Common use of Association use of District Communications and Equipment Clause in Contracts

Association use of District Communications and Equipment. The Association has the right to use District facilities for committee, general, or building meetings during non-working periods and/or time periods (i.e. before school, duty-free lunch periods, and after school) in accordance with District policies on use of facilities. Representatives of the Association shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property at all reasonable times, provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations and that such representatives shall register in the principal’s office upon entering the facility. The Association may distribute information to members in District mailboxes. Association members will be allowed to store Association materials in their rooms or desks in a place not available to students. The Association will be provided with a bulletin board in a mutually agreeable area in each building. The Board packet will be sent to the Association president at the same time the packet is made available to Board members. The Association will have the right to have tables/booths at the new teacher orientation and all District meetings. The Association will have the right to address new teachers during orientation. The District agrees to provide all pertinent information to the Association for the development of Association programs, bargaining and the representation of members. The Association may use District equipment including computers, fax, voice mail, typewriters, duplicating or printing equipment, binding equipment, calculating machines, and audio-visual equipment, at reasonable times when such equipment is not in use. The Association may use intra-District mail. The use of email will continue to be governed by the District’s Acceptable Use Policy. The use of District email to distribute materials en masse must be approved in advance by the Superintendent or his/her designee.