PROFESSIONAL AGREEMENT
SECTION I: RECOGNITION. The Coshocton City Board of Education, hereinafter "Employer" or "Board" hereby recognizes the Coshocton City Education Association OEA/NEA-Local, hereinafter the "Association"/"Union" as the sole and exclusive bargaining representative for the purpose of and as defined in Chapter 4117 Ohio Revised Code, for all professional, non-supervisory personnel (as certified by the State Employment Relations Board). The Union recognizes that the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Principals and other administrative personnel as defined in Chapter 4117 Ohio Revised Code are excluded from the bargaining unit. The employer recognizes that the Union representation will include any newly created position unless employment into the position is governed by Section 3319.02 of the Ohio Revised Code. The Association recognizes the Board as the duly elected body charged by law with the authority and responsibility to establish the education and other policies of the school district and retains unto itself all the legal authority vested in it by law except to the extent that authority is specifically limited by a specific provision of this contract.
