PROFESSIONAL STUDY COMMITTEES. A. Suggestions concerning areas for professional study may be initiated by either the Administration or the Association.
B. Professional study committees may be appointed jointly by the Administration and the Association.
PROFESSIONAL STUDY COMMITTEES. 21.01 The Board and the Association recognize the value of cooperative effort involving members of the Administration and teaching staff in many areas of professional improvement.
PROFESSIONAL STUDY COMMITTEES. A. There may be established, upon request, a Professional Study committee composed of eight (8) members; four (4) selected by the Board and four (4) selected by the Association. The Professional Study Committee shall investigate into matters normally not negotiable, but of common interest to the Association and the Board. Reports and recommendations will be made by the Committee to the Board of Education and the Association.
PROFESSIONAL STUDY COMMITTEES. The Board and the Association recognize that the school instructional program and related matters need continuing study and improvements. Therefore, the parties shall cooperate in ongoing study to assist the Board in bringing about desirable changes and innovations in teaching methods and techniques, class composition, all areas of curriculum, and other phases of the instructional program. It is further agreed that the teachers in accordance with past practice will continue to serve on committees for the purpose of reviewing, revising, updating, and amending current curricula; and reviewing, selecting, and recommending textbooks and teaching equipment. The teachers will also be consulted in regard to specifications and needs with respect to modifying existing buildings or designing new structures. The foregoing committees shall serve as advisory, consultative, and fact-finding bodies only; and the failure of the Board to adopt any of the recommended subjects shall not constitute the basis of a grievance. The Board agrees, however, that the Association and teachers shall have the right to submit their recommendations on these subjects, and the Board agrees to review and study the same. These recommendations, after careful study, will be accepted or rejected. If the Board accepts the recommendations of a committee, they shall be initiated the following school year A Curriculum Advisory Council of ten members shall be established, with five members appointed by the president of the Association and four members appointed by the Board, and the superintendent of schools or his/her designated representative, who shall act as chairperson. The first meeting of this Curriculum Advisory Council will be held in September. The duties of this council shall be as follows:
1. To select the membership of all committees, permanent, or ad hoc, whichever may be required.
2. To determine areas to be studied by these committees.
3. To aid these committees in setting up a schedule for meetings and deadlines for reports.
4. To receive and carefully review the written reports from these committees.
5. To assist these committees in their reports to both the Board and the Association.
PROFESSIONAL STUDY COMMITTEES. The Association is encouraged to establish any committee which the organization feels will make a contribution to the Urbana Schools. An invitation may be extended to the Administrative Staff to participate.
PROFESSIONAL STUDY COMMITTEES. It is hereby agreed that from time-to-time, the Board and Association will create and appoint a Professional Study Committee or Committees to cooperatively study areas of mutual concern and to determine the priority thereof, such as, but not limited to pupil-teacher ratio, curriculum improvement, professional growth, teacher evaluation, merit pay, and to make advisory recommendations to the Board through the superintendent. Serving on such committees will meet the expectations of master professional level 4B described below (D). The composition and size and places of meeting of any such committee shall be determined jointly by the Board and the Association.
PROFESSIONAL STUDY COMMITTEES. A. The Board and the Association recognize that the school instructional program and the related matters need continuing study and improvements.
B. It is therefore agreed that the parties shall cooperate in ongoing study to assist the Board whereby it may bring about desirable changes and innovations in teaching methods and techniques, class composition, all areas of curriculum, and other phases of the instructional program.
C. It is further agreed that the teachers in accordance with past practice will continue committees for the purpose of reviewing, revising, updating, and amending current curricula; and reviewing, selecting, and recommending textbooks and teaching equipment. The teachers may be consulted in regard to education specifications and needs in respect to modifying existing buildings or designing new structures.
D. The foregoing committees or study groups shall serve as advisory, consultative, and fact- finding bodies only; and the failure of the Board to adopt any of the recommended subjects shall not constitute the basis of a grievance. The Board agrees, however, that the Association and teachers shall have the right to submit their recommendations on these subjects, and the Board agrees to review and study the same. These recommendations, after careful study, will be accepted or rejected. If the Board accepts the recommendations of a study group, they shall be initiated the following school year
