Common use of Professional Presentations Clause in Contracts

Professional Presentations. Philosophy — Professional presentations, by teachers, at conferences are valuable to the entire school community and are encouraged. Permission from the building principal or supervising administrator must be granted prior to making a commitment to present. Arrangements for getting release time to make a presentation during the work day must be made well in advance of the presentation with the teacher’s building principal or immediate supervisor. Report by Staff Member - A final report, including itinerary/timeline and collected material and/or information, and relevance to teaching may be required. The staff member may be asked to provide a presentation or report to the Board of Education and/or Administrative/Building/Department/Peer team. With respect to paid presentations during the work day, the teacher has the option to take time off without pay or, if the fee being paid is less than the teacher’s normal daily rate of pay, he/she will return the fee to the district and receive his/her normal pay. With respect to said presentations, expenses (mileage, meals, accommodations, etc.) are the sole responsibility of the presenter. between the Indian Prairie Education Association and Indian Prairie Unit School District #204 Elementary Planning Time The 175 minutes of preparation time as referenced in 5.02.02A Elementary Buildings will remain as is without required collaboration time. Common plan time will continue to be created within the master schedule to aid teachers in accessing collaboration opportunities during their daily plan time. Collaboration between colleagues is a District and school expectation but the time when that occurs remains the choice of the individual teacher. Board of Education, Indian Prairie Education Association Indian Prairie Community Unit School District No. 204 Date: April 13, 2009 between the Indian Prairie Education Association And Indian Prairie Unit School District #204 Middle School Schedule The Board of Education of Indian Prairie Community Unit School District #204 and the Indian Prairie Education Association #204 agree to the following concepts for the Middle School Schedule as recently constructed:

Professional Presentations. Philosophy — Professional presentations, by teachers, at conferences are valuable to the entire school community and are encouraged. • Permission from the building principal or supervising administrator must be granted prior to making a commitment to present. • Arrangements for getting release time to make a presentation during the work day must be made well in advance of the presentation with the teacher’s building principal or immediate supervisor. • Report by Staff Member - A final report, including itinerary/timeline and collected material and/or information, and relevance to teaching may be required. The staff member may be asked to provide a presentation or report to the Board of Education and/or Administrative/Building/Department/Peer team. With respect to paid presentations during the work day, the teacher has the option to take time off without pay or, if the fee being paid is less than the teacher’s normal daily rate of pay, he/she will return the fee to the district and receive his/her normal pay. With respect to said presentations, expenses (mileage, meals, accommodations, etc.) are the sole responsibility of the presenter. between the Indian Prairie Education Association and Indian Prairie Unit School District #204 Elementary Planning Time The 175 minutes of preparation time as referenced in 5.02.02A Elementary Buildings will remain as is without required collaboration time. Common plan time will continue to be created within the master schedule to aid teachers in accessing collaboration opportunities during their daily plan time. Collaboration between colleagues is a District and school expectation but the time when that occurs remains the choice of the individual teacher. Board of Education, Indian Prairie Education Association Indian Prairie Community Unit School District No. 204 Date: April 13, 2009 between the Indian Prairie Education Association And Indian Prairie Unit School District #204 Middle School Schedule The Board of Education of Indian Prairie Community Unit School District #204 and the Indian Prairie Education Association #204 agree to the following concepts for the Middle School Schedule as recently constructed:

Professional Presentations. Philosophy — Professional presentations, by teachers, at conferences are valuable to the entire school community and are encouraged.  Permission from the building principal or supervising administrator must be granted prior to making a commitment to present.  Arrangements for getting release time to make a presentation during the work day must be made well in advance of the presentation with the teacher’s building principal or immediate supervisor.  Report by Staff Member - A final report, including itinerary/timeline and collected material and/or information, and relevance to teaching may be required. The staff member may be asked to provide a presentation or report to the Board of Education and/or Administrative/Building/Department/Peer team. With respect to paid presentations during the work day, the teacher has the option to take time off without pay or, if the fee being paid is less than the teacher’s normal daily rate of pay, he/she will return the fee to the district and receive his/her normal pay. With respect to said presentations, expenses (mileage, meals, accommodations, etc.) are the sole responsibility of the presenter. between the Indian Prairie Education Association and Indian Prairie Unit School District #204 Elementary Planning Time The 175 minutes of preparation time as referenced in 5.02.02A Elementary Buildings will remain as is without required collaboration time. Common plan time will continue to be created within the master schedule to aid teachers in accessing collaboration opportunities during their daily plan time. Collaboration between colleagues is a District and school expectation but the time when that occurs remains the choice of the individual teacher. Board of Education, Indian Prairie Education Association Indian Prairie Community Unit School District No. 204 Date: April 13, 2009 between the Indian Prairie Education Association And Indian Prairie Unit School District #204 Middle School Schedule The Board of Education of Indian Prairie Community Unit School District #204 and the Indian Prairie Education Association #204 agree to the following concepts for the Middle School Schedule as recently constructed:

Professional Presentations. Philosophy — Professional presentations, by teachers, at conferences are valuable to the entire school community and are encouraged. • Permission from the building principal or supervising administrator must be granted prior to making a commitment to present. • Arrangements for getting release time to make a presentation during the work day workday must be made well in advance of the presentation with the teacher’s building principal or immediate supervisor. • Report by Staff Member - A final report, including itinerary/timeline and collected material and/or information, and relevance to teaching may be required. The staff member may be asked to provide a presentation or report to the Board of Education and/or Administrative/Building/Department/Peer team. With respect to paid presentations during the work dayworkday, the teacher has the option to take time off without pay or, if the fee being paid is less than the teacher’s normal daily rate of pay, he/she will return the fee to the district and receive his/her normal pay. With respect to said presentations, expenses (mileage, meals, accommodations, etc.) are the sole responsibility of the presenter. between the Indian Prairie Education Association and Indian Prairie Unit School District #204 Elementary Planning Time The 175 minutes of preparation time as referenced in 5.02.02A Elementary Buildings will remain as is without required collaboration time. Common plan time will continue to be created within the master schedule to aid teachers in accessing collaboration opportunities during their daily plan time. Collaboration between colleagues is a District and school expectation but the time when that occurs remains the choice of the individual teacher. Board of Education, Indian Prairie Education Association Indian Prairie Community Unit School District No. 204 Date: April 13, 2009 between the Indian Prairie Education Association And Indian Prairie Unit School District #204 Middle School Schedule The Board of Education of Indian Prairie Community Unit School District #204 and the Indian Prairie Education Association #204 agree to the following concepts for the Middle School Schedule as recently constructed:

Professional Presentations. Philosophy — Professional presentations, by teachers, at conferences are valuable to the entire school community and are encouraged. Permission from the building principal or supervising administrator must be granted prior to making a commitment to present. Arrangements for getting release time to make a presentation during the work day must be made well in advance of the presentation with the teacher’s building principal or immediate supervisor. Report by Staff Member - A final report, including itinerary/timeline and collected material and/or information, and relevance to teaching may be required. The staff member may be asked to provide a presentation or report to the Board of Education and/or Administrative/Building/Department/Peer team. With respect to paid presentations during the work day, the teacher has the option to take time off without pay or, if the fee being paid is less than the teacher’s normal daily rate of pay, he/she will return the fee to the district and receive his/her normal pay. With respect to said presentations, expenses (mileage, meals, accommodations, etc.) are the sole responsibility of the presenter. Letter of Agreement between the Indian Prairie Education Association and Indian Prairie Unit School District #204 Elementary Planning Time The 175 minutes of preparation time as referenced in 5.02.02A Elementary Buildings will remain as is without required collaboration time. Common plan time will continue to be created within the master schedule to aid teachers in accessing collaboration opportunities during their daily plan time. Collaboration between colleagues is a District and school expectation but the time when that occurs remains the choice of the individual teacher. Board of Education, Indian Prairie Education Association Indian Prairie Community Unit School District No. 204 Date: April 13, 2009 between SIGNATURE PAGE This Agreement was ratified by the membership of the Indian Prairie Education Association And Indian Prairie Unit School District #204 Middle School Schedule The on March 20, 2009 and by the Board of Education, District 204 on April 13, 2009. INDEX A Academic Freedom · 62 Agreement Copies of · 62 Duration · 64 Artifacts · 31 Assignment Different Building · 21 Assignments Notification · 19 Qualifications · 19 Supported Education · 19 Association Bargaining Team Release · 54 Dues Deduction · 10 Executive Board Release · 54 Honorariums · 55 Information to · 13 Leave · 54 Meetings · 12 Representation · 9 Rights · 9 Use of Indian Prairie Community Unit Equipment · 12 Use of Mailboxes & Bulletin Boards · 12 B Bargaining Team · 7 Release · 54 Benefits While on Leave · 52 Board Rights · 8 C Calendar School District #204 · 22 Class Size · 25 Committee Evaluation · 36 Initiative Implementation · 24 Insurance · 42 Stipend · 69 Communications · 23 Interest-Based · 23 Compensation · 39 Salary Schedule · 39 Consulting Teacher · 36 D Disaster Days · 50 Discipline Students · 13 Dismissal · 36 dues · 10 Dues Association · 10 Fair Share · 10 E Elementary Planning Time · 78 Emergencies · 17 Employee Rights · 9 Employment Conditions · 14 Equipment Association Use of · 12 Evaluation Adverse · 36 Committee · 36 Frequency · 32 Notification · 30 Plan · 30 Procedure · 32 Teacher · 30 Experience Credit · 39 for Stipends · 71 Extra Duty · 40, See : Stipends F Fair Share · 11 Flexible Schedule · 22 Fringe Benefits · 39 G Gold Campus · 59 Grievance Procedure · 55 I Index Salary Schedule · 67 Initiative Implementation Committee · 24 Institute Day · 15 Insurance Carrier · 42 Committee · 42 Long-Term Disability · 42 Medical and the Indian Prairie Dental · 40 Premiums · 40 Reserve Fund · 43 Term Life · 42 Internal Substitution · 21 J Job Sharing · 59 Jury Duty · 50 L Leave Association · 54 Benefits · 52 Business Days · 49 Disaster Days · 50 Excused without Pay · 49 Family Business Day · 49 General · 50 Jury Duty · 50 Leave of Absence · 38 Parental · 51 Religious · 49 Restricted Days · 49 Sabbatical · 53 Sick · 48 Sick Bank · 45 Worker's Compensation · 48 Liaisons · 28 Lunch · 21 M Mediation · 61 Military Experience · 39 N National Board Certification Stipend · 71 Negotiations Prcedures · 61 New Building Staffing · 59 O Observations Evaluation · 31 Overload · 29 P Parent Complaints · 13 Conference · 13 Parental Leave · 51 Part-time Teachers · 18 Tenured · 18 Payroll Corrections · 43 Deductions · 45 Installments · 44 Pay Dates · 43 Procedures · 43 Personnel File Access · 10 Items Placed in · 9 Right to Review · 10 Planning Time Elementary · 78 Professional Development · 15 Professional Growth · 75 Promotions · 58 Purpose Good faith negotiation · 8 R Recall · 38 Recognition · 8 Association · 8 Rectification · 10 Remediation · 33 Representation Rights to · 55 Retirement · 63 Rights Association · 9 Employee · 9 S Sabbatical · 53 Salary Off-Schedule · 40 Salary Schedule · 66 Index · 67 Professional Growth Credit · 75 Schedule Flexible · 22 School Calendar · 22 Seniority · 37 Service Break in · 37 Sick Leave Bank · 45 Staff Meetings · 21 Staff Reduction · 37 Staffing New Building · 59 Stipend Categories · Stipends · 68 Extra Duty · 68 Strike · 63 Student Discipline · 13 Right to Exclude · 13 Supervision and Support · 17 Student Services · 21 Summer School · 68 Supported Education Association #204 agree to the following concepts for the Middle School Schedule as recently constructed:· 19 T TACT · 23 Teacher Obligations and Discipline · 12 Technology · 17 Time Before Student Day · 16 Transfers · 58 Travel Time · 21 V Vacancies · 58 Vocational Education · 39 W Work Non-Interruption · 63 Workday · 14 Worker’s Compensation · 49 Workload