TEACHER RIGHTS. A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965, hereinafter referred to as "The Act", the Board hereby agrees that every teacher of the Public Schools of Petoskey shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Northern Michigan Education Association of Petoskey for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitutions of Michigan and 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 the Association, his/her participation in activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his/her institutions of grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to terms or conditions of employment. B. Notwithstanding their employment, teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship. Religious or political activities of any teacher or the lack thereof shall not 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 as long as it is consistent with the high standards which the teaching profession has set and does not impair his/her ability to function effectively as a teacher in the school. C. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall, within the parameters of the law, be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, sex, color, national origin, marital status, or age. D. A teacher will have the right to review the contents of all records, excluding initial references, of the district pertaining to said teacher, originating after initial employment and to have a representative of the Association accompany him/her in such review. E. The Board specifically recognizes the right of its employees appropriately to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission or a mediator from such public agency, as provided in the Act. F. Association members who are employed by the Board shall have the right to use school facilities at reasonable hours for association meetings upon approval by the principal. G. In the event that formal disciplinary action needs to be taken against a teacher, that teacher shall be entitled to have present a representative of the Association. H. Any formal complaint of a serious nature against a teacher by a parent, student, or other person will be promptly called to the attention of the teacher once the investigation has been completed. No such complaint will be included in the teacher's personnel file unless and until the teacher has been informed of the complaint and the identity of the complainant is made known to the teacher. If the material to be placed in the file is illegal or in error, the material will be corrected or expunged from the file, whichever is appropriate. When a teacher is requested to sign material placed in the file, such signature shall be understood to indicate his/her awareness of the material but shall not be interpreted to mean agreement with the content of the material. For purposes of this section "complainant" shall be defined as a person who will be regarded by the Board as the primary source for the allegation(s) against the teacher. I. A bulletin board and daily access to e-mail on a district computer as well as other established media of communication shall be made available to the Association and its members within each building where Bargaining Unit Members report for duty. J. The Association Members shall be permitted to use school equipment including phones, computers, typewriters, mimeograph machines, calculation machines, and audio-visual items, when such equipment is not otherwise in use. The Association shall pay for the reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use. K. In the event that a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information contained in a Bargaining Unit Members personnel file is received, the Administration shall promptly inform the member of the request and shall take the maximum time allowed by law to respond to the request. The intent of this provision is to allow the member sufficient time as allowed by law to protect his/her interests and privacy through legal action of his/her initiation.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
TEACHER RIGHTS. A. The Association and its members shall schedule the use of school building facilities for meetings, in accordance with Board policy. No teacher shall be prevented from wearing insignia, pins, or other identification of membership in the Association, either on or off school premises.
A. B. The Association shall have the right to post notices of activities and matters of Association concern on teacher boards, which shall be provided in each teacher lounge. The Association may use the district mail services and teacher mailboxes for communications to teachers.
C. In all instances in which a teacher and principal should meet, both parties have the right to request the presence of an association representative and/or another administrator. If the representative requested is from outside the building, the meeting will be held after school on that day. This time may be extended by written mutual agreement.
D. The provisions of this Agreement shall be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability.
E. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965, hereinafter referred to as "The Employment Relations Act", the Board hereby agrees that every teacher of the Public Schools of Petoskey any employee covered in this Agreement shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Northern Michigan Education Association of Petoskey for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by the Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitutions of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages, or any terms or conditions of employment employment, by reason of his/her his membership in the Association, his/her participation in activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his/her institutions his institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to terms or conditions of employment.
B. Notwithstanding their employment, teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship. Religious or political activities of any teacher or the lack thereof shall not 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 as long as it is consistent with the high standards which the teaching profession has set and does not impair his/her ability to function effectively as a teacher in the school.
C. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall, within the parameters of the law, be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, sex, color, national origin, marital status, or age.
D. A teacher will have the right to review the contents of all records, excluding initial references, of the district pertaining to said teacher, originating after initial employment and to have a representative of the Association accompany him/her in such review.
E. The Board specifically recognizes the right of its employees appropriately to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission or a mediator from such public agency, as provided in the Actproceeding.
F. Association members who are employed Any complaint by the Board shall have the right to use school facilities at reasonable hours for association meetings upon approval by the principal.
G. In the event that formal disciplinary action needs to be taken against a teacher, that parent or a student directed toward a teacher shall be entitled to have present a representative of the Association.
H. Any formal complaint of a serious nature against a teacher by a parent, student, or other person will be promptly called to the teacher’s attention if it is to become a matter of record.
G. If at the teacher once the investigation has been completed. No such Elementary level as a result of a parental complaint will be included in the teacher's personnel file unless and until the teacher has been informed of the complaint and the identity of the complainant it is made known to the teacher. If the material to proposed that a student be placed in a different classroom, prior to a final decision, both sending and receiving teachers shall discuss the file is illegal or in error, the material will be corrected or expunged from the file, whichever is appropriate. When pedagogical wisdom of such a teacher is requested to sign material placed in the file, such signature shall be understood to indicate his/her awareness of the material but shall not be interpreted to mean agreement with the content of the material. For purposes of this section "complainant" shall be defined as move and make a person who will be regarded by the Board as the primary source for the allegation(s) against the teacher.
I. A bulletin board and daily access to e-mail on a district computer as well as other established media of communication shall be made available recommendation to the Association and its members within each building where Bargaining Unit Members report for dutyadministration.
J. The Association Members shall be permitted to use school equipment including phones, computers, typewriters, mimeograph machines, calculation machines, and audio-visual items, when such equipment is not otherwise in use. The Association shall pay for the reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use.
K. In the event that a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information contained in a Bargaining Unit Members personnel file is received, the Administration shall promptly inform the member of the request and shall take the maximum time allowed by law to respond to the request. The intent of this provision is to allow the member sufficient time as allowed by law to protect his/her interests and privacy through legal action of his/her initiation.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
TEACHER RIGHTS.
A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965, hereinafter referred to as "The Employment Relations Act", the Board hereby agrees that every teacher of employed by the Public Schools of Petoskey Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Northern Michigan Education Association of Petoskey for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color cover of law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly in any way discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by Act 379 the act or other laws of Michigan or of the Constitutions Constitution of Michigan and the United States; .
B. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict any teacher the rights the teacher may have under the Michigan General School Laws or other applicable laws and regulations.
C. Teachers will be entitled to full rights of citizenship and no religious activity of any teacher or the lack thereof will be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the employment of such teacher.
D. Teachers hired after the first day of the legal school year shall be offered contracts for the remainder of the full legal school year. If they are then offered additional probationary contracts, they shall be for the full legal school year(s). In the last year of probation, the Board may offer either a contract for the full school year or a contract ending the anniversary date of their first employment date.
E. It is further agreed that it will the Board shall not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages, or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his/her membership in the Association, his/her participation in any activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his/her institutions of grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to terms or conditions of employment.
B. Notwithstanding their employment, teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship. Religious or political activities of any teacher or the lack thereof shall not 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 as long as it is consistent with the high standards which the teaching profession has set and does not impair his/her ability to function effectively as a teacher in the school.
C. F. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall, within the parameters of the law, shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory and without regard to race, creed, religion, color, sex, colorage, marital status or national origin, marital status, or age.
D. A G. When a teacher is found to be in violation of this contract, discipline, when necessary, will be applied according to a progressive scale of severity as follows: verbal warning, written reprimand, temporary suspension without pay, and discharge when severity of offense warrants it. When a teacher is given a verbal warning, both administrator and teacher shall testify by signature on an appropriate form that a verbal warning was issued. In cases where a teacher leaves school for more than 30 minutes without proper notification to and approval from the appropriate building administrator, the teacher's pay shall be reduced in accordance with the amount of unexcused time. The above action shall be subject to the professional grievance procedure hereinafter set forth.
H. The teachers will have the right to review the contents of all records, excluding initial references, of the district pertaining to said teacher, their personnel file and/or site file originating after initial original employment and to have a representative of the Association accompany him/her them in such review.
E. The Board specifically recognizes the right of its employees appropriately to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission or a mediator from such public agency, as provided I. No material originating after employment will be placed in the Act.
F. Association members who are employed by the Board shall have the right to use school facilities at reasonable hours for association meetings upon approval by the principal.
G. In the event that formal disciplinary action needs to be taken against a teacher, that teacher shall be entitled to have present a representative of the Association.
H. Any formal complaint of a serious nature against a teacher by a parent, student, or other person will be promptly called to the attention of the teacher once the investigation has been completed. No such complaint will be included in the teacher's personnel file unless and until the teacher has been informed had an opportunity to review the material, sign and date same. The teacher may submit a written notation regarding any material and the same shall be attached to the file copy of the complaint and the identity of the complainant is made known to the teachermaterial in question. If the a teacher believes that material to be placed in the file is illegal or in error, a bargaining unit member may receive adjustment provided cause is shown through the grievance procedure, whereupon the material will be corrected or and expunged. A teacher will receive a letter informing the bargaining unit member when any material has been expunged from the file, whichever is appropriate. When a If the teacher is requested asked to sign material placed in the file, such signature shall be understood to indicate his/her awareness of the material but in no instance shall not said signature be interpreted to mean agreement with the content of the material. For purposes Personnel information related to supplemental contracts shall be filed in a section of the individual personnel file segregated from regular teaching materials.
J. If a teacher is to be disciplined or reprimanded, the teacher shall be entitled to have a representative of the Association present to advise the teacher of the teacher's rights as provided for under the Xxxxxxxxxx Rights of the NLRB. The administration should inform the teacher of this section "complainant" right before reprimanding or disciplining the teacher. Any disciplinary action taken against a teacher shall be defined as a person who will be regarded by appropriate to the Board as the primary source for the allegation(s) against the teacherbehavior which precipitates said action.
I. A bulletin board and daily access K. Any such discipline, reprimand or reduction in rank, compensation or advantage shall be subject to e-mail on a district computer as well as other established media of communication shall the professional grievance procedure hereinafter set forth. All information forming the basis for disciplinary action will be made available to the Association teacher and its members within each building where Bargaining Unit Members report for dutyAssociation.
J. L. The Association Members Board, in recognition of the concept of progressive correction, shall notify the teacher in writing of alleged delinquencies, indicate expected correction and indicate a reasonable period of time for correction. Alleged breaches of discipline shall be permitted promptly reported to the offending teacher.
M. No action shall be taken on any complaint directed toward a teacher nor shall any notice thereof be included in said teacher's personnel file unless such matter is reported in writing to the teacher concerned.
N. Teachers may use inter-building mail for communications to other staff members regarding school equipment including phonesbusiness. NOTE: In addition to these stated contractual rights, computers, typewriters, mimeograph machines, calculation machines, all employees have rights under Board policies and audio-visual items, when such equipment legal protections. A number of these are included in the employee handbook which is not otherwise provided to all employees and is available on the district website under “employee services”. Pertinent Board policies and legal notices can be found therein. All employees are encouraged to be familiar with this and all other information found in usethe Employee Handbook. The Association shall pay for district is open to suggestions on additional information that should be included in the reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incident handbook. Please feel free to such use.
K. In the event that a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information contained make suggestions in a Bargaining Unit Members personnel file is received, the Administration shall promptly inform the member of the request and shall take the maximum time allowed by law to respond writing to the request. The intent of this provision is to allow the member sufficient time as allowed by law to protect his/her interests and privacy through legal action of his/her initiationPersonnel Office.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
TEACHER RIGHTS.
A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965, hereinafter referred to as "The Act", the Board hereby agrees that every teacher employee of the Public Schools of Petoskey Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Northern Michigan Education Association of Petoskey any professional association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of the law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitutions of Michigan and 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 the Associationa professional association, his/her participation in any activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Boardsaid association, or his/her institutions institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment.
B. Notwithstanding their employment, teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship. Religious or political activities of any teacher or the lack thereof shall not 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 as long as it is consistent with the high standards which the teaching profession has set and does not impair his/her ability to function effectively as a teacher in the school.
C. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall, within the parameters of the law, be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, sex, color, national origin, marital status, or age.
D. A teacher will have the right to review the contents of all records, excluding initial references, of the district pertaining to said teacher, originating after initial employment and to have a representative of the Association accompany him/her in such review.
E. The Board specifically recognizes the right of its employees appropriately to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission State Labor Mediation Board, or a mediator from such public agency, or an arbitrator appointed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
C. Any teacher at any time may sign and deliver to the Board an assignment authorizing deduction of membership dues and assessments of the P.T.S. or other association (including the National Education Association and the Michigan Education Association). Such authorization shall continue in effect unless subsequent to June first and prior to September fifteenth of any year, such authorization is formally revoked by the teacher in writing and copies thereof are delivered to the P.T.S. and the Board. The deduction of membership dues may be made from one or more regular pay checks each month, for ten months, beginning in September and ending in June of each year, or may be made from a single pay check in September. The Board agrees to promptly remit to the respective Association all moneys deducted, accompanied by a list of teachers from whom the deductions have been made.
D. The Board agrees to furnish to the P.T.S. any available information concerning the financial resources of the district, tentative budgetary requirements and allocations and such other information as provided will assist the P.T.S. in the Actdevelopment of intelligent, accurate, informed and constructive programs on behalf of the teachers and the students, together with the information which may be necessary for the P.T.S. to process any grievance or complaint.
F. Association E. The Board agrees to make available copies of any individual salary and service agreements of tenure teachers and contracts of non-tenure teachers for validation by members who are employed designated by the P.T.S. in terms of this Agreement. A copy of each agreement shall be given to the P.T.S. within thirty days of ratification by Board and P.T.S.
F. The Board will consult with the P.T.S. on new or modified fiscal, budgetary or tax programs, construction programs, or major revisions of educational policy which are proposed or under consideration. The P.T.S. shall have be given the right opportunity to use school facilities at reasonable hours for association meetings upon approval by advise the principalBoard with respect to said matters prior to their adoption and/or general publication.
G. In the event that formal disciplinary action needs Nothing contained herein shall be construed to be taken against a deny or restrict to any teacher, that teacher shall be entitled to have present a representative of the Association.
H. Any formal complaint of a serious nature against a teacher by a parent, student, or other person will be promptly called to the attention of rights the teacher once may have under the investigation has been completed. No such complaint will be included in Michigan General School Laws or applicable civil service laws, regulations and under the teacher's personnel file unless and until the teacher has been informed of the complaint Federal Equal Employment Opportunity and the identity of the complainant is made known to the teacher. If the material to be placed in the file is illegal or in error, the material will be corrected or expunged from the file, whichever is appropriate. When a teacher is requested to sign material placed in the file, such signature shall be understood to indicate his/her awareness of the material but shall not be interpreted to mean agreement with the content of the material. For purposes of this section "complainant" shall be defined as a person who will be regarded by the Board as the primary source for the allegation(s) against the teacherAmericans With Disabilities Acts and subsequent regulations.
I. A bulletin board and daily access to e-mail on a district computer as well as other established media of communication shall be made available to the Association and its members within each building where Bargaining Unit Members report for duty.
J. The Association Members shall be permitted to use school equipment including phones, computers, typewriters, mimeograph machines, calculation machines, and audio-visual items, when such equipment is not otherwise in use. The Association shall pay for the reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use.
K. In the event that a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information contained in a Bargaining Unit Members personnel file is received, the Administration shall promptly inform the member of the request and shall take the maximum time allowed by law to respond to the request. The intent of this provision is to allow the member sufficient time as allowed by law to protect his/her interests and privacy through legal action of his/her initiation.
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Samples: Master Agreement
TEACHER RIGHTS.
A. Pursuant It is hereby acknowledged that pursuant to Act 379 the Michigan Public Employment Relations Act, MCL 423.201 et seq., that each employee of the Public Acts of 1965, hereinafter referred to as "The Act", Board in the Board hereby agrees that every teacher of the Public Schools of Petoskey bargaining unit shall have the right to freely to organize, join and support the Northern Michigan Education Association of Petoskey for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation and lawful concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of law of the State of Michigan, the The Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by the Public Employment Relations Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitutions constitutions of Michigan and 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 the Association, his/her participation in any lawful activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his/her institutions the institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. Nothing herein shall require any teacher to be a member of, or participate in the activities of the Association.
B. Notwithstanding their employment, teachers Nothing contained herein shall be entitled construed to full deny or restrict the right of any teacher conferred by any statute of the State of Michigan, or administrative rule adopted pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, applicable to his/her employment with the Board.
C. The constitutional rights of citizenship. Religious the teacher as a citizen are hereby acknowledged and no religious or political beliefs or activities of any teacher or the lack thereof shall not 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 except as may be constitutionally permitted.
D. According to the appropriate concern or attention relevant provisions of the Board as long as it is consistent Michigan Civil Rights Act, MCL 37.2101 et seq., the Michigan Persons with Disabilities Act, MCL 37.1101 et seq., and the high standards which Michigan Public Employment Relations Act, MCL 423.201 et seq., the teaching profession has set and does not impair his/her ability to function effectively as a teacher in the school.
C. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall, within the parameters of the law, shall be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, sexrace, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, health conditions related to a disability, or agemembership in or involvement in the lawful activities of the Association.
D. A E. According to the provisions of law, MCL 423.501 et seq., the district shall maintain one official personnel file for each teacher. The teacher will shall have the right upon request to review the contents of all records, excluding initial references, of the district pertaining to said teacher, originating after initial employment and to have a his/her own personnel file. A representative of the Association may, at the teacher's request, accompany him/her the teacher in such this review.
E. The Board specifically recognizes the right of its employees appropriately to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission or a mediator from such public agency, as provided in the Act.
F. Association members who are employed by the Board shall have the right to use school facilities at reasonable hours for association meetings upon approval by the principal.
G. In the event that formal disciplinary action needs to be taken against a teacher, that A teacher shall at all times be entitled to have present a representative of the Association.
H. Any formal complaint of a serious nature against a teacher by a parent, student, or other person will be promptly called to the attention Association when involved in an investigatory interview which could result in discipline of the teacher once the investigation has been completed. No such complaint will be included or when being disciplined for any misconduct or delinquency in the teacher's personnel file unless and until the teacher has been informed of the complaint and the identity of the complainant is made known to the teacher. If the material to be placed in the file is illegal professional behavior or in error, the material will be corrected or expunged from the file, whichever is appropriateperformance. When a teacher request for such representation is requested to sign material placed in the filemade, such signature no action shall be understood taken with respect to indicate his/her awareness the teacher until such representative of the material but shall not be interpreted to mean agreement Association is present. Responsibility for such request rests solely with the content of the material. For purposes of this section "complainant" shall be defined as a person who will be regarded by the Board as the primary source for the allegation(s) against the teacher.
I. A bulletin board G. Employees who are not subject to the Michigan Teacher's Tenure Act, including but not limited to Speech Therapists and daily access School Social Workers (Act IV Public Acts, extra Session of 1937 of Michigan, as amended) shall not be disciplined or discharged without just cause. Any such discipline shall be subject to e-mail on a district computer as well as other established media the grievance procedure, including arbitration. The specific grounds forming the basis of communication shall disciplinary action will be made available to the Association and its members within each building where Bargaining Unit Members report for dutyEmployee in writing.
J. H. No documentation of any complaint made by a parent, student or administrator directed toward a teacher shall be placed in the personnel file of the teacher unless the teacher has been notified in writing at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Any complaint being placed in the personnel file shall be fully investigated and substantiated prior to placement in said personnel file, with notification to the Association President. Any such documentation shall minimally contain the date of the complaint, the nature of the complaint, the name of the person(s) making the complaint and the name of the person authorizing the documentation be placed in the personnel file. The Association Members person authorizing placement of the documentation in the personnel file shall have the responsibility to notify the teacher in accordance with the terms of this provision. Resolution of complaints shall be included in the personnel file.
I. Teachers shall be permitted to use the school equipment including phonesbuilding facilities at any reasonable hours for purposes related to their professional duties and responsibilities. However, computersuse of areas which pose a risk of injury to untrained individuals such as the weight rooms and shop areas shall be prohibited to all, typewriters, mimeograph machines, calculation machines, and audio-visual items, when such equipment is not otherwise except the instructors in usethose areas. The Association shall pay for the reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use.
K. In the event that a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information contained in a Bargaining Unit Members personnel file is received, the Administration shall promptly inform the member use of the request and swimming pool shall take the maximum time allowed by law be prohibited to respond to the request. The intent of this provision is to allow the member sufficient time as allowed by law to protect his/her interests and privacy through legal action of his/her initiationall without exception.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
TEACHER RIGHTS. A. The Association and its members shall schedule the use of school building facilities for meetings, in accordance with Board policy. No teacher shall be prevented from wearing insignia, pins, or other identification of membership in the Association, either on or off school premises.
A. B. The Association shall have the right to post notices of activities and matters of Association concern on teacher bulletin boards, which shall be provided in each teacher lounge. The Association may use the district mail services and teacher mailboxes for communications to teachers.
C. In all instances in which a teacher and principal should meet, both parties have the right to request the presence of an association representative and/or another administrator. If the representative requested is from outside the building, the meeting will be held after school on that day. This time limit may be extended by written mutual agreement.
D. The provisions of this Agreement shall be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, marital status, or disability.
E. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965, hereinafter referred to as "The Employment Relations Act", the Board hereby agrees that every teacher of the Public Schools of Petoskey any employee covered in this Agreement shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Northern Michigan Education Association of Petoskey for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by the Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitutions of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages, or any terms or conditions of employment employment, by reason of his/her his membership in the Association, his/her participation in activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his/her institutions his institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to terms or conditions of employment.
B. Notwithstanding their employment, teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship. Religious or political activities of any teacher or the lack thereof shall not 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 as long as it is consistent with the high standards which the teaching profession has set and does not impair his/her ability to function effectively as a teacher in the school.
C. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall, within the parameters of the law, be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, sex, color, national origin, marital status, or age.
D. A teacher will have the right to review the contents of all records, excluding initial references, of the district pertaining to said teacher, originating after initial employment and to have a representative of the Association accompany him/her in such review.
E. The Board specifically recognizes the right of its employees appropriately to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission or a mediator from such public agency, as provided in the ActAgreement.
F. Association members who are employed Any complaint by the Board shall have the right to use school facilities at reasonable hours for association meetings upon approval by the principal.
G. In the event that formal disciplinary action needs to be taken against a teacher, that parent or a student directed toward a teacher shall be entitled to have present a representative of the Association.
H. Any formal complaint of a serious nature against a teacher by a parent, student, or other person will be promptly called to the attention of the teacher once the investigation has been completed. No such complaint will be included in the teacher's personnel file unless and until attention if it is to become a matter of record.
G. If at the teacher has been informed Elementary level as a result of the a parental complaint and the identity of the complainant it is made known to the teacher. If the material to proposed that a student be placed in a different classroom, prior to a final decision, both sending and receiving teachers shall discuss the file is illegal or in error, the material will be corrected or expunged from the file, whichever is appropriate. When pedagogical wisdom of such move and make a teacher is requested to sign material placed in the file, such signature shall be understood to indicate his/her awareness of the material but shall not be interpreted to mean agreement with the content of the material. For purposes of this section "complainant" shall be defined as a person who will be regarded by the Board as the primary source for the allegation(s) against the teacher.
I. A bulletin board and daily access to e-mail on a district computer as well as other established media of communication shall be made available recommendation to the Association and its members within each building where Bargaining Unit Members report for dutyadministration.
J. The Association Members shall be permitted to use school equipment including phones, computers, typewriters, mimeograph machines, calculation machines, and audio-visual items, when such equipment is not otherwise in use. The Association shall pay for the reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use.
K. In the event that a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information contained in a Bargaining Unit Members personnel file is received, the Administration shall promptly inform the member of the request and shall take the maximum time allowed by law to respond to the request. The intent of this provision is to allow the member sufficient time as allowed by law to protect his/her interests and privacy through legal action of his/her initiation.
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Samples: Master Agreement
TEACHER RIGHTS.
A. Pursuant X. Xxxxxxxx to Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965, hereinafter referred to as "The Employment Relations Act", the Board hereby agrees that every teacher of employed by the Public Schools of Petoskey Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Northern Michigan Education Association of Petoskey for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color cover of law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly in any way discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by Act 379 the act or other laws of Michigan or of the Constitutions Constitution of Michigan and the United States; .
B. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict any teacher the rights the teacher may have under the Michigan General School Laws or other applicable laws and regulations.
C. Teachers will be entitled to full rights of citizenship and no religious activity of any teacher or the lack thereof will be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the employment of such teacher.
D. Teachers hired after the first day of the legal school year shall be offered contracts for the remainder of the full legal school year. If they are then offered additional probationary contracts, they shall be for the full legal school year(s). In the last year of probation, the Board may offer either a contract for the full school year or a contract ending the anniversary date of their first employment date.
E. It is further agreed that it will the Board shall not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages, or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his/her membership in the Association, his/her participation in any activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his/her institutions of grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to terms or conditions of employment.
B. Notwithstanding their employment, teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship. Religious or political activities of any teacher or the lack thereof shall not 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 as long as it is consistent with the high standards which the teaching profession has set and does not impair his/her ability to function effectively as a teacher in the school.
C. F. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall, within the parameters of the law, shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory and without regard to race, creed, religion, color, sex, colorage, marital status or national origin, marital status, or age.
D. A G. When a teacher is found to be in violation of this contract, discipline, when necessary, will be applied according to a progressive scale of severity as follows: verbal warning, written reprimand, temporary suspension without pay, and discharge when severity of offense warrants it. When a teacher is given a verbal warning, both administrator and teacher shall testify by signature on an appropriate form that a verbal warning was issued. In cases where a teacher leaves school for more than 30 minutes without proper notification to and approval from the appropriate building administrator, the teacher's pay shall be reduced in accordance with the amount of unexcused time. The above action shall be subject to the professional grievance procedure hereinafter set forth.
H. The teachers will have the right to review the contents of all records, excluding initial references, of the district pertaining to said teacher, their personnel file and/or site file originating after initial original employment and to have a representative of the Association accompany him/her them in such review.
E. The Board specifically recognizes the right of its employees appropriately to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission or a mediator from such public agency, as provided I. No material originating after employment will be placed in the Act.
F. Association members who are employed by the Board shall have the right to use school facilities at reasonable hours for association meetings upon approval by the principal.
G. In the event that formal disciplinary action needs to be taken against a teacher, that teacher shall be entitled to have present a representative of the Association.
H. Any formal complaint of a serious nature against a teacher by a parent, student, or other person will be promptly called to the attention of the teacher once the investigation has been completed. No such complaint will be included in the teacher's personnel file unless and until the teacher has been informed had an opportunity to review the material, sign and date same. The teacher may submit a written notation regarding any material and the same shall be attached to the file copy of the complaint and the identity of the complainant is made known to the teachermaterial in question. If the a teacher believes that material to be placed in the file is illegal or in error, a bargaining unit member may receive adjustment provided cause is shown through the grievance procedure, whereupon the material will be corrected or and expunged. A teacher will receive a letter informing the bargaining unit member when any material has been expunged from the file, whichever is appropriate. When a If the teacher is requested asked to sign material placed in the file, such signature shall be understood to indicate his/her awareness of the material but in no instance shall not said signature be interpreted to mean agreement with the content of the material. For purposes Personnel information related to supplemental contracts shall be filed in a section of the individual personnel file segregated from regular teaching materials.
J. If a teacher is to be disciplined or reprimanded, the teacher shall be entitled to have a representative of the Association present to advise the teacher of the teacher's rights as provided for under the Xxxxxxxxxx Rights of the NLRB. The administration should inform the teacher of this section "complainant" right before reprimanding or disciplining the teacher. Any disciplinary action taken against a teacher shall be defined as a person who will be regarded by appropriate to the Board as the primary source for the allegation(s) against the teacherbehavior which precipitates said action.
I. A bulletin board and daily access K. Any such discipline, reprimand or reduction in rank, compensation or advantage shall be subject to e-mail on a district computer as well as other established media of communication shall the professional grievance procedure hereinafter set forth. All information forming the basis for disciplinary action will be made available to the Association teacher and its members within each building where Bargaining Unit Members report for dutyAssociation.
J. L. The Association Members Board, in recognition of the concept of progressive correction, shall notify the teacher in writing of alleged delinquencies, indicate expected correction and indicate a reasonable period of time for correction. Alleged breaches of discipline shall be permitted promptly reported to the offending teacher.
M. No action shall be taken on any complaint directed toward a teacher nor shall any notice thereof be included in said teacher's personnel file unless such matter is reported in writing to the teacher concerned.
N. Teachers may use inter-building mail for communications to other staff members regarding school equipment including phonesbusiness. NOTE: In addition to these stated contractual rights, computers, typewriters, mimeograph machines, calculation machines, all employees have rights under Board policies and audio-visual items, when such equipment legal protections. A number of these are included in the employee handbook which is not otherwise provided to all employees and is available on the district website under “employee services”. Pertinent Board policies and legal notices can be found therein. All employees are encouraged to be familiar with this and all other information found in usethe Employee Handbook. The Association shall pay for district is open to suggestions on additional information that should be included in the reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incident handbook. Please feel free to such use.
K. In the event that a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information contained make suggestions in a Bargaining Unit Members personnel file is received, the Administration shall promptly inform the member of the request and shall take the maximum time allowed by law to respond writing to the request. The intent of this provision is to allow the member sufficient time as allowed by law to protect his/her interests and privacy through legal action of his/her initiationPersonnel Office.
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Samples: Interim Operating Rules
TEACHER RIGHTS.
A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965, hereinafter referred to as "The Act", the Board hereby agrees that every teacher of the Public Schools of Petoskey shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Northern Michigan Education Association of Petoskey for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitutions of Michigan and 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 the Association, his/her participation in activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his/her institutions of grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to terms or conditions of employment.
B. Notwithstanding their employment, teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship. Religious or political activities of any teacher or the lack thereof shall not 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 as long as it is consistent with the high standards which the teaching profession has set and does not impair his/her ability to function effectively as a teacher in the school.
C. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall, within the parameters of the law, be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, sex, color, national origin, marital status, or age.
D. A teacher will have the right to review the contents of all records, excluding initial references, of the district pertaining to said teacher, originating after initial employment and to have a representative of the Association accompany him/her in such review.
E. The Board specifically recognizes the right of its employees appropriately to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission or a mediator from such public agency, as provided in the Act.
F. Association members who are employed by the Board shall have the right to use school facilities at reasonable hours for association meetings upon approval by the principal.
G. In the event that formal disciplinary action needs to be taken against a teacher, that teacher shall be entitled to have present a representative of the Association.
H. Any formal complaint of a serious nature against a teacher by a parent, student, or other person will be promptly called to the attention of the teacher once the investigation has been completed. No such complaint will be included in the teacher's personnel file unless and until the teacher has been informed of the complaint and the identity of the complainant is made known to the teacher. If the material to be placed in the file is illegal or in error, the material will be corrected or expunged from the file, whichever is appropriate. When a teacher is requested to sign material placed in the file, such signature shall be understood to indicate his/her awareness of the material but shall not be interpreted to mean agreement with the content of the material. For purposes of this section "complainant" shall be defined as a person who will be regarded by the Board as the primary source for the allegation(s) against the teacher.
I. A bulletin board and daily access to e-mail on a district computer as well as other established media of communication shall be made available to the Association and its members within each building where Bargaining Unit Members report for duty.
J. The Association Members shall be permitted to use school equipment including phones, computers, typewriters, mimeograph machines, calculation machines, and audio-visual items, when such equipment is not otherwise in use. The Association shall pay for the reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use.
K. In the event that a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information contained in a Bargaining Unit Members personnel file is received, the Administration shall promptly inform the member of the request and shall take the maximum time allowed by law to respond to the request. The intent of this provision is to allow the member sufficient time as allowed by law to protect his/her interests and privacy through legal action of his/her initiation.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
TEACHER RIGHTS.
A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965, hereinafter referred to as "The Act", the Board hereby agrees that every teacher of the Public Schools of Petoskey shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Northern Michigan Education Association of Petoskey for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitutions of Michigan and 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 the Association, his/her participation in activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his/her institutions of grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to terms or conditions of employment.
B. Notwithstanding their employment, teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship. Religious or political activities of any teacher or the lack thereof shall not 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 as long as it is consistent with the high standards which the teaching profession has set and does not impair his/her ability to function effectively as a teacher in the school.
C. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall, within the parameters of the law, be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, sex, color, national origin, marital status, or age.
D. A teacher will have the right to review the contents of all records, excluding initial references, of the district pertaining to said teacher, originating after initial employment and to have a representative of the Association accompany him/her in such review.
E. The Board specifically recognizes the right of its employees appropriately to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission or a mediator from such public agency, as provided in the Act.
F. Association members who are employed by the Board shall have the right to use school facilities at reasonable hours for association meetings upon approval by the principal.
G. In the event that formal disciplinary action needs to be taken against a teacher, that teacher shall be entitled to have present a representative of the Association.
H. Any formal complaint of a serious nature against a teacher by a parent, student, or other person will be promptly called to the attention of the teacher once the investigation has been completed. No such complaint will be included in the teacher's personnel file or used in any disciplinary action unless and until the teacher has been informed of the complaint and the identity of the complainant is made known to the teacher. Complaints shall not be incorporated into the teacher's evaluation unless the teacher has been informed of the complaint. If the material to be placed in the file is illegal or in error, the material will be corrected or expunged from the file, whichever is appropriate. When a teacher is requested to sign material placed in the file, such signature shall be understood to indicate his/her awareness of the material but shall not be interpreted to mean agreement with the content of the material. For purposes of this section "complainant" shall be defined as a person who will be regarded by the Board as the primary source for the allegation(s) against the teacher.
I. A bulletin board and daily access to e-mail on a district computer as well as other established media of communication shall be made available to the Association and its members within each building where Bargaining Unit Members report for duty.
J. The Association Members shall be permitted to use school equipment including phones, computers, typewriters, mimeograph machines, calculation machines, and audio-visual items, when such equipment is not otherwise in use. The Association shall pay for the reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use.
K. In the event that a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information contained in a Bargaining Unit Members personnel file is received, the Administration shall promptly inform the member of the request and shall take the maximum time allowed by law to respond to the request. The intent of this provision is to allow the member sufficient time as allowed by law to protect his/her interests and privacy through legal action of his/her initiation.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
TEACHER RIGHTS.
A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965, hereinafter referred to as "The Employment Relations Act", the Board hereby agrees that every teacher of employed by the Public Schools of Petoskey Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Northern Michigan Education Association of Petoskey for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color cover of law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly in any way discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by Act 379 the act or other laws of Michigan or of the Constitutions Constitution of Michigan and the United States; .
B. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict any teacher the rights the teacher may have under the Michigan General School Laws or other applicable laws and regulations.
C. Teachers will be entitled to full rights of citizenship and no religious activity of any teacher or the lack thereof will be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the employment of such teacher.
D. Teachers hired after the first day of the legal school year shall be offered contracts for the remainder of the full legal school year. If they are then offered additional probationary contracts, they shall be for the full legal school year(s). In the last year of probation, the Board may offer either a contract for the full school year or a contract ending the anniversary date of their first employment date.
E. It is further agreed that it will the Board shall not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages, or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his/her membership in the Association, his/her participation in any activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his/her institutions of grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to terms or conditions of employment.
B. Notwithstanding their employment, teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship. Religious or political activities of any teacher or the lack thereof shall not 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 as long as it is consistent with the high standards which the teaching profession has set and does not impair his/her ability to function effectively as a teacher in the school.
C. F. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall, within the parameters of the law, shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory and without regard to race, creed, religion, color, sex, colorage, marital status or national origin, marital status, or age.
D. A G. When a teacher is found to be in violation of this contract, discipline, when necessary, will be applied according to a progressive scale of severity as follows: verbal warning, written reprimand, temporary suspension without pay, and discharge when severity of offense warrants it. When a teacher is given a verbal warning, both administrator and teacher shall testify by signature on an appropriate form that a verbal warning was issued. In cases where a teacher leaves school for more than 30 minutes without proper notification to and approval from the appropriate building administrator, the teacher's pay shall be reduced in accordance with the amount of unexcused time. This type of violation shall commence with a written reprimand on the progressive scale of severity. The above action shall be subject to the professional grievance procedure hereinafter set forth.
H. The teachers will have the right to review the contents of all records, excluding initial references, of the district pertaining to said teacher, their personnel file and/or site file originating after initial original employment and to have a representative of the Association accompany him/her them in such review.
E. The Board specifically recognizes the right of its employees appropriately to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission or a mediator from such public agency, as provided I. No material originating after employment will be placed in the Act.
F. Association members who are employed by the Board shall have the right to use school facilities at reasonable hours for association meetings upon approval by the principal.
G. In the event that formal disciplinary action needs to be taken against a teacher, that teacher shall be entitled to have present a representative of the Association.
H. Any formal complaint of a serious nature against a teacher by a parent, student, or other person will be promptly called to the attention of the teacher once the investigation has been completed. No such complaint will be included in the teacher's personnel file unless and until the teacher has been informed had an opportunity to review the material, sign and date same. The teacher may submit a written notation regarding any material and the same shall be attached to the file copy of the complaint and the identity of the complainant is made known to the teachermaterial in question. If the a teacher believes that material to be placed in the file is illegal or in error, a bargaining unit member may receive adjustment provided cause is shown through the grievance procedure, whereupon the material will be corrected or and expunged. A teacher will receive a letter informing the bargaining unit member when any material has been expunged from the file, whichever is appropriate. When a If the teacher is requested asked to sign material placed in the file, such signature shall be understood to indicate his/her awareness of the material but in no instance shall not said signature be interpreted to mean agreement with the content of the material. For purposes Personnel information related to supplemental contracts shall be filed in a section of the individual personnel file segregated from regular teaching materials.
J. If a teacher is to be disciplined or reprimanded, the teacher shall be entitled to have a representative of the Association present to advise the teacher of the teacher's rights as provided for under the Xxxxxxxxxx Rights of the NLRB. The administration should inform the teacher of this section "complainant" right before reprimanding or disciplining the teacher. Any disciplinary action taken against a teacher shall be defined as a person who will be regarded by appropriate to the Board as the primary source for the allegation(s) against the teacherbehavior which precipitates said action.
I. A bulletin board and daily access K. No teacher shall be disciplined, reprimanded, reduced in rank or compensation or deprived of any professional advantage without just cause. Any such discipline, reprimand or reduction in rank, compensation or advantage shall be subject to e-mail on a district computer as well as other established media of communication shall the professional grievance procedure hereinafter set forth. All information forming the basis for disciplinary action will be made available to the Association teacher and its members within each building where Bargaining Unit Members report for dutyAssociation.
J. L. The Association Members Board, in recognition of the concept of progressive correction, shall notify the teacher in writing of alleged delinquencies, indicate expected correction and indicate a reasonable period of time for correction. Alleged breaches of discipline shall be permitted promptly reported to the offending teacher.
M. No action shall be taken on any complaint directed toward a teacher nor shall any notice thereof be included in said teacher's personnel file unless such matter is reported in writing to the teacher concerned.
N. Teachers may use inter-building mail for communications to other staff members regarding school equipment including phonesbusiness. NOTE: In addition to these stated contractual rights, computers, typewriters, mimeograph machines, calculation machines, all employees have rights under Board policies and audio-visual items, when such equipment legal protections. A number of these are included in the employee handbook which is not otherwise provided to all employees and is available on the district website under “employee services”. Pertinent Board policies and legal notices can be found therein. All employees are encouraged to be familiar with this and all other information found in usethe Employee Handbook. The Association shall pay for district is open to suggestions on additional information that should be included in the reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incident handbook. Please feel free to such use.
K. In the event that a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information contained make suggestions in a Bargaining Unit Members personnel file is received, the Administration shall promptly inform the member of the request and shall take the maximum time allowed by law to respond writing to the request. The intent of this provision is to allow the member sufficient time as allowed by law to protect his/her interests and privacy through legal action of his/her initiationPersonnel Office.
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Samples: Master Agreement
TEACHER RIGHTS.
A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965, hereinafter referred to as "The Act"Acts, the Board hereby agrees that every teacher of the Public Schools of Petoskey school shall have the right to freely to organize, join and support the Northern Michigan Education Association of Petoskey for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation for mutual aid and protectionnegotiation. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of law the laws of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by the Act 379 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitutions of Michigan and or the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages, wages or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his/her membership in the Association, his/her participation in activities of the Association or collective professional bargaining negotiations with the Board, or his/her institutions institution of any grievance, complaint complaint, or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to terms or conditions of employmentAgreement.
B. Notwithstanding their employmentThe provisions of this Agreement and 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 or marital status. The Association, likewise, will not discriminate as far as the rights of its membership.
C. Consistent with the Code of Ethics of the Education Profession, membership in the Association shall be open to all teachers, regardless of race, creed, sex, marital status, or national origin.
D. The teachers shall be entitled to full rights right of citizenship. Religious citizenship and no religious or political activities of any teacher teacher, or the lack thereof thereof, shall not 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 as long as it is consistent with the high standards which the teaching profession has set and does not impair his/her ability to function effectively as a teacher in the school.
C. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall, within the parameters of the law, be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, sex, color, national origin, marital status, or age.
D. A teacher will have the right to review the contents of all records, excluding initial references, of the district pertaining to said teacher, originating after initial employment and to have a representative of the Association accompany him/her in such review.
E. The Board specifically recognizes the right of its employees appropriately to invoke the assistance Association agrees that it shall not directly or indirectly discourage, deprive, coerce, harass or discriminate against any employee of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission or a mediator from such public agency, as provided in Board of Education with respect to the Act.
F. Association members who are employed enjoyment of any rights conferred by the Board shall have the right to use school facilities at reasonable hours for association meetings upon approval by the principal.
G. In the event that formal disciplinary action needs to be taken against a teacher, that teacher shall be entitled to have present a representative of the Association.
H. Any formal complaint of a serious nature against a teacher by a parent, student, or other person will be promptly called to the attention of the teacher once the investigation has been completed. No such complaint will be included in the teacher's personnel file unless and until the teacher has been informed of the complaint laws and the identity Constitution of Michigan and the complainant is made known to the teacher. If the material to be placed in the file is illegal or in errorUnited States, the material will be corrected or expunged from the file, whichever is appropriate. When a teacher is requested to sign material placed in the file, such signature shall be understood to indicate his/her awareness of the material but shall not be interpreted to mean agreement with the content of the material. For purposes of this section "complainant" shall be defined as a person who will be regarded nor by the Board as the primary source for the allegation(s) against the teacher.
I. A bulletin board and daily access to e-mail on a district computer as well as other established media of communication shall be made available to the Association and its members within each building where Bargaining Unit Members report for duty.
J. The Association Members shall be permitted to use school equipment including phones, computers, typewriters, mimeograph machines, calculation machines, and audio-visual items, when such equipment is not otherwise in use. The Association shall pay for the reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incident to such use.
K. In the event that a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information contained in a Bargaining Unit Members personnel file is received, the Administration shall promptly inform the member of the request and shall take the maximum time allowed by law to respond to the request. The intent of this provision is to allow the member sufficient time as allowed by law to protect his/her interests and privacy through legal action reason of his/her initiationmembership or non-membership in the Association, his/her participation in or non-participation in the activities of the Association or collective bargaining negotiations with the Board, or his/her institution or non-institution of any grievance, complaint, or proceeding under this Agreement.
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Samples: Master Agreement
TEACHER RIGHTS.
A. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1965, hereinafter referred to as "The Employment Relations Act", the Board hereby agrees that every teacher of employed by the Public Schools of Petoskey Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Northern Michigan Education Association of Petoskey for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color cover of law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly in any way discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by Act 379 the act or other laws of Michigan or of the Constitutions Constitution of Michigan and the United States; .
B. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict any teacher the rights the teacher may have under the Michigan General School Laws or other applicable laws and regulations.
C. Teachers will be entitled to full rights of citizenship and no religious activity of any teacher, or the lack thereof will be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the employment of such teacher.
D. Teachers hired after the first day of the legal school year shall be offered contracts for the remainder of the full legal school year. If they are then offered additional probationary contracts, they shall be for the full legal school year(s). In the last year of probation, the Board may offer either a contract for the full school year or a contract ending the anniversary date of their first employment date.
E. It is further agreed that it will the Board shall not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages, or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his/her membership in the Association, his/her participation in any activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his/her institutions of grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to terms or conditions of employment.
B. Notwithstanding their employment, teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship. Religious or political activities of any teacher or the lack thereof shall not 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 as long as it is consistent with the high standards which the teaching profession has set and does not impair his/her ability to function effectively as a teacher in the school.
C. F. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms terms, and conditions of employment shall, within the parameters of the law, shall be applied in a manner which is not arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory and without regard to race, creed, religion, color, sex, color, national originage, marital status, or agenational origin.
D. A G. When a teacher is found to be in violation of this contract, discipline, when necessary, will be applied according to a progressive scale of severity as follows: verbal warning, written reprimand, temporary suspension without pay, and discharge when severity of offense warrants it. When a teacher is given a verbal warning, both administrator and teacher shall testify by signature on an appropriate form that a verbal warning was issued. In cases where a teacher leaves school for more than 30 minutes without proper notification to and approval from the appropriate building administrator, the teacher's pay shall be reduced in accordance with the amount of unexcused time. The above action shall be subject to the professional grievance procedure hereinafter set forth.
H. The teachers will have the right to review the contents of all records, excluding initial references, of the district pertaining to said teacher, their personnel file and/or site file originating after initial original employment and to have a representative of the Association accompany him/her them in such review.
E. The Board specifically recognizes the right of its employees appropriately to invoke the assistance of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission or a mediator from such public agency, as provided I. No material originating after employment will be placed in the Act.
F. Association members who are employed by the Board shall have the right to use school facilities at reasonable hours for association meetings upon approval by the principal.
G. In the event that formal disciplinary action needs to be taken against a teacher, that teacher shall be entitled to have present a representative of the Association.
H. Any formal complaint of a serious nature against a teacher by a parent, student, or other person will be promptly called to the attention of the teacher once the investigation has been completed. No such complaint will be included in the teacher's personnel file unless and until the teacher has been informed had an opportunity to review the material, sign, and date same. The teacher may submit a written notation regarding any material and the same shall be attached to the file copy of the complaint and the identity of the complainant is made known to the teachermaterial in question. If the a teacher believes that material to be placed in the file is illegal or in error, a bargaining unit member may receive adjustment provided cause is shown through the grievance procedure, whereupon the material will be corrected or and expunged. A teacher will receive a letter informing the bargaining unit member when any material has been expunged from the file, whichever is appropriate. When a If the teacher is requested asked to sign material placed in the file, such signature shall be understood to indicate his/her awareness of the material but in no instance shall not said signature be interpreted to mean agreement with the content of the material. For purposes Personnel information related to supplemental contracts shall be filed in a section of the individual personnel file segregated from regular teaching materials.
J. If a teacher is to be disciplined or reprimanded, the teacher shall be entitled to have a representative of the Association present to advise the teacher of the teacher's rights as provided for under the Xxxxxxxxxx Rights of the NLRB. The administration should inform the teacher of this section "complainant" right before reprimanding or disciplining the teacher. Any disciplinary action taken against a teacher shall be defined as a person who will be regarded by appropriate to the Board as the primary source for the allegation(s) against the teacherbehavior which precipitates said action.
I. A bulletin board and daily access K. Any such discipline, reprimand or reduction in rank, compensation or advantage shall be subject to e-mail on a district computer as well as other established media of communication shall the professional grievance procedure hereinafter set forth. All information forming the basis for disciplinary action will be made available to the Association teacher and its members within each building where Bargaining Unit Members report for dutyAssociation.
J. L. The Association Members Board, in recognition of the concept of progressive correction, shall notify the teacher in writing of alleged delinquencies, indicate expected correction, and indicate a reasonable period of time for correction. Alleged breaches of discipline shall be permitted promptly reported to the offending teacher.
M. No action shall be taken on any complaint directed toward a teacher nor shall any notice thereof be included in said teacher's personnel file unless such matter is reported in writing to the teacher concerned.
N. Teachers may use inter-building mail for communications to other staff members regarding school equipment including phonesbusiness. NOTE: In addition to these stated contractual rights, computers, typewriters, mimeograph machines, calculation machines, all employees have rights under Board policies and audio-visual items, when such equipment legal protections. A number of these are included in the employee handbook which is not otherwise provided to all employees and is available on the district website under “employee services”. Pertinent Board policies and legal notices can be found therein. All employees are encouraged to be familiar with this and all other information found in usethe Employee Handbook. The Association shall pay for district is open to suggestions on additional information that should be included in the reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incident handbook. Please feel free to such use.
K. In the event that a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information contained make suggestions in a Bargaining Unit Members personnel file is received, the Administration shall promptly inform the member of the request and shall take the maximum time allowed by law to respond writing to the request. The intent of this provision is to allow the member sufficient time as allowed by law to protect his/her interests and privacy through legal action of his/her initiationHuman Resources Office.
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Samples: Master Agreement
