Common use of Association and Administrator Rights Clause in Contracts

Association and Administrator Rights. A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965, the Board agrees that every administrator included in the bargaining unit defined in ARTICLE I has the right to join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining with the Board. As a duly elected body exercising governmental powers under the laws of the State of Michigan, the Board agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, discourage, deprive, or coerce any administrator from enjoying any rights conferred by Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965, other laws of the State of Michigan or laws of the United States. The Board will not discriminate against any administrator with respect to hours, wages, or any other terms or conditions of employment by reason of: his membership in the Association, his participation in the Association's lawful activities, his participation in collective bargaining with the Board, or his instituting a grievance(s), complaint or proceeding under this Agreement. Administrator rights regarding Board discrimination against an administrator for participation in statutorily protected activities are specifically protected in Section B of this ARTICLE. B. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to deny or restrict any administrator rights granted under the laws of the State of Michigan and/or the laws of the United States. The rights granted to administrators in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided by the laws of the State of Michigan and/or the laws of the United States and administrators may enforce such rights in courts of competent jurisdiction. C. The Association and its members shall have the right to use school district facilities for meetings concerning Association business, provided that such use does not conflict with prior scheduled activities and provided that no cost to the Board arises from such use or that such cost for such use shall be reimbursed to the Board by the Association. D. The Association may use the school mail as a means of distributing written materials. Any items so distributed through the school mails must carry the title or letterhead of the Association. The Association assumes full responsibility and legal liability for all written materials it distributes. This allowance to so distribute written materials does not imply full or partial agreement by the Board as to content or validity of information contained in such written materials. E. No administrator shall be prevented from wearing insignia of membership in the Association either on or off school premises so long as such does not interfere with the normal conduct of scheduled instructional programs. F. Duly authorized representatives of the Association shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property, provided that such does not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations or infringe upon any administrative duties. G. The Board will notify the Association of any major budgetary, curriculum, and/or personnel changes that are proposed or under consideration so as to give the Association an opportunity to provide input regarding these changes. Major budgetary, curriculum, and/or personnel changes shall be defined to include, but not limited to: all layoff, recall and hiring of personnel; administrative changes; changes in course offerings, textbooks and related materials; changes in district testing; changes in district revenue; changes in allocated expenditures; enrollment projections; and demographics. H. Administrators shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship and no religious or political activities (or lack of such activities) of any administrator, which do not interfere with or disrupt prescribed instructional programs or normal school operations and/or procedures, shall be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the professional employment of such administrator. The private and personal life of any administrator, which does not interfere with or disrupt prescribed instructional programs or normal school operations and/or procedures, is not within the appropriate concern or attention of the Board. Nothing in this Agreement is to be construed as in any way restricting the rights of the Board under the Michigan Teacher Tenure Act. I. The provisions of this Agreement shall be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, marital status, handicap or membership in or association with the activities of the Association. J. The rights granted herein to the Association shall not be granted or extended to any competing labor organizations. K. Upon request to the Superintendent or his designee, an administrator may review all of the contents of his personnel file with the following exceptions: university credentials understood to be confidential at the time they were sent and confidential documents written at the request of the administrator. Upon request, an administrator shall be given copies of any documents in his personnel file not falling with the previously mentioned exceptions. An administrator may have placed in his personnel file a rebuttal or his explanation of a document in his personnel file that he regards as detrimental. L. Before the Superintendent notifies an administrator that his assignment or major job responsibility will be changed, he shall notify the President of the Association of the proposed changes. M. The Superintendent will encourage all administrators, through a written process, to advise him as to their interest in a possible administrative assignment.

Association and Administrator Rights. A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965, the Board agrees that every administrator included in the bargaining unit defined in ARTICLE I 1 has the right to join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining with the Board. As a duly elected body exercising governmental powers under the laws of the State of Michigan, the Board agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, discourage, deprive, or coerce any administrator from enjoying any rights conferred by Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965, other laws of the State of Michigan or laws of the United States. The Board will not discriminate against any administrator with respect to hours, wages, or any other terms or conditions of employment by reason of: his membership in the Association, his participation in the Association's lawful activities, his participation in collective bargaining with the Board, or his instituting a grievance(s), complaint or proceeding under this Agreement. Administrator rights regarding Board discrimination against an administrator for participation in statutorily protected activities are specifically protected in Section B of this ARTICLE. B. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to deny or restrict any administrator rights granted under the laws of the State of Michigan and/or the laws of the United States. The rights granted to administrators in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided by the laws of the State of Michigan and/or the laws of the United States and administrators may enforce such rights in courts of competent jurisdiction. C. The Association and its members shall have the right to use school district facilities for meetings concerning Association business, provided that such use does not conflict with prior scheduled activities and provided that no cost to the Board arises from such use or that such cost for such use shall be reimbursed to the Board by the Association. D. The Association may use the school mail as a means of distributing written materials. Any items so distributed through the school mails must carry the title or letterhead of the Association. The Association assumes full responsibility and legal liability for all written materials it distributes. This allowance to so distribute written materials does not imply full or partial agreement by the Board as to content or validity of information contained in such written materials. E. No administrator shall be prevented from wearing insignia of membership in the Association either on or off school premises so long as such does not interfere with the normal conduct of scheduled instructional programs. F. Duly authorized representatives of the Association shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property, provided that such does not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations or infringe upon any administrative duties. G. The Board will notify the Association of any major budgetary, curriculum, and/or personnel changes that are proposed or under consideration so as to give the Association an opportunity to provide input regarding these changes. Major budgetary, curriculum, and/or personnel changes shall be defined to include, but not limited to: all layoff, recall and hiring of personnel; administrative changes; changes in course offerings, textbooks and related materials; changes in district testing; changes in district revenue; changes in allocated expenditures; enrollment projections; and demographics. H. Administrators shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship and no religious or political activities (or lack of such activities) of any administrator, which do not interfere with or disrupt prescribed instructional programs or normal school operations and/or procedures, shall be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the professional employment of such administrator. The private and personal life of any administrator, which does not interfere with or disrupt prescribed instructional programs or normal school operations and/or procedures, is not within the appropriate concern or attention of the Board. Nothing in this Agreement is to be construed as in any way restricting the rights of the Board under the Michigan Teacher Tenure Act. I. The provisions of this Agreement shall be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, marital status, handicap or membership in or association with the activities of the Association. J. The rights granted herein to the Association shall not be granted or extended to any competing labor organizations. K. Upon request to the Superintendent or his designee, an administrator may review all of the contents of his personnel file with the following exceptions: university credentials understood to be confidential at the time they were sent and confidential documents written at the request of the administrator. Upon request, an administrator shall be given copies of any documents in his personnel file not falling with the previously mentioned exceptions. An administrator may have placed in his personnel file a rebuttal or his explanation of a document in his personnel file that he regards as detrimental. L. Before the Superintendent notifies an administrator that his assignment or major job responsibility will be changed, he shall notify the President of the Association of the proposed changes. M. The Superintendent will encourage all administrators, through a written process, to advise him as to their interest in a possible administrative assignment.

Association and Administrator Rights. A. Pursuant X. Xxxxxxxx to Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965, the Board agrees that every administrator included in the bargaining unit defined in ARTICLE I 1 has the right to join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining with the Board. As a duly elected body exercising governmental powers under the laws of the State of Michigan, the Board agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, discourage, deprive, or coerce any administrator from enjoying any rights conferred by Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965, other laws of the State of Michigan or laws of the United States. The Board will not discriminate against any administrator with respect to hours, wages, or any other terms or conditions of employment by reason of: his membership in the Association, his participation in the Association's lawful activities, his participation in collective bargaining with the Board, or his instituting a grievance(s), complaint or proceeding under this Agreement. Administrator rights regarding Board discrimination against an administrator for participation in statutorily protected activities are specifically protected in Section B of this ARTICLE. B. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to deny or restrict any administrator rights granted under the laws of the State of Michigan and/or the laws of the United States. The rights granted to administrators in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided by the laws of the State of Michigan and/or the laws of the United States and administrators may enforce such rights in courts of competent jurisdiction. C. The Association and its members shall have the right to use school district facilities for meetings concerning Association business, provided that such use does not conflict with prior scheduled activities and provided that no cost to the Board arises from such use or that such cost for such use shall be reimbursed to the Board by the Association. D. The Association may use the school mail as a means of distributing written materials. Any items so distributed through the school mails must carry the title or letterhead of the Association. The Association assumes full responsibility and legal liability for all written materials it distributes. This allowance to so distribute written materials does not imply full or partial agreement by the Board as to content or validity of information contained in such written materials. E. No administrator shall be prevented from wearing insignia of membership in the Association either on or off school premises so long as such does not interfere with the normal conduct of scheduled instructional programs. F. Duly X. Xxxx authorized representatives of the Association shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property, provided that such does not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations or infringe upon any administrative duties. G. The Board will notify the Association of any major budgetary, curriculum, and/or personnel changes that are proposed or under consideration so as to give the Association an opportunity to provide input regarding these changes. Major budgetary, curriculum, and/or personnel changes shall be defined to include, but not limited to: all layoff, recall and hiring of personnel; administrative changes; changes in course offerings, textbooks and related materials; changes in district testing; changes in district revenue; changes in allocated expenditures; enrollment projections; and demographics. H. Administrators shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship and no religious or political activities (or lack of such activities) of any administrator, which do not interfere with or disrupt prescribed instructional programs or normal school operations and/or procedures, shall be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the professional employment of such administrator. The private and personal life of any administrator, which does not interfere with or disrupt prescribed instructional programs or normal school operations and/or procedures, is not within the appropriate concern or attention of the Board. Nothing in this Agreement is to be construed as in any way restricting the rights of the Board under the Michigan Teacher Tenure Act. I. The provisions of this Agreement shall be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, marital status, handicap or membership in or association with the activities of the Association. J. The rights granted herein to the Association shall not be granted or extended to any competing labor organizations. K. X. Upon request to the Superintendent or his designee, an administrator may review all of the contents of his personnel file with the following exceptions: university credentials understood to be confidential at the time they were sent and confidential documents written at the request of the administrator. Upon request, an administrator shall be given copies of any documents in his personnel file not falling with the previously mentioned exceptions. An administrator may have placed in his personnel file a rebuttal or his explanation of a document in his personnel file that he regards as detrimental. L. Before the Superintendent notifies an administrator that his assignment or major job responsibility will be changed, he shall notify the President of the Association of the proposed changes. M. The Superintendent will encourage all administrators, through a written process, to advise him as to their interest in a possible administrative assignment.