Common use of DISCIPLINE OF TEACHERS Clause in Contracts

DISCIPLINE OF TEACHERS. A. Teacher discipline will be covered by Board Policy 3139. Any changes in Board policy or procedures will be given to the Association President in accordance with Article XX, Miscellaneous Provisions, Subsection K. No teacher shall be disciplined (including warnings, reprimands, suspensions, reductions in rank or professional advantage, discharges, or other actions of a disciplinary nature) for a reason that is arbitrary and capricious. Noncertified teachers shall be disciplined with just cause. Any such discipline shall be subject to the grievance procedure hereinafter set forth, including arbitration. The specific grounds forming the basis of disciplinary action will be made available to the teacher in writing. B. Any teacher shall be entitled to have present a representative of the Association during any investigation or interview where he believes disciplinary action may occur. When a request for such representation is made, no action shall be taken with respect to the teacher until such representative of the Association is present. Further, in the event a disciplinary action is to be taken, the teacher shall be advised of the right to representation under this provision of this Agreement prior to the action being taken. C. Any complaint made against a teacher or a person for whom the teacher is administratively responsible, by any parent, student, or other person will be called to the attention of the teacher within five (5) days following the complaint. Upon request, the Association President shall grant a five (5) day extension of this time limit. In no instance will a complaint be placed in a teacher’s file prior to the teacher being notified. Any complaint not called to the attention of the teacher may not be used as the basis for any disciplinary action against the teacher. The teacher will have the right to attach a written response to a complaint placed in the teacher's file.

DISCIPLINE OF TEACHERS. A. Teacher Teachers shall comply with this Agreement and reasonable written rules, regulations and directives adopted by the Board, or its representatives, which are not inconsistent with provisions of this Agreement. B. Both parties recognize that willful deficiencies in professional performance or other violations of discipline by a teacher reflect adversely upon the teaching profession and create undesirable conditions in the school building. Alleged breaches of discipline of performance shall be promptly reported to the offending teacher. C. No teacher will be covered by Board Policy 3139. Any changes in Board policy or procedures will be given to the Association President in accordance with Article XXdisciplined, Miscellaneous Provisionsdemoted, Subsection K. No teacher shall be disciplined (including warnings, reprimands, suspensions, reductions reduced in rank or professional advantagecompensation, dischargesdismissed, suspended with or without pay, or other actions of a disciplinary nature) for a reason that is arbitrary and capricious. Noncertified teachers shall be disciplined with reprimanded without just cause. Any such discipline However, just cause shall not apply to the nonrenewal of a probationary teacher. Behaviors, including but not be limited to the following, could result in disciplinary action provided there is just cause: inefficiency or incompetence; insubordination against the reasonable rules of the Board of Education; chronic tardiness or absence; moral misconduct; or disability, mental or physical, as shown by competent medical evidence. D. Discipline of teachers will be subject to the grievance procedure hereinafter set forth, including arbitration. The specific grounds forming forth in the basis of disciplinary action will be made available to the teacher in writingAgreement. B. Any E. If a teacher is to be reprimanded or disciplined for any infraction or delinquency in professional performance by the principal or other administrator, he/she shall be entitled to have present a representative of the Association during present. All such reprimanding, or disciplining, is to be done in person. A teacher shall, at the time of the occurrence of the incident involved, receive a copy of any investigation written material that is placed in his/her personnel file and may, within one (1) week from receipt of such materials, respond in writing. Such responses shall be placed in the teacher's personnel file. No records concerning a teacher may be kept elsewhere than in that teacher's personnel file. Review of a teacher's written evaluation which states concern with respect to the teacher's performance in an evaluation conference shall not initially be construed as discipline and shall not entitle the teacher to the presence of an Association representative except in cases specified in Section G below. F. The Board will follow a policy of progressive corrective discipline which includes verbal warning (confirmed on the agreed upon form when deemed appropriate by the administrator), written warning, written reprimand, suspension with or interview where he believes without pay and with discharge as the final and last resort. Any disciplinary action taken against a teacher need not follow the above sequence; however, the penalty shall be appropriate to the misconduct. G. If, in a meeting between a teacher and an administrator, a problem arises which causes the teacher to reasonably believe that disciplinary action may occur. When a request for such representation is made, no action shall be taken with respect to the teacher until such representative of the Association is present. Further, in the event a disciplinary action is to be takenproblem, the teacher shall be advised of the right to representation under this provision of this Agreement prior to the action being takenmay request an Association representative. No further discussion will take place until a representative is present. C. H. Any complaint made against a teacher or a person for whom the teacher is administratively responsible, by any parent, student, or other person which will be called to the attention of the teacher within five (5) days following the complaint. Upon request, the Association President shall grant a five (5) day extension of this time limit. In no instance will a complaint be placed in a teacher’s file prior to the teacher being notified. Any complaint not called to the attention of the teacher may not be used as the basis for any disciplinary action against will be brought to the teacher's attention as soon as practical. The teacher will have shall be entitled to respond in writing and attach the right to attach a written response to a the complaint placed in the teacher's filerecords.

DISCIPLINE OF TEACHERS. A. Teacher discipline will be covered by Board Policy 3139. Any changes in Board policy or procedures will be given to the Association President in accordance with Article XXXIX, Miscellaneous Provisions, Subsection K. No teacher shall be disciplined (including warnings, reprimands, suspensions, reductions in rank or professional advantage, discharges, or other actions of a disciplinary nature) for a reason that is arbitrary and capricious. Noncertified teachers shall be disciplined with just cause. Any such discipline shall be subject to the grievance procedure hereinafter set forth, including arbitration. The specific grounds forming the basis of disciplinary action will be made available to the teacher in writing. B. Any teacher shall be entitled to have present a representative of the Association during any investigation or interview where he believes disciplinary action may occur. When a request for such representation is made, no action shall be taken with respect to the teacher until such representative of the Association is present. Further, in the event a disciplinary action is to be taken, the teacher shall be advised of the right to representation under this provision of this Agreement prior to the action being taken. C. Any complaint made against a teacher or a person for whom the teacher is administratively responsible, by any parent, student, or other person will be called to the attention of the teacher within five (5) days following the complaint. Upon request, the Association President shall grant a five (5) day extension of this time limit. In no instance will a complaint be placed in a teacher’s file prior to the teacher being notified. Any complaint not called to the attention of the teacher may not be used as the basis for any disciplinary action against the teacher. The teacher will have the right to attach a written response to a complaint placed in the teacher's file.