Common use of Professional Organization Meetings Clause in Contracts

Professional Organization Meetings. Meetings and conventions which are held to carry on the business of an organized group are not included as Board supported activities. Delegates to such meetings must seek to have their expenses paid by the organization which sends them (OEA, NEA, OSPA, etc.). Such delegates or participants, if their absence from school on a school day has been authorized, will not lose any wages and the cost of any necessary substitute will be paid for by the Board (and the absence will not be counted as personal reasons).