Common use of Teacher's Equipment Clause in Contracts

Teacher's Equipment. A. Each teacher shall be properly equipped, and within a reasonable time, with the necessary supplies and materials to carry out the assignment, provided that the BOARD has such supplies and materials on hand. B. Each building shall be equipped with one or more duplicating and photo-copying machines which will be adequate to meet the need of the building's teachers under normal circumstances and be made available to them. In addition, each building shall keep on hand a constant supply of ditto masters, paper and their duplicating supplies which are needed for and are to be used in the teacher's work assignment. Each building shall have one or more telephones which will be adequate to meet the needs of the building's teachers and to be used primarily for school business. One phone shall be located in the teacher's lounge or an office accessible to teachers during the entire school day. No teacher shall make a long distance call without securing prior approval of the administrator. C. Implementation of Article IV, Section 4, Subsection B above is dependent upon the amount of paper the District is able to purchase (market availability). If it is necessary to allocate paper to or within a building, the BOARD will meet with the FEDERATION to explain the nature and extent of the problem. D. Each teacher shall receive an individual amount of $25.00 from his/her building's allocated instructional budget to be used by him/her for the purchase of specific classroom supplies necessary in his/her work assignment. Such allowance shall be allocated on a school year basis but subject to those limitations that may be imposed by the Department of Business and Financial Services. Any $25.00 allocation not claimed by a teacher on or before the commencement of the second semester shall be forfeited. Funds so forfeited shall be available to other teachers on a first come, first served basis.