Common use of PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION Clause in Contracts

PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION. A. The salary schedule is based upon normal full-time teaching load as hereinafter defined in this Article and Article 5 of this Agreement and upon the school calendar. The denominator to determine a teacher’s daily pay will be the number of teacher obligation days listed on the calendar. Scheduled days and hours of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities, such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions (as defined by city, county or State health authorities) will be rescheduled to ensure that there are a minimum number of days and hours of student instruction as prescribed by the Revised School Code and the State School Aid Act to enable the Board to receive full pupil membership and categorical appropriations. Teachers shall be excused from reporting for school on those days on which school is closed due to the above conditions. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are cancelled, but shall work the rescheduled days and/or hours with no additional compensation. Teachers who have been previously scheduled to take paid leave under this Agreement on a day(s) of pupil instruction that is cancelled due to the conditions specified in this Article shall not have their absence on such day(s) charged against paid leave provided that the teacher works any required rescheduled day(s) and/or hours of instruction without additional compensation, as specified in this Article. The parties agree that this contract provision has been negotiated to comply with the provisions of the State School Aid Act; to ensure that the District will incur no loss of State aid; and to comply with requirements set forth in the Revised School Code and State School Aid Act respecting the required number of “student instruction” days and hours. B. A teacher engaged during the school day in negotiating or grievance processing on behalf of the Association with any representative of the Board shall be released from regular duties. If negotiations or grievance processing does occur during the school day, the teacher shall suffer no loss of salary. All such activity, however, shall be conducted outside of the regular school day whenever possible. C. Each teacher who does not have a full-time teaching load shall designate a period of the day for substituting when s/he will be compensated for that time. Time shall be kept and paid in minute intervals. If no teacher volunteers to substitute, the administration may assign a teacher to substitute after checking for volunteers. Such assignment shall be done on a rotating basis among those teachers having a common preparation period. Every time a teacher substitutes for any portion of his/her prep period, compensation will be given. Teachers in each building may elect, in lieu of hourly compensation, to accrue up to two (2) days of comp time. Beginning with the ratification of the contract for 2009-2010, additional time (for which compensatory time cannot be earned) shall be compensated at the rate of twenty-one dollars ($21) per hour. This comp time may be used in half or whole day increment(s), or by class period at the principal's discretion. Comp time shall be earned in the following manner: High School - five (5) seventy (70) minute blocks equals one (1) comp day; Middle School - three (3) sixty-five (65) minute blocks, one (1) seventy (70) minute block, one (1) sixty (60) minute block, and one (1) twenty-five (25) minute block; equal one (1) comp day; Elementary School - fourteen (14) twenty-five (25) minute recesses equals one (1) comp day. Alternative High School-Five (5) fifty-eight (58) minute blocks and one (1) sixty minute block equals one (1) comp. day. An accumulation of three hundred sixty (360) minutes of comp time shall be considered a comp day for time that has not been earned and credited as described above. The use of comp days shall be limited to three (3) consecutive days. Once a comp day has been designated as such it may not be reimbursed for pay. Use of compensatory time before or after holidays or vacation periods shall be allowed only if substitutes are available. Any teacher who is required to work before and/or after the start/end dates of the agreed-upon school calendar shall be eligible to earn up to three (3) days of comp time, not to be taken in succession with another comp day or personal day. Required time exceeding three

PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION. A. The salary schedule is based upon normal full-time teaching load as hereinafter defined in this Article and Article 5 of this Agreement and upon the school calendar. The denominator to determine a teacher’s daily pay will be the number of teacher obligation days listed on the calendar. Scheduled days and hours of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities, such as inclement weather(severe storms), fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns(utility power unavailability, water or sewer failure), or health conditions (as defined by city, county or State health authorities) will be rescheduled to ensure that there are a minimum number of days and hours of student instruction as prescribed by the Revised School Code and the State School Aid Act to enable the Board to receive full pupil membership and categorical appropriations. Teachers shall be excused from reporting for school on those days on which school is closed due to the above conditions. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are cancelled, but shall work the rescheduled days and/or hours with no additional compensation. Teachers who have been previously scheduled to take paid leave under this Agreement on a day(s) of pupil instruction that is cancelled due to the conditions specified in this Article shall not have their absence on such day(s) charged against paid leave provided that the teacher works any required rescheduled day(s) and/or hours of instruction without additional compensation, as specified in this Article. The parties agree that this contract provision has been negotiated to comply with the provisions of the State School Aid Act; to ensure that the District will incur no loss of State aid; and to comply with requirements set forth in the Revised School Code and State School Aid Act respecting the required number of “student instruction” days and hours. If any scheduled days and hours of student instruction are canceled after May 20, whether or not these cancelled days and hours are required to be rescheduled for receipt of State aid, these cancelled days and hours will be rescheduled as part of the school calendar unless the Board and Association mutually agree to waive this provision. The purpose of this provision is to provide a smooth end to the school year. B. A teacher engaged during the school day in negotiating or grievance processing on behalf of the Association with any representative of the Board shall be released from regular duties. If negotiations or grievance processing does occur during the school day, the teacher shall suffer no loss of salary. All such activity, however, shall be conducted outside of the regular school day whenever possible. C. Each teacher who does not have a full-time teaching load shall designate a period of the day for substituting when s/he will be compensated for that time. Time shall be kept and paid in minute intervals. If no teacher volunteers to substitute, the administration may assign a teacher to substitute after checking for volunteers. Such assignment shall be done on a rotating basis among those teachers having a common preparation period. Every time a teacher substitutes for any portion of his/her prep period, compensation will be given. Teachers in each building may elect, in lieu of hourly compensation, to accrue up to two (2) days of comp time. Beginning with the ratification of the contract for 2009-2010, additional time (for which compensatory time cannot be earned) shall be compensated at the rate of twenty-one dollars ($21) per hour. This comp time may be used in half or whole day increment(s), or by class period at the principal's discretion. Comp time shall be earned in the following manner: High School - five (5) seventy (70) minute blocks equals one (1) comp day; Middle School - three (3) sixty-five (65) minute blocks, one (1) seventy (70) minute block, one (1) sixty (60) minute block, and one (1) twenty-five (25) minute block; equal one (1) comp day; Elementary School - fourteen (14) twenty-five (25) minute recesses equals one (1) comp day. Alternative High School-Five (5) fifty-eight (58) minute blocks and one (1) sixty minute block equals one (1) comp. day. An accumulation of three hundred sixty (360) minutes of comp time shall be considered a comp day for time that has not been earned and credited as described above. The use of comp days shall be limited to three (3) consecutive days. Once a comp day has been designated as such it may not be reimbursed for pay. Use of compensatory time before or after holidays or vacation periods shall be allowed only if substitutes are available. Any teacher who is required to work before and/or after the start/end dates of the agreed-upon school calendar shall be eligible to earn up to three (3) days of comp time, not to be taken in succession with another comp day or personal day. Required time exceeding threethree (3) days shall be reimbursed at the teacher’s daily rate of pay. D. As a condition of continued employment, each probationary teacher subject to the professional development requirements of Section 1526 of the Revised School Code (or its successor provision) shall complete those requirements within the time provided by statute. The Board shall not be obligated to compensate the probationary teacher for, either the time connected with completion of those requirements or for other associated costs such as enrollment, course and/or registration fees. Professional development days provided by the District may be counted by probationary teachers to fulfill state requirements to the extent permitted by law.

PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION. A. The basic salaries of teachers covered by this Agreement are set forth in Section 5.2. Such salary schedule shall remain in effect during the designated period. B. All teachers shall be given full credit on the salary schedule set forth in Section 5.2 for up to five (5) years of outside teaching experience in any school district in the State of Michigan or other teaching experience in a school district accredited by a recognized accrediting agency. C. The salary schedule is based upon the regular school calendar as set forth in Section 6.3 and the normal full-time teaching load assignment as hereinafter defined in this Article and Article 5 of this Agreement and upon the school calendarAgreement. The denominator to determine a teacher’s daily pay will be the number of teacher obligation days listed on the calendar. Scheduled days and hours of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities, such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions (as defined by city, county or State health authorities) will be rescheduled to ensure that there are a minimum number of days and hours of student instruction as prescribed by the Revised School Code and the State School Aid Act to enable the Board to receive full pupil membership and categorical appropriations. Teachers shall be excused from reporting for school on those days on which school is closed due to the above conditions. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are cancelled, but shall work the rescheduled days and/or hours with no additional compensation. Teachers who have been previously scheduled to take paid leave under this Agreement on a day(s) of pupil instruction that is cancelled due to the conditions specified For teaching assignments in this Article shall not have their absence on such day(s) charged against paid leave provided that the teacher works any required rescheduled day(s) and/or hours of instruction without additional compensation, as specified in this Article. The parties agree that this contract provision has been negotiated to comply with the provisions of the State School Aid Act; to ensure that the District will incur no loss of State aid; and to comply with requirements set forth in the Revised School Code and State School Aid Act respecting the required number of “student instruction” days and hours. B. A teacher engaged during the school day in negotiating or grievance processing on behalf of the Association with any representative of the Board shall be released from regular duties. If negotiations or grievance processing does occur during the school day, the teacher shall suffer no loss of salary. All such activity, however, shall be conducted outside excess of the regular school day whenever possible. C. Each teacher who does not have a full-time calendar and the normal teaching load shall designate a period of the day for substituting when s/he loads, teachers will be compensated for that time. Time at their individual hourly rates. D. The teacher’s hourly rate shall be kept and paid in minute intervals. If no teacher volunteers to substitute, the administration may assign a teacher to substitute after checking for volunteers. Such assignment shall be done on a rotating basis among those teachers having a common preparation period. Every time a teacher substitutes for any portion of his/her prep period, compensation will be given. Teachers in each building may elect, in lieu of hourly compensation, to accrue up to two (2) days of comp time. Beginning with the ratification of the contract for 2009-2010, additional time (for which compensatory time cannot be earned) shall be compensated at the rate of twenty-one dollars ($21) per hour. This comp time may be used in half or whole day increment(s), or by class period at the principal's discretion. Comp time shall be earned determined in the following manner: High School - five Teacher’s Contract Annual Salary Teacher Day (5183 days Section 6.3) seventy X Teacher hours per day (706 hours State Aid minimum) minute blocks equals one (1) comp day; Middle School - three (3) sixty-five (65) minute blocks, one (1) seventy (70) minute block, one (1) sixty (60) minute block, and one (1) twenty-five (25) minute block; equal one (1) comp day; Elementary School - fourteen (14) twenty-five (25) minute recesses equals one (1) comp day. Alternative High School-Five (5) fifty-eight (58) minute blocks and one (1) sixty minute block equals one (1) comp. day. An accumulation of three hundred sixty (360) minutes of comp time The same hourly rate here determined shall be considered used for all salary deduct days. E. Teachers involved in voluntary extra duty assignments as set forth in Section 5.4, which is attached to and incorporated in this Agreement, shall be compensated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without deviation. F. Teachers required in the course of their work to drive personal automobiles from one school building to another shall receive a comp day car allowance of the regular per mile rate established by the Board for time that has not been earned and credited as described abovethe District. The same allowance shall be given for use of comp days shall personal cars for field trips or other business of the district when the school car is not available for such use. No mileage allowance will be limited to three (3) consecutive days. Once a comp day has been designated as such it may not be reimbursed for pay. Use of compensatory time before or after holidays or vacation periods shall be allowed only if substitutes are available. paid without prior approval by the administration. G. Any teacher who is enrolls in a course related to his/her instructional responsibilities at a National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education accredited college or university shall receive full reimbursement from the Board for his/her tuition expenses upon the successful completion of such course. Teachers attending a non- NCATE accredited college or university shall receive one-half (1/2) payment reimbursement for their tuition expenses upon the successful completion of each course. Payments shall be made the second pay in January. This paragraph shall apply only to credits earned beyond those required for a permanent certificate. The Board limits this fund to work before and/or after $5,000. The Board will pay on a first come, first serve basis. Should the startstipulated amount become exhausted, the issue shall be reopened and additional funds negotiated in the regular manner. Any change in this procedure for the duration of this Agreement shall involve full and complete disclosure to the Association and will be subject to action through the grievance procedure. H. If a teacher earns enough credits by the first day of each semester to advance from one salary track to another, salary will be figured at the new level and his/end dates her contract rewritten. I. A teacher shall receive a longevity payment according to the following schedule: At the beginning of the agreed-upon school calendar shall be eligible to earn 12th year of employment: 5% of the last step on the salary schedule At the beginning of the 15th year of employment: 7% of the last step on the salary schedule At the beginning of the 18th year of employment: 9% of the last step on the salary schedule At the beginning of the 25th year of employment: 10% of the last step on the salary schedule J. The Board will reimburse a teacher for any licensing costs as assessed by the State of Michigan for up to three (3) days of comp time, not to be taken in succession with another comp day or personal day. Required time exceeding three$100.00 per year.

PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION. A. Salaries of teachers are set forth in the attached Appendix A. The salaries contained therein shall be full compensation for the service performed by the teacher. B. The salary schedule is based upon a normal full-time teaching weekly duty load as hereinafter defined in this Article articles having to do with teaching hours, loads, and Article 5 of this Agreement and upon assignments. C. A teacher assigned an additional academic class above the school calendar. The denominator to determine a teacher’s daily pay normal teaching load, will be the number compensated on pro-rata amount of teacher obligation days listed on the calendar. Scheduled days and hours of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities, such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions (as defined by city, county or State health authorities) will be rescheduled to ensure that there are a minimum number of days and hours of student instruction as prescribed by the Revised School Code and the State School Aid Act to enable the Board to receive full pupil membership and categorical appropriations. Teachers shall be excused from reporting for school on those days on which school is closed due to the above conditions. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are cancelled, but shall work the rescheduled days and/or hours with no additional compensation. Teachers who have been previously scheduled to take paid leave under this Agreement on a day(s) of pupil instruction that is cancelled due to the conditions specified in this Article shall not have their absence on such day(s) charged against paid leave provided that the teacher works any required rescheduled day(s) and/or hours of instruction without additional compensation, as specified in this Article. The parties agree that this contract provision has been negotiated to comply with the provisions of the State School Aid Act; to ensure that the District will incur no loss of State aid; and to comply with requirements set forth in the Revised School Code and State School Aid Act respecting the required number of “student instruction” days and hoursannual base salary. B. D. A teacher engaged during the school day in negotiating or grievance processing on behalf of the Association with any representative of the Board shall be released from regular dutiesduties without loss of salary, provided the time for such negotiation has previously been set up by mutual agreement of the parties. E. Within the guidelines of reasonable judgment by the building principals and within budget, teachers may be released for educational conferences. If negotiations or grievance processing does occur during such teacher is released to attend the educational conference, the teacher shall receive no pay loss. Expenses approved by the employer will be allowed. F. Compensation is based upon the number of contractual days. For a teacher's absence not chargeable to the absences permitted in Article VIII, there shall be deducted from the teacher's salary a per diem share of the annual contract salary. G. Basic salaries for teacher will be based on twenty-six (26) pay periods unless a teacher notifies the payroll office by August 1 of the upcoming contract year that the teacher desires to be paid in twenty-one (21) pay periods. Based on the teacher’s election, their choice will remain in effect for all future school years unless the teacher notifies the payroll office by August 1 of the upcoming school year. H. Compensation for extra-duty assignments outside the normal teaching load shall be paid in accordance with Appendix B and/or Appendix C. The teacher shall have the right to decline extra- duty assignments, except where such duties directly relate to teaching assignments such as band and choir. I. Teachers who, at the superintendent's request, agree to do curriculum development work outside the school day, the teacher shall suffer no loss of salary. All such activityand/or calendar year, however, shall be conducted outside of the regular school day whenever possible. C. Each teacher who does not have a full-time teaching load shall designate a period of the day for substituting when s/he will be compensated for that time. Time shall be kept and paid in minute intervals. If no teacher volunteers to substitute, the administration may assign a teacher to substitute after checking for volunteers. Such assignment shall be done on a rotating basis among those teachers having a common preparation period. Every time a teacher substitutes for any portion of his/her prep period, compensation will be given. Teachers in each building may elect, in lieu of hourly compensation, to accrue up to two (2) days of comp time. Beginning with the ratification of the contract for 2009-2010, additional time (for which compensatory time cannot be earned) shall be compensated at the rate of $28 (twenty-one dollars ($21eight dollars) per hour. This comp time The number of hours and other conditions of the work will be agreed upon by the teacher and the superintendent prior to the work time. J. Teachers, who at the superintendent’s request, attend professional development outside the school day, and/or calendar year, will be compensated at the rate of $100.00 per six hours/ prorated for partial days. K. When initially hired, the Board has the right to place a newly-hired teacher at any salary step, up to and including, the step commensurate with the teacher’s experience. The Board agrees to exercise appropriate legal discretion in granting salary step placement and to remain in accordance with all state and federal civil rights laws. L. Credit for military service and/or Peace Corps service may be used in half or whole day increment(s)granted for a maximum of two (2) years on the appropriate salary schedule. Said Military service credit will be granted on the basis of record of honorable discharge. M. Initial placement on the salary schedule shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. N. Teachers traveling from building to building within the district, or by class period while conducting school business, shall be reimbursed at the principal's discretionrate per mile given to administrators. Comp time The same allowance shall be earned in given for the following manner: High School - five use of personal cars for other school business providing the teacher has prior approval of the Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent for such trips. O. Teachers who are called upon to assist for classroom coverage by the building administration will be paid at the rate of $28.00 (5) seventy (70) minute blocks equals one (1) comp day; Middle School - three (3) sixty-five (65) minute blocks, one (1) seventy (70) minute block, one (1) sixty (60) minute block, and one (1) twenty-five eight dollars) per hour. Time will be calculated in one- quarter hour increments (25one-quarter hour minimum) minute block; equal one (1) comp day; Elementary School - fourteen (14) twenty-five (25) minute recesses equals one (1) comp dayrounded to the next quarter- hour. Alternative High School-Five (5) fifty-eight (58) minute blocks and one (1) sixty minute block equals one (1) comp. day. An accumulation of three hundred sixty (360) minutes of comp time Teachers shall be considered a comp day for time that has not been earned and credited as described above. The use of comp days shall be limited to three (3) consecutive days. Once a comp day has been designated as such it may not be reimbursed for pay. Use of compensatory time before or after holidays or vacation periods shall be allowed only if substitutes are available. Any teacher who is required to work before and/or after the start/end dates of the agreed-upon school calendar shall assist in hourly classroom coverage during their planning time when directed by their building administrator. P. Elementary teachers will be eligible to earn up to three (3) days of comp time, not to be taken in succession with another comp paid $28.00 a day or personal day. Required time exceeding three$14.00 a half day when they are required to split up another teachers class due to the lack of a substitute teacher.

PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION. A. The salaries of teachers covered by this Agreement are set forth in Schedule "A" which is attached to and incorporate in this Agreement. Such salary schedule is based upon normal full-time teaching load as hereinafter defined shall remain in this Article and Article 5 effect during the term of this Agreement and Agreement. Said salary shall be paid with the following exceptions: 1. Teachers retiring or leaving the system upon request in writing will be paid the remaining salary prior to June 30. 2. Any member who provides a written letter of resignation from Mayville Community Schools on or before April 1, who will be retiring at the end of the school year, and who will be receiving MPSERS benefits within sixty (60) days of retirement shall be awarded a stipend of $1000 upon separation from the District. The Board will make medical benefit plan cost, fringe benefit, and premium contributions through July 31st. B. Teachers shall not be required to report more than three (3) days prior to the beginning of classes for that school year or to remain more than two (2) days (not including Saturday, Sunday, or holiday) after classes end for that school year unless agreed upon by the parties in the negotiated District calendar. This provision will not apply to any newly hired teacher who may be required to report for up to two (2) additional days without supplemental compensation. C. 1. The denominator to determine a teacher’s daily pay will entire school year calendar shall be reviewed annually unless established through multiple year contracts. The number of instructional days and hours shall be in accordance with the State Board of Education regulations. When inclement weather or other emergencies cause the number of teacher obligation days listed on the calendar. Scheduled days and hours of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within to fall below the control of school authorities, such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions (as defined number required by city, county or State health authorities) will be rescheduled to ensure that there are a minimum number of days and hours of student instruction as prescribed by the Revised School Code and the State School Aid Act to enable collect full state aid for a school year, the Board to receive full pupil membership and categorical appropriations. Teachers provisions set forth below shall be excused from reporting for school on those days on which school is closed due to the above conditions. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are cancelled, but shall work the rescheduled days and/or hours with no additional compensation. Teachers who have been previously scheduled to take paid leave under this Agreement on a day(s) of pupil instruction that is cancelled due to the conditions specified in this Article shall not have their absence on such day(s) charged against paid leave provided that the teacher works any required rescheduled day(s) and/or hours of instruction without additional compensation, as specified in this Article. effect: a. The parties agree that this contract provision has been negotiated to comply with meet in an effort to mutually agree on when any make up days would occur. In the provisions event they are unable to agree, the days will be added to the end of the State School Aid Act; to ensure that the District will incur no loss of State aid; and to comply with requirements calendar set forth in the Revised School Code Schedule D. b. Should a day be rescheduled and State School Aid Act respecting the required number insufficient students attend to count it as a day of “student instruction” days and hours. B. A teacher engaged during the school day in negotiating or grievance processing on behalf of the Association with any representative of the Board shall , teachers will not be released from regular duties. If negotiations or grievance processing does occur during the school day, the teacher shall suffer no loss of salary. All such activity, however, shall be conducted outside of the regular school day whenever possible. C. Each teacher who does not have obligated to attend a full-time teaching load shall designate a period subsequent rescheduling of the day for substituting when s/he will be compensated for that time. Time shall be kept and without being paid in minute intervals. If no teacher volunteers to substitute, the administration may assign a teacher to substitute after checking for volunteers. Such assignment shall be done on a rotating basis among those teachers having a common preparation period. Every time a teacher substitutes for any portion of his/her prep period, compensation will be given. Teachers in each building may elect, in lieu of hourly compensation, to accrue up to two (2) days of comp time. Beginning with the ratification of the contract for 2009-2010, additional time (for which compensatory time cannot be earned) shall be compensated at the rate of twenty-one dollars ($21) per hour. This comp time may be used in half or whole day increment(s), or by class period at the principal's discretion. Comp time shall be earned in the following manner: High School - five (5) seventy (70) minute blocks equals one (1) comp day; Middle School - three (3) sixty-five (65) minute blocks, one (1) seventy (70) minute block, one (1) sixty (60) minute block, and one (1) twenty-five (25) minute block; equal one (1) comp day; Elementary School - fourteen (14) twenty-five (25) minute recesses equals one (1) comp day. Alternative High School-Five (5) fifty-eight (58) minute blocks and one (1) sixty minute block equals one (1) comp. day. An accumulation of three hundred sixty (360) minutes of comp time shall be considered a comp day for time that has not been earned and credited as described above. The use of comp days shall be limited to three (3) consecutive days. Once a comp day has been designated as such it may not be reimbursed for pay. Use of compensatory time before or after holidays or vacation periods shall be allowed only if substitutes are available. Any teacher who is required to work before and/or after the start/end dates of the agreed-upon school calendar shall be eligible to earn up to three (3) days of comp time, not to be taken in succession with another comp day or personal day. Required time exceeding threetheir daily rate.

PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION. A. The salary schedule is based upon normal full-time teaching load as hereinafter defined in this Article and Article 5 salaries of teachers covered by this Agreement are set forth in Schedule A, which is attached to and upon incorporated into this Agreement. B. The school year shall consist of 178 instruction days that include at least 1098 but no more than 1108 student contact hours plus five (5) additional days for teachers to be used as follows: (4) professional development days, 9 hours of faculty meeting (1-hour long), parent-teacher conferences, and district in-service days. Each new teacher to the district and all non-tenured teachers shall also work one professional development day scheduled prior to the beginning of school. The district may schedule additional voluntary in-service days, and teachers will be compensated at half each teacher’s per diem rate. In the event the State Legislature requires White Cloud Public Schools to schedule 180 student instruction days, or additional student contact time the school calendar shall be modified to address this requirement but within the current teacher work year and current student contact hours and without additional compensation for teachers. In the event that the state legislature requirements cannot be fulfilled as stated above, the parties will meet to negotiate any necessary modifications to the school day, teacher workday, and/or calendar. The denominator Teachers will not be required to determine a teacher’s daily pay will be the number report to work on days when school is closed because of teacher obligation days listed on the calendarweather conditions. Scheduled days and or hours of student instruction which are not held because of severe weather conditions not within the control of school authorities, such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions (as defined by city, county or State health authorities) will other emergencies shall be rescheduled to ensure that there are a minimum number of “days and or hours of student instruction instruction” as prescribed required by both the Revised School Code State Board of Education and the State School Aid Act to enable the Board to receive full pupil membership and categorical appropriations. Teachers shall be excused from reporting for school on those days on which school is closed due to the above conditionsAct. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are cancelled, canceled but shall work on the rescheduled days and/or hours with no additional compensationsalary. Teachers who have been previously scheduled to take paid Provided, each teacher shall be credited with one (1) additional sick leave under this Agreement day on the first and also on the sixth rescheduled day worked in a day(s) school year. If rescheduling is necessary, the Association and Board shall meet for the purpose of pupil instruction that is cancelled due to determining a schedule which will permit the conditions specified in this Article shall not have their absence on such day(s) charged against paid leave provided that the teacher works any required rescheduled day(s) and/or hours of instruction without additional compensation, as specified in this Article. The parties agree that this contract provision has been negotiated school district to comply with the provisions of the State School Aid Act; to ensure above laws and regulations so that the District will incur no loss of State aid; Aid is incurred by the district. It is further agreed that the lost days or hours of instruction, due to the above conditions, shall not be rescheduled if the district will otherwise receive full State Aid for the canceled day or hours and to comply is otherwise in compliance with requirements set forth the Department of Education regulations. The employment calendar(s) for the school year(s) covered by this agreement are contained in the Revised School Code Appendix E, attached and State School Aid Act respecting the required number of “student instruction” days and hoursincorporated into this Agreement. B. A C. Salaries for some extra duties which require the teacher engaged during to devote time beyond the regular school day are established in negotiating or grievance processing on behalf Schedule B of the salary schedule. D. The following legal holidays shall be observed and all schools will be closed: Labor Day, Christmas Day, Good Friday, Thanksgiving Day, New Year’s Day, and Memorial Day. E. Whenever a teacher is requested by the Board to perform duties of the Association with any representative of during regular school hours, the Board teacher shall be released from regular duties. If negotiations or grievance processing does occur during the school day, the teacher shall suffer no duties without loss of salarypay. F. New Hires - Teacher placement on the salary schedule will be based on the level of training and the years of teaching experience. All such activity, however, The years of teaching experience granted at the time of hire will be at the discretion of the Superintendent. Any teacher holding either a continuing certificate or permanent certificate shall be conducted outside placed on the BA + 18 column unless he/she is qualified for a higher column. Consideration may also be given, at the discretion of the regular school day whenever possible. C. Each teacher who does not have a full-time Superintendent for military service and work experience outside the teaching load shall designate a period of the day for substituting when s/he will be compensated for that timeassignment. Time Such consideration shall be kept and paid in minute intervals. If no teacher volunteers limited as follows: Military services -- 50% of actual service not to substitute, the administration may assign a teacher to substitute after checking for volunteers. Such assignment shall be done on a rotating basis among those teachers having a common preparation period. Every time a teacher substitutes for any portion of his/her prep period, compensation will be given. Teachers in each building may elect, in lieu of hourly compensation, to accrue up to exceed two (2) years; related work experience --50% not to exceed four (4) years. G. Whenever a teacher is requested by the administration and performs duties in addition to the above scheduled workdays, he/she shall be paid at the per diem rate. Daily per diem shall be defined as the teacher’s salary, excluding any extra duty (Schedule B) compensation divided by the number of teacher work days agreed to in the current school year calendar (see Appendix E) Hourly per diem shall be defined as the teacher’s salary, excluding any extra duty (Schedule B) compensation, divided by the teacher’s annual scheduled work hours per the calendar (Appendix E) and based on the teacher’s work day as outlined in this Agreement H. With notice to the business office before the first payroll of the 2004-05 school year up to ten per cent (10%) of the teaching staff, selected base on seniority with most senior given first opportunity, may elect to receive his/her compensation for Schedule A in twenty-one (21) equal payments, rather than twenty-six (26). Notification to the business office must be given at least two (2) weeks prior to the first pay period of the school year. If no notice is given, it shall automatically be twenty-six (26) pays. Following the 2004-05 school year the district may reduce the twenty-one pay eligibility percentage by a percentage equal to the percentage value of each teacher who elects to leave the twenty-one pay program. Any teacher who anticipates retirement during or at the conclusion of a school year shall be eligible to elect 21 pays without limitation. The first pay date shall not be later than the second Friday after school starts; all following pays to be made on a biweekly basis. At the close of the school year, teachers shall inform the business office of their summer address. I. When any teacher signs his/her individual contract for Schedule B duties, he/she shall indicate on the contract his/her choice of receiving payment(s) in lump sums(s) or distributed evenly over the remaining Schedule A paychecks. All individual Schedule B contracts shall be separate from individual Schedule A contracts and shall be issued prior to the start of the activity. J. The parties recognize that it is to everyone’s advantage to issue individual contracts within thirty (30) days of comp time. Beginning with the ratification of the contract for 2009-2010contract. K. Prior to November 1 of each year, additional time the Superintendent and/or bookkeeper shall meet with the Association president, head negotiator and treasurer to verify all salaries (for which compensatory time cannot be earned) including Schedule B), fringe benefits and Association dues deductions of all bargaining unit members. Any errors found shall be compensated corrected at the rate earliest possible convenience, but in no case later than December 31. L. Whenever a member of twenty-one dollars this bargaining unit is hired after the effective first working day of the school year, the Association president, head negotiator and treasurer or other representatives designated by the president shall meet with the Superintendent or designee and the new teacher to verify salary ($21) per hour. This comp time may be used in half or whole day increment(sincluding Schedule B), or by class period at the principal's discretionfringe benefits and Association dues deductions. Comp time Such meetings shall be earned in held within ten (10) workdays after the following manner: High School - five (5) seventy (70) minute blocks equals one (1) comp day; Middle School - three (3) sixty-five (65) minute blocks, one (1) seventy (70) minute block, one (1) Association requests the meeting. Teachers needed on a temporary basis of at least sixty (60) minute block, and one (1) twenty-five (25) minute block; equal one (1) comp day; Elementary School - fourteen (14) twenty-five (25) minute recesses equals one (1) comp day. Alternative High School-Five (5) fifty-eight (58) minute blocks and one (1) sixty minute block equals one (1) comp. day. An accumulation of three hundred sixty (360) minutes of comp time consecutive school days to complete another teacher’s contract term shall be considered a comp day placed on the appropriate step of the salary schedule for time the duration of that has not been earned and credited as described above. The use of comp days assignment. M. Whenever any lump sum payment other than regular wages is made to any teacher, the payment shall be limited treated as supplemental wages subject to three withholding tax. (3) consecutive days. Once a comp day has been designated as such it may Current IRS Supplemental Wage Policy.) N. Any grant funded programs which are operated jointly with the City of White Cloud shall not be reimbursed subject to compensation and benefits set forth in this Agreement. However, it is the Board’s intent to seek funding for paysuch programs so as to be able to fully pay the contractual wages and benefits. Use of compensatory time before or after holidays or vacation periods shall It is understood that if the Board is unable to secure full funding in order to pay full wages for a program the Association will be allowed only if substitutes are available. Any teacher who is required to work before and/or after the start/end dates informed of the agreed-upon school calendar shall shortfall in grant funding and a record of the grant applications and correspondence will be eligible to earn up to three (3) days of comp time, not to be taken in succession with another comp day or personal day. Required time exceeding threeavailable for review.

PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION. A. The salary schedule is Salaries for employees are provided in Appendix A. Salaries for non-tenure extracurricular positions held by employees are provided in Appendix B and C of this Agreement. B. Salaries shown in Appendix A are based upon a normal full-time teaching load load, as hereinafter defined in this Article Articles 6 and Article 5 7 for the entire school year as shown in Appendix D. For the purpose of this Agreement and upon calculating salaries for teachers teaching less than a full school year, payment per day shall be defined as the school calendar. The denominator to determine a teacher’s daily pay will be 's base annual salary, excluding any extra duty compensation, divided by the number of teacher obligation days listed on workdays in the calendarcontract calendar for that school year. Scheduled Work performed for the District outside the calendar year(s) as shown in Appendix D may not be paid at the teacher's daily rate, but shall be paid at a rate agreed upon by the Board and the Association. It is understood that salaries shown in Appendix A represent full payment for the contracted days and hours as provided by this Agreement. The impact of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within any changes in the control of school authorities, such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions (as defined by city, county or State health authorities) will be rescheduled to ensure that there are a minimum number of hours or days worked as a result of legislative mandate shall be subject to further negotiations between the Board and hours the Association. C. Teachers who elect to give up planning time and or conference period to cover class, supervise lunch, Saturday school, after school detention or elementary teachers who lose their planning time due to cancellation of student instruction as prescribed specialty classes by the Revised School Code and the State School Aid Act to enable the Board to receive full pupil membership and categorical appropriations. Teachers administration shall be excused from reporting for school on those days on which school is closed due to paid at the above conditions. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are cancelled, but shall work the rescheduled days and/or hours with no additional compensation. Teachers who have been previously scheduled to take paid leave under this Agreement on a day(s) of pupil instruction that is cancelled due to the conditions rate specified in this Article shall not have their absence on such day(s) charged against paid leave provided that the teacher works any required rescheduled day(s) and/or hours of instruction without additional compensation, as specified in this Articlesection or may elect to receive comp-time. The parties agree that this contract provision has been negotiated to comply with the provisions of the State School Aid Act; to ensure that the District will incur no loss of State aid; and to comply with requirements set forth in the Revised School Code and State School Aid Act respecting the required An unlimited number of “student instruction” days and hours. B. A teacher engaged comp hours may be earned during the school day in negotiating or grievance processing on behalf year; however, a maximum of the Association with any representative of the Board 18 hours (three (3) days) comp time may be accrued per school year. All comp time earned after 18 hours shall be released from regular dutiespaid out. If negotiations or grievance processing does occur during In cases where the school daymaximum number of comp-time is attained, the involved teacher shall suffer no loss of salary. All such activity, however, shall be conducted outside of the regular school day whenever possible. C. Each teacher who does not have a full-time teaching load shall designate a period of the day for substituting when s/he will be compensated for that time. Time shall be kept and paid in minute intervals. If no teacher volunteers to substitute, the administration may assign a teacher to substitute after checking for volunteers. Such assignment shall be done on a rotating basis among those teachers having a common preparation period. Every time a teacher substitutes for any portion of his/her prep period, compensation will be given. Teachers in each building may elect, in lieu of hourly compensation, to accrue up to two (2) days of comp time. Beginning with the ratification of the contract for 2009-2010, additional time (for which compensatory time cannot be earned) shall be compensated at the rate given in this section. All reimbursement made to MSEA members will be dispensed by the District within, but not later than, 30 days of twenty-one dollars ($21) per hour. This the receipt of the written request for reimbursement via Comp Time Monthly Log sheet. a. The accrued comp time may be used in half or whole day increment(s)carried over to the following year, or by class period at but the principal's discretion. Comp time maximum number of cumulative comp days shall be earned in the following manner: High School - five 18 hours (5) seventy (70) minute blocks equals one (1) comp day; Middle School - three (3) sixty-five (65) minute blocks, one (1) seventy (70) minute block, one (1) sixty (60) minute block, and one (1) twenty-five (25) minute block; equal one (1) comp day; Elementary School - fourteen (14) twenty-five (25) minute recesses equals one (1) comp day. Alternative High School-Five (5) fifty-eight (58) minute blocks and one (1) sixty minute block equals one (1) comp. day. An accumulation of three hundred sixty (360) minutes of comp time shall be considered a comp day for time that has not been earned and credited as described above. The use of comp days shall be limited to three (3) consecutive days. Once a comp Comp-time rolled forward to the next school year maybe done so in the form of sick days or comp-time. b. Limited to the 2022-2023 school year. 5 days may be rolled forward to the 2023-2024 school year and 3 days may be earned c. Note: starting in 2024-2025: if 3 days are rolled forward from the previous year (23-24), then all days earned in 24-25 will be paid out as the staff member has already attained their 3-day has been designated as such it max. d. Neither personal days nor comp-time may not be reimbursed for pay. Use of compensatory time before or after holidays or vacation periods shall be allowed only if substitutes are available. Any teacher who is required to work before and/or after the start/end dates of the agreed-upon school calendar shall be eligible to earn up to three (3) days of comp time, not to be taken in succession with another comp the day prior to or the day immediately following Spring Break. e. During the 23-24 school year: Neither personal day. Required days nor comp-time exceeding threemay be taken the day prior to or the day immediately following Christmas or Spring Break.

PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION. A. The salary schedule is based upon normal full-time teaching load as hereinafter defined in this Article and Article 5 salaries of teachers covered by this Agreement are set forth in Schedule A, which is attached to and upon incorporated into this Agreement. B. The school year shall consist of 178 instruction days that include at least 1098 but no more than 1108 student contact hours plus five (5) additional days for teachers to be used as follows: (4) professional development days, 9 hours of faculty meeting (1-hour long), parent-teacher conferences, and district in-service days. Each new teacher to the district and all non-tenured teachers shall also work one professional development day scheduled prior to the beginning of school. The district may schedule additional voluntary in- service days, and teachers will be compensated at half each teacher’s per diem rate. In the event the State Legislature requires White Cloud Public Schools to schedule 180 student instruction days, or additional student contact time the school calendar shall be modified to address this requirement but within the current teacher work year and current student contact hours and without additional compensation for teachers. In the event that the state legislature requirements cannot be fulfilled as stated above, the parties will meet to negotiate any necessary modifications to the school day, teacher workday, and/or calendar. The denominator Teachers will not be required to determine a teacher’s daily pay will be the number report to work on days when school is closed because of teacher obligation days listed on the calendarweather conditions. Scheduled days and or hours of student instruction which are not held because of severe weather conditions not within the control of school authorities, such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions (as defined by city, county or State health authorities) will other emergencies shall be rescheduled to ensure that there are a minimum number of “days and or hours of student instruction instruction” as prescribed required by both the Revised School Code State Board of Education and the State School Aid Act to enable the Board to receive full pupil membership and categorical appropriations. Teachers shall be excused from reporting for school on those days on which school is closed due to the above conditionsAct. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are cancelled, canceled but shall work on the rescheduled days and/or hours with no additional compensationsalary. Teachers who have been previously scheduled to take paid Provided, each teacher shall be credited with one (1) additional sick leave under this Agreement day on the first and also on the sixth rescheduled day worked in a day(s) school year. If rescheduling is necessary, the Association and Board shall meet for the purpose of pupil instruction that is cancelled due to determining a schedule which will permit the conditions specified in this Article shall not have their absence on such day(s) charged against paid leave provided that the teacher works any required rescheduled day(s) and/or hours of instruction without additional compensation, as specified in this Article. The parties agree that this contract provision has been negotiated school district to comply with the provisions of the State School Aid Act; to ensure above laws and regulations so that the District will incur no loss of State aid; Aid is incurred by the district. It is further agreed that the lost days or hours of instruction, due to the above conditions, shall not be rescheduled if the district will otherwise receive full State Aid for the canceled day or hours and to comply is otherwise in compliance with requirements set forth the Department of Education regulations. The employment calendar(s) for the school year(s) covered by this agreement are contained in the Revised School Code Appendix E, attached and State School Aid Act respecting the required number of “student instruction” days and hoursincorporated into this Agreement. B. A C. Salaries for some extra duties which require the teacher engaged during to devote time beyond the regular school day are established in negotiating or grievance processing on behalf Schedule B of the salary schedule. D. The following legal holidays shall be observed and all schools will be closed: Labor Day, Christmas Day, Good Friday, Thanksgiving Day, New Year’s Day, and Memorial Day. E. Whenever a teacher is requested by the Board to perform duties of the Association with any representative of during regular school hours, the Board teacher shall be released from regular duties. If negotiations or grievance processing does occur during the school day, the teacher shall suffer no duties without loss of salarypay. F. New Hires - Teacher placement on the salary schedule will be based on the level of training and the years of teaching experience. All such activity, however, The years of teaching experience granted at the time of hire will be at the discretion of the Superintendent. Any teacher holding either a continuing certificate or permanent certificate shall be conducted outside placed on the BA + 18 column unless he/she is qualified for a higher column. Consideration may also be given, at the discretion of the regular school day whenever possible. C. Each teacher who does not have a full-time Superintendent for military service and work experience outside the teaching load shall designate a period of the day for substituting when s/he will be compensated for that timeassignment. Time Such consideration shall be kept and paid in minute intervals. If no teacher volunteers limited as follows: Military services -- 50% of actual service not to substitute, the administration may assign a teacher to substitute after checking for volunteers. Such assignment shall be done on a rotating basis among those teachers having a common preparation period. Every time a teacher substitutes for any portion of his/her prep period, compensation will be given. Teachers in each building may elect, in lieu of hourly compensation, to accrue up to exceed two (2) years; related work experience -- 50% not to exceed four (4) years. G. Whenever a teacher is requested by the administration and performs duties in addition to the above scheduled workdays, he/she shall be paid at the per diem rate. Daily per diem shall be defined as the teacher’s salary, excluding any extra duty (Schedule B) compensation divided by the number of teacher work days agreed to in the current school year calendar (see Appendix E) Hourly per diem shall be defined as the teacher’s salary, excluding any extra duty (Schedule B) compensation, divided by the teacher’s annual scheduled work hours per the calendar (Appendix E) and based on the teacher’s work day as outlined in this Agreement H. With notice to the business office before the first payroll of the 2004-05 school year up to ten per cent (10%) of the teaching staff, selected base on seniority with most senior given first opportunity, may elect to receive his/her compensation for Schedule A in twenty-one (21) equal payments, rather than twenty-six (26). Notification to the business office must be given at least two (2) weeks prior to the first pay period of the school year. If no notice is given, it shall automatically be twenty-six (26) pays. Following the 2004-05 school year the district may reduce the twenty-one pay eligibility percentage by a percentage equal to the percentage value of each teacher who elects to leave the twenty-one pay program. Any teacher who anticipates retirement during or at the conclusion of a school year shall be eligible to elect 21 pays without limitation. The first pay date shall not be later than the second Friday after school starts; all following pays to be made on a biweekly basis. At the close of the school year, teachers shall inform the business office of their summer address. I. When any teacher signs his/her individual contract for Schedule B duties, he/she shall indicate on the contract his/her choice of receiving payment(s) in lump sums(s) or distributed evenly over the remaining Schedule A paychecks. All individual Schedule B contracts shall be separate from individual Schedule A contracts and shall be issued prior to the start of the activity. J. The parties recognize that it is to everyone’s advantage to issue individual contracts within thirty (30) days of comp time. Beginning with the ratification of the contract for 2009-2010contract. K. Prior to November 1 of each year, additional time the Superintendent and/or bookkeeper shall meet with the Association president, head negotiator and treasurer to verify all salaries (for which compensatory time cannot be earned) including Schedule B), fringe benefits and Association dues deductions of all bargaining unit members. Any errors found shall be compensated corrected at the rate earliest possible convenience, but in no case later than December 31. L. Whenever a member of twenty-one dollars this bargaining unit is hired after the effective first working day of the school year, the Association president, head negotiator and treasurer or other representatives designated by the president shall meet with the Superintendent or designee and the new teacher to verify salary ($21) per hour. This comp time may be used in half or whole day increment(sincluding Schedule B), or by class period at the principal's discretionfringe benefits and Association dues deductions. Comp time Such meetings shall be earned in held within ten (10) workdays after the following manner: High School - five (5) seventy (70) minute blocks equals one (1) comp day; Middle School - three (3) sixty-five (65) minute blocks, one (1) seventy (70) minute block, one (1) Association requests the meeting. Teachers needed on a temporary basis of at least sixty (60) minute block, and one (1) twenty-five (25) minute block; equal one (1) comp day; Elementary School - fourteen (14) twenty-five (25) minute recesses equals one (1) comp day. Alternative High School-Five (5) fifty-eight (58) minute blocks and one (1) sixty minute block equals one (1) comp. day. An accumulation of three hundred sixty (360) minutes of comp time consecutive school days to complete another teacher’s contract term shall be considered a comp day placed on the appropriate step of the salary schedule for time the duration of that has not been earned and credited as described above. The use of comp days assignment. M. Whenever any lump sum payment other than regular wages is made to any teacher, the payment shall be limited treated as supplemental wages subject to three withholding tax. (3) consecutive days. Once a comp day has been designated as such it may Current IRS Supplemental Wage Policy.) N. Any grant funded programs which are operated jointly with the City of White Cloud shall not be reimbursed subject to compensation and benefits set forth in this Agreement. However, it is the Board’s intent to seek funding for paysuch programs so as to be able to fully pay the contractual wages and benefits. Use of compensatory time before or after holidays or vacation periods shall It is understood that if the Board is unable to secure full funding in order to pay full wages for a program the Association will be allowed only if substitutes are available. Any teacher who is required to work before and/or after the start/end dates informed of the agreed-upon school calendar shall shortfall in grant funding and a record of the grant applications and correspondence will be eligible to earn up to three (3) days of comp time, not to be taken in succession with another comp day or personal day. Required time exceeding threeavailable for review.

PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION. A. The salary schedule is based upon normal full-time teaching load as hereinafter defined in this Article and Article 5 of this Agreement and upon the school calendar. The denominator to determine a teacher’s daily pay will be the number of teacher obligation days listed on the calendar. Scheduled days and hours of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities, such as inclement weather(severe storms), fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns(utility power unavailability, water or sewer failure), or health conditions (as defined by city, county or State health authorities) will be rescheduled to ensure that there are a minimum number of days and hours of student instruction as prescribed by the Revised School Code and the State School Aid Act to enable the Board to receive full pupil membership and categorical appropriations. Teachers shall be excused from reporting for school on those days on which school is closed due to the above conditions. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are cancelled, but shall work the rescheduled days and/or hours with no additional compensation. Teachers who have been previously scheduled to take paid leave under this Agreement on a day(s) of pupil instruction that is cancelled due to the conditions specified in this Article shall not have their absence on such day(s) charged against paid leave provided that the teacher works any required rescheduled day(s) and/or hours of instruction without additional compensation, as specified in this Article. The parties agree that this contract provision has been negotiated to comply with the provisions of the State School Aid Act; to ensure that the District will incur no loss of State aid; and to comply with requirements set forth in the Revised School Code and State School Aid Act respecting the required number of “student instruction” days and hours. If any scheduled days and hours of student instruction are canceled after May 20, whether or not these cancelled days and hours are required to be rescheduled for receipt of State aid, these cancelled days and hours will be rescheduled as part of the school calendar unless the Board and Association mutually agree to waive this provision. The purpose of this provision is to provide a smooth end to the school year. B. A teacher engaged during the school day in negotiating or grievance processing on behalf of the Association with any representative of the Board shall be released from regular duties. If negotiations or grievance processing does occur during the school day, the teacher shall suffer no loss of salary. All such activity, however, shall be conducted outside of the regular school day whenever possible. C. Each teacher who does not have a full-time teaching load shall designate a period of the day for substituting when s/he will be compensated for that time. Time shall be kept and paid in minute intervals. If no teacher volunteers to substitute, the administration may assign a teacher to substitute after checking for volunteers. Such assignment shall be done on a rotating basis among those teachers having a common preparation period. Every time a teacher substitutes for any portion of his/her prep period, compensation will be given. Teachers in each building may elect, in lieu of hourly compensation, to accrue up to two (2) days of comp time. Beginning with the ratification of the contract for 2009-2010, additional time (for which compensatory time cannot be earned) shall be compensated at the rate of twenty-one dollars ($21) per hour. This comp time may be used in half or whole day increment(s), or by class period at the principal's discretion. Comp time shall be earned in the following manner: High School - five (5) seventy (70) minute blocks equals one (1) comp day; Middle School - three (3) sixty-five (65) minute blocks, one (1) seventy (70) minute block, one (1) sixty (60) minute block, and one (1) twenty-five (25) minute block; equal one (1) comp day; Elementary School - fourteen (14) twenty-five (25) minute recesses equals one (1) comp day. Alternative High School-Five (5) fifty-eight (58) minute blocks and one (1) sixty minute block equals one (1) comp. day. An accumulation of three hundred sixty (360) minutes of comp time shall be considered a comp day for time that has not been earned and credited as described above. The use of comp days shall be limited to three (3) consecutive days. Once a comp day has been designated as such it may not be reimbursed for pay. Use of compensatory time before or after holidays or vacation periods shall be allowed only if substitutes are available. Any teacher who is required to work before and/or after the start/end dates of the agreed-upon school calendar shall be eligible to earn up to three (3) days of comp time, not to be taken in succession with another comp day or personal day. Required time exceeding three

PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION. A. The salary schedule is based upon normal full-time teaching load as hereinafter defined in this Article and Article 5 salaries of teachers covered by this Agreement and upon the school calendar. The denominator to determine a teacher’s daily pay will be the number of teacher obligation days listed on the calendar. Scheduled days and hours of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities, such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions (as defined by city, county or State health authorities) will be rescheduled to ensure that there are a minimum number of days and hours of student instruction as prescribed by the Revised School Code and the State School Aid Act to enable the Board to receive full pupil membership and categorical appropriations. Teachers shall be excused from reporting for school on those days on which school is closed due to the above conditions. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are cancelled, but shall work the rescheduled days and/or hours with no additional compensation. Teachers who have been previously scheduled to take paid leave under this Agreement on a day(s) of pupil instruction that is cancelled due to the conditions specified in this Article shall not have their absence on such day(s) charged against paid leave provided that the teacher works any required rescheduled day(s) and/or hours of instruction without additional compensation, as specified in this Article. The parties agree that this contract provision has been negotiated to comply with the provisions of the State School Aid Act; to ensure that the District will incur no loss of State aid; and to comply with requirements set forth in Appendix A which is attached to and incorporated in this Agreement. Such salary schedule shall remain in effect during the Revised School Code and State School Aid Act respecting the required number term of “student instruction” days and hoursthis Agreement. B. A Teachers shall not be required to report more than one (1) day prior to the beginning of first semester classes or to remain more than one (1) day after class sessions or examinations at the end of the second semester, except for professional development as provided in Appendix K, Section I. This, however, is not intended to preclude any arrangement to the contrary if mutually agreeable between teachers and administrators involved. C. The calendar governing the operation of the Grand Blanc Community Schools will be negotiated annually, subject to the following regulations: 1. The calendar as established annually shall become Appendix G of this contract. 2. If the calendar, as established, cannot be met, the parties will negotiate any adjustments. D. Daily Association business shall be conducted in such manner as will not interrupt the educational process, except that if it occurs that a teacher is engaged during the school day in negotiating or grievance processing on in behalf of the Association with any designated representative of the Board Board, or participating in any professional grievance negotiation with said representative of the Board, including arbitration, providing arbitration is agreed to, such teacher shall be released from regular duties. If negotiations or grievance processing does occur during the school day, the teacher shall suffer no duties without loss of salary. All . E. Any member of the Association who is involved in any multi-district, regional or state professional meeting, by virtue of position, which must be certified in advance to the Administration, such activityas local president, howevervice-president, representative assembly delegate, association representatives and state committee members will, if feasible from a practical standpoint, be excused to attend such meetings without loss of pay provided approved coverage for the teacher involved shall be conducted outside of furnished where needed by the regular school day whenever possibleAssociation and without cost to the Board. C. Each F. The Board may set the pay for new extra duty positions and will review them annually with the Association. G. Any teacher who does not have a full-time teaching load shall designate a period of the day for substituting when s/he will be compensated for that time. Time shall be kept and paid in minute intervals. If no teacher volunteers to substitute, the administration may assign a teacher to substitute after checking for volunteers. Such assignment shall be done on a rotating basis among those teachers having a common preparation period. Every time a teacher substitutes for any portion of assigned during his/her prep period, compensation normal preparation period will be given. Teachers in each building may elect, in lieu of hourly compensation, to accrue up to two (2) days of comp time. Beginning with the ratification of the contract for 2009-2010, additional time (for which compensatory time cannot be earned) shall be compensated reimbursed at the rate of twenty$19.81 per hour for the 2011-one dollars ($21) per hour2012 and 2012-2013 school year. This comp time may be used in half or whole day increment(s), or by class period at the principal's discretion. Comp time No teacher shall be earned in the following manner: High School - directed to assume a teaching assignment during his/her normal preparation period for more than five (5) seventy (70) minute blocks equals one (1) comp day; Middle School - three (3) sixty-five (65) minute blocksconsecutive days in the same specific assignment. For the duration of this year agreement, one (1) seventy (70) minute block, one (1) sixty (60) minute block, and one (1) twenty-five (25) minute block; equal one (1) comp day; Elementary School - fourteen (14) twenty-five (25) minute recesses equals one (1) comp day. Alternative High School-Five (5) fifty-eight (58) minute blocks and one (1) sixty minute block equals one (1) comp. day. An accumulation of three hundred sixty (360) minutes of comp time shall be considered a comp day for time that has not been earned and credited as described above. The use of comp days shall be limited to three (3) consecutive days. Once a comp day has been designated as such it may not be reimbursed for pay. Use of compensatory time before or after holidays or vacation periods shall be allowed only if substitutes are available. Any teacher who is required to work before and/or after the start/end dates of the agreed-upon school calendar shall be eligible to earn up to three (3) days of comp time, not to be taken in succession with another comp day or personal day. Required time exceeding threerates are:

PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION. A. The salary schedule is based upon normal full-time teaching load as hereinafter defined in this Article and Article 5 salaries of teachers covered by this Agreement are set forth in Schedule A, which is attached to and upon incorporated into this Agreement. B. The school year shall consist of 178 instruction days that include at least 1098 but no more than 1108 student contact hours plus five (5) additional days for teachers to be used as follows: (4) professional development days, 9 hours of faculty meeting (1-hour long), parent-teacher conferences, and district in-service days. Each new teacher to the district and all non-tenured teachers shall also work one professional development day scheduled prior to the beginning of school. The district may schedule additional voluntary in-service days, and teachers will be compensated at half each teacher's per diem rate. In the event the State legislature requires White Cloud Public Schools to schedule 180 student instruction days, the school calendarcalendar shall be modified to address this requirement but within the current teacher work year and current student contact hours and without additional compensation for teachers. The denominator Teachers will not be required to determine a teacher’s daily pay will be the number report to work on days when school is closed because of teacher obligation days listed on the calendarweather conditions. Scheduled days and or hours of student instruction which are not held because of severe weather conditions not within the control of school authorities, such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions (as defined by city, county or State health authorities) will other emergencies shall be rescheduled to ensure that there are a minimum number of "days and or hours of student instruction instruction" as prescribed required by both the Revised School Code State Board of Education and the State School Aid Act to enable the Board to receive full pupil membership and categorical appropriations. Teachers shall be excused from reporting for school on those days on which school is closed due to the above conditionsAct. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are cancelled, canceled but shall work on the rescheduled days and/or hours with no additional compensationsalary. Teachers who have been previously scheduled to take paid Provided, each teacher shall be credited with one (1) additional sick leave under this Agreement day on the first and also on the sixth rescheduled day worked in a day(s) school year. If rescheduling is necessary, the Association and Board shall meet for the purpose of pupil instruction that is cancelled due to determining a schedule which will permit the conditions specified in this Article shall not have their absence on such day(s) charged against paid leave provided that the teacher works any required rescheduled day(s) and/or hours of instruction without additional compensation, as specified in this Article. The parties agree that this contract provision has been negotiated school district to comply with the provisions of the State School Aid Act; to ensure above laws and regulations so that the District will incur no loss of State aid; Aid is incurred by the district. It is further agreed that the lost days or hours of instruction, due to the above conditions, shall not be rescheduled if the district will otherwise receive full State Aid for the canceled day or hours and to comply is otherwise in compliance with requirements set forth the Department of Education regulations. The employment calendar(s) for the school year(s) covered by this agreement are contained in the Revised School Code Appendix A, attached and State School Aid Act respecting the required number of “student instruction” days and hoursincorporated into this Agreement. B. A C. Salaries for some extra duties which require the teacher engaged during to devote time beyond the regular school day are established in negotiating or grievance processing on behalf Schedule B of the salary schedule. D. The following legal holidays shall be observed and all schools closed: Labor Day, Christmas Day, Good Friday, Thanksgiving Day, New Year's Day, and Memorial Day. E. Whenever a teacher is requested by the Board to perform duties of the Association with any representative of during regular school hours, the Board teacher shall be released from regular duties. If negotiations or grievance processing does occur during the school day, the teacher shall suffer no duties without loss of salarypay. F. New Hires - Teacher placement on the salary schedule will be based on the level of training and the years of teaching experience. All such activity, however, The years of teaching experience granted at the time of hire will be at the discretion of the Superintendent. Any teacher holding either a continuing certificate or permanent certificate shall be conducted outside placed on the BA + 18 column unless he/she is qualified for a higher column. Consideration may also be given, at the discretion of the regular school day whenever possible. C. Each teacher who does not have a full-time administration, for military service and work experience outside the teaching load shall designate a period of the day for substituting when s/he will be compensated for that timeassignment. Time Such consideration shall be kept and paid in minute intervals. If no teacher volunteers limited as follows: Military services -- 50% of actual service not to substitute, the administration may assign a teacher to substitute after checking for volunteers. Such assignment shall be done on a rotating basis among those teachers having a common preparation period. Every time a teacher substitutes for any portion of his/her prep period, compensation will be given. Teachers in each building may elect, in lieu of hourly compensation, to accrue up to exceed two (2) years; related work experience --50% not to exceed four (4) years. G. Whenever a teacher is requested by the administration and performs duties in addition to the above scheduled workdays, he/she shall be paid at the per diem rate. Daily per diem shall be defined as the teacher’s salary, excluding any extra duty (Schedule B) compensation divided by 185. The daily per diem rate shall apply as in past or current practice unless otherwise specified within this contract. Hourly per diem shall be defined as the teacher's salary, excluding any extra duty (Schedule B) compensation, divided by 1128.5. H. With Notice to the business office before the first payroll of the 2004-05 school year up to ten per cent (10%) of the teaching staff, selected base on seniority with most senior given first opportunity, may elect to receive his/her compensation for Schedule A in twenty-one (21) equal payments, rather than twenty-six (26). Notification to the business office must be given at least two (2) weeks prior to the first pay period of the school year. If no notice is given, it shall automatically be twenty-six (26) pays. Following the 2004-05 school year the district may reduce the twenty-one pay eligibility percentage by a percentage equal to the percentage value of each teacher who elects to leave the twenty-one pay program. Any teacher who anticipates retirement during or at the conclusion of a school year shall be eligible to elect 21 pays without limitation. The first pay date shall not be later than the second Friday after school starts; all following pays to be made on a biweekly basis. At the close of the school year, teachers shall inform the business office of their summer address. I. When any teacher signs his/her individual contract for Schedule B duties, he/she shall indicate on the contract his/her choice of receiving payment(s) in lump sums(s) or distributed evenly over the remaining Schedule A paychecks. All individual Schedule B contracts shall be separate from individual Schedule A contracts and shall be issued prior to the start of the activity. J. The parties recognize that it is to everyone's advantage to issue individual contracts within thirty (30) days of comp time. Beginning with the ratification of the contract for 2009-2010contract. K. Prior to November 1 of each year, additional time the Superintendent and/or bookkeeper shall meet with the Association president, head negotiator and treasurer to verify all salaries (for which compensatory time cannot be earned) including Schedule B), fringe benefits and Association dues deductions of all bargaining unit members. Any errors found shall be compensated corrected at the rate earliest possible convenience, but in no case later than December 31. L. Whenever a member of twenty-one dollars this bargaining unit is hired after the effective first working day of the school year, the Association president, head negotiator and treasurer or other representatives designated by the president shall meet with the Superintendent or designee and the new teacher to verify salary ($21) per hour. This comp time may be used in half or whole day increment(sincluding Schedule B), or by class period at the principal's discretionfringe benefits and Association dues deductions. Comp time Such meetings shall be earned in held within ten (10) workdays after the following manner: High School - five (5) seventy (70) minute blocks equals one (1) comp day; Middle School - three (3) sixty-five (65) minute blocks, one (1) seventy (70) minute block, one (1) Association requests the meeting. Teachers needed on a temporary basis of at least sixty (60) minute block, and one (1) twenty-five (25) minute block; equal one (1) comp day; Elementary School - fourteen (14) twenty-five (25) minute recesses equals one (1) comp day. Alternative High School-Five (5) fifty-eight (58) minute blocks and one (1) sixty minute block equals one (1) comp. day. An accumulation of three hundred sixty (360) minutes of comp time consecutive school days to complete another teacher's contract term shall be considered a comp day placed on the appropriate step of the salary schedule for time the duration of that has not been earned and credited as described above. The use of comp days assignment. M. Whenever any lump sum payment other than regular wages is made to any teacher, the payment shall be limited treated as supplemental wages subject to three withholding tax. (3) consecutive days. Once a comp day has been designated as such it may Current IRS Supplemental Wage Policy.) N. Any grant funded programs which are operated jointly with the City of White Cloud shall not be reimbursed subject to compensation and benefits set forth in this Agreement. However, it is the Board’s intent to seek funding for paysuch programs so as to be able to fully pay the contractual wages and benefits. Use of compensatory time before or after holidays or vacation periods shall It is understood that if the Board is unable to secure full funding in order to pay full wages for a program the Association will be allowed only if substitutes are available. Any teacher who is required to work before and/or after the start/end dates informed of the agreed-upon school calendar shall shortfall in grant funding and a record of the grant applications and correspondence will be eligible to earn up to three (3) days of comp time, not to be taken in succession with another comp day or personal day. Required time exceeding threeavailable for review.

PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION. Section 1 A. The Teachers shall be paid September through August in biweekly, equal payments. B. Teachers may have the option of having their paychecks directly deposited into a financial institution of their choice upon notification in writing to the Business Office by October 1. If not electing direct deposit, a payroll debit card will be issued. X. Xxxxx to taking graduate hours which are intended for advancement on the salary schedule, the teacher and the Superintendent or their designee will meet to discuss the teacher's professional growth including their advanced degree intentions and course work contemplated. Only graduate hours approved in advance, and earned after completion of the indicated degree, will normally be counted toward advancement horizontally on the salary schedule. (For example, only graduate hours taken after completion of the MA degree will be counted for advancement to the MA+20 column. If approved in advance, but earned prior to completion of the MA degree, such hours would be credited only toward advancement to the BA+18 or BA+40 columns even if more than 40 hours were completed.) B. Advancement on the salary schedule will be subject to the following conditions: (a) As long as the graduate program is based reasonably related to professional development in the field of education, or district needs, the teacher may choose their own degree program. (b) Once a specific graduate program has been chosen, graduate hours which are requirements for such an advanced degree will be credited toward advancement on the salary schedule. 2. Graduate hours taken for improvement in the education field will be credited so long as they are reasonably related to professional development or district needs. 3. Hours will be credited only upon normal full-time teaching load as hereinafter defined in this Article approval by the Superintendent or their designee and Article 5 of this Agreement and upon must be from an accredited institution. To be credited the school calendarteacher must have completed the course satisfactorily (Grade C or better). 4. Hours for credit beyond the BA degree must normally be graduate hours. The denominator District may grant credit for undergraduate hours where the District (after the teacher has been employed) has identified a need for the teacher to determine a teacher’s daily pay take undergraduate hours, but approval must be obtained prior to taking the hours and must specifically state, in writing, that the hours are not graduate hours but will be credited toward advancement horizontally on the salary schedule. Section 4 The Board shall pay the tuition costs for all courses that are mandated by the Board. This does not apply to courses required for continuing certification. A. Teachers earning approved credits prior to any semester shall be compensated and/or placed in the appropriate category to be effective the semester following the completion of the credits. Notification of additional hours must be made prior to the succeeding semester of that school year. Proof of credits earned must be furnished by transcript within sixty (60) days after the beginning of the semester. B. A bargaining unit member shall be placed on the longevity steps (salary steps 13-16-20- 24-28) at the beginning of the semester following the date they have completed their 12th, 15th, 19th, 23rd, or 27th year of employment as a teacher or bargaining unit member; e.g., if they complete their year on October 15, they would be placed on the longevity step at the beginning of the second semester. Section 6 A teacher's daily rate shall be determined by dividing the number of teacher obligation work days listed on into the calendarteacher's salary (Appendix B). Scheduled days and hours of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities, such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions (as defined by city, county or State health authorities) The hourly rate will be rescheduled determined by dividing the daily rate by seven (7) hours and thirty-five (35 minutes per day. A. Extracurricular programs not related to ensure that there are a minimum number of days and hours of student instruction as prescribed by the Revised School Code and the State School Aid Act to enable the Board to receive full pupil membership and categorical appropriations. Teachers teaching assignments shall be excused from reporting posted per Article XVII Vacancies. B. Extracurricular assignments include all assignments listed in Appendix C. Compensation for school on those days on which school is closed due extracurricular assignments not listed in Appendix C shall be negotiated. Such assignment shall not be deemed to grant a person tenure in such position, nor be precedent for employment to such position in future years. A teacher wishing to discontinue an extra- curricular position shall notify the above conditions. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are cancelled, but Administration by April 1. Section 8 The Board shall determine whether bargaining unit employees shall work the rescheduled additional days and/or hours with no additional compensation. Teachers who have been previously scheduled to take paid leave under this Agreement on a day(s) of pupil instruction that is cancelled due to the conditions specified in this Article shall not have their absence on such day(s) charged against paid leave provided that the teacher works any required rescheduled day(s) and/or hours of instruction without additional compensation, as specified in this Article. The parties agree that this contract provision has been negotiated to comply with the provisions of the State School Aid Act; to ensure that the District will incur no loss of State aid; and to comply with requirements beyond those set forth in the Revised School Code and State School Aid Act respecting the required number of “student instruction” days and hourscalendar. In this event employees shall be paid additional compensation for each day worked at their daily rate. B. A Section 9 If a teacher engaged during the school is unable to report for work on a scheduled work day in negotiating or grievance processing and he/she is not considered to be on behalf of the Association with any representative of the Board shall be released from regular duties. If negotiations or grievance processing does occur during the school dayan approved leave covered by Article XI, the teacher shall suffer no loss of salaryforfeit a day’s pay as determined by Article X, Section 6. All Unless such activity, however, shall be conducted outside of the regular school day whenever possible. C. Each teacher who does not have a full-time teaching load shall designate a period of the day for substituting when s/he will be compensated for that time. Time shall be kept and paid in minute intervals. If no teacher volunteers to substitute, the administration may assign a teacher to substitute after checking for volunteers. Such assignment shall be done on a rotating basis among those teachers having a common preparation period. Every time a teacher substitutes for any portion of his/her prep period, compensation will be given. Teachers in each building may elect, in lieu of hourly compensation, to accrue up to two (2day(s) days of comp time. Beginning with the ratification of the contract for 2009-2010, additional time (for which compensatory time cannot be earned) shall be compensated at the rate of twenty-one dollars ($21) per hour. This comp time may be used in half or whole day increment(s), or by class period at the principal's discretion. Comp time shall be earned in the following manner: High School - five (5) seventy (70) minute blocks equals one (1) comp day; Middle School - exceeds three (3) sixty-five (65) minute blocksin any school year, one (1) seventy (70) minute block, one (1) sixty (60) minute block, and one (1) twenty-five (25) minute block; equal one (1) comp day; Elementary School - fourteen (14) twenty-five (25) minute recesses equals one (1) comp day. Alternative High School-Five (5) fifty-eight (58) minute blocks and one (1) sixty minute block equals one (1) comp. day. An accumulation of three hundred sixty (360) minutes of comp time there shall be considered a comp day for time that has not been earned and credited as described above. The use of comp days shall be limited to three (3) consecutive days. Once a comp day has been designated as such it may not be reimbursed for pay. Use loss of compensatory time before or after holidays or vacation periods shall be allowed only if substitutes are available. Any teacher who is required to work before and/or after the start/end dates of the agreed-upon school calendar shall be eligible to earn up to three (3) days of comp time, not to be taken in succession with another comp day or personal day. Required time exceeding threeseniority.

PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION. A. The salary schedule is based upon normal full-time teaching load as hereinafter defined in this Article and Article 5 salaries of teachers covered by this Agreement and upon the school calendar. The denominator to determine a teacher’s daily pay will be the number of teacher obligation days listed on the calendar. Scheduled days and hours of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities, such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions (as defined by city, county or State health authorities) will be rescheduled to ensure that there are a minimum number of days and hours of student instruction as prescribed by the Revised School Code and the State School Aid Act to enable the Board to receive full pupil membership and categorical appropriations. Teachers shall be excused from reporting for school on those days on which school is closed due to the above conditions. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are cancelled, but shall work the rescheduled days and/or hours with no additional compensation. Teachers who have been previously scheduled to take paid leave under this Agreement on a day(s) of pupil instruction that is cancelled due to the conditions specified in this Article shall not have their absence on such day(s) charged against paid leave provided that the teacher works any required rescheduled day(s) and/or hours of instruction without additional compensation, as specified in this Article. The parties agree that this contract provision has been negotiated to comply with the provisions of the State School Aid Act; to ensure that the District will incur no loss of State aid; and to comply with requirements set forth in Appendix A which is attached to and incorporated in this Agreement. Such salary schedule shall remain in effect during the Revised School Code and State School Aid Act respecting the required number term of “student instruction” days and hoursthis Agreement. B. A Teachers shall not be required to report more than one (1) day prior to the beginning of first semester classes or to remain more than one (1) day after class sessions or examinations at the end of the second semester, except for professional development as provided in Appendix K, Section I. This, however, is not intended to preclude any arrangement to the contrary if mutually agreeable between teachers and administrators involved. C. The calendar governing the operation of the Grand Blanc Community Schools will be negotiated annually, subject to the following regulations: 1. The calendar as established annually shall become Appendix G of this contract. 2. If the calendar, as established, cannot be met, the parties will negotiate any adjustments. D. Daily Association business shall be conducted in such manner as will not interrupt the educational process, except that if it occurs that a teacher is engaged during the school day in negotiating or grievance processing on in behalf of the Association with any designated representative of the Board Board, or participating in any professional grievance negotiation with said representative of the Board, including arbitration, providing arbitration is agreed to, such teacher shall be released from regular duties. If negotiations or grievance processing does occur during the school day, the teacher shall suffer no duties without loss of salary. All . E. Any member of the Association who is involved in any multi-district, regional or state professional meeting, by virtue of position, which must be certified in advance to the Administration, such activityas local president, howevervice-president, representative assembly delegate, association representatives and state committee members will, if feasible from a practical standpoint, be excused to attend such meetings without loss of pay provided approved coverage for the teacher involved shall be conducted outside furnished where needed by the Association and without cost to the Board. Reasons for any refusal shall be furnished upon request of the regular school day whenever possibleAssociation. C. Each F. The Board may set the pay for new extra duty positions and will review them annually with the Association. G. Any teacher who does not have a full-time teaching load shall designate a period of the day for substituting when s/he will be compensated for that time. Time shall be kept and paid in minute intervals. If no teacher volunteers to substitute, the administration may assign a teacher to substitute after checking for volunteers. Such assignment shall be done on a rotating basis among those teachers having a common preparation period. Every time a teacher substitutes for any portion of assigned during his/her prep period, compensation normal preparation period will be given. Teachers in each building may elect, in lieu of hourly compensation, to accrue up to two (2) days of comp time. Beginning with the ratification of the contract for 2009-2010, additional time (for which compensatory time cannot be earned) shall be compensated reimbursed at the rate of twenty-one dollars ($21) 19.23 per hourhour in 2008/09. This comp time may be used in half or whole day increment(s), or by class period at the principal's discretion. Comp time No teacher shall be earned in the following manner: High School - five (5) seventy (70) minute blocks equals one (1) comp day; Middle School - three (3) sixty-five (65) minute blocks, one (1) seventy (70) minute block, one (1) sixty (60) minute block, and one (1) twenty-five (25) minute block; equal one (1) comp day; Elementary School - fourteen (14) twenty-five (25) minute recesses equals one (1) comp day. Alternative High School-Five (5) fifty-eight (58) minute blocks and one (1) sixty minute block equals one (1) comp. day. An accumulation of three hundred sixty (360) minutes of comp time shall be considered directed to assume a comp day teaching assignment during his/her normal preparation period for time that has not been earned and credited as described above. The use of comp days shall be limited to three (3) consecutive days. Once a comp day has been designated as such it may not be reimbursed for pay. Use of compensatory time before or after holidays or vacation periods shall be allowed only if substitutes are available. Any teacher who is required to work before and/or after the start/end dates of the agreed-upon school calendar shall be eligible to earn up to three (3) days of comp time, not to be taken in succession with another comp day or personal day. Required time exceeding threemore than five

PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION. A. The basic salaries of teachers covered by this Agreement are set forth in Appendix B which is attached to and incorporated in this Agreement. Such salary schedule shall remain in effect during the designated periods. B. The Board of Education may grant a teacher new to the system credit for experience teaching in other public schools, community colleges, business schools, colleges and universities, parochial schools, or other institutions as determined by the Board of Education. Upon being granted a tenure contract, a teacher shall receive full credit on the salary schedule for full or half years of experience in the above-mentioned institutions. Vocational teachers whose certificate requires work experience shall, upon being granted a tenure contract, be given credit for full or half years of said work experience. C. The salary schedule is based upon the regular school calendar as set forth in Appendix A and the normal teaching assignment as defined in this Agreement. If the employment of teachers in excess of the regular school calendar or the normal working load becomes necessary, compensation shall be set by mutual agreement between the Association and the Board. Whenever a teacher is requested by the Administration to substitute for another teacher during the conference period, the teacher who performs the substitution shall be paid $25.00 per hour. Such substitution shall be voluntary except in case of an emergency. A teacher shall not be required to perform such substitution if another teacher volunteers to do it. D. Teachers involved in extra duty assignments set forth in Appendix D, which is attached to and incorporated in this Agreement, shall be compensated in accordance with the provisions thereof. E. Teachers who qualify for the next higher track on the salary schedule shall be placed on the next higher tract effective at the beginning of their contract providing the proof of completion of requirements is received in the central office by the fourth Friday after Labor Day. When proof of completion is received after the fourth Friday, teachers shall be placed on schedule the Monday following receipt of proof. F. All teachers shall be compensated in accordance with the provisions of this article. G. Hereinafter, one half year of experience shall be defined as the completion of the teaching responsibilities of a full time teacher for one semester or one half of the normal classroom responsibilities for two semesters. Teachers may accumulate equivalent fractions of teaching assignments toward a one half year of experience. This shall not apply to any experience earned prior to September 1, 1976. H. Teachers required in the course of their work to drive personal automobiles from one school building to another shall receive a car allowance at the IRS rate per mile. The same allowance shall be given for use of personal cars for field trips or other business of the district. I. When a regular payday occurs during a vacation, which begins within the two days preceding the payday, paychecks shall be available by noon of the last school day prior to the vacation. J. Beginning with the 1984-85 school year, teachers assigned to less than a full-time teaching load as hereinafter defined position shall receive pro-rated benefits in this Article and Article 5 of this Agreement and upon the school calendar. The denominator to determine a teacher’s daily pay will be the number of teacher obligation days listed on the calendar. Scheduled days and hours of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities, such as inclement weather, fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or health conditions (as defined by city, county or State health authorities) will be rescheduled to ensure that there are a minimum number of days and hours of student instruction as prescribed by the Revised School Code and the State School Aid Act to enable the Board to receive full pupil membership and categorical appropriations. Teachers shall be excused from reporting for school on those days on which school is closed due relation to the above conditions. Teachers will receive their regular pay for days that are cancelled, but shall work percentage of the rescheduled days and/or hours with no additional compensationday they work. Teachers who have been previously scheduled to take paid leave under this Agreement worked in the school system on a day(s) of pupil instruction that is cancelled due part-time basis prior to the conditions specified in this Article shall not have their absence on such day(s) charged against 1984-85 school year will continue to receive a percentage no less than what was paid leave provided that the teacher works any required rescheduled day(s) and/or hours of instruction without additional compensation, as specified in this Article. The parties agree that this contract provision has been negotiated to comply with the provisions of the State School Aid Act; to ensure that the District will incur no loss of State aid; and to comply with requirements set forth in the Revised School Code and State School Aid Act respecting the required number of “student instruction” days and hours. B. A teacher engaged during the 1983-84 school day in negotiating or grievance processing on behalf of the Association with year. However, any representative of the Board shall be released teachers who go from regular duties. If negotiations or grievance processing does occur during the school day, the teacher shall suffer no loss of salary. All such activity, however, shall be conducted outside of the regular school day whenever possible. C. Each teacher who does not have a part-time to full-time teaching load employment with the system and then return to a part- time status in the future will receive pro-rated benefits. K. Benefits shall designate a period be pursuant to the rules of the day Michigan Public School Retirement System. All bargaining unit members shall automatically become members of the retirement system. Additionally, upon retirement, resignation, or other termination of employment, other than termination for substituting when s/he will cause, with a minimum of 12 years accumulated service in the Charlevoix School System be compensated for that time. Time shall be kept and paid in minute intervals. If no teacher volunteers to substitute, the administration may assign a teacher to substitute after checking for volunteers. Such assignment shall be done on a rotating basis among those teachers having a common preparation period. Every time a teacher substitutes for any portion of at his/her prep period, compensation will be given. Teachers current salary level for one-half (1/2) of unused days in each building may elect, in lieu of hourly compensation, to accrue up to two (2) days of comp time. Beginning with the ratification of the contract for 2009-2010, additional time (for which compensatory time cannot be earned) shall be compensated at the rate of twenty-one dollars ($21) per hour. This comp time may be used in half or whole day increment(s), or by class period at the principal's discretion. Comp time shall be earned in the following manner: High School - five (5) seventy (70) minute blocks equals one (1) comp day; Middle School - three (3) sixty-five (65) minute blocks, one (1) seventy (70) minute block, one (1) sixty (60) minute block, and one (1) twenty-five (25) minute block; equal one (1) comp day; Elementary School - fourteen (14) twenty-five (25) minute recesses equals one (1) comp day. Alternative High School-Five (5) fifty-eight (58) minute blocks and one (1) sixty minute block equals one (1) comp. day. An accumulation of three hundred sixty (360) minutes of comp time shall be considered a comp day for time that has not been earned and credited as described above. The use of comp days shall be limited to three (3) consecutive days. Once a comp day has been designated as such it may not be reimbursed for pay. Use of compensatory time before or after holidays or vacation periods shall be allowed only if substitutes are available. Any teacher who is required to work before and/or after the starthis/end dates of the agreed-upon school calendar shall be eligible to earn up to three (3) days of comp time, not to be taken in succession with another comp day or personal day. Required time exceeding threeher sick bank