Electronic Mail Usage. The Association may utilize the electronic mail system for the purpose of conducting regular business with District management and employees. 106 ASSOCIATION WORKSHOPS Two (2) days during the spring vacation will be scheduled for workshops approved by the District and conducted by the Association. These two (2) days will be considered part of the normal work year. Employees, other than those on leave under Section 408, will receive regular pay on submission of attendance verification for the workshop hours they attended. Twelve-month employees will be allowed and encouraged to attend these workshops as long as the necessary functioning of the District offices can be accommodated. 107 EMPLOYEE TRAINING When the requirements of an employee's present job duties change requiring new procedures or new equipment, the employee will receive orientation or training, when appropriate, as determined by the District. Training shall also be provided in order to orient new employees as well as to promote improved employee skills and heightened competency. When the District conducts training for the benefit of classified employees, there will be notification posted for availability to all employees. Where applicable, notification of training opportunities will be posted in advance, identifying the types of employees eligible for the training. The District will provide fourteen (14) hours of training for Association members employed six (6) hours or more per day, and seven (7) hours of training for Association members employed less than six (6) hours per day. The training will be provided, either through release from normal work time or by paid additional time, to complete the training outside normal work hours. No compensation will be provided for travel to attend training programs which are conducted within the boundaries of the Anchorage School District. The employer and the employee have the shared responsibility to identify relevant training opportunities and provide each other with timely notification. The principal/supervisor will make every effort to support employee requests.
Electronic Mail Usage. Union stewards may use existing County electronic mail systems and/or computers for the purposes of conducting Union business. The Union stewards' reasonable usage of the employer's electronic mail system or computers shall not be as much as to interfere or disrupt an employee's normal work duties or completion of work assignments, or for any purposes that violate existing County policy relating to Electronic Media. Should the usage be found to be substantially disruptive to the work duties or the completion of work assignments, the same penalties shall apply as listed in Section 8.4(C.). Any Union or non-Union related e-mail initiated by an individual on non-employer facilities and addressed to a County e-mail user, may traverse the employer's and/or open networks without penalty.
Electronic Mail Usage. The Association may utilize the electronic mail system for the purpose of conducting regular business with District management and employees. 106 ASSOCIATION SPONSORED WORKSHOPS Two (2) days during the spring vacation will may be scheduled for Association sponsored workshops approved by the District and conducted by the Association. These two (2) days will be considered part of the normal work year. Employees, other than those on leave under Section 408, will receive regular pay on submission of attendance verification for the workshop hours they attended. Twelve-month employees will be allowed and encouraged to attend these workshops as long as the necessary functioning of the District offices can be accommodated.
