Common use of Employment Practices Clause in Contracts

Employment Practices. 12.01 Marital status, race, creed, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or status as a veteran will not be made a condition of employment except as might be required by applicable law. 12.02 The Board or Superintendent may require a medical examination by a physician licensed in Florida and selected by the Board and Superintendent when in their judgment such an examination is relevant to an employee’s teaching performance or employment status. All costs incurred in the examination shall be paid by the Board and shall not reflect a loss in pay. A reasonable effort shall be made to select a physician acceptable to the employee. The employee shall provide the District with a medical release authorizing the physician to provide the District with medical reports regarding the results of the examination. 12.03 Assignments for any summer school, evening school, or other programs of the school district beyond the normal school day shall be made with preference to certified school district personnel within the scope of their major or minor fields of study and their areas of greatest competence. 12.04 Every legal effort will be made to maintain the minority composition of the faculty to reflect the minority composition of the student population in the district. 12.05 Both the Board and the LCTA recognize the importance of staffing the District with employees’ representative of the community, applicant pool, and student population. To that end the Board has adopted an Affirmative Action Plan which monitors the hiring process. 12.06 The foregoing shall not be construed in such a way as to prohibit the Board from providing a racially balanced staff in each school. 12.07 When a certified teacher cannot be obtained, a substitute may be employed. 12.08 Employees hired for summer school will be issued a contract for that employment no later than seven (7) calendar days after the beginning of the session. 12.09 Where there is a vacancy of up to one school year in duration because of approved leave, including those vacancies of uncertain duration, the Board may designate such a position as a temporary position. Employees in such positions will receive all benefits stated in this Contract for the duration of employment. A temporary position shall not be considered as a staff position under Article XI of the Contract. 12.10 Substitutes who work in the same teaching position for twenty (20) consecutive school days shall be placed at the appropriate step of the regular employee salary schedule and will receive all benefits stated in this Contract for the duration of employment.

Employment Practices. 12.01 Marital statusA. The Board reconfirms its position of seeking teachers who hold at least the bachelor’s degree and at least a standard license in the field in which they will be teaching; but it also recognizes that there are times when a teacher who holds a supplemental or substitute license may be the best teacher available and, racetherefore, creed, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or status as a veteran will not should be made a condition of employment except as might be required by applicable lawhired. 12.02 The Board or Superintendent may require B. All nine-month teachers shall be given written notice of their instructional assignments for the forthcoming year no later than the preceding first day of June. C. As long as the Alternate Attendance Plan schedule begins before September, Alternate Plan teachers, except for traveling teachers, shall be given written notice of their building assignments for the forthcoming year no later than the preceding fifteenth day of February. If an Alternate Attendance Plan teacher has not received a medical examination written notice of a change in building assignment by a physician licensed in Florida and selected by the Board and Superintendent when in their judgment such an examination is relevant to an employee’s teaching performance or employment status. All costs incurred February 15, he/she shall assume that there will be no change in the examination following contractual year and may make definite vacation plans during the designated interim vacation period(s). If a change is subsequently directed, no written or verbal reprimand will be given for honoring previous vacation commitments, and that teacher shall be paid by the Board excused without pay to take such vacation. D. The group announcement of assignments shall be provided to teachers and shall not reflect a loss indicate grade level(s) and/or subject area(s) and the building(s) in paywhich the assignment is to take place. A reasonable effort Due to the fluidity of the scheduling, traveling teachers will be notified only of subject areas. Such assignments shall be made to select a physician acceptable to announced with the employeeexpress understanding that such assignments may be revised. The employee shall provide the District with a medical release authorizing the physician to provide the District with medical reports regarding the results Any revision of the examination. 12.03 Assignments for any summer school, evening school, or other programs of the school district beyond the normal school day shall be made with preference to certified school district personnel within the scope of their major or minor fields of study and their areas of greatest competence. 12.04 Every legal effort assignment will be made in accordance with the involuntary transfer section 15.20 of this Agreement. E. Any assignment in addition to maintain the minority composition normal teaching schedule during the regular school year - including adult education courses and summer school courses - shall not be obligatory but shall be with the consent of the faculty teacher. Preference in making such assignments will be given to reflect the minority composition of the student population teachers regularly employed in the district. 12.05 Both F. The provisions of Board policies and the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary, capricious or discriminatory. G. Negotiated policies on employment practices shall supersede any former rules, regulations, or practice of the Board and the LCTA recognize the importance of staffing the District which are contrary to or inconsistent with employees’ representative such negotiated Agreement. The policies of the community, applicant pool, negotiated agreements concerning employment practices shall be incorporated into and student population. To that end the Board has adopted an Affirmative Action Plan which monitors the hiring process. 12.06 The foregoing shall not be construed in such a way as to prohibit the Board from providing a racially balanced staff in each school. 12.07 When a certified teacher cannot be obtained, a substitute may be employed. 12.08 Employees hired for summer school will be issued a contract for that employment no later than seven (7) calendar days after the beginning considered part of the session. 12.09 Where there is a vacancy of up to one school year in duration because of approved leave, including those vacancies of uncertain duration, the Board may designate such a position as a temporary position. Employees in such positions will receive all benefits stated in this Contract for the duration of employment. A temporary position shall not be considered as a staff position under Article XI established policies of the ContractBoard. 12.10 Substitutes who work in the same teaching position for twenty (20) consecutive school days shall be placed at the appropriate step of the regular employee salary schedule and will receive all benefits stated in this Contract for the duration of employment.

Employment Practices. 12.01 Marital statusA. Civil Service Rules regarding assignments, racetransfers, creedseparations, religiondemotions, sex, color, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or status as a veteran will not be made a condition evaluations and other terms and conditions of employment except as might not covered elsewhere in this Agreement shall be required the employment practice for personnel in this unit. Disputes regarding these matters shall be subject to the grievance procedure unless such dispute resolution is specifically dictated by applicable lawCivil Service Rules to be heard and decided by the Commission. 12.02 The Board or Superintendent may require a medical examination B. All secretarial openings for positions covered and not covered by a physician licensed in Florida and selected Civil Service classification shall be adequately publicized by the Board Superintendent and the following procedures shall be applicable: 1. A notice of opening shall be posted at one work station in each building. Such notice shall contain the qualifications, duties and expected compensation shall be clearly set forth. 2. A notice shall be posted as far in advance as practicable, ordinarily at least fifteen (15) working days before the final date when applications must be submitted but in no event less than five (5) working days before such date. Employees desiring to apply for such openings shall submit their applications in writing to the Superintendent when within the time limit specified in their judgment the notice. 3. In filling such an examination is relevant openings consideration shall be given to an employee’s teaching performance or area of competence, previous employment status. All costs incurred record and longevity of service in the examination District. Personnel currently employed in the District shall have priority to such openings before an appointment is given to applicants from outside the District. 4. No position shall be paid by filled until all properly submitted applications have been considered and those applicants notified in writing of the Board and outcome of said request for change. A. Upon written request, an employee shall not reflect a loss have the right, in paythe presence of an immediate supervisor or the Superintendent, to review the contents of his/her personnel file. A reasonable effort Any employee shall be made entitled to select have a physician acceptable representative of the Association accompany him/her during such review. No material derogatory to an employee’s conduct, service, character, or personality shall be placed in his/her personnel file unless the employeeemployee has had an opportunity to review the material. The employee shall provide acknowledge that he/she has had the District opportunity to review such material by affixing his/her signature to the copy to be filed with the express understanding that such signature in w/no way indicates agreement with the contents thereof. The employee shall also have the right to submit a medical release authorizing the physician written answer to provide the District with medical reports regarding the results of the examination. 12.03 Assignments for any summer school, evening school, or other programs of the school district beyond the normal school day such material and his/her answer shall be made with preference reviewed by the Superintendent or his/her designee and attached to certified school district personnel within the scope of their major or minor fields of study and their areas of greatest competence. 12.04 Every legal effort will be made to maintain the minority composition of the faculty to reflect the minority composition of the student population in the district. 12.05 Both file copy. Although the Board agrees to protect the confidentiality of personal references, credentials and the LCTA recognize the importance of staffing the District with employees’ representative of the communityother similar documents, applicant pool, and student population. To that end the Board has adopted an Affirmative Action Plan which monitors the hiring process. 12.06 The foregoing it shall not be construed in such a way as to prohibit the Board from providing a racially balanced staff in each school. 12.07 When a certified teacher canestablish any separate personnel file which is not be obtained, a substitute may be employed. 12.08 Employees hired for summer school will be issued a contract for that employment no later than seven (7) calendar days after the beginning of the session. 12.09 Where there is a vacancy of up to one school year in duration because of approved leave, including those vacancies of uncertain duration, the Board may designate such a position as a temporary position. Employees in such positions will receive all benefits stated in this Contract available for the duration employee’s inspection. Final evaluation of employment. A temporary position any employee upon termination of his/her employment shall not be considered as a staff position under Article XI of the Contract. 12.10 Substitutes who work in the same teaching position for twenty (20) consecutive school days concluded prior to severance and no documents and/or other material shall be placed at in the appropriate step personnel file of such employee after severance or otherwise than in accordance with the regular employee salary schedule and will receive all benefits stated procedure set forth in this Contract for the duration of employmentArticle.

Employment Practices. 12.01 Marital status, race, creed, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, 8.1 The Board agrees to employ in professional positions only those persons who hold at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or status as university and are certifiable by the New Hampshire State Department of Education or employees who hold the appropriate credentials for positions requiring a veteran will license. This provision shall not apply in the instance where the availability of personnel is critical and an appropriate waiver is granted by the New Hampshire State Department of Education. 8.2 Employees shall not be made a condition of employment except as might be required by applicable law. 12.02 The Board or Superintendent may require a medical examination by a physician licensed in Florida and selected by the Board and Superintendent when in their judgment such an examination is relevant to an employee’s teaching performance or employment status. All costs incurred in the examination shall be paid by the Board and shall not reflect a loss in pay. A reasonable effort shall be made to select a physician acceptable to the employee. The employee shall provide the District with a medical release authorizing the physician to provide the District with medical reports regarding the results of the examination. 12.03 Assignments for any summer school, evening school, or other programs of the school district beyond the normal school day shall be made with preference to certified school district personnel within assigned outside the scope of their certification, major or minor fields field of study study, or licenses, except temporarily and their areas of greatest competencefor good cause. 12.04 Every legal effort will be made to maintain 8.3 For purposes of this Agreement, the minority composition period of the faculty to reflect the minority composition of the student population in the district. 12.05 Both the Board and the LCTA recognize the importance of staffing the District with employees’ representative of the community, applicant pool, and student population. To that end the Board has adopted an Affirmative Action Plan which monitors the hiring process. 12.06 The foregoing service shall not be construed more than one hundred ninety (190) days in such any one fiscal year as set forth in an individual notice of employment (see Appendix E attached hereto) to be allocated as follows: Annual Regular School Days 180 Preparation for School Opening 2 Parent-Teacher Conference 1 Employee In-Service 6 School Closing 1 Total 190 The teaching days above shall consist of the instructional day, pre-instructional day, and post- instructional day. The teaching day schedule shall be set by the School Board after meeting and conferring with the Association each year by July 15. The School Board has the sole discretion to set the start time of the teaching day so long as they seek input from the Association. The instructional day shall be 6.5 hours in accordance with 8.5-b. 8.4 Employees employed by the District will be given an individual contract each year of their employment which shall set forth their position (generally “teacher”) and annual salary. The contract shall require that employees certify they hold a way as valid New Hampshire certificate, license, or permit. The Board agrees to prohibit pay for the Board from providing a racially balanced staff in each schoolState mandated recertification fees. The individual contract shall be subject to and consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 12.07 When a certified 1. The Board expects all full-time professional employees to work forty (40) hours per week. The Board understands that this work includes instruction, parent- teacher cannot be obtainedconferences, a substitute may be employed. 12.08 Employees hired for summer school will be issued a contract for preparation, grading, and monitoring students before and after school. The Board understands that employment no later than seven (7) calendar days after the beginning of the session. 12.09 Where there is a vacancy of up to one school year in duration because of approved leave, including those vacancies of uncertain duration, the Board may designate such a position as a temporary position. Employees in such positions will receive all benefits stated in this Contract for the duration of employment. A temporary position certain tasks shall not be considered as always done during the week or within the building, but may include work done at home or another site during the forty hours. Full-time employees shall normally attend Open House, Winter Program, and Spring Program. The sixth grade teacher shall normally be expected to attend graduation and may be asked to work an overnight field trip. Employees may participate in all other school activities on a staff position under Article XI of the Contractvoluntary basis. 12.10 Substitutes who work in the same teaching position for twenty (20) consecutive school days shall be placed at the appropriate step of the regular employee salary schedule and will receive all benefits stated in this Contract for the duration of employment.

Employment Practices. 12.01 Marital status, race, creed, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or status as a veteran will not be made a condition of employment except as might be required by applicable law. 12.02 The Board or Superintendent may require a medical examination by a physician licensed in Florida and selected by the Board and Superintendent when in their judgment such an examination is relevant to an employee’s teaching performance or employment status. All costs incurred in the examination shall be paid by the Board and shall not reflect a loss in pay. A reasonable effort shall be made to select a physician acceptable to the employee. The employee shall provide the District with a medical release authorizing the physician to provide the District with medical reports regarding the results of the examination. 12.03 Assignments for any summer school, evening school, or other programs of the school district beyond the normal school day shall be made with preference to certified school district personnel within the scope of their major or minor fields of study and their areas of greatest competence. 12.04 Every legal effort will be made to maintain the minority composition of the faculty to reflect the minority composition of the student population in the district. 12.05 Both the Board and the LCTA recognize the importance of staffing the District with employees’ representative of the community, applicant pool, and student population. To that end end, the Board has adopted an Affirmative Action Plan which monitors the hiring process. 12.06 The foregoing shall not be construed in such a way as to prohibit the Board from providing a racially balanced staff in each school. 12.07 When a certified teacher cannot be obtained, a substitute may be employed. 12.08 Employees hired for summer school will be issued a contract for that employment no later than seven (7) calendar days after the beginning of the session. 12.09 Where there is a vacancy of up to one (1) school year in duration because of approved leave, including those vacancies of uncertain duration, the Board may designate such a position as a temporary position. Employees in such positions will receive all benefits stated in this Contract for the duration of employment. A temporary position shall not be considered as a staff position under Article XI of the Contract. 12.10 Substitutes who work in the same teaching position for twenty (20) consecutive school days shall be placed at the appropriate step of the regular employee salary schedule and will receive all benefits stated in this Contract for the duration of employment.

Employment Practices. 12.01 Marital As the Board is a fair and equal opportunity employer, marital status, race, creed, religion, sex, color, age, pregnancy, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, origin or status as a veteran will number of years teaching experience shall not be made a condition of employment except employment. Employees shall self-report within 48 hours to the Principal any arrest other than a traffic violation. Such notice shall not be considered an admission of guilt nor shall such notice be admissible for any purpose in any proceeding, civil or criminal, administrative or judicial, investigatory or adjudicatory. In addition, teachers shall self-report any conviction, finding of guilt, withholding of adjudication, commitment to a pretrial diversion, or entering of a plea of guilty or Nolo Contendere for any criminal offense other than a minor traffic violation within 48 hours after the final judgment. When handling sealed and expunged records disclosed under this rule, the school shall comply with the confidentiality provisions of Florida Statutes. The Principal shall determine assignments considering seniority (defined as might be required by applicable law. 12.02 The Board or Superintendent may require a medical examination by a physician licensed experience in Florida the supplemental area of related experience), efficiency and selected by capacity to meet the Board and Superintendent when in their judgment such an examination is relevant to an employee’s teaching performance or employment statusneeds of the program for all qualified applicants. All costs incurred teachers shall be given written notice of their tentative teaching assignment for the first semester of the year no later than the last teacher work day of the current year. If there is a change in the examination tentative teaching assignment, the teacher shall be paid by notified as soon as possible. Teachers shall be given written notice of a change in assignment for the Board and shall not reflect a loss second semester no later than the last student contact day of the first semester, except in paycases of emergency. A Every reasonable effort shall be made to select a physician acceptable have teachers teaching within their field of certification. Sponsor teachers who are on charter leave shall give the sponsor 60 days written notice prior to the employee. The employee shall provide the District with a medical release authorizing the physician to provide the District with medical reports regarding the results of the examination. 12.03 Assignments for any summer school, evening school, or other programs of the school district beyond the normal school day shall be made with preference to certified school district personnel within the scope of their major or minor fields of study and their areas of greatest competence. 12.04 Every legal effort will be made to maintain the minority composition of the faculty to reflect the minority composition of the student population in the district. 12.05 Both the Board and the LCTA recognize the importance of staffing the District with employees’ representative of the community, applicant pool, and student population. To that end the Board has adopted an Affirmative Action Plan which monitors the hiring process. 12.06 The foregoing shall not be construed in such a way as to prohibit the Board from providing a racially balanced staff in each school. 12.07 When a certified teacher cannot be obtained, a substitute may be employed. 12.08 Employees hired for summer school will be issued a contract for that employment no later than seven (7) calendar days after the beginning of the session. 12.09 Where there is next semester of their intent to return to the sponsor. In the event a vacancy of up to one school year in duration because of approved leave, including those vacancies of uncertain durationoccurs within the school, the Board may designate such a position as a temporary vacancy will be posted for any staff who might want to be considered for the vacant position. Employees in such positions In the event it is necessary to reduce the number of teachers teaching at Compass, the Principal and the Board will receive all benefits stated in this Contract for consider seniority, certification, educational qualification, classroom efficiency, compatibility and capacity to meet the duration educational needs of employmentthe students. Seniority is defined as service which begins with the effective date of employment with Compass Middle Charter School. A temporary position teacher whose job is being eliminated shall not be considered as a staff position under Article XI notified in writing. Any teacher who has been laid off shall be recalled in inverse order within the terms of his/her contract, to the first vacancy in the school for which said teacher is qualified and/or certified to teach. Within five (5) days of the Contractreceipt of a certified letter of recall, a teacher shall notify the Principal in writing whether he/she will accept reemployment. Failure to respond to the letter of recall within the time required terminates the teacher’s right of recall. 12.10 Substitutes who work in the same teaching position for twenty (20) consecutive school days shall be placed at the appropriate step of the regular employee salary schedule and will receive all benefits stated in this Contract for the duration of employment.

Employment Practices. 12.01 Marital status, race, creed, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, 8.1 The Board agrees to employ in professional positions only those persons who hold at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or status as university and are certifiable by the New Hampshire State Department of Education or employees who hold the appropriate credentials for positions requiring a veteran will license. This provision shall not apply in the instance where the availability of personnel is critical and an appropriate waiver is granted by the New Hampshire State Department of Education. 8.2 Employees shall not be made a condition of employment except as might be required by applicable law. 12.02 The Board or Superintendent may require a medical examination by a physician licensed in Florida and selected by the Board and Superintendent when in their judgment such an examination is relevant to an employee’s teaching performance or employment status. All costs incurred in the examination shall be paid by the Board and shall not reflect a loss in pay. A reasonable effort shall be made to select a physician acceptable to the employee. The employee shall provide the District with a medical release authorizing the physician to provide the District with medical reports regarding the results of the examination. 12.03 Assignments for any summer school, evening school, or other programs of the school district beyond the normal school day shall be made with preference to certified school district personnel within assigned outside the scope of their certification, major or minor fields field of study study, or licenses, except temporarily and their areas of greatest competencefor good cause. 12.04 Every legal effort will be made to maintain 8.3 For purposes of this Agreement, the minority composition period of the faculty to reflect the minority composition of the student population in the district. 12.05 Both the Board and the LCTA recognize the importance of staffing the District with employees’ representative of the community, applicant pool, and student population. To that end the Board has adopted an Affirmative Action Plan which monitors the hiring process. 12.06 The foregoing service shall not be construed more than one hundred ninety (190) days in such any one fiscal year as set forth in an individual notice of employment (see Appendix E attached hereto) to be allocated as follows: Annual Regular School Days 180 Preparation for School Opening 2 Parent-Teacher Conference 1 Employee In-Service 6 School Closing 1 Total 190 The teaching days above shall consist of the instructional day, pre-instructional day, and post- instructional day. The teaching day schedule shall be set by the School Board after meeting and conferring with the Association each year by July 15. The School Board has the sole discretion to set the start time of the teaching day so long as they seek input from the Association. The instructional day shall be 6.5 hours in accordance with 8.5-b. 8.4 Employees employed by the District will be given an individual contract each year of their employment which shall set forth their assignment and annual salary. The contract shall require that employees certify they hold a way as valid New Hampshire certificate, license, or permit. The Board agrees to prohibit pay for the Board from providing a racially balanced staff in each schoolState mandated recertification fees. The individual contract shall be subject to and consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 12.07 When a certified 1. The Board expects all full-time professional employees to work forty (40) hours per week. The Board understands that this work includes instruction, parent- teacher cannot be obtainedconferences, a substitute may be employed. 12.08 Employees hired for summer school will be issued a contract for preparation, grading, and monitoring students before and after school. The Board understands that employment no later than seven (7) calendar days after the beginning of the session. 12.09 Where there is a vacancy of up to one school year in duration because of approved leave, including those vacancies of uncertain duration, the Board may designate such a position as a temporary position. Employees in such positions will receive all benefits stated in this Contract for the duration of employment. A temporary position certain tasks shall not be considered as always done during the week or within the building, but may include work done at home or another site during the forty hours. Full-time employees shall normally attend Open House, Winter Program, and Spring Program. The sixth grade teacher shall normally be expected to attend graduation and may be asked to work an overnight field trip. Employees may participate in all other school activities on a staff position under Article XI of the Contractvoluntary basis. 12.10 Substitutes who work in the same teaching position for twenty (20) consecutive school days shall be placed at the appropriate step of the regular employee salary schedule and will receive all benefits stated in this Contract for the duration of employment.