Common use of ASSOCIATION PRIVILEGES Clause in Contracts

ASSOCIATION PRIVILEGES. ‌ Association officers and delegates may request leave to attend OEA/NEA seminars, workshops or conventions. Employee expenses related to these events shall not be reimbursed by the District. Employees may request paid Professional leave. The District shall allow no more than 30 person-days total each year for professional leave of this nature. The District will approve requests for Professional leave provided that: A. Leave is for the purpose of an OEA/NEA sponsored event open to the OEA/NEA membership at large, and B. No one Association officer or delegate shall use more than 6 days at 8 hours per day of professional leave for this purpose in a year, C. No one Association officer or delegate shall use more than 2 consecutive days at 8 hours per day for any one event, with the exception of the NEA national convention, and D. The request for leave is received no less than 10 days in advance Employees may also request Personal Business leave or Vacation leave for this purpose. The District shall allow Association members to attend general meetings of the Association and Association officers to attend Executive Board meetings provided the meetings are scheduled at 4:00 p.m. or after and sufficient notice is given the appropriate administrators. Partial crews will be required to perform necessary functions. Non-exempt employees will be allowed to adjust their work schedule on the day of the meeting in order to attend. Supervisors will permit this schedule adjustment as long as business needs allow. The Association shall have the right to use designated areas in school buildings for meetings of employees provided there is not interference with any scheduled school activities. The use of such designated areas shall be arranged with the Director or his/her designee in advance. All requests for building use shall conform to the District Rules and Regulations. The Association shall have the right to bulletin board space of at least nine (9) square feet, but not more than twelve (12) square feet in area, for the purpose of posting materials dealing with proper and legitimate business of the Association. Such board shall be places in a well-lighted area in the office or teachers’ lounge. In school buildings which do not have bulletin boards for the purpose, the Association shall have the right to provide them. The association shall have use of school provided mail services for communications sent to and from its members. Association use of electronic mail shall be limited to non-work hours. E-mailing done as a broadcast or mass–mailing, other than e-mail containing only a notice of meeting, shall be subject to prior disapproval by the Superintendent or his designee for good reason. Said disapproval, if any, shall be communicated to the Association President within 24 hours. The Association President shall be provided with a copy of the same information (materials and handouts) as the District’s Board of Education prior to each Board meeting.

ASSOCIATION PRIVILEGES. ‌ Association officers and delegates may request leave to attend OEA/NEA seminars, workshops or conventions. Employee expenses related to these events shall not be reimbursed by the District. Employees may request paid Professional leave. The District shall allow no more than 30 person-days total each year for professional leave of this nature. The District will approve requests for Professional leave provided that: A. Leave is for the purpose of an OEA/NEA sponsored event open to the OEA/NEA membership at large, and B. No one Association officer or delegate shall use more than 6 days at 8 hours per day of professional leave for this purpose in a year, C. No one Association officer or delegate shall use more than 2 consecutive days at 8 hours per day for any one event, with the exception of the NEA national convention, and D. The request for leave is received no less than 10 days in advance Employees may also request Personal Business leave or Vacation leave for this purpose. The District shall allow Association members to attend general meetings of the Association and Association officers to attend Executive Board meetings provided the meetings are scheduled at 4:00 p.m. or after and sufficient notice is given the appropriate administrators. Partial crews will be required to perform necessary functions. Non-exempt employees will be allowed to adjust their work schedule on the day of the meeting in order to attend. Supervisors will permit this schedule adjustment as long as business needs allow. The Association shall have the right to use designated areas in school buildings for meetings of employees provided there is not interference with any scheduled school activities. The use of such designated areas shall be arranged with the Director or his/her designee in advance. All requests for building use shall conform to the District Rules and Regulations. The Association shall have the right to bulletin board space of at least nine (9) square feet, but not more than twelve (12) square feet in area, for the purpose of posting materials dealing with proper and legitimate business of the Association. Such board shall be places in a well-lighted area in the office or teachers’ lounge. In school buildings which do not have bulletin boards for the purpose, the Association shall have the right to provide them. The association shall have use of school provided mail services for communications sent to and from its members. Association use of electronic mail shall be limited to non-work hours. E-mailing done as a broadcast or mass–mailing, other than e-mail containing only a notice of meeting, shall be subject to prior disapproval by the Superintendent or his designee for good reason. Said disapproval, if any, shall be communicated to the Association President within 24 hours. The Association President shall be provided with a copy of the same information (materials and handouts) as the District’s Board of Education prior to each Board meeting.

ASSOCIATION PRIVILEGES. ‌ Association officers and delegates may request leave to attend OEA/NEA seminars, workshops or conventions. Employee expenses related to these events shall not be reimbursed by the District. Employees may request paid Professional leave. The District shall allow no more than 30 person-days total each year for professional leave of this nature. The District will approve requests for Professional leave provided that:‌ A. Leave is for the purpose of an OEA/NEA sponsored event open to the OEA/NEA membership at large, and B. No one Association officer or delegate shall use more than 6 days at 8 hours per day of professional leave for this purpose in a year, C. No one Association officer or delegate shall use more than 2 consecutive days at 8 hours per day for any one event, with the exception of the NEA national convention, and D. The request for leave is received no less than 10 days in advance Employees may also request Personal Business leave or Vacation leave for this purpose. The District shall allow Association members to attend general meetings of the Association and Association officers to attend Executive Board meetings provided the meetings are scheduled at 4:00 p.m. or after and sufficient notice is given the appropriate administrators. Partial crews will be required to perform necessary functions. Non-exempt employees will be allowed to adjust their work schedule on the day of the meeting in order to attend. Supervisors will permit this schedule adjustment as long as business needs allow. The Association shall have the right to use designated areas in school buildings for meetings of employees provided there is not interference with any scheduled school activities. The use of such designated areas shall be arranged with the Director or his/her designee in advance. All requests for building use shall conform to the District Rules and Regulations. The Association shall have the right to bulletin board space of at least nine (9) square feet, but not more than twelve (12) square feet in area, for the purpose of posting materials dealing with proper and legitimate business of the Association. Such board shall be places in a well-lighted area in the office or teachers’ lounge. In school buildings which do not have bulletin boards for the purpose, the Association shall have the right to provide them. The association shall have use of school provided mail services for communications sent to and from its members. Association use of electronic mail shall be limited to non-work hours. E-mailing done as a broadcast or mass–mailing, other than e-mail containing only a notice of meeting, shall be subject to prior disapproval by the Superintendent or his designee for good reason. Said disapproval, if any, shall be communicated to the Association President within 24 hours. The Association President shall be provided with a copy of the same information (materials and handouts) as the District’s Board of Education prior to each Board meeting.

ASSOCIATION PRIVILEGES. ‌ The Association officers and delegates may request leave its membership have the privilege of using school building facilities for meetings outside of school hours. Building use shall be arranged through the building principal. The Association has the privilege to attend OEA/NEA seminarsuse the District's office equipment when such equipment is not otherwise in use. Use of such equipment shall be granted by the building principal. The Association shall reimburse the district for supplies and materials incidental to such use. The Association assumes full responsibility to pay for any damage to school equipment caused by official Association use. The Association shall lock, workshops or conventionsotherwise secure, any facilities used for official Association functions. Employee expenses related The Association has the privilege to these events post notices of activities and matters of Association concern on a bulletin board in the faculty lounge in each school building of the District. Partisan political material shall not be reimbursed by the District. Employees may request paid Professional leaveposted on bulletin boards. The Association and its representatives shall have access to all District buildings and to all employees. Such access shall not interrupt the instructional setting. Association representatives who are not employees of the District shall allow no more than 30 person-days total each year for professional leave make arrangements through the main office of this naturethe building before any visitation during working hours. Upon request, the District shall provide to the Association, information as required under statute which will assist the Association in carrying out its responsibility as the bargaining representative. The District will approve requests for Professional leave provided that: A. Leave is provide the Association president electronic copies of each school board meeting agenda and all supporting non-confidential documentation at such time as the District normally provides these documents to Board members. The District will provide the Association reasonable access to new employees of the bargaining unit for the purpose of an OEA/NEA sponsored event open to presenting information about the OEA/NEA membership at large, and B. No one Association officer or delegate shall use more than 6 days at 8 hours per day of professional leave for this purpose in a year, C. No one Association officer or delegate shall use more than 2 consecutive days at 8 hours per day for any one event, with the exception of the NEA national convention, and D. The request for leave is received no less than 10 days in advance Employees may also request Personal Business leave or Vacation leave for this purpose. The District shall allow Association members to attend general meetings of the Association and Association officers to attend Executive Board meetings provided the meetings are scheduled at 4:00 p.m. or after and sufficient notice is given the appropriate administrators. Partial crews will be required to perform necessary functions. Non-exempt employees will be allowed to adjust their work schedule on the day of the meeting in order to attend. Supervisors will permit this schedule adjustment as long as business needs allow. The Association shall have the right to use designated areas in school buildings for meetings of employees provided there is not interference with any scheduled school activities. The use of such designated areas shall be arranged with the Director or his/her designee in advance. All requests for building use shall conform to the District Rules and Regulations. The Association shall have the right to bulletin board space of at least nine (9) square feet, but not more than twelve (12) square feet in area, for the purpose of posting materials dealing with proper and legitimate business of the Association. Such board shall be places in a well-lighted area in the office or teachers’ lounge. In school buildings which do not have bulletin boards for the purpose, the Association shall have the right to provide them. The association shall have use of school provided mail services for communications sent to and from its members. Association use of electronic mail shall be limited to non-work hours. E-mailing done as a broadcast or mass–mailing, other than e-mail containing only a notice of meeting, shall be subject to prior disapproval by the Superintendent or his designee for good reason. Said disapproval, if any, shall be communicated to the Association President within 24 hoursunion. The Association President shall or other representative will have not less than 30 minutes, occurring during regular contract hours, to provide the new bargaining unit member with information about the Association. The Association and District will agree upon the time(s) so as to minimize disruption to the educational program. This time will be provided within the first 30 days of employment and will not occur during lunch or break periods. The District will provide the Association with a copy the name(s) of newly hired employees, and their contact information including the name, assignment, work site, FTE, salary schedule placement, home address, work and home phone numbers, and email address prior to the first staff workday or within three business days of the same information (materials and handouts) as date of hire for employees hires after the District’s Board start of Education prior to each Board meetingthe school year.