Individual Rights & Responsibilities. The Association and the District acknowledge that we are working toward the ultimate goal of creating a system where the delineation of specific individual employee and district rights and responsibilities within our Agreements become unnecessary because they will be understood values, norms, and operating principles of the District and Association. To initiate this process, the following guidelines and principles will be utilized to acknowledge the unique responsibility the organizations have to the individuals who work within them: • Staff will be treated with respect and dignity and will treat each other that way. Students, parents, and community members will be treated with respect and dignity. • Learning is fostered and promoted in an atmosphere in which there is freedom to provide for the free and orderly flow and examination of ideas so that students may gain the skills to gather and synthesize information, discriminate between fact and opinion, discuss differing viewpoints, analyze problems, and draw conclusions. • Staff will exercise professional judgment when presenting subject matter. Teachers are expected to maintain a high professional standard of teaching and to employ the most effective teaching techniques to meet the District’s mission. • Staff has the responsibility to conduct themselves in a manner befitting the profession.
Individual Rights & Responsibilities. The Association and the District acknowledge that we are working toward the ultimate goal of creating a system where the delineation of specific individual employee and District rights and responsibilities within our Agreements are reduced due to the presence of understood values, norms, and operating principles of the District and Association. To initiate this process, the following guidelines and principles will be utilized to acknowledge the unique responsibility the organizations have to the individuals who work within them: • Staff will be treated with respect and dignity and will treat each other that way. Students, parents, and community members will be treated with respect and dignity. • Learning is fostered and promoted in an atmosphere in which there is freedom to provide for the free and orderly flow and examination of ideas so that students may gain the skills to gather and synthesize information, discriminate between fact and opinion, discuss differing viewpoints, analyze problems, and draw conclusions. • Staff will exercise professional judgment when presenting subject matter. Educators are expected to maintain a high professional standard of teaching and to employ the most effective teaching techniques to meet the District’s mission. • Staff have the responsibility to conduct themselves in a manner befitting the profession. RELATIONSHIP OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT TO THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT The Trust Agreement is one part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the District and the Association. The Trust Agreement expands the traditional collective bargaining relationship between the District and the Association. PREAMBLE DEFINITION: Preamble language holds the purpose to set context, explain, or describe values. The District and Association jointly agree preamble language is not enforceable contract language. RELATIONSHIP OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT TO THE INDIVIDUAL EDUCATOR The District and the Association recognize that educators are entrusted with the critical role of providing an inclusive, equitable, and supportive learning environment that fosters the academic, social, and emotional growth of every student. We jointly agree that educators are professionals who use their training, judgement, and experience to differentiate lessons, provide multiple entry points for classroom activities, create a sense of belonging, and cultivate classroom and school environments that accommodate and acknowledge the diverse experiences and...
