Common use of CAT Clause in Contracts

CAT. RESPONSIBILITIES The C.A.T. shall serve as an advisory team for all new instructional programs being recommended by the district’s Core Implementation Teams. 1. The CAT dates are collaboratively scheduled with Superintendent and/or Designee, and the EGREA President and/or Designee. 2. The membership list for CAT along with the meeting dates will be communicated at the beginning of each school year. 3. The CAT Team scheduled monthly meetings will be held only if there is a curriculum item(s) needing to be reviewed by the team. 4. New curriculum proposals will be presented to CAT prior to presenting to the Board of Education. CAT is responsible for providing; suggestions to improve/clarify the presentation and ask clarifying questions in order to strengthen the presentation prior to the Board of Education review. The CAT serves in an advisory capacity and failure of the Board of Education to adopt any of the recommendations submitted shall not constitute the basis of a grievance.