Teacher and Federation Rights. Section 1. Nothing herein shall be construed to deny or restrict the rights accorded the teachers covered by this Agreement under Montana or Federal law or other applicable rules or regulations.
Section 2. In the event the Federation designates a member teacher to act in the capacity as an official spokesperson for the Federation on any matter, such a designation shall be made in writing.
Section 3. The internal business of the Federation shall be conducted by teachers during their non- duty hours.
Section 4. The Federation shall be permitted to call witnesses for matters being processed through the grievance procedure, provided that no more than two witnesses may be called from their classroom and/or work place at any one time and that these witnesses will return to their classroom or work place as soon as testimony is completed. It is understood and agreed that the grievant may be permitted to attend the entire grievance proceeding. In all cases, the Federation shall provide sufficient advance notice in writing to the Board in order that arrangements can be made for classroom substitutes.
Section 5. If granted permission by the Superintendent or the School Board, the staff of the Federation may be permitted to confer with the teaching staff during school hours to conduct business, which could not have been reasonably taken care of at another time.
Section 6. The Federation may be permitted the use of meeting rooms within the schools of the district according to board policy.
Section 7. The Board will provide bulletin board space in each school for the posting of Federation business. Materials posted shall not be derogatory in nature.
Section 8. Copies of this Agreement will be provided to the teachers of the district at the beginning of each school year.
Section 9. The Federation shall be permitted to utilize teacher mailboxes for the distribution of Federation materials, provided that the material distributed is not of a derogatory nature.
Section 10. The officers and officials of the Federation shall be permitted to introduce and speak to issues at Board meetings, provided that such issues are not related to the collective bargaining process, in accordance with Board procedures, which shall ensure reasonable notice to the Board.
Section 11. The Board shall provide the Federation with any information which can be lawfully provided upon request, as long as such requests are of a responsible nature, are made of the Superintendent, and, if the Federation r...
Teacher and Federation Rights. A. There shall be made available to the Federation, upon written request, any and all information, statistics and records which the Federation may deem to be relevant or necessary for the proper enforcement and implementation of the terms of this contract, to the extent to which such material is readily available or is reasonably obtainable, and access is permitted by law.
B. The Federation President shall receive fifteen (15) copies of the teacher contract upon execution. The Board shall post the teachers’ contract on the district website. Each teacher shall receive a copy of the contract upon hire.
C. Written reprimands and/or suspensions without pay of certified staff members shall be imposed only for just cause. Such teachers shall be notified in writing when any reprimands are placed in his/her personnel file. The teacher may challenge the just cause of the reprimand by filing a grievance in accordance with the grievance procedure (Article 5).
D. In the event a principal or other administrator desires to discuss with an employee matters which may affect his/her position in respect to discharge, resignation or demotion, the employee may request to have a Federation Representative present at such conference. In the event that an employee attends the conference without such a Representative, he/she may request a Representative at any point during the meeting, and the meeting shall be rescheduled to allow for the presence of the Federation Representative. In the event the employee desires to have a Federation Representative present, it is understood that the conference may be scheduled so as not to interfere with the academic activities of the Federation Representative. ("Demotion" shall not be interpreted to mean the movement of a teacher from one grade level to another.)
Teacher and Federation Rights. A. An employee shall have the right to have a Federation representative present to observe at any conference scheduled by an administrator to discuss matters which may affect the employee's position with respect to discharge, resignation or demotion. The Federation representative shall not be permitted to attend a conference between an administrator and a teacher concerning a classroom evaluation taken in accordance with EASTCONN's evaluation procedure.
B. No after school meetings with teachers may be called by any member of the administration or by EASTCONN on the first Monday of each month unless an emergency arises.
C. The administration may grant paid leave to teachers for planned programs of professional growth under terms and conditions set by the Executive Director.
D. Professional Development activities offered by EASTCONN which are, in the opinion of a supervisor, appropriate to meeting objectives stated in an individual’s plan, shall be available to the individual teacher at no cost.
Teacher and Federation Rights
