Highly Qualified. A. The District shall notify each teacher in writing by October 1 of each year of his/her “highly qualified” status under the federal law for his/her current school year teaching assignment. The Association shall be provided a copy of each notice. It is the responsibility of each teacher to properly and timely fill out any forms the District may require and submit to the District verification of any tests or courses passed which are relevant to his/her “highly qualified” status. B. The District and the Association share a common interest in seeing that all members of the teaching staff obtain “highly qualified” status under the federal law . To facilitate that goal, the District agrees to allow Teacher to satisfy any of the options for becoming “highly qualified” for his/her teaching assignment that are recognized and approved by both the United States Department of Education and the Michigan Department of Education. C. If any actions required by the Board or District under federal law result in a duty to bargain under the Public Employees Relations Act, bargaining shall be initiated by the parties in a time frame sufficient to allow completion of bargaining prior to the deadlines specified in federal law.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
