Common use of TEACHER AND ASSOCIATION RIGHTS Clause in Contracts

TEACHER AND ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965, the Board hereby agrees that every employee of the Board shall have the right to freely organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining and negotiations. B. The Board undertakes and agrees that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours wages, or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his membership in the Association or negotiations or his institution of a grievance, complaint, or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. C. The parties specifically recognize that each has the right to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, or a mediator from such public agency, or an arbitrator appointed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. D. The Association shall be granted Fourteen (14) Association days per year. The Association shall pay for the substitute for any days used in excess of six (6) days per year. The Superintendent or his designee shall be notified at least one week in advance of such leave. D. The Association shall have the right to use the school building facilities after regular school hours for official business of the Association providing said use has first been cleared with the Administration. E. The Board agrees to furnish the Association in response to written request from time to time such information as is available concerning the financial resources of the district, Treasurer's reports, census and membership data, names and addresses of all teachers and all other information that will assist the Association in developing constructive programs and which may be necessary for the Association to process any grievance. F. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict any teacher rights he may have under the Michigan General School Laws. The rights granted to each teacher hereunder shall be deemed to be in addition to those granted elsewhere.

TEACHER AND ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Pursuant The District agrees to observe all the rights given to the Association pursuant to Act 336 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1947, as amended by Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965, . This shall not be construed to deny or restrict any employee rights established under the Michigan General School Laws or any other laws and regulations. B. The District agrees to provide the Association with any information required by law concerning the District. The District further agrees to provide the HEA President with such reports as are available to the Board hereby agrees that every employee at the same time they become public information. C. Teachers shall have access to their own personnel files in the presence of the Board Director of Human Resources or his/her designee. Teachers shall have access to their own personnel files during normal business hours, provided that examination of the files shall not interfere with normal teaching duties. A teacher may give written authorization to a representative to examine the file. A copy of such authorization shall be given to the Administrator and shall become part of the personnel file. D. Any teacher shall have the right to freely organize, join accept or reject the assignment of a student teacher. No student teacher will be accepted by the teacher without the permission of the building Principal. E. The Board of Education Policies and support the HEA Master Agreement shall be made available on the District website at all times. F. Upon request of the Association President, fifteen (15) leave days for Association Business shall be granted at District expense. Up to twenty-five (25) additional days shall be granted with the Association paying for the purpose substitutes involved. All requests shall be made in writing. The Association shall attempt to limit the number of engaging in collective bargaining and negotiationsAssociation Business leave days taken by any one (1) teacher to ten (10) per year. B. G. An intra-school delivery service shall be provided for teacher use. The Association shall indemnify and save the Board undertakes harmless against and agrees from any and all liability that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours wages, may arise out of or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his membership in actions taken by the Board to comply with this paragraph, provided that the District does not initiate any such legal action. The Association shall, when the Board is sued individually or jointly, make available competent legal counsel for such defense at the full and actual expense of the Association or negotiations or his institution of a grievance, complaint, or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. C. and the MEA and NEA. The parties specifically recognize that each has Association shall have the right to invoke negotiate a settlement to any such action. H. A telephone in the assistance assigned building shall be available for teacher use provided such use does not interfere with use of telephones for District purposes. I. Adequate teaching supplies and materials will be provided within the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, limitations of school district resources. Requisitions are subject to administrative approval. J. Teachers shall be allowed reasonable access outside of regular school hours to their respective buildings for purposes connected with performance of their professional duties. Specific procedures for access shall be issued by the building administrator. K. Teachers shall report any allegedly unclean or a mediator from such public agency, or an arbitrator appointed pursuant unsafe building conditions to the provisions building administrator. The administrator shall investigate the situation and develop a written plan with a timetable, in consultation with the teacher and/or an HEA representative, to address the situation. The District and the HEA mutually recognize the potential impact of this Agreementconstruction on the teaching day, workstations, room assignments, parking locations, noise, cleanliness, and other potential impacts to the operational day. It is the intended goal to minimize the impact to the teaching day as much as possible while recognizing that certain items may be unavoidable. The District commits to continued and ongoing communication to impacted parties as much in advance as possible to construction timelines with a focus on staff and student safety. D. L. Teachers’ lounges shall be available in all buildings. Each year, to the extent space allows without disrupting educational services, the building administrator will designate space for the following professional responsibilities: confidential telephone calls, work space for itinerant staff, and a teachers’ lounge. Reasonable efforts will be made to avoid using the lounge for instruction during the regular school day, provided that alternate space is available. M. The parties shall not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual identity, marital status, disability, height, weight, and/or genetic information. N. The Association and its representatives shall have the right to use school facilities and equipment for meetings at reasonable times when such facilities are not otherwise in use. Requests for use shall be made to the building administrator through the District’s facility reservation software system. The Association shall be granted Fourteen (14) Association days per yearresponsible for proper use of all facilities and equipment, including leaving them in the same condition as they were prior to the Association’s use. The Association shall pay for the substitute reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use and shall be liable for any days used in excess of six (6) days per year. The Superintendent or his designee shall be notified at least one week in advance of such leave. D. damages caused to said equipment by improper use by individuals using it for Association business. O. The Association shall have the right to use the school post notices of activities and matters of Association concern on designated bulletin boards in each building facilities after regular school hours for official business of the or facility to which bargaining unit members may be assigned. All Association providing said use has first been cleared with the Administrationmaterials so posted will be identified as Association material. E. P. Adequate parking will be provided for staff at all work sites. Students shall not be allowed to park in teachers’ designated parking areas. Q. The Board agrees and HEA agree to furnish the Association in response jointly develop and implement strategies to written request from time to time such information as is available concerning the financial resources of market the district, Treasurer's reports, census ’s quality educational programs in order to retain and membership data, names recruit students and addresses of all teachers and all other information that will assist the Association in developing constructive programs and which may be necessary for the Association to process any grievancefamilies. F. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict any teacher rights he may have under the Michigan General School Laws. The rights granted to each teacher hereunder shall be deemed to be in addition to those granted elsewhere.

TEACHER AND ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Pursuant 1. Public employees shall have, and shall be protected in the exercise of, the right of self- organization, to Act 379 form, join or assist any labor organization, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing on questions of wages, hours, fringe benefits, and other conditions of employment and to engage in other mutual aid or protection, free from interference, restraint, or coercion. To bargain collectively is the obligation of the Public Acts of 1965public employer, the Board hereby agrees that every employee of the Board shall have the right or his designated representatives to freely organize, join meet at reasonable times and support the Association for the purpose of engaging negotiate in collective bargaining and negotiations. B. The Board undertakes and agrees that it will not discriminate against any teacher good faith with respect to hours wages, or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his membership in the Association or negotiations or his institution of a grievancehours, complaintfringe benefits, or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or and other conditions of employment. Such obligation does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or require the making of a concession. C. The parties specifically recognize that each has the right to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, or a mediator from such public agency, or an arbitrator appointed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. D. The Association shall be granted Fourteen (14) Association days per year2. The Association shall pay for the substitute for any days used in excess of six (6) days per year. The Superintendent or his designee shall be notified at least one week in advance of such leave. D. The Association shall have the right to use the school building facilities after regular school hours for official business of the Association providing said use has first been cleared with the Administration. E. The Board agrees to furnish the Association in response to written request from time to time such information as is available concerning the financial resources of the district, Treasurer's reports, census and membership data, names and addresses of all teachers and all other information that will assist the Association in developing constructive programs and which may be necessary for the Association to process any grievance. F. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict to any teacher such rights he as he/she may have under the Michigan General Montana School LawsLaws or other applicable laws and regulations. The rights granted to each teacher teachers hereunder shall be deemed to be in addition to those granted provided elsewhere. 3. No teacher shall be disciplined, reprimanded, reduced in rank or compensation, or deprived of any professional advantage without just cause in terms of local board policy through the administration or supervisor. The partners recognize that the board has the right to non-renew any contract of a non-tenured teacher. 4. Representatives of the Association will be permitted to transact official Association business on school property (1) in the morning so long as the meeting concludes not later than the first school xxxx or (2) after the dismissal of students at the end of the day. 5. The Association shall have the right to use school facilities and equipment after the dismissal of students at the end of the school day. The Association shall pay for the reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incidental to such use. 6. The Association shall have the right to use the inter-school mail facilities and teacher's mail boxes as it deems necessary. 7. The rights and privileges of the Association as set forth in this Agreement shall be granted only to the Association as the exclusive representative of the teachers, and not to other organizations. 8. If settlement of the Agreement has not been reached, then teachers will be notified of the district's intent to rehire as required by law. 9. Teachers shall have the right, upon request, to review the contents of their personnel records. If any material is added to the teacher's file, the teacher shall have the right to make a response to any material placed in their personnel file. Before any person besides the Superintendent, Principal, and the Board of Trustees views a teacher's personnel file, the teacher affected must give permission. In matters involving a civil or criminal investigation, the district shall follow appropriate law and shall only permit inspection of personnel files if the teacher authorizes inspection or the court has ordered inspection. In the event a teacher refuses to allow an inspection of personnel files, the Association agrees to hold the district harmless if compelled to provide personnel files as the result of a court order. 10. Any formal complaint concerning the effectiveness of a teacher shall be brought to the attention of the teacher involved within a reasonable amount of time. When deemed desirable by any of the parties involved, a conference shall be scheduled involving the concerned parties. The teacher or any of the parties at the conference may have representation at the conference. It is understood that the superintendent may take such actions as necessary to protect the health, welfare or safety of students or other persons. 11. The Association agrees that neither it nor its members nor any persons acting on its behalf will cause or authorize any strike or concerted activities to occur during the life of this agreement. In the event of any such action in violation of the foregoing, the Association agrees to post notices and/or communication with persons violating this provision, that said activity is unauthorized by the association and in violation of this Agreement and shall advise such persons to discontinue immediately said activity.

TEACHER AND ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965, the Board hereby agrees that every employee of the Board shall have the right to freely organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining and negotiations. B. . The Board undertakes and agrees that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours wages, or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his membership in the Association or negotiations or his institution of a grievance, complaint, or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. C. . The parties specifically recognize that each has the right to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, or a mediator from such public agency, or an arbitrator appointed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. D. . The Association shall be granted Fourteen (14) Association days per year. The Association shall pay for the substitute for any days used in excess of six (6) days per year. The Superintendent or his designee shall be notified at least one week in advance of such leave. D. The Association shall have the right to use the school building facilities after regular school hours for official business of the Association providing said use has first been cleared with the Administration. E. . The Board agrees to furnish the Association in response to written request from time to time such information as is available concerning the financial resources of the district, Treasurer's reports, census and membership data, names and addresses of all teachers and all other information that will assist the Association in developing constructive programs and which may be necessary for the Association to process any grievance. F. . Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict any teacher rights he may have under the Michigan General School Laws. The rights granted to each teacher hereunder shall be deemed to be in addition to those granted elsewhere.

TEACHER AND ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. ‌ A. Pursuant The District agrees to observe all the rights given to the Association pursuant to Act 336 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1947, as amended by Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965, . This shall not be construed to deny or restrict any employee rights established under the Michigan General School Laws or any other laws and regulations. B. The District agrees to provide the Association with any information required by law concerning the District. The District further agrees to provide the HEA President with such reports as are available to the Board hereby agrees that every employee at the same time they become public information. C. Teachers shall have access to their own personnel files in the presence of the Board Director of Human Resources or his/her designee. Teachers shall have access to their own personnel files during normal business hours, provided that examination of the files shall not interfere with normal teaching duties. A teacher may give written authorization to a representative to examine the file. A copy of such authorization shall be given to the Administrator and shall become part of the personnel file. D. Any teacher shall have the right to freely organize, join accept or reject the assignment of a student teacher. No student teacher will be accepted by the teacher without the permission of the building Principal. E. The Board of Education Policies and support the HEA Master Agreement shall be made available on the District website at all times. F. Upon request of the Association President, fifteen (15) leave days for Association Business shall be granted at District expense. Up to twenty-five (25) additional days shall be granted with the Association paying for the purpose substitutes involved. All requests shall be made in writing. The Association shall attempt to limit the number of engaging in collective bargaining and negotiationsAssociation Business leave days taken by any one (1) teacher to ten (10) per year. B. G. An intra-school delivery service shall be provided for teacher use. The Association shall indemnify and save the Board undertakes harmless against and agrees from any and all liability that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours wages, may arise out of or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his membership in actions taken by the Board to comply with this paragraph, provided that the District does not initiate any such legal action. The Association shall, when the Board is sued individually or jointly, make available competent legal counsel for such defense at the full and actual expense of the Association or negotiations or his institution of a grievance, complaint, or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. C. and the MEA and NEA. The parties specifically recognize that each has Association shall have the right to invoke negotiate a settlement to any such action. H. A telephone in the assistance assigned building shall be available for teacher use provided such use does not interfere with use of telephones for District purposes. I. Adequate teaching supplies and materials will be provided within the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, limitations of school district resources. Requisitions are subject to administrative approval. J. Teachers shall be allowed reasonable access outside of regular school hours to their respective buildings for purposes connected with performance of their professional duties. Specific procedures for access shall be issued by the building administrator. K. Teachers shall report any allegedly unclean or a mediator from such public agency, or an arbitrator appointed pursuant unsafe building conditions to the provisions building administrator. The administrator shall investigate the situation and develop a written plan with a timetable, in consultation with the teacher and/or an HEA representative, to address the situation. The District and the HEA mutually recognize the potential impact of this Agreementconstruction on the teaching day, workstations, room assignments, parking locations, noise, cleanliness, and other potential impacts to the operational day. It is the intended goal to minimize the impact to the teaching day as much as possible while recognizing that certain items may be unavoidable. The District commits to continued and ongoing communication to impacted parties as much in advance as possible to construction timelines with a focus on staff and student safety. D. L. Teachers’ lounges shall be available in all buildings. Each year, to the extent space allows without disrupting educational services, the building administrator will designate space for the following professional responsibilities: confidential telephone calls, work space for itinerant staff, and a teachers’ lounge. Reasonable efforts will be made to avoid using the lounge for instruction during the regular school day, provided that alternate space is available. M. The parties shall not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual identity, marital status, disability, height, weight, and/or genetic information. N. The Association and its representatives shall have the right to use school facilities and equipment for meetings at reasonable times when such facilities are not otherwise in use. Requests for use shall be made to the building administrator through the District’s facility reservation software system. The Association shall be granted Fourteen (14) Association days per yearresponsible for proper use of all facilities and equipment, including leaving them in the same condition as they were prior to the Association’s use. The Association shall pay for the substitute reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use and shall be liable for any days used in excess of six (6) days per year. The Superintendent or his designee shall be notified at least one week in advance of such leave. D. damages caused to said equipment by improper use by individuals using it for Association business. O. The Association shall have the right to use the school post notices of activities and matters of Association concern on designated bulletin boards in each building facilities after regular school hours for official business of the or facility to which bargaining unit members may be assigned. All Association providing said use has first been cleared with the Administrationmaterials so posted will be identified as Association material. E. P. Adequate parking will be provided for staff at all work sites. Students shall not be allowed to park in teachers’ designated parking areas. Q. The Board agrees and HEA agree to furnish the Association in response jointly develop and implement strategies to written request from time to time such information as is available concerning the financial resources of market the district, Treasurer's reports, census ’s quality educational programs in order to retain and membership data, names recruit students and addresses of all teachers and all other information that will assist the Association in developing constructive programs and which may be necessary for the Association to process any grievancefamilies. F. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict any teacher rights he may have under the Michigan General School Laws. The rights granted to each teacher hereunder shall be deemed to be in addition to those granted elsewhere.

TEACHER AND ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Pursuant The District agrees to observe all the rights given to the Association pursuant to Act 336 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1947, as amended by Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965, . This shall not be construed to deny or restrict any employee rights established under the Michigan General School Laws or any other laws and regulations. B. The District agrees to provide the Association with any information required by law concerning the District. The District further agrees to provide the HEA President with such reports as are available to the Board hereby agrees that every employee at the same time they become public information. C. Teachers shall have access to their own personnel files in the presence of the Board Director of Human Resources or his/her designee. Teachers shall have access to their own personnel files during normal business hours, provided that examination of the files shall not interfere with normal teaching duties. A teacher may give written authorization to a representative to examine the file. A copy of such authorization shall be given to the Administrator and shall become part of the personnel file. Holland Education Association Master Agreement 2005-2008 D. Any teacher shall have the right to freely organize, join and support accept or reject the assignment of a student teacher. E. The District shall provide a copy of the District Policy Manual to the Association President and shall provide the President with any and all updates to the manual as they are made. In addition, there shall be a District Policy Manual for staff use in each staff lounge/workroom, however, the Association shall assume the responsibility for updating said policy manuals as changes are made. A copy of the Master Agreement will be made available to each teacher by the District. F. Upon request of the Association President, fifteen (15) leave days for Association purposes shall be granted at District expense. Up to twenty-five (25) additional days shall be granted with the Association paying for the purpose substitutes involved. All requests shall be made in writing. The Association shall attempt to limit the number of engaging in collective bargaining and negotiationsAssociation leave days taken by any one (1) teacher to ten (10) per year. B. G. An intra-school delivery service shall be provided for teacher use. The Association shall indemnify and save the Board undertakes harmless against and agrees from any and all liability that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours wages, may arise out of or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his membership in actions taken by the Board to comply with this paragraph, provided that the District does not initiate any such legal action. The Association shall, when the Board is sued individually or jointly, make available competent legal counsel for such defense at the expense of the Association or negotiations or his institution of a grievance, complaint, or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. C. and the MEA and NEA. The parties specifically recognize that each has Association shall have the right to invoke negotiate a settlement to any such action. H. A telephone in the assistance assigned building shall be available for teacher use provided such use does not interfere with use of telephones for District purposes. I. Adequate teaching supplies and materials will be provided within the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, limitations of school district resources. Teachers will make requisitions for supplies and materials at least sixty (60) days in advance. Requisitions are subject to administrative approval. J. Teachers shall be allowed reasonable access outside of regular school hours to their respective buildings for purposes connected with performance of their professional duties. Specific procedures for access shall be issued by the building administrator. K. Teachers shall report any allegedly unclean or a mediator from such public agency, or an arbitrator appointed pursuant unsafe building conditions to the provisions of this Agreementbuilding administrator. The administrator shall investigate the situation and develop a written plan with a timetable, in consultation with the teacher and/or an HEA representative, to address the situation. Holland Education Association Master Agreement 2005-2008 L. Teachers’ lounges shall be available in all buildings as in the past. Each year, to the extent space allows without disrupting educational services, the building administrator will designate space for the following professional responsibilities: confidential telephone calls, work space for itinerant staff, and a teachers’ lounge. Reasonable efforts will be made to avoid using the lounge for instruction during the regular school day, provided that alternate space is available. D. M. The parties shall not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, marital status, and/or handicap. N. The Association and its representatives shall have the right to use school facilities and equipment for meetings at reasonable times when such facilities are not otherwise in use. Requests for use shall be made to the building administrator. The Association shall be granted Fourteen (14) Association days per yearresponsible for proper use of all facilities and equipment, including leaving them in the same condition as they were prior to the Association’s use. The Association shall pay for the substitute reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use and shall be liable for any days used in excess of six (6) days per year. The Superintendent or his designee shall be notified at least one week in advance of such leave. D. damages caused to said equipment by improper use by individuals using it for Association business. O. The Association shall have the right to use post notices of activities and matters of Association concern on designated bulletin boards in each building or facility to which bargaining unit members may be assigned. All Association materials so posted will be identified as Association material. P. Within the available parking facilities, high school building facilities after regular school hours for official business teachers shall be assigned to park in the parking lot adjacent to their first class of the Association providing said use has first been cleared with the Administrationday. Students shall not be allowed to park in teachers’ parking areas. E. Q. The Board agrees and HEA agree to furnish the Association in response jointly develop and implement strategies to written request from time to time such information as is available concerning the financial resources of market the district, Treasurer's reports, census ’s quality educational programs in order to retain and membership data, names recruit students and addresses of all teachers and all other information that will assist the Association in developing constructive programs and which may be necessary for the Association to process any grievancefamilies. F. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict any teacher rights he may have under the Michigan General School Laws. The rights granted to each teacher hereunder shall be deemed to be in addition to those granted elsewhere.

TEACHER AND ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965, the Board hereby agrees that every employee of the Board shall have the right to freely organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining and negotiations. B. . The Board undertakes and agrees that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours hours, wages, or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his membership in the Association or negotiations or his institution of a grievance, complaint, or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. C. B. The parties specifically recognize that each has the right to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, or a mediator from such public agency, or an arbitrator appointed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. D. C. The Association shall be granted Fourteen (14) Association days per year. The Association shall pay for the substitute for any days used in excess of six (6) days per year. The Superintendent or his designee shall be notified at least one week in advance of such leave. . D. The Association shall have the right to use the school building facilities after regular school hours for official business of the Association providing said use has first been cleared with the Administration. E. The Board agrees to furnish the Association in response to written request from time to time such information as is available concerning the financial resources of the district, Treasurer's ’s reports, census and membership data, names and addresses of all teachers and all other information that will assist the Association in developing constructive programs and which may be necessary for the Association to process any grievance. F. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict any teacher rights he may have under the Michigan General School Laws. The rights granted to each teacher hereunder shall be deemed to be in addition to those granted elsewhere.

TEACHER AND ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Pursuant The District agrees to observe all the rights given to the Association pursuant to Act 336 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1947, as amended by Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965, . This shall not be construed to deny or restrict any employee rights established under the Michigan General School Laws or any other laws and regulations. B. The District agrees to provide the Association with any information required by law concerning the District. The District further agrees to provide the HEA President with such reports as are available to the Board hereby agrees that every employee at the same time they become public information. C. Teachers shall have access to their own personnel files in the presence of the Board Director of Human Resources or his/her designee. Teachers shall have access to their own personnel files during normal business hours, provided that examination of the files shall not interfere with normal teaching duties. A teacher may give written authorization to a representative to examine the file. A copy of such authorization shall be given to the Administrator and shall become part of the personnel file. D. Any teacher shall have the right to freely organize, join and support accept or reject the assignment of a student teacher. E. The District shall provide a copy of the District Policy Manual to the Association President and shall provide the President with any and all updates to the manual as they are made. In addition, there shall be a District Policy Manual for staff use in each staff lounge/work room, however, the Association shall assume the responsibility for updating said policy manuals as changes are made. A copy of the Master Agreement will be made available to each teacher by the District. F. Upon request of the Association President, fifteen (15) leave days for Association purposes shall be granted at District expense. Up to twenty­five (25) additional days shall be granted with the Association paying for the purpose substitutes involved. All requests shall be made in writing. The Association shall attempt to limit the number of engaging in collective bargaining and negotiationsAssociation leave days taken by any one (1) teacher to ten (10) per year. B. G. An intra­school delivery service shall be provided for teacher use. The Association shall indemnify and save the Board undertakes harmless against and agrees from any and all liability that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours wages, may arise out of or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his membership in actions taken by the Board to comply with this paragraph, provided that the District does not initiate any such legal action. The Association shall, when the Board is sued individually or jointly, make available competent legal counsel for such defense at the full and actual expense of the Association or negotiations or his institution of a grievance, complaint, or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. C. and the MEA and NEA. The parties specifically recognize that each has Association shall have the right to invoke negotiate a settlement to any such action. H. A telephone in the assistance assigned building shall be available for teacher use provided such use does not interfere with use of telephones for District purposes. I. Adequate teaching supplies and materials will be provided within the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, limitations of school district resources. Requisitions are subject to administrative approval. J. Teachers shall be allowed reasonable access outside of regular school hours to their respective buildings for purposes connected with performance of their professional duties. Specific procedures for access shall be issued by the building administrator. K. Teachers shall report any allegedly unclean or a mediator from such public agency, or an arbitrator appointed pursuant unsafe building conditions to the provisions building administrator. The administrator shall investigate the situation and develop a written plan with a timetable, in consultation with the teacher and/or an HEA representative, to address the situation. The District and the HEA mutually recognize the potential impact of this Agreementconstruction on the teaching day, work stations, room assignments, parking locations, noise, cleanliness, and other potential impacts to the operational day. It is the intended goal to minimize the impact to the teaching day as much as possible while recognizing that certain items may be unavoidable. The District commits to continued and ongoing communication to impacted parties as much in advance as possible to construction time lines with a focus on staff and student safety. D. L. Teachers’ lounges shall be available in all buildings as in the past. Each year, to the extent space allows without disrupting educational services, the building administrator will designate space for the following professional responsibilities: confidential telephone calls, work space for itinerant staff, and a teachers’ lounge. Reasonable efforts will be made to avoid using the lounge for instruction during the regular school day, provided that alternate space is available. M. The parties shall not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, marital status, disability, height, weight, and/or genetic information. N. The Association and its representatives shall have the right to use school facilities and equipment for meetings at reasonable times when such facilities are not otherwise in use. Requests for use shall be made to the building administrator. The Association shall be granted Fourteen (14) Association days per yearresponsible for proper use of all facilities and equipment, including leaving them in the same condition as they were prior to the Association’s use. The Association shall pay for the substitute reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use and shall be liable for any days used in excess of six (6) days per year. The Superintendent or his designee shall be notified at least one week in advance of such leave. D. damages caused to said equipment by improper use by individuals using it for Association business. O. The Association shall have the right to use the school post notices of activities and matters of Association concern on designated bulletin boards in each building facilities after regular school hours for official business of the or facility to which bargaining unit members may be assigned. All Association providing said use has first been cleared with the Administrationmaterials so posted will be identified as Association material. E. P. Adequate parking will be provided for staff at all work sites. Students shall not be allowed to park in teachers’ designated parking areas. Q. The Board agrees and HEA agree to furnish the Association in response jointly develop and implement strategies to written request from time to time such information as is available concerning the financial resources of market the district, Treasurer's reports, census ’s quality educational programs in order to retain and membership data, names recruit students and addresses of all teachers and all other information that will assist the Association in developing constructive programs and which may be necessary for the Association to process any grievancefamilies. F. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict any teacher rights he may have under the Michigan General School Laws. The rights granted to each teacher hereunder shall be deemed to be in addition to those granted elsewhere.

TEACHER AND ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965, the Board hereby agrees that every employee of the Board shall have the right to freely organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining and negotiations. B. 7.1 The Board undertakes and agrees that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours hours, wages, or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his the teacher’s membership in any professional organization or participation in any grievance. 7.2 A copy of the agenda and approved minutes for all Board meetings shall be provided to the Association or negotiations or his institution at the same time the Board is provided their copy. Upon request, the Association will be provided regular and routine Board-prepared information concerning the financial condition of the district, including the annual financial statement, annual audit report, treasurer’s report and adopted budget. The Board will provide the Association one copy of the financial documents free of charge. Nothing herein shall require the Board to research and assemble information. Information requested shall be provided within a reasonable amount of time, but not to exceed ten (10) days. 7.3 The Board shall, upon the written request of a grievanceteacher, complaintwithhold from the compensation of that teacher, or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect the membership dues of such teacher payable to any terms or conditions professional teacher’s organization. Under such agreement, an amount shall be withheld from each regular payroll period from September through May which is equal to the prorate share one-ninth (1/9) of employmentthe annual membership due, and the Board shall pay such withholdings to the specified professional organization. Teachers employed after the beginning of the school year shall have their prorated Association dues deducted equally from the remaining checks through the month of May. The Board shall be held harmless as long as it properly makes the dues deduction. C. The parties specifically recognize that each has the right to invoke the assistance 7.4 Unless prohibited by law, teachers shall be made aware of complaints directed toward them by members of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, or a mediator from community where such public agency, or an arbitrator appointed pursuant complaints might reasonably be expected to be the basis for discipline of the teacher. A copy of any written complaint shall be given to the provisions of this Agreementteacher within three (3) days. D. 7.5 The Association may request Association leave. Such requests shall be in writing to the Superintendent. Association leave shall be granted Fourteen upon request not to exceed a total of six (146) Association teacher responsibility days district-wide per year. The Association shall pay for will reimburse the district the cost of substitutes, providing three substitute for any days used in excess of six (6) days teachers per year. The Superintendent or his designee shall be notified at least one week in advance of such leave. D. The Association shall have the right to use the school building facilities after regular school hours for official business of the Association providing said use has first been cleared with the Administrationday maximum. E. The Board agrees to furnish the Association in response to written request from time to time such information as is available concerning the financial resources of the district, Treasurer's reports, census and membership data, names and addresses of all teachers and all other information that will assist the Association in developing constructive programs and which may be necessary for the Association to process any grievance. F. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict any teacher rights he may have under the Michigan General School Laws. The rights granted to each teacher hereunder shall be deemed to be in addition to those granted elsewhere.