Associations Where Associations are shown as Special Terms in the Rights Table relating to Firm Rights, Network Rail’s Flexing Rights shall not be used to break such Associations.
Association Leave The Association shall be allowed to use up to 5 days of leave each school year for use by teachers who are officers or agents of the Association. The Association shall reimburse Unified School District 434 for the loss of use of the teacher taking such leave by paying the daily cost of a substitute teacher. The Association shall notify the Superintendent not less than 5 calendar days in advance of using such leave.
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS A. There will be no reprisals of any kind taken against any unit member because of his membership in the Association or participation in its activities provided that such activities are legal and do not constitute a violation of this Agreement. Association membership will not excuse a teacher from being subject to evaluation procedures and School District action hereon. B. The Association President and Building Representative will be sent a copy of the official agenda prior to each Committee meeting and a copy of the approved minutes of said meetings except those minutes which remain lawfully secret. C. The Association may use school facilities without cost and at reasonable times for Association meetings, with the approval of the Superintendent-Director and in accordance with established Committee policy for such use. D. The Committee authorizes the use of school mail to distribute Association material, with the Association assuming legal responsibility for results of such communications. E. The School Committee shall make available to the Association upon its reasonable request statistics and records relevant to negotiation, or necessary for the proper enforcement of the terms of this Agreement. The Association shall make available to the Committee upon the latter’s request statistics and records relevant to negotiations or necessary for the proper enforcement of the terms of this Agreement. F. The rights and benefits of persons, provided herein, are in addition to those provided by State or Federal law, rules or regulations, including without limitation all applicable teachers of professional status, pension, or education laws and regulations. G. In recognition of the fact that the primary mission of the school is the education of its students, the Association acknowledges that no Association activities shall interfere in any way with the educational process or any activities thereto. H. The Association may request in writing to the Superintendent-Director that the Committee meet with the Association to discuss matters of professional and educational concern. Any such meeting shall be at the discretion of the Committee, and otherwise subject to Committee regulations and communication procedures. I. Whenever a position of “senior teacher” or “Cluster Chair/Department Head” or “Academic Lead Teacher” or “Career and Technical Education Lead Teacher” or “administrator” (including Superintendent) is posted for applications, an association officer may then, within seven (7) business days of posting, request a meeting with the Superintendent and/or Principal