Common use of Consultation Procedure Clause in Contracts

Consultation Procedure. A. The purpose of the consultation procedure shall be to address matters which are outside of the scope of this Agreement and/or issues related to the implementation of this Agreement. 1. If a proposal is initiated by the Association, it shall be submitted in writing with the request for a meeting to the Superintendent or designee, who shall acknowledge receipt within three (3) school days thereafter and meet with the Association to discuss the proposal within fifteen (15) days thereafter. If, as a result of this meeting or subsequent meetings arranged to the mutual satisfaction of the Association and the Superintendent or designee, agreement is reached on the proposal, it shall be presented to the Board as a joint recommendation of the Superintendent and the Association. If such discussions do not result in agreement, or if the Association is dissatisfied with the course of discussion with the Superintendent, the Association may so notify the Board in writing and shall have the right to present its proposal directly to the Board in a working session not more than one (1) month thereafter. 2. If a proposal is initiated by the Board or the Superintendent, the Superintendent or designee may submit the same in writing to the Association, which shall acknowledge receipt within three (3) school days thereafter and meet with the Superintendent or designee to discuss the proposal within fifteen (15) school days. Thereafter the procedure shall be as set forth in paragraph 1., above. 3. Any proposal adopted by the Board and initiated or approved by the Association shall be reduced to writing, signed by the Board and the Association, and shall become an addendum to this Agreement. The Board or the Association may utilize the services of outside consultants and may call upon professional and lay representatives to participate in the consultation procedure. B. The provisions of this Article are in no way intended to replace or supplant the existing organization for curriculum improvement.

Consultation Procedure. A. The purpose of the consultation procedure shall be to address matters which are outside of the scope of this Agreement and/or issues related to the implementation of this Agreement. 1. If a proposal is initiated by the Association, it shall be submitted in writing with the request for a meeting to the Superintendent or designee, who shall acknowledge receipt within three (3) school days thereafter and meet with the Association to discuss the proposal within fifteen (15) days thereafter. If, as a result of this meeting or subsequent meetings arranged to the mutual satisfaction of the Association and the Superintendent or designee, agreement is reached on the proposal, it shall be presented to the Board as a joint recommendation of the Superintendent and the Association. If such discussions do not result in agreement, or if the Association is dissatisfied with the course of discussion with the Superintendent, the Association may so notify the Board in writing and shall have the right to present its proposal directly to the Board in a working session not more than one (1) month thereafter. 2. If a proposal is initiated by the Board or the Superintendent, the Superintendent or designee may submit the same in writing to the Association, which shall acknowledge receipt within three (3) school days thereafter and meet with the Superintendent or designee to discuss the proposal within fifteen (15) school days. Thereafter the procedure shall be as set forth in paragraph 1., above. 3. Any proposal adopted by the Board and initiated or approved by the Association shall be reduced to writing, signed by the Board and the Association, and shall become an addendum to this Agreement. The In any discussions as aforesaid, the Board or the Association may utilize the services of outside consultants and may call upon professional and lay representatives to participate in the consultation procedureparticipate. B. The provisions of this Article are in no way intended to replace or supplant the existing organization for curriculum improvement.