Common use of INSTRUCTIONAL COUNCIL Clause in Contracts

INSTRUCTIONAL COUNCIL. The Instructional Council shall represent staff members in the process of educational change. The Instructional Council will operate under a set of bylaws submitted to the Superintendent and Association. The Instructional Council will meet monthly during the school year. Additional meetings may be scheduled depending upon the nature and urgency of the business at hand. A Steering Committee will be elected by members of the Instructional Council. It should consist of five members who have served at least one year on Instructional Council (three staff members and two administrators) in addition to the REA president or vice-president and the Chief Instructional Officer. Steering Committee will meet monthly to set the agenda for each of the Council meetings. The Association and/or the Superintendent may suggest items for Instructional Council to consider. Such items will be considered and reported on in a timely fashion. The Association and the Administration shall mutually agree on all district wide forms that affect the professional staff. To accomplish this end, forms for consideration shall be submitted to the Instructional Council. These shall include, but not be limited to, transfers, leave policies, evaluations, data collection and other personnel related forms. Instructional Council shall identify and assess the amount of paper work and other routine tasks of staff members with the intention of updating, consolidating or discarding such forms as they find appropriate. Forms that are approved, updated and/or consolidated by this committee will be so marked upon reprinting. Instructional Council will also facilitate the Association’s and the Administration’s joint planning of the in-service program for each year. The program will be established by May 1 of each year. Modifications may be made with mutual agreement. The Instructional Council may establish subcommittees to consider particular matters (as outlined in the bylaws). After review, recommendations and suggestions will be forwarded to the Superintendent and President of the Association. The Instructional Council will consist of: 1. Nine REA members selected in the following categories, nominated by a committee of the Association Executive Board, and appointed by the Association Executive Board, to serve staggered three-year terms: 1 Early Childhood, 1 Bilingual/Dual Language, 1 Special Education, 2 Elementary, 2 Middle School, and 2 High School. A term shall expire with the end of the appropriate school year, with the successor term starting immediately thereafter. The Association Executive Board shall make the appointment of the successor Instructional Council member prior to the expiration of a particular Instructional Council member’s term. Initial terms starting the first year of implementation of Instructional Council redesign shall be 2 members for 1 year terms, 2 members for 2 year terms, and 3 members for 3 year terms, as designated by the Association Executive Board.;

INSTRUCTIONAL COUNCIL. The Instructional Council shall represent staff members in the process of educational change. The Instructional Council will operate under a set of bylaws submitted to the Superintendent and Association. The Instructional Council will meet monthly during the school year. Additional meetings may be scheduled depending depend- ing upon the nature and urgency of the business at hand. A Steering Committee will be elected by members of the Instructional Council. It should consist of five members who have served at least one year on Instructional Council (three staff members and two administrators) in addition to the REA president or vice-president and the Chief Instructional Officer. Steering Committee will meet monthly to set the agenda for each of the Council meetings. The Association and/or the Superintendent may suggest items for Instructional Council to consider. Such items will be considered and reported on in a timely fashion. The Association and the Administration shall mutually agree on all district district-wide forms that affect the professional staff. To accomplish this end, forms for consideration shall be submitted to the Instructional Council. These shall includein- clude, but not be limited to, transfers, leave policies, evaluationsevalu- ations, data collection collection, and other personnel related forms. Instructional Council shall identify and assess the amount of paper work and other routine tasks of staff members with the intention of updating, consolidating consolidating, or discarding such forms as they find appropriate. Forms that are approved, updated updated, and/or consolidated by this committee will be so marked upon reprinting. Instructional Council will also facilitate the Association’s and the Administration’s joint planning of the in-service program for each year. The program will be established by May 1 of each year. Modifications may be made with mutual agreement. The Instructional Council may establish subcommittees to consider particular matters (as outlined in the bylaws). After review, recommendations and suggestions will be forwarded to the Superintendent and President of the Association. The Instructional Council will consist of: 1. Nine REA members REAmembers selected in the following categories, nominated by a committee of the Association Executive Board, and appointed by the Association Executive Board, to serve staggered three-year terms: 1 Early Childhood, 1 Bilingual/Dual Language, 1 Special Education, 2 ElementaryElemen- tary, 2 Middle School, and 2 High School. A term shall expire with the end of the appropriate school year, with the successor term starting immediately thereafter. The Association Executive Board shall make the appointment of the successor Instructional Council member prior to the expiration of a particular Instructional Council member’s term. Initial terms starting the first year of implementation of Instructional Council redesign shall be 2 members for 1 year terms, 2 members for 2 year terms, and 3 members for 3 year terms, as designated by the Association Executive Board.;

INSTRUCTIONAL COUNCIL. The Instructional Council shall represent staff members in the process of educational change. The Instructional Council will operate under a set of bylaws submitted to the Superintendent and Association. The Instructional Council will meet monthly during the school year. Additional meetings may be scheduled depending upon the nature and urgency of the business at hand. A Steering Committee will be elected by members of the Instructional Council. It should consist of five members who have served at least one year on Instructional Council (three staff members and two administrators) in addition to the REA president or vice-president and the Chief Instructional Officer. Steering Committee will meet monthly to set the agenda for each of the Council meetings. The Association and/or the Superintendent may suggest items for Instructional Council to consider. Such items will be considered and reported on in a timely fashion. The Association and the Administration shall mutually agree on all district wide forms that affect the professional staff. To accomplish this end, forms for consideration shall be submitted to the Instructional Council. These shall include, but not be limited to, transfers, leave policies, evaluations, data collection and other personnel related forms. Instructional Council shall identify and assess the amount of paper work and other routine tasks of staff members with the intention of updating, consolidating or discarding such forms as they find appropriate. Forms that are approved, updated and/or consolidated by this committee will be so marked upon reprinting. Instructional Council will also facilitate the Association’s and the Administration’s joint planning of the in-service program for each year. The program will be established by May 1 of each year. Modifications may be made with mutual agreement. The Instructional Council may establish subcommittees to consider particular matters (as outlined in the bylaws). After review, recommendations and suggestions will be forwarded to the Superintendent and President of the Association. The Instructional Council will consist of: 1. Nine REA members selected in the following categories, nominated by a committee of the Association Executive Board, and appointed by the Association Executive Board, to serve staggered three-year terms: 1 Early Childhood, 1 Bilingual/Dual Language, 1 Special Education, 2 Elementary, 2 Middle School, and 2 High School. A term shall expire with the end of the appropriate school year, with the successor term starting immediately thereafter. The Association Executive Board shall make the appointment of the successor Instructional Council member prior to the expiration of a particular Instructional Council member’s term. Initial terms starting the first year of implementation of Instructional Council redesign shall be 2 members for 1 year terms, 2 members for 2 year terms, and 3 members for 3 year terms, as designated by the Association Executive Board.;

INSTRUCTIONAL COUNCIL. The Instructional Council shall represent staff members in the process of educational change. The Instructional Council will operate under a set of bylaws submitted to the Superintendent and Association. The Instructional Council will meet monthly during the school year. Additional meetings may be scheduled depending depend¬ing upon the nature and urgency of the business at hand. A Steering Committee will be elected by members of the Instructional Council. It should consist of five members who have served at least one year on Instructional Council (three staff members and two administrators) in addition to the REA president or vice-president and the Chief Instructional In- structional Officer. Steering Committee will meet monthly to set the agenda for each of the Council meetings. The Association and/or the Superintendent may suggest items for Instructional Instruc¬tional Council to consider. Such items will be considered and reported on in a timely fashion. The Association and the Administration shall mutually agree on all district wide forms that affect the professional staff. To accomplish this end, forms for consideration shall be submitted to the Instructional Council. These shall includein- clude, but not be limited to, transfers, leave policies, evaluationsevalu- ations, data collection and other personnel related forms. Instructional Council shall identify and assess the amount of paper work and other routine tasks of staff members with the intention of updating, consolidating or discarding such forms as they find appropriate. Forms that are approved, updated and/or consolidated by this committee will be so marked upon reprinting. Instructional Council will also facilitate the Association’s and the Administration’s joint planning of the in-service program for each year. The program will be established by May 1 of each year. Modifications may be made with mutual agreement. The Instructional Council may establish subcommittees to consider particular matters (as outlined in the bylaws). After review, recommendations and suggestions will be forwarded to the Superintendent and President of the Association. The Instructional Council will consist of: 1. Nine REA members REAmembers selected in the following categories, nominated by a committee of the Association Executive Board, and appointed by the Association Executive Board, to serve staggered three-year terms: 1 Early Childhood, 1 Bilingual/Dual Language, 1 Special Education, 2 ElementaryElemen- tary, 2 Middle School, and 2 High School. A term shall expire with the end of the appropriate school year, with the successor term starting immediately thereafter. The Association Executive Board shall make the appointment of the successor Instructional Council member prior to the expiration of a particular Instructional Council member’s term. Initial terms starting the first year of implementation of Instructional Council redesign shall be 2 members for 1 year terms, 2 members for 2 year terms, and 3 members for 3 year terms, as designated by the Association theAssociation Executive Board.;