Common use of Association Rights Responsibilities Clause in Contracts

Association Rights Responsibilities. 2.01 The Board grants the Association the following sole and exclusive rights in order that it may effectively represent and communicate with its members: A. To use the facilities of any building for meetings, without fee, upon notification of the administrator in charge of such building. The Administrator will grant permission to use such facilities as long as it does not interfere with any previously authorized activity in said building and it is held during reasonable hours. B. To use Board-owned and Board-leased on-site equipment at times that do not interfere with the operation of the school system and with payment for damaged or lost articles. C. To use the inter-school mail system in the schools’ offices to distribute Association bulletins, newsletters, or other circulars. To use bulletin boards in teacher lounges or workrooms to disseminate information to members. The Association shall hold harmless the Board for use of the inter-school mail system. D. To use telephones in any building to carry out Association business provided no toll charges or fees are incurred. These calls are not to be made at a time that interferes with duties assigned by the Board and Administration. E. To allow representatives to call meetings of Association members within the building, but not during employee work hours or during periods that conflict with other scheduled meetings. F. To allow the Association President or his/her designee to visit schools. Upon his/her arrival, he/she shall notify the Building Principal of his/her presence. Visits that are made to discuss special problems of teachers must be arranged in advance with the Building Principal. The visits to the schools must not interfere with duties assigned by the Board and Administration. G. The Association shall be provided released time without loss of salary or other benefits to conduct Association business. The Board shall provide six (6) days leave to the Association per school year. The Association President shall designate which bargaining unit member(s) may use one or more of the six (6) allotted days. The Association may have four (4) additional leave days under this Section, if the Association reimburses the Board for the costs of the substitutes. Again, the Association President shall designate which bargaining unit member(s) may use one or more of the four (4) additional days. The costs of the substitutes to the Association shall be the current substitute rate adopted by the Board. If a bargaining unit member is elected to a state or national office of a CEA- affiliated organization, the Board will provide the individual with paid leave to attend the meetings of the organization, provided the Association reimburses the Board the costs of the substitute. The total number of paid leave days permitted pursuant to the preceding sentence is five (5) days per school year, regardless of the number of bargaining unit members elected to state or national office. H. While the Association President and Association Treasurer will be assigned regularly scheduled duties, the Building Principal may release him/her/them from his/her/their assigned duties on an occasional basis in order to perform Association business. 2.02 The Board will provide the Association with: A. Electronic copies of all Board agenda, minutes, and financial reports upon specific request to the Board Treasurer by the Association President. B. Electronic copies of the following forms: annual appropriations; semi-annual budget; and training and experience grids. Such electronic copies shall be forwarded to the Association President as soon as feasible after such forms are filed with the agency required by law. C. School Board Agenda – The Association President will receive an electronic copy of the agenda and all pertinent reports that are not of a confidential nature, including the monthly financial statement, by noon of the day of the Board meeting. A final copy of the agenda will be available to the Association President at the Board meeting. Requests for other material shall be handled by submitting a request to the Superintendent or Board Treasurer. 2.03 NEOEA day will be one (1) of the in-service days in the Contract and all members of the bargaining unit will be required to attend NEOEA meetings. Teachers may choose to attend another educational meeting if held on the same day, provided it is approved by the Building Principal and Superintendent, and the teacher submits a CEU certificate (i.e., certificate of attendance) within ten (10) days of the educational meeting. Failure to submit the required CEU certificate shall result in the employee’s pay being docked for that day. Attendance at NEOEA activities held on the planned in-service day will require the approval of the Superintendent should the District schedule in-service activities for all teachers and Association members. This includes the teacher’s right to request the option to work within his/her individual buildings, with the Superintendent’s approval, on student-related activities, including those involving intervention. The Administration will notify the Association President by the start of each school year of the topic(s) of any District-wide in-service activities that will be held on the NEOEA day. 2.04 Teachers will attend evening meetings, as identified in the Board-adopted school calendar, for the purpose of meeting with parents. The evening meetings may be required if compensated by equivalent release time. This section shall allow one (1) open house per building each year without regard to the aforementioned language. 2.05 The Board reserves unto itself and management personnel employed for and on its behalf all of the rights of management included in O.R.C. 4117.

Association Rights Responsibilities. 2.01 The Board grants the Association the following sole and exclusive rights in order that it may effectively represent and communicate with its members: A. To use the facilities of any building for meetings, without fee, upon notification of the administrator in charge of such building. The Administrator will grant permission to use such facilities as long as it does not interfere with any previously authorized activity in said building and it is held during reasonable hours. B. To use Board-owned and Board-leased on-site equipment at times that do not interfere with the operation of the school system and with payment for damaged or lost articles. C. To use the inter-school mail system in the schools’ offices to distribute Association bulletins, newsletters, or other circulars. To use bulletin boards in teacher lounges or workrooms to disseminate information to members. The Association shall hold harmless the Board for use of the inter-school mail system. D. To use telephones in any building to carry out Association business provided no toll charges or fees are incurred. These calls are not to be made at a time that interferes with duties assigned by the Board and Administration. E. To allow representatives to call meetings of Association members within the building, but not during employee work hours or during periods that conflict with other scheduled meetings. F. To allow the Association President or his/her designee to visit schools. Upon his/her arrival, he/she shall notify the Building Principal of his/her presence. Visits that are made to discuss special problems of teachers must be arranged in advance with the Building Principal. The visits to the schools must not interfere with duties assigned by the Board and Administration. G. The Association shall be provided released time without loss of salary or other benefits to conduct Association business. The Board shall provide six (6) days leave to the Association per school year. The Association President shall designate which bargaining unit member(s) may use one or more of the six (6) allotted days. The Association may have four (4) additional leave days under this Section, if the Association reimburses the Board for the costs of the substitutes. Again, the Association President shall designate which bargaining unit member(s) may use one or more of the four (4) additional days. The costs of the substitutes to the Association shall be the current substitute rate adopted by the Board. If a bargaining unit member is elected to a state or national office of a CEA- affiliated organization, the Board will provide the individual with paid leave to attend the meetings of the organization, provided the Association reimburses the Board the costs of the substitute. The total number of paid leave days permitted pursuant to the preceding sentence is five (5) days per school year, regardless of the number of bargaining unit members elected to state or national office. H. While the Association President and Association Treasurer will be assigned regularly scheduled duties, the Building Principal may release him/her/them from his/her/their assigned duties on an occasional basis in order to perform Association business. 2.02 The Board will provide the Association with: A. Electronic copies of all Board agenda, minutes, and financial reports upon specific request to the Board Treasurer by the Association President. B. Electronic copies of the following forms: annual appropriations; semi-annual budget; and training and experience grids. Such electronic copies shall be forwarded to the Association President as soon as feasible after such forms are filed with the agency required by law. C. School Board Agenda – The Association President will receive an electronic copy of the agenda and all pertinent reports that are not of a confidential nature, including the monthly financial statement, by noon of the day of the Board meeting. A final copy of the agenda will be available to the Association President at the Board meeting. Requests for other material shall be handled by submitting a request to the Superintendent or Board Treasurer. 2.03 NEOEA day will be one (1) of the in-service days in the Contract and all members of the bargaining unit will be required to attend NEOEA meetings. Teachers may choose to attend another educational meeting if held on the same day, provided it is approved by the Building Principal and Superintendent, and the teacher submits a CEU certificate (i.e., certificate of attendance) within ten (10) days of the educational meeting. Failure to submit the required CEU certificate shall result in the employee’s pay being docked for that day. Attendance at NEOEA activities held on the planned in-service day will require the approval of the Superintendent should the District schedule in-service activities for all teachers and Association members. This includes the teacher’s right to request the option to work within his/her individual buildings, with the Superintendent’s approval, on student-related activities, including those involving intervention. The Administration will notify the Association President by the start of each school year of the topic(s) of any District-wide in-service activities that will be held on the NEOEA day. 2.04 Teachers will attend evening meetings, as identified in the Board-adopted school calendar, for the purpose of meeting with parents. The evening meetings may be required if compensated by equivalent release time. This section shall allow one (1) open house per building each year without regard to the aforementioned language. 2.05 The Board reserves unto itself and management personnel employed for and on its behalf all of the rights of management included in O.R.C. 4117.

Association Rights Responsibilities. 2.01 The Board grants the Association the following sole and exclusive rights in order that it may effectively represent and communicate with its members: A. To use the facilities of any building for meetings, without fee, upon notification of the administrator in charge of such building. The Administrator will grant permission to use such facilities as long as it does not interfere with any previously authorized activity in said building and it is held during reasonable hours. B. To use Board-owned and Board-leased on-site equipment at times that do not interfere with the operation of the school system and with payment for damaged or lost articles. C. To use the inter-school mail system in the schools’ offices to distribute Association bulletins, newsletters, or other circulars. To use bulletin boards in teacher lounges or workrooms to disseminate information to members. The Association shall hold harmless the Board for use of the inter-school mail system. D. To use telephones in any building to carry out Association business provided no toll charges or fees are incurred. These calls are not to be made at a time that interferes with duties assigned by the Board and Administration. E. To allow representatives to call meetings of Association members within the building, but not during employee work hours or during periods that conflict with other scheduled meetings. F. To allow the Association President or his/her designee to visit schools. Upon his/her arrival, he/she shall notify the Building Principal of his/her presence. Visits that are made to discuss special problems of teachers must be arranged in advance with the Building Principal. The visits to the schools must not interfere with duties assigned by the Board and Administration. G. The Association shall be provided released time without loss of salary or other benefits to conduct Association business. The Board shall provide six (6) days leave to the Association per school year. The Association President shall designate which bargaining unit member(s) may use one or more of the six (6) allotted days. The Association may have four (4) additional leave days under this Section, if the Association reimburses the Board for the costs of the substitutes. Again, the Association President shall designate which bargaining unit member(s) may use one or more of the four (4) additional days. The costs of the substitutes to the Association shall be the current substitute rate adopted by the Board. If a bargaining unit member is elected to a state or national office of a CEA- affiliated organization, the Board will provide the individual with paid leave to attend the meetings of the organization, provided the Association reimburses the Board the costs of the substitute. The total number of paid leave days permitted pursuant to the preceding sentence is five (5) days per school year, regardless of the number of bargaining unit members elected to state or national office. H. X. While the Association President and Association Treasurer will be assigned regularly scheduled duties, the Building Principal may release him/her/them from his/her/their assigned duties on an occasional basis in order to perform Association business. 2.02 The Board will provide the Association with: A. Electronic copies of all Board agenda, minutes, and financial reports upon specific request to the Board Treasurer by the Association President. B. Electronic copies of the following forms: annual appropriations; semi-annual budget; and training and experience grids. Such electronic copies shall be forwarded to the Association President as soon as feasible after such forms are filed with the agency required by law. C. School Board Agenda – The Association President will receive an electronic copy of the agenda and all pertinent reports that are not of a confidential nature, including the monthly financial statement, by noon of the day of the Board meeting. A final copy of the agenda will be available to the Association President at the Board meeting. Requests for other material shall be handled by submitting a request to the Superintendent or Board Treasurer. 2.03 NEOEA day will be one (1) of the in-service days in the Contract and all members of the bargaining unit will be required to attend NEOEA meetings. Teachers may choose to attend another educational meeting if held on the same day, provided it is approved by the Building Principal and Superintendent, and the teacher submits a CEU certificate (i.e., certificate of attendance) within ten (10) days of the educational meeting. Failure to submit the required CEU certificate shall result in the employee’s pay being docked for that day. Attendance at NEOEA activities held on the planned in-service day will require the approval of the Superintendent should the District schedule in-service activities for all teachers and Association members. This includes the teacher’s right to request the option to work within his/her individual buildings, with the Superintendent’s approval, on student-related activities, including those involving intervention. The Administration will notify the Association President by the start of each school year of the topic(s) of any District-wide in-service activities that will be held on the NEOEA day. 2.04 Teachers will attend evening meetings, as identified in the Board-adopted school calendar, for the purpose of meeting with parents. The evening meetings may be required if compensated by equivalent release time. This section shall allow one (1) open house per building each year without regard to the aforementioned language. 2.05 The Board reserves unto itself and management personnel employed for and on its behalf all of the rights of management included in O.R.C. 4117.

Association Rights Responsibilities. 2.01 The Board grants the Association the following sole and exclusive rights in order that it may effectively represent and communicate with its members: A. To use the facilities of any building for meetings, without fee, upon notification of the administrator in charge of such building. The Administrator will grant permission to use such facilities as long as it does not interfere with any previously authorized activity in said building and it is held during reasonable hours. B. To use Board-owned and Board-leased on-site equipment at times that do not interfere with the operation of the school system and with payment for damaged or lost articles. C. To use the inter-school mail system in the schools’ offices to distribute Association bulletins, newsletters, or other circulars. To use bulletin boards in teacher lounges or workrooms to disseminate information to members. The Association shall hold harmless the Board for use of the inter-school mail system. D. To use telephones in any building to carry out Association business provided no toll charges or fees are incurred. These calls are not to be made at a time that interferes with duties assigned by the Board and Administration. E. To allow representatives to call meetings of Association members within the building, but not during employee work hours or during periods that conflict with other scheduled meetings. F. To allow the Association President or his/her designee to visit schools. Upon his/her arrival, he/she shall notify the Building Principal of his/her presence. Visits that are made to discuss special problems of teachers must be arranged in advance with the Building Principal. The visits to the schools must not interfere with duties assigned by the Board and Administration. G. The Association shall be provided released time without loss of salary or other benefits to conduct Association business. The Board shall provide six (6) days leave to the Association per school year. The Association President shall designate which bargaining unit member(s) may use one or more of the six (6) allotted days. The Association may have four (4) additional leave days under this Section, if the Association reimburses the Board for the costs of the substitutes. Again, the Association President shall designate which bargaining unit member(s) may use one or more of the four (4) additional days. The costs of the substitutes to the Association shall be the current substitute rate adopted by the Board. If a bargaining unit member is elected to a state or national office of a CEA- affiliated organization, the Board will provide the individual with paid leave to attend the meetings of the organization, provided the Association reimburses the Board the costs of the substitute. The total number of paid leave days permitted pursuant to the preceding sentence is five (5) days per school year, regardless of the number of bargaining unit members elected to state or national office. H. While the Association President and Association Treasurer will be assigned regularly scheduled duties, the Building Principal may release him/her/them from his/her/their assigned duties on an occasional basis in order to perform Association business. 2.02 The Board will provide the Association with: A. Electronic copies of all Board agenda, minutes, and financial reports upon specific request to the Board Treasurer by the Association President. B. Electronic copies of the following forms: annual appropriations; semi-annual budget; and training and experience grids. Such electronic copies shall be forwarded to the Association President as soon as feasible after such forms are filed with the agency required by law. C. School Board Agenda – The Association President will receive an electronic copy of the agenda and all pertinent reports that are not of a confidential nature, including the monthly financial statement, by noon of the day of the Board meeting. A final copy of the agenda will be available to the Association President at the Board meeting. Requests for other material shall be handled by submitting a request to the Superintendent or Board Treasurer. 2.03 NEOEA day will be one (1) of the ina non-service days in the Contract and all members of the bargaining unit will be required to attend NEOEA meetingsworkday. Teachers may choose to attend another educational meeting if held on the same day, provided it is approved by the Building Principal and Superintendent, and the teacher submits a CEU certificate (i.e., certificate of attendance) within ten (10) days of the educational meeting. Failure to submit the required CEU certificate shall result in the employee’s pay being docked for that day. Attendance at NEOEA activities held on the planned in-service day will require the approval of the Superintendent should the District schedule in-service activities for all teachers and Association members. This includes the teacher’s right to request the option to work within his/her individual buildings, with the Superintendent’s approval, on student-related activities, including those involving intervention. The Administration will notify the Association President by the start of each school year of the topic(s) of any District-wide in-service activities that will be held on the NEOEA day.[See Article 10.09] 2.04 Teachers will attend evening meetings, as identified in the Board-adopted school calendar, for the purpose of meeting with parents. The evening meetings may be required if compensated by equivalent release time. This section shall allow one (1) open house per building each year without regard to the aforementioned language. 2.05 The Board reserves unto itself and management personnel employed for and on its behalf all of the rights of management included in O.R.C. 4117.