Common use of Master Teacher Committee Clause in Contracts

Master Teacher Committee. A. A master teacher committee shall be established for the purpose of designating teachers in the district as a master teacher. 1. The committee shall be comprised of four (4) Association - appointed members and two (2) administrators. 2. The master teacher committee shall be co-chaired by one (1) Association member and one (1) member of the Administration who shall jointly determine the time, location and number of committee meetings. The master teacher committee members shall establish its Plan of Operation for the appropriate designation of a master teacher, including but not limited to the application and review processes, the dissemination of general information to local association members, and the appeal procedure. 3. The Association shall determine the length of the term of office for the local association members serving on the master teacher committee. Terms of office for the master teacher committee shall be staggered to the greatest extent possible. The Association shall determine the process for removing a teacher member from office. In the event of an in-term vacancy or removal, the teacher member shall be replaced by the Association. 4. Nothing in the master teacher committee process shall have an adverse impact on the educator’s performance evaluation as established in this Agreement. 5. As determined by the master teacher committee, the Association’s master teacher committee members shall be provided on-going training by the employer to ensure consistent application of the master teacher criteria. 6. The Association’s master teacher committee members shall receive forty dollars ($40) for each application a committee member reviews. 7. The master teacher committee shall be provided with adequate and secure space for the safe and secure storage of records, files and any other work and materials requiring storage and/or file space. The master teacher committee shall be provided with the equipment, paper and other materials necessary to perform its duties, as specified in the master teacher operating procedures. The master teacher committee shall be provided with secretarial support and any other support services necessary. 8. The master teacher committee shall determine its own appeals procedure. The master teacher committee appeals procedure is not subject to the grievance/arbitration procedure outlined in this Agreement. 9. Teachers who successfully complete the initial Master Teacher process shall be compensated in the amount of five-hundred dollars ($500.00). Teachers who complete the renewal process shall be compensated in the amount of two-hundred dollars ($200.00).

Master Teacher Committee. A. A master teacher committee The Master Teacher Committee, in compliance with the regulations of the Ohio Department of Education, shall be established for the purpose composed of designating teachers in the district as a master teacher. 1. The committee shall be comprised of five (5) members – four (4) Association - appointed members and two (2) administrators. 2. The master teacher committee shall be co-chaired by one (1) Association WGEA member representatives and one (1) member of the Administration who shall jointly determine the time, location and number of committee meetingsadministrator. The master teacher committee members WGEA member representatives shall establish its Plan of Operation for be elected by the appropriate designation of Association members. The administrator shall be appointed by the Superintendent. 1. Terms on the Master Teacher Committee shall be three (3) years (July 1 to June 30). Vacancies occurring during a master teacherterm shall be filled by the appointing authority. 2. There shall be a process to appeal Master Teacher Committee decisions. This process will be outlined in the Master Teacher Committee policies, including but not limited to the application and review processes, the dissemination of general information to local association membersprocedures, and the appeal procedureguidelines document. 3. The Association Master Teacher Committee shall determine the length time, place, and dates of the term of office for the local association members serving on the master teacher committee. Terms of office for the master teacher committee shall be staggered to the greatest extent possible. The Association shall determine the process for removing a teacher member from office. In the event of an in-term vacancy or removal, the teacher member shall be replaced by the Associationits meetings. 4. Nothing in Expenses of the master Master Teacher Committee shall be borne by the Board and will be included as part of the annual cap of costs associated with Article VI, AC., 4., Expenses will include stipends, costs for release time, chairperson stipend and professional development workshops. The budget and expenditures will be approved by the Superintendent. Denial of any budget or individual expenditure shall not be arbitrary or capricious. Release time will be provided for a maximum of five (5) meetings during the school year. A maximum of one (1) meeting can be held outside of the school day or school year. Meetings will only be held if needed. Each teacher committee process member who attends the meeting that is held outside of the school year will be provided a stipend of fifty dollars ($50.00). Attendance at related professional development workshops and/or training shall have an adverse impact on the educator’s performance evaluation be provided for Master Teacher Committee members as established in this Agreementdeemed necessary to perform their duties. 5. As determined by the master teacher committee, the Association’s master teacher committee members shall be provided on-going training by the employer to ensure consistent application No action of the master teacher criteriaMaster Teacher Committee shall bind the Board or Association in any manner that may be contrary to any provisions of this Contract. 6. The Association’s master teacher committee Members of the Master Teacher Committee shall be indemnified for actions related to the proper performance of their duties as members shall receive forty dollars ($40) for each application a committee member reviewsof the Master Teacher Committee. 7. The master teacher committee chairperson shall be provided with adequate and secure space for elected by a majority of the safe and secure storage of records, files and any other work and materials requiring storage and/or file space. The master teacher committee shall be provided with the equipment, paper and other materials necessary to perform its duties, as specified in the master teacher operating procedures. The master teacher committee shall be provided with secretarial support and any other support services necessaryMaster Teacher Committee. 8. The master teacher committee Any bargaining unit member elected as chairperson shall determine its own appeals procedure. The master teacher committee appeals procedure is not subject to the grievance/arbitration procedure outlined in this Agreementreceive a stipend of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) annually. 9. Teachers who successfully complete Secretarial help will be provided to the initial Master Teacher process shall be compensated in committee from within the amount of five-hundred dollars ($500.00). Teachers who complete the renewal process shall be compensated in the amount of two-hundred dollars ($200.00)current central office staff.

Master Teacher Committee. A. A master teacher committee shall be established for the purpose of designating teachers in the district as a master teacher. 1. The committee shall be comprised of four (4) Association - appointed members and two (2) administrators. 2. The master teacher committee shall be co-chaired by one (1) Association member and one (1) member of the Administration who shall jointly determine the time, location and number of committee meetings. The master teacher committee members shall establish its Plan of Operation for the appropriate designation of a master teacher, including but not limited to the application and review processes, the dissemination of general information to local association members, and the appeal procedure. 3. The Association shall determine the length of the term of office for the local association members serving on the master teacher committee. Terms of office for the master teacher committee shall be staggered to the greatest extent possible. The Association shall determine the process for removing a teacher member from office. In the event of an in-term vacancy or removal, the teacher member shall be replaced by the Association. 4. Nothing in the master teacher committee process shall have an adverse impact on the educator’s performance evaluation as established in this Agreement. 5. As determined by the master teacher committee, the Association’s master teacher committee members shall be provided on-going training by the employer to ensure consistent application of the master teacher criteria. 6. The Association’s master teacher committee members shall receive forty dollars ($40) for each application a committee member reviews. 7. The master teacher committee shall be provided with adequate and secure space for the safe and secure storage of records, files and any other work and materials requiring storage and/or file space. The master teacher committee shall be provided with the equipment, paper and other materials necessary to perform its duties, as specified in the master teacher operating procedures. The master teacher committee shall be provided with secretarial support and any other support services necessary. 8. The master teacher committee shall determine its own appeals procedure. The master teacher committee appeals procedure is not subject to the grievance/arbitration procedure outlined in this Agreement. 9. Teachers who successfully complete the initial Master Teacher process shall be compensated in the amount of five-hundred dollars ($500.00). Teachers who complete the renewal process shall be compensated in the amount of two-hundred dollars ($200.00).

Master Teacher Committee. A. 1. A master teacher committee Master Teacher Committee shall be established created in the 2011-12 school year for the purpose of designating teachers in establishing procedures whereby Board employees may become and/or maintain the district as a designation of “master teacher” according to standards set forth by the state of Ohio. 12. The committee shall be comprised clothed with all authority afforded it under Ohio law and under the Ohio Educator Standards Board in order to carry out its mission and to make decisions as to how it shall function. 3. Important functions of four the committee shall include but not be limited to: constructing district timelines to oversee and verify candidate eligibility, using state designated forms to properly process candidates, providing “master teacher” program information to employees, communicating the compilation of candidates’ scores to appropriate individuals, maintaining required records, and submitting required information to the EMIS Coordinator. 4. The Committee shall consist of a total of eight (48) Board employees as follows: two (2) Association - appointed members elementary teachers, two (2) middle school teachers, two (2) high school teachers and two (2) administrators. Said committee teachers will be chosen by the committee from the pool of qualified teachers. The committee administrator shall be chosen by the district’s Superintendent of schools. 25. The master teacher committee No withstanding Item Four in this subsection, the Association President shall invite any National Board Certified bargaining unit member to serve on the committee, though such members shall not be co-chaired by required to serve on the committee. Furthermore, in 2011 the Association President and Executive Committee shall assign staggered terms of one (1) Association member year, two (2) years and one three (13) member years to the appointed teacher members of the Administration who committee so that an equal number (two) of them shall jointly determine fill said terms. Upon the timeexpiration of these staggered terms, location and number teacher members of the committee meetingsshall thereafter be appointed for a term of three (3) years unless appointed for additional years. The master teacher committee members shall establish its Plan of Operation term for the appropriate designation of a master teacher, including but not limited to the application and review processes, the dissemination of general information to local association members, and the appeal procedure. 3. The Association shall determine the length of the term of office for the local association members administrator serving on the master teacher committee. Terms of office for the master teacher committee shall be staggered to the greatest extent possible. The Association shall determine the process for removing a teacher member from office. In the event of an in-term vacancy or removal, the teacher member shall be replaced by the Association. 4. Nothing in the master teacher committee process shall have an adverse impact on the educator’s performance evaluation as established in this Agreement. 5. As determined by the master teacher committeedistrict’s Superintendent of schools, the Association’s master teacher committee members but in no case shall exceed three (3) years. Furthermore, it shall be provided on-going training by the employer to ensure consistent application goal of the committee that in subsequent years teacher member appointments shall consist of “master teacher criteriateachers” who have achieved “master teacher” status through the committee. 6. The Association’s master teacher committee members shall receive forty dollars ($40) choose a chairperson annually by a simple majority vote. The duties of the chairperson shall include but not be limited to attending all meetings and facilitating them, maintaining a written record of meeting attendees, receiving all candidate applications, preparing candidate applications for each blind readings by committee members, taking notes during meetings, or assigning note taking to another member, maintaining and storing all records and forms, sending application a committee member reviewsresults to appropriate individuals, receiving written correspondence, including appeals by candidates and remaining impartial by not scoring applicant documents. 7. The master Two (2) teacher members of the committee shall be provided with adequate read and secure space score each application solely according to the scoring guide based on the criteria in the Ohio Standards for the safe Teaching Profession, and secure storage of records, files and any other work and materials requiring storage and/or file space. The master teacher the committee shall be provided with assign such members by attempting to closely match the equipmentcandidate to these committee members by either grade level and/or subject. If the two (2) assigned committee members disagree regarding the recommendation of an applicant, paper and other materials necessary to perform its duties, as specified in then the master teacher operating procedures. The master teacher committee shall be provided with secretarial support assign a third teacher member to read and any other support services necessaryscore the application. Applicants will receive recommendations by a majority vote of the assigned teacher members. 8. The master teacher committee shall determine its own appeals procedure. The master teacher committee appeals procedure is not subject An applicant may submit to the grievance/arbitration procedure outlined committee chair an appeal in this Agreement. 9. Teachers who successfully complete the initial Master Teacher process shall be compensated in the amount of five-hundred dollars ($500.00). Teachers who complete the renewal process shall be compensated in the amount of two-hundred dollars ($200.00).writing, within thirty

Master Teacher Committee. A. 1. A master teacher committee Master Teacher Committee shall be established created in the 2009-2010 school year for the purpose of designating teachers in establishing procedures whereby Board employees may become and/or maintain the district as a designation of “master teacher” according to standards set forth by the state of Ohio. 12. The committee shall be comprised clothed with all authority afforded it under Ohio law and under the Ohio Educator Standards Board in order to carry out its mission and to make decisions as to how it shall function. 3. Important functions of four the committee shall include but not be limited to constructing district timelines to oversee and verify candidate eligibility, using state designated forms to properly process candidates, providing “master teacher” program information to employees, communicating the compilation of candidates’ scores to appropriate individuals, maintaining required records, and submitting required information to the EMIS coordinator. 4. The committee shall consist of a total of seven (47) Association - appointed members and Board employees as follows: two (2) administrators. elementary teachers, two (2. The master teacher committee shall be co-chaired by one ) middle school teachers, two (12) Association member high school teachers and one (1) member of administrator. Said committee teachers shall be chosen by the Administration who shall jointly determine the time, location and number of committee meetingscurrent Association President with approval by its Executive Committee. The master teacher committee members shall establish its Plan of Operation for the appropriate designation of a master teacher, including but not limited to the application and review processes, the dissemination of general information to local association members, and the appeal procedure. 3. The Association shall determine the length of the term of office for the local association members serving on the master teacher committee. Terms of office for the master teacher committee administrator shall be staggered to the greatest extent possible. The Association shall determine the process for removing a teacher member from office. In the event of an in-term vacancy or removal, the teacher member shall be replaced chosen by the Association. 4. Nothing in the master teacher committee process shall have an adverse impact on the educatordistrict’s performance evaluation as established in this AgreementSuperintendent of Schools. 5. As determined by Notwithstanding Paragraph 4 in this subsection, the master teacher Association President shall invite any National Board Certified bargaining unit member to serve on the committee, though such members shall not be required to serve on the Association’s master teacher committee. Furthermore, for the 2009-10 school year, the committee members shall be provided on-going training appointed to staggered terms of one (1) year, two (2) years and three (3) years so that an equal number (two) of them shall fill said terms. Upon the expiration of these staggered terms, teacher members of the committee shall thereafter be appointed for a term of three (3) years. The term for the administrator serving on the committee shall be determined by the employer to ensure consistent application district’s Superintendent of schools, but in no case shall exceed three (3) years. Furthermore, it shall be the goal of the committee that in subsequent years teacher member appointments shall consist of “master teacher criteriateachers” who have achieved “master teacher” status through the committee. 6. The Association’s master teacher committee members shall receive forty dollars ($40) choose a chairperson annually by a simple majority vote. The duties of the chairperson shall include but not be limited to attending all meetings and facilitating them, maintaining a written record of meeting attendees, receiving all candidate applications, preparing candidate applications for each blind readings by committee members, taking notes during meetings, or assigning note taking to another member, maintaining and storing all records and forms, sending application a committee member reviewsresults to appropriate individuals, receiving written correspondence, including appeals by candidates and remaining impartial by not scoring applicant documents. 7. The master Two (2) teacher members of the committee shall be provided with adequate read and secure space score each application solely according to the scoring guide based on the criteria in the Ohio Standards for the safe Teaching Profession, and secure storage of records, files and any other work and materials requiring storage and/or file space. The master teacher the committee shall be provided with assign such members by attempting to closely match the equipmentcandidate to these committee members by either grade level and/or subject. If the two (2) assigned committee members disagree regarding the recommendation of an applicant, paper and other materials necessary to perform its duties, as specified in then the master teacher operating procedures. The master teacher committee shall be provided with secretarial support assign a third teacher member to read and any other support services necessaryscore the application. Applicants will receive recommendations by a majority vote of the assigned teacher members. 8. The master teacher committee shall determine its own appeals procedure. The master teacher committee appeals procedure is not subject An applicant may submit to the grievance/arbitration procedure outlined committee chair an appeal in this Agreement. 9. Teachers who successfully complete the initial Master Teacher process shall be compensated in the amount of five-hundred dollars ($500.00). Teachers who complete the renewal process shall be compensated in the amount of two-hundred dollars ($200.00).writing, within thirty