PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS. A. No new teacher shall be employed by the Board for a regular teaching assignment who does not have a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university, a provisional, continuing, or permanent certificate, and highly qualified under ESEA. B. A teacher shall not be assigned, except temporarily and for good cause, and by mutual agreement outside his certified field of study and highly qualified subject or grade level. C. Assignments of teachers will be according to the following procedure. 1. All proposed changes between secondary departments, elementary grade levels, or buildings will be discussed with the teachers scheduled for reassignment. 2. A complete listing of tentative assignments for the new school year will be forwarded to the Association President for review by the Association and for distribution to affected members. A written explanation for each assignment change between secondary departments, elementary grade levels, or buildings must be provided at that time. This information will be presented to the Association no later than May 1st. 3. Any teacher who has an assignment change may file a written appeal with the Staffing Committee. For the appeal to be considered by the Committee it must be filed no later than five (5) school days after the Association received the tentative assignments. 4. The Staffing Committee will be comprised of four (4) administrators and four (4) association members. The Committee will meet within ten (10) days after the Association receives the tentative assignments. The Staffing Committee will review all appeals that are timely filed, and will review all assignments, and explore possible alternative solutions and/or suggestions. The Staffing Committee has the authority to make changes in assignments of non- appealing staff members. This may be done only if it will rectify an appealed assignment that is judged to have been incorrectly made. The non- appealing staff member(s) whose assignment(s) has been changed, retains the right to appeal within five (5) days of notification. 5. Within ten (10) days after its initial meeting, the Staffing Committee will file a written report to the Board of Education. 6. The Meridian Board of Education shall approve the final assignments for the school year upon receipt of recommendations from the Staffing Committee, which will include the written explanation of the administrator and the written appeal of the teacher. 7. Whenever a tenure teacher invokes contract language permitting the teacher to bump another tenure teacher based on seniority, certification, and highly qualified status the Building Principal affected has the right to file a written appeal with the Staffing Committee stating reasons why the teacher is not qualified or capable of handling the position into which he/she is bumping. The written appeal must be filed within five (5) days after the administration is notified of the bump. If an appeal is filed, the bumping teacher may file a written defense. The Staffing Committee will analyze both sides and make a recommendation to the Board of Education. 8. The Meridian Board of Education will have the final decision regarding all bumps and assignments. D. Appendix C, and sixth hour assignments shall not be obligatory, but shall be with the consent of the teacher. To relieve teachers of cafeteria, patrol, bus, and similar non-teaching duties, the Board agrees to engage a number of personnel. Teachers shall recognize their professional obligation to provide adequate student supervision. E. Teachers shall be responsible for furnishing certification to the central office by September 15 of the first school year of their employment. If the above requirement is not met, all penalties put on the school district shall be subtracted from the teacher's salary. Any changes in certification must be filed according to the provisions of Article IX, Seniority List.
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Samples: Master Agreement
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS. A. No new teacher shall be All teachers employed by the Board for a regular teaching assignment who does not must have a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university, university and a provisional, continuing, provisional or permanent teaching certificate, . Teachers shall provide the Administration with the necessary credentials as required by the State for proper accreditation and highly qualified under ESEAcertification.
B. A teacher The parties acknowledge the legal and professional obligation of the school district to comply with the mandated Federal and State laws and the regulations promulgated there under.
C. Teachers shall not be assigned, assigned outside of their scope of teaching certificates and their major and minor field of study except temporarily and for a good cause.
D. All special assignments shall be filled consistent with the vacancy filling provisions under this Master Agreement. Special Needs assignments shall include but not be limited to the following: Gifted and Talented and any innovative and experimental programs. These programs will be voluntary.
E. All new teachers in their first three years in the classroom shall be assigned a Mentor Teacher. The Mentor Teacher is to be a resource person for assistance, clarification, acclimation, support, and by mutual agreement outside his certified field assistance for the new teacher. Participation as a Mentor Teacher shall be voluntary. New teachers shall be assigned to one Mentor Teacher for one year subject to review at the end of study and highly qualified subject or grade levelthe semester. The appointment may be renewed in succeeding years. Neither teacher shall be required to participate in any matter related to the evaluation and/or grievance of each other. Mentor Teachers shall be compensated $100 per year.
C. Assignments X. Xxxxxxxxxx employment of teachers will be according to contingent on the following proceduretimely completions of the requirements as set forth in the teacher certification code of 1987 (current teachers are grandfathered in), in the satisfactory performance of their assignments, and in compliance with Article 15 of this agreement.
1. G. All proposed changes between secondary departments, elementary grade levels, or buildings will teachers shall be discussed with the teachers scheduled for reassignment.
2. A complete listing given written notices of tentative assignments their schedules for the new school forthcoming year will be forwarded to the Association President for review by the Association and for distribution to affected members. A written explanation for each assignment change between secondary departments, elementary grade levels, or buildings must be provided at that time. This information will be presented to the Association no later than May 1stthe preceding July 15. In the event that changes in such schedules are proposed, all teachers affected shall be notified promptly and consulted. In no event will changes in teacher schedules be made later than the 15th day of August preceding the commencement of the school year, unless an emergency situation requires the same and only on a temporary basis.
3. Any teacher who has an assignment change may file a written appeal H. The Board will make assignments in accordance with the Staffing Committee. For needs of the appeal to be considered by district and will take into consideration the Committee it must be filed no later than five (5) school days after the Association received the tentative assignmentsinterests and aspirations of its teachers.
4. I. The Staffing Committee will be comprised of four (4) administrators and four (4) association members. The Committee will meet within ten (10) days after the Association receives the tentative assignments. The Staffing Committee will review all appeals that are timely filed, and will review all assignments, and explore possible alternative solutions and/or suggestions. The Staffing Committee has the authority to make changes in assignments of non- appealing staff members. This may be done only if it will rectify an appealed assignment that is judged to have been incorrectly made. The non- appealing staff member(s) whose assignment(s) has been changed, retains the right to appeal within five (5) days of notification.
5. Within ten (10) days after its initial meeting, the Staffing Committee will file a written report to the Board of Education.
6. The Meridian Board of Education shall approve the final assignments for the school year upon receipt of recommendations from the Staffing Committee, which will include the written explanation of the administrator and the written appeal of the teacher.
7. Whenever a tenure teacher invokes contract language permitting the teacher to bump another tenure teacher based on seniority, certification, and highly qualified status the Building Principal affected has the right to file a written appeal with the Staffing Committee stating reasons why the teacher is not qualified or capable of handling the position into which he/she is bumping. The written appeal must be filed within five (5) days after the administration is notified of the bump. If an appeal is filed, the bumping teacher may file a written defense. The Staffing Committee will analyze both sides and make a recommendation to the Board of Education.
8. The Meridian Board of Education will have the final decision regarding all bumps and assignments.
D. Appendix C, and sixth hour assignments shall not be obligatory, but shall be with the consent of the teacher. To relieve teachers of cafeteria, patrol, bus, and similar place a non-teaching duties, the Board agrees to engage a number of personnel. Teachers shall recognize their professional obligation to provide adequate student supervision.
E. Teachers shall be responsible for furnishing certification to the central office by September 15 of experienced teacher on the first school year of their employment. If the above requirement is not metstep, all penalties put on the school district shall be subtracted from the teacher's salary. Any changes in certification must be filed according to the provisions of Article IX, Seniority ListStep 1.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS. A. No new teacher shall be employed by The Association may obtain from the School Board for a regular teaching assignment who does not have a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or universitythe grade level, a provisionalsubject area, continuing, or permanent the type of certificate, years of experience, and highly qualified under ESEAsalary of each teacher employed in the district.
B. A Every effort will be made to give all teachers notice of their schedules and assignments, including room assignment for the next school year by the start of Phase I hiring of the current school year but no later than July 1 and no later than the last teacher work day prior to the December break for the second semester of that school year. Every effort will be made to assign all teachers to a personal classroom. In addition, all efforts will be made to rotate classroom assignments of floating teachers to minimize disruption to the scheduled classroom assignment of the personal classroom teacher. Changes in teachers' assignments, or schedules, or room assignments will be made only when unforeseen situations occur and shall not be assigned, except temporarily and arbitrary or punitive. Administrators will provide a rationale based upon the educational needs of students for good cause, and by mutual agreement outside his certified field changes to class assignment/subject area/grade level at the time that the teacher is notified of study and highly qualified subject or grade levelthe change.
C. Assignments of teachers will All instructional employment in summer school shall be filled according to the following procedure.criteria:
1. All proposed changes between secondary departments, elementary grade levels, teachers who apply shall apply for summer school classroom positions which are open at centers affecting their school. Requests to teach summer school shall be presented to the district Human Resources Division.
a. Only teachers under contract in the county for the year preceding or buildings for the next year will be discussed with the teachers scheduled considered for reassignmentsummer school employment.
2. A complete listing of tentative assignments for b. No teacher receiving an unsatisfactory evaluation during the new regular school year will be forwarded to the Association President eligible for review by the Association and for distribution to affected members. A written explanation for each assignment change between secondary departments, elementary grade levels, or buildings must be provided at that time. This information will be presented to the Association no later than May 1stsummer school employment.
3. Any teacher who has an assignment change may file a written appeal with Assignments to such positions in each summer school center shall be made according to the Staffing Committee. For the appeal to be considered following ranked criteria:
a. Proper certification and qualifications are held by the Committee it must be filed no later than five employee.
b. Employee has taught one (51) year in the subject applied for within the past three (3) years or is assigned to teach the subject for the next school days after year.
c. Uninterrupted seniority in the Association received the tentative assignmentsdistrict.
4. The Staffing Committee will be comprised of four (4) administrators and four (4) association members. The Committee will meet within ten (10) days after During the Association receives the tentative assignments. The Staffing Committee will review all appeals that are timely filed, and will review all assignments, and explore possible alternative solutions and/or suggestions. The Staffing Committee has the authority to make changes in assignments of non- appealing staff members. This may be done only if it will rectify an appealed assignment that is judged to have been incorrectly made. The non- appealing staff member(s) whose assignment(s) has been changed, retains the right to appeal within five (5) first three days of notificationsummer school, the following ranked criteria shall be used should there be a need to reduce the number of teachers in a specific subject area within the school, or, for exceptional education teachers on a district-wide basis:
a. Teachers who do not hold proper certification or qualifications.
b. Teachers who have not taught one (1) year in the subject within the past three (3) years or is not assigned to teach the subject for the next school year.
c. Teachers with least uninterrupted district seniority.
5. Within ten (10) days after its initial meeting, the Staffing Committee will file a written report to the Board of Education.
6. The Meridian Board of Education shall approve the final assignments for the Summer school year upon receipt of recommendations from the Staffing Committee, which will include the written explanation of the administrator and the written appeal of the teacher.
7. Whenever a tenure teacher invokes contract language permitting the teacher to bump another tenure teacher based on seniority, certification, and highly qualified status the Building Principal affected has the right to file a written appeal with the Staffing Committee stating reasons why the teacher is not qualified or capable of handling the position into which he/she is bumping. The written appeal must be filed within five (5) days after the administration is notified of the bump. If an appeal is filed, the bumping teacher may file a written defense. The Staffing Committee will analyze both sides and make a recommendation to the Board of Education.
8. The Meridian Board of Education will have the final decision regarding all bumps and assignments.
D. Appendix C, and sixth hour assignments teachers shall not be obligatory, but shall be with the consent of the teacher. To relieve teachers of cafeteria, patrol, bus, and similar non-teaching duties, the Board agrees required to engage a number of personnel. Teachers shall recognize their professional obligation to provide adequate student supervisionteach less than two (2) hours per day.
E. Teachers shall be responsible for furnishing certification to the central office by September 15 of the first school year of their employment. If the above requirement is not met, all penalties put on the school district shall be subtracted from the teacher's salary. Any changes in certification must be filed according to the provisions of Article IX, Seniority List.
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Samples: Master Contract
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS. A. No new teacher shall be employed by The Board establishes as minimum requirements for initial employment of teachers/ancillary staff the Board for a regular teaching assignment who does not have possession of a Bachelor's ’s Degree and Michigan Elementary or Secondary Provisional Certificate or the equivalent. If it is necessary to deviate from an accredited college or universitythis policy, a provisional, continuing, or permanent certificate, and highly qualified under ESEAthe deviation will be in accord with the Michigan Department of Education regulations.
B. A teacher shall Teachers/Ancillary staff other than newly appointed and substitute teachers will be notified of their tentative programs for the coming school year, including the schools to which they will be assigned, the grades and/or subjects that they will have, prior to the close of the school year.
C. In order to assure that pupils are taught by teachers/ancillary staff working within their area of competence, teachers/ancillary staff will not be assigned, except temporarily and and/or for good cause, and by mutual agreement outside his certified field the scope of study and their teaching certificates and/or their major or minor fields of study.
D. Anyone who chooses to take the MTTC test in order to be considered highly qualified subject or grade levelshall be reimbursed for half of the cost after showing documentation that she/he successfully passed the test.
C. Assignments of teachers will be according to the following procedure.E. Extra Hourly Assignments
1. All proposed changes between secondary departments, elementary grade levels, or buildings Teaching positions in an extra hourly assignment will be discussed with filled first by qualified teachers/ancillary staff regularly employed in the teachers scheduled for reassignmentXxxxx Park School System.
2. A complete listing Teacher/Ancillary staff employment in an extra hourly assignment shall be based on the following factors and ranking of tentative assignments for said factors:
a. Highly qualified status and effectiveness rating
b. Seniority within the new assignment.
c. If two (2) or more ancillary staff are equal in regard to ‘a’ & ‘b’ above, then seniority within the elementary, junior high and high school year levels will be forwarded to the Association President for review by the Association and for distribution to affected members. A written explanation for each assignment change between secondary departments, elementary grade levels, or buildings must be provided at that time. This information will be presented to the Association no later than May 1stprevail.
3. Any teacher who has Application by regularly employed teachers/ancillary staff for an extra hourly assignment change may file a written appeal will be filed with the Staffing Committee. For the appeal to Superintendent or his/her designee, and such application will be considered renewed by the Committee it must be filed no later than five (5) school days after the Association received the tentative assignmentsteacher/ancillary staff for each subsequent session.
4. The Staffing Committee will be comprised of four (4) administrators and four (4) association members. The Committee will meet within ten (10) days after the Association receives the tentative assignments. The Staffing Committee will review all appeals that are timely filed, and will review all assignments, and explore possible alternative solutions and/or suggestions. The Staffing Committee has the authority to make changes in assignments of non- appealing staff members. This may be done only if it will rectify an appealed assignment that is judged to have been incorrectly made. The non- appealing staff member(s) whose assignment(s) has been changed, retains the right to appeal within five (5) days of notification.Extra hourly rate: $27
5. Within ten (10) days a. Extra hourly assignments shall include summer school, funded after its initial meetingschool homework programs, training and assignments or programs approved by the Staffing Committee will file a written report to the Board of Education.
6Superintendent or designee. The Meridian Board of Education shall approve the final assignments for the school year upon receipt of recommendations from the Staffing Committee, which will include the written explanation of the administrator and the written appeal of the teacher.
7. Whenever a tenure teacher invokes contract language permitting the teacher to bump another tenure teacher based on seniority, certification, and highly qualified status the Building Principal affected has the right to file a written appeal with the Staffing Committee stating reasons why the teacher is not qualified or capable of handling the position into which he/she is bumping. The written appeal must be filed within five (5) days after the administration is notified of the bump. If an appeal is filed, the bumping teacher may file a written defense. The Staffing Committee will analyze both sides and make a recommendation to the Board of Education.
8. The Meridian Board of Education will have the final decision regarding all bumps and assignments.
D. Appendix C, and sixth hour assignments shall not be obligatory, but shall be with the consent of the teacher. To relieve teachers of cafeteria, patrol, bus, and similar non-teaching duties, the Board agrees to engage a number of personnel. Teachers shall recognize their professional obligation to provide adequate student supervision.
E. Teachers shall be responsible for furnishing certification to the central office by September 15 of the first school year of their employment. If the above requirement is not met, all penalties put pay schedule also includes subbing on the school district shall be subtracted from the teacher's salary. Any changes in certification must be filed according to the provisions of Article IX, Seniority Listpreparation period.
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Samples: Master Agreement
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS. A. No The Board and Association agree that fully qualified teachers are a vital aspect of an effective educational program. They agree to work cooperatively toward keeping and securing fully certificated well-trained professionals in every position. As evidence of this objective the Board and Association agree that new teacher shall be teachers employed by the Board for a regular teaching assignment who does not have assignments must hold a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or universityvalid Illinois teaching certificate for their assigned position. In addition, a provisional, continuing, or permanent certificate, and teachers must be “highly qualified under ESEAqualified” in compliance with the No Child Left Behind legislation.
B. A Teachers shall be given notice (written or verbal) of building, grade-level, and/or subject assignments for the forthcoming year as soon as practical and in accordance with established administrative policies and procedures. In the event changes in such assignments are necessary, the teacher affected shall be notified promptly.
C. Extra duties involving extra compensation and summer school teaching shall not be assigned, except temporarily and for good causeobligatory, and assignments shall be made upon the recommendation of the administration after consultation with the teachers involved. In all cases, the basis for such assignments shall be the judgment of the Board or its designees, with primary consideration given to the welfare of students. Compensation for such assignments shall be in accordance with the adopted policies of the school district. Positions in the summer school program shall, to the extent determined feasible by mutual the administration, be filled by regularly appointed teachers in the school district.
D. Nothing in this agreement outside his certified field shall preclude the right of study the Board or administrative staff to hire and highly assign personnel in their judgment best qualified subject to provide quality programs for the students being served.
A. The teacher's scheduled day shall be in accordance with the policies of the Board of Education. It is agreed that, unless modified by the Board, such schedules are in substance as set forth below: Elementary Middle School Teacher Reports 8:30 a.m. 7:45 a.m. Teacher Lunch Period Starts Teacher Lunch Period Ends Equal to that of students (no less than 55 minutes*) scheduled between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Equal to that of students (no less than 30 minutes) scheduled between 10:45 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Teacher Day Ends 4:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Student School Day Starts 9:05 a.m. 7:45 a.m. Student School Day Ends 3:35 p.m. 2:45 p.m. *Classroom instruction/supervision should begin 60 minutes following the start of the lunch hour for students. Each year the Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning will review district guidelines and procedures for traveling district program specialists. This annual review should ensure that proposed schedules are based on students’ needs and that the guidelines/procedures include the following: • An opportunity for input from specials/support service teachers prior to the determination of the district schedule. • An opportunity for revision of district schedules if students’ needs change. • A plan for the dissemination of information about annual release day allocation and procedures for district program specialists’ collaboration. This information should be shared with affected teachers at the first district group meeting in the fall of each school year. For teachers assigned to more than one building, the intent is for no one to be required to work beyond the normal 7.5 hour per day work schedule, inclusive of planning time, travel time, and lunch. The building administrators involved and the teacher shall cooperatively schedule the workday and week to ensure a proper work schedule.
B. Teachers will be available for a sufficient period beyond the teacher school day, as determined by the Board or grade levelits designees, to attend to those matters which properly require attention at that time, including but not limited to faculty meetings and consultations with parents when scheduled directly with the teacher. On days preceding holidays and vacations teachers may leave the building as soon as children have been dismissed and all necessary and/or routine tasks have been completed.
C. Assignments Every teacher shall be allowed a duty-free lunch period as required in Section 5/24- 9 of teachers will be according to the following procedure.
1. All proposed changes between secondary departments, elementary grade levels, or buildings will be discussed with School Code and the teachers scheduled for reassignment.
2. A complete listing legal interpretations of tentative assignments for the new school year will be forwarded to the Association President for review by the Association and for distribution to affected members. A written explanation for each assignment change between secondary departments, elementary grade levels, or buildings must be provided at that time. This information will be presented to the Association no later than May 1st.
3. Any teacher who has an assignment change may file a written appeal with the Staffing Committee. For the appeal to be considered by the Committee it must be filed no later than five (5) school days after the Association received the tentative assignments.
4. The Staffing Committee will be comprised of four (4) administrators and four (4) association members. The Committee will meet within ten (10) days after the Association receives the tentative assignments. The Staffing Committee will review all appeals that are timely filed, and will review all assignments, and explore possible alternative solutions and/or suggestions. The Staffing Committee has the authority to make changes in assignments of non- appealing staff members. This may be done only if it will rectify an appealed assignment that is judged to have been incorrectly made. The non- appealing staff member(s) whose assignment(s) has been changed, retains the right to appeal within five (5) days of notification.
5. Within ten (10) days after its initial meeting, the Staffing Committee will file a written report to the Illinois State Board of Education.
6. The Meridian Board D. Under ordinary circumstances the absence of Education shall approve the final assignments a teacher for the school year upon receipt of recommendations from the Staffing Committee, which will include the written explanation of the administrator and the written appeal of the teacher.
7. Whenever illness or urgent personal business as provided herein requires a tenure teacher invokes contract language permitting the teacher to bump another tenure teacher based on seniority, certification, and highly qualified status the Building Principal affected has the right to file a written appeal with the Staffing Committee stating reasons why the teacher is not qualified or capable of handling the position into which he/she is bumping. The written appeal must be filed within five (5) days after the administration is notified of the bump. If an appeal is filed, the bumping teacher may file a written defense. The Staffing Committee will analyze both sides and make a recommendation to the Board of Education.
8. The Meridian Board of Education will have the final decision regarding all bumps and assignments.
D. Appendix C, and sixth hour assignments shall not be obligatory, but shall be with the consent of the substitute teacher. To relieve teachers of cafeteria, patrol, bus, and similar non-teaching dutiesHowever, the Board and the Association recognize that it is difficult to fill some of the positions covered by this Agreement on a short-term basis. Therefore, the parties agree that in some instances where the regular employee’s absence is short-term, no substitute may be utilized. The Board agrees that it will use good faith efforts to engage arrange for a number of personnel. Teachers shall recognize their professional obligation to provide adequate student supervisionsubstitute.
E. Teachers Nothing herein, however, shall be responsible for furnishing certification prohibit special arrangements by mutual agreement or other actions by the Board or its designees necessary to the central office by September 15 of the first school year of their employment. If the above requirement is not met, all penalties put on the school district shall be subtracted from the teacher's salary. Any changes in certification must be filed according to the provisions of Article IX, Seniority Listdeal with certain unusual or emergency situations.
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Samples: Professional Agreement
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS. A. No new Only those teachers who meet or exceed the minimum requirements for being assigned as teacher shall in the State of Michigan (as outlined by the State of Michigan and its teacher certification agencies and/or departments) may be employed by the Board for a regular teaching assignment who does not have a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university, a provisional, continuingassignment, or permanent certificateas may be required in a specific position or positions, must meet or exceed the minimum requirements as outlined in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, as amended, and be "highly qualified under ESEAqualified" for his/her teaching assignment (as defined by the ESEA and the Michigan Department of Education).
B. A teacher shall Any assignments, with the exception of class sponsors grades 9-12, in addition to the normal teaching schedule during the regular school year, including driver education, extra duties, adult education and summer school courses, will not be assignedobligatory. Consideration in making such assignments will be given to teachers regularly employed in the school district whenever practical and possible, except temporarily however the qualifications of each applicant (teacher and non-teachers) being considered will be the determinant factor in making the assignment The federation will provide two (2) sponsors per class for good causegrades 9-12 when practical and possible. These two sponsors shall be teachers in grades 9-12. If fewer than two (2) are assigned then the percent of reimbursement will be divided among the assigned sponsors.
C. Teachers shall be notified of their assignments for the following school year by the preceding first day of July. In the event changes of assignment are proposed during the summer, teachers involved shall be notified and by mutual agreement outside his certified field of study and highly qualified subject consulted as soon as possible.
D. Teacher Mentor Program Every new teacher will have a mentor, preferably from their department or grade level.
C. Assignments , during their first year of teachers employment; the mentor will be according to the following procedure.
1. All proposed changes between secondary departments, elementary grade levels, or buildings will be discussed with the teachers scheduled for reassignment.
2. A complete listing of tentative assignments for the new school year will be forwarded to the Association President for review selected by the Association building principal with input from the Federation Mentor teacher will meet new teacher on the Monday ―flex‖ day in August for orientation (see details below) and for distribution to affected memberson a minimally monthly basis throughout the year. A written explanation for Upon completion of each assignment change between secondary departmentsmonthly meeting, elementary grade levels, the mentor and new teacher will fill out an information sheet providing a description of topics covered and progress or buildings must be provided at that timeconcerns. This information will be presented to turned into the Association no later than May 1st.
3principal. Any The new teacher who has an assignment change may file will receive a written appeal packet of containing reference information and procedures (see details below) The mentor teacher and mentee will meet with the Staffing Committee. For principal as needed on an on-going basis throughout the appeal year Items Obtained in New Teacher Handbook: Grading Set Up in grades and classes where applicable How to be considered by the Committee it must be filed no later than five email/Input Grades from Home in grades and classes where this is applicable School Calendar List of Employees (5Support Staff), Duties, Responsibilities, Phone Numbers List of Union Officers and Reps Half-Day Orientation Topics for Mentoring Lunch, Bathroom & Cafeteria Office & Secretary Staff (Copies, Forms, Supplies, Field Trip, Referrals, etc.) school days after the Association received the tentative assignments.
4. The Staffing Committee will be comprised of four (4) administrators Sub Plans & Emergency Sub Plans Budget & Ordering Developing Class Syllabi, Grading Rationales, Polices, Rules and four (4) association members. The Committee will meet within ten (10) days after the Association receives the tentative assignments. The Staffing Committee will review all appeals that are timely filed, and will review all assignments, and explore possible alternative solutions and/or suggestions. The Staffing Committee has the authority to make changes Procedures Developing Progressive Disciplinary Process Preparation for Parent/Teacher Conferences Technology Training & Phone System Lesson Planning & Emergency Lesson Plans Hall Pass System Emergency Procedures Setting Up & Inputting Grades in assignments of non- appealing staff members. This may be done only if it will rectify an appealed assignment that is judged to have been incorrectly made. The non- appealing staff member(s) whose assignment(s) has been changed, retains the right to appeal within five (5) days of notification.
5. Within ten (10) days after its initial meeting, the Staffing Committee will file a written report to the Board of Education.
6. The Meridian Board of Education shall approve the final assignments for the school year upon receipt of recommendations from the Staffing Committee, which will include the written explanation of the administrator and the written appeal of the teacher.
7. Whenever a tenure teacher invokes contract language permitting the teacher to bump another tenure teacher based on seniority, certification, and highly qualified status the Building Principal affected has the right to file a written appeal with the Staffing Committee stating reasons why the teacher is not qualified or capable of handling the position into which he/she is bumping. The written appeal must be filed within five (5) days after the administration is notified of the bump. If an appeal is filed, the bumping teacher may file a written defense. The Staffing Committee will analyze both sides and make a recommendation to the Board of Education.
8. The Meridian Board of Education will have the final decision regarding all bumps and assignments.
D. Appendix C, and sixth hour assignments shall not be obligatory, but shall be with the consent of the teacher. To relieve teachers of cafeteria, patrol, bus, and similar non-teaching duties, the Board agrees to engage a number of personnel. Teachers shall recognize their professional obligation to provide adequate student supervision.
E. Teachers shall be responsible for furnishing certification to the central office by September 15 of the first school year of their employment. If the above requirement is not met, all penalties put on the school district shall be subtracted from the teacher's salary. Any changes in certification must be filed according to the provisions of Article IX, Seniority List.Grade Book
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Samples: Professional Agreement
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS. A. No new teacher shall be employed by The responsibility for being certificated to teach in the Board for a regular teaching assignment who does not have a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or universityXxxxxxx-Xxxxxxx School District Schools, a provisionalState of Michigan, continuing, or permanent certificate, and highly qualified under ESEArests solely with the individual teacher.
B. A certified teacher covered by this agreement will be hired to fill a vacancy if the vacancy will exist for at least an eighteen (18) week period. However, a substitute teacher may be hired to fill a vacancy for the remainder of the school year if there is less than eighteen (18) weeks remaining until the end of the school year. Further, a substitute teacher may be hired to replace a teacher who is on leave of absence, providing the leave does not last for more than one year. As soon as it is known that the leave will extend beyond one year, representatives of the Association and Board shall not meet to determine how the position will be assigned, except temporarily and filled for good cause, and by mutual agreement outside his certified field the remainder of study and highly qualified subject or grade levelthe leave.
C. Assignments of All teachers will be according to the following procedure.
1. All proposed changes between secondary departments, elementary grade levels, or buildings will be discussed with the teachers scheduled for reassignment.
2. A complete listing given written notice of tentative assignments their schedule for the new school forthcoming year will be forwarded to the Association President for review by the Association and for distribution to affected members. A written explanation for each assignment change between secondary departments, elementary grade levels, or buildings must be provided at that time. This information will be presented to the Association no later than May 1st.
3the last day of school in June. Any teacher who has an assignment change may file In the event that changes in such schedules are proposed, all teachers affected shall be notified promptly and consulted. In the event that teachers must involuntarily move to different classrooms in a written appeal with different building due to schedule changes, teachers will be compensated for packing and moving their classroom materials for eight (8) hours at the Staffing Committeecontracted hourly rate. For In the appeal to be considered by the Committee it must be filed no event changes in teachers' schedules are made later than five ten (510) days preceding the beginning of the school days after year, the Association received the tentative assignments.
4. The Staffing Committee will be comprised of four (4) administrators notified and four (4) association membersthe specific reasons for the changes stated. The Committee will meet If a change in a teacher's assignment is necessitated within ten (10) days after prior to the Association receives first day of school, the tentative assignments. The Staffing Committee Superintendent will review all appeals that are timely filed, and will review all assignments, and explore possible alternative solutions and/or suggestions. The Staffing Committee has provide the authority teacher with up to make changes in assignments of non- appealing staff members. This may be done only if it will rectify an appealed assignment that is judged to have been incorrectly made. The non- appealing staff member(s) whose assignment(s) has been changed, retains the right to appeal within five (5) days of notification.
5. Within ten (10) days after its initial meeting, hours of paid prep time to prepare for the Staffing Committee new class(es). This time will file a written report be paid at the contracted hourly rate.
D. Prior to the Board end of Education.
6. The Meridian Board of Education shall approve the final assignments for the school year upon receipt of recommendations from teachers may request assignment preferences in writing for the Staffing Committee, which will include the written explanation of the administrator and the written appeal of the teacherensuing school year. These preferences shall be considered when making assignments.
7. Whenever a tenure teacher invokes contract language permitting the teacher to bump another tenure teacher based on seniorityE. When making assignments, certificationmajor/minor/endorsements, seniority and highly qualified status the Building Principal affected has the right to file may be a written appeal with the Staffing Committee stating reasons why the teacher is not qualified or capable of handling the position into which he/she is bumping. The written appeal must be filed within five (5) days after the administration is notified of the bump. If an appeal is filed, the bumping teacher may file a written defense. The Staffing Committee will analyze both sides and make a recommendation to the Board of Educationconsideration.
8. The Meridian Board of Education will have the final decision regarding all bumps and assignments.
D. Appendix C, and sixth hour assignments shall not be obligatory, but shall be with the consent of the teacher. To relieve teachers of cafeteria, patrol, bus, and similar non-teaching duties, the Board agrees to engage a number of personnel. Teachers shall recognize their professional obligation to provide adequate student supervision.
E. Teachers shall be responsible for furnishing certification to the central office by September 15 of the first school year of their employment. If the above requirement is not met, all penalties put on the school district shall be subtracted from the teacher's salary. Any changes in certification must be filed according to the provisions of Article IX, Seniority List.
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Samples: Master Agreement
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS. A. No new 9.1 All teachers shall be notified in writing of their teacher assignments by August 1.
9.2 In the event changes in teaching assignments are proposed, the teacher affected shall be notified promptly and consulted.
9.3 Any assignments in addition to the normal teaching schedule during the regular school term, including but not limited to extra duties enumerated in Article XVII, and summer school courses may be assigned by the Board or Superintendent. Teachers will not be required to take or to sell tickets at any school activity or event.
9.4 Positions in the summer school program shall, to the extent feasible, be filled by regularly appointed teachers in the school district. In filling such positions, consideration shall be given to a teacher's competence, major and minor field of study, length of service in the school district, and frequency of prior applications for assignments to summer positions.
9.5 Teachers will be employed by the Board for of Education and assigned by the Superintendent with the concurrence of the Board. Unless teachers are officially notified in writing at least 45 days prior to the close of school of their final probationary year, they will enter on continued contractual service or "tenure" as provided in the School Code. Any tenured teacher who is laid off as a regular teaching assignment who does not result of a reduction-in-force will have a Bachelor's Degree reinstatement period of two (2) years from an accredited college or university, a provisional, continuing, or permanent certificate, and highly qualified under ESEAthe lay-off date.
B. A teacher shall not 9.6 Copies of college transcripts from which the current year’s salary is predicated must be assigned, except temporarily and for good cause, and by mutual agreement outside his certified field of study and highly qualified subject or grade level.
C. Assignments of teachers will be according to the following procedure.
1. All proposed changes between secondary departments, elementary grade levels, or buildings will be discussed filed with the teachers scheduled for reassignment.
2. A complete listing of tentative assignments for the new school year will be forwarded to the Association President for review by the Association and for distribution to affected members. A written explanation for each assignment change between secondary departments, elementary grade levels, or buildings must be provided at that time. This information will be presented to the Association Superintendent no later than May 1stSeptember first of the current school year.
39.7 The teaching staff shall consist of regular and part-time teachers.
9.8 Teachers will be responsible to the Superintendent first through the Department Head and then through the Principal.
9.9 The Board will pay the dues for two professional organizations and/or journals, exclusive of BEA, IEA, NEA, or reimburse faculty members for paid tuition and fees for appropriate and relevant post-graduate university work to a maximum of $700.00 per salaried year (Sept 15th - Sept 14th). Any teacher who has an assignment change may file a written appeal The request for approval of and/or the notice of intent to take post-graduate work must be submitted in writing to the Superintendent within two (2) weeks before registration. Approved courses must pertain to projected or current curriculum. Reimbursement for paid tuition and fees will be made to faculty members upon presentation of receipt for tuition and evidence to indicate the completion of the course with the Staffing Committee. For the appeal to be considered by the Committee it must be filed no later than five (5) school days after the Association received the tentative assignmentsgrade of B or higher.
4. The Staffing Committee will 9.10 Resignation of teaching personnel shall be comprised of four submitted at least fourteen (4) administrators and four (4) association members. The Committee will meet within ten (1014) days after prior to the Association receives the tentative assignments. The Staffing Committee will review all appeals that are timely filed, and will review all assignments, and explore possible alternative solutions and/or suggestions. The Staffing Committee has the authority to make changes in assignments of non- appealing staff members. This may be done only if it will rectify an appealed assignment that is judged to have been incorrectly made. The non- appealing staff member(s) whose assignment(s) has been changed, retains the right to appeal within five (5) days of notificationeffective date.
5. Within ten (10) days after its initial 9.11 At a regular board meeting, the Staffing Committee Superintendent in conjunction with the administrative staff will file a written present recommendations for continued employment of the teaching staff. This report to the Board shall be supported by details of Educationobservations and judgments compiled by said individuals.
6. The Meridian Board 9.12 Teachers shall at the close of Education shall approve the final assignments for the school year upon receipt account to the Department Head, who will in turn account to the Principal, for all equipment, apparatus, books, keys, supplies, etc., in use in their respective rooms.
9.13 The BEA will assume the responsibility of recommendations furnishing from its members a list of teachers to serve as class sponsors. The Administration shall concur with the Staffing Committee, which will include the written explanation president of the administrator B.E.A. before class sponsors are selected.
9.14 In-service programs shall be planned by an in-service committee comprised of two (2) Association-selected teachers, two (2) Administrators, and one (1) Board selected-member.
9.15 The planning and administration of in-service programs shall be based on the expressed needs of the teachers and the written appeal recommendations of the teacherin-service committee.
7. Whenever 9.16 Upon the recommendations of the in-service committee, the administration shall take steps to secure resource personnel to institute in-service programs.
9.17 Financing of in-service programs shall be provided by the Board.
9.18 Xxxxxx High School shall not conduct a tenure teacher invokes reduction in force to subcontract bargaining unit work to Rend Lake Community College, nor shall Xxxxxx High School contract language permitting out classes that were taught at Xxxxxx High School within the teacher past three years before the subcontract unless there is substantial economic necessity to bump another tenure teacher based on seniority, certification, do so and highly qualified status if this is the Building Principal affected has case the right Association shall have the opportunity to file a written appeal negotiate the matter with the Staffing Committee stating reasons why the teacher is not qualified or capable of handling the position into which he/she is bumping. The written appeal must be filed within five (5) days after the administration is notified of the bump. If an appeal is filed, the bumping teacher may file a written defense. The Staffing Committee will analyze both sides and make a recommendation to the Board of Educationemployer before any such classes are taught at Rend Lake.
8. The Meridian Board of Education will have the final decision regarding all bumps and assignments.
D. Appendix C, and sixth hour assignments shall not be obligatory, but shall be with the consent of the teacher. To relieve teachers of cafeteria, patrol, bus, and similar non-teaching duties, the Board agrees to engage a number of personnel. Teachers shall recognize their professional obligation to provide adequate student supervision.
E. Teachers shall be responsible for furnishing certification to the central office by September 15 of the first school year of their employment. If the above requirement is not met, all penalties put on the school district shall be subtracted from the teacher's salary. Any changes in certification must be filed according to the provisions of Article IX, Seniority List.
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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS. A. No new teacher shall be employed by The Board establishes as minimum requirements for initial employment of teachers/ancillary staff the Board for a regular teaching assignment who does not have possession of a Bachelor's ’s Degree and Michigan Elementary or Secondary Provisional Certificate or the equivalent. If it is necessary to deviate from an accredited college or universitythis policy, a provisional, continuing, or permanent certificate, and highly qualified under ESEAthe deviation will be in accord with the Michigan Department of Education regulations.
B. A teacher shall Teachers/Ancillary staff other than newly appointed and substitute teachers will be notified of their tentative programs for the coming school year, including the schools to which they will be assigned, the grades and/or subjects that they will have, prior to the close of the school year.
C. In order to assure that pupils are taught by teachers/ancillary staff working within their area of competence, teachers/ancillary staff will not be assigned, except temporarily and and/or for good cause, and by mutual agreement outside his certified field the scope of study and their teaching certificates and/or their major or minor fields of study.
D. Anyone who chooses to take the MTTC test in order to be considered highly qualified subject or grade levelshall be reimbursed for half of the cost after showing documentation that she/he successfully passed the test.
C. Assignments of teachers will E. Changes in grade assignments in the elementary schools and in subject assignment in the secondary schools are sometimes necessary and even beneficial. To the extent possible, such changes in grade and subject assignment would be according to voluntary, but the following procedureBoard may make such changes.
F. Extra Hourly Assignments
1. All proposed changes between secondary departments, elementary grade levels, or buildings Teaching positions in an extra hourly assignment will be discussed with filled first by qualified teachers/ancillary staff regularly employed in the teachers scheduled for reassignmentXxxxx Park School System.
2. A complete listing Teacher/Ancillary staff employment in an extra hourly assignment shall be based on the following factors and ranking of tentative assignments for said factors:
a. Highly qualified status and effectiveness rating
b. Seniority within the new assignment.
c. If two (2) or more teachers/ancillary staff are equal in regard to ‘a’ & ‘b’ above, then seniority within the elementary, junior high and high school year levels will be forwarded to the Association President for review by the Association and for distribution to affected members. A written explanation for each assignment change between secondary departments, elementary grade levels, or buildings must be provided at that time. This information will be presented to the Association no later than May 1stprevail.
3. Any teacher who has Application by regularly employed teachers/ancillary staff for an extra hourly assignment change may file a written appeal will be filed with the Staffing Committee. For the appeal to Superintendent or his/her designee, and such application will be considered renewed by the Committee it must be filed no later than five (5) school days after the Association received the tentative assignmentsteacher/ancillary staff for each subsequent session.
4. The Staffing Committee will be comprised of four (4) administrators and four (4) association members. The Committee will meet within ten (10) days after the Association receives the tentative assignments. The Staffing Committee will review all appeals that are timely filed, and will review all assignments, and explore possible alternative solutions and/or suggestions. The Staffing Committee has the authority to make changes in assignments of non- appealing staff members. This may be done only if it will rectify an appealed assignment that is judged to have been incorrectly made. The non- appealing staff member(s) whose assignment(s) has been changed, retains the right to appeal within five (5) days of notification.Extra hourly rate: $27
5. Within ten (10) days a. Extra hourly assignments shall include driver education, summer school, funded after its initial meetingschool homework programs, training and assignments or programs approved by the Staffing Committee will file a written report to the Board of Education.
6Superintendent or designee. The Meridian Board of Education shall approve the final assignments for the school year upon receipt of recommendations from the Staffing Committee, which will include the written explanation of the administrator and the written appeal of the teacher.
7. Whenever a tenure teacher invokes contract language permitting the teacher to bump another tenure teacher based on seniority, certification, and highly qualified status the Building Principal affected has the right to file a written appeal with the Staffing Committee stating reasons why the teacher is not qualified or capable of handling the position into which he/she is bumping. The written appeal must be filed within five (5) days after the administration is notified of the bump. If an appeal is filed, the bumping teacher may file a written defense. The Staffing Committee will analyze both sides and make a recommendation to the Board of Education.
8. The Meridian Board of Education will have the final decision regarding all bumps and assignments.
D. Appendix C, and sixth hour assignments shall not be obligatory, but shall be with the consent of the teacher. To relieve teachers of cafeteria, patrol, bus, and similar non-teaching duties, the Board agrees to engage a number of personnel. Teachers shall recognize their professional obligation to provide adequate student supervision.
E. Teachers shall be responsible for furnishing certification to the central office by September 15 of the first school year of their employment. If the above requirement is not met, all penalties put pay schedule also includes subbing on the school district shall be subtracted from the teacher's salary. Any changes in certification must be filed according to the provisions of Article IX, Seniority Listpreparation period.
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Samples: Master Agreement
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS. A. No new 9.1 Any assignments in addition to the normal teaching schedule during the regular school year, including extra duties enumerated in Appendix A, shall be voluntary. Consideration in making such assignments shall be given to qualified teachers who request such duty. If there are no qualified volunteers, the Board may subcontract with qualified persons in accordance with Appendix A.
9.2 Positions in the summer school program shall be voluntary and shall be filled by qualified teachers who volunteer. If there are no qualified volunteers, the Board may subcontract with qualified persons at a rate of compensation not to exceed the amount set forth in Appendix A for the position being filled. It is expressly understood that summer school program teaching positions will be offered and filled on a year-to-year basis, and that the Board is not required to give notice of non-renewals for said position(s). It is further expressly understood that the termination or nonrenewal of a regular school year teacher from a summer school program position shall not, of itself, affect the teacher's regular school year salary, benefits, seniority, or class assignment.
9.3 The Association President(s) may request the names and assignments of all teachers assigned to each school from the Superintendent. Such requests shall be made in writing and shall not be made earlier than 14 calendar days before the beginning of the school year.
9.4 The teacher shall be employed by the Board for a regular teaching assignment who does not have a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or universitygiven written notice of any changes of assignments, a provisional, continuinggrade level, or permanent certificatesubject matter for the forthcoming year no later than thirty (30) calendar days preceding the first day of the new school term, and highly qualified under ESEAexcepting in cases of emergency. The teacher affected shall be given the opportunity to obtain manuals for planning. It is the responsibility of the Administration to move teaching materials from the old classroom to the newly assigned classroom.
B. 9.5 A teacher shall may request a specific substitute in the event of his/her absence; however, it is understood that, at the discretion of the Administration, such substitute may not be assigned, except temporarily and for good cause, and by mutual agreement outside his certified field of study and highly qualified subject or grade level.
C. Assignments of teachers will be according to the following procedure.
1. All proposed changes between secondary departments9.6 When a junior high teacher takes a field trip, elementary grade levels, or buildings will be discussed with the teachers scheduled for reassignment.
2. A complete listing of tentative assignments for the new school year will be forwarded to the Association President for review by the Association and for distribution to affected members. A written explanation for each assignment change between secondary departments, elementary grade levels, or buildings must a substitute shall be provided at to assume the remaining academic responsibilities of that time. This information will be presented to the Association no later than May 1st.
3. Any teacher who has an assignment change may file a written appeal with the Staffing Committee. For the appeal to be considered by the Committee it must be filed no later than five (5) school days after the Association received the tentative assignments.
4. The Staffing Committee will be comprised of four (4) administrators and four (4) association members. The Committee will meet within ten (10) days after the Association receives the tentative assignments. The Staffing Committee will review all appeals that are timely filed, and will review all assignments, and explore possible alternative solutions and/or suggestions. The Staffing Committee has the authority to make changes in assignments of non- appealing staff members. This may be done only if it will rectify an appealed assignment that is judged to have been incorrectly made. The non- appealing staff member(s) whose assignment(s) has been changed, retains the right to appeal within five (5) days of notification.
5. Within ten (10) days after its initial meeting, the Staffing Committee will file a written report to the Board of Education.
6. The Meridian Board of Education shall approve the final assignments for the school year upon receipt of recommendations from the Staffing Committee, which will include the written explanation of the administrator and the written appeal of the teacher.
7. Whenever a tenure teacher invokes contract language permitting the teacher to bump another tenure teacher based on seniority, certification, and highly qualified status the Building Principal affected has the right to file a written appeal with the Staffing Committee stating reasons why the teacher is not qualified or capable of handling the position into which he/she is bumping. The written appeal must be filed within five (5) days after the administration is notified of the bump. If an appeal is filed, the bumping teacher may file a written defense. The Staffing Committee will analyze both sides and make a recommendation to the Board of Education.
8. The Meridian Board of Education will have the final decision regarding all bumps and assignments.
D. Appendix C, and sixth hour assignments shall not be obligatory, but shall be with the consent of the teacher. To relieve teachers of cafeteria, patrol, bus, and similar non-teaching duties, the Board agrees to engage a number of personnel. Teachers shall recognize their professional obligation to provide adequate student supervision.
E. Teachers shall be responsible for furnishing certification to the central office by September 15 of the first school year of their employment. If the above requirement is not met, all penalties put on the school district shall be subtracted from the teacher's salary. Any changes in certification must be filed according to the provisions of Article IX, Seniority List.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS. A. No new teacher shall be employed by The Board establishes as minimum requirements for initial employment of teachers the Board for a regular teaching assignment who does not have possession of a Bachelor's ’s Degree and Michigan Elementary or Secondary Provisional Certificate or the equivalent. If it is necessary to deviate from an accredited college or universitythis policy, a provisional, continuing, or permanent certificate, and highly qualified under ESEAthe deviation will be in accord with the Michigan Department of Education regulations.
B. A teacher shall Teachers, other than newly appointed and substitute teachers, will be notified of their tentative programs for the coming school year, including the schools to which they will be assigned, the grades and/or subjects that they will have, prior to the close of the school year.
C. In order to assure that pupils are taught by teachers working within their area of competence, teachers will not be assigned, except temporarily and and/or for good cause, and by mutual agreement outside his certified field the scope of study and highly qualified subject their teaching certificates and/or their major or grade levelminor fields of study.
C. Assignments D. In addition to the NCLB, the Board of Education will pay each of the HPEA members on the portfolio committee $50.00 for each portfolio that is presented and evaluated. If a portfolio is resubmitted, the members of the committee will not receive an additional stipend. Those teachers wishing to establish their “Highly Qualified” NCLB status via the Highly Objective Uniform State Standard of Excellence (HOUSSE) also known as a portfolio shall submit their documentations to the Director of Curriculum prior to March 1, 2006. The instrument by which portfolios will be according evaluated will be the portfolio assessment guide suggested by the Michigan Department of Education. The panel that will review portfolios will consist of equal numbers of administrators and members of the Association. Association members of this panel shall be designated by the Association leadership. Administration representatives of this panel shall consist of the Curriculum Director and an administrator or administrators chosen by the administration. In the case of elementary teachers submitting portfolios, the additional administrator or administrators shall be from the elementary level and shall be administrators to whom the following procedureapplicant teacher does not currently report. In the case of secondary teachers submitting portfolios, the additional administrator or administrators shall be from the secondary level and shall be administrators to whom the applicant teacher does not currently report. A simple majority of the reviewing panel can approve or decline portfolios. In the case of portfolios that have been declined, the reviewing panel will provide guidelines and suggestions for portfolio enhancement for the purpose of resubmission. Teachers submitting portfolios shall be informed in writing of the determination of their Highly Qualified status upon completion of the panel’s review.
1. All proposed The parties believe that as of the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year, all teachers meet the NCLB highly qualified requirements in their current assignments. In the event that it is found that a teacher is not highly qualified in his/her current assignment, the committee referred to below will meet promptly to address this matter. The HPEA President and on other HPEA member selected by the HPEA will work with two administrators to review qualifications of teachers thus determined by the state to be not “highly qualified” under NCLB in their current assignments. The portfolio assessment committee will look for ways for teachers thus identified as not highly qualified to become high qualified in their current assignments. The teacher together with the committee will decide the process to used in order to meet the definition of highly qualified in the teacher’s current assignment(s). The portfolio assessment may be utilized to enable a teacher to become highly qualified. It is further understood no teacher who was “highly qualified” under No Child Left Behind legislation for the position that she/he occupied in the previous school year shall be involuntarily reassigned by administration to any position which she/he does not meet such requirements.
E. Anyone who chooses to take the MTTC test in order to be considered highly qualified shall be reimbursed for half of the cost after showing documentation that she/he successfully passed the test.
F. Changes in grade assignments in the elementary schools and in subject assignment in the secondary schools are sometimes necessary and even beneficial. To the extent possible, such changes between secondary departmentsin grade and subject assignment would be voluntary, elementary grade levels, or buildings but the Board may make such changes.
G. Extra Hourly Assignments
1. Teaching positions in an extra hourly assignment will be discussed with filled first by qualified teachers regularly employed in the teachers scheduled for reassignmentXxxxx Park School System.
2. A complete listing Teacher employment in an extra hourly assignment shall be based on the following factors and ranking of tentative assignments for said factors:
a. Seniority within the new assignment.
b. Number of years qualified applications from Xxxxx Park School System has been on file.
c. If two (2) or more teachers are equal in regard to ‘b’ above, then seniority within the elementary, junior high and high school year levels will be forwarded to the Association President for review by the Association and for distribution to affected members. A written explanation for each assignment change between secondary departments, elementary grade levels, or buildings must be provided at that time. This information will be presented to the Association no later than May 1stprevail.
3. Any teacher who has Application by regularly employed teachers for an extra hourly assignment change may file a written appeal will be filed with the Staffing Committee. For Superintendent or his/her designate at least two (2) months prior to the appeal to beginning of classes, and such application will be considered renewed by the Committee it must be filed no later than five (5) school days after the Association received the tentative assignmentsteacher for each subsequent session.
4. The Staffing Committee will be comprised of four (4) administrators and four (4) association members. The Committee will meet within ten (10) days after the Association receives the tentative assignments. The Staffing Committee will review all appeals that are timely filed, and will review all assignments, and explore possible alternative solutions and/or suggestions. The Staffing Committee has the authority to make changes in assignments of non- appealing staff members. This may be done only if it will rectify an appealed assignment that is judged to have been incorrectly made. The non- appealing staff member(s) whose assignment(s) has been changed, retains the right to appeal within five (5) days of notification.Extra hourly rate: $23.49
5. Within ten (10) days Extra hourly assignments shall include driver education, summer school, funded after its initial meetingschool homework programs, training and assignments or programs approved by the Staffing Committee will file a written report to Superintendent. The above pay schedule also includes subbing on the Board of Educationprep period.
6. The Meridian Board provisions of Education shall approve the final assignments for the school year upon receipt of recommendations from the Staffing Committeethis agreement will not apply to persons employed solely in extra hourly assignments, which will include the written explanation of the administrator and the written appeal of the teacherexcept as otherwise set forth herein.
7. Whenever a tenure teacher invokes contract language permitting the teacher to bump another tenure teacher based on seniority, certification, and highly qualified status the Building Principal affected has the right to file a written appeal with the Staffing Committee stating reasons why the teacher is not qualified or capable of handling the position into which he/she is bumping. The written appeal must be filed within five (5) days after the administration is notified of the bump. If an appeal is filed, the bumping teacher may file a written defense. The Staffing Committee will analyze both sides and make a recommendation to the Board of Education.
8. The Meridian Board of Education will have the final decision regarding all bumps and assignments.
D. Appendix C, and sixth hour assignments shall not be obligatory, but shall be with the consent of the teacher. To relieve teachers of cafeteria, patrol, bus, and similar non-teaching duties, the Board agrees to engage a number of personnel. Teachers shall recognize their professional obligation to provide adequate student supervision.
E. Teachers shall be responsible for furnishing certification to the central office by September 15 of the first school year of their employment. If the above requirement is not met, all penalties put on the school district shall be subtracted from the teacher's salary. Any changes in certification must be filed according to the provisions of Article IX, Seniority List.H. Teacher Tenure Policy
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Samples: Master Agreement
