Common use of Professional Advisory Council Clause in Contracts

Professional Advisory Council. Each site will annually elect up to two (2) Employees to serve on its Professional Advisory Council (PAC), except that this number may be exceeded if mutually agreed otherwise by the parties. This Council also will include a building administrator/supervisor: The purpose of this Council is to provide an avenue for Employees and administrators/supervisors to share issues and concerns. The PAC format should ensure that all parties feel comfortable and should be viewed as a problem solving process. PAC meetings may be called by either the administrator/supervisor or Employee members to be held at reasonable times shortly before or after the regular work day or at mutually agreeable times during the regular work day. The frequency of meetings will be on an as-needed basis, subject to the reasonable availability of the administrator(s)/supervisor and generally not more often than once per week. Appropriate subjects, among others, might be professional concerns, building maintenance, supplies, physical plant, inclusion, student discipline, schedules, quality of work environment, staff development, conference day schedule, building morale and testing. There should be an attempt to resolve issues before going to the PAC. If an issue cannot be resolved informally, Employees should share their items with a Council member in writing. It is necessary that the Council members are aware of who initiated the concern so that they may seek more information, if necessary. Minutes, including a summary of problems raised and recommended solutions shall be taken and retained by the building administrator/supervisor, subject to review and written comment by Employee members, with copies sent to all Council members and the Superintendent. Such discussions shall be deemed non-contractual in nature unless mutually agreed otherwise in writing. When deemed appropriate, joint meetings with the teachers' PAC will be held. The parties shall make an effort to consolidate the PAC taking into consideration the staffing levels of the respective sites.

Professional Advisory Council. A. Professional Advisory Council (PAC) Each site building will annually elect up to two (2) Employees teachers to serve on its Professional Advisory Council (PAC), except that this number may be exceeded if mutually agreed otherwise by the parties. This Council will also will include a building administrator/supervisor: . The purpose of this Council is to provide an avenue for Employees teachers and administrators/supervisors administrators to share issues and concerns. The PAC format should ensure that all parties feel comfortable and should be viewed as a problem solving process. PAC meetings may be called by either the administrator/supervisor administrative or Employee teacher members to be held at reasonable times shortly before or after the regular work school day or at mutually agreeable times during the regular work school day. The frequency of meetings will be on an as-as needed basis, subject to the reasonable availability of the administrator(s)/supervisor administrator(s) and generally not more often than once per week. Appropriate subjectsAdvisory subjects may include, among othersother items, might be professional concernsclass size, building maintenance, suppliesworking conditions, physical plant, inclusion, student discipline, schedules, quality of work environmentbuilding climate, staff development, conference day schedule, building morale morale, and testing. There should be an attempt to resolve issues before going to the PAC. If an issue cannot be resolved informally, Employees teachers should share their items with a Council member in writing. It is necessary that the Council members are aware of who initiated the concern so that they may seek more information, if necessary. Minutes, including a summary of problems raised and recommended solutions solutions, shall be taken and retained by the building administrator/supervisor, subject to review and written comment by Employee the teacher members, ; with copies sent to all Council members and the Superintendent. Such discussions shall be deemed non-non- contractual in nature unless mutually agreed otherwise in writing. When deemed appropriate, joint meetings The PAC member from each building shall serve on the District Climate Committee in accordance with the teachers' PAC will be held. The parties shall make an effort to consolidate the PAC taking into consideration the staffing levels of the respective sites.Section 4.6.B.

Professional Advisory Council. Each site will annually elect up to two (2) Employees to serve on its Professional Advisory Council (PAC), except that this number may be exceeded if mutually agreed otherwise by the parties. This Council also will include a building administrator/supervisor: The purpose of this Council is to provide an avenue for Employees and administrators/supervisors to share issues and concerns. The PAC format should ensure that all parties feel comfortable and should be viewed as a problem problem-solving process. PAC meetings may be called by either the administrator/supervisor or Employee members to be held at reasonable times shortly before or after the regular work day or at mutually agreeable times during the regular work day. The frequency of meetings will be on an as-needed basis, subject to the reasonable availability of the administrator(s)/supervisor and generally not more often than once per week. Appropriate subjects, among others, might be professional concerns, building maintenance, supplies, physical plant, inclusion, student discipline, schedules, quality of work environment, staff development, conference day schedule, building morale and testing. There should be an attempt to resolve issues before going to the PAC. If an issue cannot be resolved informally, Employees should share their items with a Council member in writing. It is necessary that the Council members are aware of who initiated the concern so that they may seek more information, if necessary. Minutes, including a summary of problems raised and recommended solutions shall be taken and retained by the building administrator/supervisor, subject to review and written comment by Employee members, with copies sent to all Council members and the Superintendent. Such discussions shall be deemed non-contractual in nature unless mutually agreed otherwise in writing. When deemed appropriate, joint meetings with the teachers' '’ PAC will be held. The parties shall make an effort to consolidate the PAC taking into consideration the staffing levels of the respective sites.