Common use of Least Restrictive Environment Clause in Contracts

Least Restrictive Environment. The Board and the Association recognize least restrictive environment for all students is legally mandated and intended in the best educational interest of all students. For the purpose of this Section, special education students participating in a least restrictive educational environment shall be referred to as a student with a disability. A. Any teacher may request a meeting of all or a portion of the teachers of a specific student. Said meeting may be requested only if a teacher reasonably believes the educational program established for an individual student is not meeting the student's unique needs as required by law. Said request shall be in writing, listing the designated teachers, and signed by the respective teacher. Additionally, any teacher may request a meeting of all or a portion of the teachers of a specific student to discuss the written IEPC of a student. Said meeting shall be requested in the same manner as noted above. The Administration shall help the requesting teacher to facilitate such a meeting as requested with the designated teachers. The designated teachers of said student shall be encouraged to attend to discuss the student's educational program needs. The meeting shall be held during non-regularly scheduled instructional times, which may involve holding said requested meeting before or after school. Meetings held before or after the normal workday shall be scheduled with the consensus of the teachers involved. B. In regard to IEPC meetings and students with a disability in general education classrooms: 1. If an IEPC is convened, the Administration shall use all reasonable efforts to include the current regular education teacher most appropriate to the disability of said student in the student's IEPC meeting. All teachers providing instruction to the specific student with a disability in a regular classroom setting shall be notified of the IEPC so they have an opportunity to give input to the administrator, special education teacher, regular education teacher, etc. who will be participating in the IEPC meeting. Any teacher so notified may request a meeting, which shall be held outside of regular instructional time, to discuss the appropriateness of the appointment of the regular education teacher who will be attending the IEPC. 2. In instances where it is not possible to identify in advance of an IEPC, the general education teacher(s) of a specific student with a disability, pertinent information in a student's written IEPC which is permissible to be released by law regarding the student will be shared with said student's teacher(s) as soon as reasonably possible. 3. The district shall make every reasonable effort to provide the necessary classroom materials and/or adaptive equipment as outlined in a student's IEPC. 4. The district, in an effort to make all placements for students with a disability in regular education classrooms successful, will encourage teacher training through the work of the Boyne Continuous Improvement Team. Further, teachers may request through the Boyne Continuous Improvement Team specific training. Such specific training may include but is not limited to instructional and behavioral management, differing educational approaches and techniques to be utilized given varying physical, mental, emotional and behavioral conditions as are likely to be faced by a teacher with students with a disability in a regular education classroom. Such request shall be in writing. If a teacher's written request for specific training is not provided, then said teacher may request a formal oral presentation of said training request to the District-Wide School Improvement Team. C. Except in life threatening or extenuating circumstances, no member (except for a school nurse) shall be required to perform medical or hygienic procedures for or on students such as but not limited to: suctioning, catheterization, diapering or attending to any other personal hygienic or medical need(s) of the student(s). If the delivery of such health services are necessary to maintain the student in a general education classroom, and the teacher agrees to provide such appropriate procedures or services, the Bargaining Unit Member shall be provided with training appropriate to the situation without the need to request the same from the Boyne Continuous Improvement Team. If the teacher is requested by the district and agrees to provide such services in writing, the Board shall indemnify provide insurance coverage and defense costs and hold harmless said teacher, from liability for the performance of such services to the extent permitted by law, as long as the actions of the teacher in providing such services are consistent with board policy, and as long as such actions are reasonable and are not negligent. LEAVES OF ABSENCE Section 4.1 PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL AND ASSOCIATION LEAVES A. Leaves of absence with pay not chargeable against the teacher's sick allowance shall be granted for the following reasons: 1. A maximum of five (5) days of uncharged leave per death in the immediate family of the teacher or the teacher's spouse. (The immediate family is considered to be the spouse, child, step-child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, significant other or other relative living in the household). The Superintendent may approve leave days: a. to be deducted from personal or sick days, in addition to the five (5) days. b. for reasons not stated in (a). c. and will provide a written response to the member and the Superintendent’s decision shall be final. 2. Absence when a teacher is called for jury service. The teacher shall remit any jury service stipend to the Business Office. Any mileage stipend for jury service will be retained by the teacher. Court appearance as a witness in any criminal case or in any case connected with the teacher's employment or the school, less any witness fee received by the teacher. 3. Time necessary to take a military physical examination. B. Two (2) unrestricted personal leave days shall be allowed per school year. Unused personal days may be carried over beyond the year in which they are allocated. 1. Accumulated personal leave days are not to exceed a total of five (5) in any single year. A maximum of three (3) personal leave days may be taken on consecutive school days. Personal leave days shall be taken as half or full days and the maximum number of personal leaves on any given day shall be six (6), with a maximum of two (2) per building. Administration may allow more than two (2) personal leave days per building to reach the maximum of six allowed. 2. Application for all personal business days may be made no sooner than the first school calendar day each year and not later than three (3) business days prior to the requested personal day, except in cases of personal emergency. C. The Association shall be credited with eight (8) days to be used by teachers who are officers or agents of the Association for conducting Association business. The Association shall reimburse the district for substitute cost and for the employee’s retirement contribution, which is required by MPSERS section 72. D. Teachers granted a leave of absence as provided in Section 4.3.B. or whose military duty contemplated in 4.3 D has terminated shall apply for and obtain approval for an additional one year's leave or file written notice of intent to return to teaching duties not less than 60 days prior to the last day of school in that particular school year. E. To qualify for the above leave allowances, the teacher must have lesson plans, class roll, and description of operating routines in writing, up-to-date and available as per the building handbook, unless impossible or unreasonable because of unforeseen circumstances. F. Any teacher who wishes may donate up to five (5) days of the Bargaining Unit Member’s accumulated sick days to another teacher or other employee of the Boyne City Public Schools facing long term illness, or the long term illness, or death of an immediate family member. Any teacher who donates to a colleague shall not be penalized by additional deduction from the accumulated sick day incentive benefit described in section 4.

Least Restrictive Environment. A. In all portions of this article where handicapped students are referred to, the following shall apply: Hearing Impaired Vision Impaired Physically or Otherwise Health Impaired Severely Mentally Impaired Emotionally Impaired Educable Mentally Impaired Learning Disabled Trainable Mentally Impaired Severely Multiply Impaired Autistic Impaired B. Mainstreaming is defined as the placement of an identified special education student referenced above in Section A into a regular education program for any part of the regular school day. When a general education classroom teacher is assigned a special education student as set forth above, the teacher shall not be expected to perform routine, scheduled maintenance of an apparatus used by the student to sustain his/her bodily functions or render routine scheduled care or maintenance of bodily functions (e.g. tracheotomy, custodial care, etc.) related to the student’s impaired condition. The Board teacher shall be informed and instructed as to emergency measures which may be necessary on occasion due to the Association recognize least restrictive environment student’s impaired condition. Otherwise, it shall be the teacher’s responsibility to implement the student’s individualized educational plan and for all students is legally mandated and intended attending to the educational needs of the student while in the best educational interest of all students. For the purpose of this Section, special education students participating in a least restrictive educational environment shall be referred to as a student with a disabilityteacher’s class. A. Any C. If any teacher may request has a meeting of all or reasonable basis to believe that a portion of the teachers of a specific handicapped student. Said meeting may be requested only if a teacher reasonably believes the educational program established for an individual student ’s current Individual Education Plan (IEP) is not meeting the student's ’s unique needs as required by law. Said request shall be , the teacher will advise his/her principal of that opinion in writing, listing . The bargaining unit member shall have the designated teachers, and signed right to call an IEPC. Selection of members to attend will be determined by the respective teacher. Additionally, any teacher may request a meeting of all or a portion of the teachers of a specific student to discuss the written IEPC of a student. Said meeting shall be requested in the same manner as noted above. The Administration shall help the requesting teacher to facilitate such a meeting as requested with the designated teachers. The designated teachers of said student shall be encouraged to attend to discuss the student's educational program needs. The meeting shall be held during non-regularly scheduled instructional times, which may involve holding said requested meeting before or after school. Meetings held before or after the normal workday shall be scheduled with the consensus of the teachers involvedSpecial Ed Director. B. In regard to IEPC meetings and students with D. On a disability in general education classrooms: 1. If an IEPC is convenedcase-by-case basis, the Administration shall use all reasonable efforts to include the current regular education teacher most appropriate to the disability of said student in the student's IEPC meeting. All teachers providing instruction to the specific student with a disability in a regular classroom setting shall be notified of the IEPC so they have an opportunity to give input to the administratorDistrict will determine what training, special education teacherif any, regular education teacher, etc. who will be participating in necessary for the IEPC meeting. Any teacher so notified may request a meeting, which shall be held outside of regular instructional time, to discuss the appropriateness of the appointment of the regular general education teacher who has a mainstreamed student as set forth in Section B assigned to his/her classroom. E. In assigning a mainstreamed student as defined in Section B to a general education classroom when more than one classroom placement is available within the building to facilitate the implementation of the student’s I.E.P., the Board agrees to consider the severity of the students assigned to the class and the overall class sizes within the applicable classrooms. When students identified in Section A above are mainstreamed into a regular classroom, every effort will be attending made to equalize the IEPCnumber of such students in each classroom in the grade level in each building. 2F. The parties acknowledge that the policy of Least Restrictive Environment is legally mandated. In instances where it It is not possible also recognized that the extent to identify in advance of an IEPC, the general education teacher(s) of a specific which any individual handicapped student with a disability, pertinent information in a student's written IEPC which is permissible to be released by law regarding the student will be shared with said student's teacher(s) as soon as reasonably possible. 3. The district shall make every reasonable effort to provide the necessary classroom materials and/or adaptive equipment as outlined in a student's IEPC. 4. The district, in an effort to make all placements for students with a disability should participate in regular education classrooms successful, will encourage teacher training through the work programs and services involves considerations of the Boyne Continuous Improvement Teamstudent’s unique needs as determined by an Individual Education Planning Committee (IEPC). Further, teachers may request through It is agreed that the Boyne Continuous Improvement Team specific training. Such specific training may include but is not limited handicapped student’s participation and right to instructional and behavioral management, differing educational approaches and techniques to be utilized given varying physical, mental, emotional and behavioral conditions as are likely to be faced by a teacher with students with a disability participate in a regular education classroom. Such request shall be in writing. If a teacher's written request for specific training is not provided, then said teacher may request a formal oral presentation of said training request to the District-Wide School Improvement Team. C. Except in life threatening or extenuating circumstances, no member (except for a school nurse) shall be required to perform medical or hygienic procedures for or on students such as but not limited to: suctioning, catheterization, diapering or attending to any other personal hygienic or medical need(s) of the student(s). If the delivery of such health services are necessary to maintain the student in a general education classroom, programs and the teacher agrees to provide such appropriate procedures or services, the Bargaining Unit Member shall be provided with training appropriate to the situation without the need to request the same from the Boyne Continuous Improvement Team. If the teacher is requested by the district and agrees to provide such services in writing, the Board shall indemnify provide insurance coverage and defense costs and hold harmless said teacher, from liability for the performance of such services to the extent permitted by law, as long as the actions of the teacher in providing such services are consistent with board policy, and as long as such actions are reasonable and are not negligent. LEAVES OF ABSENCE Section 4.1 PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL AND ASSOCIATION LEAVES A. Leaves of absence with pay not chargeable against the teacher's sick allowance shall be granted for the following reasons: 1. A maximum of five (5) days of uncharged leave per death in the immediate family of the teacher or the teacher's spouse. (The immediate family is considered to be the spouse, child, step-child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, significant other or other relative living in the household). The Superintendent may approve leave days: a. to be deducted from personal or sick days, in addition to the five (5) days. b. for reasons not stated in (a). c. and will provide a written response to the member and the Superintendent’s decision shall be final. 2. Absence when a teacher is called for jury service. The teacher shall remit any jury service stipend to the Business Office. Any mileage stipend for jury service will be retained by the teacher. Court appearance as a witness in any criminal case or in any case connected with the teacher's employment or the school, less any witness fee received by the teacher. 3. Time necessary to take a military physical examination. B. Two (2) unrestricted personal leave days shall be allowed per school year. Unused personal days may be carried over beyond the year in which they are allocated. 1. Accumulated personal leave days are not to exceed a total of five (5) in any single year. A maximum of three (3) personal leave days may be taken on consecutive school days. Personal leave days shall be taken as half or full days and the maximum number of personal leaves on any given day shall be six (6), with a maximum of two (2) per building. Administration may allow more than two (2) personal leave days per building to reach the maximum of six allowed. 2. Application for all personal business days may be made no sooner than the first school calendar day each year and not later than three (3) business days prior to the requested personal day, except in cases of personal emergency. C. The Association shall be credited with eight (8) days to be used by teachers who are officers or agents of the Association for conducting Association business. The Association shall reimburse the district for substitute cost and for the employee’s retirement contribution, which is required by MPSERS section 72. D. Teachers granted a leave of absence as provided in Section 4.3.B. or whose military duty contemplated in 4.3 D has terminated shall apply for and obtain approval for an additional one year's leave or file written notice of intent to return to teaching duties not less than 60 days prior to the last day of school in that particular school year. E. To qualify for the above leave allowances, the teacher must have lesson plans, class roll, and description of operating routines in writing, up-to-date and available as per the building handbook, unless impossible or unreasonable because of unforeseen circumstances. F. Any teacher who wishes may donate up to five (5) days of the Bargaining Unit Member’s accumulated sick days to another teacher or other employee of the Boyne City Public Schools facing long term illness, or the long term illness, or death of an immediate family member. Any teacher who donates to a colleague shall cannot be penalized affected by additional deduction from the accumulated sick day incentive benefit described in section 4this Agreement.

Least Restrictive Environment. The Board and the Association recognize least restrictive environment for all students is legally mandated and intended in the best educational interest of all students. For the purpose of this Section, special education students participating in a least restrictive educational environment shall be referred to as a student with a disability"mainstreamed students". A. Any teacher may request a meeting of all or a portion of the teachers of a specific student. Said meeting may be requested only if a teacher reasonably believes the educational program established for an individual student is not meeting the student's unique needs as required by law. Said request shall be in writing, listing the designated teachers, and signed by the respective teacher. Additionally, any teacher may request a meeting of all or a portion of the teachers of a specific student to discuss the written IEPC of a student. Said meeting shall be requested in the same manner as noted above. The Administration shall help the requesting teacher to facilitate such a meeting as requested with the designated teachers. The designated teachers of said student shall be encouraged to attend to discuss the student's educational program needs. The meeting shall be held during non-regularly scheduled instructional times, which may involve holding said requested meeting before or after school. Meetings held before or after the normal workday shall be scheduled with the consensus of the teachers involved. B. In regard to IEPC meetings and students with a disability "mainstreamed students" in general education classrooms: 1. If an IEPC is convened, the Administration shall use all reasonable efforts to include the current regular education teacher most appropriate to the disability of said student in the student's IEPC meeting. All teachers providing instruction to the specific mainstreamed student with a disability in a regular classroom setting shall be notified of the IEPC so they have an opportunity to give input to the administrator, special education teacher, regular education teacher, etc. who will be participating in the IEPC meeting. Any teacher so notified may request a meeting, which shall be held outside of regular instructional time, to discuss the appropriateness of the appointment of the regular education teacher who will be attending the IEPC. 2. In instances where it is not possible to identify in advance of an IEPC, the general education teacher(s) of a specific student with a disabilitymainstreamed student, pertinent information in a student's written IEPC which is permissible to be released by law regarding the student will be shared with said student's teacher(s) as soon as reasonably possible. 3. The district shall make every reasonable effort to provide the necessary classroom materials and/or adaptive equipment as outlined in a student's IEPC. 4. The district, in an effort to make all mainstreamed student placements for students with a disability in regular education classrooms successful, will encourage teacher training through the work of the Boyne Continuous its District-Wide School Improvement Team. Further, teachers may request through the Boyne Continuous District-Wide School Improvement Team specific training. Such specific training may include but is not limited to instructional and behavioral management, differing educational approaches and techniques to be utilized given varying physical, mental, emotional and behavioral conditions as are likely to be faced by a mainstreamed student's teacher with students with a disability in a regular education classroom. Such request shall be in writing. If a teacher's written request for specific training is not provided, then said teacher may request a formal oral presentation of said training request to the District-Wide School Improvement Team. C. Except in life threatening or extenuating circumstances, no member (except for a school nurse) shall be required to perform medical or hygienic procedures for or on students such as but not limited to: suctioning, catheterization, diapering or attending to any other personal hygienic or medical need(s) of the student(s). If the delivery of such health services are necessary to maintain the student in a general education classroom, and the teacher agrees to provide such appropriate procedures or services, the Bargaining Unit Member he/she shall be provided with training appropriate to the situation without the need to request the same from the Boyne Continuous District-Wide School Improvement Team. If the teacher is requested by the district and agrees to provide such services in writing, the Board shall indemnify provide insurance coverage and defense costs and hold harmless said teacher, from liability for the performance of such services to the extent permitted by law, as long as the actions of the teacher in providing such services are consistent with board policy, and as long as such actions are reasonable and are not negligent. LEAVES OF ABSENCE Section 4.1 PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL AND ASSOCIATION LEAVES A. Leaves of absence with pay not chargeable against the teacher's sick allowance shall be granted for the following reasons: 1. A maximum of five (5) days of uncharged leave per death in the immediate family of the teacher or the teacher's spouse. (The immediate family is considered to be the spouse, child, step-child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, significant other or other relative living in the household). The Superintendent may approve leave days: a. to be deducted from personal or sick days, in addition to the five (5) days. b. for reasons not stated in (a). c. and will provide a written response to the member and the Superintendent’s decision shall be final. 2. Absence when a teacher is called for jury service. The teacher shall remit any jury service stipend to the Business Office. Any mileage stipend for jury service will be retained by the teacher. Court appearance as a witness in any criminal case or in any case connected with the teacher's employment or the school, less any witness fee received by the teacher. 3. Time necessary to take a military physical examination. B. Two (2) unrestricted personal leave days shall be allowed per school year. Unused personal days may be carried over beyond the year in which they are allocated. 1. Accumulated personal leave days are not to exceed a total of five (5) in any single year. A maximum of three (3) personal leave days may be taken on consecutive school days. Personal leave days shall be taken as half or full days and the maximum number of personal leaves on any given day shall be six (6), with a maximum of two (2) per building. Administration may allow more than two (2) personal leave days per building to reach the maximum of six allowed. 2. Application for all personal business days may be made no sooner than the first school calendar day each year and not later than three (3) business days prior to the requested personal day, except in cases of personal emergency. C. The Association shall be credited with eight (8) days to be used by teachers who are officers or agents of the Association for conducting Association business. The Association shall reimburse the district for substitute cost and for the employee’s retirement contribution, which is required by MPSERS section 72. D. Teachers granted a leave of absence as provided in Section 4.3.B. or whose military duty contemplated in 4.3 D has terminated shall apply for and obtain approval for an additional one year's leave or file written notice of intent to return to teaching duties not less than 60 days prior to the last day of school in that particular school year. E. To qualify for the above leave allowances, the teacher must have lesson plans, class roll, and description of operating routines in writing, up-to-date and available as per the building handbook, unless impossible or unreasonable because of unforeseen circumstances. F. Any teacher who wishes may donate up to five (5) days of the Bargaining Unit Member’s accumulated sick days to another teacher or other employee of the Boyne City Public Schools facing long term illness, or the long term illness, or death of an immediate family member. Any teacher who donates to a colleague shall not be penalized by additional deduction from the accumulated sick day incentive benefit described in section 4.

Least Restrictive Environment. The Board and the Association recognize least restrictive environment for all students is legally mandated and intended in the best educational interest of all students. For the purpose of this Section, special education students participating in a least restrictive educational environment shall be referred to as a student with a disability. A. Any teacher may request a meeting of all or a portion of the teachers of a specific student. Said meeting may be requested only if a teacher reasonably believes the educational program established for an individual student is not meeting the student's unique needs as required by law. Said request shall be in writing, listing the designated teachers, and signed by the respective teacher. Additionally, any teacher may request a meeting of all or a portion of the teachers of a specific student to discuss the written IEPC of a student. Said meeting shall be requested in the same manner as noted above. The Administration shall help the requesting teacher to facilitate such a meeting as requested with the designated teachers. The designated teachers of said student shall be encouraged to attend to discuss the student's educational program needs. The meeting shall be held during non-regularly scheduled instructional times, which may involve holding said requested meeting before or after school. Meetings held before or after the normal workday shall be scheduled with the consensus of the teachers involved. B. In regard to IEPC meetings and students with a disability in general education classrooms: 1. If an IEPC is convened, the Administration shall use all reasonable efforts to include the current regular education teacher most appropriate to the disability of said student in the student's IEPC meeting. All teachers providing instruction to the specific student with a disability in a regular classroom setting shall be notified of the IEPC so they have an opportunity to give input to the administrator, special education teacher, regular education teacher, etc. who will be participating in the IEPC meeting. Any teacher so notified may request a meeting, which shall be held outside of regular instructional time, to discuss the appropriateness of the appointment of the regular education teacher who will be attending the IEPC. 2. In instances where it is not possible to identify in advance of an IEPC, the general education teacher(s) of a specific student with a disability, pertinent information in a student's written IEPC which is permissible to be released by law regarding the student will be shared with said student's teacher(s) as soon as reasonably possible. 3. The district shall make every reasonable effort to provide the necessary classroom materials and/or adaptive equipment as outlined in a student's IEPC. 4. The district, in an effort to make all placements for students with a disability in regular education classrooms successful, will encourage teacher training through the work of the Boyne Continuous its District-Wide School Improvement Team. Further, teachers may request through the Boyne Continuous District-Wide School Improvement Team specific training. Such specific training may include but is not limited to instructional and behavioral management, differing educational approaches and techniques to be utilized given varying physical, mental, emotional and behavioral conditions as are likely to be faced by a teacher with students with a disability in a regular education classroom. Such request shall be in writing. If a teacher's written request for specific training is not provided, then said teacher may request a formal oral presentation of said training request to the District-Wide School Improvement Team. C. Except in life threatening or extenuating circumstances, no member (except for a school nurse) shall be required to perform medical or hygienic procedures for or on students such as but not limited to: suctioning, catheterization, diapering or attending to any other personal hygienic or medical need(s) of the student(s). If the delivery of such health services are necessary to maintain the student in a general education classroom, and the teacher agrees to provide such appropriate procedures or services, the Bargaining Unit Member he/she shall be provided with training appropriate to the situation without the need to request the same from the Boyne Continuous District-Wide School Improvement Team. If the teacher is requested by the district and agrees to provide such services in writing, the Board shall indemnify provide insurance coverage and defense costs and hold harmless said teacher, from liability for the performance of such services to the extent permitted by law, as long as the actions of the teacher in providing such services are consistent with board policy, and as long as such actions are reasonable and are not negligent. LEAVES OF ABSENCE Section 4.1 PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL AND ASSOCIATION LEAVES A. Leaves of absence with pay not chargeable against the teacher's sick allowance shall be granted for the following reasons: 1. A maximum of five (5) days of uncharged leave per death in the immediate family of the teacher or the teacher's spouse. (The immediate family is considered to be the spouse, child, step-child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, significant other or other relative living in the household). The Superintendent may approve leave days: a. to be deducted from personal or sick days, in addition to the five (5) days. b. for reasons not stated in (a). c. and will provide a written response to the member and the Superintendent’s decision shall be final. 2. Absence when a teacher is called for jury service. The teacher shall remit any jury service stipend to the Business Office. Any mileage stipend for jury service will be retained by the teacher. Court appearance as a witness in any criminal case or in any case connected with the teacher's employment or the school, less any witness fee received by the teacher. 3. Time necessary to take a military physical examination. B. Two (2) unrestricted personal leave days shall be allowed per school year. Unused personal days may be carried over beyond the year in which they are allocated. 1. Accumulated personal leave days are not to exceed a total of five (5) in any single year. A maximum of three (3) personal leave days may be taken on consecutive school days. Personal leave days shall be taken as half or full days and the maximum number of personal leaves on any given day shall be six (6), with a maximum of two (2) per building. Administration may allow more than two (2) personal leave days per building to reach the maximum of six allowed. 2. Application for all personal business days may be made no sooner than the first school calendar day each year and not later than three (3) business days prior to the requested personal day, except in cases of personal emergency. C. The Association shall be credited with eight (8) days to be used by teachers who are officers or agents of the Association for conducting Association business. The Association shall reimburse the district for substitute cost and for the employee’s retirement contribution, which is required by MPSERS section 72. D. Teachers granted a leave of absence as provided in Section 4.3.B. or whose military duty contemplated in 4.3 D has terminated shall apply for and obtain approval for an additional one year's leave or file written notice of intent to return to teaching duties not less than 60 days prior to the last day of school in that particular school year. E. To qualify for the above leave allowances, the teacher must have lesson plans, class roll, and description of operating routines in writing, up-to-date and available as per the building handbook, unless impossible or unreasonable because of unforeseen circumstances. F. Any teacher who wishes may donate up to five (5) days of the Bargaining Unit Member’s accumulated sick days to another teacher or other employee of the Boyne City Public Schools facing long term illness, or the long term illness, or death of an immediate family member. Any teacher who donates to a colleague shall not be penalized by additional deduction from the accumulated sick day incentive benefit described in section 4.

Least Restrictive Environment. The Board and the Association recognize least restrictive environment for all students is legally mandated and intended in the best educational interest of all students. For the purpose of this Section, special education students participating in a least restrictive educational environment shall be referred to as a student with a disability. A. Any teacher may request a meeting of all or a portion of the teachers of a specific student. Said meeting may be requested only if a teacher reasonably believes the educational program established for an individual student is not meeting the student's unique needs as required by law. Said request shall be in writing, listing the designated teachers, and signed by the respective teacher. Additionally, any teacher may request a meeting of all or a portion of the teachers of a specific student to discuss the written IEPC of a student. Said meeting shall be requested in the same manner as noted above. The Administration shall help the requesting teacher to facilitate such a meeting as requested with the designated teachers. The designated teachers of said student shall be encouraged to attend to discuss the student's educational program needs. The meeting shall be held during non-regularly scheduled instructional times, which may involve holding said requested meeting before or after school. Meetings held before or after the normal workday shall be scheduled with the consensus of the teachers involved. B. In regard to IEPC meetings and students with a disability in general education classrooms: 1. If an IEPC is convened, the Administration shall use all reasonable efforts to include the current regular education teacher most appropriate to the disability of said student in the student's IEPC meeting. All teachers providing instruction to the specific student with a disability in a regular classroom setting shall be notified of the IEPC so they have an opportunity to give input to the administrator, special education teacher, regular education teacher, etc. who will be participating in the IEPC meeting. Any teacher so notified may request a meeting, which shall be held outside of regular instructional time, to discuss the appropriateness of the appointment of the regular education teacher who will be attending the IEPC. 2. In instances where it is not possible to identify in advance of an IEPC, the general education teacher(s) of a specific student with a disability, pertinent information in a student's written IEPC which is permissible to be released by law regarding the student will be shared with said student's teacher(s) as soon as reasonably possible. 3. The district shall make every reasonable effort to provide the necessary classroom materials and/or adaptive equipment as outlined in a student's IEPC. 4. The district, in an effort to make all placements for students with a disability in regular education classrooms successful, will encourage teacher training through the work of the Boyne Continuous its District-Wide School Improvement Team. Further, teachers may request through the Boyne Continuous District-Wide School Improvement Team specific training. Such specific training may include but is not limited to instructional and behavioral management, differing educational approaches and techniques to be utilized given varying physical, mental, emotional and behavioral conditions as are likely to be faced by a teacher with students with a disability in a regular education classroom. Such request shall be in writing. If a teacher's written request for specific training is not provided, then said teacher may request a formal oral presentation of said training request to the District-Wide School Improvement Team. C. Except in life threatening or extenuating circumstances, no member (except for a school nurse) shall be required to perform medical or hygienic procedures for or on students such as but not limited to: suctioning, catheterization, diapering or attending to any other personal hygienic or medical need(s) of the student(s). If the delivery of such health services are necessary to maintain the student in a general education classroom, and the teacher agrees to provide such appropriate procedures or services, the Bargaining Unit Member he/she shall be provided with training appropriate to the situation without the need to request the same from the Boyne Continuous District-Wide School Improvement Team. If the teacher is requested by the district and agrees to provide such services in writing, the Board shall indemnify provide insurance coverage and defense costs and hold harmless said teacher, from liability for the performance of such services to the extent permitted by law, as long as the actions of the teacher in providing such services are consistent with board policy, and as long as such actions are reasonable and are not negligent. LEAVES OF ABSENCE Section 4.1 PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL AND ASSOCIATION LEAVES A. Leaves of absence with pay not chargeable against the teacher's sick allowance shall be granted for the following reasons: 1. A maximum of five (5) days of uncharged leave per death in the immediate family of the teacher or the teacher's spouse. (The immediate family is considered to be the spouse, child, step-child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, siblingbrother or sister, significant other or other relative living in the household). The Superintendent may approve leave days: a. to be deducted from personal or sick days, in addition to the five (5) days. b. for reasons not stated in (a). c. and will provide a written response to the member and the Superintendent’s decision shall be final. 2. Absence when a teacher is called for jury service. The teacher shall remit any jury service stipend to the Business Office. Any mileage stipend for jury service will be retained by the teacher. Court appearance as a witness in any criminal case or in any case connected with the teacher's employment or the school, less any witness fee received by the teacher. 3. Time necessary to take a military physical examination. B. Two (2) unrestricted personal leave days shall be allowed per school year. Unused personal days may be carried over beyond the year in which they are allocated. 1. Accumulated personal leave days are not to exceed a total of five (5) in any single year. A maximum of three (3) personal leave days may be taken on consecutive school days. Personal leave days shall be taken as half or full days and the maximum number of personal leaves on any given day shall be six (6), with a maximum of two (2) per building. Administration may allow more than two (2) personal leave days per building to reach the maximum of six allowed. 2. Application for all personal business days may be made no sooner than the first school calendar day each year and not later than three (3) business days prior to the requested personal day, except in cases of personal emergency. C. The Association shall be credited with eight (8) days to be used by teachers who are officers or agents of the Association for conducting Association business. The Association shall reimburse the district for substitute cost and for the employee’s retirement contribution, which is required by MPSERS section 72. D. Teachers granted a leave of absence as provided in Section 4.3.B. or whose military duty contemplated in 4.3 D has terminated shall apply for and obtain approval for an additional one year's leave or file written notice of intent to return to teaching duties not less than 60 days prior to the last day of school in that particular school year. E. To qualify for the above leave allowances, the teacher must have lesson plans, class roll, and description of operating routines in writing, up-to-date and available as per the building handbook, unless impossible or unreasonable because of unforeseen circumstances. F. Any teacher who wishes may donate up to five (5) days of the Bargaining Unit Member’s accumulated sick days to another teacher or other employee of the Boyne City Public Schools facing long term illness, or the long term illness, or death of an immediate family member. Any teacher who donates to a colleague shall not be penalized by additional deduction from the accumulated sick day incentive benefit described in section 4.

Least Restrictive Environment. A. The Board Employer and the Association recognize acknowledge that the policy of least restrictive environment for all students is legally mandated and intended in the best educational interest of all studentsthe student. Accordingly, the parties also recognize that the extent to which any individual student who would fit legal requirements which would involve the use of an individual educational planning committee (IEPC) for placement in the regular classroom must be appropriate to the student's unique needs as determined by an IEPC on an individual basis. For the purpose of this Sectionarticle, special education such students participating in a least restrictive educational environment shall be referred to as a student with a disability"mainstreamed students." A. Any teacher may request a meeting of all or a portion of B. If any member, in writing, advises the teachers administration of a specific student. Said meeting may be requested only if reasonable basis to believe that a teacher reasonably believes mainstreamed student assigned to the educational program established for an individual student member has a current IEPC report that is not meeting the student's unique needs as required by law. Said request , the administration shall be in writing, listing the designated teachers, and signed by the respective teacher. Additionally, any teacher may request call a meeting of all or a portion of involved staff. If the teachers of a specific student to discuss group determines the written need for an IEPC of a student. Said meeting shall be requested in the same manner as noted above. The Administration shall help the requesting teacher to facilitate meeting, such a meeting as requested with the designated teacherswill be called. The designated teachers of said student member so advising the administration shall be encouraged invited to attend the IEPC. C. Recognizing periodic changes in student status and enrollment subsequent to discuss the student's educational program needs. The meeting shall start of the school year, to the extent possible, mainstreamed students will be held during non-regularly scheduled instructional times, which may involve holding said requested meeting before or after assigned in equitable numbers across general education grade levels within each elementary location and across sections of the same course within the middle and senior high school. Meetings held before or after This section will not apply in the normal workday shall be scheduled with event the consensus teacher volunteers in writing to take additional mainstreamed students. In such situations, if the teacher so requests, the administration will reduce class size by an equivalent number of the teachers involvedstudents on a one-to-one basis. B. In regard D. The following conditions shall apply to IEPC meetings and placement of mainstreamed students with a disability in general education classrooms: 1. If an IEPC is convened, the Administration shall use all reasonable efforts Any member who will be providing instructional or other services to include the current regular education teacher most appropriate to the disability of said a mainstreamed student in the student's IEPC meeting. All teachers providing instruction to the specific student with a disability in a regular education classroom setting shall be notified of the IEPC so they have an opportunity invited to give input to the administrator, special education teacher, regular education teacher, etc. who will be participating participate in the IEPC meeting. Any teacher so notified which may request initially place (or continue the placement of) the student in a meeting, which shall be held outside of regular instructional time, to discuss the appropriateness of the appointment of the regular education teacher who classroom. It is understood that normally no more than two (2) teachers will be attending excused during the IEPCschool day to attend an IEPC unless the administrator agrees that more are necessary. In instances where a group of teachers wish to be present, effort will be made to schedule the IEPC at a time when such teachers can attend. 2. In instances where it is not possible to identify general education teachers who ultimately will have mainstreamed student(s) assigned to their classroom(s) in advance of an IEPC, the meetings will be convened with such general education teacher(s) of a specific student with a disability, pertinent information in a student's written IEPC which is permissible to be released by law regarding the student will be shared with said student's teacher(s) teachers as soon as reasonably possiblepossible following the placement of the student(s) to explain the conclusion of the IEPC and to provide for the teacher to voice concerns. 3. The student's IEPC should specify and provide for all supplementary aides, support personnel, materials and other related services deemed necessary by the IEPC to satisfactorily achieve educating the student in the regular education classroom. The district shall make every reasonable effort to provide encourage the IEPC process to so specify and to support the receiving teacher with necessary classroom materials and/or adaptive equipment as outlined in a student's IEPCmaterials. 4. The districtmainstreamed student's placement should be determined to the extent permissible by law and through the IEPC in such a way as would be sensitive to both the educational process for the mainstreamed student and the other students in the classroom to be entered. 5. The administration shall provide, prior to such placement whenever possible, in-service training to the teacher regarding the instruction and behavioral management of such mainstreamed students in an effort to make all placements for students with a disability in the regular education classrooms successfulclassroom setting, will encourage teacher training through the work of the Boyne Continuous Improvement Team. Further, teachers may request through the Boyne Continuous Improvement Team specific training. Such specific training may include including but is not limited to instructional and behavioral managementto, the differing educational approaches approaches, problems and techniques to be utilized given with varying physical, mental, emotional and behavioral conditions as are likely to be faced by a teacher with students with a disability in a regular education classroomthe given situation. Such request in-service training shall be in writingat Employer expense and shall be mutually arranged with the teacher(s) to be involved. If a teacher's written request for specific such prior training is not providedpossible, then said teacher may request a formal oral presentation of said the training request will be provided as early as can be arranged after the placement has occurred. 6. The administration shall provide, prior to such placement whenever possible, awareness information to the District-Wide School Improvement Teamaffected members and students regarding placement of mainstreamed students in the class(es). The activities shall be provided to assure that the school climate is receptive to the placement and to maximize the potential of the mainstreamed student while minimizing possible areas of concern. Should prior provision of such information not be possible, the information shall be provided as early as can be arranged after the placement has occurred. C. E. Except in life threatening or extenuating circumstances, no member (except for a school nurse) shall be required to perform medical medical, hygienic or hygienic other non-instructional specialized procedures for or on mainstreamed students such as but not limited to: suctioning, catheterization, diapering diapering, or attending to any other personal hygienic or medical need(s) of the student(s). If Any such extenuating circumstances shall be preceded by notification to the delivery Association that such circumstances exist and provide an opportunity for the Association and the teacher(s) who may be affected to meet and discuss the issues involved and how best to meet the needs of such health services are necessary to maintain the student in a general education student, the regular classroom, the teacher and the school district. 1. In such situations it is expressly understood that should the teacher agrees agree to provide such appropriate procedures or services, the Bargaining Unit Member he/she shall be provided with training appropriate to the situation without the need to request the same from the Boyne Continuous Improvement Team. If the teacher is requested with all expenses paid by the district Employer. 2. It is further agreed that in any such event, the Employer shall indemnify and agrees hold harmless, any teacher who has agreed to provide such services in writing, the Board shall indemnify provide insurance coverage and defense costs and hold harmless said teacheras described here, from liability for the performance of such services service to the extent permitted by law, as long as . Toward that end the actions Employer agrees to provide such teacher(s) with legal defense and with liability insurance of the teacher in providing such services are consistent with board policy, and as long as such actions are reasonable and are not negligent. LEAVES OF ABSENCE Section 4.1 PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL AND ASSOCIATION LEAVES A. Leaves of absence with pay not chargeable against the teacher's sick allowance at least two million dollars ($2,000,000) which shall be granted for at the following reasons: 1. A maximum disposal of five (5) days of uncharged leave per death in the immediate family of the any teacher or the teacher's spouse. (The immediate family is considered to be the spouse, child, step-child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, significant other or other relative living in the household). The Superintendent may approve leave days: a. to be deducted from personal or sick days, in addition who has had legal action brought against him/her with respect to the five (5) daysexercise of such duties in conformance with this article. b. for reasons not stated in (a). c. and will provide a written response to the member and the Superintendent’s decision shall be final. 2. Absence when a teacher is called for jury service. The teacher shall remit any jury service stipend to the Business Office. Any mileage stipend for jury service will be retained by the teacher. Court appearance as a witness in any criminal case or in any case connected with the teacher's employment or the school, less any witness fee received by the teacher. 3. Time necessary to take a military physical examination. B. Two (2) unrestricted personal leave days shall be allowed per school year. Unused personal days may be carried over beyond the year in which they are allocated. 1. Accumulated personal leave days are not to exceed a total of five (5) in any single year. A maximum of three (3) personal leave days may be taken on consecutive school days. Personal leave days shall be taken as half or full days and the maximum number of personal leaves on any given day shall be six (6), with a maximum of two (2) per building. Administration may allow more than two (2) personal leave days per building to reach the maximum of six allowed. 2. Application for all personal business days may be made no sooner than the first school calendar day each year and not later than three (3) business days prior to the requested personal day, except in cases of personal emergency. C. The Association shall be credited with eight (8) days to be used by teachers who are officers or agents of the Association for conducting Association business. The Association shall reimburse the district for substitute cost and for the employee’s retirement contribution, which is required by MPSERS section 72. D. Teachers granted a leave of absence as provided in Section 4.3.B. or whose military duty contemplated in 4.3 D has terminated shall apply for and obtain approval for an additional one year's leave or file written notice of intent to return to teaching duties not less than 60 days prior to the last day of school in that particular school year. E. To qualify for the above leave allowances, the teacher must have lesson plans, class roll, and description of operating routines in writing, up-to-date and available as per the building handbook, unless impossible or unreasonable because of unforeseen circumstances. F. Any teacher who wishes may donate up to five (5) days of the Bargaining Unit Member’s accumulated sick days to another teacher or other employee of the Boyne City Public Schools facing long term illness, or the long term illness, or death of an immediate family member. Any teacher who donates to a colleague shall not be penalized by additional deduction from the accumulated sick day incentive benefit described in section 4.

Least Restrictive Environment. A. The Board Employer and the Association recognize acknowledge that the policy of least restrictive environment for all students is legally mandated and intended in the best educational interest of all studentsthe student. Accordingly, the parties also recognize that the extent to which any individual student who would fit legal requirements which would involve the use of an individual educational planning committee (IEPC) for placement in the regular classroom must be appropriate to the student's unique needs as determined by an IEPC on an individual basis. For the purpose of this Sectionarticle, special education such students participating in a least restrictive educational environment shall be referred to as “students with disabilities”. B. If any member, in writing, advises the administration of a reasonable basis to believe that a student with disabilities assigned to the member has a disability. A. Any teacher may request a meeting of all or a portion of the teachers of a specific student. Said meeting may be requested only if a teacher reasonably believes the educational program established for an individual student current IEPC report that is not meeting the student's unique needs as required by law. Said request , the administration shall be in writing, listing the designated teachers, and signed by the respective teacher. Additionally, any teacher may request call a meeting of all or a portion of involved staff. If the teachers of a specific student to discuss group determines the written need for an IEPC of a student. Said meeting shall be requested in the same manner as noted above. The Administration shall help the requesting teacher to facilitate meeting, such a meeting as requested with the designated teacherswill be called. The designated teachers of said student member so advising the administration shall be encouraged invited to attend the IEPC. C. Recognizing periodic changes in student status and enrollment subsequent to discuss the student's educational program needs. The meeting shall start of the school year, to the extent possible, students with disabilities will be held during non-regularly scheduled instructional times, which may involve holding said requested meeting before or after assigned in equitable numbers across general education grade levels within each elementary location and across sections of the same course within the middle and senior high school. Meetings held before or after This section will not apply in the normal workday shall be scheduled event the teacher volunteers in writing to take additional students with disabilities. In such situations, if the consensus teacher so requests, the administration will reduce class size by an equivalent number of the teachers involvedstudents on a one-to-one basis. B. In regard D. The following conditions shall apply to IEPC meetings and placement of students with a disability disabilities in general education classrooms: 1. If an IEPC is convened, the Administration shall use all reasonable efforts Any member who will be providing instructional or other services to include the current regular education teacher most appropriate to the disability of said student in the student's IEPC meeting. All teachers providing instruction to the specific a student with a disability disabilities in a regular education classroom setting shall be notified of the IEPC so they have an opportunity invited to give input to the administrator, special education teacher, regular education teacher, etc. who will be participating participate in the IEPC meeting. Any teacher so notified which may request initially place (or continue the placement of) the student in a meeting, which shall be held outside of regular instructional time, to discuss the appropriateness of the appointment of the regular education teacher who classroom. It is understood that normally no more than two (2) teachers will be attending excused during the IEPCschool day to attend an IEPC unless the administrator agrees that more are necessary. In instances where a group of teachers wish to be present, effort will be made to schedule the IEPC at a time when such teachers can attend. 2. In instances where it is not possible to identify general education teachers who ultimately will have student(s) with disabilities assigned to their classroom(s) in advance of an IEPC, the meetings will be convened with such general education teacher(s) of a specific student with a disability, pertinent information in a student's written IEPC which is permissible to be released by law regarding the student will be shared with said student's teacher(s) teachers as soon as reasonably possiblepossible following the placement of the student(s) to explain the conclusion of the IEPC and to provide for the teacher to voice concerns. 3. The student's IEPC should specify and provide for all supplementary aides, support personnel, materials and other related services deemed necessary by the IEPC to satisfactorily achieve educating the student in the regular education classroom. The district shall make every reasonable effort to provide encourage the IEPC process to so specify and to support the receiving teacher with necessary classroom materials and/or adaptive equipment as outlined in a student's IEPCmaterials. 4. The districtstudent with disabilities’ placement should be determined to the extent permissible by law and through the IEPC in such a way as would be sensitive to both the educational process for the student with disabilities and the other students in the classroom to be entered. 5. The administration shall provide, prior to such placement whenever possible, in-service training to the teacher regarding the instruction and behavioral management of such student with disabilities in an effort to make all placements for students with a disability in the regular education classrooms successfulclassroom setting, will encourage teacher training through the work of the Boyne Continuous Improvement Team. Further, teachers may request through the Boyne Continuous Improvement Team specific training. Such specific training may include including but is not limited to instructional and behavioral managementto, the differing educational approaches approaches, problems and techniques to be utilized given with varying physical, mental, emotional and behavioral conditions as are likely to be faced by a teacher with students with a disability in a regular education classroomthe given situation. Such request in-service training shall be in writingat Employer expense and shall be mutually arranged with the teacher(s) to be involved. If a teacher's written request for specific such prior training is not providedpossible, then said teacher may request a formal oral presentation of said the training request will be provided as early as can be arranged after the placement has occurred. 6. The administration shall provide, prior to such placement whenever possible, awareness information to the District-Wide School Improvement Teamaffected members and students regarding placement of student with disabilities in the class(es). The activities shall be provided to assure that the school climate is receptive to the placement and to maximize the potential of the student with disabilities while minimizing possible areas of concern. Should prior provision of such information not be possible, the information shall be provided as early as can be arranged after the placement has occurred. C. E. Except in life threatening or extenuating circumstances, no member (except for a school nurse) shall be required to perform medical medical, hygienic or hygienic other non-instructional specialized procedures for or on students with disabilities such as but not limited to: suctioning, catheterization, diapering diapering, or attending to any other personal hygienic or medical need(s) of the student(s). If Any such extenuating circumstances shall be preceded by notification to the delivery Association that such circumstances exist and provide an opportunity for the Association and the teacher(s) who may be affected to meet and discuss the issues involved and how best to meet the needs of such health services are necessary to maintain the student in a general education student, the regular classroom, the teacher and the school district. 1. In such situations it is expressly understood that should the teacher agrees agree to provide such appropriate procedures or services, the Bargaining Unit Member he/she shall be provided with training appropriate to the situation without the need to request the same from the Boyne Continuous Improvement Team. If the teacher is requested with all expenses paid by the district Employer. 2. It is further agreed that in any such event, the Employer shall indemnify and agrees hold harmless, any teacher who has agreed to provide such services in writing, the Board shall indemnify provide insurance coverage and defense costs and hold harmless said teacheras described here, from liability for the performance of such services service to the extent permitted by law, as long as . Toward that end the actions Employer agrees to provide such teacher(s) with legal defense and with liability insurance of the teacher in providing such services are consistent with board policy, and as long as such actions are reasonable and are not negligent. LEAVES OF ABSENCE Section 4.1 PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL AND ASSOCIATION LEAVES A. Leaves of absence with pay not chargeable against the teacher's sick allowance at least two million dollars ($2,000,000) which shall be granted for at the following reasons: 1. A maximum disposal of five (5) days of uncharged leave per death in the immediate family of the any teacher or the teacher's spouse. (The immediate family is considered to be the spouse, child, step-child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, significant other or other relative living in the household). The Superintendent may approve leave days: a. to be deducted from personal or sick days, in addition who has had legal action brought against him/her with respect to the five (5) daysexercise of such duties in conformance with this article. b. for reasons not stated in (a). c. and will provide a written response to the member and the Superintendent’s decision shall be final. 2. Absence when a teacher is called for jury service. The teacher shall remit any jury service stipend to the Business Office. Any mileage stipend for jury service will be retained by the teacher. Court appearance as a witness in any criminal case or in any case connected with the teacher's employment or the school, less any witness fee received by the teacher. 3. Time necessary to take a military physical examination. B. Two (2) unrestricted personal leave days shall be allowed per school year. Unused personal days may be carried over beyond the year in which they are allocated. 1. Accumulated personal leave days are not to exceed a total of five (5) in any single year. A maximum of three (3) personal leave days may be taken on consecutive school days. Personal leave days shall be taken as half or full days and the maximum number of personal leaves on any given day shall be six (6), with a maximum of two (2) per building. Administration may allow more than two (2) personal leave days per building to reach the maximum of six allowed. 2. Application for all personal business days may be made no sooner than the first school calendar day each year and not later than three (3) business days prior to the requested personal day, except in cases of personal emergency. C. The Association shall be credited with eight (8) days to be used by teachers who are officers or agents of the Association for conducting Association business. The Association shall reimburse the district for substitute cost and for the employee’s retirement contribution, which is required by MPSERS section 72. D. Teachers granted a leave of absence as provided in Section 4.3.B. or whose military duty contemplated in 4.3 D has terminated shall apply for and obtain approval for an additional one year's leave or file written notice of intent to return to teaching duties not less than 60 days prior to the last day of school in that particular school year. E. To qualify for the above leave allowances, the teacher must have lesson plans, class roll, and description of operating routines in writing, up-to-date and available as per the building handbook, unless impossible or unreasonable because of unforeseen circumstances. F. Any teacher who wishes may donate up to five (5) days of the Bargaining Unit Member’s accumulated sick days to another teacher or other employee of the Boyne City Public Schools facing long term illness, or the long term illness, or death of an immediate family member. Any teacher who donates to a colleague shall not be penalized by additional deduction from the accumulated sick day incentive benefit described in section 4.

Least Restrictive Environment. A. In all portions of this article where disabled students are referred to, the following shall apply: Hearing Impaired Vision Impaired Physically or Otherwise Health Impaired Severely Mentally Impaired Emotionally Impaired Educable Mentally Impaired Learning Disabled Trainable Mentally Impaired Severely Multiply Impaired Autistic Impaired B. Mainstreaming is defined as the placement of an identified special education student referenced above in Section A into a regular education program for any part of the regular school day. When a general education classroom teacher is assigned a special education student as set forth above, the teacher shall not be expected to perform routine, scheduled maintenance of an apparatus used by the student to sustain his/her bodily functions or render routine scheduled care or maintenance of bodily functions (e.g. tracheotomy, custodial care, etc.) related to the student’s impaired condition. The Board teacher shall be informed and instructed as to emergency measures which may be necessary on occasion due to the Association recognize least restrictive environment student’s impaired condition. Otherwise, it shall be the teacher’s responsibility to implement the student’s individualized educational plan and for all students is legally mandated and intended attending to the educational needs of the student while in the best educational interest of all students. For the purpose of this Section, special education students participating in a least restrictive educational environment shall be referred to as a student with a disabilityteacher’s class. A. Any C. If any teacher may request has a meeting of all or reasonable basis to believe that a portion of the teachers of a specific disabled student. Said meeting may be requested only if a teacher reasonably believes the educational program established for an individual student ’s current Individual Education Plan (IEP) is not meeting the student's ’s unique needs as required by law. Said request shall be in writing, listing the designated teachers, and signed by the respective teacher. Additionally, any teacher may request a meeting will advise his/her principal of all or a portion of the teachers of a specific student to discuss the written IEPC of a student. Said meeting shall be requested in the same manner as noted above. The Administration shall help the requesting teacher to facilitate such a meeting as requested with the designated teachers. The designated teachers of said student shall be encouraged to attend to discuss the student's educational program needs. The meeting shall be held during non-regularly scheduled instructional times, which may involve holding said requested meeting before or after school. Meetings held before or after the normal workday shall be scheduled with the consensus of the teachers involvedthat opinion. B. In regard to IEPC meetings and students with D. On a disability in general education classrooms: 1. If an IEPC is convenedcase-by-case basis, the Administration shall use all reasonable efforts to include the current regular education teacher most appropriate to the disability of said student in the student's IEPC meeting. All teachers providing instruction to the specific student with a disability in a regular classroom setting shall be notified of the IEPC so they have an opportunity to give input to the administratorDistrict will determine what training, special education teacherif any, regular education teacher, etc. who will be participating in necessary for the IEPC meeting. Any teacher so notified may request a meeting, which shall be held outside of regular instructional time, to discuss the appropriateness of the appointment of the regular general education teacher who has a mainstreamed student as set forth in Section B assigned to his/her classroom. E. In assigning a mainstreamed student as defined in Section B to a general education classroom when more than one classroom placement is available within the building to facilitate the implementation of the student’s I.E.P., the Board agrees to consider the severity of the students assigned to the class and the overall class sizes within the applicable classrooms. When students identified in Section A above are mainstreamed into a regular classroom, every effort will be attending made to equalize the IEPCnumber of such students in each classroom in the grade level in each building. 2F. The parties acknowledge that the policy of Least Restrictive Environment is legally mandated. In instances where it It is not possible also recognized that the extent to identify in advance of an IEPC, the general education teacher(s) of a specific which any individual disabled student with a disability, pertinent information in a student's written IEPC which is permissible to be released by law regarding the student will be shared with said student's teacher(s) as soon as reasonably possible. 3. The district shall make every reasonable effort to provide the necessary classroom materials and/or adaptive equipment as outlined in a student's IEPC. 4. The district, in an effort to make all placements for students with a disability should participate in regular education classrooms successful, will encourage teacher training through the work programs and services involves considerations of the Boyne Continuous Improvement Teamstudent’s unique needs as determined by an Individual Education Planning Committee (IEP). Further, teachers may request through It is agreed that the Boyne Continuous Improvement Team specific training. Such specific training may include but is not limited disabled student’s participation and right to instructional and behavioral management, differing educational approaches and techniques to be utilized given varying physical, mental, emotional and behavioral conditions as are likely to be faced by a teacher with students with a disability participate in a regular education classroom. Such request shall be in writing. If a teacher's written request for specific training is not provided, then said teacher may request a formal oral presentation of said training request to the District-Wide School Improvement Team. C. Except in life threatening or extenuating circumstances, no member (except for a school nurse) shall be required to perform medical or hygienic procedures for or on students such as but not limited to: suctioning, catheterization, diapering or attending to any other personal hygienic or medical need(s) of the student(s). If the delivery of such health services are necessary to maintain the student in a general education classroom, programs and the teacher agrees to provide such appropriate procedures or services, the Bargaining Unit Member shall be provided with training appropriate to the situation without the need to request the same from the Boyne Continuous Improvement Team. If the teacher is requested by the district and agrees to provide such services in writing, the Board shall indemnify provide insurance coverage and defense costs and hold harmless said teacher, from liability for the performance of such services to the extent permitted by law, as long as the actions of the teacher in providing such services are consistent with board policy, and as long as such actions are reasonable and are not negligent. LEAVES OF ABSENCE Section 4.1 PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL AND ASSOCIATION LEAVES A. Leaves of absence with pay not chargeable against the teacher's sick allowance shall be granted for the following reasons: 1. A maximum of five (5) days of uncharged leave per death in the immediate family of the teacher or the teacher's spouse. (The immediate family is considered to be the spouse, child, step-child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, significant other or other relative living in the household). The Superintendent may approve leave days: a. to be deducted from personal or sick days, in addition to the five (5) days. b. for reasons not stated in (a). c. and will provide a written response to the member and the Superintendent’s decision shall be final. 2. Absence when a teacher is called for jury service. The teacher shall remit any jury service stipend to the Business Office. Any mileage stipend for jury service will be retained by the teacher. Court appearance as a witness in any criminal case or in any case connected with the teacher's employment or the school, less any witness fee received by the teacher. 3. Time necessary to take a military physical examination. B. Two (2) unrestricted personal leave days shall be allowed per school year. Unused personal days may be carried over beyond the year in which they are allocated. 1. Accumulated personal leave days are not to exceed a total of five (5) in any single year. A maximum of three (3) personal leave days may be taken on consecutive school days. Personal leave days shall be taken as half or full days and the maximum number of personal leaves on any given day shall be six (6), with a maximum of two (2) per building. Administration may allow more than two (2) personal leave days per building to reach the maximum of six allowed. 2. Application for all personal business days may be made no sooner than the first school calendar day each year and not later than three (3) business days prior to the requested personal day, except in cases of personal emergency. C. The Association shall be credited with eight (8) days to be used by teachers who are officers or agents of the Association for conducting Association business. The Association shall reimburse the district for substitute cost and for the employee’s retirement contribution, which is required by MPSERS section 72. D. Teachers granted a leave of absence as provided in Section 4.3.B. or whose military duty contemplated in 4.3 D has terminated shall apply for and obtain approval for an additional one year's leave or file written notice of intent to return to teaching duties not less than 60 days prior to the last day of school in that particular school year. E. To qualify for the above leave allowances, the teacher must have lesson plans, class roll, and description of operating routines in writing, up-to-date and available as per the building handbook, unless impossible or unreasonable because of unforeseen circumstances. F. Any teacher who wishes may donate up to five (5) days of the Bargaining Unit Member’s accumulated sick days to another teacher or other employee of the Boyne City Public Schools facing long term illness, or the long term illness, or death of an immediate family member. Any teacher who donates to a colleague shall cannot be penalized affected by additional deduction from the accumulated sick day incentive benefit described in section 4this Agreement.