Common use of Step Up Academy Charter Schools Experimental Program Clause in Contracts

Step Up Academy Charter Schools Experimental Program. 27.7-1 All provisions of this collective bargaining agreement will apply to STEP UP ACADEMY employees who are included in the bargaining unit unless specifically waived herein. All the specific waivers below will expire on June 30, 2014 unless extended in writing through the bargaining process. Should an extension of any waivers be tentatively agreed upon by the Board and the Association but ratification not be completed, the parties may agree to a temporary extension through a signed Memorandum of Understanding until the ratification process is completed. 27.7-2 Upon written notice to the PEA and the school district of any requests for potential changes to the CBA, the parties (PEA and school district) will first meet to discuss the need and scope of any potential contractual waiver. When such a program has the effect of deviating from the existing contract, the deviation will be negotiated prior to implementation in accordance with the following steps. (a) If any Step Up Academy proposes a change contrary to the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, the academy must seek a waiver for such deviation. Any proposed waiver must specify the contractual provisions to be waived, the nature and the duration of the contract waiver, and the employees affected by the contract waiver. The proposed waiver will be submitted in writing to the Board and Association for collective bargaining. (b) Such waiver proposals shall be bargained by the Association and Board. The final waiver proposal shall be submitted for confirmation vote and must be approved by the majority of the affected employees at the school. When a proposed waiver is submitted for confirmation vote, the staff at the affected school shall be provided written notice of the waivers at least five days prior to voting on the waivers. The notice shall also include the date and time of the vote. Voting shall be by secret ballot conducted by a representative appointed by the PEA and a representative selected by the faculty, at an agreed upon time certain. Upon conclusion of the voting, the ballots must be counted in that public meeting, with the results reduced to writing and signed by the representatives conducting the vote. (c) Upon conclusion of the confirmation vote, the proposed waiver will be returned to the bargaining teams for the appropriate action. Any tentative agreements shall be submitted to the bargaining unit for ratification and Polk County School Board for approval. Upon ratification the waiver will be specifically incorporated into the collective bargaining agreement. 27.7-3 Annual review and submission of potential waivers: (a) By January 15, all specific waivers referred to in Article 27 shall be annually reviewed for extension or expiration. Additional or new requests for waivers shall be submitted by January 15 to PEA in accordance with the provisions of Article 27. (b) In the event the Step Up Academies ascertain that a critical need exists to seek a modification of the CBA to best meet the needs of the student population of the Step Up Academies, written notice of such proposed critical need shall be provided at the earliest opportunity to the PEA and the school district. The provision governing such potential changes set forth in Article 27.7-2(a-c) shall be followed. 27.7-4 Teachers will be notified annually of the adoption of any of the Work Schedule Variations below for the following school year at least two weeks prior to the end of the school year. New employees will be notified of any such variations during the hiring process. (a) There may be up to 10 evening activities (1-1.5 hours each), with the additional hours to be paid at the teacher’s daily rate of pay. Only the number of activities must be noticed as required in 27.7-4 above, however, the specific dates of these evening activities must be noticed no later than the last day of pre-planning. These activities are for student and/or parent involvement. Teachers must attend a minimum of 70% of these activities. (b) Up to ten (10) additional planned activities averaging 90 minutes per activity contiguous with the regular duty day may be developed during the school year under the guidance of the school administrator and offered to all teachers outside their regular duty day. The number of activities must be noticed as required in 27.7-4 above, however, the specific dates of these activities must be noticed no later than the last day of pre-planning. Said activities shall have a direct impact on increasing student learning. These activities shall include a mixture of staff development, group planning, and time for implementation of the work product. The time shall be held Monday through Friday within the prescribed District school calendar. To meet the needs of staff and the school, the school administrator and staff may mutually agree to increase or decrease time per activity as long as the average is 90 minutes for the planned activities. Teachers shall be paid based upon their hourly rate of pay. Up to 5 dates may be mandatory. The remaining dates are optional. (c) Teachers may be scheduled for up to four (4) mandatory staff development days prior to the first contracted workday and to be paid at his/her daily rate of pay. 27.7-5 A Charter Governing Board may choose to substitute a Florida Department of Education Charter Teacher Evaluation Model for the Polk County School System Teacher Evaluation System if approved by the majority of the Charter’s faculty as determined by a secret ballot vote conducted as set forth in Article 27.7-2(b) at least two weeks prior to the end of the school year or within 90 days from final state approval. Votes shall be publicly counted by the school administrator or designee and teachers, including a PEA representative. PEA shall be notified in writing of the outcome of any such vote and shall be provided a complete copy of all evaluation documents, forms, and manuals if the Charter Teacher Evaluation Model is adopted. Any further changes to any evaluation process shall be subject to the collective bargaining process. 27.7-6 Any grievance shall be processed following the Grievance Procedure as described in Article XXVIII except that the Step I process shall be waived. Any grievance filed as an Informal Procedure shall be filed directly to Step II if not resolved informally. In addition, the Board and the Association agree to an automatic extension of 27.7-7 As required by §1002.33, Florida Statutes, the Board and the Association recognize that a STEP UP ACADEMY CHARTER school administrator may be requested but not required to accept any displaced employee or any employee returning from layoff therefore waiving the limitations on hiring and/or placement of teachers into open positions in the STEP UP ACADEMIES as required by Sections 17.6-2, 17.6-3, 17.6-4, 17.6-8, 17.7, 19.6, and 19.7. 27.7-8 Should there be a reduction/loss of units at the Step Up Academy Charter, employees will be able to remain at the high school in which the STEP UP ACADEMY is nested. He/she will be assigned in a vacant position for which he/she is fully qualified. If there are no vacant positions available at the nesting high school, the employee is displaced and will then be placed per current collective bargaining language. 27.7-9 In the event of a layoff, STEP UP ACADEMY CHARTER teachers initially hired directly from the PCSB shall be the first to be recalled in order of seniority under the collective bargaining agreement. STEP UP ACADEMY CHARTER teachers hired outside the PCSB shall then be considered in accordance with their years of seniority within the Charter.

Step Up Academy Charter Schools Experimental Program. 27.7-1 All provisions of this collective bargaining agreement will apply to STEP UP ACADEMY employees who are included in the bargaining unit unless specifically waived herein. All the specific waivers below will expire on June 30, 2014 unless extended in writing through the bargaining process. Should an extension of any waivers be tentatively agreed upon by the Board and the Association but ratification not be completed, the parties may agree to a temporary extension through a signed Memorandum of Understanding until the ratification process is completed. 27.7-2 Upon written notice to the PEA and the school district of any requests for potential changes to the CBA, the parties (PEA and school district) will first meet to discuss the need and scope of any potential contractual waiver. When such a program has the effect of deviating from the existing contract, the deviation will be negotiated prior to implementation in accordance with the following steps. (a) If any Step Up Academy proposes a change contrary to the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, the academy must seek a waiver for such deviation. Any proposed waiver must specify the contractual provisions to be waived, the nature and the duration of the contract waiver, and the employees affected by the contract waiver. The proposed waiver will be submitted in writing to the Board and Association for collective bargaining. (b) Such waiver proposals shall be bargained by the Association and Board. The final waiver proposal shall be submitted for confirmation vote and must be approved by the majority of the affected employees at the school. When a proposed waiver is submitted for confirmation vote, the staff at the affected school shall be provided written notice of the waivers at least five days prior to voting on the waivers. The notice shall also include the date and time of the vote. Voting shall be by secret ballot conducted by a representative appointed by the PEA and a representative selected by the faculty, at an agreed upon time certain. Upon conclusion of the voting, the ballots must be counted in that public meeting, with the results reduced to writing and signed by the representatives conducting the vote. (c) Upon conclusion of the confirmation vote, the proposed waiver will be returned to the bargaining teams for the appropriate action. Any tentative agreements shall be submitted to the bargaining unit for ratification and Polk County School Board for approval. Upon ratification the waiver will be specifically incorporated into the collective bargaining agreement. 27.7-3 Annual review and submission of potential waivers: (a) By January 15, all specific waivers referred to in Article 27 shall be annually reviewed for extension or expiration. Additional or new requests for waivers shall be submitted by January 15 to PEA in accordance with the provisions of Article 27. (b) In the event the Step Up Academies ascertain that a critical need exists to seek a modification of the CBA to best meet the needs of the student population of the Step Up Academies, written notice of such proposed critical need shall be provided at the earliest opportunity to the PEA and the school district. The provision governing such potential changes set forth in Article 27.7-2(a-c) shall be followed. 27.7-4 Teachers will be notified annually of the adoption of any of the Work Schedule Variations below for the following school year at least two weeks prior to the end of the school year. New employees will be notified of any such variations during the hiring process. (a) There may be up to 10 evening activities (1-1.5 hours each), with the additional hours to be paid at the teacher’s daily rate of pay. Only the number of activities must be noticed as required in 27.7-4 above, however, the specific dates of these evening activities must be noticed no later than the last day of pre-planning. These activities are for student and/or parent involvement. Teachers must attend a minimum of 70% of these activities. (b) Up to ten (10) additional planned activities averaging 90 minutes per activity contiguous with the regular duty day may be developed during the school year under the guidance of the school administrator and offered to all teachers outside their regular duty day. The number of activities must be noticed as required in 27.7-4 above, however, the specific dates of these activities must be noticed no later than the last day of pre-planning. Said activities shall have a direct impact on increasing student learning. These activities shall include a mixture of staff development, group planning, and time for implementation of the work product. The time shall be held Monday through Friday within the prescribed District school calendar. To meet the needs of staff and the school, the school administrator and staff may mutually agree to increase or decrease time per activity as long as the average is 90 minutes for the planned activities. Teachers shall be paid based upon their hourly rate of pay. Up to 5 dates may be mandatory. The remaining dates are optional. (c) Teachers may be scheduled for up to four (4) mandatory staff development days prior to the first contracted workday and to be paid at his/her daily rate of pay. 27.7-5 A Charter Governing Board may choose to substitute a Florida Department of Education Charter Teacher Evaluation Model for the Polk County School System Teacher Evaluation System if approved by the majority of the Charter’s faculty as determined by a secret ballot vote conducted as set forth in Article 27.7-2(b) at least two weeks prior to the end of the school year or within 90 days from final state approval. Votes shall be publicly counted by the school administrator or designee and teachers, including a PEA representative. PEA shall be notified in writing of the outcome of any such vote and shall be provided a complete copy of all evaluation documents, forms, and manuals if the Charter Teacher Evaluation Model is adopted. Any further changes to any evaluation process shall be subject to the collective bargaining process. 27.7-6 Any grievance shall be processed following the Grievance Procedure as described in Article XXVIII except that the Step I process shall be waived. Any grievance filed as an Informal Procedure shall be filed directly to Step II if not resolved informally. In addition, the Board and the Association agree to an automatic extension ofAny 27.7-7 As required by §1002.33, Florida Statutes, Statutes the Board and the Association recognize that a STEP UP ACADEMY CHARTER school administrator may be requested but not required to accept any displaced employee or any employee returning from layoff therefore waiving the limitations on hiring and/or placement of teachers into open positions in the STEP UP ACADEMIES as required by Sections 17.6-2, 17.6-3, 17.6-4, 17.6-8, 17.7, 19.6, and 19.7. 27.7-8 Should there be a reduction/loss of units at the Step Up Academy Charter, employees will be able to remain at the high school in which the STEP UP ACADEMY is nested. He/she will be assigned in a vacant position for which he/she is fully qualified. If there are no vacant positions available at the nesting high school, the employee is displaced and will then be placed per current collective bargaining language. 27.7-9 In the event of a layoff, STEP UP ACADEMY CHARTER teachers initially hired directly from the PCSB shall be the first to be recalled in order of seniority under the collective bargaining agreement. STEP UP ACADEMY CHARTER teachers hired outside the PCSB shall then be considered in accordance with their years of seniority within the Charter.

Step Up Academy Charter Schools Experimental Program. 27.7-1 All provisions of this collective bargaining agreement will apply to STEP UP ACADEMY employees who are included in the bargaining unit unless specifically waived herein. All the specific waivers below will expire on June 30, 2014 unless extended in writing through the bargaining process. Should an extension of any waivers be tentatively agreed upon by the Board and the Association but ratification not be completed, the parties may agree to a temporary extension through a signed Memorandum of Understanding until the ratification process is completed. 27.7-2 Upon written notice to the PEA and the school district of any requests for potential changes to the CBA, the parties (PEA and school district) will first meet to discuss the need and scope of any potential contractual waiver. When such a program has the effect of deviating from the existing contract, the deviation will be negotiated prior to implementation in accordance with the following steps. (a) If any Step Up Academy proposes a change contrary to the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, the academy must seek a waiver for such deviation. Any proposed waiver must specify the contractual provisions to be waived, the nature and the duration of the contract waiver, and the employees affected by the contract waiver. The proposed waiver will be submitted in writing to the Board and Association for collective bargaining. (b) Such waiver proposals shall be bargained by the Association and Board. The final waiver proposal shall be submitted for confirmation vote and must be approved by the majority of the affected employees at the school. When a proposed waiver is submitted for confirmation vote, the staff at the affected school shall be provided written notice of the waivers at least five days prior to voting on the waivers. The notice shall also include the date and time of the vote. Voting shall be by secret ballot conducted by a representative appointed by the PEA and a representative selected by the faculty, at an agreed upon time certain. Upon conclusion of the voting, the ballots must be counted in that public meeting, with the results reduced to writing and signed by the representatives conducting the vote. (c) Upon conclusion of the confirmation vote, the proposed waiver will be returned to the bargaining teams for the appropriate action. Any tentative agreements shall be submitted to the bargaining unit for ratification and Polk County School Board for approval. Upon ratification the waiver will be specifically incorporated into the collective bargaining agreement. 27.7-3 Annual review and submission of potential waivers: (a) By January 15, all specific waivers referred to in Article 27 shall be annually reviewed for extension or expiration. Additional or new requests for waivers shall be submitted by January 15 to PEA in accordance with the provisions of Article 27. (b) In the event the Step Up Academies ascertain that a critical need exists to seek a modification of the CBA to best meet the needs of the student population of the Step Up Academies, written notice of such proposed critical need shall be provided at the earliest opportunity to the PEA and the school district. The provision governing such potential changes set forth in Article 27.7-2(a-c) shall be followed. 27.7-4 Teachers will be notified annually of the adoption of any of the Work Schedule Variations below for the following school year at least two weeks prior to the end of the school year. New employees will be notified of any such variations during the hiring process. (a) There may be up to 10 evening activities (1-1.5 hours each), with the additional hours to be paid at the teacher’s daily rate of pay. Only the number of activities must be noticed as required in 27.7-4 above, however, the specific dates of these evening activities must be noticed no later than the last day of pre-planning. These activities are for student and/or parent involvement. Teachers must attend a minimum of 70% of these activities. (b) Up to ten (10) additional planned activities averaging 90 minutes per activity contiguous with the regular duty day may be developed during the school year under the guidance of the school administrator and offered to all teachers outside their regular duty day. The number of activities must be noticed as required in 27.7-4 above, however, the specific dates of these activities must be noticed no later than the last day of pre-planning. Said activities shall have a direct impact on increasing student learning. These activities shall include a mixture of staff development, group planning, and time for implementation of the work product. The time shall be held Monday through Friday within the prescribed District school calendar. To meet the needs of staff and the school, the school administrator and staff may mutually agree to increase or decrease time per activity as long as the average is 90 minutes for the planned activities. Teachers shall be paid based upon their hourly rate of pay. Up to 5 dates may be mandatory. The remaining dates are optional. (c) Teachers may be scheduled for up to four (4) mandatory staff development days prior to the first contracted workday and to be paid at his/her daily rate of pay. 27.7-5 A Charter Governing Board may choose to substitute a Florida Department of Education Charter Teacher Evaluation Model for the Polk County School System Teacher Evaluation System if approved by the majority of the Charter’s faculty as determined by a secret ballot vote conducted as set forth in Article 27.7-2(b) at least two weeks prior to the end of the school year or within 90 days from final state approval. Votes shall be publicly counted by the school administrator or designee and teachers, including a PEA representative. PEA shall be notified in writing of the outcome of any such vote and shall be provided a complete copy of all evaluation documents, forms, and manuals if the Charter Teacher Evaluation Model is adopted. Any further changes to any evaluation process shall be subject to the collective bargaining process. 27.7-6 Any grievance shall be processed following the Grievance Procedure as described in Article XXVIII except that the Step I process shall be waived. Any grievance filed as an Informal Procedure shall be filed directly to Step II if not resolved informally. In addition, the Board and the Association agree to an automatic extension ofAny 27.7-7 As required by §1002.33, Florida Statutes, the Board and the Association recognize that a STEP UP ACADEMY CHARTER school administrator may be requested but not required to accept any displaced employee or any employee returning from layoff therefore waiving the limitations on hiring and/or placement of teachers into open positions in the STEP UP ACADEMIES as required by Sections 17.6-2, 17.6-3, 17.6-4, 17.6-8, 17.7, 19.6, and 19.7. 27.7-8 Should there be a reduction/loss of units at the Step Up Academy Charter, employees will be able to remain at the high school in which the STEP UP ACADEMY is nested. He/she will be assigned in a vacant position for which he/she is fully qualified. If there are no vacant positions available at the nesting high school, the employee is displaced and will then be placed per current collective bargaining language. 27.7-9 In the event of a layoff, STEP UP ACADEMY CHARTER teachers initially hired directly from the PCSB shall be the first to be recalled in order of seniority under the collective bargaining agreement. STEP UP ACADEMY CHARTER teachers hired outside the PCSB shall then be considered in accordance with their years of seniority within the Charter.