Common use of PROFESSIONAL STUDY COMMITTEES Clause in Contracts

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. A. The Board and the Association recognize that the school instructional program and the related matters need continuing study and improvements. Therefore, . B. It is therefore agreed that the parties shall cooperate in ongoing study to assist the Board in bringing 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 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 may be consulted in regard to education specifications and needs with in respect to modifying existing buildings or designing new structures. . D. The foregoing committees or study groups shall serve as advisory, consultative, and fact-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 committeestudy group, they shall be initiated the following school year year E. A Curriculum Advisory Council of ten (10) members shall be established, with five (5) members appointed by the president of the Association and four (4) 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 AD HOC which 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 reportsmeetings. 43. To receive and carefully review the written reports from these committees. 54. To assist these committees in their reports to both the Board and the Association. 5. To determine areas to be studied by the curriculum groups. 6. To serve as a steering committee to provide guidelines and assistance when necessary. F. For the K-12 Curriculum Committees to be successful, it may be necessary for them to meet on weekends, in the summer, or in the evenings during the school year. Members of the committees will be paid at the rate of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per day for up to ten (10) days over the two years of the proposal development. A day shall mean any calendar day during which one or more meetings of the respective committee are held. The chairperson shall be paid at the rate of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) per day for up to ten (10) days over the two years of the proposal development. Each committee will be limited to no more than eight (8) members and shall have as members at least the following if applicable: 1 teacher representing each K-4 building 1 teacher representing the 5-6 building 1 teacher representing the 7-8 building 1 teacher representing the 9-12 building