Common use of Rights and Privileges Clause in Contracts

Rights and Privileges. A. There will be no reprisals of any kind taken by the Board or the Association against any teacher by reason of non-membership or membership in the Association or participation in any of its lawful activities. B. In order for the Association to properly fulfill the terms of this Agreement for the benefit of all teachers and the welfare of the school system, the Association officers or employees will have access to all school buildings and to all teachers, provided that the exercise of this right will not interfere with the educational program. C. The Board will, upon request, provide the Association with any available documents or information that will assist it in developing intelligent, accurate, informed, and constructive programs on behalf of teachers. D. The Association will have access to minutes of official Board meetings through xxx.xxxx.xxx. A notice of all regular and public meetings of the Board and a copy of the official Agenda of the meeting (including addenda) are accessible by the Association through xxx.xxxx.xxx and Find Out First. 1. The Association will have the right to use school buildings without cost at reasonable times for meetings. Arrangements for meeting space and time will be made with the principal of the building in question. 2. There will be one (1) bulletin board of appropriate size reserved for the Association, which will be placed in either the faculty lounge or planning area in each school for the purpose of displaying notices, fliers and Association-related information. Copies of materials will be provided to the building principal, but advance approval is not required. 3. Upon request, the Association will be provided with the names of all new and retiring teachers as soon as such information is available. 4. The Association will have the right to have placed in the superintendent's packet for all new teachers a letter prepared by the Association which informs said teachers that the Association is recognized as the exclusive representative for all teachers in the Xxxxxxxxx County school system. 5. The Association will be given a place on the agenda of the orientation program for new teachers independent of lunch. No system activities will be scheduled during the duty-free lunch sponsored by the Association. 6. The Association may request and shall be given a place on the agenda of regular Board meetings for brief reports and/or announcements. Upon appropriate request, the president or designee shall be recognized to state the Association's position when matters relating to wages, salaries, hours and other working conditions are being discussed. 7. In compliance with Board policy and FCPS regulation, the Association has the right to use the interschool mail, including email and teachers’ mailboxes, to distribute official FCTA notices, fliers and other material when such material is presented ready for delivery to the school representative. Material distributed in teachers’ mailboxes by the building representative will be provided to the principal, but advance approval is not required. 8. The Board shall provide courier service to the area designated by the Association as its headquarters, as long as said headquarters is on or near an established courier route and materials are FCTA information, not third party, and are in compliance with Board policy and FCPS regulation. 9. For the duration of the Agreement, the rights and/or privileges enumerated in Article II, Section E, shall not be granted to any other organization seeking to become the teachers' bargaining agent as long as the FCTA is the exclusive bargaining agent of teachers. F. No teacher will be prevented from wearing pins or other identification of membership in the Association. G. The Association's faculty representative shall be provided by the principal with a faculty list, including administrators, during the first week of school. H. The Board of Education shall provide the Association with copies of all policy changes or directives issued by the Board or the Superintendent, chief operating officer or deputy superintendent affecting wages, hours or conditions of employment of teachers as a group. I. The Board shall provide the Association with a monthly printout of all payroll deductions of Association dues. J. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Board reserves and retains full rights, authority and discretion in the proper discharge of its duties and responsibilities to control, supervise and manage the county schools under existing laws, rules and procedures; to determine the educational policies and programs of the county school system; and to prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct and management of the public schools. K. Upon written request of the president of the Association, representatives of the Association shall be released from professional duties for Association business, with payments of the substitutes borne by the Association. Notice of such absence shall be given as far in advance as reasonably possible to the teacher's immediate supervisor. L. The FCTA shall reimburse the Board for all substitutes actually required at the per diem rate. Association leave may be taken in one-hour increments when applicable. In such cases, FCTA would only reimburse the Board for the actual cost of substitutes used. The FCTA will provide the Board and appropriate building principals with written advance notice. M. The FCTA building representative will have the right to schedule meetings of the members before or after school hours and may request other times by the principal, provided normal school program operations are not impacted. N. The representative also will be provided an adequate amount of time at the conclusion of building faculty meetings to report on matters involving representation of the employees by the Association. O. The principal of each school shall meet upon request with the Association building representative(s) to discuss questions relating to the implementation of this Agreement. P. The FCTA will receive a monthly list of current teaching vacancies. Q. The FCTA will receive written notice of all extracurricular activity position vacancies ten (10) days prior to the closing date. R. A list of all eleven-month and twelve-month employees and positions held shall be sent to the FCTA president by September annually. S. A FCTA building representative (one representative per building) will be released at least once a month from duties before and after the student day in order to facilitate and communicate the joint BOE and FCTA committee’s goals and information. The representative will provide the principal as much advance notice as possible. T. An electronic copy of this agreement will be made available by the Board to each employee in the negotiating unit. Employees may print the agreement at their work site. FCTA and the Board will equally divide the costs associated with printing a hard copy of the agreement every three years. U. FCTA will not be charged for the cost of substitute coverage for teachers serving on the Insurance Council, Teacher Evaluation Work Group, Education Reform Council or other mutually agreed upon joint committees (provided such aggregate amount does not exceed $5,000). Once the $5,000 cap is met, FCTA agrees to reimburse the Board for the costs of substitutes.

Rights and Privileges. A. There will be no reprisals of any kind taken by the Board or the Association against any teacher by reason of non-membership or membership in the Association or participation in any of its lawful activities. B. In order for the Association to properly fulfill the terms of this Agreement for the benefit of all teachers and the welfare of the school system, the Association officers or employees will have access to all school buildings and to all teachers, provided that the exercise of this right will not interfere with the educational program. C. The Board will, upon request, provide the Association with any available documents or information that will assist it in developing intelligent, accurate, informed, and constructive programs on behalf of teachers. D. The Association will have access to minutes of official Board meetings through xxx.xxxx.xxx. A notice of all regular and public meetings of the Board and a copy of the official Agenda of the meeting (including addenda) are accessible by the Association through xxx.xxxx.xxx and Find Out First. 1. The Association will have the right to use school buildings without cost at reasonable times for meetings. Arrangements for meeting space and time will be made with the principal of the building in question. 2. There will be one (1) bulletin board of appropriate size reserved for the Association, which will be placed in either the faculty lounge or planning area in each school for the purpose of displaying notices, fliers and Association-related information. Copies of materials will be provided to the building principal, but advance approval is not required. 3. Upon request, the Association will be provided with the names of all new and retiring teachers as soon as such information is available. 4. The Association will have the right to have placed in the superintendent's packet for all new teachers a letter prepared by the Association which informs said teachers that the Association is recognized as the exclusive representative for all teachers in the Xxxxxxxxx County school system. 5. The Association will be given a place on the agenda of the orientation program for new teachers independent of lunch. No system activities will be scheduled during the duty-free lunch sponsored by the Association. 6. The Association may request and shall be given a place on the agenda of regular Board meetings for brief reports and/or announcements. Upon appropriate request, the president or designee shall be recognized to state the Association's position when matters relating to wages, salaries, hours and other working conditions are being discussed. 7. In compliance with Board policy and FCPS regulation, the Association has the right to use the interschool mail, including email and teachers’ mailboxes, to distribute official FCTA notices, fliers and other material when such material is presented ready for delivery to the school representative. Material distributed in teachers’ mailboxes by the building representative will be provided to the principal, but advance approval is not required. 8. The Board shall provide courier service to the area designated by the Association as its headquarters, as long as said headquarters is on or near an established courier route and materials are FCTA information, not third party, and are in compliance with Board policy and FCPS regulation. 9. For the duration of the Agreement, the rights and/or privileges enumerated in Article II, Section E, shall not be granted to any other organization seeking to become the teachers' bargaining agent as long as the FCTA is the exclusive bargaining agent of teachers. F. No teacher will be prevented from wearing pins or other identification of membership in the Association. G. The Association's faculty representative shall be provided by the principal with a faculty list, including administrators, during the first week of school. H. The Board of Education shall provide the Association with copies of all policy changes or directives issued by the Board or the Superintendent, chief operating officer or deputy superintendent affecting wages, hours or conditions of employment of teachers as a group. I. The Board shall provide the Association with a monthly printout of all payroll deductions of Association dues. J. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Board reserves and retains full rights, authority and discretion in the proper discharge of its duties and responsibilities to control, supervise and manage the county schools under existing laws, rules and procedures; to determine the educational policies and programs of the county school system; and to prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct and management of the public schools. K. Upon written request of the president of the Association, representatives of the Association shall be released from professional duties for Association business, with payments of the substitutes borne by the Association. Notice of such absence shall be given as far in advance as reasonably possible to the teacher's immediate supervisor. L. The FCTA shall reimburse the Board for all substitutes actually required at the per diem rate. Association leave may be taken in fifteen (15) minute increments after the first hour in one-hour increments when applicable. In such cases, FCTA would only reimburse the Board for the actual cost of substitutes used. The FCTA will provide the Board and appropriate building principals with written advance notice. M. The FCTA building representative will have the right to schedule meetings of the members before or after school hours and may request other times by the principal, provided normal school program operations are not impacted. N. The representative also will be provided an adequate amount of time at the conclusion of building faculty meetings to report on matters involving representation of the employees by the Association. O. The principal of each school shall meet upon request with the Association building representative(s) to discuss questions relating to the implementation of this Agreement. P. The FCTA will receive a monthly list of current teaching vacancies. Q. The FCTA will receive written notice of all extracurricular activity position vacancies ten (10) days prior to the closing date. R. A list of all eleven-month and twelve-month employees and positions held shall be sent to the FCTA president by September annually. S. A FCTA building representative (one representative per building) will be released at least once a month from duties before and after the student day in order to facilitate and communicate the joint BOE and FCTA committee’s goals and information. The representative will provide the principal as much advance notice as possible. T. An electronic copy of this agreement will be made available by the Board to each employee in the negotiating unit. Employees may print the agreement at their work site. FCTA and the Board will equally divide the costs associated with printing a hard copy of the agreement every three years. U. FCTA will not be charged for the cost of substitute coverage for teachers serving on the Insurance Council, Teacher Evaluation Work Group, Education Reform Council or other mutually agreed upon joint committees (provided such aggregate amount does not exceed $5,000). Once the $5,000 cap is met, FCTA agrees to reimburse the Board for the costs of substitutes. V. If any provisions of ESSA require deviations from contract language prior to the expiration of the contract, a committee comprised of 3 members appointed by FCTA and 3 members appointed by the Board shall convene to negotiate such requirements that impact existing collective bargaining language and working conditions.

Rights and Privileges. A. There will be no reprisals of any kind taken by the Board or the Association against any teacher by reason of non-membership or membership in the Association or participation in any of its lawful activities. B. In order for the Association to properly fulfill the terms of this Agreement for the benefit of all teachers and the welfare of the school system, the Association officers or employees will have access to all school buildings and to all teachers, provided that the exercise of this right will not interfere with the educational program. C. The Board will, upon request, provide the Association with any available documents or information that will assist it in developing intelligent, accurate, informed, and constructive programs on behalf of teachers. D. The Association will have access to minutes of official Board meetings through xxx.xxxx.xxx. A notice of all regular and public meetings of the Board and a copy of the official Agenda of the meeting (including addenda) are accessible by the Association through xxx.xxxx.xxx and Find Out First. 1. The Association will have the right to use school buildings without cost at reasonable times for meetings. Arrangements for meeting space and time will be made with the principal of the building in question. 2. There will be one (1) bulletin board of appropriate size reserved for the Association, which will be placed in either the faculty lounge or planning area in each school for the purpose of displaying notices, fliers and Association-related information. Copies of materials will be provided to the building principal, but advance approval is not required. 3. Upon request, the Association will be provided with the names of all new and retiring teachers as soon as such information is available. 4. The Association will have the right to have placed in the superintendent's packet for all new teachers a letter prepared by the Association which informs said teachers that the Association is recognized as the exclusive representative for all teachers in the Xxxxxxxxx County school system. 5. The Association will be given a place on the agenda of the orientation program for new teachers independent of lunch. No system activities will be scheduled during the duty-free lunch sponsored by the Association. 6. The Association may request and shall be given a place on the agenda of regular Board meetings for brief reports and/or announcements. Upon appropriate request, the president or designee shall be recognized to state the Association's position when matters relating to wages, salaries, hours and other working conditions are being discussed. 7. In compliance with Board policy and FCPS regulation, the Association has the right to use the interschool mail, including email and teachers’ mailboxes, to distribute official FCTA notices, fliers and other material when such material is presented ready for delivery to the school representative. Material distributed in teachers’ mailboxes by the building representative will be provided to the principal, but advance approval is not required. 8. The Board shall provide courier service to the area designated by the Association as its headquarters, as long as said headquarters is on or near an established courier route and materials are FCTA information, not third party, and are in compliance with Board policy and FCPS regulation. 9. For the duration of the Agreement, the rights and/or privileges enumerated in Article II, Section E, shall not be granted to any other organization seeking to become the teachers' bargaining agent as long as the FCTA is the exclusive bargaining agent of teachers. F. No teacher will be prevented from wearing pins or other identification of membership in the Association. G. The Association's faculty representative shall be provided by the principal with a faculty list, including administrators, during the first week of school. H. The Board of Education shall provide the Association with copies of all policy changes or directives issued by the Board or the Superintendent, chief operating officer or deputy superintendent affecting wages, hours or conditions of employment of teachers as a group. I. The Board shall provide the Association with a monthly printout of all payroll deductions of Association dues. J. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Board reserves and retains full rights, authority and discretion in the proper discharge of its duties and responsibilities to control, supervise and manage the county schools under existing laws, rules and procedures; to determine the educational policies and programs of the county school system; and to prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct and management of the public schools. K. Upon written request of the president of the Association, representatives of the Association shall be released from professional duties for Association business, with payments of the substitutes borne by the Association. Notice of such absence shall be given as far in advance as reasonably possible to the teacher's immediate supervisor. L. The FCTA shall reimburse the Board for all substitutes actually required at the per diem rate. Association leave may be taken in one-hour fifteen (15) minute increments when applicableafter the first hour. In such cases, FCTA would only reimburse the Board for the actual cost of substitutes used. The FCTA will provide the Board and appropriate building principals with written advance notice. M. The FCTA building representative will have the right to schedule meetings of the members before or after school hours and may request other times by the principal, provided normal school program operations are not impacted. N. The representative also will be provided an adequate amount of time at the conclusion of building faculty meetings to report on matters involving representation of the employees by the Association. O. The principal of each school shall meet upon request with the Association building representative(s) to discuss questions relating to the implementation of this Agreement. P. The FCTA will receive a monthly list of current teaching vacancies. Q. The FCTA will receive written notice of all extracurricular activity position vacancies ten (10) days prior to the closing date. R. A list of all eleven-month and twelve-month employees and positions held shall be sent to the FCTA president by September annually. S. A FCTA building representative (one representative per building) will be released at least once a month from duties before and after the student day in order to facilitate and communicate the joint BOE and FCTA committee’s goals and information. The representative will provide the principal as much advance notice as possible. T. An electronic copy of this agreement will be made available by the Board to each employee in the negotiating unit. Employees may print the agreement at their work site. FCTA and the Board will equally divide the costs associated with printing a hard copy of the agreement every three years. U. FCTA will not be charged for the cost of substitute coverage for teachers serving on the Insurance Council, Teacher Evaluation Work Group, Education Reform Council or other mutually agreed upon joint committees (provided such aggregate amount does not exceed $5,000). Once the $5,000 cap is met, FCTA agrees to reimburse the Board for the costs of substitutes.

Rights and Privileges. A. There will be no reprisals of any kind taken by the Board or the Association against any teacher by reason of non-membership or membership in the Association or participation in any of its lawful activities. B. In order for the Association to properly fulfill the terms of this Agreement for the benefit of all teachers and the welfare of the school system, the Association officers or employees will have access to all school buildings and to all teachers, provided that the exercise of this right will not interfere with the educational program. C. The Board will, upon request, provide the Association with any available documents or information that will assist it in developing intelligent, accurate, informed, and constructive programs on behalf of teachers. D. The Association will have access to minutes of official Board meetings through xxx.xxxx.xxx. A notice of all regular and public meetings of the Board and a copy of the official Agenda agenda of the meeting (including addenda) are accessible by the Association through xxx.xxxx.xxx and Find Out First. 1. The Association will have the right to use school buildings without cost at reasonable times for meetings. Arrangements for meeting space and time will be made with the principal of the building in question. 2. There will be one (1) bulletin board of appropriate size reserved for the Association, which will be placed in either the faculty lounge or planning area in each school for the purpose of displaying notices, fliers and Association-related information. Copies of materials will be provided to the building principal, but advance approval is not required. 3. Upon request, the Association will be provided with the names of all new and retiring teachers as soon as such information is available. 4. The Association will have the right to have placed in the superintendentSuperintendent's packet for all new teachers a letter prepared by the Association which informs said teachers that the Association is recognized as the exclusive representative for all teachers in the Xxxxxxxxx County school systemFCPS teachers. 5. The Association will be given a place on the agenda of the orientation program for new teachers independent of lunch. No system activities will be scheduled during the duty-free lunch sponsored by the Association. 6. The Association may request and shall be given a place on the agenda of regular Board meetings for brief reports and/or announcements. Upon appropriate request, the president FCTA President or designee shall be recognized to state the Association's position when matters relating to wages, salaries, hours hours, and other working conditions are being discussed. 7. In compliance with Board policy and FCPS regulation, the Association has the right to use the interschool mail, including email and teachers’ mailboxes, to distribute official FCTA notices, fliers fliers, and other material when such material is presented ready for delivery to the school representative. Material distributed in teachers’ mailboxes by the building representative will be provided to the principal, but advance approval is not required. 8. The Board shall provide courier service to the area designated by the Association as its headquarters, as long as said headquarters is on or near an established courier route and materials are FCTA information, not third party, and are in compliance with Board policy and FCPS regulation. 9. For the duration of the this Agreement, the rights and/or privileges enumerated in Article II, Section E, shall not be granted to any other organization seeking to become the teachers' bargaining agent as long as the FCTA is the exclusive bargaining agent of teachers. F. No teacher will be prevented from wearing pins or other identification of membership in the Association. G. The Association's faculty representative shall be provided by the principal with a faculty list, including administrators, during the first week of school. H. The Board of Education shall provide the Association with copies of all policy changes or directives issued by the Board or the Superintendent, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer, or deputy superintendent Deputy Superintendent affecting wages, hours hours, or conditions of employment of teachers as a group. I. The Board shall provide the Association with a monthly printout of all payroll deductions of Association dues. J. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Board reserves and retains full rights, authority authority, and discretion in the proper discharge of its duties and responsibilities to control, supervise and manage the county schools under existing laws, rules and procedures; to determine the educational policies and programs of the county school system; and to prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct and management of the public schools. K. Upon written request of the president President of the Association, representatives of the Association shall be released from professional duties for Association business, with payments of the substitutes borne by the Association. Notice of such absence shall be given as far in advance as reasonably possible to the teacher's immediate supervisor. L. The FCTA shall reimburse the Board for all substitutes actually required at the per diem rate. Association leave may be taken in one-hour fifteen (15)-minute increments when applicableafter the first hour. In such cases, FCTA would will only reimburse the Board for the actual cost of substitutes used. The FCTA will provide the Board and appropriate building principals with written advance notice. M. The A FCTA building representative will have the right to schedule meetings of the members before or after school hours and may request other times by the principal, provided normal school program operations are not impacted. N. The A FCTA building representative also will be provided an adequate amount of time at the conclusion of building faculty meetings to report on matters involving representation of the employees by the Association. O. The principal of each school shall meet upon request with the Association building representative(s) to discuss questions relating to the implementation of this Agreement. P. The FCTA will receive a monthly list of current teaching vacancies. Q. The FCTA will receive written notice of all extracurricular activity position vacancies ten (10) days prior to the closing date. R. A list of all eleven-month eleven (11)-month and twelve-month twelve (12)-month employees and positions held shall be sent to the FCTA president President by September annually. S. A FCTA building representative [one (one 1) representative per building) ] will be released at least once a month from duties before and after the student day in order to facilitate and communicate the joint BOE and FCTA committee’s goals and information. The representative will provide the principal as much advance notice as possible. T. An electronic copy of this agreement Agreement will be made available by the Board to each employee in the negotiating unit. Employees may print the agreement Agreement at their work site. FCTA and the Board will equally divide the costs associated with printing a hard copy of the agreement Agreement every three (3) years. U. FCTA will not be charged for the cost of substitute coverage for teachers serving on the Insurance Council, Teacher Evaluation Work Group, Education Reform Council Council, or other mutually agreed upon joint committees (provided such aggregate amount does not exceed $5,000). Once the $5,000 cap is met, FCTA agrees to reimburse the Board for the costs of substitutes.

Rights and Privileges. A. There will be no reprisals of any kind taken by the Board or the Association against any teacher by reason of non-membership or membership in the Association or participation in any of its lawful activities. B. In order for the Association to properly fulfill the terms of this Agreement for the benefit of all teachers and the welfare of the school system, the Association officers or employees will have access to all school buildings and to all teachers, provided that the exercise of this right will not interfere with the educational program. C. The Board will, upon request, provide the Association with any available documents or information that will assist it in developing intelligent, accurate, informed, and constructive programs on behalf of teachers. D. The Association will have access to minutes of official Board meetings through xxx.xxxx.xxx. A notice of all regular and public meetings of the Board and a copy of the official Agenda of the meeting (including addenda) are accessible by the Association through xxx.xxxx.xxx and Find Out First. 1. The Association will have the right to use school buildings without cost at reasonable times for meetings. Arrangements for meeting space and time will be made with the principal of the building in question. 2. There will be one (1) bulletin board of appropriate size reserved for the Association, Association which will be placed in either the faculty lounge or planning area in each school for the purpose of displaying notices, fliers circulars, and Association-related information. Copies of materials will be provided to the building principal, but advance approval is not required. 3. Upon request, the Association will be provided with the names of all new and retiring teachers as soon as such information is available. 4. The Association will have the right to have placed in the superintendent's packet for all new teachers a letter prepared by the Association which informs said teachers that the Association is recognized as the exclusive representative for all teachers in the Xxxxxxxxx County school system. 5. The Association will be given a place on the agenda of the orientation program for new teachers teachers, independent of lunch. No system activities will be scheduled during the duty-free lunch sponsored by the Association. 6. The Association may request and shall be given a place on the agenda of regular Board meetings for brief reports and/or announcements. Upon appropriate request, the president or designee shall be recognized to state the Association's position when matters relating to wages, salaries, hours and other working conditions are being discussed. 7. In compliance with Board policy and FCPS regulation, the Association has the right to use the interschool mail, including email and teachers’ mailboxes, to distribute official FCTA notices, fliers circulars and other material when such material is presented ready for delivery to the school representative. Material distributed in teachers’ mailboxes by the building representative will be provided to the principal, but advance approval is not required. 8. The Board shall provide courier service to the area designated by the Association as its headquarters, as long as said headquarters is on or near an established courier route and materials are FCTA information, not third party, and are in compliance with Board policy and FCPS regulation. 98. For the duration of the Agreement, Agreement the rights and/or privileges enumerated in Article II, Section E, shall not be granted to any other organization seeking to become the teachers' bargaining agent as long as the FCTA is the exclusive bargaining agent of teachers. F. No teacher will be prevented from wearing pins or other identification of membership in the Association. G. The Association's faculty representative shall be provided by the principal with a faculty list, including administrators, during the first week of school. H. The Board of Education shall provide the Association with copies of all policy changes or directives issued by the Board or the Superintendent, chief operating officer or deputy superintendent affecting wages, hours hours, or conditions of employment of teachers as a group. I. The Board shall provide the Association with a monthly printout of all payroll deductions of Association dues. J. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Board reserves and retains full rights, authority and discretion in the proper discharge of its duties and responsibilities to control, supervise and manage the county schools under existing laws, rules rules, and procedures; to determine the educational policies and programs of the county school system; and to prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct and management of the public schools. K. Upon written request of the president of the Association, representatives of the Association shall be released from professional duties for Association business, with payments of the substitutes borne by the Association. Notice of such absence shall be given as far in advance as reasonably possible to the teacher's immediate supervisorsuperior. L. The FCTA shall reimburse the Board for all substitutes actually required at the per diem rate. Association leave may be taken in one-hour increments when applicable. In such cases, FCTA would only reimburse the Board for the actual cost of substitutes used. The FCTA will provide the Board and appropriate building principals with written advance notice. M. The FCTA building representative of the FCTA will have the right to schedule meetings of the members before or after school hours and may request other times by the principal, provided normal school program operations are not impacted. N. The representative also will be provided an adequate amount of time at the conclusion of building faculty meetings to report on matters involving representation of the employees by the Association. O. The principal of each school shall meet upon request with the Association building representative(s) committee members to discuss questions relating to the implementation of this Agreement. P. The FCTA will receive a monthly list of current teaching vacancies. Q. The FCTA will receive written notice of all extracurricular extra-curricular activity position vacancies ten (10) days prior to the closing date. R. A list of all eleven-month and twelve-month employees and positions held shall be sent to the FCTA president by September annually. S. A FCTA building representative (one representative per building) will be released at least once a month from duties before and after the student day in order to facilitate and communicate the joint BOE and FCTA committee’s goals and information. The representative will provide the principal as much advance notice as possible. T. An electronic copy of this agreement will be made available by the Board to each employee in the negotiating unit. Employees may print the agreement at their work site. FCTA and the Board will equally divide the costs associated with printing a hard copy of the agreement every three years. U. FCTA will not be charged for the cost of substitute coverage for teachers serving on the Insurance Council, Teacher Evaluation Work Group, Education Reform Council Council, or other mutually agreed upon joint committees (Teacher Salary Scale Task Force; provided such aggregate amount does not exceed $5,000). Once the $5,000 cap is met, FCTA agrees to reimburse the Board for the costs of substitutes.

Rights and Privileges. A. There will be no reprisals of any kind taken by the Board or the Association against any teacher by reason of non-membership or membership in the Association or participation in any of its lawful activities. B. In order for the Association to properly fulfill the terms of this Agreement for the benefit of all teachers and the welfare of the school system, the Association officers or employees will have access to all school buildings and to all teachers, provided that the exercise of this right will not interfere with the educational program. C. The Board will, upon request, provide the Association with any available documents or information that will assist it in developing intelligent, accurate, informed, and constructive programs on behalf of teachers. D. The Association will have access to minutes of official Board meetings through xxx.xxxx.xxx. A notice of all regular and public meetings of the Board and a copy of the official Agenda agenda of the meeting (including addenda) are accessible by the Association through xxx.xxxx.xxx and Find Out First. 1. The Association will have the right to use school buildings without cost at reasonable times for meetings. Arrangements for meeting space and time will be made with the principal of the building in question. 2. There will be one (1) bulletin board of appropriate size reserved for the Association, which will be placed in either the faculty lounge or planning area in each school for the purpose of displaying notices, fliers and Association-related information. Copies of materials will be provided to the building principal, but advance approval is not required. 3. Upon request, the Association will be provided with the names of all new and retiring teachers as soon as such information is available. 4. The Association will have the right to have placed in the superintendentSuperintendent's packet for all new teachers a letter prepared by the Association which informs said teachers that the Association is recognized as the exclusive representative for all teachers in the Xxxxxxxxx County school systemFCPS teachers. 5. The Association will be given a place on the agenda of the orientation program for new teachers independent of lunch. No system activities will be scheduled during the duty-free lunch sponsored by the Association. 6. The Association may request and shall be given a place on the agenda of regular Board meetings for brief reports and/or announcements. Upon appropriate request, the president FCTA President or designee shall be recognized to state the Association's position when matters relating to wages, salaries, hours hours, and other working conditions are being discussed. 7. In compliance with Board policy and FCPS regulation, the Association has the right to use the interschool mail, including email and teachers’ mailboxes, to distribute official FCTA notices, fliers fliers, and other material when such material is presented ready for delivery to the school representative. Material distributed in teachers’ mailboxes by the building representative will be provided to the principal, but advance approval is not required. 8. The Board shall provide courier service to the area designated by the Association as its headquarters, as long as said headquarters is on or near an established courier route and materials are FCTA information, not third party, and are in compliance with Board policy and FCPS regulation. 9. For the duration of the this Agreement, the rights and/or privileges enumerated in Article II, Section E, shall not be granted to any other organization seeking to become the teachers' bargaining agent as long as the FCTA is the exclusive bargaining agent of teachers. F. No teacher will be prevented from wearing pins or other identification of membership in the Association. G. The Association's faculty representative shall be provided by the principal with a faculty list, including administrators, during the first week of school. H. The Board of Education shall provide the Association with copies of all policy changes or directives issued by the Board or the Superintendent, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer, or deputy superintendent Deputy Superintendent affecting wages, hours hours, or conditions of employment of teachers as a group. I. The Board shall provide the Association with a monthly printout of all payroll deductions of Association dues. J. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Board reserves and retains full rights, authority authority, and discretion in the proper discharge of its duties and responsibilities to control, supervise and manage the county schools under existing laws, rules and procedures; to determine the educational policies and programs of the county school system; and to prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct and management of the public schools. K. Upon written request of the president President of the Association, representatives of the Association shall be released from professional duties for Association business, with payments of the substitutes borne by the Association. Notice of such absence shall be given as far in advance as reasonably possible to the teacher's immediate supervisor. L. The FCTA shall reimburse the Board for all substitutes actually required at the per diem rate. Association leave may be taken in one-hour fifteen (15)-minute increments when applicableafter the first hour. In such cases, FCTA would will only reimburse the Board for the actual cost of substitutes used. The FCTA will provide the Board and appropriate building principals with written advance notice. M. The A FCTA building representative will have the right to schedule meetings of the members before or after school hours and may request other times by the principal, provided normal school program operations are not impacted. N. The A FCTA building representative also will be provided an adequate amount of time at the conclusion of building faculty meetings to report on matters involving representation of the employees by the Association. O. The principal of each school shall meet upon request with the Association building representative(s) to discuss questions relating to the implementation of this Agreement. P. The FCTA will receive a monthly list of current teaching vacancies. Q. The FCTA will receive written notice of all extracurricular activity position vacancies ten (10) days prior to the closing date. R. A list of all eleven-month eleven (11)-month and twelve-month twelve (12)-month employees and positions held shall be sent to the FCTA president President by September annually. S. A FCTA building representative [one (one 1) representative per building) ] will be released at least once a month from duties before and after the student day in order to facilitate and communicate the joint BOE and FCTA committee’s goals and information. The representative will provide the principal as much advance notice as possible. T. An electronic copy of this agreement Agreement will be made available by the Board to each employee in the negotiating unit. Employees may print the agreement Agreement at their work site. FCTA and the Board will equally divide the costs associated with printing a hard copy of the agreement Agreement every three years. U. FCTA will not be charged for the cost of substitute coverage for teachers serving on the Insurance Council, Teacher Evaluation Work Group, Education Reform Council or other mutually agreed upon joint committees (provided such aggregate amount does not exceed $5,000). Once the $5,000 cap is met, FCTA agrees to reimburse the Board for the costs of substitutes.three

Rights and Privileges. A. There will be no reprisals of any kind taken by the Board or the Association against any teacher by reason of non-membership or membership in the Association or participation in any of its lawful activities. B. In order for the Association to properly fulfill the terms of this Agreement for the benefit of all teachers and the welfare of the school system, the Association officers or employees will have access to all school buildings and to all teachers, provided that the exercise of this right will not interfere with the educational program. C. The Board will, upon request, provide the Association with any available documents or information that will assist it in developing intelligent, accurate, informed, and constructive programs on behalf of teachers. D. The Association will have access to minutes of official Board meetings through xxx.xxxx.xxx. A notice of all regular and public meetings of the Board and a copy of the official Agenda of the meeting (including addenda) are accessible by the Association through xxx.xxxx.xxx and Find Out First. 1. The Association will have the right to use school buildings without cost at reasonable times for meetings. Arrangements for meeting space and time will be made with the principal of the building in question. 2. There will be one (1) bulletin board of appropriate size reserved for the Association, which will be placed in either the faculty lounge or planning area in each school for the purpose of displaying notices, fliers and Association-related information. Copies of materials will be provided to the building principal, but advance approval is not required. 3. Upon request, the Association will be provided with the names of all new and retiring teachers as soon as such information is available. 4. The Association will have the right to have placed in the superintendent's packet for all new teachers a letter prepared by the Association which informs said teachers that the Association is recognized as the exclusive representative for all teachers in the Xxxxxxxxx County school system. 5. The Association will be given a place on the agenda of the orientation program for new teachers independent of lunch. No system activities will be scheduled during the duty-duty free lunch sponsored by the Association. 6. The Association may request and shall be given a place on the agenda of regular Board meetings for brief reports and/or announcements. Upon appropriate request, the president or designee shall be recognized to state the Association's position when matters relating to wages, salaries, hours and other working conditions are being discussed. 7. In compliance with Board policy and FCPS regulation, the Association has the right to use the interschool mail, including email and teachers’ mailboxes, to distribute official FCTA notices, fliers and other material when such material is presented ready for delivery to the school representative. Material distributed in teachers’ mailboxes by the building representative will be provided to the principal, but advance approval is not required. 8. The Board shall provide courier service to the area designated by the Association as its headquarters, as long as said headquarters is on or near an established courier route and materials are FCTA information, not third party, and are in compliance with Board policy and FCPS regulation. 9. For the duration of the Agreement, the rights and/or privileges enumerated in Article II, Section E, shall not be granted to any other organization seeking to become the teachers' bargaining agent as long as the FCTA is the exclusive bargaining agent of teachers. F. No teacher will be prevented from wearing pins or other identification of membership in the Association. G. The Association's faculty representative shall be provided by the principal with a faculty list, including administrators, during the first week of school. H. The Board of Education shall provide the Association with copies of all policy changes or directives issued by the Board or the Superintendent, chief operating officer or deputy superintendent affecting wages, hours or conditions of employment of teachers as a group. I. The Board shall provide the Association with a monthly printout of all payroll deductions of Association dues. J. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Board reserves and retains full rights, authority and discretion in the proper discharge of its duties and responsibilities to control, supervise and manage the county schools under existing laws, rules and procedures; to determine the educational policies and programs of the county school system; and to prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct and management of the public schools. K. Upon written request of the president of the Association, representatives of the Association shall be released from professional duties for Association business, with payments of the substitutes borne by the Association. Notice of such absence shall be given as far in advance as reasonably possible to the teacher's immediate supervisor. L. The FCTA shall reimburse the Board for all substitutes actually required at the per diem rate. Association leave may be taken in one-hour increments when applicable. In such cases, FCTA would only reimburse the Board for the actual cost of substitutes used. The FCTA will provide the Board and appropriate building principals with written advance notice. M. The FCTA building representative will have the right to schedule meetings of the members before or after school hours and may request other times by the principal, provided normal school program operations are not impacted. N. The representative also will be provided an adequate amount of time at the conclusion of building faculty meetings to report on matters involving representation of the employees by the Association. O. The principal of each school shall meet upon request with the Association building representative(s) to discuss questions relating to the implementation of this Agreement. P. The FCTA will receive a monthly list of current teaching vacancies. Q. The FCTA will receive written notice of all extracurricular activity position vacancies ten (10) days prior to the closing date. R. A list of all eleven-month and twelve-month employees and positions held shall be sent to the FCTA president by September annually. S. A FCTA building representative (one representative per building) will be released at least once a month from duties before and after the student day in order to facilitate and communicate the joint BOE and FCTA committee’s goals and information. The representative will provide the principal as much advance notice as possible. T. An electronic copy of this agreement will be made available by the Board to each employee in the negotiating unit. Employees may print the agreement at their work site. FCTA and the Board will equally divide the costs associated with printing a hard copy of the agreement every three years. U. FCTA will not be charged for the cost of substitute coverage for teachers serving on the Insurance Council, Teacher Evaluation Work Group, Education Reform Council or other mutually agreed upon joint committees Teacher Salary Scale Task Force (provided such aggregate amount does not exceed $5,000). Once the $5,000 cap is met, FCTA agrees to reimburse the Board for the costs of substitutes. V. Fair Share Representation Fee 1. Pursuant to §6-407 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, employees hired after July 1, 2015 shall, as a condition of employment, be required to either join the Association or pay a representation fee – in an amount not to exceed the membership dues in the Association and its affiliates. Any unit member electing not to join the Association shall be required to pay the representation fee. Prior to October 1, the Association shall notify the Board of Education of those unit members that have elected not to join the Association. The Board shall deduct such representation fee from employees' payroll checks in the same manner as FCTA dues are deducted, pursuant to this agreement and Article XVI, provided employees give written consent. Human Resources staff will work with FCTA to facilitate completion of forms. 2. The Association shall indemnify and save the Board harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits and any other form of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken or not taken by the Board for the purposes of complying with any of the provisions of this paragraph. If any provision of this paragraph is held to be in violation of any state or federal law, said provision shall be deemed to be modified to bring it into compliance with said law. W. If any provisions of ESSA require deviations from contract language prior to the expiration of the contract, a committee comprised of 3 members appointed by FCTA and 3 members appointed by the Board shall convene to negotiate such requirements that impact existing collective bargaining language and working conditions.

Rights and Privileges. A. There will be no reprisals of any kind taken by the Board or the Association against any teacher by reason of non-membership or membership in the Association or participation in any of its lawful activities. B. In order for the Association to properly fulfill the terms of this Agreement for the benefit of all teachers and the welfare of the school system, the Association officers or employees will have access to all school buildings and to all teachers, provided that the exercise of this right will not interfere with the educational program. C. The Board will, upon request, provide the Association with any available documents or information that will assist it in developing intelligent, accurate, informed, and constructive programs on behalf of teachers. D. The Association will have access to minutes of official Board meetings through xxx.xxxx.xxx. A notice of all regular and public meetings of the Board and a copy of the official Agenda of the meeting (including addenda) are accessible by the Association through xxx.xxxx.xxx and Find Out First. 1. The Association will have the right to use school buildings without cost at reasonable times for meetings. Arrangements for meeting space and time will be made with the principal of the building in question. 2. There will be one (1) bulletin board of appropriate size reserved for the Association, which will be placed in either the faculty lounge or planning area in each school for the purpose of displaying notices, fliers and Association-related information. Copies of materials will be provided to the building principal, but advance approval is not required. 3. Upon request, the Association will be provided with the names of all new and retiring teachers as soon as such information is available. 4. The Association will have the right to have placed in the superintendent's packet for all new teachers a letter prepared by the Association which informs said teachers that the Association is recognized as the exclusive representative for all teachers in the Xxxxxxxxx Frederick County school system. 5. The Association will be given a place on the agenda of the orientation program for new teachers independent of lunch. No system activities will be scheduled during the duty-free lunch sponsored by the Association. 6. The Association may request and shall be given a place on the agenda of regular Board meetings for brief reports and/or announcements. Upon appropriate request, the president or designee shall be recognized to state the Association's position when matters relating to wages, salaries, hours and other working conditions are being discussed. 7. In compliance with Board policy and FCPS regulation, the Association has the right to use the interschool mail, including email and teachers’ mailboxes, to distribute official FCTA notices, fliers and other material when such material is presented ready for delivery to the school representative. Material distributed in teachers’ mailboxes by the building representative will be provided to the principal, but advance approval is not required. 8. The Board shall provide courier service to the area designated by the Association as its headquarters, as long as said headquarters is on or near an established courier route and materials are FCTA information, not third party, and are in compliance with Board policy and FCPS regulation. 9. For the duration of the Agreement, the rights and/or privileges enumerated in Article II, Section E, shall not be granted to any other organization seeking to become the teachers' bargaining agent as long as the FCTA is the exclusive bargaining agent of teachers. F. No teacher will be prevented from wearing pins or other identification of membership in the Association. G. The Association's faculty representative shall be provided by the principal with a faculty list, including administrators, during the first week of school. H. The Board of Education shall provide the Association with copies of all policy changes or directives issued by the Board or the Superintendent, chief operating officer or deputy superintendent affecting wages, hours or conditions of employment of teachers as a group. I. The Board shall provide the Association with a monthly printout of all payroll deductions of Association dues. J. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Board reserves and retains full rights, authority and discretion in the proper discharge of its duties and responsibilities to control, supervise and manage the county schools under existing laws, rules and procedures; to determine the educational policies and programs of the county school system; and to prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct and management of the public schools. K. Upon written request of the president of the Association, representatives of the Association shall be released from professional duties for Association business, with payments of the substitutes borne by the Association. Notice of such absence shall be given as far in advance as reasonably possible to the teacher's immediate supervisor. L. The FCTA shall reimburse the Board for all substitutes actually required at the per diem rate. Association leave may be taken in one-hour increments when applicable. In such cases, FCTA would only reimburse the Board for the actual cost of substitutes used. The FCTA will provide the Board and appropriate building principals with written advance notice. M. The FCTA building representative will have the right to schedule meetings of the members before or after school hours and may request other times by the principal, provided normal school program operations are not impacted. N. The representative also will be provided an adequate amount of time at the conclusion of building faculty meetings to report on matters involving representation of the employees by the Association. O. The principal of each school shall meet upon request with the Association building representative(s) to discuss questions relating to the implementation of this Agreement. P. The FCTA will receive a monthly list of current teaching vacancies. Q. The FCTA will receive written notice of all extracurricular activity position vacancies ten (10) days prior to the closing date. R. A list of all eleven-month and twelve-month employees and positions held shall be sent to the FCTA president by September annually. S. A FCTA building representative (one representative per building) will be released at least once a month from duties before and after the student day in order to facilitate and communicate the joint BOE and FCTA committee’s goals and information. The representative will provide the principal as much advance notice as possible. T. An electronic copy of this agreement will be made available by the Board to each employee in the negotiating unit. Employees may print the agreement at their work site. FCTA and the Board will equally divide the costs associated with printing a hard copy of the agreement every three years. U. FCTA will not be charged for the cost of substitute coverage for teachers serving on the Insurance Council, Teacher Evaluation Work Group, Education Reform Council or other mutually agreed upon joint committees (provided such aggregate amount does not exceed $5,000). Once the $5,000 cap is met, FCTA agrees to reimburse the Board for the costs of substitutes.