Common use of Professional Council Clause in Contracts

Professional Council. 12.1 The Board and the Association recognize that they have a common responsibility beyond their collective bargaining relationship to further the collaborative work of the District. 12.2 In recognition of the Association's interest and professional expertise in educational matters Professional Council will be maintained. 12.3 The Professional Council shall be composed of the President, two, (2) members of the Association appointed by the President, the Superintendent or designee, and two (2) persons designated by the Superintendent. The composition of professional council may be altered by mutual agreement. 12.4 The Professional Council shall meet at the request of the Association President or the Superintendent to discuss and study subjects of concern. 12.5 The Professional Council may recommend the appointment of committees composed of teachers and administrators to study and report on agreed subjects. On completion of the study and a report to the Council on the subject assigned to it, each committee shall be considered dissolved, and once dissolved, no committee shall be reactivated except by mutual consent of the members of the Professional Council. 12.6 The clerical expenses of the Professional Council and its subcommittees shall be shared equally by the Association and the Board. 12.7 Association representatives on the Professional Council may, at Board and Association request, be released from school duties for meetings on the Professional Council without loss of salary or leave days. Members of subcommittees may also be excused at Board and Association request without loss of salary or leave days under the same conditions. Cost of replacement teachers shall be shared equally. 12.8 The Association and the Superintendent or designee shall prepare a mutually agreed upon agenda in advance of the meeting.

Professional Council. 12.1 The Board and the Association recognize that they have a common responsibility beyond their collective bargaining relationship to further the collaborative work of the District. 12.2 In recognition of the Association's interest and professional expertise in educational matters Professional Council will be maintained. 12.3 The Professional Council shall be composed of the President, two, (2) members of the Association appointed by the President, the Superintendent or designee, and two (2) persons designated by the Superintendent. The composition of professional council Professional Council may be altered by mutual agreement. 12.4 The Professional Council shall meet at the request of the Association President or the Superintendent to discuss and study subjects of concern. 12.5 The Professional Council may recommend the appointment of committees composed of teachers and administrators to study and report on agreed subjects. On completion of the study and a report to the Council on the subject assigned to it, each committee shall be considered dissolved, and once dissolved, no committee shall be reactivated except by mutual consent of the members of the Professional Council. 12.6 The clerical expenses of the Professional Council and its subcommittees shall be shared equally by the Association and the Board. 12.7 Association representatives on the Professional Council may, at Board and Association request, be released from school duties for meetings on the Professional Council without loss of salary or leave days. Members of subcommittees may also be excused at Board and Association request without loss of salary or leave days under the same conditions. Cost of replacement teachers shall be shared equally. 12.8 The Association and the Superintendent or designee shall prepare a mutually agreed upon agenda in advance of the meeting.

Professional Council. 12.1 The Board and the Association recognize that they have a common responsibility beyond their collective bargaining relationship to further the collaborative work of the District.of 12.2 In recognition of the Association's interest and professional expertise in educational matters Professional Council will be maintained. 12.3 The Professional Council shall be composed of the President, two, (2) members of the Association appointed by the President, the Superintendent or designee, and two (2) persons designated by the Superintendent. The composition of professional council Professional Council may be altered by mutual agreement. 12.4 The Professional Council shall meet at the request of the Association President or the Superintendent to discuss and study subjects of concern. 12.5 The Professional Council may recommend the appointment of committees composed of teachers and administrators to study and report on agreed subjects. On completion of the study and a report to the Council on the subject assigned to it, each committee shall be considered dissolved, and once dissolved, no committee shall be reactivated except by mutual consent of the members of the Professional Council. 12.6 The clerical expenses of the Professional Council and its subcommittees shall be shared equally by the Association and the Board. 12.7 Association representatives on the Professional Council may, at Board and Association request, be released from school duties for meetings on the Professional Council without loss of salary or leave days. Members of subcommittees may also be excused at Board and Association request without loss of salary or leave days under the same conditions. Cost of replacement teachers shall be shared equally. 12.8 The Association and the Superintendent or designee shall prepare a mutually agreed upon agenda in advance of the meeting.