TEACHERS’ RIGHTS Clause Samples
TEACHERS’ RIGHTS. A. The District will adhere to the principle of progressive discipline, provided the lesser forms of discipline may be omitted in cases of serious misconduct. Before an employee is reprimanded in writing, suspended, or discharged, the employee will be provided written notice of the alleged infraction, and adequate opportunity to respond and rebut the allegations, and have a right to Association representation.
B. No teacher shall be disciplined including reprimand, reduction in rank or compensation, suspension or dismissal, or be denied renewal of contract without just cause, except that just cause shall not apply to probationary teachers within RSU #38. Just cause does not apply to the non-appointment of a teacher to a position that is paid via a stipend.
C. Whenever any teacher is required to appear before the Superintendent, Board, or member thereof in a disciplinary matter which could adversely affect continuation of that teacher in their office, position or employment, or the salary or any increments pertaining thereto, then they shall be given prior written notice of the reasons for such meeting or interview and shall be entitled to have a representative of the Association present to advise him/her and represent him/her during such meeting or interview.
D. The Board may place a teacher on administrative leave with pay while conducting an investigation and pending any action.
E. The Board may suspend a teacher with or without pay based on formal charges brought against such teachers for alleged crimes classified by the State of Maine as Murder; Class A; Class B; Class C; and Class D; or their equivalent in their states and countries. This article shall not be construed to prevent either the Board or the Association from taking what they deem to be appropriate action pursuant to grievance procedure.
F. A teacher shall have the right, upon request, to review the contents of their personnel file and to receive copies at Board expense of any documents contained therein. At least once every three years, a teacher shall have the right to indicate those documents and/or other materials in their file which they believe to be obsolete or otherwise inappropriate to retain. Said documents shall be reviewed by the Superintendent and if the Superintendent determines they are obsolete or otherwise inappropriate to retain, they shall be destroyed. The decision of the Superintendent must be in accordance with Maine and federal law.
G. Except for personal references, ...
TEACHERS’ RIGHTS. A. Pursuant to Act 397 of the Public Acts of 1965, the Board hereby agrees that every teaching employee of the Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Federation for the purpose of engaging in negotiations and other concerted school contracted and related 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 right conferred by Act 397 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 terms or conditions of employment by reason of his membership in the Federation, the teacher’s participation in any activities of the Federation, or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment.
B. The Board specifically recognizes the right of its teaching employees appropriately to invoke the assistance of the State Labor Mediation Board, or a mediator from such public agency.
C. The Federation and its members shall have the right to use school building facilities before or after school hours when permission has been granted and the date placed on the school calendar. No teacher shall be prevented from wearing small insignia or pins as identification of membership in the Federation either on or off school premises. Bulletin boards and other established media of communication shall be made available to the Federation and its members in the Onaway Teacher’s Lounge.
D. The Board agrees to make available to the Federation all available information concerning the financial resources of the district, tentative budgetary requirements and allocations and such other information as will assist the Federation in developing intelligent, accurate, informed, and constructive programs on behalf of the teachers and their students, together with reasonable information which may be necessary for the Federation to process any grievance.
TEACHERS’ RIGHTS. A. The Board hereby agrees that every employee of the Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation in respect to hours, wages and terms or conditions of employment. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under cover 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 laws of the State of Michigan or the Constitution of Michigan and the United States, that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages or terms and conditions of employment by reason of his/her membership in the Association, his participation in any legal activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his/her institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement. Any alleged violation of the provisions of this section shall not be processed as a grievance but may only be processed in the appropriate forum.
B. The Board agrees to allow the Association, in response to reasonable requests from time to time, access to available information concerning the financial resources of the District, tentative budgetary requirements and allocations, and such other information which will assist the Association in developing intelligent, accurate, informed and constructive proposals on behalf of the teachers provided; however, the Board reserves the right to deny to the Association information deemed by the Board to be part of the confidential personnel file. The Board recognizes the mutual advantage of negotiating with employee representatives sufficiently informed for intelligent discussions, and the above restriction on access to information is in the spirit of protecting individual rights rather than hindering informed negotiations.
C. Association representatives employed by the Board shall have the right to use school buildings at all reasonable hours for meetings, provided advance arrangements are made with the building administrator and such use falls within Board policy.
D. Association representatives employed by the Board shall have the right to use copy machines providing advance arrangements are made with the building administrator. Costs of such copies shall be in accordance with Board policy.
E. Each teacher shall have the right to review the contents o...
TEACHERS’ RIGHTS. The teachers have all the rights and privileges granted by this agreement and by applicable Federal and Provincial Acts and Regulations.
TEACHERS’ RIGHTS. A. Right to Freely Organize, Join and Support the Association. Pursuant to Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965, as amended, the Board hereby agrees that teachers covered by this Agreement shall have the right to freely organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation, or to not join and support the Association, as each teacher individually elects. The Board further agrees that it will not directly or indirectly encourage or discourage, deprive or coerce any teacher from the enjoyment of any rights conferred by Act 379, as amended, that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to wages, hours, terms or conditions of employment, by reason of his/her membership in this Association or participation in collective professional negotiation with the Board, or his/her institution of any grievance under this Agreement, but that nothing herein shall require a teacher to be a member of or participate in the activities of any organization.
TEACHERS’ RIGHTS. The unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol by school licensed professional employees on school premises or as part of any school activity is prohibited. As a condition of continued employment in the district, all licensed professional employees shall abide by these terms. Licensed professional employees shall not unlawfully manufacture, distribute, dispense, possess, or use illicit drugs, controlled substances, or alcoholic beverages on district property or at any school activity. Compliance with this is mandatory. Licensed professional employees violating these terms shall be reported to the appropriate law enforcement officers. Additionally, a licensed professional employee who violates this shall be subject, with Board approval, to the following sanctions:
1. Short term suspension with pay;
2. Short term suspension without pay;
3. Long term suspension without pay;
4. Participation in a drug and alcohol education, treatment, counseling, or rehabilitation program; and/or
5. Termination or dismissal from employment. Prior to applying the above sanctions, licensed professional employees will be afforded all due process rights to which they are entitled under their contracts or the provisions of Kansas Law. If it is agreed that a licensed professional employee shall enter into and complete a drug education or rehabilitation program, the cost of such a program shall be the responsibility of the employee. The District will provide the licensed professional employee with a current list of available counseling and rehabilitation programs along with the names of contact persons for said programs. The list of counseling and rehabilitation programs shall be made available on request to any licensed professional employee. Licensed professional employees volunteering to enroll in such a program shall be allowed to use any available sick leave, but must also pay the cost of treatment. Upon completion of the recommended program, the licensed professional employee shall be reinstated.
TEACHERS’ RIGHTS. Teachers shall have full rights afforded by the law of the State of Michigan and the United States.
TEACHERS’ RIGHTS. (continued)
TEACHERS’ RIGHTS. A. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to deny any teacher those rights provided to him/her under Nebraska law or other applicable laws and regulations. Rights granted to teachers herein shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided elsewhere.
B. The Board shall not discriminate against any teacher with respect to terms and conditions of employment by reason of membership in the Association and its affiliates, participation in collective negotiations with the Board, or institution of a grievance under the terms of this Agreement.
TEACHERS’ RIGHTS. Section 1: Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to deny or restrict any teacher those rights he may have under the Michigan General School Laws and Regulations, if any.
Section 2: Each teacher shall have the right, upon request in writing, to review the contents of his own personnel file, provided that all confidential material has been removed before it is made available to him. A representative of the Association may, if the teacher so desires, be requested to accompany the teacher in such review.
Section 3: When an unsatisfactory report warrants, a teacher, at his own request, shall be entitled to have present a representative of the Association when any reprimand or discipline is being exercised under this Agreement. When a request for such representation is made, no action shall be taken with respect to that teacher until such a representative of the Association is present, provided said representative is available within a reasonable time, not to exceed five (5) school days after the request for a representative is made.
Section 4: No teacher shall be reprimanded, disciplined or degraded in the presence of students.
Section 5: Monitoring for evaluation purposes or supervising of the work performance of a teacher shall be conducted openly and shall not be conducted in such a way as to preclude knowledge of such observation.
Section 6: The complaint by a parent/guardian of a student, and/or student, directed toward a teacher may be called to the teacher's attention; however, no disciplinary action or report will be made part of the teacher's personnel file unless such complaint has been brought to the teacher's attention within a period of ten (10) school days after receipt of the complaint. No disciplinary action may result unless the complaint is made within twenty (20) school days of the incident except in the case of moral turpitude, gross indecency and/or violation of state or local law.
Section 7: Teachers who will be affected by a change in grade assignment, building assignment, subject assignment, or change in extracurricular assignments, will be notified and consulted as soon as is practical by their administrator and, whenever possible, prior to May 15. Teachers will be notified personally, and in writing, if any changes occur from May 15 and the last teacher workday and by certified mail if after the last teacher workday.
Section 8: Teachers shall be given at least five (5) working days advanced notice if transferred or rea...