Common use of TEACHER RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Clause in Contracts

TEACHER RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. ‌ A. Right of Citizenship‌ Teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship and religious or political activities, except when it seriously interferes with the teacher's efforts to provide a quality education to all students in the Bentley School District. B. Anti-Discrimination Clause‌ The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms, and conditions of employment shall be applied without regard to race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category, (collectively, "Protected Classes") in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities. C. Agreement Rights in Addition to Legal Rights‌ Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to deny or restrict to any teacher the rights he/she may have under the Michigan Revised School Code, Tenure Act, or other applicable laws and regulations. The rights granted to teachers hereunder shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided elsewhere in this Agreement. D. Identification of Association Membership‌ No teacher shall be prevented from wearing insignia, pins or other identification of membership in the Association either on or off school premises. E. Official Personnel File‌ The official personnel file shall be maintained at the Superintendent's Office. Materials kept in building files are official only if copies of materials therein contained are forwarded to the teacher and to the Superintendent for inclusion in the official files at the time they are placed in the Building file. Teachers shall have the right to a copy of any materials included in such file. F. Right to Review Personnel File‌ Teachers shall have the right, upon request, to review the contents of their own personnel file. A representative of the Association may be requested to accompany the instructor to such review. Confidential credentials (and related personal references) normally obtained at the time of employment are specifically exempted from such review and shall be removed prior to the review of the file. A teacher will be given the opportunity to file a response to any adverse material placed in the personnel file and the response shall be made a part of the said file. If the teacher is asked to sign material placed in the file, such signature shall be understood to indicate awareness of the material, but in no instance shall said signature be interpreted to mean agreement with its content. G. Academic Transcripts‌ Each teacher shall supply the Superintendent with transcripts of all completed academic work. H. Obligation to Maintain Correct Contact Information‌ Each teacher shall provide the Business Office with any changes relative to: name, address, telephone number, and information on the person to be contacted in case of emergency. I. Mentor/Mentee Expectations‌ All non-tenured professional staff are required to attend three (3) after school mentor-mentee workshops as part of their professional responsibilities. Mentors will be compensated at the rate identified in Addendum D for time spent outside the contractual day.

TEACHER RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. ‌ A. Right SECTION 1 Teachers are responsible for the enforcement of Citizenship‌ Teachers shall policies and regulations concerning student conduct in the classroom, or elsewhere when they are in charge in an assignment as a teacher, sponsor, etc. They are expected to maintain discipline and order necessary for a good learning situation. Responsibility for school equipment utilized in their programs, or when using school facilities, is assumed, and damage, etc., will be entitled reported to full rights the administration. SECTION 2 Each teacher has the professional responsibility to admonish students disobeying school regulation in his/her presence during the time between the beginning and the end of citizenship and religious or political activities, except when it seriously interferes with the teacher's efforts ’s day and during such time that the teacher is responsible for assigned Schedule B activities. Teachers will report any such incident to provide a quality education to all students the building principal for such corrective action as may be necessary and final. Where possible, teachers will be in the Bentley School Districthalls during passing time. B. Anti-Discrimination Clause‌ SECTION 3 The provisions Board will provide Board policies online on the school website. It is the professional responsibility of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms, and conditions of employment shall be applied without regard teacher to race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category, (collectively, "Protected Classes") in its programs and activities, including employment opportunitiesadhere to the policies. C. Agreement Rights in Addition to Legal Rights‌ SECTION 4 Nothing contained in this Agreement herein shall be construed to deny or restrict to any teacher the rights he/she may have under the Michigan Revised General School Code, Tenure Act, Laws or other applicable civil service laws and regulations. The rights granted to teachers hereunder shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided elsewhere in this Agreementelsewhere. D. Identification SECTION 5 Pursuant to Act 379 of Association Membership‌ No teacher shall be prevented from wearing insigniathe Public Acts of 1965, pins or other identification the Board hereby agrees that every employee of membership in the Association either on or off school premises. E. Official Personnel File‌ The official personnel file shall be maintained at the Superintendent's Office. Materials kept in building files are official only if copies of materials therein contained are forwarded to the teacher and to the Superintendent for inclusion in the official files at the time they are placed in the Building file. Teachers Board shall have the right to a copy freely organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiations and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection or to refrain from such activities. The Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any materials included rights conferred by Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitution of Michigan and the Constitution of the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages, or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his/her membership or non-membership in such filethe Association, his/her participation in or non-participation any activities or his/her institution of any grievance, complaint or proceedings under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. F. Right SECTION 6 Notwithstanding his/her employment, a teacher shall be entitled to Review Personnel File‌ full rights of citizenship. The private and personal life of any teacher is not within the appropriate concern or attention of the Board, provided that the conduct of the teacher does not adversely impact the school. SECTION 7 The provisions of this Agreement and the wage, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, marital status, membership or non-membership, association or non-association with, the activities of any employee organization. The Board and the Association pledge themselves to seek to extend the advantages of public education to every student without regard to race, creed, religion, sex, color or national origin, and to seek to achieve full equality of educational opportunity to all pupils. SECTION 8 Teachers must report prior to 6:30 AM unavailability for work, to the current substitute provider. Once a teacher has reported unavailability, it shall be the responsibility of the current substitute provider to arrange for a substitute teacher. SECTION 9 A teacher shall at all times, be entitled to have present a member or representative of the Association when he/she is being reprimanded, or disciplined. When a request for such representation is made, no action shall be taken with respect to the teacher until such member or representative of the Association is present. The Association representative shall advise the teacher of his/her rights and obligations. SECTION 10 Each teacher shall have the right, right upon request, request to review the contents of their his/her own personnel file. A representative of the Association may be requested to accompany the instructor to teacher in such review. Confidential credentials (and related personal references) normally obtained at the time of employment are specifically exempted from such review and In accordance with Board Policy 8320, an official personnel file shall be removed prior maintained at Central office and teachers shall (at their own expense) have rights to the review a copy of the any materials included in such file. A teacher will be given the opportunity to file When a response to any adverse material placed in the personnel file and the response shall be made a part of the said file. If the teacher is asked to sign material placed in the his/her file, such signature shall be understood to indicate his/her awareness of the material, but in no instance instance, shall said signature be interpreted to mean agreement with its contentthe content of the material. G. Academic Transcripts‌ Each SECTION 11 A teacher shall supply be required to substitute for another teacher during the Superintendent with transcripts of school day, if all completed academic workteachers that are available that school period have been asked and refused to volunteer. The requirement shall be rotated among staff when possible. H. Obligation SECTION 12 The District and the Association agree to Maintain Correct Contact Information‌ implement a Mentor Teacher Program for the following purposes: • To provide a nurturing, ongoing support system for new teachers through a personal and professional relationship with an experienced fellow teacher; • To provide increased levels of understanding and skills in teaching for new classroom teachers in the district; • To create a challenging yet nurturing teaching environment in our school that will encourage new teachers to commit to the teaching profession and to the goals of this school community. Each new teacher in his or her first three years in the classroom or first year in the District shall provide be assigned a mentor teacher. The selection of the Business Office mentors will be made in a timely manner through a collaborative effort between Building Administrators and the Association. Criteria in the selection of mentors will include: • Every effort will be made by the district to match mentors and new teachers who work in the same building and have a similar area of certification or assignment. • Consideration will be given to mentor and new teacher with any changes relative to: namea common planning time/lunch time when possible. If no common planning time is available, address, telephone number, and information on release time shall be arranged through the person building principal. • All appointments as mentor teachers will be voluntary. • Appointments for the mentor will be reviewed at the end of each semester or unless either party requests a change through their building principal or the selection committee. The mentor is to meet with the mentee at least four (4) hours per semester to be contacted in case of emergency. I. Mentor/Mentee Expectations‌ All non-tenured professional staff are required to attend three (3) after school mentor-mentee workshops as part of their professional responsibilitiesspaced throughout each semester. Mentors will Mentor teachers shall be compensated at $300 the rate identified first year, $200 the second year and $150 the third year, providing they complete the form provided in Addendum D for time spent outside the contractual day.Appendix A.

TEACHER RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. ‌SECTION 1 Teachers are responsible for the enforcement of policies and regulations concerning student conduct in the classroom, or elsewhere when they are in charge in an assignment as a teacher, sponsor, etc. They are expected to maintain discipline and order necessary for a good learning situation. Responsibility for school equipment utilized in their programs, or when using school facilities, is assumed, and damage, etc., will be reported to the administration. A. Right SECTION 2 Each teacher has the professional responsibility to admonish students disobeying school regulations in his/her presence during the time between the beginning and the end of Citizenship‌ Teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship and religious or political activities, except when it seriously interferes with the teacher's efforts ’s day and during such time that the teacher is responsible for assigned Schedule B activities. Teachers will report any such incident to provide a quality education to all students the building principal for such corrective action as may be necessary and final. Where possible, teachers will be in the Bentley School Districthalls during passing time. B. Anti-Discrimination Clause‌ SECTION 3 The provisions Board will provide one (1) copy of this Agreement Board policies- per building and to the wages, hours, terms, and conditions Association. It is the professional responsibility of employment shall be applied without regard the teacher to race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category, (collectively, "Protected Classes") in its programs and activities, including employment opportunitiesadhere to the policies. C. Agreement Rights in Addition to Legal Rights‌ SECTION 4 Nothing contained in this Agreement herein shall be construed to deny or restrict to any teacher the rights he/she may have under the Michigan Revised General School Code, Tenure Act, Laws or other applicable civil service laws and regulations. The rights granted to teachers hereunder shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided elsewhere in this Agreementelsewhere. D. Identification SECTION 5 Pursuant to Act 379 of Association Membership‌ No teacher shall be prevented from wearing insigniathe Public Acts of 1965, pins or other identification the Board hereby agrees that every employee of membership in the Association either on or off school premises. E. Official Personnel File‌ The official personnel file shall be maintained at the Superintendent's Office. Materials kept in building files are official only if copies of materials therein contained are forwarded to the teacher and to the Superintendent for inclusion in the official files at the time they are placed in the Building file. Teachers Board shall have the right to a copy freely organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiations and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. The Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any materials included rights conferred by Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the constitution of Michigan and the Constitution of the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages, or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his/her membership in such filethe Association, his/her participation in any activities or his/her institution of any grievance, complaint or proceedings under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. F. Right SECTION 6 Notwithstanding his/her employment, a teacher shall be entitled to Review Personnel File‌ full rights of citizenship, and no religious or political activities of any teacher, or 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, provided that the conduct of the teacher does not cause undue disruption in the school. SECTION 7 The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, marital status or membership in, or association with, the activities of any employee organization. The Board and the Association pledge themselves to seek to extend the advantages of public education to every student without regard to race, creed, religion, sex, color or national origin, and to seek to achieve full equality of educational opportunity to all pupils. SECTION 8 Teachers will be informed of the telephone number for PCMI for the substitue calling program. They must call between 6:40 a.m. to report unavailability for work. Once a teacher has reported unavailability, it shall be the responsibility of the PCMI personnel to arrange for a substitute teacher. SECTION 9 No teacher shall be disciplined, reprimanded, or demoted without just cause. Probationary teachers shall be subject to discharge in accordance with provisions of the Teachers’ Tenure Act relating to probationary teachers. Any other discipline, reprimand, or demotion, including adverse evaluation of teacher performance or violation of professional ethics asserted by the Board or any agent or representative thereof, shall be subject to the professional grievance negotiations procedure herein before set forth. SECTION 10 A teacher shall at all times, be entitled to have present a member or representative of the Association when he/she is being reprimanded, or disciplined. When a request for such representation is made, no action shall be taken with respect to the teacher until such member or representative of the Association is present. The Association representative shall advise the teacher of his/her rights and obligations. SECTION 11 Each teacher shall have the right, right upon request, request to review the contents of their his/her own personnel file. A representative of the Association may be requested to accompany the instructor to teacher in such review. Confidential credentials (and related personal references) normally obtained at . SECTION 12 Any complaints to the time administration by a parent of employment are specifically exempted from such review and a student directed toward a teacher, if filed in his/her personnel file, shall be removed prior promptly called to the review of the file. teacher’s attention. SECTION 13 A teacher will be given the opportunity to file a response to any adverse material placed in the personnel file and the response shall be made a part of required to substitute for another teacher during the said fileschool day, if all teachers that are available that school period have been asked and refused to volunteer. If the teacher is asked to sign material placed in the file, such signature The requirement shall be understood to indicate awareness of the material, but in no instance shall said signature be interpreted to mean agreement with its contentrotated among staff when possible. G. Academic Transcripts‌ Each teacher shall supply the Superintendent with transcripts of all completed academic work. H. Obligation to Maintain Correct Contact Information‌ Each teacher shall provide the Business Office with any changes relative to: name, address, telephone number, and information on the person to be contacted in case of emergency. I. Mentor/Mentee Expectations‌ All non-tenured professional staff are required to attend three (3) after school mentor-mentee workshops as part of their professional responsibilities. Mentors will be compensated at the rate identified in Addendum D for time spent outside the contractual day.

TEACHER RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. ‌SECTION 1 Teachers are responsible for the enforcement of policies and regulations concerning student conduct in the classroom, or elsewhere when they are in charge in an assignment as a teacher, sponsor, etc. They are expected to maintain discipline and order necessary for a good learning situation. Responsibility for school equipment utilized in their programs, or when using school facilities, is assumed, and damage, etc., will be reported to the administration. A. Right SECTION 2 Each teacher has the professional responsibility to admonish students disobeying school regulation in his/her presence during the time between the beginning and the end of Citizenship‌ Teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship and religious or political activities, except when it seriously interferes with the teacher's efforts ’s day and during such time that the teacher is responsible for assigned Schedule B activities. Teachers will report any such incident to provide a quality education to all students the building principal for such corrective action as may be necessary and final. Where possible, teachers will be in the Bentley School Districthalls during passing time. B. Anti-Discrimination Clause‌ SECTION 3 The provisions Board will provide Board policies online on the school website. It is the professional responsibility of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms, and conditions of employment shall be applied without regard teacher to race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category, (collectively, "Protected Classes") in its programs and activities, including employment opportunitiesadhere to the policies. C. Agreement Rights in Addition to Legal Rights‌ SECTION 4 Nothing contained in this Agreement herein shall be construed to deny or restrict to any teacher the rights he/she may have under the Michigan Revised General School Code, Tenure Act, Laws or other applicable civil service laws and regulations. The rights granted to teachers hereunder shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided elsewhere in this Agreementelsewhere. D. Identification SECTION 5 Pursuant to Act 379 of Association Membership‌ No teacher shall be prevented from wearing insigniathe Public Acts of 1965, pins or other identification the Board hereby agrees that every employee of membership in the Association either on or off school premises. E. Official Personnel File‌ The official personnel file shall be maintained at the Superintendent's Office. Materials kept in building files are official only if copies of materials therein contained are forwarded to the teacher and to the Superintendent for inclusion in the official files at the time they are placed in the Building file. Teachers Board shall have the right to a copy freely organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiations and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection or to refrain from such activities. The Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any materials included rights conferred by Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitution of Michigan and the Constitution of the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages, or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his/her membership or non-membership in such filethe Association, his/her participation in or non- participation any activities or his/her institution of any grievance, complaint or proceedings under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. F. Right SECTION 6 Notwithstanding his/her employment, a teacher shall be entitled to Review Personnel File‌ full rights of citizenship. The private and personal life of any teacher is not within the appropriate concern or attention of the Board, provided that the conduct of the teacher does not adversely impact the school. SECTION 7 The provisions of this Agreement and the wage, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, marital status, membership or non-membership, association or non-association with, the activities of any employee organization. The Board and the Association pledge themselves to seek to extend the advantages of public education to every student without regard to race, creed, religion, sex, color or national origin, and to seek to achieve full equality of educational opportunity to all pupils. SECTION 8 Teachers must report prior to 6:30 AM unavailability for work, to the current substitute provider. Once a teacher has reported unavailability, it shall be the responsibility of the current substitute provider to arrange for a substitute teacher. SECTION 9 A teacher shall at all times, be entitled to have present a member or representative of the Association when he/she is being reprimanded, or disciplined. When a request for such representation is made, no action shall be taken with respect to the teacher until such member or representative of the Association is present. The Association representative shall advise the teacher of his/her rights and obligations. SECTION 10 Each teacher shall have the right, right upon request, request to review the contents of their his/her own personnel file. A representative of the Association may be requested to accompany the instructor to teacher in such review. Confidential credentials (and related personal references) normally obtained at the time of employment are specifically exempted from such review and In accordance with Board Policy 8320, an official personnel file shall be removed prior maintained at Central office and teachers shall (at their own expense) have rights to the review a copy of the any materials included in such file. A teacher will be given the opportunity to file When a response to any adverse material placed in the personnel file and the response shall be made a part of the said file. If the teacher is asked to sign material placed in the his/her file, such signature shall be understood to indicate his/her awareness of the material, but in no instance instance, shall said signature be interpreted to mean agreement with its contentthe content of the material. G. Academic Transcripts‌ Each SECTION 11 A teacher shall supply be required to substitute for another teacher during the Superintendent with transcripts of school day, if all completed academic workteachers that are available that school period have been asked and refused to volunteer. The requirement shall be rotated among staff when possible. H. Obligation SECTION 12 The District and the Association agree to Maintain Correct Contact Information‌ implement a Mentor Teacher Program for the following purposes: • To provide a nurturing, ongoing support system for new teachers through a personal and professional relationship with an experienced fellow teacher; • To provide increased levels of understanding and skills in teaching for new classroom teachers in the district; • To create a challenging yet nurturing teaching environment in our school that will encourage new teachers to commit to the teaching profession and to the goals of this school community. Each new teacher in his or her first three years in the classroom or first year in the District shall provide be assigned a mentor teacher. The selection of the Business Office mentors will be made in a timely manner through a collaborative effort between Building Administrators and the Association. Criteria in the selection of mentors will include: • Every effort will be made by the district to match mentors and new teachers who work in the same building and have a similar area of certification or assignment. • Consideration will be given to mentor and new teacher with any changes relative to: namea common planning time/lunch time when possible. If no common planning time is available, address, telephone number, and information on release time shall be arranged through the person building principal. • All appointments as mentor teachers will be voluntary. • Appointments for the mentor will be reviewed at the end of each semester or unless either party requests a change through their building principal or the selection committee. The mentor is to meet with the mentee at least four (4) hours per semester to be contacted in case of emergency. I. Mentor/Mentee Expectations‌ All non-tenured professional staff are required to attend three (3) after school mentor-mentee workshops as part of their professional responsibilitiesspaced throughout each semester. Mentors will Mentor teachers shall be compensated at $300 the rate identified first year, $200 the second year and $150 the third year, providing they complete the form provided in Addendum D for time spent outside the contractual day.Appendix A.