TEACHER RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. A. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict to any teacher rights he/she may have under the Michigan General School Laws or other applicable laws and regulations. The rights granted to teachers hereunder shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided elsewhere. B. Teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship and no religious or political activities of any teacher or the lack thereof shall be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the professional employment of such teacher. The private and personal life of any teacher is not within the appropriate concern or attention of the Board of Education unless it is proven to reflect adversely on the teacher, other faculty members, the students, or the Board of Education. C. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms, and conditions of employment shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory and without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, handicap or marital status. D. Teachers shall make preparation for daily instruction. E. While not mandatory, teachers are encouraged upon request to serve on committees approved by the administration for the improvement of the Madison District Schools. F. Teachers may be required to give reasonable account for student behavior, materials used, and facilities assigned to them. G. Teachers will not organize any club or student group within the school without prior approval of the Board. H. Each teacher can review the contents of his/her own personnel file, excluding teacher placement files and letters of recommendation, by making an appointment with the Superintendent, or designee. A representative of the Association may, at the Teacher's request, accompany the Teacher in this review. I. Any Teacher suffering a bodily injury or occupational related illness during the individual's established working hours, must report the same to the teacher's building Principal in order that the request for coverage under the Worker's Compensation Act will be initiated. J. Teachers will discipline students utilizing the Student Code of Conduct adopted by the Board. K. Each Teacher must have a currently valid State of Michigan teaching certificate recorded in the Personnel Office for the current school year by November 1. L. The Teacher must, at the request of the County Nurse, produce evidence of freedom from communicable diseases. M. Each certificated person is expected by the Board and the Association to fulfill the terms of his/her contract of employment. N. Upon the recommendation of a Teacher's immediate supervisor, for just cause, after a hearing with the administration and the Association, the Board may request a physical and/or psychiatric examination. The physical or psychiatric examination request shall be implemented in the following way: 1. The doctor(s)/psychologist(s) administering said examination(s) shall be selected by the Teacher from a list of not less than five (5) physicians/psychologists suggested by a medical referral organization in the appropriate specialty, provided by the Board, and shall be at the Board's expense, and at no charge to the Teacher's accumulated sick leave allowance. 2. The Teacher shall have the right to seek an alternate medical psychological opinion at the Teacher's expense. 3. Before any report is made to the Board by the examining physician(s)/ psychologist(s), the Teacher will have a consultation with the physician(s)/psychologist(s) at the Board's expense. 4. If the doctor's/psychologist's report gives sufficient evidence that the Teacher's performance is affected, the Board will make available any reasonable assistance of an appropriate nature. O. If the Board considers placing a teacher on a leave of absence, in accordance with Article V, Section 38.112, of the Teacher Tenure Act, it shall be for just cause. 1. Just cause for an initial incident shall be defined in the following process: a. Observation of the Teacher's performance/behavior by an administrator. b. Recommendation of a doctor/psychologist that the Teacher be placed on a leave. 2. Just cause for continual, long-term, incidents shall be defined in the following process: a. Observations of the performance by administrator with reference to such in the Teacher's evaluation. b. Clear indication that the Teacher must improve and the consequence of failure to do so; with an opportunity for the Teacher to make improvement(s). c. Assistance from administrators and District resources to remedy any inadequacies indicated in the evaluation or conference.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
TEACHER RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. A. Nothing contained herein The Board recognizes that teachers shall be construed to deny or restrict to any teacher rights he/she may have under the Michigan General School Laws or other applicable laws and regulations. The rights granted to teachers hereunder shall be deemed right to be in addition represented by the Wakulla Classroom Teachers Association and the rights to those provided elsewhererefrain from being represented.
B. Teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship and no religious or political activities of any teacher or the lack thereof shall be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the professional employment of such teacher. The private and personal life of any teacher is not within the appropriate concern or attention of the Board of Education unless it is proven to reflect adversely on the teacher, other faculty members, the students, or the Board of Education.
C. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms, and conditions of employment shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory and without regard to raceRace, creed, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, age, sex, handicap or marital status.
D. Teachers years of teaching experience shall make preparation not be grounds for daily instruction.
E. While not mandatorydiscrimination, teachers are encouraged upon request to serve on committees approved by the administration for the improvement disciplinary action or conditions of the Madison District Schools.
F. Teachers may be required to give reasonable account for student behavior, materials used, and facilities assigned to them.
G. Teachers will not organize any club or student group within the school without prior approval of the Board.
H. Each teacher can review the contents of his/her own personnel file, excluding teacher placement files and letters of recommendation, by making an appointment with the Superintendent, or designee. A representative of the Association may, at the Teacher's request, accompany the Teacher in this review.
I. Any Teacher suffering a bodily injury or occupational related illness during the individual's established working hours, must report the same to the teacher's building Principal in order that the request for coverage employment under the Worker's Compensation Act will terms of this agreement. However, this provision shall not be initiated.
J. Teachers will discipline students utilizing construed so as to prohibit the Student Code of Conduct adopted Board from implementing any affirmative action program as determined appropriate by the Board.
K. Each Teacher must have C. Upon initial employment, teachers shall provide evidence of meeting all the physical and mental health requirements called for by the Florida Statutes, State Board of Education and the Wakulla County School Board Polices pursuant to their employment. If at any time the Board desires further evidence concerning the above requirements of an individual teacher, it may, at its discretion, call for additional examination of that teacher by a currently valid State licensed competent physician chosen by the teacher form a list of Michigan teaching certificate recorded three (3) physicians submitted by the Board. The Board shall pay all costs incurred in said examination.
D. The Board will establish rules for student conduct:
1. A copy of the rules shall be provided to all teachers at the beginning of each school year.
2. Teachers shall be notified of any changes in the Personnel Office rules for the current school year by November 1student conduct.
L. The Teacher must, at the request of the County Nurse, produce evidence of freedom from communicable diseases3. Administrators shall work closely with individual teachers to alleviate discipline problems.
M. Each certificated person is expected by 4. The Board shall support teachers in the Board and maintenance of order in the Association to fulfill the terms of his/her contract of employmentclassroom.
N. Upon the recommendation of a Teacher's immediate supervisor, for just cause, after a hearing with the administration and the Association, the Board may request a physical and/or psychiatric examination. E. The physical or psychiatric examination request following procedures shall be implemented in the following wayfollowed for teachers who desire to be voluntarily transferred:
1. The doctor(s)/psychologist(sSchool Board agrees to post teaching and supplemental vacancies on the district website.
2. Teachers wishing to be considered for a vacancy and/or change in teaching assignment shall notify the appropriate administrator to indicate interest and make application.
3. The administrator shall acknowledge receipt of such request from a member of the Bargaining Unit with in ten (10) administering said examination(s) working days.
4. Teachers currently employed by the district requesting reassignments/transfer/and/or applying to fill instructional vacancies will be given consideration. No assignment of applicants to advertised vacancies in the school district shall be selected made until all applications of currently employed teachers have been considered.
5. In situations where new teacher is recommended by an administrator over a returning teacher already assigned to that school and who has applied for the position, the returning teacher shall be advised in writing of reasons for not being given the position, if written request is made by the Teacher from a list of not less than five teacher to the respective Administrator within three (53) physicians/psychologists suggested teacher days after being notified the position was filled.
X. Involuntary transfers will be made only when deemed necessary and appropriate by a medical referral organization in the appropriate specialty, provided by Superintendent on recommendation to the Board, and only after the teacher has been advised by the Superintendent or his/her designee. The teacher will be given three (3) working days’ notice, along with the School Board rationale for the transfer. If the involuntary transfer of a teacher from one school to another, results in that teacher being out of field, the School Board shall pay all necessary course tuition and/or certification exams necessary at the State University rate to meet certification at that school.
1. Teachers who are not satisfied with their placement or assignment, as a result of this involuntary transfer, may apply for other positions within the district.
G. The following procedures shall be at used in the Board's expense, selection of volunteers for extended contracts and at no charge to the Teacher's accumulated sick leave allowanceadditional employment.
1. The Board shall establish its program needs for summer session employment.
2. The Teacher Each school shall have the right establish its own procedures for recommendation or after school, summer school, and teachers who teach a seventh period core class, with each department or grade level having opportunity to seek an alternate medical psychological opinion at the Teacher's expense.
3. Before any report is made submit suggestions to the Board Administrator. If a core class, which would require a teacher to teach a seventh period becomes available. The Principal shall seek a volunteer from those teachers certified to teach the class. No teacher shall be required to teach a seventh period core class. Core classes are defined by the examining physician(s)/ psychologist(s)Florida Course Code Directory, Appendix S.
H. Teachers shall be subject to the Teacher will have a consultation with accepted standards of professional responsibility as set forth in the physician(s)/psychologist(s) at the Board's expense.
4. If the doctor's/psychologist's report gives sufficient evidence that the Teacher's performance is affected, the Board will make available any reasonable assistance Code of an appropriate nature.
O. If the Board considers placing a teacher on a leave of absence, in accordance with Article V, Section 38.112, Ethics of the Teacher Tenure Act, it shall be for just cause.
1. Just cause for an initial incident shall be defined in the following process:
a. Observation Educational Profession of Florida Principals of Professional Conduct and policies of the Teacher's performance/behavior by an administrator.
b. Recommendation School Board of a doctor/psychologist that the Teacher be placed on a leave.
2. Just cause for continual, long-term, incidents shall be defined in the following processWakulla County:
a. Observations of the performance by administrator with reference to such in the Teacher's evaluation.
b. Clear indication that the Teacher must improve and the consequence of failure to do so; with an opportunity for the Teacher to make improvement(s).
c. Assistance from administrators and District resources to remedy any inadequacies indicated in the evaluation or conference.
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Samples: Master Contract
TEACHER RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. A. Nothing contained herein The Board recognizes that teachers shall be construed to deny or restrict to any teacher rights he/she may have under the Michigan General School Laws or other applicable laws and regulations. The rights granted to teachers hereunder shall be deemed right to be in addition represented by the Wakulla Classroom Teachers Association and the right to those provided elsewhererefrain from being represented.
B. Race, creed, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, handicap or years of teaching experience shall not be grounds for discrimination, disciplinary action or conditions of employment under the terms of this agreement. However, this provision shall not be construed so as to prohibit the Board from implementing any affirmative action program as determined appropriate by the Board.
C. Upon initial employment, teachers shall provide evidence of meeting all the physical and mental health requirements called for by the Florida Statutes, State Board of Education and the Wakulla County School Board Policies pursuant to their employment. If at any time, the Board desires further evidence concerning the above requirements of an individual teacher, it may, at its discretion, call for additional examination of that teacher by a licensed competent physician chosen by the teacher from a list of three (3) physicians submitted by the Board. The Board shall pay all costs incurred in said examination:
D. The Board will establish rules for student conduct:
1. A copy of the rules shall be provided to all teachers at the beginning of each school year.
2. Teachers shall be notified of any changes in the rules for student conduct.
3. Administrators shall work closely with individual teachers to alleviate discipline problems.
4. The Board shall support teachers in the maintenance of order in the classroom.
E. The following procedures shall be followed for teachers who desire to be voluntarily transferred:
1. The School Board agrees to post teaching and supplemental vacancies on the District website.
2. Teachers wishing to be considered for a vacancy and/or change in teaching assignment shall notify the appropriate administrator to indicate interest and make application.
3. The administrator shall acknowledge receipt of such a request from a member of the Bargaining Unit within ten (10) days.
4. Teachers currently employed by the district requesting reassignments/transfer/and/or applying to fill instructional vacancies will be given consideration. No assignment of applicants to advertised vacancies in the school district shall be made until all applications of currently employed teachers have been considered.
5. In situations where a new teacher is recommended by an administrator over a returning teacher already assigned to that school and who has applied for the position, the returning teacher shall be advised in writing of reasons for not being given the position, if written request is made by the teacher to the respective administrator within three (3) days after being notified the position was filled.
F. Involuntary transfers will be made only when deemed necessary and appropriate by the Superintendent on recommendation to the Board, and only after the teacher has been advised. The teacher will be given at least three (3) days notice, along with School Board rationale for the transfer. If the involuntary transfer of a teacher from one school to another, results in that teacher being out of field, the School Board shall pay all necessary course tuition and/or certification exams necessary at the state university rate to meet certification at that school.
G. The following procedures shall be used in the selection of volunteers for extended contracts and additional employment.
1. The Board shall establish its program needs for summer session employment.
2. Each school shall establish its own procedures for recommendation of after school and summer school teachers with each department or grade level having opportunity to submit suggestions to the administrator.
H. Teachers shall be subject to the accepted standards of professional responsibility as set forth in the Code of Ethics of the Educational Profession of Florida and policies of the School Board of Wakulla County:
1. Use of political material for instructional purpose in the classroom is not forbidden, but each teacher must be accountable that the presentation is open-minded, fair, responsible and respectful of differing opinions of others. Whenever possible such materials will be previewed in advance by the building administrator.
2. Teachers are entitled to full rights of citizenship citizenship, and no religious or political activities of any teacher teacher, or the lack thereof thereof, shall be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the professional employment of such teacher, provided that such activities do not violate the Constitution and the laws of the United States and/or the State of Florida.
3. Teachers may present materials and ideas not included in the Board adopted curriculum and textbooks, provided that they receive prior approval from their building administrator. Both parties agree that no legitimate issue of controversy in our society should be excluded from the classroom. However, all sides of controversial issues must be presented and be age and grade level appropriate.
I. The private and personal life of Board agrees to render legal assistance to the extent provided by law (F.S. 1012.26) to any teacher that is not complained against or sued as a result of the legal performance of duty, providing that the teacher was found innocent and was acting within the appropriate concern or attention of the Board of Education unless it is proven to reflect adversely on the teacher, other faculty members, the students, or the Board of Education.
C. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms, and conditions of employment shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory and without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, handicap or marital status.
D. Teachers shall make preparation for daily instruction.
E. While not mandatory, teachers are encouraged upon request to serve on committees approved by the administration for the improvement of the Madison District Schools.
F. Teachers may be required to give reasonable account for student behavior, materials used, and facilities assigned to them.
G. Teachers will not organize any club or student group within the school without prior approval of the Board.
H. Each teacher can review the contents scope of his/her own personnel fileteaching responsibility and is not guilty of willful neglect of duty, excluding teacher placement files and letters of recommendationgross negligence or improper conduct, by making an appointment with the Superintendent, or designee. A representative of the Association may, at the Teacher's request, accompany the Teacher in this review.
I. Any Teacher suffering a bodily injury or occupational related illness during the individual's established working hours, must report the same to the teacher's building Principal in order that the request for coverage under the Worker's Compensation Act will be initiated.
J. Teachers will discipline students utilizing the Student Code of Conduct adopted as determined by the Board.
K. Each Teacher must have a currently valid State of Michigan teaching certificate recorded in the Personnel Office for the current school year by November 1.
L. J. The Teacher must, at the request of the County Nurse, produce evidence of freedom from communicable diseases.
M. Each certificated person is expected by the Board and the Association to fulfill the terms of his/her contract of employment.
N. Upon the recommendation of a Teacher's immediate supervisor, for just cause, after a hearing with the administration and the Association, the Board may request a physical and/or psychiatric examination. The physical or psychiatric examination request Calendar Committee shall be implemented in the following way:
composed of one (1. The doctor(s)/psychologist(s) administering said examination(s) shall be person from each school selected by the Teacher from teachers. If after all selections are made and there is not at least one (1) non-instructional person, a list of non-instructional person will be appointed by an administrator. Should there not less than five (5) physicians/psychologists suggested by a medical referral organization in the appropriate specialty, provided by the Board, and shall be at least one (1) Association member from each school level (elementary, middle and high) after all appointments are made, the Board's expense, and Association President shall appoint one (1) “at no charge large” member for each school level not represented to serve on the Teacher's accumulated sick leave allowanceCommittee.
2. The Teacher K. Teachers shall have the right to seek make suggestions to the Board regarding the school calendar. In no way will this delay the date in which the calendar is set. Teacher suggestions to the school calendar must normally be submitted to the District Calendar Committee.
L. No action against a teacher shall be taken on the basis of a complaint by a parent or student or other individual; nor shall any notice thereof be included in the teacher’s personnel file, until the complaint is thoroughly investigated and deemed significant by the administrator. If deemed significant, the administrator will notify, in writing, the teacher involved.
M. Teachers and the School Board mutually agree that the duties of instructional personnel include responsibilities that can best be accomplished by a teacher at times other than the normal school day. These responsibilities include SACS Committee Assignments, comprehensive audits, meetings with program advisory committees, parent-teacher conferences, P.T.O. meetings, and open house. Those teachers required to work additional hours in an alternate medical psychological opinion officially assigned capacity as determined by the teacher and the administrator, including carnivals, and if not in a differentiated pay position, will be given an equivalent amount of release time beyond the normal student day at the Teacher's expenseteacher’s respective school. A system will be established by the principal and staff to maintain a fair and accurate accounting and documentation.
1. All duties will be assigned by the administrator in a fair and equitable manner.
2. Teachers serving in Differentiated Pay positions that require duty beyond the normal school day or duties/qualifications/expectations beyond the scope of a regular teacher are not excluded from additional duty assignments.
3. Before any report is Duty assignments, as enumerated above, will be made to the Board by the examining physician(s)/ psychologist(s), the Teacher will have in a consultation with the physician(s)/psychologist(s) at the Board's expense.
4. If the doctor's/psychologist's report gives sufficient evidence that the Teacher's performance is affected, the Board will make available any reasonable assistance of an appropriate nature.
O. If the Board considers placing a teacher on a leave of absence, in accordance with Article V, Section 38.112, of the Teacher Tenure Act, it shall be for just cause.
1. Just cause for an initial incident shall be defined in fair and equitable way utilizing the following processprocedures:
a. Observation of Volunteers for assignment will be requested if deemed appropriate by the Teacher's performance/behavior by an administrator.
b. Recommendation In the absence of a doctor/psychologist that volunteers, assignment will be made by the Teacher be placed on a leave.
2. Just cause for continual, long-term, incidents shall be defined in the following process:
a. Observations of the performance by administrator with reference to such in the Teacher's evaluation.
b. Clear indication that the Teacher must improve and the consequence of failure to do so; with an opportunity for the Teacher to make improvement(s)administrator.
c. Assistance Administrators will not make these assignments in a punitive way.
d. Administrators may excuse teacher(s) from administrators assigned duty.
e. Positions on the Differentiated Pay Schedule may be appointed by the administrator when no volunteers are available in lieu of dropping the program. Such appointments would be for one year.
N. Teachers shall be entitled to request a representative of their choice when they have been informed that a meeting has been scheduled with their administrator that may result in disciplinary action. In the interest of all parties, the administrator shall ask the teacher if they want representation. When a request for such representation is made, no action shall be taken with respect to the teacher until such representation is present. Such representation shall be secured within a reasonable time.
O. The Board and District resources the Association agree to remedy any inadequacies indicated jointly plan and provide for new teachers an orientation which includes the Master Contract Agreement. This orientation may be held as a part of the “New Teacher Orientation” which is an annual part of pre-school, but in no case later than the evaluation or conferenceeighth week of school.
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Samples: Master Contract Agreement
TEACHER RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. A. Nothing contained herein The Board recognizes that teachers shall be construed to deny or restrict to any teacher rights he/she may have under the Michigan General School Laws or other applicable laws and regulations. The rights granted to teachers hereunder shall be deemed right to be in addition represented by the Wakulla Classroom Teachers Association and the right to those provided elsewhererefrain from being represented.
B. Race, creed, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, handicap or years of teaching experience shall not be grounds for discrimination, disciplinary action or conditions of employment under the terms of this agreement. However, this provision shall not be construed so as to prohibit the Board from implementing any affirmative action program as determined appropriate by the Board.
C. Upon initial employment, teachers shall provide evidence of meeting all the physical and mental health requirements called for by the Florida Statutes, State Board of Education and the Wakulla County School Board Policies pursuant to their employment. If at any time, the Board desires further evidence concerning the above requirements of an individual teacher, it may, at its discretion, call for additional examination of that teacher by a licensed competent physician chosen by the teacher from a list of three (3) physicians submitted by the Board. The Board shall pay all costs incurred in said examination:
D. The Board will establish rules for student conduct:
1. A copy of the rules shall be provided to all teachers at the beginning of each school year.
2. Teachers shall be notified of any changes in the rules for student conduct.
3. Administrators shall work closely with individual teachers to alleviate discipline problems.
4. The Board shall support teachers in the maintenance of order in the classroom.
E. The following procedures shall be followed for teachers who desire to be voluntarily transferred:
1. The School Board agrees to post teaching and supplemental vacancies on the District website.
2. Teachers wishing to be considered for a vacancy and/or change in teaching assignment shall notify the appropriate administrator to indicate interest and make application.
3. The administrator shall acknowledge receipt of such a request from a member of the Bargaining Unit within ten (10) working days.
4. Teachers currently employed by the district requesting reassignments/transfer/and/or applying to fill instructional vacancies will be given consideration. No assignment of applicants to advertised vacancies in the school district shall be made until all applications of currently employed teachers have been considered.
5. In situations where a new teacher is recommended by an administrator over a returning teacher already assigned to that school and who has applied for the position, the returning teacher shall be advised in writing of reasons for not being given the position, if written request is made by the teacher to the respective administrator within three (3) teacher days after being notified the position was filled.
X. Involuntary transfers will be made only when deemed necessary and appropriate by the Superintendent on recommendation to the Board, and only after the teacher has been advised by the Superintendent or his designee. The teacher will be given at least three (3) working days’ notice, along with School Board rationale for the transfer. If the involuntary transfer of a teacher from one school to another, results in that teacher being out of field, the School Board shall pay all necessary course tuition and/or certification exams necessary at the state university rate to meet certification at that school.
1. Teachers who are not satisfied with their placement or assignment, as a result of the involuntary transfer, may apply for other positions within the district.
2. Teachers may also request a meeting with the Superintendent/or the administrative designee and may have a representative of his/her choice present at such a meeting.
G. The following procedures shall be used in the selection of volunteers for extended contracts and additional employment.
1. The Board shall establish its program needs for summer session employment.
2. Each school shall establish its own procedures for recommendation of after school, summer school, and teachers who teach a seventh period core class, with each department or grade level having opportunity to submit suggestions to the administrator. If a core class, which would require a teacher to teach a seventh period becomes available, the Principal shall seek a volunteer from those teachers certified to teach the class. No teacher shall be required to teach a seventh period core class. Core classes are defined by the Florida Course Code Directory, Appendix S.
H. Teachers shall be subject to the accepted standards of professional responsibility as set forth in the Code of Ethics of the Educational Profession of Florida and policies of the School Board of Wakulla County:
1. Use of political material for instructional purpose in the classroom is not forbidden, but each teacher must be accountable that the presentation is open-minded, fair, responsible and respectful of differing opinions of others. Whenever possible such materials will be previewed in advance by the building administrator.
2. Teachers are entitled to full rights of citizenship citizenship, and no religious or political activities of any teacher teacher, or the lack thereof thereof, shall be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the professional employment of such teacher, provided that such activities do not violate the Constitution and the laws of the United States and/or the State of Florida.
3. Teachers may present materials and ideas not included in the Board adopted curriculum and textbooks, provided that they receive prior approval from their building administrator. Both parties agree that no legitimate issue of controversy in our society should be excluded from the classroom. However, all sides of controversial issues must be presented and be age and grade level appropriate.
I. The private and personal life of Board agrees to render legal assistance to the extent provided by law (F.S. 1012.26) to any teacher that is not complained against or sued as a result of the legal performance of duty, providing that the teacher was found innocent and was acting within the appropriate concern or attention of the Board of Education unless it is proven to reflect adversely on the teacher, other faculty members, the students, or the Board of Education.
C. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms, and conditions of employment shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory and without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, handicap or marital status.
D. Teachers shall make preparation for daily instruction.
E. While not mandatory, teachers are encouraged upon request to serve on committees approved by the administration for the improvement of the Madison District Schools.
F. Teachers may be required to give reasonable account for student behavior, materials used, and facilities assigned to them.
G. Teachers will not organize any club or student group within the school without prior approval of the Board.
H. Each teacher can review the contents scope of his/her own personnel fileteaching responsibility and is not guilty of willful neglect of duty, excluding teacher placement files and letters of recommendationgross negligence or improper conduct, by making an appointment with the Superintendent, or designee. A representative of the Association may, at the Teacher's request, accompany the Teacher in this review.
I. Any Teacher suffering a bodily injury or occupational related illness during the individual's established working hours, must report the same to the teacher's building Principal in order that the request for coverage under the Worker's Compensation Act will be initiated.
J. Teachers will discipline students utilizing the Student Code of Conduct adopted as determined by the Board.
K. Each Teacher must have a currently valid State of Michigan teaching certificate recorded in the Personnel Office for the current school year by November 1.
L. J. The Teacher must, at the request of the County Nurse, produce evidence of freedom from communicable diseases.
M. Each certificated person is expected by the Board and the Association to fulfill the terms of his/her contract of employment.
N. Upon the recommendation of a Teacher's immediate supervisor, for just cause, after a hearing with the administration and the Association, the Board may request a physical and/or psychiatric examination. The physical or psychiatric examination request Calendar Committee shall be implemented in the following way:
composed of one (1. The doctor(s)/psychologist(s) administering said examination(s) shall be person from each school selected by the Teacher from teachers. If after all selections are made and there is not at least one (1) non-instructional person, a list of non-instructional person will be appointed by an administrator. Should there not less than five (5) physicians/psychologists suggested by a medical referral organization in the appropriate specialty, provided by the Board, and shall be at least one (1) Association member from each school level (elementary, middle and high) after all appointments are made, the Board's expense, and Association President may appoint one (1) “at no charge large” member for each school level not represented to serve on the Teacher's accumulated sick leave allowanceCommittee.
2. The Teacher K. Teachers shall have the right to seek make suggestions to the Board regarding the school calendar. In no way will this delay the date in which the calendar is set. Teacher suggestions to the school calendar must normally be submitted to the District Calendar Committee.
L. No action against a teacher shall be taken on the basis of a complaint by a parent or student or other individual; nor shall any notice thereof be included in the teacher’s personnel file, until the complaint is thoroughly investigated and deemed significant by the administrator. If deemed significant, the administrator will notify the teacher(s) involved, in writing of the accusations and findings, within five calendar days of the conclusion of the investigation.
M. Teachers and the School Board mutually agree that the duties of instructional personnel include responsibilities that can best be accomplished by a teacher at times other than the normal school day. These responsibilities include SACS Committee Assignments, comprehensive audits, meetings with program advisory committees, parent-teacher conferences, P.T.O. meetings, and open house. Those teachers required to work additional hours in an alternate medical psychological opinion officially assigned capacity as determined by the teacher and the administrator, including carnivals, and if not in a differentiated/supplemental pay position, will be given an equivalent amount of release time beyond the normal student day at the Teacher's expenseteacher’s respective school. A system will be established by the principal and staff to maintain a fair and accurate accounting and documentation.
1. All duties will be assigned by the administrator in a fair and equitable manner.
2. Teachers serving in Differentiated/Supplemental Pay positions that require duty beyond the normal school day or duties/qualifications/expectations beyond the scope of a regular teacher are not excluded from additional duty assignments.
3. Before any report is Duty assignments, as enumerated above, will be made to the Board by the examining physician(s)/ psychologist(s), the Teacher will have in a consultation with the physician(s)/psychologist(s) at the Board's expense.
4. If the doctor's/psychologist's report gives sufficient evidence that the Teacher's performance is affected, the Board will make available any reasonable assistance of an appropriate nature.
O. If the Board considers placing a teacher on a leave of absence, in accordance with Article V, Section 38.112, of the Teacher Tenure Act, it shall be for just cause.
1. Just cause for an initial incident shall be defined in fair and equitable way utilizing the following processprocedures:
a. Observation of Volunteers for assignment will be requested if deemed appropriate by the Teacher's performance/behavior by an administrator.
b. Recommendation In the absence of a doctor/psychologist that volunteers, assignment will be made by the Teacher be placed on a leave.
2. Just cause for continual, long-term, incidents shall be defined in the following process:
a. Observations of the performance by administrator with reference to such in the Teacher's evaluation.
b. Clear indication that the Teacher must improve and the consequence of failure to do so; with an opportunity for the Teacher to make improvement(s)administrator.
c. Assistance Administrators will not make these assignments in a punitive way.
d. Administrators may excuse teacher(s) from administrators assigned duty.
e. Positions on the Differentiated/Supplemental Pay Schedule may be appointed by the administrator when no volunteers are available in lieu of dropping the program. Such appointments would be for one year.
N. Teachers shall be entitled to request a representative of their choice when they have been informed that a meeting has been scheduled with their administrator that may result in disciplinary action. In the interest of all parties, the administrator shall ask the teacher if they want representation. When a request for such representation is made, no action shall be taken with respect to the teacher until such representation is present. Such representation shall be secured within a reasonable time.
O. The Board and District resources the Association agree to remedy any inadequacies indicated jointly plan and provide for new teachers an orientation which includes the Master Contract Agreement. This orientation may be held as a part of the “New Teacher Orientation” which is an annual part of pre-school, but in no case later than the evaluation or conferenceeighth week of school.
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Samples: Master Contract
TEACHER RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. A. Nothing contained herein The Board recognizes that teachers shall be construed to deny or restrict to any teacher rights he/she may have under the Michigan General School Laws or other applicable laws and regulations. The rights granted to teachers hereunder shall be deemed right to be in addition represented by the Wakulla Classroom Teachers Association and the right to those provided elsewhererefrain from being represented.
B. Race, creed, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, handicap or years of teaching experience shall not be grounds for discrimination, disciplinary action or conditions of employment under the terms of this agreement. However, this provision shall not be construed so as to prohibit the Board from implementing any affirmative action program as determined appropriate by the Board.
C. Upon initial employment, teachers shall provide evidence of meeting all the physical and mental health requirements called for by the Florida Statutes, State Board of Education and the Wakulla County School Board Policies pursuant to their employment. If at any time, the Board desires further evidence concerning the above requirements of an individual teacher, it may, at its discretion, call for additional examination of that teacher by a licensed competent physician chosen by the teacher from a list of three (3) physicians submitted by the Board. The Board shall pay all costs incurred in said examination:
D. The Board will establish rules for student conduct:
1. A copy of the rules shall be provided to all teachers at the beginning of each school year.
2. Teachers shall be notified of any changes in the rules for student conduct.
3. Administrators shall work closely with individual teachers to alleviate discipline problems.
4. The Board shall support teachers in the maintenance of order in the classroom.
E. The following procedures shall be followed for teachers who desire to be voluntarily transferred:
1. The School Board agrees to post teaching and supplemental vacancies on the District website.
2. Teachers wishing to be considered for a vacancy and/or change in teaching assignment shall notify the appropriate administrator to indicate interest and make application.
3. The administrator shall acknowledge receipt of such a request from a member of the Bargaining Unit within ten (10) days.
4. Teachers currently employed by the district requesting reassignments/transfer/and/or applying to fill instructional vacancies will be given consideration. No assignment of applicants to advertised vacancies in the school district shall be made until all applications of currently employed teachers have been considered.
5. In situations where a new teacher is recommended by an administrator over a returning teacher already assigned to that school and who has applied for the position, the returning teacher shall be advised in writing of reasons for not being given the position, if written request is made by the teacher to the respective administrator within three (3) days after being notified the position was filled.
F. Involuntary transfers will be made only when deemed necessary and appropriate by the Superintendent on recommendation to the Board, and only after the teacher has been advised. The teacher will be given at least three (3) days notice, along with School Board rationale for the transfer. If the involuntary transfer of a teacher from one school to another, results in that teacher being out of field, the School Board shall pay all necessary course tuition and/or certification exams necessary at the state university rate to meet certification at that school.
G. The following procedures shall be used in the selection of volunteers for extended contracts and additional employment.
1. The Board shall establish its program needs for summer session employment.
2. Each school shall establish its own procedures for recommendation of after school, summer school, and teachers who teach a seventh period core class, with each department or grade level having opportunity to submit suggestions to the administrator. If a core class, which would require a teacher to teach a seventh period becomes available, the Principal shall seek a volunteer from those teachers certified to teach the class. No teacher shall be required to teach a seventh period core class.
H. Teachers shall be subject to the accepted standards of professional responsibility as set forth in the Code of Ethics of the Educational Profession of Florida and policies of the School Board of Wakulla County:
1. Use of political material for instructional purpose in the classroom is not forbidden, but each teacher must be accountable that the presentation is open-minded, fair, responsible and respectful of differing opinions of others. Whenever possible such materials will be previewed in advance by the building administrator.
2. Teachers are entitled to full rights of citizenship citizenship, and no religious or political activities of any teacher teacher, or the lack thereof thereof, shall be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the professional employment of such teacher, provided that such activities do not violate the Constitution and the laws of the United States and/or the State of Florida.
3. Teachers may present materials and ideas not included in the Board adopted curriculum and textbooks, provided that they receive prior approval from their building administrator. Both parties agree that no legitimate issue of controversy in our society should be excluded from the classroom. However, all sides of controversial issues must be presented and be age and grade level appropriate.
I. The private and personal life of Board agrees to render legal assistance to the extent provided by law (F.S. 1012.26) to any teacher that is not complained against or sued as a result of the legal performance of duty, providing that the teacher was found innocent and was acting within the appropriate concern or attention of the Board of Education unless it is proven to reflect adversely on the teacher, other faculty members, the students, or the Board of Education.
C. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms, and conditions of employment shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory and without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, handicap or marital status.
D. Teachers shall make preparation for daily instruction.
E. While not mandatory, teachers are encouraged upon request to serve on committees approved by the administration for the improvement of the Madison District Schools.
F. Teachers may be required to give reasonable account for student behavior, materials used, and facilities assigned to them.
G. Teachers will not organize any club or student group within the school without prior approval of the Board.
H. Each teacher can review the contents scope of his/her own personnel fileteaching responsibility and is not guilty of willful neglect of duty, excluding teacher placement files and letters of recommendationgross negligence or improper conduct, by making an appointment with the Superintendent, or designee. A representative of the Association may, at the Teacher's request, accompany the Teacher in this review.
I. Any Teacher suffering a bodily injury or occupational related illness during the individual's established working hours, must report the same to the teacher's building Principal in order that the request for coverage under the Worker's Compensation Act will be initiated.
J. Teachers will discipline students utilizing the Student Code of Conduct adopted as determined by the Board.
K. Each Teacher must have a currently valid State of Michigan teaching certificate recorded in the Personnel Office for the current school year by November 1.
L. J. The Teacher must, at the request of the County Nurse, produce evidence of freedom from communicable diseases.
M. Each certificated person is expected by the Board and the Association to fulfill the terms of his/her contract of employment.
N. Upon the recommendation of a Teacher's immediate supervisor, for just cause, after a hearing with the administration and the Association, the Board may request a physical and/or psychiatric examination. The physical or psychiatric examination request Calendar Committee shall be implemented in the following way:
composed of one (1. The doctor(s)/psychologist(s) administering said examination(s) shall be person from each school selected by the Teacher from teachers. If after all selections are made and there is not at least one (1) non-instructional person, a list of non-instructional person will be appointed by an administrator. Should there not less than five (5) physicians/psychologists suggested by a medical referral organization in the appropriate specialty, provided by the Board, and shall be at least one (1) Association member from each school level (elementary, middle and high) after all appointments are made, the Board's expense, and Association President shall appoint one (1) “at no charge large” member for each school level not represented to serve on the Teacher's accumulated sick leave allowanceCommittee.
2. The Teacher K. Teachers shall have the right to seek make suggestions to the Board regarding the school calendar. In no way will this delay the date in which the calendar is set. Teacher suggestions to the school calendar must normally be submitted to the District Calendar Committee.
L. No action against a teacher shall be taken on the basis of a complaint by a parent or student or other individual; nor shall any notice thereof be included in the teacher’s personnel file, until the complaint is thoroughly investigated and deemed significant by the administrator. If deemed significant, the administrator will notify, in writing, the teacher involved.
M. Teachers and the School Board mutually agree that the duties of instructional personnel include responsibilities that can best be accomplished by a teacher at times other than the normal school day. These responsibilities include SACS Committee Assignments, comprehensive audits, meetings with program advisory committees, parent-teacher conferences, P.T.O. meetings, and open house. Those teachers required to work additional hours in an alternate medical psychological opinion officially assigned capacity as determined by the teacher and the administrator, including carnivals, and if not in a differentiated pay position, will be given an equivalent amount of release time beyond the normal student day at the Teacher's expenseteacher’s respective school. A system will be established by the principal and staff to maintain a fair and accurate accounting and documentation.
1. All duties will be assigned by the administrator in a fair and equitable manner.
2. Teachers serving in Differentiated Pay positions that require duty beyond the normal school day or duties/qualifications/expectations beyond the scope of a regular teacher are not excluded from additional duty assignments.
3. Before any report is Duty assignments, as enumerated above, will be made to the Board by the examining physician(s)/ psychologist(s), the Teacher will have in a consultation with the physician(s)/psychologist(s) at the Board's expense.
4. If the doctor's/psychologist's report gives sufficient evidence that the Teacher's performance is affected, the Board will make available any reasonable assistance of an appropriate nature.
O. If the Board considers placing a teacher on a leave of absence, in accordance with Article V, Section 38.112, of the Teacher Tenure Act, it shall be for just cause.
1. Just cause for an initial incident shall be defined in fair and equitable way utilizing the following processprocedures:
a. Observation of Volunteers for assignment will be requested if deemed appropriate by the Teacher's performance/behavior by an administrator.
b. Recommendation In the absence of a doctor/psychologist that volunteers, assignment will be made by the Teacher be placed on a leave.
2. Just cause for continual, long-term, incidents shall be defined in the following process:
a. Observations of the performance by administrator with reference to such in the Teacher's evaluation.
b. Clear indication that the Teacher must improve and the consequence of failure to do so; with an opportunity for the Teacher to make improvement(s)administrator.
c. Assistance Administrators will not make these assignments in a punitive way.
d. Administrators may excuse teacher(s) from administrators assigned duty.
e. Positions on the Differentiated Pay Schedule may be appointed by the administrator when no volunteers are available in lieu of dropping the program. Such appointments would be for one year.
N. Teachers shall be entitled to request a representative of their choice when they have been informed that a meeting has been scheduled with their administrator that may result in disciplinary action. In the interest of all parties, the administrator shall ask the teacher if they want representation. When a request for such representation is made, no action shall be taken with respect to the teacher until such representation is present. Such representation shall be secured within a reasonable time.
O. The Board and District resources the Association agree to remedy any inadequacies indicated jointly plan and provide for new teachers an orientation which includes the Master Contract Agreement. This orientation may be held as a part of the “New Teacher Orientation” which is an annual part of pre-school, but in no case later than the evaluation or conferenceeighth week of school.
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Samples: Master Contract Agreement
TEACHER RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. A. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict to any teacher rights he/she may have under the Michigan General School Laws or other applicable laws and regulations. The rights granted to teachers hereunder shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided elsewhere.
B. Teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship and no religious or political activities of any teacher or the lack thereof shall be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the professional employment of such teacher. The private and personal life of any teacher is not within the appropriate concern or attention of the Board of Education unless it is proven to reflect adversely on the teacher, other faculty members, the students, or the Board of Education.
C. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms, and conditions of employment shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory and without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, handicap or marital status.
D. Teachers shall make preparation for daily instruction.
E. While not mandatory, teachers are encouraged upon request to serve on committees approved by the administration for the improvement of the Madison District Schools.
F. Teachers may be required to give reasonable account for student behavior, materials used, and facilities assigned to them.
G. Teachers will not organize any club or student group within the school without prior approval of the Board.
H. Each teacher can review the contents of his/her own personnel file, excluding teacher placement files and letters of recommendation, by making an appointment with the Superintendent, or designee. A representative of the Association may, at the Teacher's request, accompany the Teacher in this review.
I. Any Teacher suffering a bodily injury or occupational related illness during the individual's established working hours, must report the same to the teacher's building Principal in order that the request for coverage under the Worker's Compensation Act will be initiated.
J. Teachers will discipline students utilizing the Student Code of Conduct adopted by the Board.
K. Each Teacher must have a currently valid State of Michigan teaching certificate recorded in the Personnel Office for the current school year by November 1.
L. The Teacher must, at the request of the County Nurse, produce evidence of freedom from communicable diseases.
M. Each certificated person is expected by the Board and the Association to fulfill the terms of his/her contract of employment.
N. Upon the recommendation of a Teacher's immediate supervisor, for just cause, after a hearing with the administration and the Association, the Board may request a physical and/or psychiatric examination. The physical or psychiatric examination request shall be implemented in the following way:
1. The doctor(s)/psychologist(s) administering said examination(s) shall be selected by the Teacher from a list of not less than five (5) physicians/psychologists suggested by a medical referral organization in the appropriate specialty, provided by the Board, and shall be at the Board's expense, and at no charge to the Teacher's accumulated sick leave allowance.
2. The Teacher shall have the right to seek an alternate medical psychological opinion at the Teacher's expense.
3. Before any report is made to the Board by the examining physician(s)/ psychologist(s), the Teacher will have a consultation with the physician(s)/psychologist(s) at the Board's expense.
4. If the doctor's/psychologist's report gives sufficient evidence that the Teacher's performance is affected, the Board will make available any reasonable assistance of an appropriate nature.
O. If the Board considers placing a teacher on a leave of absence, in accordance with Article V, Section 38.112, of the Teacher Tenure Act, it shall be for just cause.
1. Just cause for an initial incident shall be defined in the following process:: administrator. be placed on a leave.
a. Observation of the Teacher's performance/behavior by an administrator.an
b. Recommendation of a doctor/psychologist that the Teacher be placed on a leave.Teacher
2. Just cause for continual, long-term, incidents shall be defined in the following process:
a. Observations of the performance by administrator with reference to such in the Teacher's evaluation.
b. Clear indication that the Teacher must improve and the consequence of failure to do so; with an opportunity for the Teacher to make improvement(s).
c. Assistance from administrators and District resources to remedy any inadequacies indicated in the evaluation or conference.
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Samples: Master Agreement
