Association Activities The parties agree employees shall have the right to form, join, and participate in the lawful activities of the Association for the purpose of representation in matters of employment relations. No employee shall be interfered with, restrained, coerced, or discriminated against because of the exercise of such rights.
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS 1. The Association and its members shall have the right to make use of school equipment, buildings, and facilities in accordance with the “Civic Center Act”. 2. The Association shall have the right to post notices of activities and matters of Association concern on existing bulletin boards in the schools, at least one of which shall be provided in each school building, in areas frequented by unit members; and a copy provided to the building principal upon request. The Association may use the District mail services, including e-mail, and unit members’ mailboxes for communications to unit members. 3. It is recognized that a valid program change occurs through a deliberate process. This includes the exchange of ideas between the administration and staff. This process recognizes the benefits of utilizing strategies such as consensus building, polling, meet and confer, as well as voluntary meetings. 4. Authorized representatives of the Association shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property at reasonable times, providing that such transactions shall not interfere with the regular duties of employees involved. The Association representative shall notify the school office of his/her presence on school property. 5. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all District unit members who have not requested that this information be withheld, shall be provided to the Association, within six weeks of the commencement of the school year. 6. The Association shall be provided a copy of the Board of Trustees’ Agenda, complete with supportive materials, for each Board meeting, at the same time the Board members receive the agenda. The supportive materials shall be the same as those provided members of the Board of Trustees, except for materials related to items scheduled for consideration by the Board of Trustees in the Closed Session. 7. The representative of the Association shall be recognized by the Board of Trustees, upon request, in order to address the Board of Trustees on any matter which is being discussed, or to be acted upon by the Board of Trustees at the Board meeting. This recognition shall occur after the Board has finished discussion of the item on which the representative of the Association wishes to address the Board, but before a vote is taken upon said item. 8. The Association shall be granted reasonable amount of release time to conduct Association business or attend meetings concerned with the welfare of teachers and/or the improvement of the educational program. The proposed release time shall be approved in advance by a District administrator.