PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS. In recognition of the professional standing of teachers and the fact that teachers' ideas and opinions systematically and periodically collated and expressed are of significant value in improving the quality of education in, as well as the efficient and economical operation of, the Groton-Dunstable Regional School District; and in recognition of the Association's knowledge of the ideas and opinions of teachers, the Committee agrees that not more frequently than once every two months for a duration of no longer than three hours, it or its designated representative will, upon request of the Association, meet at a reasonable time and place with the Association to consult about any matters of concern or interest to the Association. The Association and the Committee agree that at least two weeks before the date scheduled for said consultation either the Association or the Committee will submit to the other party a written agenda of subjects about which it desires to consult, and the other party will have the opportunity to include on said agenda matters of concern or interest to it. Typical, although by no means exclusive of the items which are expected to be discussed in such period, are subjects of curriculum and textbooks and pupil-teacher ratio. The parties may by mutual agreement meet more often than the prescribed number of times set forth above. It is further agreed that the provisions of this Section will in no way be construed as broadening the scope of other Sections of this Agreement or as a whole, nor will these provisions make any matter a grievance that would not be a grievance in the absence of these provisions, nor make any matter a mandatory subject of discussion at any time other than at the consultations described in this Section that would not be a mandatory subject of discussion in absence of the provisions of this Section. The Committee and/or the Association will respond in writing thirty (30) days after a consultation when an answer is either appropriate or required to resolve questions raised during the consultation. Any Agreement reached with the Committee will be reduced to writing, will be signed by the Committee and the Association, and will become an addendum to this Agreement.
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS. Employees seconded to agencies, boards, societies, commissions, or employers which do not employ any other employees in senior nursing or nursing consultative positions shall have access to nursing consultants in Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) for advice and consultation on professional nursing matters.
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS. Section 1. In recognition of the professional standing of teachers and the fact that teachers’ ideas and opinions, systematically and periodically collated and expressed, are of significant value in improving the quality of education in, as well as the efficient and economical operation of the Winthrop School System; and in recognition of the Association’s knowledge of the ideas and opinions of the teachers, the parties agree that a Professional Consultation procedure should be established to be operative during the term of this Agreement.
Section 2. This procedure is not intended to replace the grievance or arbitration procedures set forth herein or to make any matter a mandatory subject of discussion at any time other than at consultations that would not be a mandatory subject of discussion in the absence of the provisions of this Section.
Section 3. Consultation sessions will be scheduled with the Committee once every two (2) months upon written request of the Association. They will be the primary item on the agenda for that evening and up to two (2) hours will be reserved for that section of the agenda. The subject matters may include any item of concern or interest to the Association. Two (2) weeks prior to the date scheduled for the consultation, the Association will submit a written agenda of subjects about which it desires to consult at the meeting to the superintendent of schools. The consultation will be confined to the subjects on that agenda. In the event the need arises for additional meetings or additional time at scheduled meetings, these will be arranged by mutual agreement between the chair of the School Committee and the president of the Winthrop Teachers’ Association.
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS. Section 1: In recognition of the professional standing of teachers and the fact that teachers' ideas and opinions systematically and periodically collated and expressed are of significant value in improving the quality of education in, as well as the efficient and economical operation of, the Xxxxxx School System; and in recognition of the long-standing history of consultation and mutual solicitation of views and opinions between the Committee and its professional staff, the Committee agrees that not more frequently than once every three (3) months for a duration of no longer than two (2) hours, it or its designated representative will, upon request of the Association, meet at a reasonable time with the Association to consult about matters of concern or interest to the Association. The frequency and/or length of such meetings may be extended by mutual agreement.
Section 2: The Association agrees that prior to one (1) week before the date scheduled for said consultation, the Association will submit a written agenda of subjects about which it desires to consult at the meeting to the Superintendent of Schools and that the consultation will be confined to subjects on that agenda.
Section 3: It is further agreed that the provisions of this Article will in no way be construed as broadening the scope of other provisions of this Agreement or broadening the application of this Agreement as a whole; nor will these provisions make any matter subject of a grievance or arbitration that would not be a grievance or arbitration matter in the absence of these provisions; nor make any matter a mandatory subject of discussion at any time other than the consultations described in this Article that would not be a mandatory subject of discussion in the absence of the provisions of this Section.
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS. In recognition of the professional standing of teachers and the fact that teachers' ideas and opinions, systematically and periodically collated and expressed, are of significant value in improving the quality of education in, as well as the efficient and economical operation of, the Westport School System; and in recognition of the Federation's knowledge of the ideas and opinions of the teachers, the parties agree that a Professional Consultation procedure should be established to be operative during the term of this Agreement. This procedure is not intended to replace the grievance or arbitration procedures set forth herein or to make any matter a mandatory subject of discussion at any time other than at consultations that would not be a mandatory subject of discussion in the absence of the provisions of this Section. Consultation sessions will be scheduled with the Committee once every two months upon written request of the Federation. They will be the primary item on the agenda for that evening and up to two hours will be reserved for that section of the agenda. The subject matters may include any item of concern or interest to the Federation. Two weeks prior to the date scheduled for the consultation, the Federation will submit a written agenda of subjects about which it desires to consult at the meeting with the Superintendent of Schools. The consultation will be confined to the subjects on that agenda. In order to expedite the procedure, a preliminary meeting will be held between representatives of the Federation (normally not to exceed 3 in number) and the Superintendent and/or his/her designee to review the agenda items. If a satisfactory understanding is reached with respect to certain items, the content (or withdrawal) of these will be reported to the Committee by the Superintendent on the date set for the consultation meeting.
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS. In recognition of the professional standing of Unit E members and the fact that their ideas and opinions are of significant value in improving the efficiency and economical operation of the Xxxxxx School System, the Committee agrees that it or its designated representative will, upon request of the Association, meet at reasonable times with the Association to consult about any matters of concern or interest to the Association. The frequency and/or length of such meetings shall be determined by mutual agreement.
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS. In recognition of the professional standing of teachers and the fact that teachers’ ideas and opinions are of significant value in developing the educational program offered by, as well as the efficient and economical operation of, the Carlisle Public Schools, it is agreed that:
A. Not more frequently than once every two months (unless otherwise mutually agreed), the Committee and/or the Superintendent will upon request of the Association meet at a mutually agreeable place and time with the Association (and the Administration if requested by the Association or the Committee) to consult about matters of professional concern or interest to the members of the Association, the agenda to be submitted in writing by the Association at least one week prior to the consultation and the consultation to be limited to subjects on the agenda;
B. The Association will upon request of the Committee and/or the Superintendent consult with the Committee about matters of concern and interest to it, with consultations to follow the same procedures as provided in (A) above;
C. A grievance (as defined in this Agreement) shall not be a proper subject for such consultations;
D. Such consultations are for the purpose of facilitating a free exchange of professional ideas, concerns and interests and they shall not be used for the purpose of collective bargaining negotiations. The participation by the Committee and/or the Superintendent or the Association in such consultations shall not be construed or interpreted in any way to alter, modify, change or limit the authority, rights and powers of the Committee and/or the Superintendent or the Association.
E. A task force may be formed to explore conditions of learning and teaching in Carlisle.
F. During the school year, The CTA President shall be allowed two hours per week for him/herself or his/her designee to conduct Association business.
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS. Section 1. In recognition of the professional standing of teachers and the fact that teachers' ideas and opinions systematically and periodically collated and expressed are of significant value in improving the quality of education in, as well as the efficient and economical operation of, the Xxxxxxx Public Schools; and in recognition of the Association's knowledge of the ideas and opinions of teachers, the Committee agrees that it (or its designated representative) will upon request of the Association meet at a reasonable time and place with the Association to consult about any matters of concern or interest to the Association. The frequency and/or length of such meetings may be extended by mutual agreement.
Section 2. The Association agrees that prior to one week before the date scheduled for said consultation the Association will submit to the Superintendent of Schools a written agenda of the subject about which it desires to consult at the meeting.
Section 3. It is further agreed that the provision of this Article will in no way be construed as broadening the application of this Agreement as a whole; nor will these provisions make any matter subject of a grievance or arbitration matter in the absence of these provisions; nor make any matter a mandatory subject of discussion at any time other than at the consultations described in this Article that would not be a mandatory subject of discussion in the absence of provisions of this section.
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS. Your doctor may occasionally find it helpful to consult other professionals about a case. During a consultation, your doctor will make every effort to avoid revealing the identity of the patient. The consultant is also legally bound to keep the information confidential. If you don’t object, we will not tell you about these consultations unless we feel that it is important to our work together. • Dual relationships or conflicts of interest. We may discover, for example, that we both know another person, who might be a friend or acquaintance, or a former or current client. We may even have to stop meeting if that happens. • Contracts with third parties. For example, your insurance company or someone else paying for these services may have access to our records for audits and quality assurance. At minimum, an insurance company, billing service, referring employer or lawyer will know that we are meeting. • We maintain treatment and business records, including correspondence and billing data, in electronic (“digital”) format rather than paper whenever possible. We take reasonable precautions to ensure that all information is stored, transmitted and backed up securely. No unauthorized persons have access to our paper or digital records. However, we do not guarantee or indemnify against loss or disclosure of information caused by physical or identity theft, damage to equipment or storage systems, or other events beyond our control.
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS. In recognition of the professional standing of members of the Bargaining Unit, the Administration and the School Committee, and the fact that their ideas and opinions are of significant value in improving the quality of education in, as well as the efficient and economical operation of, the South Shore Vocational Technical High School, the parties agree to meet when necessary and upon request of either party at a reasonable time and place to consult about any matters of concern or interest to either party. The parties may be represented by either themselves or their designated representatives. Each party agrees that it will submit to the other, at least one week prior to the date of the scheduled meeting, a written agenda of the subjects about which it desires to consult at the meeting, and that the meeting will be confined to the subjects of the agenda. It is further agreed that the provisions of this section will in no way be construed as broadening the scope of other sections of this Agreement or broadening the application of this Agreement as a whole.
