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Teachers Union
Current Contract - Article XVII General Conditions |
A. A uniform procedure of supervision and evaluation will be utilized throughout the Schools as specified in published guidelines.
B. The provisions of this contract are not intended
to limit an employee's rights to accept voluntarily any school activity
offered to him/her.
1. If an employee does not wish
to volunteer for any assignment which is beyond the terms of this contract,
he/she is free to do so.
2. In either case, the employee's
right to volunteer or not to volunteer shall be without prejudice to his/her
standing in the Schools and without censure from the Schools or Union.
3. When an employee is requested
to or volunteers to accept an assignment which is beyond the terms of this
contract, he/she must be given the written request for his/her signature
which need not be returned sooner than twenty-four (24) hours after receipt
of said request in order to demonstrate in writing his/her willingness
to voluntarily accept the assignment
C. The Schools shall provide storage space (e.g., lockers), employee's lounges, and lavatory facilities.
D. Individual mailboxes shall be provided for each lay employee in each school, and mail received shall be placed in the employee's mailbox.
E. Expenses directly related to activities for which prior approval has been obtained from the principal shall be reimbursed at a rate and/or amount agreed to in advance.
F. An employee's grade for a student shall not be changed except by the principal and then only for serious and compelling reasons. Should circumstances indicate that a change might be necessary, the administration shall attempt reasonable means of discussing these circumstances with the employee before making a change in the grade. If the employee cannot be informed verbally, the employee shall be notified in writing if the grade is changed and given the reasons for the change as soon as possible.
G. The Schools shall pay registration fees for conferences required by the Schools.
H. The Schools and the Union shall equally share the cost of providing copies of this Agreement to all employees.
I. In each school, the local administration shall provide a bulletin board in a place mutually agreed to by the administration and the delegate, upon which the Union may display Union business and which is accessible to all members of the Union.