Common use of Physical Environment Clause in Contracts

Physical Environment. 1. The parties recognize that the availability of optimum facilities for both pupil and teacher is desirable to insure the high quality of education that is the goal of both the Association and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach. The organization of the school and the school day should be directed to insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. 2. The Board shall make available the following provisions for special services, i.e., school psychologist, speech therapists, physical therapist, consultants for hearing impaired and emotionally impaired, testing services: (1) rooms which may be smaller than standard classroom size, e.g., to accommodate ten students and the teacher; and (2) equipment and materials for such special services centrally located in each building. 3. The Board shall make available in each school a lunchroom-lounge and separate lavatory facilities for staff use. 4. Telephone facilities shall be made available to teachers for their reasonable use and in a location most convenient for the majority of teachers. 5. The Board of Education shall make every effort to provide safe and clean buildings. Any known unsafe conditions are to be brought to the attention of the building administrator as soon as possible. The building administrator shall investigate and then initiate corrective action where appropriate to ensure the safety of students and staff as soon as possible. The Board shall notify the staff of any known hazard to their health and safety. 6. The Board agrees to provide adequate storage for musical instruments and to provide carts to help move equipment from room to room. 7. The district shall make arrangements by the first day of school to insure reasonable parking space for teachers who travel to Sacred Heart Academy.

Physical Environment. 1. The parties recognize that the availability of optimum facilities for both pupil and teacher is desirable to insure the high quality of education that is the goal of both the Association and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach. The organization of the school and the school day should be directed to insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. 2. The Board shall make available the following provisions for special services, i.e., school psychologist, speech therapists, physical therapist, consultants for hearing impaired and emotionally impaired, testing services: (1) rooms which may be smaller than standard classroom size, e.g., to accommodate ten students and the teacher; and (2) equipment and materials for such special services centrally located in each building. 3. The Board shall make available in each school a lunchroom-lounge and separate lavatory facilities for staff use. 4. Telephone facilities shall be made available to teachers for their reasonable use and in a location most convenient for the majority of teachers. 5. The Board of Education shall make every effort to provide safe and clean buildings. Any known unsafe conditions are to be brought to the attention of the building administrator as soon as possible. The building administrator shall investigate and then initiate corrective action where appropriate to ensure the safety of students and staff as soon as possible. The Board shall notify the staff of any known hazard to their health and safety. 6. The Board agrees to provide adequate storage for musical instruments and to provide carts to help move equipment from room to room. 7. In his classroom, every teacher shall have access to a working computer that is capable of operating independently of the network. If a teacher operates a computer independently of the network, the teacher will be responsible for maintaining access security and backup data for the hard drive. 8. The district shall make arrangements by the first day of school to insure reasonable parking space for teachers who travel to Sacred Heart Academy.

Physical Environment. 1. The parties recognize that the availability of optimum facilities for both pupil and teacher is desirable to insure the high quality of education that is the goal of both the Association and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach. The organization of the school and the school day should be directed to insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. 2. The Board shall make available the following provisions for special services, i.e., school psychologist, speech therapists, physical therapist, consultants for hearing impaired and emotionally impaired, testing services: (1) rooms which may be smaller than standard classroom size, e.g., to accommodate ten students and the teacher; and (2) equipment and materials for such special services centrally located in each building. 3. The Board shall make available in each school a lunchroom-lounge and separate lavatory facilities for staff use. 4. Telephone facilities shall be made available to teachers for their reasonable use and in a location most convenient for the majority of teachers. 5. The Board of Education shall make every effort to provide safe and clean buildings. Any known unsafe conditions are to be brought to the attention of the building administrator as soon as possible. The building administrator shall investigate and then initiate corrective action where appropriate to ensure the safety of students and staff as soon as possible. The Board shall notify the staff of any known hazard to their health and safety. 6. The Board agrees to provide adequate storage for musical instruments and to provide carts to help move equipment from room to room. 7. The district In his classroom, every teacher shall make arrangements by have access to a working computer that is capable of operating independently of the first day network. If a teacher operates a computer independently of school to insure reasonable parking space the network, the teacher will be responsible for teachers who travel to Sacred Heart Academymaintaining access security and backup data for the hard drive.