Common use of ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS Clause in Contracts

ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS. A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965, the Board hereby agrees that every teacher employed by the Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiations and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of the law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly encourage, discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitution of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his membership in the Association, his participation in any activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding as defined, by the Grievance procedures being any provision of this agreement or any existing rule, order, or regulation of the Board relating to wages, hours, terms or conditions of employment. B. The parties recognize the right to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission as pertains to Act 379. C. The Association and its members shall continue to have the right to use school facilities at reasonable hours for meetings for the purpose of conducting necessary Association business as in the past. Arrangements shall be made with the Principal of the building in question in advance of the time and place of all such meetings. The Association shall provide all materials and supplies incident to such use. 1. The Association shall have the right to place notices, circulars, and other material on a designated bulletin board and in teachers' mail boxes including electronic mail. Copies of all such material shall be given to the building principal, but his advance approval shall not be required. 2. The Association may have reasonable use of the school mail and delivery services. 3. The Association may use the public address system of a building to announce the time of meetings at the time regular building announcements are read. Special announcements must be scheduled before classes are in session or after they have been dismissed. D. The Board agrees to furnish to the Association officers and/or designated representatives in response to reasonable requests from time to time all records concerning the financial resources of the district, tentative budgetary requirements, and allocations and such other information as legally would be available to the Association. The Association shall, whenever feasible, have the opportunity to consult with the Board's representatives with respect to fiscal, budgetary and tax programs, construction programs, or major revisions of education- all policy, which are proposed or under consideration prior to their adoption and/or general publication. The Board agrees to inform the Association whenever a formal request to establish a Public School Academy (Charter School) is received. E. Duly authorized representatives of the Association and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations as determined by the building principal. F. The Association recognizes that the Board has responsibility and authority to manage and direct, in behalf of the public, all the operations and activities of the school district to the full extent authorized by law, provided that such rights and responsibilities shall be exercised by the Board in conformity with the provisions of this Agreement and provided that such provisions do not conflict with the law.

ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS. A. Pursuant X. Xxxxxxxx to Act 379 of the Public Acts of 19651965 (“PERA”), the Board hereby agrees that every teacher employed by employee of the Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the an Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiations negotiation and other lawful concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of the law laws of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly encourage, discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by Act 379 XXXX or other laws of Michigan or the Constitution Constitutions of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his membership in the Association, his participation in any lawful activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding as defined, by the Grievance procedures being under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any provision of this agreement or any existing rule, order, or regulation of the Board relating to wages, hours, terms or conditions of employment. B. The parties recognize the right to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission as pertains to Act 379. C. The Association and its members shall continue to have the right privilege to use school building facilities at all reasonable hours for meetings for in accordance with the purpose board rules and regulations. All meetings shall be scheduled in advance with building principal’s permission. C. Copies of conducting necessary Association business this agreement shall be printed at the expense of the Board and presented to all teachers now employed or hereafter employed by the Board. D. No teacher shall be prevented from wearing insignias or pins as identification of membership in the past. Arrangements Association whether on or off school premises. E. A Bulletin board in the teachers’ lounge shall be made with available to the Principal of the building in question in advance of the time Association and place of all such meetings. The Association shall provide all materials and supplies incident to such useits members. 1. F. The Association shall have the right to place noticesBoard, circularsor its designee, and other material on a designated bulletin board and in teachers' mail boxes including electronic mail. Copies of all such material shall be given to the building principal, but his advance approval shall not be required. 2. The Association may have reasonable use of the school mail and delivery services. 3. The Association may use the public address system of a building to announce the time of meetings at the time regular building announcements are read. Special announcements must be scheduled before classes are in session or after they have been dismissed. D. The Board agrees to furnish to the Association officers and/or designated representatives in response to reasonable requests from time to time “written” requests, all records available information concerning the financial resources of the district, tentative budgetary requirements, and allocations and such other information as legally would which may be available necessary for the Association to process any grievance or complaint, except information from personnel or medical files deemed to be confidential. G. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict to any teacher, rights he may have under the AssociationMichigan Revised School Code. The rights granted to teachers under the master contract shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided by law. X. The salary committee of the Association shallmay, whenever feasible, have the opportunity to consult with the Board's representatives with respect approval of each teacher whose contract is being reviewed, check teacher’s contracts in the presence of a representative of the Superintendent to fiscaldetermine if the salary schedule is being followed. I. The Board recognizes that appropriate texts, budgetary library reference facilities, maps, and tax programsglobes, construction programslaboratory equipment, or major revisions audio-visual equipment, art supplies, physical education equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires and similar materials are the tools of education- all policy, which are proposed or under consideration prior the teaching profession. The parties will confer from time to their adoption and/or general publicationtime for the purpose of improving the selection and use of such educational tools. The Board agrees at all times to inform keep the Association whenever a formal request to establish a Public School Academy (Charter School) is receivedschools reasonably and properly equipped and maintained. E. Duly authorized representatives J. The Board shall make available in each school adequate lunchroom space, restroom and lavatory facilities exclusively for teacher use and at least one room appropriately furnished, which shall be reserved for use as a faculty lounge. K. Separate non-pay telephone facilities shall be made available to teachers for their reasonable use. L. Adequate parking facilities shall be made available to teachers for their assigned use. M. Teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship and no religious or political activities of any teacher or the lack thereof shall be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the professional employment of such teacher. The private and personal life of any teacher is not within the appropriate concern or attention of the Board unless the teacher’s conduct shall adversely affect his professional status as determined jointly by the Association and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations as determined by the building principalBoard. F. N. The Association recognizes that the Board has responsibility and authority to manage and direct, in behalf of the public, all the operations and activities of the school district to the full extent authorized by law, provided that such rights and responsibilities shall be exercised by the Board in conformity with the provisions of this Agreement agreement and provided that such provisions do not conflict the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex or marital status or membership in or association with the lawlawful activities of any employee organization. The Board and the Association pledge themselves to seek to extend the advantages of public education and opportunity to every student without regard to race, limited English proficiency, religion, sex, color and nationality. O. Board will provide: (1) a separate desk for each teacher, (2) lockable space to store coats and personal items; and (3) necessary teaching supplies and tools within budgetary limits. Other materials required by the teacher may be requested by the teacher through the building principal and such request will be given prompt consideration. P. Teachers will be advised insofar as can be reasonably foreseen when any policy manual change directly related to the teaching staff is to be acted upon by the Board. The faculty will set up a principal’s advisory committee each semester in each of the respective buildings, the function of which shall be to provide a group with which the respective principal may consult in relation to the forgoing and other matters pertaining to the school. The high school principal’s committee will be made up of three (3) members chosen by the high school faculty with no more than one (1) member from any subject area. The elementary principal’s committee chosen by the elementary faculty will be made up of three (3) members with no more than one (1) member from any grade level. The middle school principal’s committee, chosen by the middle school faculty, will be made up of three (3) members with no more than one (1) from each grade level. One member from each of the principal’s advisory committees, each of the building principals

ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS. A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965Employment Relations Act, the Board hereby agrees that every teacher employed by employee of the Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiations negotiation and other concerted legal activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of the law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly encourage, discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by the Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitution Constitutions of the State of Michigan and the United States; that it . B. Use of school building facilities before or after regular class hours and during lunchtime for Association meetings must have prior approval of the board. The Board hereby designates as its representative for such purpose the Superintendent of Schools or his designated representative. The Board retains the right of room assignment. The use of school phones, equipment, and supplies for Association business must have the prior approval of the Superintendent or his designated representative. The Association will not discriminate against reimburse the Board in full for any teacher with respect to hours, wages costs or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his membership charges incurred through such use. C. Space on a bulletin board in each building shall be reserved for the Association, his participation in any activities use of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding as defined, by the Grievance procedures being any provision of this agreement or any existing rule, order, or regulation of the Board relating to wages, hours, terms or conditions of employment. B. The parties recognize the right to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission as pertains to Act 379. C. The Association and its members shall continue to have the right to use school facilities at reasonable hours for meetings for the purpose of conducting necessary Association business as in the past. Arrangements shall be made posting material dealing with the Principal of the building in question in advance of the time and place of all such meetings. The Association shall provide all materials and supplies incident to such use. 1business. The Association shall have use of teacher school mailboxes for the right to place notices, circulars, and other material on a designated bulletin board and purpose of distributing Association materials. No mail shall be placed in teachers' mail boxes including electronic mailschool mailboxes that deals with participation in, or information about any strike, work stoppage, or slowdown. Copies of all such material No teacher shall be given to prevented from wearing insignia, pins, or other identification of membership in the building principal, but his advance approval shall not be required. 2. The Association may have reasonable use of the school mail and delivery services. 3. The Association may use the public address system of a building to announce the time of meetings at the time regular building announcements are read. Special announcements must be scheduled before classes are in session or after they have been dismissedAssociation. D. The Board agrees to furnish to the Association officers and/or designated representatives in response to reasonable requests from time to time all records concerning the financial resources of the district, tentative budgetary requirements, and allocations and such other information as legally would be available to the Association. The Association shall, whenever feasible, have the opportunity to consult with the Board's representatives with respect to fiscal, budgetary and tax programs, construction programs, or major revisions of education- all policy, which are proposed or under consideration prior to their adoption and/or general publication. The Board agrees to inform the Association whenever a formal request to establish a Public School Academy (Charter School) is received. E. Duly authorized representatives of the Association and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property at reasonable times, provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations as determined operations. E. The Board agrees to furnish to the Association in response to reasonable requests all available information concerning the financial resources of the district, including but not limited to: Annual financial reports and audits; register of certificated personnel; tentative budgetary requirements and allocations (including allocations by the building principalcounty board); agendas and minutes of all Board meetings including xxxx payments; census and membership data; names and available addresses of all teachers; salary step and college or university degrees; and such other information as will assist the Association in developing intelligent, accurate, informed, and constructive programs on behalf of the teachers and their students, together with information which may be necessary for the Association to process any grievance or non-disciplinary complaint. The Association must specify the information desired in a written request addressed to the Board and signed by the President of the Association. Original records are to be examined only at the school office in the presence of the administrator or his designated representative charged with their safe keeping. The Board is under no obligation to undertake special studies, or to call in outside consultants in order to secure and give to the Association such information which is not readily available. The Association shall reimburse the Board for any expense directly incurred as a result of the request for such information or making records available. F. The Board shall notify the Association recognizes that of any new or modified construction program or major revisions of the educational policy which are proposed or under consideration and the Association shall be given opportunity to advise the Board has responsibility and authority with respect to manage and direct, in behalf of the public, all the operations and activities of the school district said matters prior to the full extent authorized by law, provided that such rights and responsibilities shall be exercised by the Board in conformity with the their adoption and/or general publication. G. The provisions of this Agreement and provided the wages, hours, terms, and considerations of employment shall be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or marital status. H. The parties agree that such provisions do not conflict with all aspects of the lawschool calendar are negotiable including length of the school year, and further agree that the school calendar shall be set forth in Schedule D. Any deviation shall be by mutual written consent. I. The Superintendent shall place on the agenda of each regular Board meeting any matters brought to his attention by the Association so long as those matters are made known at the Superintendent's office one (1) week prior to said regular meeting.

ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS. A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965Employment Relations Act, the Board hereby agrees that every teacher employed by of the Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiations negotiation and other lawful concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of the law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly encourage, discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by the Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitution Constitutions of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages wages, or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his membership in the Association, his participation in any lawful activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding as defined, by the Grievance procedures being any provision of grievance under this agreement or any existing rule, order, or regulation of the Board relating to wages, hours, terms or conditions of employmentAgreement. B. The parties recognize the right Nothing contained herein shall be construed to invoke the assistance of deny or restrict to any teacher rights he may have under the Michigan Employment Relations Commission as pertains to Act 379GeneralSchool laws. C. The Association and its members representatives, with the priorapproval of the administration, shall continue to have the right to use school facilities buildings at all reasonable hours for meetings for meetings, provided that when special custodial service is required, the purpose of conducting necessary Association business as in the pastBoard may make a reasonable charge therefore. Arrangements No charge shall be made with for use of school roomsbetween the Principal hours of the building in question in advance of the time and place of all such meetings. The Association shall provide all materials and supplies incident to such use. 1. The Association shall have the right to place notices, circulars, and other material on a designated bulletin board and in teachers' mail boxes including electronic mail. Copies of all such material shall be given to the building principal, but his advance approval shall 7:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. this should not be required. 2. The Association may have reasonable use of the school mail and delivery services. 3. The Association may use the public address system of a building considered to announce the time of meetings at the time regular building announcements are read. Special announcements must be permit meeting during regularly scheduled before classes are in session or after they have been dismissedclasses. D. The Board agrees to furnish to the Association officers and/or designated representatives in response to reasonable requests from time to time all records concerning the financial resources of the district, tentative budgetary requirements, and allocations and such other information as legally would be available to the Association. The Association shall, whenever feasible, have the opportunity to consult with the Board's representatives with respect to fiscal, budgetary and tax programs, construction programs, or major revisions of education- all policy, which are proposed or under consideration prior to their adoption and/or general publication. The Board agrees to inform the Association whenever a formal request to establish a Public School Academy (Charter School) is received. E. Duly authorized representatives of the Association and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations as determined by operations. Association representatives shall check in with the principal’s office upon arrival and will be permitted to meet with individual Association members at a place and time that does not interfere with classroom instruction or scheduled conferences and/or other responsibilities with students and/or parents. On or before October 1 of each school year, and whenever a change is made, the Association shall provide the Superintendent with a list of all current local officers and building principalrepresentatives. E. The Association, with the approval of the administration, shall have the right to use school facilities and equipment, including word processing equipment, duplicating equipment, Internet and e-mail access, calculators, and all types of audio-visual equipment at reasonable times, when such equipment is not otherwise in use. The Association shall pay for the prevailing cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use. F. The Association recognizes that shall have the Board has responsibility right to post notices of its activities and authority matters of Association concern on teacher bulletin boards, at least one of which shall be provided in each school building. The Association may use the district mail service and teacher mail boxes for communications to manage teachers. No teacher shall be prevented from wearing insignia, pins or other identification of membership in the Association either on or off school premises. All posted notices shall be in good taste and direct, not derogatory in behalf manner. G. A copy of the public, agenda for each Board of Education meeting will be sent to the Association president at the time of its posting. Copies of published Board minutes will be made available in the superintendent’s office for all the operations Association members. H. Teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship and no religious or political activities of any teacher or the school district lack thereof shall be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the full extent authorized by law, provided that professional employment of such rights and responsibilities shall be exercised by teacher unless such activity adversely effects operation of the Board in conformity with the school. I. The provisions of this Agreement and provided that such provisions do the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall be applied in a manner which is not conflict arbitrary, capricious or discriminatory and without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight or marital status. J. Consistent with the lawCode of Ethics of the Education Profession, membership in the Association shall be open to all teachers regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight or marital status. K. Nothing shall require any teacher to be a member of any organization.

ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS. A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965, the Board hereby agrees that every teacher employed by the Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiations and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of the law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly encourage, discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitution of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his membership in the Association, his participation in any activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding as defined, by the Grievance procedures being any provision of this agreement or any existing rule, order, or regulation of the Board relating to wages, hours, terms or conditions of employment. B. The parties recognize the right to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission as pertains to Act 379. C. The Association and its members shall continue to have the right to use school facilities at reasonable hours for meetings for the purpose of conducting necessary Association business as in the past. Arrangements shall be made with the Principal Administrator of the building in question in advance of the time and place of all such meetings. The Association shall provide all materials and supplies incident to such use. 1. The Association shall have the right to place notices, circulars, and other material on a designated bulletin board and in teachers' mail boxes including electronic mail. Copies of all such material shall be given to the building principal, but his advance approval shall not be required. 2. The Association may have reasonable use of the school mail and delivery services. 3. The Association may use the public address system of a building to announce the time of meetings at the time regular building announcements are read. Special announcements must be scheduled before classes are in session or after they have been dismissed. D. The Board agrees to furnish to the Association officers and/or designated representatives in response to reasonable requests from time to time all records concerning the financial resources of the district, tentative budgetary requirements, and allocations and such other information as legally would be available to the Association. The Association shall, whenever feasible, have the opportunity to consult with the Board's ' s representatives with respect to fiscal, budgetary and tax programs, construction programs, or major revisions of education- all policy, which are proposed or under consideration prior to their adoption and/or general publication. The Board agrees to inform the Association whenever a formal request to establish a Public School Academy (Charter School) is received. E. Duly authorized representatives of the Association and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations as determined by the building principaladministrator. F. The Association recognizes that the Board has responsibility and authority to manage and direct, in behalf of the public, all the operations and activities of the school district to the full extent authorized by law, provided that such rights and responsibilities responsi bilities shall be exercised by the Board in conformity with the provisions of this Agreement and provided that such provisions do not conflict with the law.

ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS. A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965Employment Relations Act, the Board hereby agrees that every teacher employed by of the Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiations negotiation and other lawful concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of the law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly encourage, discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by the Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitution Constitutions of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages wages, or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his membership in the Association, his participation in any lawful activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding as defined, by the Grievance procedures being any provision of grievance under this agreement or any existing rule, order, or regulation of the Board relating to wages, hours, terms or conditions of employmentAgreement. B. The parties recognize the right Nothing contained herein shall be construed to invoke the assistance of deny or restrict to any teacher rights he may have under the Michigan Employment Relations Commission as pertains to Act 379General School laws. C. The Association and its members representatives, with the prior approval of the administration, shall continue to have the right to use school facilities buildings at all reasonable hours for meetings for meetings, provided that when special custodial service is required, the purpose of conducting necessary Association business as in the pastBoard may make a reasonable charge therefore. Arrangements No charge shall be made with for use of school rooms between the Principal hours of the building in question in advance of the time and place of all such meetings. The Association shall provide all materials and supplies incident to such use. 1. The Association shall have the right to place notices, circulars, and other material on a designated bulletin board and in teachers' mail boxes including electronic mail. Copies of all such material shall be given to the building principal, but his advance approval shall 7:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. This should not be required. 2. The Association may have reasonable use of the school mail and delivery services. 3. The Association may use the public address system of a building considered to announce the time of meetings at the time regular building announcements are read. Special announcements must be permit meeting during regularly scheduled before classes are in session or after they have been dismissedclasses. D. The Board agrees to furnish to the Association officers and/or designated representatives in response to reasonable requests from time to time all records concerning the financial resources of the district, tentative budgetary requirements, and allocations and such other information as legally would be available to the Association. The Association shall, whenever feasible, have the opportunity to consult with the Board's representatives with respect to fiscal, budgetary and tax programs, construction programs, or major revisions of education- all policy, which are proposed or under consideration prior to their adoption and/or general publication. The Board agrees to inform the Association whenever a formal request to establish a Public School Academy (Charter School) is received. E. Duly authorized representatives of the Association and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations as determined by operations. Association representatives shall check in with the principal’s office upon arrival and will be permitted to meet with individual Association members at a place and time that does not interfere with classroom instruction or scheduled conferences and/or other responsibilities with students and/or parents. On or before October 1 of each school year, and whenever a change is made, the Association shall provide the Superintendent with a list of all current local officers and building principalrepresentatives. E. The Association, with the approval of the administration, shall have the right to use school facilities and equipment, including word processing equipment, duplicating equipment, Internet and e-mail access, calculators, and all types of audio-visual equipment at reasonable times, when such equipment is not otherwise in use. The Association shall pay for the prevailing cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use. F. The Association recognizes that shall have the Board has responsibility right to post notices of its activities and authority matters of Association concern on teacher bulletin boards, at least one of which shall be provided in each school building. The Association may use the district mail service and teacher mail boxes for communications to manage teachers. No teacher shall be prevented from wearing insignia, pins or other identification of membership in the Association either on or off school premises. All posted notices shall be in good taste and direct, not derogatory in behalf manner. G. A copy of the public, agenda for each Board of Education meeting will be sent to the Association president at the time of its posting. Copies of published Board minutes will be made available in the superintendent’s office for all the operations Association members. H. Teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship and no religious or political activities of any teacher or the school district lack thereof shall be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the full extent authorized by law, provided that professional employment of such rights and responsibilities shall be exercised by teacher unless such activity adversely effects operation of the Board in conformity with the school. I. The provisions of this Agreement and provided that such provisions do the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall be applied in a manner which is not conflict arbitrary, capricious or discriminatory and without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight or marital status. J. Consistent with the lawCode of Ethics of the Education Profession, membership in the Association shall be open to all teachers regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight or marital status. K. Nothing shall require any teacher to be a member of any organization.

ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS. A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965Employment Relations Act, the Board hereby agrees that every teacher employed by of the Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiations negotiation and other lawful concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of the law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly encourage, discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by the Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitution Constitutions of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages wages, or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his membership in the Association, his participation in any lawful activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding as defined, by the Grievance procedures being any provision of grievance under this agreement or any existing rule, order, or regulation of the Board relating to wages, hours, terms or conditions of employmentAgreement. B. The parties recognize the right Nothing contained herein shall be construed to invoke the assistance of deny or restrict to any teacher rights he may have under the Michigan Employment Relations Commission as pertains to Act 379Revised School Code. C. The Association and its members representatives, with the prior approval of the administration, shall continue to have the right to use school facilities buildings at all reasonable hours for meetings for meetings, provided that when special custodial service is required, the purpose of conducting necessary Association business as in the pastBoard may make a reasonable charge therefore. Arrangements No charge shall be made with for use of school rooms between the Principal hours of the building in question in advance of the time and place of all such meetings. The Association shall provide all materials and supplies incident to such use. 1. The Association shall have the right to place notices, circulars, and other material on a designated bulletin board and in teachers' mail boxes including electronic mail. Copies of all such material shall be given to the building principal, but his advance approval shall 7:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. This should not be required. 2. The Association may have reasonable use of the school mail and delivery services. 3. The Association may use the public address system of a building considered to announce the time of meetings at the time regular building announcements are read. Special announcements must be permit meeting during regularly scheduled before classes are in session or after they have been dismissedclasses. D. The Board agrees to furnish to the Association officers and/or designated representatives in response to reasonable requests from time to time all records concerning the financial resources of the district, tentative budgetary requirements, and allocations and such other information as legally would be available to the Association. The Association shall, whenever feasible, have the opportunity to consult with the Board's representatives with respect to fiscal, budgetary and tax programs, construction programs, or major revisions of education- all policy, which are proposed or under consideration prior to their adoption and/or general publication. The Board agrees to inform the Association whenever a formal request to establish a Public School Academy (Charter School) is received. E. Duly authorized representatives of the Association and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations as determined by operations. Association representatives shall check in with the principal’s office upon arrival and will be permitted to meet with individual Association members at a place and time that does not interfere with classroom instruction or scheduled conferences and/or other responsibilities with students and/or parents. On or before October 1 of each school year, and whenever a change is made, the Association shall provide the Superintendent with a list of all current local officers and building principalrepresentatives. E. The Association, with the approval of the administration, shall have the right to use school facilities and equipment, including word processing equipment, duplicating equipment, Internet and e-mail access, calculators, and all types of audio-visual equipment at reasonable times, when such equipment is not otherwise in use. The Association shall pay for the prevailing cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use. F. The Association recognizes that shall have the Board has responsibility right to post notices of its activities and authority matters of Association concern on teacher bulletin boards, at least one of which shall be provided in each school building. The Association may use the District mail service and teacher mail boxes for communications to manage teachers. No teacher shall be prevented from wearing insignias, pins or other identification of membership in the Association either on or off school premises. All posted notices shall be in good taste and direct, not derogatory in behalf manner. G. A copy of the public, agenda for each Board of Education meeting will be sent to the Association president at the time of its posting. Copies of published Board minutes will be made available in the Superintendent’s office for all the operations Association members. H. Teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship and no religious or political activities of any teacher or the school district lack thereof shall be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the full extent authorized by law, provided that professional employment of such rights and responsibilities shall be exercised by teacher unless such activity adversely effects operation of the Board in conformity with the school. I. The provisions of this Agreement and provided that such provisions do the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall be applied in a manner which is not conflict arbitrary, capricious or discriminatory and without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight or marital status. J. Consistent with the lawCode of Ethics of the Education Profession, membership in the Association shall be open to all teachers regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight or marital status. K. Nothing shall require any teacher to be a member of any organization.

ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS. A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965Employment Relations Act, the Board hereby agrees that every teacher employed by employee of the Board Board, as recognized in Article 1, shall have the right to freely to organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiations negotiating for the purpose of determining rates of pay, hours of employment and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protectionconditions of employment. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of the law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly encourage, discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by the Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitution of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages wages, or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his membership in the Association, his participation in any legal activities of the Association or Association, collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding as defined, by the Grievance procedures being under this Agreement with respect to any provision of this agreement or any existing rule, order, or regulation of the Board relating to wages, hours, terms or conditions of employment. B. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict to any teacher the rights he/she may have under the Michigan School Code or other applicable laws and regulations. C. The parties recognize Board shall install a bulletin board in a conspicuous place which shall be located in the teachers' area for their convenience. Such boards are to be used for general Association announcements and official Association business, only as long as notices of sanctions against any school district shall not be posted. The use of teacher mailboxes and school daily bulletins are permitted under this Agreement. The use of the daily bulletin, if put over the public address system, may be used only at the regular time of giving the daily bulletin. D. The Association shall have the right to use school facilities and equipment, upon written application, including computers, printers, photocopiers, calculating machines, and all types of audiovisual equipment at reasonable times when such equipment is not otherwise in use. The Association must have approval from the building principal before using such facilities or equipment. The Association shall pay for reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use. The Association acknowledges that it has no right to privacy in the use of computers and the internet on district property. E. The Board agrees to furnish the Association Representatives, in response to requests from time-to-time, reasonable information concerning the financial resources of the district that is germane to collective bargaining, including annual financial reports and audits, registers of certified personnel, treasurer's reports, membership data, names and address of all teachers currently employed. F. The Board may consult with the Association on any new or modified fiscal, budgetary or tax program, con- struction, programs, or major revisions of educational policy which are proposed or under consideration, and the Association may be given opportunity to advise the Board with respect to said matters prior to their adoption and/or general publication. G. The teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship, and no religious or political activities of any teacher or the lack thereof shall be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the profes- sional employment of such teacher. The private and personal life of any teacher is not an appropriate con- cern of the Board without just and reasonable cause. H. The provisions of this Agreement shall be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin or ancestry, age, sex, marital status, or physical characteristics unrelated to job requirements. The Board and Association agree that it shall be a violation of this Agreement for the Board or Association to limit, segregate or classify any employee, which deprives or tends to deprive any teacher of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affects their status as an employee. I. In support of Board Policy #3362, Sexual and Other Forms of Harassment, sexual harassment against or by bargaining unit members will not be tolerated in the district's employment practices. Sexual harassment for the purposes of this Article is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when: 1. Submission to the conduct is made either an explicit or implicit condition of employment; 2. Submission to or rejection of the condition is used as the basis for an employment decision affecting the harassed unit member; or 3. The harassment substantially interferes with a bargaining unit member's work environment or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment. For the purposes of this Article, sexual harassment does not refer to behavior or occasional compliments of a socially acceptable nature as determined by a reasonable person of the victim's gender. It refers to behavior which is not welcome, that is personally offensive, that fails to respect the rights of others, that lowers morale, and that therefore interferes with the victim's work or effectiveness. Sexual harassment includes, but is not limited to, the distribution or displaying of sexually suggestive or related photographs, drawings, and graffiti; sexually degrading words and innuendoes; sexual advances and propositions; and verbal or physical abuse of a sexual nature. Any bargaining unit member accused of sexual harassment shall be entitled to all the protections of this Agreement including, but not limited to, the grievance procedure outlined in Article 26. The district assures employees that all complaints will be handled confidentially to the extent afforded by law and shall be investigated without delay. In no event will the district permit or engage in retaliation of any kind against any employee who initiates a complaint in good faith. J. The Board specifically recognizes the right of its employees to appropriately invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission as pertains to Act 379Commission, or a mediator from such public agency. C. K. The Association Board shall make available in each school a lunchroom, restroom and its members shall continue to have the right to use school facilities at reasonable hours lavatory facilities, exclusively for meetings for the purpose of conducting necessary Association business as in the past. Arrangements shall be made with the Principal of the building in question in advance of the time and place of all such meetings. The Association shall provide all materials and supplies incident to such teacher use. 1. The Association L. Upon request of the Association, coffee, pop, soup and sandwich vending machines shall have be installed in the right to place notices, circulars, and other material on a designated bulletin board and in teachers' mail boxes including electronic mail. Copies of all such material lounge and lunchroom areas as space permits, at no cost to the District. M. Adequate off-street, paved parking facilities shall be given to the building principal, but his advance approval provided and properly maintained and identified exclusively for teacher use whenever possible. N. Teachers shall not be requiredrequired to work under unsafe or hazardous conditions, or perform tasks which endanger their safety, health or well-being. 2. The Association may have O. Teachers are expected to comply with reasonable use of rules, regulations and directions adopted by the school mail and delivery services. 3. The Association may use the public address system of a building to announce the time of meetings at the time regular building announcements are read. Special announcements must be scheduled before classes are in session Board or after they have been dismissed. D. The Board agrees to furnish to the Association officers and/or designated representatives in response to reasonable requests from time to time all records concerning the financial resources of the district, tentative budgetary requirements, and allocations and such other information as legally would be available to the Association. The Association shall, whenever feasible, have the opportunity to consult with the Board's representatives with respect to fiscal, budgetary and tax programs, construction programs, or major revisions of education- all policyits representatives, which are proposed or under consideration prior to their adoption and/or general publication. The Board agrees to inform the Association whenever a formal request to establish a Public School Academy (Charter School) is received. E. Duly authorized representatives of the Association and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations as determined by the building principal. F. The Association recognizes that the Board has responsibility and authority to manage and direct, in behalf of the public, all the operations and activities of the school district to the full extent authorized by law, provided that such rights and responsibilities shall be exercised by the Board in conformity inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement and provided a teacher may reasonably refuse to carry out an order which threatens his/her physical safety or well-being, or is profession- ally demeaning. P. A teacher shall be entitled to have an Association representative present while he/she is being interviewed by the Administration concerning actions that could lead to potential or actual disciplinary action, provided the teacher requests that such provisions do not conflict with Representative be present. No interview will take place without the lawAssociation representative after the teacher has requested the presence of such representative. Q. No teacher who has completed the probationary period shall be disciplined, reprimanded, dismissed, reduced in rank or compensation, or deprived of any professional advantage without just cause. Any such discipline, reprimand, reduction in rank, compensation or advantage, including adverse evaluation of teacher performance asserted by the Board or its representative thereof, shall be subject to the grievance procedure, hereinafter set forth. All information forming the basis for disciplinary action will be made available to the teacher and the Association. R. Each teacher shall have the right, upon written request to the Superintendent, to review the contents of his/her own personnel file in the central office. An Association representative may, at the teacher's request, accompany the teacher in this review. A copy of any of the items shall be provided to the teacher upon writ- ten request and at the teacher's expense. S. Each teacher shall have an individual contract, signed by the teacher and the Board or its representative, within the first five (5) working days of each school year.

ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS. A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965Employment Relations Act, the Board hereby agrees that every teacher employed by the Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Association any organization for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiations negotiation and other legal concerted activities for of mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of the law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly encourage, discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights right conferred by the Act 379 or of other laws of Michigan or the Constitution of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages wages, or any terms or of conditions of employment by reason of his membership in the Associationany union, his participation in any activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding as definedunder this Agreement. Nor can they be intimidated, by the Grievance procedures being any provision of this agreement or any existing rule, ordercoerced, or regulation of threatened for choosing not to join, remain in, or support the Board relating to wages, hours, terms or conditions of employmentlabor union. B. The parties recognize the right Nothing contained herein shall be construed to invoke the assistance of deny or restrict to any teacher rights he may have under the Michigan Employment Relations Commission as pertains to Act 379General School Laws or other applicable laws and regulations. C. The Association and its members shall continue Board agrees to have permit the right to use of school facilities at reasonable hours for meetings buildings without charge for the purpose of conducting necessary Association business as in fifteen minutes after the past. Arrangements shall be made with the Principal close of the pupils' school day in a place as designated by the principal thereof, upon request to the principal of such building in question at least 24 hours in advance of the time and place of all such meetings. The Association shall provide all materials and supplies incident Said meetings not to exceed such use. 1. The Association shall have the right to place notices, circulars, and other material on a designated bulletin board and in teachers' mail boxes including electronic mail. Copies of all such material shall be given to time as the building principal, but his advance approval shall not be required. 2is regularly serviced by the maintenance staff. The Association may have reasonable All requests for building use of the after 6:00 p.m. or non-school mail and delivery services. 3. The Association may use the public address system of a building days will conform to announce the time of meetings at the time regular building announcements are read. Special announcements must be scheduled before classes are in session or after they have been dismissedDistrict policies. D. The Board agrees to furnish to the Association officers and/or designated representatives in response to reasonable requests from time to time all records concerning the financial resources of the district, tentative budgetary requirements, and allocations and such other information as legally would be available to the Association. The Association shall, whenever feasible, have the opportunity to consult with the Board's representatives with respect to fiscal, budgetary and tax programs, construction programs, or major revisions of education- all policy, which are proposed or under consideration prior to their adoption and/or general publication. The Board agrees to inform the Association whenever a formal request to establish a Public School Academy (Charter School) is received. E. Duly authorized representatives of the Association and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property during the duty free lunch period or outside of regular school duty hours provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations operations. E. The Association shall have the right to post notices of its activities and matters of concern on teacher bulletin boards, at least one of which shall be provided in each school building. The Association may use the District mail service and teacher mail boxes for official and duly signed communications to teachers. Teachers may wear, while on school premises, insignia, pins or other identification of membership in the Association, provided such are in good taste as determined by the building principalprincipal or superintendent. F. The Association recognizes Teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship and no religious or political activities outside the classroom or lack thereof shall be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the professional employment of such teacher and the private and personal life of any teacher is not within the concern of the Board of Education except to the extent that the same interferes with the student-teacher relationship and except that the Board has responsibility specifically retains its rights of discharge, demotion, or retirement under Article IV, Section 38.101 Tenure Act of the Michigan General School Laws. G. The Board agrees to furnish to the Association in response to reasonable request from time to time all available public information and authority to manage public records of the school district, including but not limited to: annual financial reports and directaudits, register of certificated personnel, agendas and minutes of all board meetings, treasurer's reports, census and membership data, names and addresses of all teachers, and such other information as will assist the Association in developing intelligent, accurate, informed and constructive programs on behalf of the publicteachers and students, all together with information which may be necessary for the operations and activities Association to process any grievance or complaint. Confidential files, not a matter of public record, shall not be subject to inspection without the express consent of the school district individual involved. The Board shall not be requested to compile data in any form not consistent with the usual practices of the District. Confidential records and materials which are received at the time of employment such as recommendations from colleges or other employers shall be exempt from observation of the individual and the Association. H. The provisions of the Agreement and the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary, capricious or discriminatory and without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status. I. The Board agrees to allow authorized association reps a total of six (6) working days per year to be used for association business. The Board shall pay the salary of the teacher(s) and necessary substitutes for these days. The YEA shall pay all conference-related expenses. For association days in excess of six (6) days, the association will be responsible for paying the substitute costs when needed. Notification of use of association days shall be submitted to the full extent authorized by lawSuperintendent at least five (5) days in advance, provided that such rights and responsibilities when possible. Association reps will be permitted to use work time for Association business, which shall be exercised by the Board in conformity arranged with the provisions of this Agreement and provided that such provisions do not conflict with the lawtheir building principal.

ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS. A. Pursuant X. Xxxxxxxx to the Michigan Public Employment Relations Act 379 of the and Act No. 348, Public Acts of 19652012, the Board hereby agrees that every teacher employed by professional employees may do any of the Board shall have the right freely to organizefollowing: (a) Organize together or form, join and support the Association join, or assist in labor organization; engage in lawful concerted activities for the purpose of engaging in collective negotiation or bargaining or negotiations and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection; or negotiate or bargain collectively through representatives of their own free choice. (b) Refrain from any or all of the activities identified in subdivision (a). As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of the law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that an individual shall not be required as condition of obtaining or continuing employment to do any of the following: (a) Xxxxxxx or resign from membership in, voluntary affiliation with, or voluntary financial support of a labor organization. (b) Become of remain a member of a labor organization. (c) Pay any dues, fees, assessments, or other charges or expenses of any kind or amount or provide anything of value to a labor organization. (d) Pay to any charitable organization or third party an amount that is in lieu of, equivalent to, or any portion of dues, fees, assessments, or other charges or expenses required or members of or employees represented by a labor organization. The Board it will not directly or indirectly encouragediscourage, discourage or deprive deprive, or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by the Michigan Public Employment Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitution of Michigan and the United States; : that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages wages, or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his their membership in the Association, his participation in any activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his the institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding as defined, by the Grievance procedures being under this Agreement with respect to any provision of this agreement or any existing rule, order, or regulation of the Board relating to wages, hours, terms or conditions of employment. B. The parties recognize the right Nothing contained herein shall be construed to invoke the assistance of deny or restrict to any teacher, rights they may have under the Michigan Employment Relations Commission as pertains to Act 379General School Laws and Regulations. C. The Association and its members representatives shall continue to have the right to use school facilities at reasonable hours for meetings for rooms on the purpose of conducting necessary Association business same basis as other community groups and in the past. Arrangements addition, shall be made with the Principal of the building in question in advance of the time and place of all such meetings. The Association shall provide all materials and supplies incident to such use. 1. The Association shall have specifically given the right to place notices, circulars, and other material on use a designated bulletin board and in teachers' mail boxes including electronic mail. Copies of all such material shall be given to the building principal, but his advance approval shall not be required. 2. The room for Association may have reasonable use of the school mail and delivery services. 3. The Association may use the public address system of a building to announce the time of meetings at the time regular building announcements are read. Special announcements must be scheduled before after classes are in session or after they have been dismissed. D. The Board agrees , subject to furnish to prior notification of the Association officers and/or designated representatives in response to reasonable requests from time Superintendent or his designee and mutual agreement as to time all records concerning the financial resources of the district, tentative budgetary requirements, and allocations and such other information as legally would be available to the Association. The Association shall, whenever feasible, have the opportunity to consult with the Board's representatives with respect to fiscal, budgetary and tax programs, construction programs, or major revisions of education- all policy, which are proposed or under consideration prior to their adoption and/or general publication. The Board agrees to inform the Association whenever a formal request to establish a Public School Academy (Charter School) is receivedplace. E. Duly authorized representatives of the Association and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations as determined by the building principal. F. The Association recognizes that the Board has responsibility and authority to manage and direct, in behalf of the public, all the operations and activities of the school district to the full extent authorized by law, provided that such rights and responsibilities shall be exercised by the Board in conformity with the provisions of this Agreement and provided that such provisions do not conflict with the law.

ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS. A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965, the Board hereby agrees that every teacher employed by the Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiations and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of the law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly encourage, discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitution of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his membership in the Association, his participation in any activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his institution of any grievancegri evance, complaint or proceeding as defined, by the Grievance procedures being any provision of this agreement or any existing rule, order, or regulation of the Board relating to wages, hours, terms or conditions of employment. B. The parties recognize the right to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission as pertains to Act 379. C. The Association and its members shall continue to have the right to use school facilities at reasonable hours for meetings for the purpose of conducting necessary Association business as in the past. Arrangements shall be made with the Principal Administrator of the building in question in advance of the time and place of all such meetings. The Association shall provide all materials and supplies incident to such use. 1. The Association shall have the right to place notices, circulars, and other material on a designated bulletin board and in teachers' mail boxes including electronic mail. Copies of all such material shall be given to the building principal, but his advance approval shall not be required. 2. The Association may have reasonable use of the school mail and delivery services. 3. The Association may use the public address system of a building to announce the time of meetings at the time regular building announcements are read. Special announcements must be scheduled before classes are in session or after they have been dismissed. D. The Board agrees to furnish to the Association officers and/or designated representatives in response to reasonable requests from time to time all records concerning the financial resources of the district, tentative budgetary requirements, and allocations and such other information as legally would be available to the Association. The Association shall, whenever feasible, have the opportunity to consult with the Board's ' s representatives with respect to fiscal, budgetary and tax programs, construction programs, or major revisions of education- all policy, which are proposed or under consideration prior to their adoption and/or general publication. The Board agrees to inform the Association whenever a formal request to establish a Public School Academy (Charter School) is received. E. Duly authorized representatives of the Association and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations as determined by the building principaladministrator. F. The Association recognizes that the Board has responsibility and authority to manage and direct, in behalf of the public, all the operations and activities of the school district to the full extent authorized by law, provided that such rights and responsibilities shall be exercised by the Board in conformity with the provisions of this Agreement and provided that such provisions do not conflict with the law.