Common use of Voluntary Services Clause in Contracts

Voluntary Services. From time to time certified employees may be asked by the Administration to attend District committee meetings, workshops, training programs or other similar activities which are scheduled outside the normal certified employee contract year. Certified employee attendance at such programs shall be strictly voluntary, and no retribution shall be taken against or negative evaluation made of any certified employee who chooses not to attend. Because such activities are voluntary, any certified employee (or Dodge City NEA on their behalf) against whom retribution is taken or a negative evaluation given as a result of the certified employee's failure to attend such activity, may file a formal grievance pursuant to the negotiated grievance procedure. If the grievance is successful, the grievance hearing officer may, among any other relief he/she believes appropriate, order the removal of any negative evaluation resulting from the certified employee's failure to attend such activities. Certified employees who have been asked and choose to attend such activities shall be paid for such attendance. The amount of such pay shall be determined by the Superintendent of Schools, but shall be not less than the current cost of a substitute for a six (6) hour day, or one-half (1/2) the cost per day for a one-half (1/2) day program. If an invited certified employee who attends such activity can establish in a grievance hearing under the negotiated grievance procedure that said certified employee was coerced or intimidated by the administration to attend such activity, such certified employee shall be entitled to his/her daily pay rate or proration thereof for each day of attendance as determined by the grievance hearing officer. Such certified employee, may at the certified employee's request, be represented by Dodge City NEA in the grievance procedure and/or have Dodge City NEA file the grievance on their behalf.

Voluntary Services. From time to time certified employees may be asked by the Administration to attend District committee meetings, workshops, training programs programs, or other similar activities which are scheduled outside the normal certified employee contract year. Certified employee attendance at such programs shall be strictly voluntary, and no retribution shall be taken against or negative evaluation made of any certified employee who chooses not to attend. Because such activities are voluntary, any certified employee (or Dodge City NEA on their behalf) against whom retribution is taken or a negative evaluation given as a result of the certified employee's failure to attend such activity, may file a formal grievance pursuant to the negotiated grievance procedure. If the grievance is successful, the grievance hearing officer may, among any other relief he/she believes appropriate, order the removal of any negative evaluation resulting from the certified employee's failure to attend such activities. Certified employees who have been asked and choose to attend such activities shall be paid for such attendance. The amount of such pay payment shall be determined by the Superintendent of Schools, but shall be not less than the current cost of a substitute for a six (6) hour day, or one-half (1/2) the cost per day for a one-half (1/2) day program. If an invited certified employee who attends such activity can establish in a grievance hearing under the negotiated grievance procedure that said certified employee was coerced or intimidated by the administration to attend such activity, such certified employee shall be entitled to his/her daily pay rate or proration thereof for each day of attendance as determined by the grievance hearing officer. Such certified employee, may at the certified employee's request, be represented by Dodge City NEA in the grievance procedure and/or have Dodge City NEA file the grievance on their behalf.