Common use of STAFF REPRESENTATIVES AND RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION Clause in Contracts

STAFF REPRESENTATIVES AND RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION. 1. An employee is entitled to have a representative of the Association attend a meeting between the employee and a principal/vice principal or Board representative if the meeting is discipline- related or pertains to criticisms of the performance of job-related duties other than evaluations under Article E.23 (Evaluation of Teaching Performance). 2. Should a meeting between an employee and a principal/vice principal or Board representative become disciplinary, the meeting will be adjourned until such time as a representative of the Association is able to be present, unless declined by the employee. 3. It is recognized that all such meetings shall, whenever possible, be conducted outside normal instructional time. If such a meeting is conducted during instructional time, then the representative of the Association attending such a meeting shall be relieved of instructional duties without loss of pay in order to attend the meeting. 4. The Association shall inform the Superintendent and principal of the staff representative elected in each school.