Common use of Required Meetings or Hearings Clause in Contracts

Required Meetings or Hearings. A. Any time a teacher is summoned to a meeting or a hearing, the subject of which the Board, Committee or Administration knows will adversely affect his/her office, position, employment, or salary, he/she shall be given prior written notice 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Such notice shall include the reason for the meeting. The employee shall be entitled to have a representative of the Association with him/her. B. Teachers may, at their discretion, opt to be represented at meetings dealing with Programs of Assistance (POA) with the mutual understanding that the union representative is there in an advisory capacity, only, and does not possess the authority to compel changes to the Administrator’s decisions relevant to the tenets, timelines, goals, etc., of the POA itself. The purpose for allowing teachers to have representation during this process is simply to help mitigate the likelihood of any perceived problems relating to the POA, such as goal measurability and issues of fairness. The principal shall retain sole authority over all aspects of the meeting to include the composition of those in attendance. C. If, during any meeting or conference between the Board, Committee, or Administration and a teacher, the discussion unforeseeably leads to matters, which could adversely affect the teacher’s office, position, employment, or salary, the teacher, at his/her option, may remain and complete the meeting or conference. At the completion of the meeting or conference, the teacher shall have twenty-four