Common use of ASSOCIATION RIGHTS & PRIVILEGES Clause in Contracts

ASSOCIATION RIGHTS & PRIVILEGES. A. The Board agrees to furnish to the Association, in response to reasonable requests from time to time, public information concerning the financial resources of the district and such other public information that shall assist the Association in developing intelligent, accurate, informed and constructive programs on behalf of the employees, together with public information which may be necessary for the Association to process any grievance or complaint. B. Whenever any representative of the Association or any employee participates during working hours in mutually scheduled negotiations, grievance proceedings or conferences or meetings with any administrator, the Board, or any Board member or representative, the employee shall suffer no loss in pay. C. The Association and its representatives shall have the privilege to use school buildings at all reasonable hours for meetings, on approval of the Superintendent, provided that this shall not interfere with normal school operations. The Principal shall be notified, in advance, of the time and place of all such meetings. D. The Association and its representatives shall have the right to use school facilities and equipment, including typewriters, computers, duplicating equipment, calculating machines and all types of audio-visual equipment at reasonable times when such equipment is not otherwise in use. The Board of Education photocopier will also be available for Association use on a limited special need basis with one day’s advance notice to the office of the Superintendent. The Association shall pay for the actual cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use. The Association will replace or repair equipment damaged as a result of misuse. E. The Association shall have, in each building, the exclusive use of a bulletin board located in the head custodian’s office and in the maintenance garage. The Association shall also be assigned adequate space on the bulletin board in the central office for Association notices. Copies of all materials to be posted on such bulletin boards shall be given in advance to the immediate supervisor. F. The Association shall have the right to use the school mailboxes, as it deems necessary, with the approval of the Principal, which shall not be unreasonably denied. G. Representatives of the Association, the New Jersey Education Association, and the National Education Association shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property at all reasonable times, with approval of the Superintendent, provided that this shall not interfere with normal school operations.

ASSOCIATION RIGHTS & PRIVILEGES. A. A There will be no reprisals of any kind taken against any unit member because of the unit member’s membership or non-membership in the Association or participation in any of its legal activities. B The Board agrees of Education and the superintendent agree to furnish meet with the Association’s Board of Directors at mutu- ally agreed-upon times to discuss matters of interest and concern. The Association’s Board of Directors will submit items to be included on the agenda five working days prior to the meeting. C The Association’s Board of Directors will meet with the superintendent at least once a month during the term of this Agreement to review and discuss matters of mutual concern and the administration of this Agreement. D 1. Association officers and/or representatives will be permitted to draw on a bank of 500 full paydays in each year of this Agreement.Such leave will be xxxxx- xx in accordance with the current procedures estab- lished by the superintendent. 2. If negotiation meetings between the Board and the Association are scheduled during a school day, the members of the Association’s negotiating team will have their leave charged to the Association, in response ’s leave bank to reasonable requests from time to time, public information concerning the financial resources of the district and such other public information that shall assist the Association in developing intelligent, accurate, informed and constructive programs on behalf of the employees, together with public information which may be necessary for the Association to process any grievance or complaint.permit their participation. E B. Whenever any representative 1. The president of the Association or any will be granted leave during the term of this contract. 2. The president of the Association will, on a fully xxxx- bursable 12-month employment basis at no cost to MCPS, be paid by the Board and covered under the appropriate retirement plan and the employee participates during working hours ben- efit package plan. 3. The president of the Association will have the right to receive step increases as provided by the policies and procedures of the Board of Education, which will be the same as if the president had remained in mutually scheduled negotiations, grievance proceedings or conferences or meetings with any administratorthe position from which leave was granted. Upon return to MCPS employment, the Board, president will be granted credit on the salary schedule for the term of this Agreement. Sick leave may not be used or any Board member or representative, the employee shall suffer no loss in pay. C. earned while on leave. The Association and its representatives shall have the privilege to use school buildings at all reasonable hours for meetings, on approval will be mailed a copy of the Superintendent, provided that this shall not interfere with normal school operationsofficial Board agenda prior to each meeting and a copy of the Board minutes after their approval by the Board. G F 1. The Principal shall be notified, in advance, of the time and place of all such meetings. D. The Association and its representatives shall will have the right to use school facilities and equipmentbuildings for any legal purpose without cost for meet- ings with the faculties of such buildings. In addition, including typewritersthe Association may schedule meetings of more than one school faculty or their representatives in school buildings, computerswithout cost, duplicating equipmentwhen building services staff is normally on duty, calculating machines and all types one or more times per month. Any damage in excess of audio-visual equipment at reasonable times when such equipment is not otherwise normal wear will be paid for by the Association within 30 days. Nonpayment will result in useabrogation of this Section of Article 3. 2. The Board There will be one bulletin board of Education photocopier will also be available for Association use on a limited special need basis with one day’s advance notice to the office of the Superintendent. The Association shall pay appropriate size reserved for the actual cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use. The Association will replace or repair equipment damaged as a result of misuse. E. The Association shall have, in each buildingschool building for displaying notices, the exclusive use of a bulletin board located in the head custodian’s office circulars, and in the maintenance garage. The Association shall also be assigned adequate space on the bulletin board in the central office for Association noticesother material. Copies of all materials to be posted on such bulletin boards shall will be given in advance to the immediate supervisorbuilding principal, but no approval will be required prior to this posting. Use of the bulletin board to display material detrimental to the goals and activities of MCPS is expressly prohibited. F. 3. Use of the interschool mail facility is authorized to distribute official Association material. Printed mate- rials or literature indicating MCEA’s position concern- ing any candidate for public office may not be distributed through the interschool facility. Use of the facility to distribute material detrimental to the goals and purposes of MCPS or material in violation of the law is expressly prohibited. Use of the interschool mail facility will be in accordance with procedures established by the superintendent. Violation of this section will result in loss of use of the facility for the remainder of the period of the Agreement. 4. The Association will be provided with the names and addresses of all new unit members as they are contracted. 5. The liaison committee shall have the right to use school equipment and supplies to reproduce the agenda and the minutes of liaison committee meet- ings, such reproduction to be limited to the number of unit members in the school mailboxes, as it deems necessary, plus the principal. The privileges granted in Sections D through L of this Article will continue unless the Association strikes. The Association will be provided with an hour during the approval orientation program for newly employed teachers to use for Agreement orientation. ARTICLE NEGOTIATION PROCEDURE‌‌ J The Association will be provided with 100 copies of the Principal, which shall not be unreasonably denied. G. Representatives of annual directory without cost to the Association, the New Jersey Education Association, and the National Education Association shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property at all reasonable times, with approval 50 copies of each issue of the Superintendent, Advocate will be provided without cost to the Department of Association Relations. K The Board agrees to include the Association’s headquar- ters as a regular interschool mail stop provided that MCEA complies with MCPS regulations on this shall subject. L Except for Section F, the rights and/or privileges granted to the Association in this Agreement will not interfere with normal school operationsbe granted to any other unit member group or employee organiza- tion as defined in Section 6-401(b) of the Education Arti- cle of the Annotated Code of Maryland during the term of this Agreement, except as may be required by law.

ASSOCIATION RIGHTS & PRIVILEGES. A. Complaint Procedure 1. It is understood that from time to time people may approach administrators with their comments and perceptions regarding the performance of an employee. It is the policy of this district that an appropriate balance be struck between a complainant’s right to confidentiality and an employee’s right to be given the identity of a complainant when that complainant’s criticism forms the basis of a negative evaluation or disciplinary action. All complainants are to be encouraged to contact the employee initially. 2. Written comments of praise shall be copied to the employee and placed in the employee’s personnel file. 3. Critical comments, whether in writing or not, shall be promptly investigated and assessed by the appropriate administrator. If such comments or criticisms are determined to be unfounded, they shall be discarded and disregarded by the administrator. a. If as a result of the administrator’s review it is determined that any meetings are necessary, the employee has the option of having a representative of the Association present at such meetings. b. If as a result of the administrator’s review it is determined that the criticism is valid, then either of the following courses of action is to be followed: (1) If the administrator determines through his/her observation and review of documentation other than the complaint itself that the performance deficit is to be noted in the employee’s evaluation, then no disclosure of the identity of the complainant who initially brought the matter to the administrator’s attention shall be made. (2) If the deficit is evidenced only by the complaint or that complaint is referenced by the administrator in writing or orally, then disclosure of the identity of the complainant shall be made. 4. The employee has the right to respond to and rebut any complaint. B. The Board agrees to furnish make available to the Association, in response to reasonable requests from time to timerequests, public information concerning the financial resources of the district and such other public information that shall assist the Association in developing intelligent, accurate, informed and constructive programs on behalf of the employees, together with public information which may be necessary for is in the Association to process any grievance or complaint. B. Whenever any representative of the Association or any employee participates during working hours in mutually scheduled negotiations, grievance proceedings or conferences or meetings with any administrator, the Board, or any Board member or representative, the employee shall suffer no loss in paypublic domain. C. The Association officers and its representatives shall have committees will not perform Association business during assigned school hours, nor will Association meetings be conducted on school premises, without authorization from the privilege appropriate administrative officer. Association business and meetings may be conducted during lunch periods or unassigned periods. 1. An Association representative may speak during a building faculty meeting at a time agreed to use school buildings at all reasonable hours for meetings, on approval of in conference with the Superintendent, provided that this shall not interfere with normal school operations. The Principal shall be notified, in advance, of the time and place of all such meetingsPrincipal. D. The Association shall, at reasonable times, with permission and its representatives shall at the discretion of the building administrator, have the right to use school facilities of facilities, office equipment and equipment, including typewriters, computers, duplicating equipment, calculating machines and all types of audio-visual equipment at reasonable times when such equipment is not otherwise in use. The Board of Education photocopier will also be available for Association use on a limited special need basis with one day’s advance notice to the office of the Superintendentequipment. The Association shall pay reimburse the school district for the actual cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use, and for any repairs necessitated as a result thereof. E. 1. The Association will replace or repair equipment damaged as a result of misuse. E. The Association shall have, continue to have in each building, school building the exclusive use of a bulletin board located in the head custodian’s office faculty lounge and in the maintenance garageeach separate teachers' dining room, if such exists. The Association shall also be assigned continue to have adequate space on the bulletin board in the central office for Association notices. Copies of all materials to be posted on such bulletin boards board shall be given in advance to the immediate supervisor. F. The Association shall have the right to use the school mailboxes, as it deems necessary, with the approval of the building Principal, which shall not but no approval should be unreasonably deniedrequired. G. Representatives of the Association, the New Jersey Education Association, and the National Education Association shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property at all reasonable times, with approval of the Superintendent, provided that this shall not interfere with normal school operations.