Calendar Negotiations. The calendar and procedures shall be reopened annually with the District submitting a proposal to the United Faculty by September 15. The United Faculty will submit a counterproposal by October 15. If no calendar is agreed to by December 15, the existing calendar will be “rolled over” and become next year’s calendar.
Calendar Negotiations. The parties agree to negotiate all calendars during the negotiation process. The parties agree that on or about October 1 but before December 1 of the final year of the agreement, they will commence negotiations regarding the school calendars for the subsequent school year. The parties also agree that the tentatively agreed upon calendars resulting from these negotiations are to be ready for presentation and recommended adoption to the School Board and SEA membership by no later than January 31. The normal student calendar shall be developed using the following formulas for key dates. If calendar anomalies occur in any given year, the parties will discuss alternatives.
Calendar Negotiations. The parties agree that on or about October 1 but before December 1 of each year they will commence negotiations regarding the school calendars for the subsequent school year and beyond, if possible. The parties also agree that the tentatively agreed upon calendars resulting from these negotiations are to be ready for presentation and recommended adoption to the School Board and SEA membership by no later than January 31.
Calendar Negotiations. The parties agree to negotiate all calendars during the negotiation process. The parties agree that on or about October 1 but before December 1 of the final year of the agreement, they will commence negotiations regarding the school calendars for the subsequent school year. The parties also agree that the tentatively agreed upon calendars resulting from these negotiations are to be ready for presentation and recommended adoption to the School Board and SEA membership by no later than January 31. In 2019-2020, SEA and SPS agree to establish a joint workgroup to address equity and inclusive considerations related to religious and cultural observations and practices in developing student and work calendars. Recommendations on the student and work calendars are due by January 31, 2020.
Calendar Negotiations. The Parties agree to negotiate all calendars during the negotiation process. The Parties agree that on or about October 1 but before December 1 of the final year of the agreement, they will commence negotiations regarding the school calendars for the subsequent school year. The Parties also agree that the tentatively agreed upon calendars resulting from these negotiations are to be ready for presentation and recommended adoption to the School Board and SEA membership by no later than January 31. Prior to School Board approval of the school year calendar, SPS will follow the School Board process for input from community and all labor groups. SPS agrees to continue to update and use the jointly developed “Guidance Regarding Religion and Religious Accommodations”., Annually, SPS will request feedback from community on the “Guidance Regarding Religion and Religious Accommodations” to inform any updates made. SPS will annually provide all Building Leadership Teams/Program Leadership Teams an updated copy of “Guidance Regarding Religion and Religious Accommodations” and encourage each BLT/PLT to utilize the guidance when scheduling extra-curricular events and school-based activities (I.e, testing, assemblies, field trips).
Calendar Negotiations. The Association and the District agree that the Superintendent/Principal and Association representatives shall meet each year to develop a recommendation concerning the opening and closing dates and the distribution of legal and local holidays of the annual school calendar. It is the goal of the parties that this recommendation will be presented to the Board of Trustees for action at the regularly scheduled March Board meeting. The school calendar for the current year is contained in Attachment “A”.
