Common use of ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS Clause in Contracts

ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS. A. The Board will inform the Association of any new or modified fiscal, budgetary, tax programs, construction programs or major revision of educational policy, which are proposed, or under consideration. The Association will be given the opportunity, if it requests the opportunity, to make its views known to the Board with respect to said matters prior to adoption and/or general publication. It is not the intent of the Association to impede Board functions. B. The Board agrees that it will not discourage, deprive, coerce or harass any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by the common and statutory laws and the Constitution of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to any matter subject to the terms of this agreement by reason of membership or participation in the activities of the Association. The Association agrees that it shall not discourage, deprive, coerce, harass or discriminate against any employee of the Board of Education with respect to the enjoyment of any rights conferred by the laws of the Constitution of Michigan and the United States. C. The provision of this agreement, including wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment, shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary or discriminatory, and without regard to race, religion, color, origin, sex, or marital status. D. The Association and its members shall have the right of reasonable use of school buildings, equipment internet, e-mail, and facilities when scheduled, with the approval of the administration. The Association and its members agree to reimburse the District for costs (excluding rental costs) associated with this use. E. The teachers, administration and Board will share in the responsibility of working with students to reduce misconduct and/or anti-social behavior. F. All communications directed to a teacher in the course of his professional duties and deemed by said teacher to be of a confidential nature need not, except with the consent of said teacher, be disclosed to anyone, including but not limited to any school administrator, parent or guardian, unless said disclosure has been determined to be required by law. In addition, confidential communications including student records information accessible to teachers shall not be disclosed except in conformance with state or federal law. G. The Association shall have the right to post notices of activities and matters directly pertaining to Association business on designated bulletin boards, at least one of which shall be provided in each building or facility to which bargaining unit members may be assigned. The Association may use, to the extent permitted by law, the internal document delivery service of the employer, without U.S. Postage, and employee mailboxes for communications to bargaining unit members.

ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS. A. The Board will inform Each bargaining unit member may join the Association of any new and pay union dues or modified fiscal, budgetary, tax programs, construction programs or major revision of educational policy, which are proposed, or under consideration. The Association will be given the opportunity, if it requests the opportunity, decline to make its views known to the Board with respect to said matters prior to adoption and/or general publication. It is not the intent of join the Association and decline to impede Board functionspay union dues. B. The Board agrees that it will not discourage, deprive, coerce Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or harass restrict to any teacher in rights he may have under the enjoyment of any rights conferred by the common and statutory laws and the Constitution of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to any matter subject to the terms of this agreement by reason of membership or participation in the activities of the AssociationGeneral School Laws. The Association agrees that it rights granted to teachers hereunder shall not discourage, deprive, coerce, harass or discriminate against any employee of the Board of Education with respect be deemed to the enjoyment of any rights conferred by the laws of the Constitution of Michigan and the United Statesbe in addition to those provided elsewhere. C. The provision of this agreement, including wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment, shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary or discriminatory, and without regard to race, religion, color, origin, sex, or marital status. D. The Association and its members shall have the right of reasonable use of school buildings, equipment internet, e-mail, and facilities when scheduled, with the approval of the administration. The Association and its members agree to reimburse the District for costs (excluding rental costs) associated with this use. E. The teachers, administration and Board will share in the responsibility of working with students to reduce misconduct and/or anti-social behavior. F. All communications directed to a teacher in the course of his professional duties and deemed by said teacher to be of a confidential nature need not, except with the consent of said teacher, be disclosed to anyone, including but not limited to any school administrator, parent or guardian, unless said disclosure has been determined to be required by law. In addition, confidential communications including student records information accessible to teachers shall not be disclosed except in conformance with state or federal law. G. The Association shall have the right to post notices of activities use the school buildings. Permission must be obtained from the Building Administrator, and matters directly pertaining the same rules and regulations will apply to the Association business as to other community groups. The JEA will not be charged for rental use when there is a custodian on designated bulletin boards, at least one of which duty in the building. D. The Association shall be provided time to present to new employees annually in each building collaboration with the Director of Human Resources on matters of joint concern (i.e. teacher evaluation, contract, etc.). E. The provisions of this Agreement shall be applied without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, religion, age, height, weight, handicap, disability, or facility limited English proficiency. No employees will be subjected to which bargaining unit members may be assignedunlawful discrimination in the course of their employment with Jenison Public Schools. F. The Association shall have the right to use the facilities and the office, audio-visual, and business equipment in the school buildings at reasonable times when such facilities and equipment are not otherwise in use. The Association may shall furnish or pay for the reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incidental to such use and will be responsible for the cost of repairs or any damage or loss directly attributable to inappropriate or improper use, and provided further that such repair or loss is not covered by insurance, warranty, and/or service agreements. G. The Board agrees to furnish to the extent permitted by lawAssociation, in response to reasonable requests, all available public information concerning the financial resources of the district as will assist the Association in developing intelligent, accurate, informed and constructive proposals on behalf of the teachers. H. Each teacher shall have the right, upon request, to review the contents of his/her personnel file in accordance with district policy and applicable statute. If the principal keeps an accumulated file, it should be open to the teacher. A representative of the Association may, at the teacher’s request, accompany the teacher in the file review. The teacher has the right to file a response to any material in the file, and this response shall become part of the personnel file. a. If the teacher’s personnel file contains information which the teacher believes is false, the internal teacher may utilize the contractual grievance procedure to have said material removed or destroyed. The parties understand that any document delivery service that includes “pc personnel file” will be regarded as inclusive of the employerpersonnel file by the parties on the date of the document. I. A teacher shall at all times be entitled to have present a representative of the Association when he/she is being reprimanded, without U.S. Postagewarned, or disciplined for any infraction of rules or delinquency of professional performance, and employee mailboxes when he/she is engaged in an investigatory interview from which it is reasonable to conclude that disciplinary action against him/her may result. When a request for communications such representation is made, no action shall be taken with respect to bargaining unit membersthe teacher until such representative of the Association is present. When a situation demands prompt attention, the Association shall provide a representative within forty-eight (48) hours of the request.

ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS. A. The X. Xxxxxxxx to Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965, the Board will inform hereby agrees that all teachers shall have the right freely to organize, join, and support the Association for the purpose of any new engaging in collective bargaining or modified fiscalnegotiations. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under the color of law of the State of Michigan, budgetary, tax programs, construction programs or major revision of educational policy, which are proposed, or under consideration. The Association will be given the opportunity, if it requests the opportunity, to make its views known to the Board with respect to said matters prior to adoption and/or general publication. It is not the intent of the Association to impede Board functions. B. The Board undertakes and agrees that it will not discourage, deprive, directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce or harass any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by the common and statutory laws and the Constitution of Michigan and the United StatesAct 379; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages, or any matter subject to the terms or conditions of this agreement employment by reason of his/her membership or in the Association, his participation in the any activities of the Association. The Association agrees that it shall not discourageor collective professional negotiations with the Board, deprive, coerce, harass or discriminate against any employee of the Board of Education with respect to the enjoyment institution of any grievance, complaint, or proceeding under this agreement. B. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict to any teacher, rights conferred by he or she may have under the laws of the Constitution of Michigan and the United StatesGeneral School Laws or Public Act 379. C. The provision of this agreement, including wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment, employees in the bargaining unit shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary or discriminatory, and without regard permitted to race, religion, color, origin, sex, or marital status. D. The Association and its members shall have the right of reasonable use of school buildings, equipment internet, e-mail, and facilities when scheduled, with the upon approval of the administration. The Association and its members agree , at reasonable hours for meetings, provided that, when special custodial service is required, the Board may make a reasonable charge therefore. D. Upon proper notification of the building administrator, duly authorized representatives of the SMEA shall be permitted to reimburse transact necessary official business at reasonable times, provided that this shall not interfere with, nor interrupt the District for costs (excluding rental costs) associated with this useinstructional program or normal school operations. E. The teachersUpon proper notification of the building administrator, administration and Board will share the employees in the responsibility of working with students bargaining unit shall be permitted to reduce misconduct and/or anti-social behavioruse school equipment, including computers (subject to the Districts Acceptable Use Policy), copiers, other duplicate equipment. F. All communications directed to a teacher in the course of his professional duties and deemed by said teacher to be of a confidential nature need not, except with the consent of said teacher, be disclosed to anyone, including but not limited to any school administrator, parent or guardian, unless said disclosure has been determined to be required by law. In addition, confidential communications including student records information accessible to teachers shall not be disclosed except in conformance with state or federal law. G. The Association shall have the right to post notices of its activities and matters directly pertaining to Association business of SMEA concern on designated teacher workroom bulletin boards, at least one of which shall be provided in each building school building. The SMEA may use the teachers’ mailboxes for communication to teachers. No teacher shall be prevented from wearing the insignia, pins, or facility other identification of membership in the Association either on or off school grounds. G. The Board agrees to furnish to the Association, in response to written requests, information concerning the financial resources of the district, together with information which bargaining unit members may be assignednecessary for the Association to process any grievance. The Copies of the minutes of the Board meetings shall be furnished to the SMEA Designee and to no more than four (4) designated building representatives. H. Upon the request of the Association, the Board shall consult with the teachers on any new or modified fiscal, budgetary, or tax programs; construction programs, or major revisions of educational policies and the Association may use, advise the Board with respect to said matters prior to their adoption and/or general publication. I. The private and personal life of a teacher is not within the extent permitted by law, the internal document delivery service appropriate concern or attention of the employer, without U.S. Postage, and employee mailboxes for communications Board unless such action of the teacher affects his/her ability to bargaining unit memberseffectively carry out the duties of a teacher in the School District.

ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS. A. The X. Xxxxxxxx to Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965 (“PERA”), the Board will inform agrees that every employee of the Association of any new or modified fiscalBoard shall have the right freely to organize, budgetary, tax programs, construction programs or major revision of educational policy, which are proposedjoin and support, or to refrain from such activities, an Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation and other lawful concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under consideration. The Association will be given the opportunitylaws of the State of Michigan, if it requests the opportunity, to make its views known to the Board with respect to said matters prior to adoption and/or general publication. It is not the intent of the Association to impede Board functions. B. The Board undertakes and agrees that it will not discourage, deprive, directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce or harass any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by XXXX or other laws of Michigan or the common and statutory laws and the Constitution Constitutions of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages or any matter subject to the terms or conditions of this agreement employment by reason of membership his membership, or participation non-membership, in the Association, his participation, or non-participation, in any lawful activities of the AssociationAssociation or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or their institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under their Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. B. The Association and its members shall have the privilege to use school building facilities at all reasonable hours for meetings in accordance with the board rules and regulations. All meetings shall be scheduled in advance with the building principal’s permission. C. No teacher shall be prevented from wearing, or required to wear, insignias or pins as identification of membership in the Association whether on or off school premises. D. A Bulletin board in the teachers’ lounge shall be made available to the Association and its members. E. The Board, or its designee, agrees to furnish the Association in response to reasonable “written” requests, all available information concerning the financial resources of the district, and such other information which may be necessary for the Association to process any grievance or complaint, except information from personnel or medical files deemed to be confidential. The Association agrees shall reimburse the District consistent with FOIA. F. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict to any teacher, rights he may have under the Michigan Revised School Code. The rights granted to teachers under the master contract shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided by law. G. The Board recognizes that it shall not discourageappropriate texts, deprivelibrary reference facilities, coercemaps, harass or discriminate against any employee and globes, laboratory equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, physical education equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. The parties will confer from time to time for the purpose of improving the selection and use of such educational tools. The Board agrees at all times to keep the schools reasonably and properly equipped and maintained. H. 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. I. Classroom telephones are available to teachers for their reasonable use. J. Adequate parking facilities shall be made available to teachers for their assigned use. K. Teachers shall be entitled to full rights of Education 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 enjoyment professional employment of such teacher. The private and personal life of any rights conferred by teacher is not within the laws appropriate concern or attention of the Constitution Board unless the teacher’s conduct shall adversely affect their professional status or impacts the District. L. The provisions of Michigan this agreement and the United States. C. The provision of this agreement, including wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment, employment shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary or discriminatory, and without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex or marital status or membership, or non-membership, in or association with the lawful 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, or marital statuscolor and nationality. D. M. 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. N. 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 Association and its members shall have faculty will set up a principal’s advisory committee each semester in each of the right of reasonable use of school respective buildings, equipment internet, e-mail, and facilities when scheduled, with the approval of the administration. The Association and its members agree to reimburse the District for costs (excluding rental costs) associated with this use. E. The teachers, administration and Board will share in the responsibility of working with students to reduce misconduct and/or anti-social behavior. F. All communications directed to a teacher in the course of his professional duties and deemed by said teacher to be of a confidential nature need not, except with the consent of said teacher, be disclosed to anyone, including but not limited to any school administrator, parent or guardian, unless said disclosure has been determined to be required by law. In addition, confidential communications including student records information accessible to teachers shall not be disclosed except in conformance with state or federal law. G. The Association shall have the right to post notices of activities and matters directly pertaining to Association business on designated bulletin boards, at least one function of which shall be provided 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. The elementary principal’s committee chosen by the elementary faculty will be made up of three (3) members. The middle school principal’s committee, chosen by the middle school faculty, will be made up of three (3) members. In the event a principal oversees more than one building, each building will be represented. One member from each of the principal’s advisory committees, each of the building principals and one person designated by the Association will make up a Superintendent’s Advisory Committee. O. Upon their request the teacher shall be entitled to review the contents of their own personnel file, as provided by Michigan law. A representative of the Association may at the teacher’s request, accompany the teacher to this review. Materials provided by the teacher will be placed in the teacher’s file. No material that is disciplinary in nature may be placed therein without providing the teacher with a copy which shall be signed by the teacher to indicate receipt. This provision shall not prevent the District from responding to FOIA requests as provided by law. If the Board receives a request for any information or facility documents from a teacher’s personnel record, the Board shall notify the teacher and Association President as soon as possible. Before any requested information from a teacher's personnel file is released, the Board will permit the teacher and Association representative the opportunity to review the file. P. Upon their request the teacher shall at all times be entitled to have present a representative of the Association when they are being reprimanded, warned or disciplined or at any meeting which the teacher reasonably believes may result in discipline. When a request for such representation is made, no action shall be taken with respect to the teacher until such representative of the Association is present. Any suspension without pay shall not affect in any manner the bargaining unit members may be assigned. The Association may use, to the extent permitted by law, the internal document delivery service of the employer, without U.S. Postage, and employee mailboxes for communications to bargaining unit membersmember’s insurance coverage and/or contractual fringe benefits.

ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS. A. The Board will inform X. Xxxxxxxx to Act 379 of the Association Public Acts of any new or modified fiscal1965 (“PERA”), budgetary, tax programs, construction programs or major revision of educational policy, which are proposed, or under consideration. The Association will be given the opportunity, if it requests the opportunity, to make its views known to the Board with respect to said matters prior to adoption and/or general publication. It is not the intent hereby agrees that every employee of the Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support an Association to impede for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation and other lawful concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under the laws of the State of Michigan, the Board functions. B. The Board undertakes and agrees that it will not discourage, deprive, directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce or harass any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by XXXX or other laws of Michigan or the common and statutory laws and the Constitution Constitutions of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages or any matter subject 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 under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. B. The Association and its members shall have the terms privilege to use school building facilities at all reasonable hours for meetings in accordance with the board rules and regulations. All meetings shall be scheduled in advance with building principal’s permission. C. Copies of this agreement by reason of membership or participation in shall be printed at the activities of the Association. The Association agrees that it shall not discourage, deprive, coerce, harass or discriminate against any employee 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 Education membership in the Association whether on or off school premises. E. A Bulletin board in the teachers’ lounge shall be made available to the Association and its members. F. The Board, or it’s designee, agrees to furnish the Association in response to reasonable “written” requests, all available information concerning the financial resources of the district, and such other information which may be 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 Michigan 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 may, with the approval of each teacher whose contract is being reviewed, check teacher’s contracts in the presence of a representative of the Superintendent to determine if the salary schedule is being followed. I. The Board recognizes that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, maps, and globes, laboratory equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, physical education equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. The parties will confer from time to time for the purpose of improving the selection and use of such educational tools. The Board agrees at all times to keep the schools reasonably and properly equipped and maintained. 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 enjoyment professional employment of such teacher. The private and personal life of any rights conferred 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 laws of the Constitution of Michigan Association and the United StatesBoard. C. N. The provision provisions of this agreement, including agreement and the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment, employment shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary or discriminatory, and without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex or marital status or membership in or association with the lawful 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, or marital statuscolor and nationality. D. 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 Association and its members shall have faculty will set up a principal’s advisory committee each semester in each of the right of reasonable use of school respective buildings, equipment internetthe 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, e-mailchosen by the middle school faculty, and facilities when scheduled, will be made up of three (3) members with the approval no more than one (1) from each grade level. One member from each of the administrationprincipal’s advisory committees, each of the building principals (3) and one person designated by the Association will make up a Superintendent’s Advisory Committee. Q. Upon his request the teacher shall be entitled to review the contents of his own personnel file, as provided by Michigan law. The A representative of the Association and its members agree may at the teacher’s request, accompany the teacher to reimburse this review. Materials provided by the teacher will be placed in the teacher’s file. No material that is disciplinary in nature may be placed therein without providing the teacher with a copy which shall be signed by the teacher to indicate receipt. This provision shall not prevent the District for costs (excluding rental costs) associated with this use. E. The teachers, administration and Board will share in the responsibility of working with students from responding to reduce misconduct and/or anti-social behavior. F. All communications directed to a teacher in the course of his professional duties and deemed by said teacher to be of a confidential nature need not, except with the consent of said teacher, be disclosed to anyone, including but not limited to any school administrator, parent or guardian, unless said disclosure has been determined to be required FOIA requests as provided by law. In additionIf the Board receives a request for any information or documents from a teachers personnel record, confidential communications including student records the Board shall notify the teacher and Association President as soon as possible. Before any requested information accessible from a teachers personnel file is released, the Board will permit the teacher and Association representative the opportunity to teachers shall not be disclosed except in conformance with state or federal lawreview the file. G. R. Upon his/her request the teacher shall at all times be entitled to have present a representative of the Association when he/she is being reprimanded, warned or disciplined or at any meeting which the teacher reasonably believes may result in discipline. When a request for such representation is made, no action shall be taken with respect to the teacher until such representative of the Association is present. The Association shall Board will have the right to post notices place a teacher on non-disciplinary, administrative leave with pay pending the outcome of activities an investigation. This may be deemed necessary to protect both the teacher and matters directly pertaining to Association business on designated bulletin boards, at least one of which student(s). Such investigations will be concluded as quickly as possible. No teacher shall be provided disciplined, reprimanded, reduced in each building rank or facility to which compensation, or deprived of any professional advantage for a reason that is arbitrary and capricious and without due process and progressive discipline where appropriate. Any suspension without pay shall not affect in any manner the bargaining unit members may be assigned. The Association may use, to the extent permitted by law, the internal document delivery service of the employer, without U.S. Postage, and employee mailboxes for communications to bargaining unit membersmember’s insurance coverage and/or contractual fringe benefits.

ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS. A. The Board will inform Pursuant to Act 379 of the Association Public Acts of any new or modified fiscal1965 (“PERA”), budgetary, tax programs, construction programs or major revision of educational policy, which are proposed, or under consideration. The Association will be given the opportunity, if it requests the opportunity, to make its views known to the Board with respect to said matters prior to adoption and/or general publication. It is not the intent hereby agrees that every employee of the Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support an Association to impede for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation and other lawful concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under the laws of the State of Michigan, the Board functions. B. The Board undertakes and agrees that it will not discourage, deprive, directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce or harass any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by PERA or other laws of Michigan or the common and statutory laws and the Constitution Constitutions of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages or any matter subject to the terms or conditions of this agreement employment by reason of his membership or in the Association, his participation in the any lawful activities of the AssociationAssociation or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. B. The Association and its members shall have the privilege to use school building facilities at all reasonable hours for meetings in accordance with the board rules and regulations. All meetings shall be scheduled in advance with building principal’s permission. C. No teacher shall be prevented from wearing insignias or pins as identification of membership in the Association whether on or off school premises. D. A Bulletin board in the teachers’ lounge shall be made available to the Association and its members. E. The Board, or its designee, agrees to furnish the Association in response to reasonable “written” requests, all available information concerning the financial resources of the district, and such other information which may be necessary for the Association to process any grievance or complaint, except information from personnel or medical files deemed to be confidential. F. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict to any teacher, rights he may have under the Michigan Revised School Code. The Association agrees that it rights granted to teachers under the master contract shall not discourage, deprive, coerce, harass or discriminate against any employee be deemed to be in addition to those provided by law. G. The salary committee of the Association may, with the approval of each teacher whose contract is being reviewed, check teacher’s contracts in the presence of a representative of the Superintendent to determine if the salary schedule is being followed. H. The Board recognizes that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, maps, and globes, laboratory equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, physical education equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires and similar materials are the tools of Education the teaching profession. The parties will confer from time to time for the purpose of improving the selection and use of such educational tools. The Board agrees at all times to keep the schools reasonably and properly equipped and maintained. I. 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. J. Classroom telephones are available to teachers for their reasonable use. K. Adequate parking facilities shall be made available to teachers for their assigned use. L. 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 enjoyment professional employment of such teacher. The private and personal life of any rights conferred 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 laws of the Constitution of Michigan Association and the United StatesBoard. C. M. The provision provisions of this agreement, including agreement and the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment, employment shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary or discriminatory, and without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex or marital status or membership in or association with the lawful 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, or marital statuscolor and nationality. D. N. 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. O. 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 Association and its members shall have faculty will set up a principal’s advisory committee each semester in each of the right of reasonable use of school respective buildings, equipment internet, e-mail, and facilities when scheduled, with the approval of the administration. The Association and its members agree to reimburse the District for costs (excluding rental costs) associated with this use. E. The teachers, administration and Board will share in the responsibility of working with students to reduce misconduct and/or anti-social behavior. F. All communications directed to a teacher in the course of his professional duties and deemed by said teacher to be of a confidential nature need not, except with the consent of said teacher, be disclosed to anyone, including but not limited to any school administrator, parent or guardian, unless said disclosure has been determined to be required by law. In addition, confidential communications including student records information accessible to teachers shall not be disclosed except in conformance with state or federal law. G. The Association shall have the right to post notices of activities and matters directly pertaining to Association business on designated bulletin boards, at least one function of which shall be provided to provide a group with which the respective principal may consult in each building or facility relation to which bargaining unit members may be assignedthe forgoing and other matters pertaining to the school. The Association may usehigh 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, to chosen by the extent permitted by lawmiddle school faculty, the internal document delivery service will be made up of three (3) members with no more than one (1) from each grade level. One member from each of the employerprincipal’s advisory committees, without U.S. Postage, and employee mailboxes for communications to bargaining unit members.each of the building principals

ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS. A. The Pursuant to Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965 (“PERA”), the Board will inform agrees that every employee of the Association of any new or modified fiscalBoard shall have the right freely to organize, budgetary, tax programs, construction programs or major revision of educational policy, which are proposedjoin and support, or to refrain from such activities, an Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation and other lawful concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under consideration. The Association will be given the opportunitylaws of the State of Michigan, if it requests the opportunity, to make its views known to the Board with respect to said matters prior to adoption and/or general publication. It is not the intent of the Association to impede Board functions. B. The Board undertakes and agrees that it will not discourage, deprive, directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce or harass any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by PERA or other laws of Michigan or the common and statutory laws and the Constitution Constitutions of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages or any matter subject to the terms or conditions of this agreement employment by reason of membership his membership, or participation non-membership, in the Association, his participation, or non-participation, in any lawful activities of the AssociationAssociation or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or their institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under their Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. B. The Association and its members shall have the privilege to use school building facilities at all reasonable hours for meetings in accordance with the board rules and regulations. All meetings shall be scheduled in advance with the building principal’s permission. C. No teacher shall be prevented from wearing, or required to wear, insignias or pins as identification of membership in the Association whether on or off school premises. D. A Bulletin board in the teachers’ lounge shall be made available to the Association and its members. E. The Board, or its designee, agrees to furnish the Association in response to reasonable “written” requests, all available information concerning the financial resources of the district, and such other information which may be necessary for the Association to process any grievance or complaint, except information from personnel or medical files deemed to be confidential. The Association agrees shall reimburse the District consistent with FOIA. F. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict to any teacher, rights he may have under the Michigan Revised School Code. The rights granted to teachers under the master contract shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided by law. G. The Board recognizes that it shall not discourageappropriate texts, deprivelibrary reference facilities, coercemaps, harass or discriminate against any employee and globes, laboratory equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, physical education equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. The parties will confer from time to time for the purpose of improving the selection and use of such educational tools. The Board agrees at all times to keep the schools reasonably and properly equipped and maintained. H. 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. I. Classroom telephones are available to teachers for their reasonable use. J. Adequate parking facilities shall be made available to teachers for their assigned use. K. Teachers shall be entitled to full rights of Education 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 enjoyment professional employment of such teacher. The private and personal life of any rights conferred by teacher is not within the laws appropriate concern or attention of the Constitution Board unless the teacher’s conduct shall adversely affect their professional status or impacts the District. L. The provisions of Michigan this agreement and the United States. C. The provision of this agreement, including wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment, employment shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary or discriminatory, and without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex or marital status or membership, or non-membership, in or association with the lawful 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, or marital statuscolor and nationality. D. M. The Association board will provide: (1) a separate desk for each teacher, (2) lockable space to store coats and its members shall have personal items; and (3) necessary teaching supplies and tools within budgetary limits. Other materials required by the right teacher may be requested by the teacher through the building principal and such request will be given prompt consideration. N. 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 reasonable use of school the respective buildings, equipment internet, e-mail, and facilities when scheduled, with the approval of the administration. The Association and its members agree to reimburse the District for costs (excluding rental costs) associated with this use. E. The teachers, administration and Board will share in the responsibility of working with students to reduce misconduct and/or anti-social behavior. F. All communications directed to a teacher in the course of his professional duties and deemed by said teacher to be of a confidential nature need not, except with the consent of said teacher, be disclosed to anyone, including but not limited to any school administrator, parent or guardian, unless said disclosure has been determined to be required by law. In addition, confidential communications including student records information accessible to teachers shall not be disclosed except in conformance with state or federal law. G. The Association shall have the right to post notices of activities and matters directly pertaining to Association business on designated bulletin boards, at least one 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. Each committee will consist of up to three (3) members chosen by the Association. One member from each of the principal’s advisory committees, each of the building principals and one person designated by the Association will make up a Superintendent’s Advisory Committee. O. Upon their request the teacher shall be entitled to review the contents of their own personnel file, as provided by Michigan law. A representative of the Association may at the teacher’s request, accompany the teacher to this review. Materials provided by the teacher will be placed in each building the teacher’s file. No material that is disciplinary in nature may be placed therein without providing the teacher with a copy which shall be signed by the teacher to indicate receipt. This provision shall not prevent the District from responding to FOIA requests as provided by law. If the District receives a request for any information or facility documents from a teacher’s personnel record, the District shall notify the teacher and Association President as soon as possible. Before any requested information from a teacher's personnel file is released, the Board will permit the teacher and Association representative the opportunity to review the file. P. Upon their request the teacher shall at all times be entitled to have present a representative of the Association when they are being reprimanded, warned or disciplined or at any meeting which the teacher reasonably believes may result in discipline. When a request for such representation is made, no action shall be taken with respect to the teacher until such representative of the Association is present. Any suspension without pay shall not affect in any manner the bargaining unit members may be assigned. The Association may use, to the extent permitted by law, the internal document delivery service of the employer, without U.S. Postage, and employee mailboxes for communications to bargaining unit membersmember’s insurance coverage and/or contractual fringe benefits.