Professional Conferences or Conventions Sample Clauses

Professional Conferences or Conventions. One (1) day per year for one (1) person for purposes of professional development subject to the approval of the Director of Public Safety. Such request must be made at least seven (7) days prior to the posting of the monthly work schedule. An unused day may not be carried forward from one fiscal year to the next. ; BOARD RIGHTS* The Union recognizes that the Employer reserves and retains solely and exclusively, all rights to manage and direct its work force and to manage and operate the Employer's affairs. All rights, prerogatives, functions, powers, and authority which the Employer has not specifically abridged, delegated or modified by this Agreement are recognized by the Union as being retained by the Employer. It is recognized that the management of the College, the control of its properties and the maintenance of order and efficiency is solely a responsibility of the Board. Among the rights and responsibilities belonging to the Board are the rights to decide the number and locations of its facilities, work to be performed, amount of supervision necessary, and schedule of work. It is further recognized that the responsibility for the administration of the college, including the selection and direction of the working forces, the right to hire, suspend or discharge, assign, promote or transfer, to relieve employees from duty because of lack of work, or for other legitimate reasons, is vested exclusively in the Board. The Employer shall retain the right to amend, supplement, or add to its rules or regulations during the term of this Agreement provided, however, the Employer shall notify the Union whenever possible of any such amendments, supplements or additions at least fifteen (15) days in advance of their effective date. A rule may be subject to the grievance procedure only when it is applie~ to an employee of this bargaining unit irt an unreasonable or discriminatory manner. *The rights of the Board as contained within this section may be delegated to a properly designated representative. ART I C LEI V CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
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  • Professional Conferences Professional conferences are those conferences sponsored by educational organizations, institutions of higher learning, and government and industry concerning teaching, learning and educational research. When a full-time or part-time faculty member’s attendance at a professional conference conflicts with his/her regular assignment, the faculty member must submit a request for attendance to the appropriate Xxxx, Director, or Supervisor. If granted, the attendance at the conference will be considered leave with pay, and a follow-up report of the conference shall be submitted to the appropriate Supervisor.

  • Attendance at Conferences and Conventions (a) The parties to this Agreement recognize that attendance or participation at conferences, conventions, symposia, workshops and other gatherings of a similar nature contributes to the maintenance of high professional standards.

  • SPECIAL CONFERENCES 24.01 Special conferences for important matters will be arranged between the union and the Human Resources Officer or designee, upon the request of either party. Such meetings shall be between the Union representatives and representatives of the Board. Arrangements for such special conferences shall be made in advance and an agenda of the matters to be taken up at the meeting shall be presented at the time the conference is requested. Matters to be taken up in special conferences shall be confined to those included in the agenda.

  • Pre-Job Conferences a) The Employer will notify the Union that a project has been awarded to the Employer following the award. Prior to the start of each project, a pre-job conference will be held to determine all site-specific issues as outlined in this Agreement. This conference may be conducted via telephone, through a scheduled meeting or by some other practical means as agreed to by the parties.

  • Special Conference A. There may be established under this Article a closed forum hereinafter called "Special Conference". It is understood by the Parties that the Special Conference are not to be construed or utilized as a Grievance Hearing.

  • Informal Conference Prior to the filing of a grievance, in an effort to resolve the issue(s), the grievant shall make reasonable attempts to initiate / discuss or an attempt to initiate / discuss the issue(s) informally with the grievant’s Principal or Supervisor.

  • PRE-JOB CONFERENCE Section 1. Upon written request by either Party, a pre-job conference will be held prior to the time the Employees of such Employer begin work on the project.

  • Evaluation Conference The final evaluation conference shall occur not later than the end of the fall term. The purpose of the final evaluation conference is to discuss with the probationary employee the results of the evaluation and announce the team’s recommendation. The evaluation team shall determine what additional evaluation activity shall occur during the spring term. If the team recommends that the District not employ the professor for the following year, no evaluation activities in the spring are necessary.

  • Preconstruction Conference Prior to, or concurrent with, the issuance of the Notice to Proceed with Construction, a conference will be convened for attendance by the Owner, Contractor, A/E and appropriate Subcontractors. The purpose of the conference is to establish a working understanding among the parties as to the Work, the operational conditions at the Project Site, and general administration of the Project. Topics include communications, schedules, procedures for handling Shop Drawings and other submittals, processing Applications for Payment, maintaining required records and all other matters of importance to the administration of the Project and effective communications between the project team members.

  • Parent-Teacher Conferences A. Unit member shall be available at mutually arranged times during the regular school day to confer with parents regarding learning difficulties, student progress and/or behavioral problems a student may be experiencing. Unit members are encouraged to arrange a meeting or conference with parents before or after the regular school day if both time and place are mutually agreeable.

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