District Rights And Authority Generally. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit, or be construed to limit, the rights, powers, prerogatives and authority, derived from the Statutes of the State of Missouri or from other sources, which the District and its Board had prior to its adoption of this Agreement. Such rights, powers, prerogatives and authority are retained by the District and its Board and remain solely and exclusively within the rights of the District, and the exercise of such rights is not subject to the grievance or other dispute resolution procedures recognized by this Agreement. Included in such rights, but not in limitation thereof, are the following rights:
A. To determine the District’s mission, objectives, policies and budget;
B. To determine and set all standards of service offered to the public;
C. To maintain executive management and administrative control of the District and its properties and facilities and the activities of its employees as related to the conduct of District affairs;
D. To delegate authority to the Administration, as necessary, for the development and organization of the means and methods of instruction and the performance of professional duties according to current Board policy or as the same may from time-to- time be amended;
E. To introduce new or improved methods, equipment and facilities;
F. To establish, modify or eliminate programs, curriculums and/or courses of instruction, including special programs and athletic, recreational and social events for students;
G. To determine whether to provide or purchase goods and services;
H. To determine the number of employees it shall employ in any classification, certification, school, building, department or operating unit at any time, all as deemed necessary or advisable by the Board;
I. To hire all employees and to determine their qualifications;
J. To determine employee conditions for employment or continued employment and subject to the provisions of existing law and the terms of this Agreement;
K. To discipline, dismiss, demote, evaluate, promote, transfer or lay off any employee, subject to the terms of this Agreement;
L. To determine the academic calendar; and,
M. To determine the duties, responsibilities and assignments of those individuals in the Bargaining Unit.
District Rights And Authority Generally. The District and its Board of Education shall retain all of the rights, powers, prerogatives and authority, derived from the Statutes of the State of Missouri or from other sources, which the District and its Board had prior to its adoption of this Agreement. Subject to the specific provisions of this Agreement, such rights, powers, prerogatives and authority are retained by the District and its Board and remain solely and exclusively within the rights of the District, and the exercise of such rights is not subject to the grievance or other dispute resolution procedures recognized by this Agreement. Included in such rights, powers and prerogatives, but not in limitation thereof, are the following:
A. The right to determine operating policies and manage the District in the light of experience, business judgment, and changing conditions including but not limited to: (1) the right to determine the extent to which the District, or any portion thereof, shall be operated; (2) the right to determine financial policy and accounting procedures; and, (3) the right to determine the scheduling of the school day and school year;
B. The right to determine the organization of the District, including but not limited to: (1) the right to determine the organization of each building, department, division or subdivision, deemed appropriate by the District; (2) the right to decide the number and location of schools, buildings, departments, subdivisions or facilities; (3) the right to introduce new or improved methods, equipment, buildings or facilities which change existing methods and facilities, in the interest of proper service to its mission and the conduct thereof; (4) the right to change any department, division or subdivision of the District, or any part thereof; (5) the right to transfer work from one building or facility to another; (6) the right to eliminate, change or consolidate job classifications and operations;
C. The right to direct the work force, including but not limited to: (1) the right to hire, assign, discipline, suspend, discharge, lay off, transfer, promote and to maintain discipline and efficiency of its employees; (2) the right to relieve employees from duty because of lack of work or for other legitimate reasons; (3) the right to establish job evaluation procedures, and what the job will consist of; (4) the right to assign employees to particular jobs; (5) the right to determine the work to be done and the manner in which it shall be done by its emp...
