Common use of PROFESSIONAL STUDY COMMITTEE Clause in Contracts

PROFESSIONAL STUDY COMMITTEE. In order to facilitate meaningful dialogue between the Board of Education-Administration and the HFEO within the area of working conditions, curriculum, student management, or other non- contractual issues, a Professional Study Committee (PSC) shall be formed. It will be a standing committee appointed by the HFEO Executive Board. The PSC and Administration-Board shall meet at least once in each month on a regularly scheduled basis. Additional meetings may be held when mutually agreeable. At these meetings the PSC may submit HFEO proposals to the Board- Administration regarding the jurisdictional areas of the committee. The PSC may submit to the HFEO all proposals submitted to the committee by the Board-Administration and report back those results. All items which directly affect the educational program and working conditions in the District may be brought to the agenda of the PSC. As a result of the dialogue and/or interaction of committee with Board-Administration, the following will ensue within a reasonable length of time: A. A joint decision with regard to the revision of a written Board Policy; or B. An administrative decision with a full explanation to the HFEO Committee in writing. It will be the responsibility of the HFEO Committee to communicate related information to the teachers and instructional assistants. The PSC is an advisory committee. It may not enter into any agreements deleting from, adding to, or altering any articles, sections, or clauses in this agreement. According to law, issues pertaining to matters affecting wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall remain subject to collective bargaining and not the domain of the PSC. Instructional assistants will be represented on the Professional Studies Committee by the representative for the department in which they are assigned.