall be granted paid half (½) released day per month of leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The attend Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takenbusiness.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. Section 4.1 The Association shall have the following rights during the term of its recognition:
A. To use the facilities of bulletin boards any building for meetings, without fee, upon notification of the administrator in all employee workrooms charge of such building. Permission to use such facility will be given as long as it does not interfere with any previously authorized activity in said building.
B. To use Board owned equipment, including computers and loungesprinters, typewriters, calculators, duplicating equipment, public address equipment, audio-visual equipment for Association purposes at times which do not interfere with the operation of the school system. Such equipment shall not be removed from school premises, except on express authorization of the building principal. Any expendable supplies such as duplicating and typing paper, duplicating masters and stencils, will be supplied and/or paid for by the Association.
C. To insert Association bulletins, newsletters, or other circulars in the teachers’ mailboxes in their respective buildings. If the District has an electronic communication system, the Association will be provided a mailbox or its equivalent on the system to use to communicate Association business. Such use shall not interfere with the operation of the PA system school system.
D. To use bulletin Boards in the teacher lounges or work rooms to make necessary announcementsdisseminate information to members.
E. To use telephones in any building to carry out Association business. Any fees or toll calls shall be reimbursed to the Board by the Association.
Section 4.2 The Association will be provided with:
A. Copies of all Board agendas, minutes, and financial reports which are provided for each Board member. Such packets of information will be sent to the right to make President of the Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days same manner as they are provided to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association Board members; agendas shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible at least 72 hours ahead of Board meeting times.
B. Copies of the following forms: Appropriations Resolution, Budget, Training and Experience Grid, and Amended Certificate of Estimated Resources. Such copies shall be sent to the President of the Association as soon as it is feasible after such form is filed with the agency as required by law.
C. Any other publicly available information will be provided to the Association.
D. Names and normally frequented by all addresses of newly employed teachers in on or before the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activitiesfirst regular day of school each contract year.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Master Contract, Master Contract
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives Recognition of the Association may make announcements as the sole and exclusive representative shall confer upon the Association certain exclusive rights during faculty meetingsthe term of this Agreement or any written extension thereof.
B. Representatives The Agenda, and non-confidential attachments to said agenda relative to pending Board Actions and approved minutes of the Board shall be made available to the Association may make announcements President at the close of the work day on all school building systemsthe day of their distribution to Board members. The Association President shall, before if time allows, be informed of any agenda changes or after additions made on the student dayday of the Board meeting. If changes or additions are made on the day of the Board meeting, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of those materials shall be made available to the Association deadlinesPresident or his/her designee upon arrival at the Board meeting.
C. The Association shall have access to Treasurer of the Board Policy Book on shall, upon request of the DistrictPresident of the Association, provide a copy of each of the following documents approved or received by the Board and/or Treasurer. Documents shall include:
1. Amended Certificates of Estimated Resources;
2. Each year’s websiteTemporary and Permanent Appropriations Resolutions;
3. The names and assignment of staff members;
4. Yearly SM-1 and Quarterly SM-2’s;
5. Monthly Financial Statement of Receipts and Expenditures;
6. Each month’s Cash Position Report.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies permitted to use one (1) specifically designated bulletin board in each school for communicating with bargaining unit members. The bulletin board shall be designated by the Principal of each school, but shall be in an area frequented by bargaining unit members. The Association agrees not to post any derogatory material on the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments bulletin board provided for each board meeting prior to that meetingits exclusive use.
E. The Association shall be granted To facilitate communication between the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no costbargaining unit members, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the opportunity to use the teacher mailboxes to disseminate routine information to its members. It shall be the responsibility of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms the Association to distribute its materials to the members, and lounges, the this shall not interfere with teaching time or other assigned duties of any bargaining unit members. The use of the PA district’s email system to make necessary announcements, and by the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave governed by the Acceptable Use Policy as contained in the total amount Appendix E of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takenthis contract.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. Section A. Representatives of The Board and the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsagree that representatives of Association shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal instructional programs. Speakers shall be permissible, if directed by the Association, for its members or prospective members.
Section B. Representatives Use of school facilities for meetings must be scheduled with the Association may make announcements on all school appropriate building systems, before or after principal who will schedule the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinesfacility if there is no conflict.
Section C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted use of school office equipment provided each usage is cleared with the right to building principal, excluding use teacher mailboxes for any and all communicationsof equipment that requires a trained operator. No other teacher union Cost of expendable supplies shall be given this rightpaid by the Association.
F. Section D. The Board shall provide adequate bulletin board space in the teacher’s lounge in each building for Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. purposes. The Association shall have the right to post notices of its activities and matters of Association concern on such bulletin board space.
Section E. The Association may use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use internal mail system of the PA system to make necessary announcements, school and place Association communications in the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be mailboxes provided time at for each regular Board Meeting to address teacher in the Boardsystem.
K. Section F. An Association representative shall be included at the end of the agenda of building meetings on request to the person in charge of the meetings.
Section G. Officers and Association representatives shall be permitted to visit schools in the District before or after the school day. Officers and Association representatives shall report to the office upon arrival. Officers and Association representatives may visit schools in the District on school time on approval by both building principals.
Section H. Officers and appointed representatives of the Association may use designated telephones in each building to carry on Association business. Telephone usage shall be arranged
Section I. Association members elected to serve in full time positions of the OEA or NEA, shall be granted up to two (2) years leave of absence, without pay for that purpose, provided the leave does not extend beyond the individual teacher’s contract period.
Section J. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the up to a collective total amount of three ten (310) days of leave with pay to represent perform Association duties including members of the bargaining unit attending the OEA representative assembly.
Section K. A copy of each building’s teacher interests. The handbook will be given annually to the Association President shall notify upon request.
Section L. Grants requiring the Superintendent three Association to sign off on the grant application will be presented to the Association President for the Association’s approval or disapproval with the understanding that the approval or disapproval will be given within ten (310) days in advance calendar days. Any grant signed off on by the Association does not constitute any agreement to change the terms of this Agreement. Any changes to the working conditions of teachers will be dealt with through bargaining the effects, prior to implementing the terms of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takengrant.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office Section M. WEA President shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held notified personally by email two (2) weeks prior to new teacher orientation and provided up to twenty (20) minutes during the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundmeeting to meet privately with new hires.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives 7.1 As both parties acknowledge that it is desirable for issues and/or problems to be resolved through informal discussions and that the input of the Staff is important in the decision-making process of the Board and the District's Administration, all parties shall have the right to contact the other(s) to arrange meetings to discuss matters of mutual interest at times and locations mutually convenient to both. It is clearly understood that the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsshall seek to discuss and resolve such issues with the Administration before approaching the Board.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. 7.2 The Association shall have access the right to post notices of Staff concerns on appropriate bulletin boards. Notices for posting shall be provided to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President designated Administrator and shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior not contain material which is detrimental to that meeting.
E. Association- District relations. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, also have the right to use the district’s facilities school mail boxes to conduct distribute Association business at reasonable timesmaterials.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. 7.3 The Association shall have the right to use school buildings at reasonable times for meetings when such use would not interfere with the operation of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms school programs nor services or rental obligations made to other organizations. Reasonable notification of use shall be given to the District.
7.4 Upon notification and loungesthe provisions of Section 3, the use of this Article, duly authorized representatives of the PA system to make necessary announcementslocal, state and national levels of the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in permitted to transact Association business on school property. It is clearly understood that the total amount intent of three (3) days this Section is to allow the Association to conduct its local business.
7.5 A Staff Member who is an officer of the Association and finds it necessary to exercise his/her responsibilities to represent teacher interestsanother Staff Member(s) covered by this Agreement, such as in grievance hearings, including arbitration, mediation, fact- finding, labor board hearings, etc. The Association President shall notify not receive any reduction in pay for such activity. Such time off shall be reasonable and shall require notification to the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office appropriate supervisor. Except for lower level grievance hearings, such notification shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniorityat least twenty-four (24) hours in advance. Upon returning Such time off will be limited to the district, the employee actual attendance at meetings or hearings and shall not be placed into a similar position deemed to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundinclude preparation time.
M. The 7.6 Each officer of the Association shall be provided bulletin board space permitted to use his/her personal days to attend official conventions and meetings. Notification shall be required in a place readily accessible accordance with Article XVI, Section (1).
7.7 An employee designated as an "Official Delegate" to the NEA/NH Assembly of Delegates shall be granted one (1) day paid leave to attend such assembly. The name of the designee and normally frequented by all teachers the date of the assembly shall be submitted in writing to the District building principal at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance in order for posting official notices and other official materials relating the employee to Association activitiesbe eligible for payment.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. 301 PRIVILEGES
A. Representatives Use of school facilities for meetings. Meetings shall be arranged to not interrupt normal instructional programs and shall be in keeping with Board policy governing use of buildings. A building use form is to be completed.
B. Use of school equipment such as copiers, computers, calculators, and audio-visual machines. Board purchased consumable materials used by the NREA, i.e. paper, shall be paid for by the NREA at Board cost.
C. Use of faculty bulletin boards.
D. Use of internal school mail delivery and school email.
E. Payroll deduction of dues. NREA/OEA/NEA dues deduction will normally be in twenty-two (22) equal deductions annually. Signed authorization cards shall be submitted to the Treasurer of the School Board two (2) weeks prior to the first pay in October of each year the teacher is requesting dues deductions be made. If such authorization card is not received by the time indicated, the Treasurer is without power to make any deductions of this nature from a member's salary. If a member supplies an authorization card permitting continuous deductions, then deductions will be made for each subsequent membership year unless the individual cancels his/her membership. Teachers who wish to withdraw dues deduction authorizations may submit such request in writing to the Treasurer with a copy to the Association between August 1 and August 31. A member who leaves the employment of the district during the payroll deduction period shall have the remaining balance of Association dues deducted from the final paycheck and forwarded to the Association by the Treasurer. The Treasurer of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access provide to the Board Policy Book on Treasurer an annual list of members, including the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies names of the agenda, minutescontinuous members, and any other attachments for the amount of dues to be deducted each board meeting year two (2) weeks prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this rightfirst pay in October of each year.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during The Treasurer shall give dues collected to the workday, providing NREA Treasurer in a procedure agreeable to the visit does not interfere with class instructionBoard and the Association.
G. The Board shall make available to the President of the Association a copy of the Board agenda on the date a copy is mailed or given to the members of the Board. The Board agenda shall be granted, at no cost, include a copy of the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timespreviously approved minutes.
H. The Association Board shall receive free copies make available to members of the financial reports of the districtbargaining unit an updated Board policy book online.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Negotiated Agreement, Negotiated Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives Association representatives shall have the right to make reasonable use of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsschool buildings and facilities under civic center act provisions at all reasonable hours when not in use.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use right to post notices of activities and matters of Association concern on employee bulletin boards boards, at least one of which shall be provided in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcementseach school plant in areas frequented by teachers, and the right Association shall provide the administration with a copy of the notice at the approximate time of posting. The Association may use the regular District mail service and teacher mailboxes for communications to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Boardteachers.
K. The C. Authorized representatives of the Association shall be granted paid leave in permitted to transact official Association business on school property at all reasonable times after notifying the total amount administration, as long as such Association business does not interfere with the assigned duties of three (3) days to represent teacher intereststeachers.
D. Following the established procedures for agenda item submission, the Association may submit agenda items for Board of Trustees’ meetings, provided that such items do not contravene the meet and negotiate process. The Association President shall notify Under the Superintendent three (3) days in advance Question and/or Comment portion of the person/s who will Board of Trustees’ agenda, the first three items shall be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takenreserved for any comments that recognized or certified employee organizations may care to make.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave E. Names and assignments of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to all employees represented by the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space to the Association no later than November 1 of each school year. The Board shall make subsequent information available as it becomes known. Within 30 days of hire or by the first pay period of the month following the hire, the District shall provide the Association president with the name; job title; department; work location; work, home, and personal cellular telephone numbers; personal email addresses on file with the employer; and home address of the newly hired employees represented by the Association.
F. The District shall make five (5) copies of the District personnel directory available to the Association, upon written request after publication of said directory.
G. The District and Association shall collaboratively plan the new certificated employee pre- school orientation meeting at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the new certificated employee pre-school orientation session. Time will be provided on the agenda of any District pre-school orientation session for announcements by Association spokespersons of upcoming Association activities or programs. The District shall notify the Association within ten (10) days after the start date for any new employees represented by the Association who begins in a place readily accessible new assignment after the beginning of the school year and therefore is not able to and normally frequented attend the new certificated employee pre-school orientation session. The new employee represented by all teachers the Association will be released from a teacher collaboration early release Wednesday within thirty (30) calendar days of hire in order for an Association spokesperson to provide information on upcoming Association activities or programs.
▇. The Association president may receive paid release time for up to one-half a full time unit position. Such release time shall only be used for Association business as it relates to the District. The object of the leave is to enhance communication between the District and the Association. Consequently such release time shall not be used for posting official notices any purpose which is in conflict with other provisions of the Agreement. The assignment held by the Association president must be conducive to the release time assignment requested. If not, the assignment shall be changed by mutual agreement of the parties. An Association president, whose work year is split between release time, and other official materials relating work time, as provided by this section, shall not use any work time for Association business.
I. On the second Thursday of each month, members of the FETA Representative Council will normally be free to attend after school Association meetings or activities. If the District holds a meeting on the second Thursday of the month, upon request of the representative council member, he/she will be released.
J. In the event there is an Executive Order and/or Legislative action declaring a State of Emergency that requires a change in program/instructional delivery, consultations will take place amongst FETA and FSD representatives regarding any proposed changes in program/instructional delivery.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. 5.1 The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes school facilities for any meetings, and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, have the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. school equipment including typewriters, mimeograph machines, other duplicating equipment, calculating machines, and all types of audio-visual equipment when such equipment is not otherwise in use. The Association shall receive free copies pay reasonable costs for all materials and supplies incident to such use and shall be responsible for the proper operation of the financial reports of the districtsaid equipment.
I. 5.2 The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association an opportunity at faculty meetings to make announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. 5.3 The Association shall be provided with bulletin board space boards or sections thereof, for the purposes of posting Association materials. The Association shall also have the right to use school mails to distribute Association materials.
5.4 Any bargaining unit member who is a member of the Association or who has applied for membership may sign and deliver to the employer an assignment authorizing deduction of dues, assessments, and contributions to the Association as established by the Association. Such authorization shall continue in effect from year to year unless revoked in writing. The amounts deducted shall be promptly remitted to NEA-NH. If a place readily accessible teacher leaves the District before full dues authorized have been deducted, the balance shall be deducted from the employee‟s final paycheck.
5.5 Duly authorized representatives of the local, state, and national levels of the Association shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property provided that this shall not interfere with nor interrupt normal school operations or staff responsibilities.
5.6 The School Administrative Unit office will, upon hiring a new employee, notify the Association president of the new employee‟s name, assignment, address, and normally frequented by all teachers salary. The SAU will include a copy of the Agreement and a copy of the Association‟s membership form in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating information it gives to new employees.
5.7 The Association activitiesPresident or the President‟s designee shall be provided with one (1) day paid professional leave per year to conduct Association business.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of The Employer agrees that the Association may make announcements during faculty use Library conference rooms for Association meetings, subject to approval and such rules, regulations and restrictions on use as may be established by the Employer for the public use of such facilities. The use of Library conference rooms shall be without charge unless special custodial or other services are required, in which event the Association shall reimburse the Employer for the cost of such services.
B. Representatives The Association shall be entitled to hold meetings of the membership on the first Monday of each month between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. If the Library is closed on the first Monday of the month, the Association may make announcements shall be entitled to hold its meeting during the same times on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders second Monday of Association deadlinesthe month.
C. The Association shall have access Employer agrees that Employees may make incidental use of the Employer’s equipment, subject to approval and such other rules, regulations and restrictions on use as the Board Policy Book on the District’s websiteEmployer may impose from time to time.
D. The Employer agrees to provide bulletin board space in each facility for the posting of Association President shall be sent copies notices of the agendaappointments, minutesmeetings, elections, recreational and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meetingsocial events.
E. The Employer shall notify the Association within ten (10) working days of the hiring of new bargaining unit members. Such notice shall be granted include the right Employee’s name, department and classification. Subject to use teacher mailboxes for any Employee authorization, the Employer shall also forward to the Association the Employee’s home address and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this righttelephone number.
F. Association officers and/or representatives may will be allowed to meet with employees during members of the workday, providing Library administration on matters related to the visit does not interfere with class instructionAssociation and/or its members without loss of time or pay.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right Employer agrees to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given approve an unpaid leave of absence with no loss for up to two (2) Association members to attend state or national meetings of senioritythe Association to which they have been elected as delegates. Upon returning to The President shall provide the district, Employer thirty (30) days advance written notice of the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to names of the persons appointed as delegates and the dates and times of the proposed leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundof absence.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives The afternoon of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives first Thursday of the Association may make announcements on all school building systemsmonth will be reserved for NTA meetings. The NTA president or designee (V.P., before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association Ex. Board) shall have access be released for up to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies equivalent of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year .4 FTE for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcementsconducting union business.
J. The B. Agency Shop (Fair Share)
1. Any unit member who is a member of the Natomas Teachers Association, CTA/NEA, or who has applied for membership, may sign and deliver to the District an assignment authorizing deduction of unified membership dues, initiation fees and general assessments in the Association. Pursuant to such authorization, the District shall deduct one-tenth (1/10) of such dues from the regular salary check of the unit member each month for ten (10) months. Deductions for unit members who sign such authorization after the commencement of the school year shall be appropriately prorated to complete payments by the end of the school year.
2. Any unit member who is not a member of the Natomas Teachers Association, CTA/NEA, or who does not make application for membership within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this Agreement, or within thirty (30) days from the date of commencement of assigned duties within the bargaining unit, shall become a member of the Association or pay to the Association a fee in an amount equal to unified membership dues, initiation fees and general assessments, payable to the Association in one (1) lump sum cash payment in the same manner as required for the payment of membership dues; provided, however, that the unit member may authorize payroll deduction for such fee in the same manner as provided in section 1 of this Article. In the event that a unit member shall not pay such fee directly to the Association, or authorize payment through payroll deduction as provided in section 1, the Association shall have so inform the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcementsDistrict, and the right District shall immediately begin automatic payroll deduction as provided in Education Code section 45061 and in the same manner as set forth in section 1 of this Article. There shall be no charge to make the Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Boardfor such mandatory agency fee deductions.
K. The Association 3. Any unit member who is a member of a religious body whose traditional tenets or teachings include objections to joining or financially supporting employee organizations shall not be granted paid leave required to join or financially support Natomas Teachers Association, CTA/NEA, as a condition of employment; except that such unit member shall pay, in the total amount lieu of three (3) days a service fee, sums equal to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance such service fee to one of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and following non-religious, non-labor organizations, charitable funds exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the date/s on which it will be taken.Internal Revenue Code:
L. Any employee elected a. Foundation to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.Assist California Teachers b. Mustard Seed School
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Contract Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to the Michigan Public Employment Relations Act (▇▇▇▇), the Board hereby agrees that every Teacher shall have the right to organize, to join and to support the Association for the purpose of collective bargaining, or to refrain from such activities. The Board agrees that it will not directly or indirectly discourage, coerce, or deprive Teachers of any rights conferred by the Acts, Constitutions, or the laws of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsState of Michigan and/or of the United States; that it will not discriminate against Teachers with respect to hours, wages or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his/her membership (or non-membership) in the Association; or collective bargaining with the Board; or his/her institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement, or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment.
B. Representatives of The Association shall have the Association may make announcements right to use District buildings for meetings when a request is made to the building administrator. The building administrator will specify the room to be used. A room shall be made available on all school building systemsworkdays from 2:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., before or after the student dayupon request, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinesprovided it does not interfere with other scheduled activities.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher Teacher mailboxes and District e-mail (subject to District acceptable use policies) for any communications to Teachers and all communications. No other teacher union to post notices of its activities on Teacher bulletin boards provided the communications are official business of the Association, clearly stated and identified, and that they are placed on bulletin boards which are located in the Teachers' lounges and/or workrooms to avoid student involvement in Association affairs.
D. As soon as possible, but within thirty (30) work days, following receipt of a written request, the Board shall make available to the Association, to the extent the material is readily available and/or is reasonably obtainable, information, statistics and/or records relevant to the collective bargaining process and/or the enforcement of the terms of this Agreement.
E. Upon request, the Association shall be given this rightprovided a place on the agenda of staff meetings for brief reports and announcements.
F. The Association may request the right to appear on the Board of Education agenda to speak on any agenda item before action is taken by 9 AM on the Friday before its regularly scheduled meeting.
▇. ▇▇▇▇ authorized representatives may meet with employees during of the workdayAssociation and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property at all reasonable times, providing the visit does provided that this shall not interfere with class instructionor interrupt the normal school operations.
G. The ▇. ▇▇▇▇ authorized representatives of the Association shall be granted, at no cost, have the right to use the district’s school facilities to conduct Association business and equipment at reasonable times.
H. , when such equipment is not otherwise in use. The user shall have knowledge of the operation of the machines/equipment. The Association shall receive free copies pay for the reasonable cost of the financial reports of the districtall materials and supplies incident to such use.
I. The rights granted to the Association shall not be given time on granted or extended to any competing labor organization during the first teacher day life of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcementsthis Agreement.
J. The Association Board shall have provide up to a total of thirty (30) days per year for the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the collective use of the PA Association members for Association business. Applications for use of these days shall be submitted in the same manner as the established CIRT process and timeline. Approved absences shall then be entered into the substitute management system at least 24 hours in advance in order to make necessary announcementssecure guest teacher coverage. No deduction from the Teacher's leave allowance accumulation shall be made for these days. The only expense to the Board shall be the regular compensation of the Teacher; however, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and expense of the employment of substitute teachers shall be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address paid by the BoardAssociation.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave and the Board seek to educate young people in the total amount democratic tradition, to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ recognition of three (3) days individual freedoms and social responsibility, to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance inspire meaningful awareness of the person/s who will be using Association Leave respect for the Constitution and the date/s on which it will be takenBill of Rights, and to instill appreciation of values of individual personality.
L. Any employee elected 1. It is recognized that these democratic values can best be transmitted in an atmosphere in which both the Association and the Board fully and meaningfully cooperate in the decision- making process fostering these values for both Teachers and students.
2. It is recognized by both parties that a change in the educational process may mean progress and that it may be initiated from the bottom up or the top down. In either event, both parties agree that the individual Teacher, or a group of Teachers, affected by the proposed change should be involved in order for the proposed change to serve in be successful.
3. Both parties agree that if the Board imposes a State (OEA) particular style or National (NEA) office shall be given technique of instruction upon a group of Teachers, or an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniorityindividual Teacher, this may negatively affect the educational process. Upon returning to the districtHowever, the employee shall be placed into a similar position Board retains its right and responsibility to that they held prior to make the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgrounddecisions it deems necessary.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space 4. It is not the intent of this language to interfere with the Board's right to evaluate performance of Licensed Non-Classroom Personnel as outlined in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activitiesArticle 13.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives Any teacher who is a member of the Association or who has applied for membership may make announcements sign and deliver to the Board an assignment authorizing deduction of membership dues in the Association anytime during faculty meetingsthe contract period. Such authorization shall continue from year to year unless revoked by written notice to the Association and the Board. During the school year, September through June, one-tenth (1/10) of the annual dues may be deducted each month the payroll deduction is authorized and the employee’s earnings are sufficient to cover monthly cost. The payroll deduction authorization shall be submitted to the payroll department ten (10) days before payday. The Board, its agents and employees shall be held harmless by the Association against any charges, complaints, liabilities, or fiscal responsibilities for its actions or inactions in granting this privilege to the Association.
B. Representatives of With respect to all Association membership dues deducted by the Association may make announcements on all school building systemsBoard pursuant to authorization by the employee, before or after the student dayBoard agrees to disburse said sums, regarding meeting times and locationswithout administrative cost, and reminders of Association deadlinesto the Association.
C. The An Association faculty representative shall be given opportunity at the conclusion of faculty meetings to make brief announcements providing teachers not desiring to remain have access been given opportunity to the Board Policy Book on the District’s websiteleave.
D. The Association President may post notice of activities and matters of Association concern on a bulletin board provided in the respective school faculty lounges, specified solely for such use, providing that the materials are seen by the administrator before posting. The Association shall maintain bulletin boards in an orderly and current manner. The Association Building Representative at each school shall be sent copies of responsible for maintaining the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meetingbulletin board.
E. The Teacher mail boxes, district mail and email systems may be used by the Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this rightcommunicate with teachers.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during A copy of all distributed materials shall be provided to the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instructionadministrator.
G. The Board agrees to provide the Association with the date and time of School Board meetings. The administration will notify the Association of any special or emergency meetings of the School board. A copy of the meeting agenda shall be granted, at no cost, sent to each school for placement on the right faculty lounge bulletin board and a copy will be sent to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timesPresident.
H. The Association shall receive free copies have the right to use buildings from immediately after the teacher duty day until closing time of the financial reports particular school, providing the building administrator is notified in advance as to time and place of the meetings. Requests to hold meetings at other times will be given the same consideration that is afforded other community groups.
I. Upon request, the Association shall be provided, as soon as is practicable, school assignment, grade level and/or subject areas, and address of each teacher in the district.
I. The J. Upon proper written authorization by the Superintendent and the Association President or designee, two days of Professional Leave with pay shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year granted to three association members for the purpose of making appropriate attending the yearly Florida Education Association announcements.
J. Florida Representatives Assembly. Release time for the President and Association Leaders will not exceed eight (8) days per year cumulative. The Association shall have days are to be coordinated with the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, school principal for the use mutual benefit of the PA system to make necessary announcements, Association and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the BoardDistrict.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Master Contract Agreement, Master Contract Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives All Association business shall be conducted so that there is no conflict with the instructional and/or supervisory duties of the staff or the normal program of the school. The Association President will be assigned a maximum of four (4) classes to be scheduled during the first four periods of the school day when possible. The President and a maximum of two (2) vice-presidents will not be assigned supervisory duties except during times of crisis.
B. The Association may use staff mailboxes consistent with applicable law for the distribution of materials dealing with the proper and legitimate business of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsprovided said material is signed by a responsible officer or identifiable logo, the Association assumes all liability for its contents, no District personnel are used, and a courtesy copy is given to the building principal and the Superintendent.
B. Representatives C. Each school shall provide a bulletin board designated by the building principal for the Association to post materials dealing with the proper and legitimate business of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before provided such material is signed by a responsible officer or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locationsidentifiable logo, and reminders of the Association deadlinesassumes all liability for its contents.
C. D. A total of twenty (20) days per school year, not to be charged to personal leave, shall be available to officers and delegates of the Association to attend meetings held by NYSUT and/or its affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no individual may utilize more than six (6) Association days per school year without District approval. The Association shall have access to reimburse the Board Policy Book on District for the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies cost of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments substitutes for each board meeting prior to that meetingday used.
E. The Association In the event a teacher is selected as a delegate to the New York State Teachers Retirement System, leave with pay shall be granted for the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this rightpurpose of attending the annual New York State Teachers Retirement System convention.
F. After the close of school on school days, the Association representatives may meet use areas designated by the principal, without cost, for meetings of the Association provided that there is no interference with employees during any previously scheduled school activities. The use of the workday, providing building shall be arranged in advance with the visit does not interfere with class instructionprincipal and shall conform to the policy of the Board and the laws of the state of New York.
G. The Association shall be granted, at may use school equipment on a cost basis provided there is no cost, interference with the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year program. Requests for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, equipment are to be made through the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Boardbuilding principal consistent with applicable law.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives Names and addresses of new unit members shall be made available to the Association by September 15. In addition to any payroll deductions required by law, the Board will deduct the periodic dues of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives Association, for purposes of prompt transmittal to the Association, from the pay of a unit member so long as the unit member presents a written “deduction authorization” to the Treasurer. The Treasurer will cease such dues deduction if the authorization is revoked by the unit member. All deduction authorizations or revocations shall be presented to the Treasurer before September 30 of the Association may make announcements on all school building systemsyear in which such authorization or revocation is to be effective. Additional deductions will include hospital and dental insurance premiums, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times one employee credit union and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. one tax sheltered annuity per employee. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities staff/faculty bulletin boards. Such use shall be in an area not to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The exceed 24 inches by 24 inches in the upper right hand corner. Material placed on the bulletin boards shall be identified as having been authorized by the Association. Use of bulletin boards by any employees’ organization (as that term is defined in O.R.C. Section 4117.01 [D]), other than the Association, shall be brought to the attention of the Chief Administrator of the building where such use occurs and thereafter the Administration and the Association shall receive free copies take reasonable steps to cause the discontinuation of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. such use. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, right to the use of the PA system school facilities for meetings that do not conflict with previously set teacher meetings, subject to make necessary announcementsthe approval of the appropriate Administrator. Such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Classified employees may attend such Association meetings as do not conflict with essential duties. Such meetings shall take place either immediately before or immediately after the work day, except that five meetings per school year may be scheduled to begin at 2:45 p.m. If additional meetings are requested and approved appropriate adjustments to “compensatory” time referred to in Article VII, Calendar and Hours, shall be made. All post-secondary staff are entitled to attend Association meetings if not scheduled for an appointment at the time of the meeting. The Association may use the intra-school mail system, including electronic mail. The Association shall have the right to make place materials in the mailboxes of employees. The Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, President and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address liaison shall receive an advance copy of the Board.
K. board meeting agenda. The Association shall be granted paid leave in allowed to have its representatives, who are not employees of the total amount of three (3) days district, enter buildings to represent teacher interestsconduct Association business with employees before and after school hours, so long as the instructional program is not interrupted. The Association President shall notify have the Superintendent three (3) days right to use the following school-owned equipment without charge so long as use is not made during the user’s working hours: typewriters, calculators, computers, word processors, audio-visual equipment, and telephones for local calls only. Long distance calls shall be made only on the Association’s credit card. The Association shall assume financial responsibility for loss or damage to said equipment while in advance use by the Association. Equipment may not be removed from the premises, and use of equipment in classroom and laboratory areas must have approval of the person/s who Supervisor or Principal. The Association may use the school copy machines with the following provisions:
A. Only the Association President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Sergeant-at-Arms shall use the designated copy machine.
B. Only the front office machines in each of the three buildings shall be used by the Association.
C. A log of all copies run will be using Association Leave kept with the secretary closest to the machine. Said log will show the date, the number of copies run, and the date/s on which it person running the copies.
D. The copy logs will be taken.
L. Any employee elected submitted to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office the Cashier at the end of each school quarter for prompt payment by the Association at the designated cost per copy. Such rate shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning more than the actual cost to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. Board. The Association shall be provided bulletin permitted to make a brief announcement during the initial orientation meeting of each school year and to present the Association scholarship at the Senior Recognition ceremonies. The Association will also be permitted to make a presentation during the new employee orientation. The Board will provide the President or designee up to seven (7) days of union leave per school year, to be approved in advance by the Director of Personnel, who will not unreasonably withhold approval. The Association will reimburse the Board monthly for 50% of the per diem salary of the President or designee when a day of union leave is used. The board space will pay for the President’s and/or designee’s fringe benefits and the salary and any fringe benefit cost of a substitute used in place of the President and/or designee for the first four (4) days. The Association will reimburse the Board monthly for the salary and any fringe benefit cost of a substitute used in place readily accessible of the President and/or designee for days five (5), six (6), and seven (7); in addition to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities50% of the per diem salary of the President or designee.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. 5.1 The Association shall will have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes school buildings and equipment at reasonable times without cost for meetings. The Association shall, however, pay any additional cost incurred by the Board in granting this use.
5.2 Upon request, the Association will be given an opportunity at building faculty meetings to present brief reports and all communicationsannouncements.
5.3 The Association will have the right to post notices on its activities and matters of employee concerns on employee bulletin boards provided for that purpose and may use in-school mail boxes to communicate with its members.
5.4 During the terms of this Agreement, the rights set forth in Article I shall not be granted to any other bargaining agent.
5.5 Rights granted to the Association under Article V shall not, in the judgment of the Board, be disruptive or injurious to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ education system, its students, employees, or administration, nor in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement. No other teacher union In making judgments under this Section, the Board shall not be arbitrary or capricious.
5.6 Representative(s) of the Association shall be given this right.
F. allowed to conduct Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit business on school property provided that such business does not interfere with class instructionthe scheduled instruction or supervisory duties of the District's employees. In any event, the representative shall follow building procedures regarding his/her presence in the building.
G. The Association shall be granted5.7 Upon notification by an employee the Board agrees to deduct from the salaries of its employees, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year union dues or service fees for the purpose of making appropriate ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Education Association, National Education Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements– New Hampshire, and the right National Education Association, as said employees individually and voluntarily authorize the District to make deduct and to transmit the monies promptly to such Association. New members/employees who elect to join the Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, will complete an official membership form and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting forward a copy to address the BoardDistrict payroll office.
K. 5.8 The Association President or designee shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three up to four (34) days to represent teacher interests. The off per year with pay so that officers may attend official Association President shall notify events such as the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave annual State Delegates Assembly and the date/s on which it will be takenNational Representative Assembly or to conduct official Association business.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. 1. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communicationsfollowing exclusive organizational rights set forth in this Article. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall provide the Employer an official roster of its officers and Ohio Education Association (OEA) representative(s) which is to be granted, kept current at no cost, all times. No unit member shall be recognized by the right Employer as an Association representative until the Association President has presented the Employer with written certification of that person's selection.
2. The Employer shall provide one (1) bulletin board in each facility where unit members are employed for the use of Association business. It is not appropriate to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timesthis bulletin board for inflammatory or derogatory material.
H. 3. The Association shall receive free copies have electronic access to the agenda for each Board meeting and of the financial reports minutes of each Board meeting. Upon request, the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day informed of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcementsagenda changes.
J. 4. The Association shall have the right to use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms Employer facilities for meetings on non- work time and lounges, the use with prior approval of the PA system to make necessary announcementsSuperintendent. It may reasonably use the copying machine, computers and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Boardtypewriters.
K. 5. The Association President/designee shall be furnished with the names of all newly employed unit members unless the unit member requests otherwise. The Association shall be granted paid leave in provide the total amount Employer with a sufficient number of three (3) days contracts to represent teacher interestsprovide to current and new bargaining unit employees. The Employer will provide a copy of the contract to each new bargaining unit employee during the orientation process. Upon request of the Association President, the Employer shall provide such personal contact information as it has on file for unit members.
6. Association representatives not employed by the Employer may enter the Employer's premises during work hours, Monday through Friday. The Association President representative will report his/her presence to the office. Such visits shall notify not interfere with the Superintendent three (3) days in advance work of a unit member or the operations of the person/s who will Employer or its facilities.
7. A policy book shall be using Association Leave maintained at each facility and updated as soon as reasonably possible. In addition, current policies and procedures are maintained electronically, and shall be accessible to union members outside of the work location in a manner acceptable to the County and the date/s on which it will be takenBoard and implemented at such time as the Board is able to accomplish the required technology upgrades, but no later than September 1, 2019.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority8. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space may use Board owned facilities in a place readily accessible accordance with Board policy applicable to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and any other official materials relating public organization allowed to Association activitiesdo so.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. 5.1 The Association shall will have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher school buildings at reasonable times, and without cost for meetings. Request for the use of buildings will be made to the principal in advance. The Association shall, however, pay any additional cost incurred by the Board in granting this use.
5.2 Upon request, the Association will be given an opportunity at building staff meetings to present brief reports and announcements.
5.3 The Association will have the right to post notices on its activities and matters of employee concerns on appropriate bulletin boards provided for that purpose and will have the right to use district email and the mailboxes for staff provided in each building.
5.4 The Association may, with permission from the building principal, use school equipment, normally used by employees, for Association activities. However, expendable materials will be at the expense of the Association.
5.5 During the term of this Agreement, the rights set forth in this Article shall not be granted to any and all communicationsother bargaining agent.
5.6 Rights granted to the Association under this Article V shall not, in the judgment of the Board, be disruptive or injurious to the Fall Mountain education system, its students, the faculty, or administration, nor in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement. No other teacher union In making judgments under this Section, the Board shall not be arbitrary or capricious.
5.7 Representative(s) of the New Hampshire Education Association shall be given this right.
F. allowed to conduct Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit business on school property at all times provided such business does not interfere with class instructionthe scheduled duties of the District's employees. In any event, the representative shall inform the building principal of his/her presence and whom he/she wishes to see.
G. The 5.8 Association representative(s) shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities free to conduct Association business at reasonable all times, provided such business does not interfere with the representative's scheduled duties, or that such business does not interfere with the scheduled duties of other employees.
H. The 5.9 A. Upon written authorization from the bargaining unit member, the Employer shall deduct dues, assessments and contributions for the Association as established by the Association. Such authorization shall receive free copies continue in effect unless revoked in writing by the employee. Pursuant to such authorization, the Employer shall deduct from each regular salary check such dues, assessments and contributions, starting with the first regular salary check after receipt of the financial reports of Membership Application Form and continue in effect unless revoked in writing by the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcementsemployee, and forward the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning funds to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundAssociation's treasurer.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the The Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association designate different official representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate meeting and conferring regarding departmental issues and at the City level. The Association announcements.
J. may also designate alternates to such official representatives for the purpose of specific meetings by advance notice to the City Administrator or designee. The City shall provide release time for up to six (6) General Bargaining Unit (GBU) Stewards upon request for the following purposes: • Investigation of grievances and potential grievances; • Attendance at meetings of disciplinary nature when presence is requested by an employee; • Attendance at meetings with management; • Meet and confer sessions; • Attendance at open meetings of Boards and Commissions that effect wages, hours and working conditions of employees in the unit. The GBU Stewards as a group shall be allowed not more than a total of 40 hours of paid leave per year for the conduct of Association business relating specifically to the City of Madera, exclusive of the Meet and Confer process. Said release time must be approved by the employee's supervisor or department head, and such leave shall not be unreasonably denied. Leave taken under this section shall be reported to the Human Resources Department for purpose of accounting for the hours taken. For accounting purposes, clerical functions shall be included in the 40 hours. Such time is not for the purpose of Association organizing or solicitation of members. It is agreed that efforts shall be made to minimize such release time in scheduling meetings. The processing of a grievance shall be considered official business and the employee, along with his/her representative, shall have reasonable time and meeting facilities allocated to them. The City shall provide bulletin board space for the Association for the purpose of communication between the Association and its membership. The Association shall also have access to City mailboxes for the use purpose of distributing mail to the Association members. The City shall furnish suitable bulletin boards for use by the City for posting announcements. Announcements for all personnel examinations, Council and Civil Service Agendas, and other matters relating to the Association/GBU and the City's concerns shall be posted on these boards. At a minimum one such board shall be in all City Hall, and one in the common area at the Public Works/Parks & Community Services building. Any employee workrooms and loungesin this unit who has authorized Association dues deductions on the effective date of this MOU or at any time subsequent to the effective date of this MOU shall continue to have such dues deductions made by the City during the term of this MOU, provided however that any employee in the use unit may terminate such Association dues during the period of December 1 through December 15th of each year of the PA system MOU by notifying the Association in writing of his/her termination of Association dues deduction. Such notification shall be delivered in person or by U.S. mail and should be in the form of a letter containing the following information: employee name, employee number, job classification, department name and name of the Association from which dues deductions are to make necessary announcementsbe cancelled. The letter shall be sent to Madera City Hall located at ▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ATTN: Madera Affiliated City Employees’ Association. The Association will provide the City's Payroll Department with the appropriate documentation to process these dues cancellations within ten (10) business days after the close of the withdrawal period. The effective date for dues cancellation will be the first full pay period after January 1st of each year. Authorization by individual members to begin or requests to terminate dues deductions will be maintained by the Association. The start or stop of membership dues deductions for individual members will be communicated by the Association to the City’s Payroll Department in writing by an authorized representative of the Association. Requests to begin dues deductions will be effective the next whole pay period following receipt by the Payroll Department of the written request to begin such deductions form the Association. The City will not be held liable for Association dues deductions made or terminated based on notice from an authorized Association representative. The City, will, on the first 2 paydays of each month, deduct the applicable Association dues for all employees and such dues and fees shall be remitted to the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address regularly with an itemized statement within 15 business days of the Board.
K. withholding. The Association shall keep the City currently informed as to the amount of dues to be granted paid leave deducted and such notification shall be certified to the City initially in writing over the signature of authorized Officers or Representatives of the Union. Changes in the total amount membership dues shall be certified to the City at least one (1) month in advance of three (3) days to represent teacher intereststhe effective date of such changes. The Association President City shall notify have no responsibility for the Superintendent three collection of fees, assessments, or other deductions unless such deductions are certified to the City as prescribed at least thirty (330) days in advance of the person/s who will payday upon which such deduction is to be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of senioritymade. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space indemnify, defend and hold harmless against all claims, demands, expenses, judgments, or other liabilities on account of dues or fees collected by the City and paid over to the Association. The Association agrees to refund to the City any amounts paid to it in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activitieserror upon presentation of proper evidence thereof.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Memorandum of Understanding, Memorandum of Understanding
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the following rights:
A. The right of access for its representatives to contact unit members at work sites, provided that they announce their presence to the site administrator and do not interfere in any way with normal duties. Normally contacts with unit members will be limited to non-working times such as breaks;
B. The right to use without charge District bulletin board space allocated to the Association, mailboxes, and the District mail system, including e-mail, for the communication of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and loungesAssociation business, such as agendas, minutes, training flyers, etc.;
C. The right to use institutional facilities at reasonable non-working times for the use purpose of meetings, subject to the provisions of the PA system to make necessary announcementsCivic Center Act, provided that there shall be no charge for regular business meetings of the Chapter; and the right to make receive copying services from the District, at the convenience of the District and for a reasonable charge;
D. The right to review any unit member's personnel files and any other records available to the unit member which are not otherwise privileged, when accompanied by the unit member or on presentation of a written authorization signed by the unit member;
E. The right to be supplied with a list of unit members by name, classification and location of work as of the effective date of the Agreement; and the District shall furnish the Association statements with a copy of any seniority lists which it maintains or which it develops;
F. The right to receive one copy of the Board Agenda for each Association officer; which traditionally includes all non-confidential budgetary data received by the Board;
G. The right to review at Staff/Faculty Meetingsreasonable times any non-confidential, non-privileged material in the possession of the District which is reasonably necessary for the Association to fulfill its role as exclusive bargaining representative;
H. The right to release time for unit members who are officers of the Association, in order to attend meetings, conventions, grievance resolution meetings with the District, and other necessary Association business apart from negotiation meetings, such time to be provided limited to an aggregate of 150 hours per fiscal year; and the right to reasonable release time at necessary to attend negotiation meetings with the District;
I. The right to consult with the District with respect to the appointment of unit members to committees rendering advice to the District; and
J. The District shall offer to furnish each regular Board Meeting unit member with a paper copy of this Agreement, if requested. The District shall post the Agreement on the District website and update the Agreement as changes are made. The District shall notify members whenever the agreement is updated and provide the link to address the Boardposted copy.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in will have the total amount of three (3) days opportunity to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takenpresent at professional development, or various work group meetings, for not more than 15 minutes.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.AB119
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of 1. Meetings, notices and general information shall be subject to the following:
a. The Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards the School Buildings for meetings under the same terms and conditions as granted to school associated activities, provided that proper application has been made and approved.
b. The Association may transmit communication to Teachers via bulletins in each school lounge, via e-mail, via Teacher mail boxes (if material is identified as to the source), and via the intercom system. The Association assumes all employee workrooms and lounges, legal responsibility for communications pursuant to this section.
c. The Association will have the use of District owned typewriters, computers and other technology routinely available to teachers and copying machines outside the PA system Teacher’s regular school hours when such equipment is not in use by submitting a request for such use to make necessary announcements, the building principal. At no time shall such equipment be removed from the premises for such use. Paper and the right to make Association statements at Staffall duplicating materials/Faculty Meetings, and supplies will be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address by the BoardAssociation.
K. The Association 2. A Teacher shall be granted paid excused for Association leave in without loss of salary provided the following conditions are met:
a. No more than two representatives will be excused on any one day.
b. The total amount number of three days permitted for such meetings shall be limited to five (35) days per school year. In the event two representatives are excused on the same day, that day shall count as two of the five (5) days allowed hereunder.
c. A written request for excused leave must be submitted to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) at least four school days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the days requested.
d. The excused days must not impair the quality of classroom instruction. The Superintendent shall be the sole judge, using the same standards as applied to any other authorized absence, as to whether leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgrounddays requested would impair the quality of classroom instruction.
M. e. The Winfield Teacher’s Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in reimburse the District for posting official notices the cost of substitute Teachers for the first, third, fourth and other official materials relating fifth of the five (5) days. Such reimbursement shall be made not later than 10 days after the day of such leave.
f. Such leave shall not be used for purposes of negotiations/mediation/or arbitration.
3. Written notice of a regular or special meeting of the Board of Education and a copy of the proposed agenda will be made available to the Association activitiesat the District office at the same time as it is available to the public.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Professional Negotiations Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives The District will provide the Association with the use of the District interschool mail facilities for distribution of official Association communications so long as such communications are clearly labeled as Association materials and provided further that such communications are not in violation of the law. Courtesy copies will be made available to the District and the principal/supervisor upon request.
B. The District will allow the Association and its respective affiliates the use of District facilities for Association meetings provided such meetings do not interfere with or interrupt the normal school day. Such meetings will be held outside duty hours. Exceptions may be granted by the building principal.
C. Other than meetings as provided above, duly authorized representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsand its respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact Association business on school property, provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations. Provided further that said representatives shall notify the building administrator or designee of their presence.
B. Representatives D. The District will provide bulletin boards at locations mutually agreed upon for use by the Association. All materials posted shall be clearly labeled as official Association materials. Such bulletin boards shall only be used for the following notices:
1. Association meetings and announcements,
2. Official policy statements of the Association,
3. Reports of Association may make committees,
4. Association Election notices,
5. Recreational and social affairs of the Association,
6. Other official Association notices. Notices or announcements on should not contain anything reflecting unfavorably upon the District, its management, or any of its employees. Association officers and members shall not use expendable school district materials in the transaction of Association business without reimbursement to the District.
E. The Association and its members shall have the right to use the District email and other electronic communication systems consistent with District policy and state law. Electronic files exist and are subject to public disclosure.
F. The District agrees to furnish the Association all school building systems, public records pursuant to state law.
G. SEA will be authorized to hold four (4) school/site meetings a year during the thirty (30) minutes before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives The Board agrees to furnish the Association, in response to reasonable requests from time to time, available information in the public domain.
B. Grievance conferences, proceedings and negotiations including any impasse activities shall be normally scheduled at times other than working hours. However, when the Board or its representatives requires or agrees to the attendance of any member of the unit to participate in any such activity during working hours, he shall suffer no loss in pay for such time spent. Up to three members of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of bargaining team will be released from duty for any negotiations session that is mutually agreed upon by the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinesparties.
C. The Association shall have access and its representatives may be permitted to use school buildings at reasonable hours for meetings, upon prior notice and approval by the Board Policy Book on the District’s websitebuilding principal.
D. The Association President may be permitted the use of school facilities and office equipment, upon prior notice and approval by the building principal, at reasonable times when such equipment is not otherwise in use. The Association shall be sent copies of pay for the agenda, minutes, materials and supplies incident to such use and for any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meetingrepairs necessitated as a result thereof.
E. The Association shall have in each building work location adequate bulletin board space for the posting of Association notices. All such notices shall bear the signature of an Association official, and only an authorized representative of the Association shall be granted employed to post these materials on the right to use teacher mailboxes for any board. Copies of all such notices and all communications. No other teacher union materials shall be given this rightto the Superintendent or his designee prior to posting. Bulletin boards shall not be used for the posting of derogatory or controversial material.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at permitted the reasonable use of the inter-school mail facilities and school mail boxes for Association business only.
G. In the event there is no costAssociation representative in any work location, the right authorized representative from another work location may be designated the authorized representative of the Association by a letter of authorization by the President of the Association, to use carry out all duties and responsibilities as set forth in this Agreement, except that such representatives shall not be entitled to leave the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timespremises of the work location in which he works during his working hours, nor interfere with work being performed by other employees.
H. The Association shall receive free copies rights and privileges of the financial reports Association and its representatives as set forth in this Agreement shall be granted only to the Association as the exclusive representative of the districtemployees, and to no other employee organization.
I. The Association An employee shall have the right, upon request, to review the contents of his/her personnel file and to receive copies at Board expense of any documents contained therein. An employee shall be given time on entitled to have a representative(s) of the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcementsaccompany him/her during such review.
J. No material derogatory to an employee’s conduct, service, or personality while employed in South Brunswick shall be placed in his/her personnel file unless the employee has had an opportunity to review the material. The Association employee shall acknowledge that he/she has had an opportunity to review such material by affixing his/her signature to a statement on the file copy which indicates that he/she has "had an opportunity to review such material but by affixing his/her signature, he/she neither agrees nor disagrees with the contents". The employee shall also have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staffsubmit a written answer to such material and his/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association her answer shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify reviewed by the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the personor his/s who will be using Association Leave her designee and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning attached to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundfile copy.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives All rights listed below are sole and exclusive rights of the Association.
A. Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsdays shall not be considered as work days within the school calendar. Those twelve (12) month employees scheduled to work on such days may, at their option, attend the meeting or work their scheduled day. Those who attend must provide proof of attendance, i.e., registration receipts, turned into the central administrative office, unless the receipts are not given at the time of the meeting. When receipts are not given at the meeting, they will be turned in as soon as possible.
B. Representatives The Association shall be entitled to send a maximum of two (2) official delegates to its annual assemblies. Such delegates shall receive their normal wages for each day they serve as an official delegate. However, it is understood that the total annual assembly days shall not exceed six (6) paid days per year. The selection of the employees to attend shall be up to the Association may make announcements on all school building systemsas long as substitutes can be arranged by the administration and whenever possible, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinessuch delegates shall be from two (2) different classifications.
C. The Association President and the Association representative for each building shall have access receive, prior to each Board meeting, a copy of all relevant public data pertaining to said Board meeting with a copy of the meeting agenda, Superintendent’s recommendations and financial report. Each Board Policy Book on meeting agenda shall be posted in each building no later than the District’s website.day of the meeting except if such meeting is an emergency session as prescribed for in Section 121.22 O.R.C.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of has the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior right to that meetingtransact union business on school property as long as there is no interference with employees who are scheduled to work.
E. The Association shall be granted has the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher represent members on union shall be given this rightmatters.
F. The Board will notify the Association representatives may meet with employees during President within seven (7) days after the workdayBoard hires a new employee. The Superintendent will supply the name, providing address, classification, and shift of the visit does not interfere with class instructionnew employee to the President.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, has the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year bulletin boards and internal mail for the purpose of making appropriate Association union announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of The Milford Education Association shall have the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.following rights and privileges:
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. 3.01 The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agendaprovided all agendas, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior public information made available to that meetingBoard members no later than the time of public distribution.
E. 3.02 Association materials may be posted on bulletin boards located in teacher work rooms and/or faculty lounges.
3.03 The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this rightmay place organization materials in building mailboxes.
F. 3.04 The Association representatives may meet use office machines with employees during the workday, providing approval of the visit does not interfere with class instructionbuilding principal.
G. 3.05 The Association shall be granted, may use designated areas in school buildings at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year charge for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcementsmeetings. Such use shall be confined to times of the day when school is not in session and shall be arranged with the building principal at least two (2) days in advance.
J. 3.06 Names and addresses of newly employed professional staff shall be provided to the Association following Board approval of their contract.
3.07 The administration shall make available to all professional staff a directory listing the names, addresses, phone numbers and job assignments.
3.08 The President of the Association and/or a designee and/or the Consultant of the Association shall have the use right to visit schools for the purpose of bulletin boards consulting with bargaining unit members. Either prior to or immediately upon the previously mentioned person's arrival at any school, he/she shall secure from the Principal or in all employee workrooms and loungeshis/her absence the acting building administrator, permission to make the visit. Such permission may be delayed if the visit at the time desired will interfere with normal teaching duties of the professional staff member to be contacted. Upon arrival at the building, the use President of the PA system Association shall notify the Building Principal of his/her presence. Visits that are made to make necessary announcementsdiscuss with the Principal special problems of professional staff members must be arranged in advance with the Principal or in the Principal's absence, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Boardacting building administrator.
K. 3.09 The Association Board shall be granted paid leave in the total amount permit up to a maximum of three (3) Association leave days to represent teacher interestsper officer of the Association per year for the purposes of continuation of a mutually satisfactory relationship between the Association, Board and Administration. The Association President shall notify Additional days may be approved by the Superintendent three (3) days in advance for Association business.
3.10 The Administration will provide a PDF electronic copy of this Agreement and any amendments to the Agreement requiring approval of the person/s who will be using entire Association Leave and membership to the date/s on which it will be takenAssociation President.
L. Any employee elected 3.11 Effective the next pay period after its receipt by the Treasurer of the District, a voluntarily signed written authorization from a member delivered to serve said Treasurer authorizing the deduction of a specific amount from the member’s pay for membership dues in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office the Association shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning effect until the member revokes the authorization by written notice to the district, Treasurer of the employee Association and Treasurer of the Board of Education or until the member's employment by the Board is terminated. The authorization form shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior agreed upon by the Association and the Treasurer of the District. Any money so deducted shall be remitted once each month to the leave Association with a listing of the members for whom deductions were made and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundamount remitted for each such member.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Master Contract, Master Contract
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives The Board agrees to furnish to the Association, in response to reasonable requests from time to time, public information concerning the financial resources of the district and such other public information that shall assist the Association in developing intelligent, accurate, informed and constructive programs on behalf of the secretaries, together with public information which may be necessary for the Association to process any grievance or complaint.
B. Whenever any representative of the Association may make announcements or any secretary participates during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of working hours in mutually scheduled negotiations, grievance proceedings or conferences or meetings with any administrator, the Association may make announcements on all school building systemsBoard, before or after any Board member or representative, the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinessecretary shall suffer no loss in pay.
C. The Association and its representatives shall have access the right to use school buildings at all reasonable hours for meetings when such building or facility is not otherwise in use. The Association shall follow the existing procedure to request such building use. Except as specifically permitted by this Article, no Association business may be conducted during work time, nor at any time in the presence of students, including but not limited to the Board Policy Book on the District’s websitewearing of clothing with logos or insignia, publicity buttons, or other indicia of Association business.
D. The Association President and its representatives shall have the right to use school facilities and equipment, including computers, typewriters, duplicating equipment, calculating machines and all types of audiovisual equipment at reasonable times when such equipment is not otherwise in use. The Board of Education photocopier will also be sent copies available for Association use on a limited special need basis with one (1) day's advance notice to the office of the agenda, minutes, Superintendent. The Association shall pay for the actual cost of all materials and any other attachments for each board meeting prior supplies incident to that meetingsuch use. The Association will replace or repair equipment damaged as a result of such use.
E. The Association shall be granted have the right to utilize existing bulletin boards in faculty lounges or teacher dining rooms. The Association shall, at its option, have the right to exclusive use teacher mailboxes for any of bulletin boards to be provided by the Association. In such event, the size and all communications. No other teacher union location of new bulletin boards shall be given this rightmutually agreed to by the Association and the Superintendent.
F. The rights and privileges of the Association and its representatives may meet with employees during as set forth in this Agreement shall be granted only to the workdayAssociation as the exclusive representative of the secretaries, providing and to no other labor organization. In the visit does event of an election to determine the exclusive representative of the secretaries, this provision shall not interfere with class instructionbe in effect from the time an election is either consented to or ordered until the completion of the election.
G. The President of the Association shall may request to be granted, at no cost, released from his/her assigned duty on an individual case basis as the right to use the district’s facilities need arises to conduct Association business at reasonable timesbusiness. The building Principal or central office Administrator will evaluate these requests and approve them when it appears that such approval will be of mutual benefit to the Board and the Association.
H. The 1. As a condition of granting the released time to the Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and loungesPresident, the use of building Principal may request that the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance provide for coverage of the personhis/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takenher assigned duty.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives 4.1 Official minutes of Board meetings, Board bills, treasurer’s report and Agenda of all upcoming Board Meeting(s), shall be provided to the Association President each month except any information that requires closed session, privileged and confidential information. The Approved final Budget (ISBE Form #50-36) of the School District, the approved annual financial report (ISBE Form #50-35), and a scatter gram shall be available for the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsPresident by requesting same from the Superintendent.
B. Representatives 4.2 Within ten (10) days of Board approval, the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent provided contact information for new teachers.
4.3 Within thirty (30) days of ratification of this agreement, if feasible, the Board of Education shall furnish the Association with enough copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for Agreement to distribute to each board meeting prior to that meetingemployee in the Bargaining Unit.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. 4.4 The Association shall have the right to:
A) Use designated school equipment such as computers, printers, fax machines, scanners, and copy machines for Association announcements provided: (1) Such use will in no manner interfere with instructional or other needs of the School District; and (2) The Association will furnish the paper.
B) Use school facilities for Association meetings, provided: (1) Such meeting space is available; (2) Such meeting neither interferes with the School District's educational programs, nor conflicts with school events or teachers' assignments. Use a designated bulletin boards board in all employee workrooms each building and lounges, the use of the PA system teacher mail boxes for posting and distribution of announcements of the Association provided:
(1) Bulletin board announcements will not contain any information defamatory to make necessary announcementsmembers, employees, or agents of the Board; (2) such announcements do not involve endorsements of political candidates; and (3) All such announcements will be identified as Association materials.
4.5 The Association will annually notify the right Board, to make the extent feasible, within twenty (20) days of any election, of the Association statements Officers.
4.6 Association leave will be granted in the event the Association desires to send representatives (not to exceed three at Staff/Faculty Meetingsone time) to local, and state, or national conferences. The representatives of the Association shall be provided time at each regular Board Meeting excused without the loss of salary or benefits in accordance with the following provisions:
A. The number of Association leave days shall be six (6) days per year not subject to address accrual.
B. The Association may purchase up to fifteen (15) additional days of Association Leave by paying the cost of the substitute to the Board.
K. C. The President of the Association shall be granted paid leave in submit a written request, naming the total amount of three (3individual(s) days who is/are requesting to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify attend, for approval to the Unit Superintendent three (3) days at least one week in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takenanticipated usage.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives The employees and the Association, as their exclusive bargaining representative, shall have and enjoy all the rights and privileges granted to them by Act 379 of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsMichigan Public Acts of 1965 as amended from time to time and by other applicable statutes now or hereafter enacted except as expressly limited by the terms of this Agreement.
B. Representatives Section 2 The Board agrees to furnish the Association in response to reasonable requests from time to time, all available information concerning the financial resources of the District, tentative budgetary requirements and allocations and other such information as will assist the Association in developing intelligent, accurate, informed and constructive programs on behalf of the drivers and their passengers, together with information which may make announcements on all school building systems, before be necessary for the Association to process any grievance or after complaint. Such requests must be in writing and specifically designate the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinesmaterial requested. For materials not normally mass-produced a reasonable cost/charge may be required.
C. Section 3 The Association and its members shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes school building facilities at all reasonable hours for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workdaymeetings, providing the visit such use does not interfere with class instructionprevious building commitments.
G. Section 4 Duplicating machinery shall be available for Association use. Materials used solely for the benefit of the Association shall be paid for by the Association. Materials used for preparation of items of mutual and common use shall be provided without cost by the Board.
Section 5 The Association shall be grantednotify the Board of its Association representatives and alternate representatives. No Association representative or alternate, at no costregardless of when selected, shall function as such until the right to use Board has been notified in writing by the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timesPresident of the Association.
H. The Section 6 Association representatives and their alternates and other Association officials shall receive free copies be permitted to engage in contract negotiations and adjustment of grievances subject to the financial reports of the districtlimitations set forth in this Agreement.
I. The Section 7 Any Association representative or alternate having an individual grievance in connection with his/her own work may ask that another Association or alternate or Association Official assist him/her in adjusting the grievance with his/her supervisor.
Section 8 Bulletin boards shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year erected in a conspicuous place for the purpose of making appropriate posting notices of Association announcementsbusiness or activities. In no case shall obscene or scurrilous printed or written matter be placed on any bulletin board. All materials posted on bulletin boards shall indicate the organization responsible for the material and clearly indicate the author's identity. Bulletin boards used for the above purpose shall be in areas not commonly frequented by students.
J. The Section 9 All notices required to be given by this Agreement shall be sufficient if mailed to the Board by ordinary mail to such address as the Board shall direct in writing. All notices required to be given to the Association by this Agreement shall be mailed to the Association by ordinary mail, addressed to ▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, or to such other address as the Association shall have direct in writing and a copy placed in the use president’s mailbox. All notices to be given to an employee under this Agreement shall be mailed to his last address recorded in the Board's office. It shall be the responsibility of bulletin boards in all employees to notify the Board and their immediate supervisor of any change of address and phone number within ten (10) days of such change. If the employee workrooms and loungesdoes not do this, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, Board's obligation is fulfilled and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and shall not be a factor in a grievance.
Section 10 Two (2) days shall be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The for Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount event the Association is desirous of three (3) days sending representatives to represent teacher interestslocal, state, or national conferences conducted by the Association for the furtherance of its own professional purposes or other business leave pertinent to Association affairs. The Association President Said representatives shall notify be excused, providing the Superintendent three (3) frequency does not significantly interfere with the quality of the employee’s work. For days in advance excess of two (2) per school year, the person/s who Association will be using Association Leave reimburse the District for the cost of substitutes for the additional days, and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid providing that said request for leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning has been submitted to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held superintendent or designee for approval as soon as possible prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The leave. Association business shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented defined as determined by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Lapeer Transportation Association activitiesExecutive Board.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives 2.01 During the term of this Agreement, the Board shall grant the Association the right of payroll deduction for the payment of membership dues to the Association, and to a single professional organization and its affiliates as selected by the Association without cost in accordance with the legal and financial requirements of the Treasurer’s office upon written authorization by a teacher covered by this Agreement.
2.02 This recognition further grants to the Association the followingprivileges:
a. Organizational use of space on school bulletin boards at locations designated by the school principal.
b. Organizational announcements in faculty meetings, use of public address system and insertions in bulletins to teachers as provided for in school procedures authorized by the principal.
c. Use of inter-school mail, email and inter-school telephone service as long as there is no interference with regular business conducted at each building of the school district and as provided for in school procedures authorized by theprincipal.
d. The second Monday of each month shall be recognized as an SHTA meeting night, and all SHTA members shall be free to attend these meetings on said days at 4:00 P.M.
e. The building representative may make announcements during faculty call meetings of SHTA members within the building in a reasonable meeting place designated by the building principal. These meetings will not be held on school time or in conflict with other scheduled activities. In special or unique circumstances, the principal may approve a building meeting that occurs on school time. Such approval does not exempt employees from attending other scheduled meetings.
B. Representatives f. The SHTA building representatives and officers, with the permission of the Association principal or their designee may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards individual school equipment andtechnology when such equipment or technology is not otherwise in all employee workrooms and lounges, use. Any damage or loss resulting from such use will be paid by SHTA.
g. The Board shall provide the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, SHTA President and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address PR&R Officer with the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave agenda and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held monthly financial statements prior to the leave Board meeting. If the agenda is available on-line, then notice of its availability shallsuffice.
2.03 The Board will grant released time with pay for SHTA delegates to attend professional conferences, committee meetings and conventions and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association provide substitutes at Board expense. Teachers will submit anticipated absence requests under existing procedures. No more than a total of twenty (20) teacher days of such leave per year shall be provided bulletin board space granted. To the extent days are unused in a place readily accessible one year, up to and normally frequented by all teachers in five (5) days may be carried forward to the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activitiessucceeding year.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of The Association shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property, with prior notice to the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsproper building administrator, provided this does not interfere or interrupt any normal school operation, subject to the same regulations and charges as governed by other community organizations using such facilities and equipment.
B. Representatives The Association shall have the right to post notices of the activities and matters of Association may make announcements concern on all employee bulletin boards, at least one of which shall be provided in each school building systemsin areas designated for employee use. The Association will be able to use the district mail service, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locationselectronic mail, and reminders employee mailboxes for communications to employees. There will be no expectation of Association deadlinesprivacy in any communication using e-mail.
C. The Board and the Association shall have access recognize the right of any employee to become and remain a member of the Board Policy Book on Association or to refrain from becoming and/or remaining a member of the District’s websiteAssociation, and neither party will interfere with any employee in the exercise of that right.
D. The District agrees to deduct from Educational Technicians’ wages, money for local, state and /or national association dues as said Educational Technicians individually and voluntarily authorize the District to deduct, and the District agrees to transmit such dues promptly to the Association President after the last pay period of each month. Authorization shall be sent copies continuous unless an employee revokes such authorization by giving notice to the Association in writing. The Association shall certify in writing to the District the current rates of local, state and national dues and will give written notice of any changes in dues prior to the effective date of the agenda, minutes, change. The Association shall indemnify and hold the District harmless against all claims and suits which may arise by reason of making any other attachments for each board meeting prior such deductions to that meetingthe Association.
E. The Association President, or President’s designee, shall be granted the right up to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees twenty-one (21) hours during the workdayregular school year with five (5) days prior notice to the Superintendent, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interestsbusiness. The Association President shall notify will pay for the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takensubstitute if one is hired.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. 1. The Association shall have the right of access to District employees at reasonable times. The term "reasonable times" as used herein means employee meal and snack break periods, and any time before or after an employee's working day when such an employee is present upon District property, but is not expected to be performing services on behalf of the District.
2. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsshall have the right to utilize District facilities, duplicating and audio visual equipment, for the conduct of meetings with District employees. Any direct costs shall be borne by the Association. Requests to utilize such facilities shall be made upon forms to be prescribed by the District, and shall be subject to prior requests for the utilization of such facilities by groups entitled to their use under provisions of the Education Code. Meetings conducted in such facilities, or equipment utilized, shall in no way conflict with the purposes of the District.
B. Representatives 3. Employee organizations shall have the right to utilize designated bulletin boards normally used by the District for communication with its employees. One copy of all materials to be posted shall be provided to District management at the facility in which such posting is to take place prior to posting. The employee organization and its representatives shall be responsible for the maintenance of any materials posted on District bulletin boards, and for the prompt removal of any out-of-date materials to assure that adequate space is available for materials that must be posted on such bulletin boards.
4. Existing mailbox facilities and mail systems may be utilized by employee organizations for communications with members or with other employees of the Association may make announcements on District. Copies of all materials to be deposited in District mailboxes shall be provided to the school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinessite principal.
C. 5. The Association shall have access the right to receive one (1) copy of any non- confidential public budget and agenda submitted at meetings of the Board Policy Book on the District’s websiteof Trustees.
D. 6. The Association President shall be sent copies of has the agenda, minutes, right to review the employees' personnel file and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meetingnon-confidential records dealing with the employee when accompanied by the employee or upon presentation of a written authorization signed by the employee.
E. 7. The District shall annually provide the Association, upon written request, a seniority roster of all bargaining unit employees. The District shall also provide the Association with a roster of all bargaining unit employees by classification and step placement, if requested in writing.
8. The District shall provide paid release time for two (2) Association representatives to attend the annual state conference, not to exceed five (5) days per delegate.
9. The Association shall be granted the right reasonable release time for employees who are Association state officers to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this rightconduct necessary Association business.
F. 10. The Association representatives may meet with employees during will be provided access to up-to-date job descriptions for each position in the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instructionunit.
G. The ▇▇. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will provide the Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timespresident with job announcements and any proposed change in job descriptions (both old and proposed) within 72 hours of their proposed modification.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The 12. California School Employees Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use right to file grievances on behalf of the PA system to make necessary announcements, association and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Boardnegotiate all mandatory subjects of bargaining.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days ▇▇. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will distribute information supplied by CSEA to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance all newly hired employees of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and bargaining unit as part of the date/s on which it will be takennew-hire orientation through the Human Resources Department.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives The Association shall have the right to post notices of activities and matters of Association concern on Association bulletin boards, at least one (1) of which shall be provided by the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsBoard in each building/job site (including maintenance) in areas frequented by employees.
B. Representatives of the The Association may make announcements on all school building systemsuse the District mail service, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times email system and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinesemployee mail boxes for communications to employees without interference.
C. The Association Board shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s websiteprovide inter-school mail pick-up and delivery service.
D. The Authorized representatives of the Association President shall be sent copies of permitted to transact official Association business on school property and utilize District facilities at all reasonable times provided that such activities or use do not interfere with the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meetingeducational process.
E. The Association shall be granted have the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and represent employees in all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this rightDistrict employment relationships which may have an effect on employees’ employment with the District.
F. Names, assignments, work locations, and non confidential home addresses and telephone numbers (the latter two with signed waivers provided by the Association) of all members of the Bargaining Unit shall be provided to the Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instructionno later than October 1 of each school year.
G. The District shall provide the Association shall with two (2) copies of the complete Board of Education meeting agenda to be grantedsent to the President and Vice-President respectively, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timesexcept for materials that are for executive sessions.
H. The Association shall receive free copies be granted release time as the District deems necessary for the purpose of conducting district business at no loss of salary or other benefits.
1. The president or designee shall be granted 1.5 days per week of release time for the financial reports purpose of the districtconducting district business at no loss of salary or benefits. The Governing Board will pay for any required substitutes.
I. The Association Association’s designated building representative shall be given sufficient time on the first teacher day of each new school year agenda at staff meetings, ESP meetings, building meetings and workshops to present reports and announcements for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcementsAssociation.
J. The Association shall have the use appoint employee representatives to all committees which consider wages, fringe benefits, terms of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms employment and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Boardworking conditions for ESP employees.
K. The District agrees to furnish to the Association information related to the financial and educational operation of the District which affects ESP employees. Such information shall be furnished as soon as possible after receipt of request to the Association.
L. The Association shall be granted paid leave informed by the Superintendent through meetings held every two (2) weeks with the Association president of the intent to change District policies and will be given the opportunity for input to the adoption of District policies related to wages, hours, and conditions of professional service for members in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. Bargaining Unit.
M. The Association President District shall notify the Superintendent three Association sixty (360) calendar days in advance of its intent to subcontract the person/s who will be using Association Leave entire departments of custodial services, food services, groundskeeper, maintenance and the date/s on which it will be takentransportation.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Bargaining Agreement, Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives Names and addresses of new unit members shall be made available to the Association by September 15. In addition to any payroll deductions required by law, the Board will deduct the periodic dues of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives Association, for purposes of prompt transmittal to the Association, from the pay of a unit member so long as the unit member presents a written “deduction authorization” to the Treasurer. The Treasurer will cease such dues deduction if the authorization is revoked by the unit member. All deduction authorizations or revocations shall be presented to the Treasurer before September 30 of the Association may make announcements on all school building systemsyear in which such authorization or revocation is to be effective. Additional deductions will include hospital and dental insurance premiums, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times one employee credit union and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. one tax sheltered annuity per employee. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities staff/faculty bulletin boards. Such use shall be in an area not to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The exceed 24 inches by 24 inches in the upper right hand corner. Material placed on the bulletin boards shall be identified as having been authorized by the Association. Use of bulletin boards by any employees’ organization (as that term is defined in O.R.C. Section 4117.01 [D]), other than the Association, shall be brought to the attention of the Chief Administrator of the building where such use occurs and thereafter the Administration and the Association shall receive free copies take reasonable steps to cause the discontinuation of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. such use. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, right to the use of the PA system school facilities for meetings that do not conflict with previously set teacher meetings, subject to make necessary announcementsthe approval of the appropriate Administrator. Such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such meetings shall take place either immediately before or immediately after the teacher day, except that five meetings per school year may be scheduled to begin at 2:45 p.m. If additional meetings are requested and approved appropriate adjustments to the accumulated service time referred to in Article VIII, Calendar and Hours, shall be made. Post-secondary instructors are entitled to attend Association meetings if not scheduled to teach at the time of the meeting. The Association may use the intra-school mail system, including electronic mail. The Association shall have the right to make place materials in the mailboxes of employees. The Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, President and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address liaison shall receive an advance copy of the Board.
K. board meeting agenda. The Association shall be granted paid leave in allowed to have its representatives, who are not employees of the total amount of three (3) days district, enter buildings to represent teacher interestsconduct Association business with employees before and after school hours, so long as the instructional program is not interrupted. The Association President shall notify have the Superintendent three (3) days right to use the following school-owned equipment without charge so long as use is not made during the user’s working hours: typewriters, calculators, computers, word processors, audio-visual equipment, and telephones for local calls only. Long distance calls shall be made only on the Association’s credit card. The Association shall assume financial responsibility for loss or damage to said equipment while in advance use by the Association. Equipment may not be removed from the premises, and use of equipment in classroom and laboratory areas must have approval of the person/s who Supervisor or Principal. The Association may use the school copy machines with the following provisions:
A. Only the Association President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Sergeant-at-Arms shall use the designated copy machine.
B. Only the front office machines in each of the three buildings shall be used by the Association.
C. A log of all copies run will be using Association Leave kept with the secretary closest to the machine. Said log will show the date, the number of copies run, and the date/s on which it person running the copies.
D. The copy logs will be taken.
L. Any employee elected submitted to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office the Cashier at the end of each school quarter for prompt payment by the Association at the designated cost per copy. Such rate shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning more than the actual cost to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. Board. The Association shall be provided bulletin permitted to make a brief announcement during the initial orientation meeting of each school year and to present the Association scholarship at the Senior Recognition ceremonies. The Association will also be permitted to make a presentation during the new employee orientation. The Board will provide the President or designee up to seven (7) days of union leave per school year, to be approved in advance by the Director of Personnel, who will not unreasonably withhold approval. The Association will reimburse the Board monthly for 50% of the per diem salary of the President or designee when a day of union leave is used. The board space will pay for the President’s and/or designee’s fringe benefits and the salary and any fringe benefit cost of a substitute used in place of the President and/or designee for the first four (4) days. The Association will reimburse the Board monthly for the salary and any fringe benefit cost of a substitute used in place readily accessible of the President and/or designee for days five (5), six (6), and seven (7); in addition to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities50% of the per diem salary of the President or designee.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives Recognition of the Association may ASSOCIATION as the employee representative shall entitle the ASSOCIATION to the following exclusive rights. Only the ASSOCIATION or its affiliated organizations have the following rights: The ASSOCIATION shall be able to make brief non-political announcements during School Faculty meetings. Permission to make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives shall not be unreasonably withheld, and the ASSOCIATION shall have use of the Association may building public address system to make non-political announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access subject to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies prior approval of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. Building Principal. The Association shall be granted ASSOCIATION members will have the right to use teacher mailboxes individual school equipment. The use is strictly to service the legitimate business of the ASSOCIATION as it relates to employment performance within that building, such as the duplication of records, notices, correspondence, etc. The purpose is for any internal business use of the ASSOCIATION and all communicationsis not for public distribution. No other teacher union shall Supplies in connection with such equipment used will be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during furnished or paid for by the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, ASSOCIATION. ASSOCIATION has the right to use of a school building for association business, provided that a request is made and use arranged for in advance. Approval shall not be unreasonably denied. The ASSOCIATION has the district’s facilities right to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. place organizational identification on its members' school mailboxes. The Association ASSOCIATION shall receive free copies an advance copy of the financial reports agenda of each BOARD meeting. Such agenda shall be sent to the ASSOCIATION by email at the same time it is sent to the news media. A representative of the district.
I. The Association ASSOCIATION shall be given time on permitted to address the first teacher day BOARD during the hearing of each the Bargaining Units. The BOARD will provide the names and addresses of all newly employed Certified School Psychologists. The ASSOCIATION has the right to participate in the initial orientation meeting for new Certified School Psychologists if such meeting is held. The ASSOCIATION shall be permitted to speak with new employees for a period of 15 minutes during a scheduled department in-service to discuss Union membership and benefits. The ASSOCIATION shall be serviced by the BOARD'S regular daily interschool mail system including pickup and delivery by providing all association mail traffic to and from the school year for mailbox of the purpose president of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. the association at The Association Administration Building. The inter-school mail system may not be used by the ASSOCIATION as a means to disseminate political information or union campaign material. All mail sent by the ASSOCIATION through the interschool mail system will relate to the current business of the Dayton Public Schools. The representatives of the ASSOCIATION and/or a designee and/or the OAPSE staff representative shall have the use of bulletin boards right to visit The Administration Building and/or schools. Either prior to or immediately upon the ASSOCIATION representative's, or the OAPSE staff representative's arrival at The Administration Building and/or any school the ASSOCIATION representative and/or OAPSE staff representative shall advise the Superintendent or Designee, Principal, or in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use absence of the PA system Principal the acting building administrator, of his/her desire to visit the school and secure the permission or such administrator to make necessary announcementsthe visit. Such permission will not be denied but may be delayed only if the visit, and at the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetingstime desired will, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance opinion of the person/s who will Principal, interfere with the normal duties of the Certified School Psychologist to be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takencontacted.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. 1. Representatives of the Association have the right to post notices of activities and matters of Association concern on the Association bulletin boards in the faculty lounge. The Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsuse teacher mailboxes, email, voicemail, and other means of electronic communication for appropriate communications with unit members.
B. Representatives 2. Authorized representatives of the Association may make announcements shall be permitted, after notifying the Principal, to transact official Association business on school property at all school building systems, before or after reasonable times as long as it does not interfere with the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlineseducational process.
C. 3. The District shall furnish copies of complete Board meeting agendas and all other pertinent papers and materials, with the exception of executive session or confidential material, to the Association shall have access President on the same day that they are sent to the Board Policy Book on members.
4. The District shall make available to the Association's finance review committee budgetary and accounting documents available to the District to help the committee understand the financial condition of the District.
5. A budget committee, composed of the Superintendent/designee, two (2) certificated staff members appointed by the Association president, and two (2) classified members appointed by the SEIU Local 221 president, will be formed. This committee will meet no less than three times each year for the purpose of reviewing current and anticipated expenditures in the District budget as well as: 1) the 1st Interim Financial Report, 2) the 2nd Interim Financial Report and the Governor’s January Budget Proposal and 3) the Governor’s May Revision and the District’s websiteProposed Budget. Meetings will be scheduled to coincide with the required due dates for each of the above listed reports. Responsibility for implementation of this clause will be that of the Superintendent/designee.
D. 6. The Association President shall be sent copies afforded one release period per day (or the equivalent of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies 1/6 of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year a daily teaching assignment) for the purpose of making appropriate conducting lawful Association announcements.
J. business. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use cost of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided release time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in by the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interestsDistrict. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave ARTICLE V VI - Professional Dues, Fees and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.Payroll Deductions
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Contract Amendment, Contract Amendment
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives Recognition shall entitle the Association these rights:
1. Announcements at faculty meetings with prior notice to make the announcement by the building administration.
2. Use of public address system with prior approval of building administration for Association written announcements.
3. Use of a building bulletin board as designated by the building principal.
4. Distribution of Association bulletins to teachers according to normal school procedure.
5. Any individual employee may speak at regular Board meetings according to established Board procedures.
6. To be placed on the agenda of regular Board meeting, providing notification has been transmitted to the Board as per established Board procedure. This request does not eliminate the right of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsto address the Board at any other time as per established Board procedure.
B. Representatives 7. To have a list of newly employed teachers available to the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after President. A list of retiring members shall be made available to the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinesPresident.
C. The 8. To use facilities of any building for Association meetings provided that no other school related activities are scheduled for the area and time requested. Shall be granted upon fulfillment of Board policy regarding use of facilities.
9. Public documents that are routinely available from the Board shall have access be made available to the Board Policy Book on the District’s websiteAssociation President per ORC 149.43.
D. 10. The Association President shall be sent copies provided a copy of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior current Board policies. Any change or addition to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union these policies shall be given this rightto the Association President. An updated copy shall also be posted on the district website.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during 11. A copy of all current Board policies shall be available in each building to members of the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instructionbargaining unit.
G. 12. Prior to each Board meeting, the Board will provide the Association President a copy of the complete Board agenda. After approval, the Board will provide minutes of past, regular, and special Board meetings, the final budget and appropriation measure, and a complete June Treasurer’s report to the Board.
13. The Board will give the Association reasonable, advance notice of the regular and special meetings of the Board.
14. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, has the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timesregular school mail system.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests15. The Association President shall notify may use school telephones, copiers, audio visual equipment, computers and fax machines provided the Superintendent three (3) days in advance use does not disturb the regular activities of the person/s who school. All expenses incurred, even of damage directly attributable to Association use will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takenpaid by LECTA.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of Upon request, the District shall provide to the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsany available information in accordance with state statute, which will assist the Association in carrying out its responsibility as the bargaining representative.
B. Representatives of The Association shall have the right to use school facilities and equipment as provided in District policy. The Association may make announcements on shall pay a reasonable cost for all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times materials and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinessupplies incidental to such use.
C. The Association shall have access may use the District inter-school delivery service, school mailboxes, and school e-mail within Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) guidelines for communication to the Board Policy Book on the District’s websitecertificated employees.
D. The District shall provide the Association the use of District buildings for Association meetings and transaction of official Association business, providing the facilities have been scheduled through the building principal concerned or the central office administration in the case of the District central facilities.
E. Representatives of the Association and their respective affiliates shall have the right to transact Association business on school property after notifying the building office. Such business shall not interrupt the teaching process.
F. The Association shall have the right to post notices of its activities and matters of Association concern on a bulletin board provided in each faculty lounge of each building in the District. The Association agrees that the bulletin board will not be used to defame the district or for any political purposes other than information.
G. The following days and times will be kept free for Association professional meetings: Association Executive Board • the third Monday of each month. Association Representative Council Meeting
H. Monthly pay will be electronically deposited into a financial institution of the staff member’s choice. Employees must make special arrangements with the Business Office to make an exception to this practice.
I. If necessary, the Association President shall be granted up to twenty-five (25) days per year of release time for the purpose of conducting the business of the Association. The Association President shall be sent copies granted leave for one half day of his/her teaching assignment. The half of the agendaday at school shall include planning time. In return for the release time, minutes, the Association shall pay the District an amount equal to the employee’s per diem salary and any other attachments negotiated benefits for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association equivalent day taken. Method and frequency of payment shall be granted arranged between the right to use teacher mailboxes for any Association and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association District business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcementsoffice.
J. The Association names of all employees, their building(s), grade and subject assignments shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the BoardAssociation by October 15.
K. The Up to fifty-five (55) days shall be allowed per school year for Association business. Leave shall be granted paid upon Association request. Notification of the leave shall be submitted by the Association president in writing to the total amount of three superintendent two (32) days before the leave is to represent teacher intereststake effect, if possible. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave president and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into informed of the arrangements made for the leave. The District shall be responsible for securing a similar position to that they held prior to substitute when necessary and available. The cost of the leave and will substitute shall be placed on paid by the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association. No employee representing the Association shall be provided bulletin board space suffer loss in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and pay or other official materials relating to Association activitiesbenefits under this provision.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of The Employer agrees that the Association may make announcements during faculty use Library conference rooms for Association meetings, subject to approval and such rules, regulations and restrictions on use as may be established by the Employer for the public use of such facilities. The use of Library conference rooms shall be without charge unless special custodial or other services are required, in which event the Association shall reimburse the Employer for the cost of such services.
B. Representatives The Association shall be entitled to hold meetings of the membership on the first Monday of each month between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. If the Library is closed on the first Monday of the month, the Association may make announcements shall be entitled to hold its meeting during the same times on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders second Monday of Association deadlinesthe month.
C. The Association shall have access Employer agrees that librarians may make incidental use of the Employer’s equipment, subject to approval and such other rules, regulations and restrictions on use as the Board Policy Book on the District’s websiteEmployer may impose from time to time.
D. The Employer agrees to provide bulletin board space in each facility for the posting of Association President shall be sent copies notices of the agendaappointments, minutesmeetings, elections, recreational and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meetingsocial events.
E. The Employer shall notify the Association within ten (10) working days of the hiring of new bargaining unit members. Such notice shall be granted include the right librarian’s name and department. Subject to use teacher mailboxes for any librarian authorization, the Employer shall also forward to the Association the librarian’s home address and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this righttelephone number.
F. Association officers and/or representatives may will be allowed to meet with employees during members of the workday, providing Library administration on matters related to the visit does not interfere with class instructionAssociation and/or its members without loss of time or pay.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right Employer agrees to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given approve an unpaid leave of absence with no loss for up to two (2) Association members to attend state or national meetings of senioritythe Association to which they have been elected as delegates. Upon returning to The President shall provide the district, Employer thirty (30) days advance written notice of the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to names of the persons appointed as delegates and the dates and times of the proposed leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundof absence.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives The cost of reproducing the contract will be paid by the School Board. A copy of the contract will be given to each person as they are employed and to all those already employed with the District. Twenty-five (25) copies of the contract will be supplied to the Association as soon as they are printed.
B. There will be a bulletin board designated within each work site on which the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the place Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinesinformation.
C. The Board shall grant the Association use of school buildings for Association meetings. The use of these buildings shall have access to be at reasonable hours, which is defined as times other than when students are in attendance during the formal school day. Any use of the buildings shall be governed by Board Policy Book on the District’s websitePolicy.
D. The Board agrees to make available to the Association President shall information necessary for representation of their membership as required by the Public Employment Relations Act. Additional information may be sent copies made available to the Association by the exercise of their rights under the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments “Freedom of Information Act”. Request for each board meeting prior information under the Freedom of Information Act will be made available to that meetingthe Association in accordance with the established Board Policy.
E. The Association No employee shall be granted prevented from wearing insignia, pins or other identification of membership in the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this rightAssociation whether on or off school premises.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association Board shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies provide a total of fourteen (14) days of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new contracted school year for use by the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the for business purposes. No individual may use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of more than three (3) days except for the Association President who, in addition to represent teacher interestshis/her release time, may use up to five (5) days if necessary. These days shall not be charged against the individual's accumulated leave time. Unused Association leave days may accumulate up to four (4) days for each year of the contract. The Association President shall notify make requests for the use of these days to the Superintendent three or designee in writing at least seven (37) school days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniorityrelease day. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be responsible for the full cost of the substitute's wages when a substitute is used. Only one employee from each classification will be released on the same day if work and staffing needs of the District cannot be met.
G. The Board agrees to release the President of the Association from his/her job responsibilities for one-half a normally scheduled work day every other week during the school year without loss of pay, benefits, seniority or other benefits provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers for in the District Master Agreement or by law. The bi-weekly one-half day of release time is non-cumulative and must be used on the designated day established by the parties at the start of each school year. The notice provisions of section F above shall apply to the President's use of Association release time. Since the WLPA President performs services which are of value to both WLPA and the Board, the board accepts the foregoing as reimbursement for posting official notices and other official materials relating payment of these items referred to Association activitiesin MCLA 38.1371(5)(B).
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives A Recognition of the Association may make announcements as the sole and exclusive representative shall confer upon the Association certain exclusive rights during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives the term of this Agreement or any written extension thereof. B The Agenda and non-confidential attachments to said agenda relative to pending Board actions and approved minutes of the Board shall be made available to the Association may make announcements President on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. same day as their distribution to Board members. The Association President, shall, if time allows, be informed of any agenda changes or additions made on the day of the Board meeting, those materials shall have access be made available to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies or his/her designee upon arrival at the Board meeting. C The Treasurer of the agendaBoard shall, minutesupon request of the President of the Association, provide a copy of each of the following documents approved or received by the Board and/or Treasurer. Documents shall include:
1. Amended Certificates of Estimated Resources;
2. Each year’s Temporary and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.Permanent Appropriations Resolutions;
E. 3. The names and assignment of staff members;
4. Yearly SM-1 and Quarterly SM-2’s ;
5. Monthly Financial Statement of Receipts and Expenditures;
6. Each month’s Cash Position Report. D The Association shall be granted the right permitted to use teacher mailboxes one (1) specifically designated bulletin board in each school or work area for any and all communicationscommunicating with bargaining unit members. No other teacher union The bulletin board shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during designated by the workdayPrincipal or work area supervisor of each school, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. but shall be in an area frequented by bargaining unit members. The Association shall be granted, at no costagrees not to post any derogatory material on the bulletin board provided for its exclusive use. E To facilitate communications between the bargaining unit members, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the opportunity to use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use internal mail system of the PA district and place Association communication in the place where each non-certified employee in the system receives his/her mail. It shall be the responsibility of the Association to make necessary announcementsdistribute its material to the members, and this shall not interfere with the right assigned duties of any bargaining members. F Maintenance of Association Membership. Although it is agreed that union membership is not a mandatory condition of employment, for any employee covered by this Agreement, any employee covered by this agreement prior to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount signing of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance this agreement who is currently a member of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected bargaining unit, shall continue to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning pay to the districtAssociation dues or fees regularly charged members of the Union in good standing for the life of this Agreement (except as otherwise provided herein). An employee hired after the signing of this contract and covered by this Agreement (as provided in Article 1: Recognition) who, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.after completing thirty
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives 2.01 The Association may select representatives for each school building. A representative involved in representation of a bargaining unit member at any grievance and disciplinary procedure will not, if the grievance procedure is scheduled on work time, suffer any loss of pay for time spent in such presentations.
2.02 The President, or in his/her absence the Vice President of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsAssociation, shall have the privileges accorded the building representatives when it is known that a representative will be absent or unavailable or when an employee chooses the President or Vice President as his/her representative in lieu of a building representative.
B. Representatives of 2.03 Association representatives shall have the right to call a meeting with its members after school. Whenever a building is to be used, the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before representative shall notify the principal or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. his/her designee prior to use. The Association shall have the right to use any school building at the close of school any day that school is in session. Authorization to use any school shall be permitted, as long as the use does not interfere with a previously scheduled use of the building.
2.04 The Board shall provide bulletin board space in or near each teacher's lounge for use by the Association for the purpose of posting notices.
2.05 The Association shall be permitted reasonable use of Board-owned equipment, including, but not limited to, fax machines, computers, telephones, calculators, and audio-visual equipment, when such equipment is not otherwise in use. Supplies and fees in connection with such equipment use will be furnished or paid for by the Association.
2.06 Upon proper advance request being made within seven (7) days prior to regular scheduled Board Meeting, in compliance with Board policy, the Association shall be placed on regular Board meeting agendas.
2.07 Upon reasonable request of the Association President, the Association shall be provided access to public documents that are regularly and routinely prepared in the normal course of the District business upon arrangements being made with the Treasurer. Such documents shall include, but not be limited to, Board Policy Book on the District’s websiteagendas, minutes, appropriations reports, Treasurer's reports, and amended certificates/licensures.
D. 2.08 The Association President, or his/her designee, may address all employees at the initial in-service meetings, for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes, to explain the purposes and programs of the Association and distribute copies of this Agreement or Association literature.
2.09 The Association President shall be sent copies of permitted to leave his/her respective building one time per month to travel to other buildings within the agendaDistrict on Association business, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit as long as such time does not interfere with class instruction.
G. instruction time. The employer shall grant up to four (4) Association members up to eight (8) days total per year for Association leave to attend lobby day and yearly Association meeting events. Such leave shall not be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies counted against qualification of the financial reports of the districtattendance bonus.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives The Association and its representatives shall have the right to use school buildings and facilities subject to existing Board policy.
B. Duly authorized representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the shall be permitted to transact official Association may make announcements business on all school building systems, before property provided that this shall not interfere with or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinesinterrupt normal school operations.
C. The Association shall have access the right to reasonable use of the Employer's office equipment at reasonable times, when such equipment is not otherwise in use, and subject to existing Board Policy Book on policy. The Association shall pay for the District’s websitereasonable cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use.
D. The Employer will provide bulletin board space in each building which may be used by the Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The posting official Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interestsnotices. The Association President shall notify initial all such notices prior to their posting.
E. The Employer agrees to furnish to the Superintendent three Association in response to written requests, public information which the Association requires to administer this Agreement and to formulate contract proposals. The Association may have copies of this data by paying the normal cost of reproducing the copies to the District.
F. The Employer shall grant the Association up to five (35) days of paid leave each year for Association business provided that the Association President notifies the Employer at least five (5) days in advance and a substitute is available, if needed. A leave day as used herein shall be defined as the normal workday of the personbargaining unit member taking said leave.
G. It is understood that the members of the bargaining unit set forth in the foregoing recognition clause have the responsibility for performing the duties normally associated with those positions. However, this shall not limit the use of volunteers or non-bargaining unit employees from doing bargaining unit work except that a non-bargaining unit employee shall not perform a significant amount of bargaining unit work. It is agreed that the Director of Maintenance/s who will Custodial/Grounds shall be using Association Leave a working supervisor performing bargaining unit work. No bargaining unit members shall have their hours reduced or be laid off as a direct result of any non-bargaining unit personnel performing bargaining unit work.
H. Section G of this Article shall not be interpreted to deny the Employer the right to continue the practice of having non-bargaining unit personnel to perform bargaining unit work.
I. The Employer and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office Association shall be given an unpaid leave share the cost of absence with no loss of seniorityprinting this Agreement. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible distribute this Agreement to and normally frequented by all teachers in members of the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activitiesBargaining Unit.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives The Association shall have the right to use school facilities at reasonable hours to conduct meetings of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsor to transact Association business provided this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal operations. All use of District facilities shall be scheduled through the appropriate administrative personnel. Such use will be governed by policies adopted by the Board for the use of its facilities.
B. Representatives A Drivers’ Room shall be open for a total of six and one-half (6-1/2) hours during the normal work schedule of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after drivers.
1. This time shall be mutually agreed upon between the student day, regarding meeting times drivers and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinesthe Transportation Supervisor.
C. The Association shall have access the right to use District equipment such as copy machines, computer equipment, fax machines, phones or typewriters if operated by a qualified bargaining unit member so as not to interfere in any way with the Board Policy Book on normal operations of the District’s websiteschool. The Association shall reimburse the District for any cost incurred and shall be responsible for the proper operation of all such equipment and shall be liable for any damages caused to said equipment.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies have the right to post notices of the agenda, minutes, activities and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. matters of Association concern on designated bulletin boards. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, have the right to use the district’s facilities internal mail delivery system of the Board without cost, and the Board shall provide mailboxes for all employees.
1. No controversial material or anything derogatory to conduct the Board or any employee shall be placed or be allowed to remain on the bulletin board.
E. The Board agrees to furnish the Association, in response to reasonable requests, such public information as required by law, which may be available. The Board shall not have to compile any information that is not already in a format required by state or federal laws in regards to a report format. The Board agrees to supply the request in a timely manner. The Association business at shall reimburse the Board for reasonable timesexpenses incurred in furnishing information or records available as determined by the Board.
F. Any case of assault upon a bargaining unit member in conjunction with his/her responsibilities to the District shall be promptly reported to the Board.
G. In the event a complaint or charge is made by another employee or any person or group not employed by the District against any bargaining unit member, the individual shall be given full information with respect thereto and with respect to any investigation conducted by the Board.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall employees may be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of represented by a three (3) days to represent teacher interestsperson “Executive Committee”
1. The Association President committee is authorized to act on behalf of the employees to administer the provisions of this Agreement.
I. Copies of this Agreement shall notify be printed at the Superintendent three expense of the Board, within thirty (330) days in advance of after this Agreement is signed, and presented to all bargaining unit members now employed or hereafter employed by the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takenDistrict.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the The Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association designate different official representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate meeting and conferring regarding departmental issues and at the City level. The Association announcements.
J. may also designate alternates to such official representatives for the purpose of specific meetings by advance notice to the City Manager or designee. The City shall provide release time for up to six (6) General Bargaining Unit (GBU) Stewards upon request for the following purposes: • Investigation of grievances and potential grievances; • Attendance at meetings of disciplinary nature when presence is requested by an employee; • Attendance at meetings with management; • Meet and confer sessions; • Attendance at open meetings of Boards and Commissions that effect wages, hours and working conditions of employees in the unit. The GBU Stewards as a group shall be allowed not more than a total of 40 hours of paid leave per year for the conduct of Association business relating specifically to the City of Madera, exclusive of the Meet and Confer process. Said release time must be approved by the employee's supervisor or department head, and such leave shall not be unreasonably denied. Leave taken under this section shall be reported to the Human Resources Department for purpose of accounting for the hours taken. For accounting purposes, clerical functions shall be included in the 40 hours. Such time is not for the purpose of Association organizing or solicitation of members. It is agreed that efforts shall be made to minimize such release time in scheduling meetings. The processing of a grievance shall be considered official business and the employee, along with his/her representative, shall have reasonable time and meeting facilities allocated to them. The City shall provide bulletin board space for the Association for the purpose of communication between the Association and its membership. The Association shall also have access to City mailboxes for the use purpose of distributing mail to the Association members. The City shall furnish suitable bulletin boards for use by the City for posting announcements. Announcements for all personnel examinations, Council and Civil Service Agendas, and other matters relating to the Association/GBU and the City's concerns shall be posted on these boards. At a minimum one such board shall be in all City Hall, and one in the common area at the Public Works/Parks & Community Services building. Any employee workrooms and loungesin this unit who has authorized Association dues deductions on the effective date of this MOU or at any time subsequent to the effective date of this MOU shall continue to have such dues deductions made by the City during the term of this MOU, provided however that any employee in the use unit may terminate such Association dues during the period of December 1 through December 15th of each year of the PA system MOU by notifying the Association in writing of his/her termination of Association dues deduction. Such notification shall be delivered in person or by U.S. mail and should be in the form of a letter containing the following information: employee name, employee number, job classification, department name and name of the Association from which dues deductions are to make necessary announcementsbe cancelled. The letter shall be sent to Madera City Hall located at ▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ATTN: Madera Affiliated City Employees’ Association. The Association will provide the City's Payroll Department with the appropriate documentation to process these dues cancellations within ten (10) business days after the close of the withdrawal period. The effective date for dues cancellation will be the first full pay period after January 1st of each year. Authorization by individual members to begin or requests to terminate dues deductions will be maintained by the Association. The start or stop of membership dues deductions for individual members will be communicated by the Association to the City’s Payroll Department in writing by an authorized representative of the Association. Requests to begin dues deductions will be effective the next whole pay period following receipt by the Payroll Department of the written request to begin such deductions form the Association. The City will not be held liable for Association dues deductions made or terminated based on notice from an authorized Association representative. The City, will, on the first 2 paydays of each month, deduct the applicable Association dues for all employees and such dues and fees shall be remitted to the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address regularly with an itemized statement within 15 business days of the Board.
K. withholding. The Association shall keep the City currently informed as to the amount of dues to be granted paid leave deducted and such notification shall be certified to the City initially in writing over the signature of authorized Officers or Representatives of the Union. Changes in the total amount membership dues shall be certified to the City at least one (1) month in advance of three (3) days to represent teacher intereststhe effective date of such changes. The Association President City shall notify have no responsibility for the Superintendent three collection of fees, assessments, or other deductions unless such deductions are certified to the City as prescribed at least thirty (330) days in advance of the person/s who will payday upon which such deduction is to be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of senioritymade. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space indemnify, defend and hold harmless against all claims, demands, expenses, judgments, or other liabilities on account of dues or fees collected by the City and paid over to the Association. The Association agrees to refund to the City any amounts paid to it in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activitieserror upon presentation of proper evidence thereof.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Memorandum of Understanding, Memorandum of Understanding
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. 5.1 The Association shall have access the right to use school buildings at reasonable times, without cost for meetings. Request for the use of buildings shall be made to the principal in advance. The Association shall, however, pay any additional cost incurred by the Board Policy Book in granting this use.
5.2 Upon request, the Association will be given an opportunity at building faculty meetings to present brief reports and announcements.
5.3 The Association, will, upon request, be given a place on the District’s websiteagenda of the Orientation Program for new teachers.
D. 5.4 The Association President will have the right to post notices on its activities and matters of teacher concern on teacher bulletin boards provided for that purpose.
5.5 The Association may, with permission from the building principal, use school equipment, normally used by teachers, for Association activities. However, expendable materials will be at the expense of the Association.
5.6 During the term of this Agreement, the rights set forth in this Article shall not be granted to any other bargaining agent.
5.7 Rights granted to the Association under this Article V shall not, in the judgment of the Board, be disruptive or injurious to the Fall Mountain education system, its students, the faculty, or administration, nor in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement. In making judgments under this Section, the Board shall not be arbitrary or capricious.
5.8 Representative(s) of the New Hampshire Education Association shall be sent copies allowed to conduct Association business on school property at all times provided such business does not interfere with the scheduled teaching or supervisory duties of the agendaDistrict's employees. In any event, minutes, the representative shall inform the building principal of his presence and any other attachments for each board meeting prior whom he wishes to that meetingsee.
E. 5.9 Association representative(s) shall be free to conduct Association business at all times, provided such business does not interfere with the representative's scheduled teaching or supervisory duties, or that such business does not interfere with the scheduled teaching or supervisory duties of other teachers.
5.10 Upon notification by a teacher (see Appendix D attached hereto,) the Board will deduct for professional association dues.
5.11 The Association shall be granted the right an aggregate total of up to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The off per year with pay so that officers may attend official Association President shall notify events such as the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave annual State Delegates Assembly and the date/s on which it will be takenNational Representative Assembly or to conduct official Association business.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. Section A: The Association and its representatives shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes school buildings for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this rightmeetings outside of school hours, provided that when special custodial service is required, the Board may make a reasonable charge.
F. Section B: Duly authorized representatives of the Association representatives may meet with employees during and their respective affiliates shall have the workdayright to transact official Association business on school premises, providing the visit such business does not interfere with class instructionthe educational process.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. Section C: The Association shall have the right to use school audio¬visual and specific business equipment when such equipment is not otherwise in use, and reservations have been made with the supervising administrator or central office.
Section D: All Association Representatives shall have the right to call meetings of the membership in that building. Time for announcements of that date and place of Association meetings shall be provided at regular staff meetings in each building.
Section E: Names and addresses of newly hired staff members shall be provided to the Association within ten (10) days following School Board approval of their employment. In the event that the REA requests the District to provide the social security numbers of past or present bargaining unit members, the REA shall, to the fullest extent of the law, indemnify and save harmless the District from and against any claims, liabilities, lawsuits or the like that may arise from or in any way be related to the providing of said social security numbers.
Section F: The Association shall prepare a list containing each building’s Association Representative and the Association’s Executive Board and shall submit said list to the Superintendent’s designee for inclusion in the school directory.
Section G: The President of the Association shall be provided an agenda and pertinent information of official Board meetings prior to such meetings.
Section H: To facilitate communications between staff members and their representatives, the Board agrees that the Association may make reasonable use of inter school distribution facilities and services as well as one half of the available space on bulletin boards in all employee workrooms office and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. faculty lounge areas. The Association shall be granted paid leave in responsible for the total amount delivery of three (3) days materials to represent teacher intereststhe central point and for the posting of all notices. The Association President shall notify Any materials posted must be with the Superintendent three (3) days in advance knowledge of the person/s who Association Representative. It is further agreed that said school facilities and services will not be using used to assist any organization which seeks to replace the Association Leave and as the date/s on which it will be takenrepresentative of the Professional Staff.
L. Any employee elected Section I: Orientation of New Staff
1. To provide for orientation of new staff members a workshop of up to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office three days shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and opening of school for the fall semester.
2. New staff members shall be required to attend the orientation workshop for which they will be placed on the appropriate compensated at their daily rate of pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational backgroundfor each day attended.
M. 3. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers provide input for use in the District Administration’s planning of the orientation program.
4. The Association may use up to one day for posting official notices its part of the workshop, which will include explanation of rights and other official materials relating responsibilities of staff members under the Professional Agreement and orientation to the school and community.
5. The Association activitiesmay offer an experienced professional staff member as advisor to each new staff member. The advisor will be preferably of the same building, grade and subject assignment as the new staff member. The duty of the staff advisor will be to provide adequate and continuous orientation concerning the special problems of the new staff member as they relate to the unique requirements of the new assignment.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Professional Services, Professional Services
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of The University agrees to provide to the Association space to conduct official meetings providing said space request does not interfere with normal University operations. The University may make announcements during faculty meetingscharge the Association for such use at a rate not to exceed that charged to the academic departments for the same use.
B. Representatives Recognizing that Association officers are exercising a legitimate professional concern and contributing to the academic community, the University agrees to notify all Deans, department Chairpersons and library directors of the names of such bargaining unit members and request that their responsibilities be considered when duties are being assigned. Copies of these memoranda or letters informing the ▇▇▇▇ and Chairpersons shall be sent to the bargaining unit members and the President of the appropriate AAUP Chapter. Except as provided in this Agreement, however, no bargaining unit member may engage in Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before activities during the course of his or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinesher officially assigned academic obligations.
C. The Association representatives shall have access be permitted to the Board Policy Book transact official business on the District’s websiteUniversity property at reasonable times provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal University operations, and provided further that timely request for such utilization is made in advance.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies have the right, in accordance with University procedure, to make reasonable use of the agendaUniversity duplicating, minutescomputing, office and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meetingaudiovisual equipment.
E. The Association shall be granted notified in writing of all new faculty appointments within thirty (30) days after their approval by the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communicationsBoard of Trustees of the University. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, notified of new hires of librarian unit members within thirty (30) days of the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable timesdate of hire.
H. ▇. The Association shall receive free copies University agrees to deduct from each bargaining unit member's paycheck the professional dues of the financial reports Association, provided said bargaining unit member furnishes a voluntary written authorization for such deduction on a form acceptable to the University. Any change in the amount of the district.
I. The Association Association's professional dues shall be given time on certified to the first teacher day of each new school year for University by the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three least thirty (330) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on pay cycle in which the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association new amount is to apply. There shall be no requirement for an additional authorization for the deduction of the new amount. Deduction of Association professional dues made pursuant hereto shall be remitted to the Association at the end of the calendar month in which such deductions are made, together with a list of bargaining unit members from whose pay deductions have been made. Dues deduction for any bargaining unit member shall be limited to the Association. Bargaining unit members shall be eligible to withdraw dues deduction authorization for the Association only as of January 1 or July 1 of each year provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activitiesnotice of withdrawal is filed timely with the responsible payroll clerk.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives 4.1 The SESE Board shall place on the agenda of each SESE Board meeting any matters brought to its attention by the Association under COMMUNICATIONS OF VISITORS OR EMPLOYEES.
4.2 The President of the Association, or the President’s designee, shall be given written notice of the time and location of all regular and special meetings of the SESE Board together with a copy of the tentative agenda or statement of purpose of each meeting at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the scheduled time of the meeting. In the event an emergency meeting is called as provided for by statute, the President of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingswill be notified by telephone at the same time that notification is made to the media and members of the SESE Board.
B. Representatives 4.3 One copy of the unofficial minutes from regular or special meetings of the SESE Board (except for closed sessions) shall be mailed and/or delivered through electronic means to the Association President at the same time SESE Board members receive their copies of said minutes. It is understood that these unofficial minutes may be corrected and/or revised prior to their official acceptance by the SESE Board.
4.4 The SESE Board will provide annually one copy to the Association upon request:
4.5 Names and addresses of newly hired employees shall be provided to the President of the Association within fifteen (15) days of their employment.
4.6 Should the Association desire to send representatives to IEA/NEA Association activities, up to eight (8) days will be approved per contract year. The employees will be released without loss of pay or benefits. The cost of the substitute will be split between the Association and the District. Upon approval of the SESE Board, an additional four (4) days may make announcements on all school building systemsbe granted, before the cost of which is to be paid by the Association. The Association will give ten (10) days written notice to the Director or Assistant Director.
4.7 The rights granted herein to the Association shall not be granted or extended to any competing teacher organization.
4.8 Before or after regular work hours the student day, regarding meeting times Association and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association its representatives shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes a designated room in the SESE Central Office building for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall a meeting place with the approval of the Director, such approval not to be given this rightunreasonably denied.
F. 4.9 Duly authorized representatives of the Association representatives may meet with employees during and the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Illinois Education Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right permitted to use the district’s facilities to conduct transact official Association business at reasonable timeson school property during duty free times of such employees and provided the educational program or employee job duties are not interrupted or employee work schedules are not altered to transact Association business. Duty free is defined as being time before and after the regular employee workday and during the employee’s duty-free lunch period.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. 4.10 The Association shall have the right to post notices of activities and matters of Association concern on designated bulletin boards, at least one of which shall be located in the Central Office. Association materials may not be delivered except during regularly scheduled trips to schools for delivery of services for the District.
4.11 The local Association shall be allowed to use office equipment, excluding computers used by confidential employees, of bulletin boards the Central Office provided the equipment is not in all employee workrooms use and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each equipment does not interfere with any employee’s regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. duties. The Association shall be granted paid leave in pay for the total amount entire cost of three (3) days to represent teacher interestsall materials and supplies used for Association business. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance cost charged for use of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office Central Office copier shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background$.05 per copy.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives Access Authorized Association representatives shall, in accordance with conditions noted herein, have the right of reasonable access to Office facilities for the purpose of contacting unit members, in transacting lawful Association business. Any such representative shall first report to the office of the immediate administrator to announce his/her presence and the intended general purpose and length of visit. In no event shall any representative or unit member, interrupt or interfere in any way with normal work. Contacts with unit members shall be limited to non-duty hours such as breaks, duty-free lunch periods and before and after the regular workday. However, contacts may be made at other times under exceptional circumstances and for good cause with prior notification and permission of the immediate administrator, which permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Association may make announcements during faculty utilize Office facilities, outside of duty hours for meeting purposes and any such meetings and other conditions shall be subject to provisions of the Civic Center Act. Association meetings may be scheduled and held following Office meetings. The Association shall retain all rights and responsibilities for such meetings.
B. Representatives Distribution and Posting of Materials The Association may distribute organizational literature on Office property provided it does not interfere in any way with official business. No person shall distribute literature on Office property in a place or manner which distracts unit members or employees who are performing their duties. Literature distributed or left other than in the faculty rooms or the unit member’s mail boxes shall be by prior approval of the site administrator. The immediate administrator shall be supplied with a complete copy of materials or literature to be distributed or posted. The immediate administrator shall provide a portion of the bulletin boards regularly established for the Association in order that the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders post notices of Association deadlinesmatters or concerns.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.Use of Internal School Mail and E-Mail System
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. 1. The Association shall be granted the right allowed to continue lawful use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of internal school mail system to distribute materials to the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on bargaining unit provided (a) the first teacher day of each new school year materials distributed are not solely for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcementsbusiness, and (b) the right to make Association statements Superintendent or designee is provided a complete copy at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided the time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave materials are deposited in the total amount mail system. Specific letters, notes and other communications to individuals, or materials solely for the purpose of three (3) days to represent teacher interestsAssociation business, shall not be distributed by the internal mail system unless correct postage is affixed. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space access to the Office internal e-mail system, where available, consistent with Office standards for use of e-mail and all criteria and restrictions that apply to the use of the Office internal e-mail system with reimbursement provided by the Association.
2. The Superintendent specifically reserves the right to prohibit the distribution of mail which does not comply with these provisions or with the lawful use of the internal mail system. For purposes of application to this section, “solely for the purpose of Association business,” shall be defined as including, but not limited to, (a) internal organizational business or elections, (b) political or ideological activities as defined by labor law governing union activities, (c) certification and decertification elections, or organizing for recognition purposes, and (d) information concerning the amount of an agency fee.
3. The Office will provide delivery and pickup for lawful materials to the Association office at such times as pickup and delivery is made of Office facilities in a place readily accessible close proximity to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activitiesoffice.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. 5.1 The Association shall will have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes school buildings at reasonable times for meetings. Requests for the use of buildings will be made to the principal in advance. The Association shall, however, pay any and all communications. No other teacher union shall additional cost incurred by the Board in granting this use.
5.2 Upon request, the Association will be given this rightan opportunity at building faculty meetings to present brief reports and announcements.
F. 5.3 The Association representatives may meet with employees during will have the workday, providing right to post notices of its activities and matters of teacher concern on teacher bulletin boards provided for that purpose in the visit does not interfere with class instructionteacher lounges and shall continue to have the right to distribute materials in the teachers' mailboxes.
G. 5.4 Upon notification by an employee the Board agrees to deduct from the salaries of its employees, union dues or service fees for the Keene Education Association, National Education Association – New Hampshire, and the National Education Association, as said employees individually and voluntarily authorize the District to deduct and to transmit the monies promptly to such Association. New members/employees who elect to join the Association will complete an official membership form and forward a copy to the District payroll office.
a. The specific amount of the current dues of the Association shall be grantedcertified to the Board by the Local Treasurer on or before the first (1st) of each year.
b. The deductions shall be made in equal installments in the first nineteen (19) pay periods and in accordance with the Agreement between the Keene School Board and the Keene Education Association.
c. The Treasurer of the Keene School District shall transmit the dues to the Local Association Treasurer who shall be bonded.
d. Members must give at least sixty (60) days’ notice to the Board and the Association to withdraw this authorization for a subsequent school year.
5.5 The Association may, with the permission from the building principal, use school equipment normally used by teachers for Association activities. However, expendable materials will be at no costthe expense of the Association.
5.6 During the term of this Agreement, the right rights set forth in this Article shall not be granted to use any other bargaining agent.
5.7 Rights granted to the district’s facilities Association under this Article shall not, in the judgment of the Board, be disruptive or injurious to the Keene education system, its students, faculty, or administration, nor in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement. In making judgments under this Section, the Board shall not be arbitrary or capricious.
5.8 The Association President or the President's designee shall be provided with seven (7) days paid professional leave per year to conduct Association business at reasonable timesbusiness.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of 5.1 The Association has permission to use the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, buildings before or after regularly scheduled school hours subject to conditions under the student day"Civic Center Act."
5.2 The Association is entitled to use bulletin boards, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders at least one of Association deadlineswhich shall be provided at each school site in an area frequented by bargaining unit members.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. 5.3 The Association shall have the right to use mail boxes and other means of bulletin boards communication as long as such use is in all employee workrooms compliance with law and lounges, there is no cost to the use School or District.
5.4 Authorized representatives of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and Association shall have the right of access at reasonable times to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetingsareas in which bargaining unit member’s work, and be for the purpose of transacting official business, provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Boardthat this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. 5.5 The Association shall be provided bulletin board space electronic copies of the expanded agenda of Board meetings, including any non-confidential study material sent to the Board after the agenda is distributed, and excluding confidential and executive session material.
5.6 The Association shall have reasonable access to all non-confidential financial reports and documents. When requested, the Association shall be provided with the unaudited actuals, annual budget, and interim reports in the electronic format in which they are provided to the state and county
5.7 The Association may request on a place readily accessible yearly basis released time for the President and one other officer. If the Association requests full released time for such officer(s), they shall receive all regular full time salary, STRS, Worker's Compensation, Unemployment Insurance, and other negotiated benefits commensurate with his/her/their placement on the salary schedule, including regular advancement according to accumulated units and normally frequented by all teachers in longevity. Subject to section 5.7.1 below, the Association shall reimburse the District for posting official notices that portion of the salary, STRS, Worker's Compensation, Unemployment Insurance and negotiated benefits equal to District replacement cost of that portion of the leave(s) granted. This request may be renewed each year. This request shall be made prior to June 1, and the leave shall take effect at the beginning of the school year.
5.7.1 If a court of final jurisdiction holds that Education Code section 44987 requires reimbursement on a basis other official materials relating than as provided in section 5.7, the Association and the District shall negotiate language to Association activitiesbe implemented for the school year following the decision of the court of final jurisdiction.
5.8 The specific position(s) vacated by Article 5.7 shall be filled on a temporary basis. At the completion of the term(s), the officer(s) may exercise the option of returning to the previously held position(s).
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives 1. The Association and its duly authorized campus representatives may use College equipment and building facilities at reasonable times when the equipment and building facilities are not otherwise in use and when regular College policies and procedures for using such equipment and building facilities have been followed. The use/purchase of any equipment that has a direct cost associated with it (e.g., use of: copying machines, paper and other office supplies) shall be paid for by the Association.
2. The Association may post material concerning Association activities consistent with College policies/procedures in effect at such time. No information shall be posted on College property except as described in such policies/procedures. The posted material shall clearly state that it is posted by the Association, and the Association is solely responsible for its contents and all liability regarding such posting and publication thereof.
3. The Association's duly authorized campus representatives shall have the right to reasonable use of the College's internal mail and email distribution system for Association communications, in accordance with College policies and procedures. In addition, these representatives may be provided access to all Bargaining Unit Members' mail boxes and email for distribution of Association communications.
4. An elected representative of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetingsor its designee shall have the privilege of addressing the Board at that time in the Board's regular meetings provided for “Reports from Board Liaisons” on subjects of the Association's choice, provided that: i) all matters of professional negotiations will be exclusively limited to the bargaining table and ii) any and all complaints by Bargaining Unit Members or the Association concerning this Agreement, any interpretation thereof or misapplication thereof, shall be the subject matter of a grievance pursuant to Article V below.
5. The College agrees to deduct dues for membership in the Association from the salaries of Association members (“FA Members”) upon the following conditions.
A. An FA Member desiring to have such dues withheld from his/her pay must complete a payroll authorization deduction form provided by the College and sign and file same with the College Payroll Office on or before the first or fifteenth day of the month. Deductions will begin on the first full pay period following receipt of the authorization form. The deduction period is defined as beginning with the first pay date in September and ending with the last pay date in May.
B. Representatives The Association shall, on or before June 15, certify in writing, signed by the Association President and filed with the College Payroll Office, the gross amount of dues for the ensuing year (July 1 to June 30) for an FA Member; such gross amount being an annual sum to be withheld from pay beginning September 1 thru May 31. Any FA Member beginning deductions after the first pay date in September; shall have completed on the authorization form the remaining annual amount of dues to be withheld and the per pay period amount. FA Members beginning deductions after the first pay date in September, will automatically be changed to have dues withheld beginning with the first pay in September the subsequent year. The gross amount to be withheld for an FA Member may not be changed until July 1 of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlinesnext year.
C. The Association College shall have access deduct such annual dues from each pay date in an equal amount; said equal amount being the annual dues divided by the number of pay periods to be received by the Board Policy Book on FA Member during the District’s websitededuction period. The deduction period is defined as beginning with the first pay date in September and ending with the last pay date in May.
D. The Association President shall total of all withholdings will be sent copies remitted to the Treasurer of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments Association by the College Business Office within fifteen (15) working days from each regular pay period for each board meeting prior to that meetingwhich deductions are made.
E. The Association shall be granted agrees to save the right to use teacher mailboxes for College harmless and indemnify the College from all loss, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, from any and all communicationsactions or claims growing from or arising because of these deductions, including specifically any claim by any Bargaining Unit Member(s) or anyone with privity to such Bargaining Unit Member(s). No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have full responsibility for the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms funds so withheld and lounges, remitted to the use of the PA system to make necessary announcementsAssociation, and the right College in no way shall be responsible to make the Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetingsor any Bargaining Unit Member(s) or concerning any use or expenditure thereof by the Association.
F. If an FA Member has no earnings due or an amount is due for any pay period after all other required or authorized withholdings in an amount less than the Association dues to be withheld for such period, no deduction for such pay period will be made by the College for such FA Member. No catch-up withholdings will be made in subsequent pay periods.
G. Each FA Member's payroll deduction authorization filed as provided in Section 5.A above, with the Payroll Office, shall remain in effect during the term of this Agreement unless revoked in writing by the FA Member. The FA Member may revoke this authorization by written notice received by the College Payroll Office; but once revoked, the authorization may not be renewed until the following September.
6. In recognition of the team approach to problem solving, the Association President will receive a one-fifth (1/5) reduction in workload assignment each regular semester, and a 3-hour supplemental contract or 3 hours of release time for the summer semester. Responsibilities of the Association President, or his or her designee, shall include serving on open Board committees, and other appointments as may be provided time at each regular Board Meeting assigned by College President, or his/her designee. An Association President who is assigned to address teach a total number of load hours of 15 or more per semester may petition the BoardCollege President, or his/her designee, for up to an additional one-fifth (1/5) teaching load reduction if necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the Association President. The College and the Association will share equally the cost of a replacement faculty member for any such additional load reduction.
K. The Association 7. Nothing contained within this Article shall be granted paid leave diminish, negate, or abrogate the reservations made and contained in the total amount Management Rights provisions of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takenthis Agreement.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. 4.1 The Association shall will have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use school buildings at reasonable times, without cost, for meetings. Request for the use of buildings will be made to the Principal in advance.
4.2 The Association, upon request, will be scheduled on the agenda at faculty meetings as determined by the Principal to present brief reports and announcements. Upon request, the Association will be included on the new teacher mailboxes for orientation agenda.
4.3 The Association will have the right to post notices on its activities and matters of employee concern in teachers’ workrooms and shall continue to have the use of the employee mail box system and e-mail system.
4.4 Upon notification by an employee in writing by means of a mutually agreeable form provided by the Association, the Board will continue its present practice of deducting professional association dues and forwarding such deduction to the Association treasurer. The Board shall be held harmless from any and all communicationsclaims in connection therewith.
4.5 The Association may, with permission from the Building Principal, use school equipment normally used by employees for Association activities. No However, expendable material will be at the expense of the Association and shall in no event exceed the actual costs to the District as determined by the Superintendent.
4.6 Rights granted to the Association under this Article IV shall not, in the judgment of the Board, be disruptive or injurious to the Monadnock education system, its students, the faculty, or administration, nor in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement. In making judgments under this section, the Board shall not be arbitrary or capricious.
4.7 During the term of this Agreement, the rights and privileges set forth in this Article shall not be granted to any other teacher union bargaining agent.
4.8 Request under the provisions of this Article shall mean permission and shall be given this rightmade to the Building Principal, or the Building Principal’s designee.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees 4.9 Employees shall suffer no loss of pay in the conduct of negotiations which occur during normal working hours or in the workday, providing filing or processing of grievances under the visit does not interfere with class instructionAgreement.
G. The Association 4.10 Administrative leave shall be granted, at no cost, the right granted to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year teachers for the purpose of making appropriate attending the New Hampshire Education Association announcementsDelegate Assembly Convention. This shall be limited to no more than four (4) employees on one day per school year and no more than one (1) teacher from any small elementary school. A small school is defined as any elementary school having ten (10) or fewer teachers.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. 4.11 The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in with a place readily accessible total of four (4) paid professional leave days per year to conduct Association business.
4.12 Members of the bargaining unit will be permitted to submit reports to committees of the Board during public comment regarding safety, security, and normally frequented by all teachers in student discipline issues, so long as those reports do not compromise the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activitiesemployee’s confidentiality obligations.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Tentative Agreement, Tentative Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives 2 3.1 All Association business, discussions, and activities will normally be conducted by unit members 3 or Association officials outside established work hours (during breaks, lunch, before and after work). 4 When it is necessary for the Association to conduct its business during regular working hours utilizing 5 District facilities, it will be necessary for an authorized Association representative to secure the written 6 permission of the Superintendent or his/her designee. In all cases, the appropriate "use of facilities" 7 form shall be obtained and filed in a timely manner. At no time shall Association may make announcements business or meetings 8 interfere with school programs or the defined duties of unit members. 9 In those instances when an appropriate Association representative needs to contact or conduct 10 Association business with a unit member, during faculty meetingsworking hours, said representative shall first secure 11 the permission of the unit member’s site administrator.
B. Representatives of 12 3.1.1 During the Association may make announcements on new employee process, the District shall give a CSEA membership application and 13 membership information packet to all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times new unit members. The membership information packet and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines14 application shall be provided by CSEA.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. 15 3.2 The Association shall have the right to use mailboxes and bulletin board spaces designated by the 16 Superintendent, subject to the following conditions: (a) all postings for bulletin boards, including 17 Internet web pages and electronic bulletin boards, or items for school mailboxes, including e-mail, 18 must contain the date of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms posting or distribution and lounges, the use identification of the PA system organization together with
19 a designated authorization by any Association officer and (b) a copy to make necessary announcementsthe Superintendent or designee 20 must be received at the time of posting or distributing any materials. It is further understood that the 21 Association or District will not post or distribute information which is derogatory and/or defamatory 22 of District personnel, and the right subject to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Boardremoval of such posting.
K. The 23 3.3 Full release time for the President of the Association shall be granted paid leave subject to the terms stated 24 herein. A substitute shall be provided at the District’s expense and the cost shall not exceed $30,000 25 annually. In January of each school year, the Association and the Superintendent or designee will 26 mutually agree on the guidelines as to how the President’s release time shall be implemented. The 27 Association has the sole discretion as to how the President’s release time shall be used to address 28 Association business.
29 3.3.1 The District shall make reasonable efforts to place a substitute employee in the total amount position held 30 by the Association President during the times that said President is on release time, so that the 31 Association President will not routinely be required to be responsible for regularly assigned work 32 required to be performed during the time said President is on release time for Association business.
33 3.4 The Association shall have the right of release time for eligible Association delegates to attend the 34 CSEA annual conference with no loss in wages and benefits. This release provision, however is not 35 to result in any additional expense to the District and substitutes shall not be provided for unit members 36 released to attend the conference. At least three (3) days weeks in advance, the Association shall provide 37 documentation (which includes the specific dates) to represent teacher intereststhe Superintendent of the unit members who are 38 to be delegates at state conference. In the event a unit member attending the conference is less than a 39 12-month employee and he/she is not in paid status at the time of the conference, he/she shall not be 40 entitled to paid release.
41 3.5 The District shall maintain on its website an accurate, up to date electronic copy of the District 42 Board policies, Administrative regulations and related documents (Exhibits and forms) which allows 43 access for the Association. The District shall provide the Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance with a printed or 44 digital copy of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takenBoard of Education agenda.
L. Any 1 3.6 Whenever the District elects to form or revise a committee, the recommendation from which may 2 have an effect upon a unit member (such as the District Budget Committee) the Association shall have 3 representation equal to that of other employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of senioritygroups. Upon returning Prior to the districtformation or revision of said 4 committee, the employee District shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior communicate its intent to the leave and will be Association President.
5 3.7 The District recognizes the Association's right to file grievances on behalf of its membership.
6 3.8 A courtesy copy of unit member being placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association reemployment list due to illness or facing 7 disciplinary action shall be provided bulletin board space in to the Association.
8 3.9 The District shall provide copies of all documents relative to a place readily accessible layoff prior to and normally frequented any action being 9 taken by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.Board of Education. 10
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. 7.1 The Association shall have the use right to post notices of activities and matters of interest on designated employee bulletin boards. All postings for bulletin boards in all employee workrooms or items for school mailboxes must contain the date of posting or distribution and loungesthe identification of the organization together with an authorization by the Association President. Notices shall be submitted to the Superintendent prior to posting or distributing through the intra- district mails. The Association may use the intra-district mail system for communications with members.
7.2 Authorized representatives of the Association shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property subject to the following:
7.2.1 Contact with employees by the Association will occur during the employee's non- work time.
7.2.2 When it is necessary for the Association to conduct a site visit during work-time, the use official Association representative shall first contact the District Director of Personnel or designee, to discuss the need, purpose, and estimated duration for the site visit. Reasonable efforts may be made by the Association to protect the anonymity of any employees subject to the site visit.
7.2.3 Association representative access during work-time will be subject to the approval by the District Director of Personnel or designee at a mutually acceptable date, time, and duration.
7.2.4 Scheduling of site visits will be done at such times to minimize any disruption of employee work and will not interfere with employees' work assignments.
7.2.5 The District will not unreasonably withhold its approval of the PA system site visit with the employee, subject to make necessary announcementsthe terms of this agreement. Disputes concerning the approval or denial of the site visit will be subject to the grievance procedure contained in this agreement.
7.2.6 This agreement will not apply to the Association's right to access employees during contract negotiations, and grievance meetings, or disciplinary meetings with the District.
7.3 The Association shall have the right to make use office equipment for Association statements business at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address such times as the Boarduse does not interfere with the normal operations of the District.
K. 7.4 The Association District directory of classified employee names and work stations shall be granted paid leave in made available to Association officers as soon as possible after the total amount beginning of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance each school year, but no later than November 1.
7.5 Representatives of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be takenDistrict agree to meet monthly, or as needed, in an employer-employee relations meeting, to create and maintain better communications between the two parties.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
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Sources: Negotiated Agreement, Negotiated Agreement