Common use of SCHOOL COMMITTEE RIGHTS Clause in Contracts

SCHOOL COMMITTEE RIGHTS. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to derogate from or impair any power, right or duty heretofore possessed by the School Committee or to change any rule or policy adopted prior to the date of the acceptance of this Agreement except where such right, power, duty, rule or policy is specifically limited or changed by this Agreement. It is agreed that no member of the Union shall contact the School Committee concerning any matter covered by this Agreement without first bringing the matter to the attention of the Superintendent. The School Committee is a public body established under the statutes of Massachusetts and has final responsibility for establishing the policies of the public schools, for management of said schools and for directing their operation. The listing of the following specific rights of management in this Article is not intended to be nor shall be considered restrictive of or as a waiver of the rights of the Committee not listed herein. Such inherent Committee responsibilities are not subject to arbitration and shall remain exclusively with the Committee except as they may be shared with the Union by specific provisions of this Agreement. Among such responsibilities as are vested exclusively in the Committee are the following: the right to hire, promote, transfer, assign, schedule and retain Employees in positions and to suspend, demote, discharge or take other disciplinary action against Employees for just cause, to relieve Employees from duty because of lack of work or other legitimate reasons, to determine the method, means and personnel by which such operations are to be conducted and to take whatever action may be necessary to carry out the work of the School Department in situations of emergency.

SCHOOL COMMITTEE RIGHTS. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to derogate from or impair any power, right or duty heretofore possessed by the School Committee or to change any rule or policy adopted prior to the date of to the acceptance of this Agreement except where such right, power, duty, duty rule or policy is specifically limited or changed by this Agreementcontract. It is agreed that no member of the Union Association shall contact contract the School Committee concerning any matter covered by this Agreement without first bringing the matter to the attention of the Superintendent. The School Committee is a public body established under the statutes of Massachusetts and has final responsibility for establishing the policies of the public schools, schools for management of said schools and for directing their operation. The listing of the following specific rights of management in this Article is not intended to be nor shall be considered restrictive of or as a waiver of any of the rights of the Committee not listed herein. Such inherent Committee responsibilities are not subject to arbitration and shall remain exclusively with the Committee except as they may be shared with the Union Association by specific provisions of this Agreement. Among such responsibilities as are vested exclusively in the Committee or the Superintendent in accordance with the law are the following: the right to hire, promote, transfer, assign, schedule and retain Employees employees in positions and to suspend, demote, discharge or take other disciplinary action against Employees employees for just cause, to relieve Employees employees from duty because of lack of work or other legitimate reasons, to determine the method, means and personnel by which such operations are to be conducted and to take whatever action may be necessary to carry out the work of the School Department in situations of emergency.