Common use of Faculty Council Clause in Contracts

Faculty Council. A. The parties to this Agreement recognize that, in the school of contemporary America, cooperation away from the bargaining table is necessary to be successful in improving the educational climate of our schools, and to further the parties’ joint goals of productivity and satisfaction in education. Therefore, the Board, the Administration, and the Association agree to establish a joint advisory committee, the Faculty Council, for the Ironton City Schools. B. The Council shall be composed of two (2) teachers to represent the elementary school, one (1) teacher to represent the middle school, one (1) teacher to represent the high school, all appointed by the Association, and will be chaired by the superintendent. However, at no time shall the number of administrators exceed the number of teachers. Both the Association and the Administration shall select their representatives by October 1 of each school year. C. The principal aims of the Council shall include the following: 1. To work together toward the end of improving the quality of education in the schools; 2. To find ways to operate the schools more efficiently and effectively; 3. To work together toward the end of achieving their joint goals of productivity and satisfaction; 4. To work together toward the end of recommending policies to accommodate the changes in society and in the family environments; 5. To work together toward the end of building lines of communications to solve their mutual work concerns; 6. To work together toward the end of improving the working relationship between the Administration and teachers; 7. To work together to develop a positive and cooperative approach toward discipline which will promote the optimum learning environment for the student; 8. To work together, within the financial limitations of the school district, to attempt to provide the necessary materials and facilities for the most conducive atmosphere for learning and teaching; and 9. The Board and the Superintendent will consider input concerning the annual school calendar. D. The Council will meet three times, once in the months of November, January, April and/or one other time at the request of the Association or the Superintendent. The time and location of the November meeting will be established by the Superintendent. Subsequent meeting time(s) and location(s) will be established at this first meeting. 1. The Council’s function shall be to discuss problems that concern the parties and, to the extent that mutual agreement may be reached, to endeavor to find ways of accomplishing such objectives consistent with the provisions of this Agreement. 2. The first item on the Agenda shall alternate from meeting to meeting with respect to issues of concern to the Administration and issues of concern to the Association.