Common use of TEACHING CONDITIONS Clause in Contracts

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. The parties recognize that availability of optimum school facilities is desirable for both student and teacher to ensure the highest quality of education that is the goal of both the teacher and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach, and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. B. Because the pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect of an effective education program, the parties agree that class size should be reduced wherever possible. C. The Board recognizes that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, maps and globes, computers, laboratory tools and equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. The teachers and administration will meet from time to time for selection and improvement of teaching tools. D. The Board and Association mutually recognize the importance of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining a high level of professional performance in furtherance of that recognition, the Board will attempt to provide a teacher reference library in each school in the District and include therein all text which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that school. The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) memberships. E. The Board agrees to make available in each school, typing and duplicating facilities to aid teachers in the preparation of instructional materials. F. The Board will attempt to provide: 1. A separate desk for each teacher in the District with a lockable drawer space. 2. Suitable closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher. 3. Adequate chalkboard/whiteboard space in every classroom. 4. Copies, exclusively for each teacher's use, of all text used in each of the courses he/she is to teach. 5. An appropriate dictionary in every classroom, when requested by the teacher. 6. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materials. 7. Adequate attendance books, paper, pencils, pens, chalk, dry erase markers, erasers, computers and other materials required in daily teaching responsibility. 8. Shop coats for art, home economic, vocational and industrial education teachers. G. To relieve teachers of clerical, patrol and bus duty, the Board agrees to employ support staff. The support staff will be responsible to the building principals to whom they are assigned and will handle patrol duties, inventorying of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting monies for milk and lunch, and similar support responsibilities. H. The Board shall make available in each school adequate rest rooms and lavatory facilities exclusively for staff use and at least one room, appropriately furnished, which shall be reserved for the use of the staff as a lounge. I. The Board shall provide a telephone in the teachers' lounge in each building for teacher use. These telephones shall be listed in the name of the GEA and the Board shall reimburse the GEA for the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll charge. J. Vending machines shall be installed in lounge areas, at the request of the Association. The proceeds are to be used for the respective GEA Building Lounge Funds. There will be no cost to the Board of Education. K. Adequate off-street parking facilities shall be provided, and properly maintained. L. Teachers shall not be required to work under unsafe or hazardous conditions or to perform tasks which endanger their health and well-being. M. Under no conditions shall a teacher be required to drive a school bus as part of his/her regular assignment. N. Elementary teachers asked to move to a different elementary grade level will be paid a moving stipend of $200.00 if they are required to move to a different room or building.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. 12.1 Teachers shall not be expected or required to perform duties that fall within the job description and scope of duties performed by support staff members. Such needs shall be reported to the building principal who will arrange for necessary services to be performed as soon as possible. Teachers will be responsible for the general pick-up of their rooms and the teachers’ lounge. 12.2 The parties recognize that availability of optimum school facilities is desirable for both student and teacher are desirable to ensure insure the highest high quality of education that is the goal of both the teacher Association and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and major responsibility of the teacher is to teach, teach the child and that the organization of the school and the school day should be so directed at ensuring that as to promote maximum achievement of this goal within the energy realities of the teacher is primarily utilized to this endpracticality. B. Because a. The Board agrees to make a continuing effort not to exceed a ratio of 20 to 1 for developmental kindergarten, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten classes or the state recommended standards in pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect ratios of an effective education program25 to 1. In arriving at class size, due consideration will be given to such factors as the availability of qualified teachers and the funds with which to increase the teaching staff, growth in the number of pupils to be served, the parties agree that class size should be reduced wherever possible. C. The Board recognizes that appropriate textslimitations of school facilities and space, library reference facilities, maps and globes, computers, laboratory tools and equipment, the desirability of providing specialized instruction through lectures or audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires instruction and similar considerations. b. The parties recognize that appropriate equipment and materials are the essential tools of the teaching profession. The Any teacher or group of teachers having similar assignments, interests or needs (such as a group of teachers who are teaching the same grade or who are members of the same department) will confer with each other and administration will meet from time to time with the appropriate administrative personnel for the purpose of selection and improvement effective use of teaching toolseducational equipment and methods. Such joint decisions will be forwarded to the Board in the form of a recommendation to be implemented. D. The Board and Association mutually recognize the importance of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining a high level of professional performance in furtherance of that recognition, the Board will attempt to provide a teacher reference library in each school in the District and include therein all text which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that school. The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) memberships. E. c. The Board agrees in principle that the employment of aides for non- professional duties is desirable and will strive to make available in each school, typing and duplicating facilities to aid teachers in the preparation of instructional materials. F. The Board will attempt to provide: 1. A separate desk for each teacher in the District with a lockable drawer space. 2. Suitable closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher. 3. Adequate chalkboard/whiteboard space in every classroom. 4. Copies, exclusively for each teacher's use, of all text used in each of the courses he/she is to teach. 5. An appropriate dictionary in every classroom, when requested by the teacher. 6. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materials. 7. Adequate attendance books, paper, pencils, pens, chalk, dry erase markers, erasers, computers and other materials required in daily teaching responsibility. 8. Shop coats for art, home economic, vocational and industrial education teachers. G. To relieve teachers of clericalcafeteria, patrol patrol, bus, noon hour, and bus dutyother non-teaching duties when finances and practicality permit. The duty assignment of aides, when available, shall come under the immediate control of building principal. 12.3 When a teacher is assigned a medically fragile student, the Board agrees to employ support staff. The support staff will be responsible to the building principals to whom they are assigned and will handle patrol duties, inventorying of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting monies for milk and lunch, and similar support responsibilities. H. The Board shall make available in each school adequate rest rooms and lavatory facilities exclusively for staff use and at least one room, appropriately furnished, which shall be reserved for the use of the staff as a lounge. I. The Board shall provide a telephone in the teachers' lounge in each building for teacher use. These telephones shall be listed in the name of the GEA and the Board shall reimburse the GEA for the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll charge. J. Vending machines shall be installed in lounge areas, at the request of the Association. The proceeds are to be used for the respective GEA Building Lounge Funds. There will be no cost to the Board of Education. K. Adequate off-street parking facilities shall be provided, and properly maintained. L. Teachers shall not be required to work under unsafe or hazardous conditions or expected to perform tasks routine, scheduled maintenance of a medical appliance or apparatus used by the student to sustain his/her bodily functions nor render routine, scheduled care or maintenance of exceptional bodily functions related to the student’s impaired condition. The teacher shall be informed and instructed as to emergency measures which endanger their health and well-being. M. Under no conditions may be necessary on occasion due to the student’s impaired condition. No teacher shall a teacher be required to drive administer medication to a school bus as part of his/her regular assignmentstudent. N. Elementary 12.4 Should inclusive education be considered by the District, all teaching conditions shall be bargained prior to implementation. 12.5 If the Wakefield-Marenisco School District enters into shared programming with another district, the following agreement shall be adopted: a. A shared program, including distance learning, is defined as a class or program by the school district which involves staff and/or students giving or receiving instruction in conjunction with staff and/or students from another school district but does not include teachers asked to move to a different elementary grade level will be paid a moving stipend of $200.00 if they are required to move to a different room whose employment involves teaching classes in two (2) or buildingmore school districts (i.e. Xxx Xxxxxxx’x former Wakefield/Marenisco status).

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. The parties recognize that availability of optimum school facilities is desirable for both student and teacher to ensure the highest quality of education that is the goal of both the teacher and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach, and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. B. Because the pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect of an effective education program, the parties agree that class size should be reduced wherever possible. C. The Board recognizes that appropriate textstexts consistent with bench marks, library reference facilities, maps and globes, computers, laboratory tools and equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. Texts and materials will be selected and updated on a timely basis. The teachers and administration parties will meet confer from time to time for the purpose of improving the selection and improvement use of teaching toolssuch educational tools and the Board will undertake promptly to implement all joint decisions thereon made by its representatives and the Association. The Board agrees to keep the schools reasonably equipped and maintained as finances permit. D. B. The Board and the Association mutually recognize the importance of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining a high level of professional performance in performance. In furtherance of that recognition, the Board will attempt to shall provide a teacher reference library in each school in the District and include therein all text which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that school. The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) membershipslibrary. E. C. The Board agrees to make available in each schoolschool a computer and duplication facilities. When school secretaries have available time, typing and duplicating facilities to they may aid teachers in the preparation of instructional materialsmaterial. However, the building principal has the final responsibility for all secretarial job assignments. F. D. The Board will attempt to provideshall provide for teacher use: 1. A separate desk and chair for each teacher in the District with a lockable drawer spacedistrict. 2. Suitable closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes coats and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher. 3. Adequate chalkboard/whiteboard , chalk, erasers, and bulletin board space in every classroom. An operating TV, operating VCR/DVD, operating overhead projector, and cable access in every building. 4. CopiesTeacher’s editions and manuals, exclusively for each teacher's ’s use, of all text texts used in each of the courses he/she is to teach, will be provided. 5. An appropriate A dictionary and thesaurus in every classroom, when requested by the teacherclassroom will be provided. 6. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materials. 7. Adequate attendance books, paper, pencils, pens, chalk, dry erase markers, erasers, computers and other materials such material required in his/her daily teaching responsibility. 8. Shop coats for art, home economic, vocational and industrial education teachers. G. To relieve teachers of clerical, patrol and bus duty, the Board agrees to employ support staff. The support staff will be responsible to the building principals to whom they are assigned and will handle patrol duties, inventorying of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting monies for milk and lunch, and similar support responsibilities. H. E. The Board shall make available in each school adequate rest rooms and lavatory facilities exclusively for staff use and at least one room, (1) room appropriately furnished, which shall be reserved reserved, for the use of the staff as a faculty lounge. I. F. Telephone facilities, which insure privacy, shall be made available for the teacher’s reasonable use. G. The Board shall will endeavor to provide a telephone in the teachers' lounge in each building for teacher use. These telephones shall be listed in the name of the GEA and the Board shall reimburse the GEA for the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll chargeproperly maintain adequate parking facilities. J. Vending machines shall be installed in lounge areas, at the request of the Association. The proceeds are to be used for the respective GEA Building Lounge Funds. There will be no cost to the Board of Education. K. Adequate off-street parking facilities shall be provided, and properly maintained. L. H. Teachers shall not be required to work under unsafe or hazardous conditions or to perform tasks which endanger their health and well-beingcondition as defined by the City Fire Marshal and/or the Health Department. M. Under no conditions shall a I. A teacher be who is required to drive a school bus as travel from building to building within the district shall be allotted fifteen (15) minutes of travel time between locations. The time shall be considered part of his/her regular assignmentschedule of an average of 350 minutes of teaching and student supervisory time as defined in Article IX, Section X. X. The Board and the teachers will strive to comply with the governmental regulations on energy conservation. N. Elementary K. The Board and the Association recognize that providing optimum school facilities for both students and teachers asked is desirable to move insure the high quality of education for the students. The Board will strive to improve and enlarge these facilities as space and finances permit. The Board agrees to increase the quantity and quality of the materials and supplies of the staff members until a different elementary grade level will be paid a moving stipend of $200.00 if they are required to move to a different room or buildingmutually accepted standard is met, when finances permit.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. The parties recognize that availability of optimum school facilities is desirable for both student and teacher are desirable to ensure insure the highest high quality of education that is the goal of both the teacher Association and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach, teach and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring toward insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. B. Because the pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect of an effective education program, the parties agree that class size should be reduced wherever possible. C. The Board recognizes that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, maps and globes, computers, laboratory tools and equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires questionnaires, and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. Further, that efforts shall be continued to seek and use textbooks and supplementary reading materials which contain the contributions of minority groups to the history, scientific and social development of the United States. The Board agrees to continue to keep the schools well equipped and maintained. C. The Board shall make available to teachers and administration will meet from time in each building adequate duplicating facilities. The Board shall allow adequate copies per school year for each teacher to time for selection and improvement of teaching toolsbe run at the district print shop. D. The Board and Association mutually recognize the importance of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining a high level of professional performance in furtherance of that recognition, the Board will attempt to provide a teacher reference library in each school in the District and include therein all text which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that school. The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) memberships. E. The Board agrees to make available in each school, typing and duplicating facilities to aid teachers in the preparation of instructional materials. F. The Board will attempt to provide: 1. A separate Adequate desk space for each teacher in the District with a lockable drawer spacedistrict. 2. Suitable closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher. 3. Adequate chalkboard/whiteboard space in every classroom. 4. Copies, exclusively for each teacher's use, of all text texts including the teacher edition and all supplemental materials identified in the curriculum, used in each of the courses he/she is to teach. 5. An appropriate dictionary in every classroom, when requested by the teacher. 6. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materials. 76. Adequate attendance books, paper, pencils, pens, chalk, dry erase markers, erasers, computers erasers and other such materials required in daily teaching responsibilityresponsibilities. 7. The Board will provide a computer in each classroom capable of utilizing district mandated network programs/software for teacher’s use. 8. Shop coats A telephone in each classroom for artthe teacher's use for confidential professional contacts, home economic, vocational and industrial education teacherswhen possible. G. To relieve teachers of clerical, patrol and bus duty, the Board agrees to employ support staff. The support staff will be responsible to the building principals to whom they are assigned and will handle patrol duties, inventorying of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting monies for milk and lunch, and similar support responsibilities. H. E. The Board shall make available in each school adequate rest rooms and restroom lavatory facilities exclusively for staff teachers' use and at least one room, room appropriately furnished, which shall be reserved for the use of the staff as a lounge. I. . The Board shall provide a telephone in the teachers' lounge in each building for teacher use. These telephones shall be listed in the name of the GEA and the Board shall reimburse the GEA is for the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll chargeexclusive use of teachers and building staff during the teacher's day and for one hour thereafter. J. Vending F. When requested by the staff, through the Association, vending machines not requiring plumbing, shall be installed in lounge areas, at the request of the Associationteacher's lounge. Such installation and maintenance costs are to be paid from receipts. The proceeds are to from all such machines shall be used for by the teachers in their respective GEA Building Lounge Funds. There will be no cost to buildings as the Board of Educationmajority wishes. K. G. Adequate off-off street paved parking facilities shall be providedprovided at all main buildings for staff use, and will be properly maintained. Students and staff members will be issued parking permits for designated parking areas. L. Teachers shall H. The Board will continue its efforts to see that teachers are not be required to work under unsafe or hazardous conditions or to perform tasks which endanger their health and well-beingconditions. M. Under no conditions shall a teacher be required to drive a school bus as part of his/her regular assignment. N. Elementary teachers asked to move to a different elementary grade level I. School facilities, including teachers' lounges and bathrooms, will be paid cleaned and maintained in a moving stipend of $200.00 if they are required condition adequate to move to a different room or buildingcarry out the purpose for which the facility is used.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. The parties Parties recognize that availability of optimum school facilities is desirable for both student and teacher are desirable to ensure insure the highest high quality of education that is the goal of both the teacher Association and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach, teach and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring toward insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. B. Because the pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect of an effective education program, the parties agree that class size should be reduced wherever possible. C. The Board recognizes that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, maps and globes, computers, laboratory tools and equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. The teachers and administration will meet from time to time for selection and improvement of teaching tools. D. The Board and Association mutually recognize the importance of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining a high level of professional performance in furtherance of that recognition, the Board will attempt to provide a teacher reference library in each school in the District and include therein all text which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that school. The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) memberships. E. A. The Board agrees in so far as possible to make available in each schoolschool adequate computers, typing copying and duplicating facilities technology to aid teachers in the preparation of instructional materialsmaterial. F. The B. In so far as possible the Board will attempt to shall provide: 1. A separate desk for each teacher in the District district with a lockable drawer space. 2. Suitable closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher. 3. Adequate chalkboard/whiteboard space in every classroomeach room. 4. Copies, exclusively for each teacher's use, of all text texts used in each of the courses he/she he is to teachteach as well as other supplementary materials used for each course. 5. An appropriate dictionary in every classroom, when requested by the teacher. 6. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materials. 76. Adequate attendance books, computer programs, projectors, paper, pencils, pens, chalk, dry erase markers, erasers, computers erasers and other materials material required in daily teaching responsibility. 8. Shop coats for art, home economic, vocational and industrial education teachers. G. To relieve teachers of clerical, patrol and bus duty, the Board agrees to employ support staff. The support staff will be responsible to the building principals to whom they are assigned and will handle patrol duties, inventorying of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting monies for milk and lunch, and similar support responsibilities. H. C. The Board shall work to make available in each school adequate rest rooms restroom and lavatory facilities exclusively for staff adult use and at least one room, appropriately furnished, which shall be reserved for the use of the staff as a faculty lounge.. It is understood that Charlevoix Schools are smoke free campuses. I. The Board shall provide a telephone D. Because the pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect of an effective educational program, the parties agree that an ideal class size should not exceed 25 pupils in the teachers' lounge upper elementary and middle schools, and 21 pupils in each building for teacher use. These telephones shall be listed in the name of the GEA grades K-3, and the Board agrees to continue working toward this goal. The maximum student load in the secondary school will meet North Central requirements. The ratio of pupils to teachers and other professional staff members of the school shall reimburse not exceed 24 to 1. Only a staff member's time actually devoted to teaching duties in the GEA for high school may be counted in determining the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll chargepupil-teacher ratio. J. Vending machines shall be installed in lounge areasE. In order to maintain the most effective and nurturing learning environment possible for special education students, at the request of the Association. The proceeds are to be used for the respective GEA Building Lounge Funds. There will be no cost to the Board of Educationspecial education class sizes must follow state laws. K. Adequate off-street parking facilities shall be provided, and properly maintained. L. Teachers shall not be required to work under unsafe or hazardous conditions or to perform tasks which endanger their health and well-being. M. Under no conditions shall a teacher be required to drive a school bus as part of his/her regular assignment. N. Elementary teachers asked to move to a different elementary grade level will be paid a moving stipend of $200.00 if they are required to move to a different room or building.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. The parties recognize that availability of optimum school facilities is desirable for both student and teacher to ensure the highest quality of education that is the goal of both the teacher and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach, and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. B. Because the pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect of an effective education program, the parties agree that class size should be reduced wherever possible. C. 10.01 The Board recognizes that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, maps computers, computer programs, and software, maps, globes, computers, laboratory tools and equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard standardized tests and questionnaires questionnaires, and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. The teachers and administration will meet from time to time for selection and improvement of teaching tools. D. The Board and Association mutually recognize the importance of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining a high level of professional performance in furtherance of that recognitionFurther, the Board will attempt continue to provide a teacher reference library in each school in the District seek and include therein all text use textbooks and supplementary reading materials, which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that schoolxxxxxx equity, inclusion and cultural awareness. The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular agrees at all times to continue to keep the schools reasonably equipped and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) membershipsmaintained providing financial conditions permit. E. 10.02 Faculty members will be informed upon request to the principal as to materials, supplies, and funds available for their use. 10.03 The Board agrees to make available in each school, typing the necessary equipment and duplicating facilities supplies to aid teachers in the preparation of instructional materials., providing financial conditions permit. The use of the F. 10.04 The Board will attempt continue to provideprovide wherever possible and practicable: 1. A separate A. a desk for each teacher in the District with a lockable drawer space.every teacher; 2. Suitable B. closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes overshoes, and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher.; 3. Adequate C. chalkboard/whiteboard white board space in every classroom.; 4. Copies, exclusively for each teacher's use, D. copies of all text texts used in each of the courses he/she a teacher is assigned to teachteach including teacher manuals; E. instructional materials storage space. 5. An appropriate dictionary in every classroom, when requested by the teacher. 6. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materials. 7. Adequate attendance F. class books, paper, pencils, penspencil, chalk, dry erase markers, erasers, computers and other such materials required in daily teaching responsibility. 8G. a computer for every teacher H. ancillary staff will have access to a locking file cabinet or work-space at each worksite for storing student files. 10.05 The Association agrees that there are certain duties which may be assigned to teaching personnel by the building principal. Shop coats The use of teachers to perform non-instructional functions will be kept to a minimum. In the event that it is necessary to assign teachers to non- teaching duties, it will be on an equitable basis for artthe entire staff. 10.06 Telephone facilities will continue to be made available to teachers for school business and local personal calls. 10.07 In any situation, home economicwhen in the opinion of the Administration it is advisable to discontinue regular classes for pupils, vocational and industrial education teachers will be informed, as soon as possible, of their teaching schedule for that day if it deviates from the regular school day for teachers. G. To relieve A. When students are not required to report to school because of adverse weather, teachers of clerical, patrol and bus duty, the Board agrees to employ support staff. The support staff will be responsible to the building principals to whom they are assigned and will handle patrol duties, inventorying of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting monies for milk and lunch, and similar support responsibilities. H. The Board shall make available in each school adequate rest rooms and lavatory facilities exclusively for staff use and at least one room, appropriately furnished, which shall be reserved for the use of the staff as a lounge. I. The Board shall provide a telephone in the teachers' lounge in each building for teacher use. These telephones shall be listed in the name of the GEA and the Board shall reimburse the GEA for the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll charge. J. Vending machines shall be installed in lounge areas, at the request of the Association. The proceeds are to be used for the respective GEA Building Lounge Funds. There will be no cost to the Board of Education. K. Adequate off-street parking facilities shall be provided, and properly maintained. L. Teachers shall not be required to work under unsafe or hazardous conditions or to perform tasks which endanger their health and well-beingreport. M. B. If road conditions in a given teacher's area are deemed unsafe, he/she is expected to call his/her principal or immediate supervisor to explain the situation and to report as soon as conditions permit. Under no extreme and unusual conditions shall a teacher the principal or immediate supervisor may determine that driving conditions are unsuitable and the employee may be excused from work. Unless prior permission to remain away from work is granted, time lost will be deducted from the employee's sick leave. C. In the event the district will lose state aid because the number of days of instruction falls below the minimum number of days required to drive receive full state aid as per the foundation grant and the district determines that the days will be made up in order to qualify for full state aid as per the foundation grant, teachers will work the rescheduled day without additional pay. The Association will be consulted as to the make-up schedule. 10.08 Where practicable, properly maintained and identified parking facilities will be made available for school personnel during school hours. Reserved parking for faculty only will be provided at the high schools. 10.09 A teacher may be selected by the Administration to be a school bus teacher-in-charge of the building and personnel in the absence of the administrative personnel. This teacher, if selected, will receive an amount stated in the Compensation Article, annually prorated, to compensate for this added responsibility. 10.10 Normal care of facilities and equipment is the duty of each teacher as part of his/her regular assignmentemployment. When repairs or maintenance are necessary, it will be brought to the attention of the immediate supervisor for disposition. N. Elementary 10.11 No teacher will have transportation/student pick-up duty except in cases of emergency. However, it is understood there will always be one teacher in the building and available to assist in cases of emergency until the last bus student has left. All elementary teachers asked will walk their students to move the designated bus area. If the transportation is not at school, the teacher will notify the principal/designee. The principal/designee will make arrangements for supervision of the students so the teacher will be able to leave the transportation area. 10.12 The Board will provide clean, well-maintained classrooms. 10.13 Adequate rooms, equipment, and furniture will be provided to all student services teachers in the building(s) to which they are assigned. Where possible, student services teachers will not be required to share office space in their home base building. 10.14 If the temperature in the classroom is less than 60 degrees Fahrenheit or more than 85 degrees Fahrenheit when the heating system, ventilation system, or cooling system is at fault, the teacher involved and/or the REA representative will meet with the building principal and the students will be relocated to a more suitable learning environment. If there are building-wide conditions that may adversely affect the health and welfare of the teachers, a designee for the Superintendent will contact the Association President. 10.15 The term "school health service" will mean any act or function constituting the "practice of medicine" within the meaning of Section 17001 of the Public Health Code (MCL 333.17001). First aid is not the major responsibility of teachers, but teachers are expected to act in a reasonable and prudent manner which may include aid in life threatening circumstances or the dispensing of medication on field trips in circumstances where the child is to have the medication on the field trip and no other person designated to dispense that medication is present. No teacher will otherwise be expected to provide school health services or otherwise dispense medication in a manner that is prohibited by law. 10.16 No teacher will be expected to take care of student bathroom needs including catheterization, changing diapers or cleaning up after accidents. 10.17 A teacher directed to pack his/her classroom materials in their entirety for moving to a different elementary grade level building or due to building renovation or construction will be paid receive the ad-hoc rate in Section 26.04 to a maximum of ten (10) hours, which includes both packing and unpacking. Unless otherwise agreed to in advance between the supervisor and the teacher, a teacher directed to pack only a portion of his/her classroom materials for moving stipend of $200.00 if they are required to move to a different room building, or buildinga teacher working in an office-type setting who is directed to pack his/her materials in their entirety for moving to a different building or 10.18 Coverage for absences may include the use of a guest teacher, the use of a teacher volunteer during his/her planning period, or the use of an administrator. However, if the school district determines that it does not have enough available substitute coverage for a particular school day, teachers attending internal district professional development/curriculum programs will be the first of the staff members to be returned to their buildings for necessary redeployment of guest teachers. Next, teachers who had pre-approved conference attendance scheduled will only be returned to their buildings provided they are reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expense associated with their conference. Teachers on approved leave or incentive/compensatory leave and coaches of students participating in secondary sporting competitions who have filed the appropriate paperwork will not be required to return to their buildings.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. The parties recognize that the availability of optimum school facilities is desirable for both student and teacher is desirable to ensure insure the highest high quality of education that is the goal of both the teacher and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach, and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. B. A. Because the pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect of an effective education educational program, the parties agree that class size should be reduced lowered wherever possible. B. Elementary schools, grades kindergarten through five inclusive should be as follows wherever possible: 1. Kindergarten 22 pupils 2. Elementary school grades 27 pupils 3. Special education classes The number of pupils shall be as provided by the applicable guidelines of the state of Michigan. The receiving elementary or grade level teacher will be present at IEPC and have input. C. In secondary grades, six through twelve inclusive, the ratio of pupils to teachers and other professional staff members of the high school shall not exceed 27 to 1 wherever possible. The administration will try to achieve the best or manageable balance possible in both elementary and secondary grades. Only a staff member's time actually devoted to duties in the high school may be counted in determining the pupil-teacher ratio. D. The Board recognizes that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, maps and globes, computers, laboratory tools and equipment, audio-visual equipment, art suppliesquestionnaires, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. The teachers and administration parties will meet confer from time to time for the purpose of improving the selection and improvement of teaching tools. D. The Board and Association mutually recognize the importance of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining a high level of professional performance in furtherance of that recognition, the Board will attempt to provide a teacher reference library in each school in the District and include therein all text which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that schoolsuch education tools. The Board shall provide memberships agrees at all times to request teacher participation in appropriate curricular the selection of instructional equipment and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) membershipsteaching supplies. E. The Board agrees to make available in each schoolIf funds are available, typing elementary K-5 teachers will be relieved of bus duty and duplicating facilities to aid teachers responsibilities in the preparation of instructional materials. F. The Board will attempt to provide: 1cafeteria. A separate desk for each teacher in the District with a lockable drawer space. 2. Suitable closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes and personal articles. Other suitable space Such responsibilities may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher. 3assigned to teacher aides. Adequate chalkboard/whiteboard space in every classroom. 4. Copies, exclusively for each teacher's use, of all text used in each of the courses he/she is to teach. 5. An appropriate dictionary in every classroom, when requested by the teacher. 6. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materials. 7. Adequate attendance books, paper, pencils, pens, chalk, dry erase markers, erasers, computers and other materials required in daily teaching responsibility. 8. Shop coats for art, home economic, vocational and industrial education teachers. G. To relieve teachers of clerical, patrol and bus duty, the Board agrees to employ support staff. The support staff will be responsible to the building principals to whom they are assigned and will handle patrol duties, These responsibilities may include inventorying of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting monies money for milk and lunch, and similar support nonprofessional responsibilities. H. F. The Board shall make available in each school adequate lunchroom, rest rooms and lavatory facilities exclusively for staff teacher use and at least one room, appropriately furnished, which shall be reserved for the use of the staff as a loungefaculty. I. G. Communications with parents, other schools, and organizations being essential to a positive school, a private uninterrupted phone station for school business only will be provided as designated for a teacher's use. H. The Board shall provide a telephone Association is granted the privilege of installing appropriate vending machines in the teachers' lounge in each building for teacher use. These telephones shall be listed in teacher's workroom, the name of the GEA and the Board shall reimburse the GEA for the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll charge. J. Vending machines shall be installed in lounge areas, at the request of the Association. The proceeds are to be used for the respective GEA Building Lounge Fundsexisting Teachers' Fund. There will be The District shall incur no cost to liability for monitoring of such funds from the Board of Educationvending machines. K. I. Adequate off-street parking facilities shall be providedmade available to teachers. Designated (marked to separate students from faculty) parking areas will be monitored by building principal during the school day. J. Notwithstanding their employment, teachers shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship and properly maintainedno religious or political activities of any teacher or the lack thereof shall be grounds for any 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. K. The provisions of this Agreement and the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, handicap, or marital status or membership in or association with the activities of any employee organization. The Board and the Association pledge themselves to seek to extend the advantages of public education to every student without regard to race, creed, religion, sex, handicap, color or national origin and to seek to achieve full equality or educational opportunity to all pupils. L. Teachers shall not be All teachers are required to work under unsafe have lesson plans available; further more teachers are required to update grades weekly (per Powerschool). Non tenured teachers are required to submit weekly written lesson plans to the Building Principal Monday morning by 8:30 A.M. M. The Board of Education shall provide substitute personnel in the event the elementary music, gym, computer, Spanish, or hazardous conditions or to perform tasks which endanger their health and well-beingart teacher is absent. These teachers will have a "generic" lesson plan on file. M. Under N. For the purposes of this Agreement, a communicable disease shall be as defined by the Michigan State Health Department. In the event that a child with an ongoing or chronic communicable disease is allowed by policy or law to attend school, all employees potentially having contact with the student shall be notified, unless compelled by law otherwise. The Board shall provide inservice instruction or training in hygienic practices and management to employees coming into contact with such students. The Board agrees to indemnify bargaining unit members against any damages, fines, legal fees, or other costs that may result as a consequence of following Board policy and/or inservice instruction regarding management of students with communicable diseases. Any employee contracting a communicable disease shall have no conditions fewer rights to continued employment with the employer than the rights afforded to a student to attend school. Such employees shall a teacher be required have the right to drive a school bus continue working as part of long as his/her regular assignmentpersonal physician certifies that he/she is able to continue unless there is contrary intervention by the Michigan Department of Health. The employer shall have the right to request a second medical opinion at its own expense. N. O. Elementary teachers asked will be responsible to move provide one (1) evening program during the school year. Secondary teachers will attend either graduation or the awards ceremony during the school year. P. Secondary teachers will be visible outside their classrooms between passing periods whenever possible. Q. A Mentor Teacher shall be defined as a Master Teacher, a college professor, or a retired Master Teacher as identified in section 1526 of the School Code as in effect or as amended, and shall perform the duties of a Master Teacher as specified in the code. Each teacher in his/her first three (3) years in the classroom shall be assigned a Mentor Teacher in a joint decision by the Association and Administration; who can offer assistance, resources, and information in a nonthreatening collegial fashion. A Mentor Teacher shall be assigned in accordance with the following: a) Participation as a Mentor Teacher shall be voluntary. b) The District shall immediately notify the Association of those members requiring a mentor assignment or any mentor change. c) The assignment of the Mentor Teacher shall be finalized within the first month of school. d) Every effort shall be made to a different elementary grade level match Mentor Teachers and Mentees who work in the same building and have the same area of certification. e) Mentees shall only be assigned to one (1) Mentor Teacher at one time. f) The Mentor Teacher assignment shall be for one (1) year subject to review by the Mentor Teacher, Mentee, and Administration at the end of each semester. The appointment may be renewed in succeeding years. g) Mentor Teachers will be paid a moving an annual stipend of $200.00 if they are required to move to a different room or building100 per mentee.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. Section 1. The parties recognize that the availability of optimum school facilities is desirable for both student and teacher is desirable to ensure insure the highest high quality of education that is the goal of both the teacher Association and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach, the education of students and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. B. Because the pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect of an effective education program, the parties agree that class size should be reduced wherever possible. C. A. The Board recognizes that the need for teacher involvement in the selection of appropriate textstextbooks, library reference facilities, maps and globes, computers, laboratory tools and equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests technology equipment and questionnaires and similar other materials which are the tools of the teaching professionprofessional educator. B. The Board also recognizes the value of teacher participation toward the improvement of curriculum and will continue to rely on the judgment and experience of the teacher for recommendations. Section 3. The teachers and administration will meet from time to Board recognizes that released time for selection and teachers used in a productive manner will enhance the educational program for the community. Whenever the building school improvement of teaching toolscommittees feel released time is necessary, they may, through their appropriate principal, submit a proposed agenda for approval. D. A. The Board and the Association mutually recognize agree that a teacher’s essential role in the importance classroom is a crucial element in quality education. For this reason, both parties agree that the teachers will be encouraged to keep abreast of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material the latest developments in maintaining a high level of subject area and educational techniques. B. Professional meetings and conferences are considered as one means to further professional performance growth. Should these meetings or conferences be scheduled when school is in furtherance of that recognitionsession, the Board will attempt teacher may request to provide a teacher reference library in each school in the District and include therein all text which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that schoolattend. The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but Application for attendance at conferences shall be limited made to a total the Building Principals and shall be considered on the basis of fifteen (15) memberships. E. The Board agrees the educational needs of the children, relevance to make available in each schoolclassroom techniques or subject matter, typing community needs, time loss from the classroom, and duplicating facilities to aid teachers in the preparation preparations and planning of instructional materials. F. The Board will attempt to provide: 1. A separate desk for each teacher in the District with a lockable drawer space. 2. Suitable closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher. 3C. A budget allowance shall be provided to cover travel cost, lodging, registration, etc. Adequate chalkboard/whiteboard space in every classroom. 4. Copies, exclusively for each teacher's use, of all text used in each When the financial resources of the courses community make such a provision difficult, every attempt will be made to allocate available money in an equitable manner. Should a teacher wish to pay his/her own way, he/she is must still have approval based on the criteria in this Article in order to teachreceive the released time. 5. An appropriate dictionary in every classroom, when requested by the teacher. 6. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materials. 7. Adequate attendance books, paper, pencils, pens, chalk, dry erase markers, erasers, computers and other materials required in daily teaching responsibility. 8. Shop coats for art, home economic, vocational and industrial education teachers. G. To relieve teachers of clerical, patrol and bus duty, the Board agrees to employ support staff. The support staff will be responsible to the building principals to whom they are assigned and will handle patrol duties, inventorying of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting monies for milk and lunch, and similar support responsibilities. H. The Board shall make available in each school adequate rest rooms and lavatory facilities exclusively for staff use and at least one room, appropriately furnished, which shall be reserved for the use of the staff as a lounge. I. The Board shall provide a telephone in the teachers' lounge in each building for teacher use. These telephones shall be listed in the name of the GEA and the Board shall reimburse the GEA for the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll charge. J. Vending machines shall be installed in lounge areas, at the request of the Association. The proceeds are to be used for the respective GEA Building Lounge Funds. There will be no cost to the Board of Education. K. Adequate off-street parking facilities shall be provided, and properly maintained. L. Teachers shall not be required to work under unsafe or hazardous conditions or to perform tasks which endanger their health and well-being. M. Under no conditions shall a teacher be required to drive a school bus as part of his/her regular assignment. N. Elementary teachers asked to move to a different elementary grade level will be paid a moving stipend of $200.00 if they are required to move to a different room or building.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. The parties recognize that availability of optimum school facilities is desirable for both student and teacher to ensure the highest quality of education that is the goal of both the teacher and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach, and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. B. Because the pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect of an effective education program, the parties agree that class size should be reduced wherever possible. C. The Board recognizes that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, maps and globes, computers, laboratory tools and equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. The teachers and administration will meet from time to time for selection and improvement of teaching tools. D. The Board and Association mutually recognize the importance of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining a high level of professional performance in furtherance of that recognition, the Board will attempt to provide a teacher reference library in each school in the District and include therein all text which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that school. The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) memberships. E. The Board agrees to make available in each school, typing and duplicating facilities to aid teachers in the preparation of instructional materials. F. The Board will attempt to provide: 1. A separate desk for each teacher in the District with a lockable drawer space. 2. Suitable closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher. 3. Adequate chalkboard/whiteboard space in every classroom. 4. Copies, exclusively for each teacher's use, of all text used in each of the courses he/she is to teach. 5. An appropriate dictionary in every classroom, when requested by the teacher. 6. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materials. 7. Adequate attendance books, paper, pencils, pens, chalk, dry erase markers, erasers, computers and other materials required in daily teaching responsibility. 8. Shop coats for art, home economic, vocational and industrial education teachers. G. To relieve teachers of clerical, patrol and bus duty, the Board agrees to employ support staff. The support staff will be responsible to the building principals to whom they are assigned and will handle patrol duties, inventorying of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting monies for milk and lunch, and similar support responsibilities. H. The Board shall make available in each school adequate rest rooms and lavatory facilities exclusively for staff use and at least one room, appropriately furnished, which shall be reserved for the use of the staff as a lounge. I. The Board shall provide a telephone in the teachers' lounge in each building for teacher use. These telephones shall be listed in the name of the GEA and the Board shall reimburse the GEA for the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll charge. J. Vending machines shall be installed in lounge areas, at the request of the Association. The proceeds are to be used for the respective GEA Building Lounge Funds. There will be no cost to the Board of Education. K. Adequate off-street parking facilities shall be provided, and properly maintained. L. Teachers shall not be required to work under unsafe or hazardous conditions or to perform tasks which endanger their health and well-being. M. Under no conditions shall a teacher be required to drive a school bus as part of his/her regular assignment. N. Elementary teachers asked to move to a different elementary grade level will be paid a moving stipend of $200.00 if they are required to move to a different room or building.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. The parties recognize that availability of optimum school facilities is desirable for both student and teacher to ensure the highest quality of education that is the goal of both the teacher and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach, and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. B. Because the pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect of an effective education program, the parties agree that class size should be reduced wherever possible. C. The Board recognizes that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, maps and globes, computers, laboratory tools and equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires questionnaires, and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. The teachers and administration Board will meet confer with the staff from time to time for the purpose of improving the selection and improvement use of teaching such educational tools. The Board shall at all times keep the schools equipped and maintained. D. B. The Board shall provide in-service programs. The Association shall assist the Board in developing and implementing such in-service programs. Mandatory in-service training programs shall be held on days scheduled as working days in the school calendar. In- service days held on days other than those scheduled in the school calendar shall be voluntary, and teachers shall be paid at the maximum established rate for substitute teachers. C. The Board and Association the Administration mutually recognize the importance of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining a high level of professional performance in performance. In furtherance of that recognition, the Board will attempt to shall provide a teacher reference library in each school in the District and include therein all text texts which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that the school. The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) memberships. E. D. The Board agrees to make available in each school, typing and one central area for duplicating facilities and clerical personnel to aid teachers in the preparation of instructional materials. F. E. The Board will attempt shall provide upon written request to providethe Director of Services: 1. A separate desk for each teacher in the District district with a lockable drawer space. 2. Suitable closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes overshoes, and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher. 3. Adequate chalkboard/chalkboard or whiteboard space in every classroom. 4. Copies, exclusively for each teacher's ’s use, of all text texts used in each of the courses he/she is to teach. 5. An appropriate A dictionary in every classroom, when requested by the teacher. 6. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materials. 7. Adequate attendance books, paper, pencils, pens, chalk, dry erase markers, erasers, computers erasers and other such materials required in daily teaching responsibilityresponsibilities. 8. Shop coats for art, home economic, vocational and industrial education teachersEach teacher shall be provided a key to his/her classroom. G. 9. Maintenance of technology provided for instructional purposes. F. To relieve teachers of clerical, patrol cafeteria, patrol, bus and bus hall duty, the Board agrees to employ support staff. The support staff will be responsible engage personnel in the high school and in each junior high school and elementary school as requested by the principal subject to the building principals to whom they are assigned and approval of the superintendent. G. Personnel will handle patrol duties, inventorying of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting operation of audio-visual equipment, collection of monies for milk and lunch, and assist with study halls, and similar support non-professional responsibilities. H. The Board shall make available in each school adequate rest rooms school, restrooms and lavatory facilities exclusively for staff teachers’ use and at least one room, appropriately furnished, which shall be reserved for the use of the staff as a faculty lounge. I. The Board shall provide a telephone in the teachers' lounge in each building for teacher use. These telephones Telephone facilities shall be listed in the name of the GEA and the Board shall reimburse the GEA made available to teachers for the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll chargetheir reasonable use. J. Vending machines shall be installed in lounge areas, at the request of the Association. The proceeds are to be used for the respective GEA Building Lounge Funds. There will be no cost to the Board of Education. K. Adequate off-street parking facilities shall be provided, made available to teachers and properly maintainedshall be so identified at the high school. L. K. Teachers shall not be required to work under unsafe or hazardous conditions or to perform tasks which endanger their health health, as determined by qualified experts. L. The parties recognize that optimum school facilities for both student and well-beingteacher are desirable to insure the high quality of education that is the goal of both the Association and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teachers is to teach and the organization of the school and the school day should be directed toward insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. M. Under no The Board and/or its representative agrees to meet upon request of the Association with representatives of the Association concerning relief from oversized classes and overcrowded conditions with the understanding that all reasonable means shall a teacher be required implemented by the Board to drive a school bus as part of secure this end. A teacher, believing that his/her regular assignment. N. Elementary teachers asked teaching assignment includes a class (or classes) that is oversized and/or overcrowded, shall have the right to move submit a written request to their immediate administrator, asking to have the condition remedied. The request shall include the reasons the teacher believes the overload exists. If the administrator disagrees or is unable to remedy the situation to the satisfaction of the teacher, the matter shall be referred to a different elementary grade level panel made up of the administrator, the superintendent or his designee, the teacher, and a representative of the Association. If appropriate, the panel can also include a department chairperson. The panel will be paid a moving stipend of $200.00 attempt to remedy the situation, if they are required to move to a different room or buildingpossible, given the existing budgetary, physical plant, curricular, and other constraints.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. 1. The parties recognize that availability of optimum Board shall make available in each school adequate lunchroom and lavatory facilities is desirable exclusively for both student staff use and teacher at least one room appropriately furnished which shall be reserved as a staff room. 2. A vending machine for beverages may be installed in the staff rooms if requested by the Association, the proceeds to ensure be used for a teachers' fund. Such vending machines shall be maintained by the highest quality of education that is teachers, with no maintenance from the goal of both the teacher and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teachcustodians, and that at no expense to the organization school. 3. Paved and adequately maintained parking shall be provided for the staff at each building. The parking lot shall be free from student parking and other student areas. 4. Teachers shall be held accountable for misuse and/or negligent use of school materials, equipment, technology, and facilities under their supervision and shall properly store such property in facilities provided by the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this enddistrict. B. Because the 5. The pupil-teacher ratio is ratio, class assignments, and teaching load are an important aspect of an effective education educational program, the . The parties agree that class size should size, class assignments, Special Education student assignment, and teaching load will be reduced wherever possibleequalized, if feasible, and shall be reasonably consistent with the past practice of the Board, providing funds, scheduling, and building facilities are available to effectively reach the desired changes, and with the policy established by the State Department of Education. The individual teacher may agree to participate in different types of group instruction such as large groups or experimental programs. The individual teacher may also agree to accept more than his share of Special Education students. C. 6. The Board recognizes and the Association recognize that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, music supplies and equipment, maps and globes, computerslab equipment, laboratory tools and equipmentcurrent periodicals, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires questionnaires, and similar materials basic supplies are the tools of the teaching profession. The teachers and administration will meet from time to time for selection and improvement of teaching tools. D. The Board and Association mutually recognize the importance of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining a high level of professional performance in furtherance of that recognition, the Board will attempt assure an adequate supply of materials is maintained to provide a teacher reference library in each school in meet the District and include therein all text which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that school. The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) memberships. E. The Board agrees to make available in each school, typing and duplicating facilities to aid teachers in the preparation of instructional materials. F. The Board will attempt to provide: 1. A separate desk for each teacher in the District with a lockable drawer space. 2. Suitable closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher. 3. Adequate chalkboard/whiteboard space in every classroom. 4. Copies, exclusively for each teacher's use, of all text used in each needs of the courses he/she is to teach. 5. An appropriate dictionary in every classroom, when requested by the teacher. 6. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materialsstaff. 7. Adequate attendance booksIn developing the goals, paperstandards and content of the K-12 curriculum, pencilsthe Board agrees that the input from teachers and Association will be considered. A district-wide Curriculum Committee shall be mutually selected by the Administration and the Association. The Committee shall be composed of five (5) teachers (one each from the early and later elementary, pensmiddle school, chalkMA2S, dry erase markersand high school) and up to five (5) administrators. The Committee shall appoint sub-committees as necessary. All curriculum recommendations of the committee will be submitted to the Superintendent. Both parties agree that the intent of the Curriculum Committee or any sub-committee dealing with the curriculum shall not be to circumvent the Master Agreement. The Curriculum Committee shall also plan post in-service work, erasersarrange for professional growth opportunities, computers arrange for speakers on selected educational topics, develop grants, and investigate other materials required programs related to professional development and improvement. 7a. Participation in daily teaching responsibilitythis committee is voluntary and will not be used as an evaluation tool. 7b. Requests for payment for the additional stipend for appropriate in-service work completed during the school year must be made before the final pay day in August. 7c. Nothing this committee does shall violate the Master Agreement. A district-wide Testing Committee will provide oversight for the district testing program. The committee will be composed of one teacher each from early elementary and later elementary, one from the middle school level, and one from the high school level and MA2S and building level administrators. The committee will be charged with the responsibility of determining which assessment tests will be used, and the committee will establish implementation guidelines for the use of tests as well as recommend appropriate training for teachers in the administration in the use of the tests. 8. Shop coats for art, home economic, vocational and industrial education teachers. G. To relieve teachers of clerical, patrol and bus duty, the Board agrees to employ support staffParticipation in any building or district school improvement committee is voluntary. The support staff will be responsible to the Participation or non-participation on a building principals to whom they are assigned and will handle patrol duties, inventorying of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting monies for milk and lunch, and similar support responsibilities. H. The Board shall make available in each or district school adequate rest rooms and lavatory facilities exclusively for staff use and at least one room, appropriately furnished, which shall be reserved for the use of the staff as a lounge. I. The Board shall provide a telephone in the teachers' lounge in each building for teacher use. These telephones shall be listed in the name of the GEA and the Board shall reimburse the GEA for the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll charge. J. Vending machines shall be installed in lounge areas, at the request of the Association. The proceeds are to be used for the respective GEA Building Lounge Funds. There will be no cost to the Board of Education. K. Adequate off-street parking facilities shall be provided, and properly maintained. L. Teachers improvement committee shall not be required to work under unsafe used as a criterion for evaluation or hazardous conditions or to perform tasks which endanger their health and well-beingdiscipline. M. Under no conditions shall a teacher be required to drive a school bus as part of his/her regular assignment. N. Elementary teachers asked to move to a different elementary grade level will be paid a moving stipend of $200.00 if they are required to move to a different room or building.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. The parties recognize that availability of optimum school facilities is desirable for both student and teacher to ensure the highest quality of education that is the goal of both the teacher and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach, and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. B. Because the pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect of an effective education program, the parties agree that class size should be reduced wherever possible. C. 10.01 The Board recognizes that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, maps computers, computer programs, and software, maps, globes, computers, laboratory tools and equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard standardized tests and questionnaires questionnaires, and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. The teachers and administration will meet from time to time for selection and improvement of teaching tools. D. The Board and Association mutually recognize the importance of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining a high level of professional performance in furtherance of that recognitionFurther, the Board will attempt continue to provide a teacher reference library in each school in the District seek and include therein all text use textbooks and supplementary reading materials, which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that schoolxxxxxx equity, inclusion and cultural awareness. The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular agrees at all times to continue to keep the schools reasonably equipped and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) membershipsmaintained providing financial conditions permit. E. 10.02 Faculty members will be informed upon request to the principal as to materials, supplies, and funds available for their use. 10.03 The Board agrees to make available in each school, typing the necessary equipment and duplicating facilities supplies to aid teachers in the preparation of instructional materials., providing financial conditions permit. The use of the F. 10.04 The Board will attempt continue to provideprovide wherever possible and practicable: 1. A separate A. a desk for each teacher in the District with a lockable drawer space.every teacher; 2. Suitable B. closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes overshoes, and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher.; 3. Adequate C. chalkboard/whiteboard white board space in every classroom.; 4. Copies, exclusively for each teacher's use, D. copies of all text texts used in each of the courses he/she a teacher is assigned to teachteach including teacher manuals; E. instructional materials storage space. 5. An appropriate dictionary in every classroom, when requested by the teacher. 6. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materials. 7. Adequate attendance F. class books, paper, pencils, penspencil, chalk, dry erase markers, erasers, computers and other such materials required in daily teaching responsibility. 8X. a computer for every teacher H. ancillary staff will have access to a locking file cabinet or work-space at each worksite for storing student files. 10.05 The Association agrees that there are certain duties which may be assigned to teaching personnel by the building principal. Shop coats The use of teachers to perform non-instructional functions will be kept to a minimum. In the event that it is necessary to assign teachers to non- teaching duties, it will be on an equitable basis for artthe entire staff. 10.06 Telephone facilities will continue to be made available to teachers for school business and local personal calls. 10.07 In any situation, home economicwhen in the opinion of the Administration it is advisable to discontinue regular classes for pupils, vocational and industrial education teachers will be informed, as soon as possible, of their teaching schedule for that day if it deviates from the regular school day for teachers. G. To relieve A. When students are not required to report to school because of adverse weather, teachers of clerical, patrol and bus duty, the Board agrees to employ support staff. The support staff will be responsible to the building principals to whom they are assigned and will handle patrol duties, inventorying of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting monies for milk and lunch, and similar support responsibilities. H. The Board shall make available in each school adequate rest rooms and lavatory facilities exclusively for staff use and at least one room, appropriately furnished, which shall be reserved for the use of the staff as a lounge. I. The Board shall provide a telephone in the teachers' lounge in each building for teacher use. These telephones shall be listed in the name of the GEA and the Board shall reimburse the GEA for the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll charge. J. Vending machines shall be installed in lounge areas, at the request of the Association. The proceeds are to be used for the respective GEA Building Lounge Funds. There will be no cost to the Board of Education. K. Adequate off-street parking facilities shall be provided, and properly maintained. L. Teachers shall not be required to work under unsafe or hazardous conditions or to perform tasks which endanger their health and well-beingreport. M. B. If road conditions in a given teacher's area are deemed unsafe, he/she is expected to call his/her principal or immediate supervisor to explain the situation and to report as soon as conditions permit. Under no extreme and unusual conditions shall a teacher the principal or immediate supervisor may determine that driving conditions are unsuitable and the employee may be excused from work. Unless prior permission to remain away from work is granted, time lost will be deducted from the employee's sick leave. C. In the event the district will lose state aid because the number of days of instruction falls below the minimum number of days required to drive receive full state aid as per the foundation grant and the district determines that the days will be made up in order to qualify for full state aid as per the foundation grant, teachers will work the rescheduled day without additional pay. The Association will be consulted as to the make-up schedule. 10.08 Where practicable, properly maintained and identified parking facilities will be made available for school personnel during school hours. Reserved parking for faculty only will be provided at the high schools. 10.09 A teacher may be selected by the Administration to be a school bus teacher-in-charge of the building and personnel in the absence of the administrative personnel. This teacher, if selected, will receive an amount stated in the Compensation Article, annually prorated, to compensate for this added responsibility. 10.10 Normal care of facilities and equipment is the duty of each teacher as part of his/her regular assignmentemployment. When repairs or maintenance are necessary, it will be brought to the attention of the immediate supervisor for disposition. N. Elementary 10.11 No teacher will have transportation/student pick-up duty except in cases of emergency. However, it is understood there will always be one teacher in the building and available to assist in cases of emergency until the last bus student has left. All elementary teachers asked will walk their students to move the designated bus area. If the transportation is not at school, the teacher will notify the principal/designee. The principal/designee will make arrangements for supervision of the students so the teacher will be able to leave the transportation area. 10.12 The Board will provide clean, well-maintained classrooms. 10.13 Adequate rooms, equipment, and furniture will be provided to all student services teachers in the building(s) to which they are assigned. Where possible, student services teachers will not be required to share office space in their home base building. 10.14 If the temperature in the classroom is less than 60 degrees Fahrenheit or more than 85 degrees Fahrenheit when the heating system, ventilation system, or cooling system is at fault, the teacher involved and/or the REA representative will meet with the building principal and the students will be relocated to a more suitable learning environment. If there are building-wide conditions that may adversely affect the health and welfare of the teachers, a designee for the Superintendent will contact the Association President. 10.15 The term "school health service" will mean any act or function constituting the "practice of medicine" within the meaning of Section 17001 of the Public Health Code (MCL 333.17001). First aid is not the major responsibility of teachers, but teachers are expected to act in a reasonable and prudent manner which may include aid in life threatening circumstances or the dispensing of medication on field trips in circumstances where the child is to have the medication on the field trip and no other person designated to dispense that medication is present. No teacher will otherwise be expected to provide school health services or otherwise dispense medication in a manner that is prohibited by law. 10.16 No teacher will be expected to take care of student bathroom needs including catheterization, changing diapers or cleaning up after accidents. 10.17 A teacher directed to pack his/her classroom materials in their entirety for moving to a different elementary grade level building or due to building renovation or construction will be paid receive the ad-hoc rate in Section 26.04 to a maximum of ten (10) hours, which includes both packing and unpacking. Unless otherwise agreed to in advance between the supervisor and the teacher, a teacher directed to pack only a portion of his/her classroom materials for moving stipend of $200.00 if they are required to move to a different room building, or buildinga teacher working in an office-type setting who is directed to pack his/her materials in their entirety for moving to a different building or 10.18 Coverage for absences may include the use of a guest teacher, the use of a teacher volunteer during his/her planning period, or the use of an administrator. However, if the school district determines that it does not have enough available substitute coverage for a particular school day, teachers attending internal district professional development/curriculum programs will be the first of the staff members to be returned to their buildings for necessary redeployment of guest teachers. Next, teachers who had pre-approved conference attendance scheduled will only be returned to their buildings provided they are reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expense associated with their conference. Teachers on approved leave or incentive/compensatory leave and coaches of students participating in secondary sporting competitions who have filed the appropriate paperwork will not be required to return to their buildings.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. 1. The parties recognize that availability of optimum Board shall make available in each school adequate lunchroom and lavatory facilities is desirable exclusively for both student staff use and teacher at least one room appropriately furnished which shall be reserved as a staff room. 2. A vending machine for beverages may be installed in the staff rooms if requested by the Association, the proceeds to ensure be used for a teachers' fund. Such vending machines shall be maintained by the highest quality of education that is teachers, with no maintenance from the goal of both the teacher and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teachcustodians, and that at no expense to the organization school. 3. Paved and adequately maintained parking shall be provided for the staff at each building. The parking lot shall be free from student parking and other student areas. 4. Teachers shall be held accountable for misuse and/or negligent use of school materials, equipment, technology, and facilities under their supervision and shall properly store such property in facilities provided by the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this enddistrict. B. Because the 5. The pupil-teacher ratio is ratio, class assignments, and teaching load are an important aspect of an effective education educational program, the . The parties agree that class size should size, class assignments, Special Education student assignment, and teaching load will be reduced wherever possibleequalized, if feasible, and shall be reasonably consistent with the past practice of the Board, providing funds, scheduling, and building facilities are available to effectively reach the desired changes, and with the policy established by the State Department of Education. The individual teacher may agree to participate in different types of group instruction such as large groups or experimental programs. The individual teacher may also agree to accept more than his share of Special Education students. C. 6. The Board recognizes and the Association recognize that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, music supplies and equipment, maps and globes, computerslab equipment, laboratory tools and equipmentcurrent periodicals, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires questionnaires, and similar materials basic supplies are the tools of the teaching profession. The teachers and administration will meet from time to time for selection and improvement of teaching tools. D. The Board and Association mutually recognize the importance of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining a high level of professional performance in furtherance of that recognition, the Board will attempt assure an adequate supply of materials is maintained to provide a teacher reference library in each school in meet the District and include therein all text which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that school. The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) memberships. E. The Board agrees to make available in each school, typing and duplicating facilities to aid teachers in the preparation of instructional materials. F. The Board will attempt to provide: 1. A separate desk for each teacher in the District with a lockable drawer space. 2. Suitable closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher. 3. Adequate chalkboard/whiteboard space in every classroom. 4. Copies, exclusively for each teacher's use, of all text used in each needs of the courses he/she is to teach. 5. An appropriate dictionary in every classroom, when requested by the teacher. 6. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materialsstaff. 7. Adequate attendance booksIn developing the goals, paper, pencils, pens, chalk, dry erase markers, erasers, computers standards and other materials required in daily teaching responsibility. 8. Shop coats for art, home economic, vocational and industrial education teachers. G. To relieve teachers content of clerical, patrol and bus dutythe K-12 curriculum, the Board agrees to employ support staff. The support staff that the input from teachers and Association will be responsible to the building principals to whom they are assigned and will handle patrol duties, inventorying of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting monies for milk and lunch, and similar support responsibilities. H. The Board shall make available in each school adequate rest rooms and lavatory facilities exclusively for staff use and at least one room, appropriately furnished, which considered. A district-wide Curriculum Committee shall be reserved for mutually selected by the use of the staff as a lounge. I. The Board shall provide a telephone in the teachers' lounge in each building for teacher use. These telephones shall be listed in the name of the GEA Administration and the Board shall reimburse the GEA for the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll charge. J. Vending machines shall be installed in lounge areas, at the request of the Association. The proceeds are Committee shall be composed of five (5) teachers (one each from the early and later elementary, middle school, MA2S, and high school) and up to be used for five (5) administrators. The Committee shall appoint sub-committees as necessary. All curriculum recommendations of the respective GEA Building Lounge Funds. There committee will be no cost submitted to the Board Superintendent. Both parties agree that the intent of Education. K. Adequate offthe Curriculum Committee or any sub-street parking facilities shall be provided, and properly maintained. L. Teachers committee dealing with the curriculum shall not be required to work under unsafe or hazardous conditions or circumvent the Master Agreement. The Curriculum Committee shall also plan post in-service work, arrange for professional growth opportunities, arrange for speakers on selected educational topics, develop grants, and investigate other programs related to perform tasks which endanger their health professional development and well-beingimprovement. 7a. Participation in this committee is voluntary and will not be used as an evaluation tool. M. Under no conditions shall a teacher be required to drive a school bus as part of his/her regular assignment. N. Elementary teachers asked to move to a different elementary grade level will be paid a moving stipend of $200.00 if they are required to move to a different room or building.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. 1. The parties recognize that availability of optimum Board shall make available in each school adequate lunchroom and lavatory facilities is desirable exclusively for both student staff use and teacher at least one room appropriately furnished which shall be reserved as a staff room. 2. A vending machine for beverages may be installed in the staff rooms if requested by the Association, the proceeds to ensure be used for a teachers' fund. Such vending machines shall be maintained by the highest quality of education that is teachers, with no maintenance from the goal of both the teacher and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teachcustodians, and that at no expense to the organization school. 3. Paved and adequately maintained parking shall be provided for the staff at each building. The parking lot shall be free from student parking and other student areas. 4. Teachers shall be held accountable for misuse and/or negligent use of school materials, equipment, technology, and facilities under their supervision and shall properly store such property in facilities provided by the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this enddistrict. B. Because the 5. The pupil-teacher ratio is ratio, class assignments, and teaching load are an important aspect of an effective education educational program, the . The parties agree that class size should size, class assignments, Special Education student assignment, and teaching load will be reduced wherever possibleequalized, if feasible, and shall be reasonably consistent with the past practice of the Board, providing funds, scheduling, and building facilities are available to effectively reach the desired changes, and with the policy established by the State Department of Education. The individual teacher may agree to participate in different types of group instruction such as large groups or experimental programs. The individual teacher may also agree to accept more than his/her share of Special Education students. C. 6. The Board recognizes and the Association recognize that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, music supplies and equipment, maps and globes, computerslab equipment, laboratory tools and equipmentcurrent periodicals, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires questionnaires, and similar materials basic supplies are the tools of the teaching profession. The Board will assure an adequate supply of materials is maintained to meet the instructional needs of the staff. 7. In developing the goals, standards and content of the K-12 curriculum, the Board agrees that the input from teachers and Association will be considered. A district-wide Curriculum Committee shall be mutually selected by the Administration and the Association. The Committee shall be composed of five (5) teachers (one each from the early and later elementary, middle school, MA2S, and high school) and up to five (5) administrators. The Committee shall appoint sub-committees as necessary. All curriculum recommendations of the committee will be submitted to the Superintendent. Both parties agree that the intent of the Curriculum Committee or any sub-committee dealing with the curriculum shall not be to circumvent the Master Agreement. The Curriculum Committee shall also plan post in-service work, arrange for professional growth opportunities, arrange for speakers on selected educational topics, develop grants, and investigate other programs related to professional development and improvement. a. Participation in this committee is voluntary. b. Requests for payment for the additional stipend for appropriate in-service work completed during the school year must be made before the final pay day in August. c. Nothing this committee does shall violate the Master Agreement. A district-wide Testing Committee will provide oversight for the district testing program. The committee will be composed of one teacher each from early elementary and later elementary, one from the middle school level, and one from the high school level and MA2S and building level administrators. The committee will be charged with the responsibility of determining which assessment tests will be used, and the committee will establish implementation guidelines for the use of tests as well as recommend appropriate training for teachers in the administration in the use of the tests. 8. Participation in any building or district school improvement committee is voluntary. a. A building or district school improvement committee decision shall not violate the collective bargaining agreement. b. The administrator(s) and teachers will mutually agree to the process for selecting the teacher representatives. 9. Each bargaining unit member in his/her first three (3) years in the classroom shall be assigned a mentor teacher, unless the bargaining unit member achieved tenure in another district. The mentor teacher will be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. a. Participation as a mentor shall be on a volunteer basis. b. The mentor position will first be offered to a current bargaining unit member who is tenured and has a satisfactory record of evaluation. If no tenured teacher agrees to be a mentor, the Principal of the affected building will meet with the Association President to discuss the situation to resolve the situation. c. The administration shall notify the Association when a mentor teacher is matched with a bargaining unit mentee. d. Every effort will be made to match mentor teacher with mentees who work in the same building and have the same area of certification. e. The mentee shall be assigned to one (1) mentor teacher at a time. f. A mentor teacher shall be assigned to only one (1) mentee at a time, unless the Association and the Administration mutually agree to additional mentees for a mentor. g. The mentor teacher assignment shall be for one (1) year, subject to review by the mentor teacher, xxxxxx and the building principal after xxxxxx (90) working days. The appointment may be renewed in succeeding years. h. Neither the mentor teacher nor the mentee shall be permitted to participate in any matter related to the evaluation of the other. The mentor teacher shall not be called as a witness in any grievance or administrative hearing involving the mentee nor shall the mentee be called as a witness in any grievance or administrative hearing involving the mentor teacher, except in cases of misconduct. i. The administration shall make available three (3) days per year for the bargaining unit mentor to work with his/her mentee in his/her assignment during the work day. Administrative approval is required for such days. If the mentor and mentee work in the same building, the administration will meet from time attempt to time arrange for selection and improvement of teaching toolsa common preparation time. D. j. It shall be the obligation of teachers to satisfy state laws or regulations pertaining to professional development training, certification requirements, and continuing education requirements. The Board shall not be obligated to pay for expenses related to these requirements. k. Professional development training required by law or regulation, such as Section 1526 of the Michigan School Code, may occur during the regular work day and Association mutually recognize work year. However, satisfying such professional development requirements is the importance sole responsibility of continuous use the teacher. I. Bargaining unit members who serve as mentors shall receive up to two bonus days or $600 during each year they serve as a mentor. Bargaining unit members who choose to receive two bonus days can not earn any additional bonus days for subbing for another bargaining unit member. 00. Xx the event the Board of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining Education considers authorizing a high level of professional performance in furtherance of that recognitionpublic school academy or considers applying for a public school academy contract with another body authorized to grant such a contract, the Board will attempt immediately notify the Association of its intent prior to provide adopting or implementing such a teacher reference library in each school in the District and include therein all text which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that schoolplan. The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but There shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) memberships. E. The Board agrees to make available in each school, typing and duplicating facilities to aid teachers in the preparation of instructional materials. F. The Board will attempt to provide: 1. A separate desk for each teacher in the District with a lockable drawer space. 2. Suitable closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher. 3. Adequate chalkboard/whiteboard space in every classroom. 4. Copies, exclusively for each teacher's use, of all text used in each of the courses he/she is to teach. 5. An appropriate dictionary in every classroom, when requested by the teacher. 6. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materials. 7. Adequate attendance books, paper, pencils, pens, chalk, dry erase markers, erasers, computers and other materials required in daily teaching responsibility. 8. Shop coats for art, home economic, vocational and industrial education teachers. G. To relieve teachers of clerical, patrol and bus duty, the Board agrees to employ support staff. The support staff will be responsible to the building principals to whom they are assigned and will handle patrol duties, inventorying of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting monies for milk and lunch, and similar support responsibilities. H. The Board shall make available in each school adequate rest rooms and lavatory facilities exclusively for staff use and at least one room, appropriately furnished, which trimester's notice and opportunity for the Association to negotiate the impact of such a program on the bargaining unit. The parties mutually pledge that every effort shall be reserved made to complete negotiations at least one month prior to the implementation of any charter or academy school program. 11. Decisions regarding the application for waivers from the Department of Education Special Education administrative rules will be discussed with the Association prior to the application being made. 12. Indoor Air Quality: Each building will have Indoor Air Quality Policies and Procedures. To facilitate the work, each building shall use the EPA Tools for Schools Action Kit as a guide for monitoring indoor air quality. A kit for the use of the staff as a loungewill be placed in each building. I. 13. Macomb Academy of Art and Science (MA2S): a. The Board shall provide a telephone in the teachers' lounge in each building for teacher use. These telephones shall be listed in the name Academy teachers are Employees of the GEA Armada School District b. Vacancies will be posted per Article VIII of the Master Agreement. c. An Academy teacher who wishes to transfer to the regular program must provide notice to the Academy administrator by March 1. d. The work year and length of the school day will be the same as that of the regular program. e. As members of the bargaining unit, all provisions of the Master Agreement will be applicable to the teachers of the Academy, unless otherwise agreed upon between the Association and the Board shall reimburse the GEA for the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll chargeBoard. J. Vending machines shall be installed in lounge areas, at the request of the Association. The proceeds are to be used for the respective GEA Building Lounge Funds. There will be no cost to the Board of Education. K. Adequate off-street parking facilities shall be provided, and properly maintained. L. Teachers shall not be required to work under unsafe or hazardous conditions or to perform tasks which endanger their health and well-being. M. Under no conditions shall a teacher be required to drive a school bus as part of his/her regular assignment. N. Elementary teachers asked to move to a different elementary grade level will be paid a moving stipend of $200.00 if they are required to move to a different room or building.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. The parties recognize that availability of optimum the best school facilities is desirable for both student and teacher are desirable to better ensure the highest high quality of education that which is the goal of both the teacher staff and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach, teach and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. In addition, supervision is recognized as an essential part of total teacher responsibility, including periodic walk-through inspection of lavatories. Any problems noted are to be reported to the building principal. B. Because the pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect of an effective education program, the parties agree that class size should be reduced wherever possible. C. A. The Board recognizes that appropriate textstests, library reference facilities, maps and globes, computers, laboratory tools and equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic physical education equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires questionnaires, and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. The teachers and administration Board or its designated authority will meet confer from time to time with the Association for the purpose of improving the selection and improvement of teaching tools. D. The Board and Association mutually recognize the importance of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining a high level of professional performance in furtherance of that recognitionsuch educational tools, and the Board will attempt to provide a teacher reference library in each school in implement all joint recommendations made by its representatives and the District and include therein all text which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that school. The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) membershipsAssociation. E. B. The Board agrees to make available in each school, typing to all teachers computers and duplicating facilities for school purposes. Clerical personnel will continue to aid teachers in the preparation of instructional materialsmaterials with permission of the administration. F. The Board will attempt to provide: 1. A separate desk for each teacher in the District with a lockable drawer space. 2. Suitable closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher. 3. Adequate chalkboard/whiteboard space in every classroom. 4. Copies, exclusively for each teacher's use, of all text used in each of the courses he/she is to teach. 5. An appropriate dictionary in every classroom, when requested by the teacher. 6. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materials. 7. Adequate attendance books, paper, pencils, pens, chalk, dry erase markers, erasers, computers and other materials required in daily teaching responsibility. 8. Shop coats for art, home economic, vocational and industrial education teachers. G. To relieve teachers of clerical, patrol and bus duty, the Board agrees to employ support staff. The support staff will be responsible to the building principals to whom they are assigned and will handle patrol duties, inventorying of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting monies for milk and lunch, and similar support responsibilities. H. C. The Board shall make available in each school adequate rest rooms building a restroom and lavatory facilities exclusively facility for staff employee use and at least one room, appropriately furnished, room which shall be reserved for the use of the staff as a faculty lounge. I. The Board shall provide a telephone in the teachers' lounge in each building for teacher use. These telephones shall be listed in the name D. To relieve teachers of the GEA and pupil lunch supervIsIon, the Board shall reimburse employ non­ professional supervisory personnel or provide payments to teachers under the GEA for the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll chargespecial schedule if their supervision is indicated as necessary. J. Vending machines E. Telephones shall be installed in lounge areas, at made available to teachers for school business and emergency personal use. F. At the request of the Association. The proceeds are to , a vending machine for beverages may be used installed in the lounge areas for the respective GEA Building Lounge Funds. There will be no cost to the Board use of Educationemployees only. K. G. Adequate off-street parking facilities shall be providedmade available to teachers, and properly maintainedthese facilities shall be maintained reasonably free of snow, ice and debris. X. Xxxxxx or hazardous conditions which endanger the health, safety or wellbeing of a teacher will be brought to the attention of the administrator for appropriate action. I. The rules governing student discipline shall be covered in the students' handbook. J. No teacher shall be required to go on the playground for playground duty at any time during the teacher's scheduled day. X. Under normal circumstances, a teacher will not leave the classroom unattended while the class is present. However, if circumstances make it necessary for a teacher to leave the room while the class is present, except in case of emergency, he shall make arrangements with a supervisor or another teacher to attend the class during his absence. L. Teachers shall not be required to work under unsafe or hazardous conditions or to perform tasks which endanger their health and well-being. M. Under no conditions shall a teacher be required to drive a school bus as part of his/her regular assignment. N. Elementary All teachers asked to move are entitled to a different elementary grade level will be paid a moving stipend of $200.00 if they are required to move to a different room or buildingduty-free lunch.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. The parties recognize that availability It is recognized by the Board of optimum school facilities is desirable for both student and teacher to ensure the highest quality of education that is the goal of both the teacher Education and the Board. It is also acknowledged Association that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach, and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. B. Because the pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect of an effective education program. Therefore, they agree that every effort will be made to keep class size at an acceptable number as directed by the financial condition of the district, the parties agree that class size should be reduced wherever possiblebuilding facilities available, and the best interest of the district as deemed feasible. B. The Board agrees to direct all administrators not to schedule combination elementary grade classrooms without prior agreement between the Board and the Association. C. The Board recognizes that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, maps and globes, computers, laboratory tools and equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. The teachers and administration parties will meet confer from time to time for the purpose of improving the selection and improvement use of teaching toolssuch educational tools and the Board undertakes promptly to consider all joint decisions thereon made by its representative and the Association. The Board agrees at all times to keep the schools reasonably equipped and maintained. D. The Board and Association mutually recognize the importance of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining a high level of professional performance in furtherance of that recognition, the Board will attempt to provide a teacher reference library in each school in the District and include therein all text which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that school. The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) memberships. E. The Board agrees to make available in each school, school adequate typing and duplicating facilities equipment, and clerical personnel to aid teachers in the preparation of instructional materialsmaterial. F. E. The Board will attempt to shall provide: 1. A separate desk for each teacher in the District district with a lockable drawer space. 2. Suitable closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher. 3. Adequate chalkboard/whiteboard space in every classroom. 4. Copies, exclusively for each teacher's use, of all text texts used in each of the courses he/she is to teach. 53. An appropriate A dictionary in every classroom, when requested by the teacherclassroom shall be provided if requested. 64. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materials. 75. Adequate attendance books, paper, pencils, pens, chalk, dry erase markers, erasers, computers erasers and other materials such material required in daily teaching responsibility. 8. Shop coats for art, home economic, vocational and industrial education teachers. G. To relieve teachers of clerical, patrol and bus duty, the Board agrees to employ support staff. The support staff will be responsible to the building principals to whom they are assigned and will handle patrol duties, inventorying of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting monies for milk and lunch, and similar support responsibilities. H. F. The Board shall make available in each school adequate rest rooms and lavatory facilities exclusively for staff use and at least one room, appropriately furnished, which shall be reserved for the use of the staff as a loungeemployee use. I. The Board shall provide a G. Existing telephone in the teachers' lounge in each building for teacher use. These telephones shall be listed in the name of the GEA and the Board shall reimburse the GEA for the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll charge. J. Vending machines shall be installed in lounge areas, at the request of the Association. The proceeds are to be used for the respective GEA Building Lounge Funds. There will be no cost to the Board of Education. K. Adequate off-street parking facilities shall be provided, and properly maintainedmade available to teachers for their necessary personal use. All unapproved long distance calls shall be paid by the caller. The Association may have a telephone installed in each lounge at Association expense. The Board will provide additional phones in or near each pod for staff to use for their professional responsibilities. L. H. Teachers shall not be required to work under unsafe or hazardous conditions or to perform tasks tasks, which endanger their health and well-beinghealth, safety or wellbeing. Teachers shall report any unsafe or hazardous conditions to the building principal immediately. M. Under no conditions I. Pursuant to the requirements of Act 54, Public Acts l972, the Board will pay for one (l) pair of prescription safety glasses and for the repair and replacement of same for all teachers who are required by said Act to wear eye protective devices. The teacher shall a teacher be required to drive a school bus as part pay the cost of his/her regular assignmenteye examinations. N. J. The Board will provide envelopes and stamps for all materials that must be sent to students or parents/guardians and for all materials needed to carry on their professional duties. The Board shall provide a key to each teacher for the classroom assigned to the teacher in the Woodland Elementary School. The Board shall provide for the delivery of emergency messages to teachers asked or mail to move teachers whose schedule does not permit them to a different elementary grade level pick up their mail prior to the beginning of afternoon classes. The Board will be paid a moving stipend of $200.00 if they are required provide materials reasonably necessary to move to a different room or buildingcarry on professional duties.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. The parties recognize that availability of optimum school facilities is desirable for both student and teacher to ensure the highest quality of education that is the goal of both the teacher and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach, and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. B. Because the pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect of an effective education program, the parties agree that class size should be reduced wherever possible. C. The Board Employer recognizes that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, maps and globes, computers, laboratory tools and equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires questionnaires, and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. The teachers and administration Employer will meet confer with the staff from time to time for the purpose of improving the selection and improvement use of teaching such educational tools. The Employer shall at all times keep the schools equipped and maintained. D. B. The Board Employer shall provide in-service programs. The Teachers shall assist the Employer in developing and Association implementing such in-service programs. Mandatory in-service training programs shall be held on days scheduled as working days in the school calendar. In- service days held on days other than those scheduled in the school calendar shall be voluntary, and teachers shall be paid at the maximum established rate for substitute teachers. C. The Employer and the Administration mutually recognize the importance of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining a high level of professional performance in performance. In furtherance of that recognition, the Board will attempt to Employer shall provide a teacher reference library in each school in the District and include therein all text texts which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that the school. The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) memberships. E. D. The Board Employer agrees to make available in each school, typing and one central area for duplicating facilities and clerical personnel to aid teachers in the preparation of instructional materials. F. E. The Board will attempt Employer shall provide upon written request to providethe Director of Services: 1. A separate desk for each teacher in the District district with a lockable drawer space. 2. Suitable closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes overshoes, and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher. 3. Adequate chalkboard/chalkboard or whiteboard space in every classroom. 4. Copies, exclusively for each teacher's ’s use, of all text texts used in each of the courses he/she is to teach. 5. An appropriate A dictionary in every classroom, when requested by the teacher. 6. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materials. 7. Adequate attendance books, paper, pencils, pens, chalk, dry erase markers, erasers, computers erasers and other such materials required in daily teaching responsibilityresponsibilities. 8. Shop coats for art, home economic, vocational and industrial education teachersEach teacher shall be provided a key to his/her classroom. G. 9. Maintenance of technology provided for instructional purposes. F. To relieve teachers of clerical, patrol cafeteria, patrol, bus and bus hall duty, the Board Employer agrees to employ support staff. The support staff will be responsible engage personnel in the high school and in each junior high school and elementary school as requested by the principal subject to the building principals to whom they are assigned and approval of the superintendent. G. Personnel will handle patrol duties, inventorying of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting operation of audio-visual equipment, collection of monies for milk and lunch, and assist with study halls, and similar support non-professional responsibilities. H. The Board Employer shall make available in each school adequate rest rooms school, restrooms and lavatory facilities exclusively for staff teachers’ use and at least one room, appropriately furnished, which shall be reserved for the use of the staff as a faculty lounge. I. The Board shall provide a telephone in the teachers' lounge in each building for teacher use. These telephones Telephone facilities shall be listed in the name of the GEA and the Board shall reimburse the GEA made available to teachers for the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll chargetheir reasonable use. J. Vending machines shall be installed in lounge areas, at the request of the Association. The proceeds are to be used for the respective GEA Building Lounge Funds. There will be no cost to the Board of Education. K. Adequate off-street parking facilities shall be provided, made available to teachers and properly maintainedshall be so identified at the high school. L. K. Teachers shall not be required to work under unsafe or hazardous conditions or to perform tasks which endanger their health health, as determined by qualified experts. L. The parties recognize that optimum school facilities for both student and well-beingteacher are desirable to insure the high quality of education that is the goal of both the Teachers and the Employer. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teachers is to teach and the organization of the school and the school day should be directed toward insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. M. Under no The Employer and/or its representative agrees to meet upon request of the Teachers with representatives of the Teachers concerning relief from oversized classes and overcrowded conditions with the understanding that all reasonable means shall a teacher be required implemented by the Employer to drive a school bus as part of secure this end. A teacher, believing that his/her regular assignment. N. Elementary teachers asked teaching assignment includes a class (or classes) that is oversized and/or overcrowded, shall have the right to move submit a written request to their immediate administrator, asking to have the condition remedied. The request shall include the reasons the teacher believes the overload exists. If the administrator disagrees or is unable to remedy the situation to the satisfaction of the teacher, the matter shall be referred to a different elementary grade level panel made up of the administrator, the superintendent or his designee, the teacher, and a representative of the Teachers. If appropriate, the panel can also include a department chairperson. The panel will be paid a moving stipend of $200.00 attempt to remedy the situation, if they are required to move to a different room or buildingpossible, given the existing budgetary, physical plant, curricular, and other constraints.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. 1. The parties recognize that availability of optimum Board shall make available in each school adequate lunchroom and lavatory facilities is desirable exclusively for both student staff use and teacher at least one room appropriately furnished which shall be reserved as a staff room. 2. A vending machine for beverages may be installed in the staff rooms if requested by the Association, the proceeds to ensure be used for a teachers' fund. Such vending machines shall be maintained by the highest quality of education that is teachers, with no maintenance from the goal of both the teacher and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teachcustodians, and that at no expense to the organization school. 3. Paved and adequately maintained parking shall be provided for the staff at each building. The parking lot shall be free from student parking and other student areas. 4. Teachers shall be held accountable for misuse and/or negligent use of school materials, equipment, technology, and facilities under their supervision and shall properly store such property in facilities provided by the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this enddistrict. B. Because the 5. The pupil-teacher ratio is ratio, class assignments, and teaching load are an important aspect of an effective education educational program, the . The parties agree that class size should size, class assignments, Special Education student assignment, and teaching load will be reduced wherever possibleequalized, if feasible, and shall be reasonably consistent with the past practice of the Board, providing funds, scheduling, and building facilities are available to effectively reach the desired changes, and with the policy established by the State Department of Education. The individual teacher may agree to participate in different types of group instruction such as large groups or experimental programs. The individual teacher may also agree to accept more than his share of Special Education students. C. 6. The Board recognizes and the Association recognize that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, music supplies and equipment, maps and globes, computerslab equipment, laboratory tools and equipmentcurrent periodicals, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires questionnaires, and similar materials basic supplies are the tools of the teaching profession. The teachers and administration will meet from time to time for selection and improvement of teaching tools. D. The Board and Association mutually recognize the importance of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining a high level of professional performance in furtherance of that recognition, the Board will attempt assure an adequate supply of materials is maintained to provide a teacher reference library in each school in meet the District and include therein all text which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that school. The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) memberships. E. The Board agrees to make available in each school, typing and duplicating facilities to aid teachers in the preparation of instructional materials. F. The Board will attempt to provide: 1. A separate desk for each teacher in the District with a lockable drawer space. 2. Suitable closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher. 3. Adequate chalkboard/whiteboard space in every classroom. 4. Copies, exclusively for each teacher's use, of all text used in each needs of the courses he/she is to teach. 5. An appropriate dictionary in every classroom, when requested by the teacher. 6. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materialsstaff. 7. Adequate attendance booksIn developing the goals, paperstandards and content of the K-12 curriculum, pencilsthe Board agrees that the input from teachers and Association will be considered. A district-wide Curriculum Committee shall be mutually selected by the Administration and the Association. The Committee shall be composed of five (5) teachers (one each from the early and later elementary, pensmiddle school, chalkMA2S, dry erase markersand high school) and up to five (5) administrators. The Committee shall appoint sub-committees as necessary. All curriculum recommendations of the committee will be submitted to the Superintendent. Both parties agree that the intent of the Curriculum Committee or any sub-committee dealing with the curriculum shall not be to circumvent the Master Agreement. The Curriculum Committee shall also plan post in-service work, erasersarrange for professional growth opportunities, computers arrange for speakers on selected educational topics, develop grants, and investigate other materials required programs related to professional development and improvement. 7a. Participation in daily teaching responsibilitythis committee is voluntary. (See Appendix A – P.A. 103) 7b. Requests for payment for the additional stipend for appropriate in-service work completed during the school year must be made before the final pay day in August. 7c. Nothing this committee does shall violate the Master Agreement. A district-wide Testing Committee will provide oversight for the district testing program. The committee will be composed of one teacher each from early elementary and later elementary, one from the middle school level, and one from the high school level and MA2S and building level administrators. The committee will be charged with the responsibility of determining which assessment tests will be used, and the committee will establish implementation guidelines for the use of tests as well as recommend appropriate training for teachers in the administration in the use of the tests. 8. Shop coats for art, home economic, vocational and industrial education teachers. G. To relieve teachers of clerical, patrol and bus duty, the Board agrees to employ support staffParticipation in any building or district school improvement committee is voluntary. The support staff will be responsible to the (See Appendix A – P.A. 103) 8a. A building principals to whom they are assigned and will handle patrol duties, inventorying of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting monies for milk and lunch, and similar support responsibilities. H. The Board shall make available in each or district school adequate rest rooms and lavatory facilities exclusively for staff use and at least one room, appropriately furnished, which shall be reserved for the use of the staff as a lounge. I. The Board shall provide a telephone in the teachers' lounge in each building for teacher use. These telephones shall be listed in the name of the GEA and the Board shall reimburse the GEA for the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll charge. J. Vending machines shall be installed in lounge areas, at the request of the Association. The proceeds are to be used for the respective GEA Building Lounge Funds. There will be no cost to the Board of Education. K. Adequate off-street parking facilities shall be provided, and properly maintained. L. Teachers improvement committee decision shall not be required to work under unsafe or hazardous conditions or to perform tasks which endanger their health and well-beingviolate the collective bargaining agreement. M. Under no conditions shall a teacher be required to drive a school bus as part of his/her regular assignment. N. Elementary teachers asked to move to a different elementary grade level will be paid a moving stipend of $200.00 if they are required to move to a different room or building.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. The parties recognize agree that availability the size of optimum school facilities is desirable for both student the individual classes shall be given careful consideration and teacher to ensure any inequities may be remedied by the highest quality of education that is Board, in its sole discretion, if economically and educationally feasible and desirable. To the goal of both extent practicable, class sizes within a grade/subject area will be balanced within the building. Teacher aides may be provided when the elementary classroom teacher and the BoardBoard agree that existing class conditions are difficult and instruction is impaired. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is For grades Kindergarten through 6, teachers assigned to teach, and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this endteach a split grade shall receive five hundred ($500) dollars additional compensation per semester. B. Because the pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect of an effective education program, the parties agree that class size should be reduced wherever possible. C. The Board recognizes that shall provide appropriate texts, library reference facilities, maps and globes, computers, laboratory tools and equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires questionnaires, and similar materials that are the tools of the teaching profession. The decisions as to which instructional materials are appropriate and when they are to be purchased rest solely with the Board and administration. The Board agrees to consider for implementation the decisions made by teachers and administration will meet administrators, meeting from time to time for selection time, concerning educational tools and improvement of teaching toolsequipment. D. The Board and Association mutually recognize the importance of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining a high level of professional performance in furtherance of that recognition, the Board will attempt to provide a teacher reference library in each school in the District and include therein all text which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that school. The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular and professional organizations and societies. The IPPC shall determine the appropriate memberships, but shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) memberships. E. C. The Board agrees to make available in each schoolschool building; computers, typing copiers and duplicating facilities printers to aid teachers in the preparation of instructional materialsmaterial. Individual teachers may request permission to use the equipment for their own preparation of instructional materials within reasonable usage of supplies and without undue interference with other demands on the equipment. "Reasonable" may vary as cost or shortages affect the availability of supplies. F. D. The Board will attempt to provideshall provide upon teacher request: 1. A separate desk for each teacher in the District district with a lockable drawer space. 2. Suitable closet Closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher. 3. Adequate chalkboard/whiteboard space in every classroom. 4. CopiesOne copy, exclusively for each teacher's use, of all each text used in each of the courses he/she is to teach. 5. An appropriate dictionary in every classroom, when requested by Such copy (ies) shall be ordered at the earliest possible opportunity upon the request of the teacher. 64. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materials. 7. Adequate attendance Attendance books, paper, pencils, pens, chalk, erasers, dry erase board markers, erasers, computers access to a computer and other materials such material required in daily teaching responsibility. 8. Shop coats for art, home economic, vocational and industrial education teachers. G. To relieve teachers of clerical, patrol and bus duty, the Board agrees to employ support staff. The support staff will be responsible to the building principals to whom they are assigned and will handle patrol duties, inventorying of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting monies for milk and lunch, and similar support responsibilities. H. E. The Board shall make available in each school adequate rest rooms lunchroom, restroom and lavatory facilities exclusively for staff use teacher use, and at least one roomroom in all buildings, appropriately furnished, furnished which shall be reserved for the use of the staff as a loungefaculty work room. Present facilities shall remain the same unless replaced with appropriate substitute facilities. I. The Board shall provide a telephone in the teachers' lounge in each building for teacher use. These telephones shall be listed in the name of the GEA and the Board shall reimburse the GEA for the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll charge. J. Vending machines shall be installed in lounge areas, at the request of the Association. The proceeds are to be used for the respective GEA Building Lounge Funds. There will be no cost to the Board of Education. K. Adequate off-F. Off street parking facilities as presently exist shall continue to be provided, and properly maintainedmaintained and identified for staff use. The walks and steps shall be cleared of snow and ice. L. Teachers G. Beginning with the 2009-10 school year, any teacher who is employed in a less than full time assignment and who works the full school calendar shall not be required to work under unsafe or hazardous conditions or to perform tasks which endanger their health and wellreceive salary schedule increment credit as if employed on a full-beingtime basis. M. Under no conditions shall a teacher H. A district-provided identification badge is to be required to drive a worn at all times during school bus as part of his/her regular assignmentoperational hours. N. Elementary teachers asked to move to a different elementary grade level will be paid a moving stipend of $200.00 if they are required to move to a different room or building.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. The parties recognize that the availability of optimum school facilities is desirable for both student and teacher is desirable to ensure the highest high quality of education that is the goal of both the teacher and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach, and that the organization of the school and the school day should be directed at ensuring that a major portion of the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized directed to this end. Accommodations/ temporary working condition adjustments due to COVID 19, including but not limited to scheduling, remote learning, and on-line instruction will not be precedent setting post COVID-19. After the COVID-19 pandemic has passed and State requirements and restrictions are no longer in effect, practices such as classes offered in a hybrid format (e.g., on-line and face to face), will not be adopted without first negotiating a Letter of Agreement or ratification of contractual language with the association. B. Because the pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect of an effective education program, the parties agree that class size should be reduced wherever possible. C. The Board recognizes that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, maps and globes, computers, laboratory tools and equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests vocational equipment and questionnaires band equipment and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. The teachers and administration parties will meet confer from time to time for the purpose of improving the selection and improvement of teaching tools. D. The Board and Association mutually recognize the importance of continuous use of adequate teaching reference material in maintaining a high level of professional performance in furtherance of that recognitionsuch tools. Each teacher will be provided with at least one lockable unit (teacher's desk, the Board will attempt to provide a teacher reference library in each school in the District and include therein all text which are reasonably requested by the teachers of that schoolfile cabinet, or storage cabinet). The Board shall provide memberships in appropriate curricular endeavor to undertake as promptly as practicable to implement all joint decisions made by its representative and professional organizations and societiesthe Association. The IPPC shall determine Board agrees at all times to keep the appropriate membershipsschools as reasonably equipped and maintained as practicable. C. Teacher's aides may be employed by the Board, but when possible, to relieve teachers (grade school) of cafeteria, patrol, and/or other extra duties. D. Telephone facilities shall be limited made available to teachers for their reasonable use where a total of fifteen (15) membershipssite is financially feasible for the District to put a site. Cell Phone usage is permissible for parental contact during school hours and for emergency and other necessary communications in accordance with Board Policy for employee cell phone use. E. The Board agrees will provide parking facilities for teachers as close to make available in each school, typing and duplicating facilities the school building as practicable. The designated area will be posted "Teacher Parking Only" It is agreed that the Board has the right to aid teachers relocate said area. "The parking situation at the Hermansville buildings will continue to be used as in the preparation of instructional materialspast and will be acceptable for meeting the provisions for the contract.'' F. The Board Each full-time elementary teacher will attempt to provide: 1receive two daily 20-minute breaks. A separate desk for each teacher in the District with a lockable drawer space. 2. Suitable closet space for each teacher to store coats, overshoes and personal articles. Other suitable space may be substituted for closet space, if approved by the teacher. 3. Adequate chalkboard/whiteboard space in every classroom. 4. Copies, exclusively for each teacher's use, of all text used in each One of the courses 20-minute breaks is to be scheduled during either the a.m. or p.m. student recess. If requested by Administration, and a teacher voluntarily gives up his/her prep time or lunch time for recess duty, he/she is will be compensated at $25 per prep period not to teach. 5exceed 2 (two) prep periods per day. An appropriate dictionary in every classroomAdditionally, when requested by all full-time elementary teachers shall have a minimum of one hour per week used for teacher prep time. This time will be outside lunch or break times and may be split into two 30-minute periods, upon approval of administration after consultation of the teacher. 6. Adequate storage space in each classroom for instructional materials. 7. Adequate attendance books, paper, pencils, pens, chalk, dry erase markers, erasers, computers and other materials required in daily teaching responsibility. 8. Shop coats for art, home economic, vocational and industrial education teachers. G. To relieve teachers of clerical, patrol and bus duty, the Board agrees to employ support staff. The support staff Y4/DK full-time teaching position will have a daily one-half hour prep time and 30-minute lunch time. In addition, one half day Friday will be responsible designated as Y4/DK “prep time”. It is the responsibility of the elementary resource room teachers and the Title I teachers to consult with the Administration in order to establish a schedule which includes the equivalent of the above. X. Any complaint by any individual directed toward a teacher will be promptly called to the building principals to whom they are assigned and will handle patrol duties, inventorying attention of supplies and equipment, duplication of teaching materials, collecting monies for milk and lunch, and similar support responsibilitiesthe teacher by the Superintendent. H. The Board shall make available in each school adequate rest rooms and lavatory facilities exclusively for staff use and at least one room, appropriately furnished, which Teachers shall be reserved for expected to exercise reasonable care with respect to the use safety of students and property, but shall not be individually liable, except in the staff as a loungecase of negligence or neglect of duty. I. The Board Every junior and senior high school teacher shall provide have a telephone in the teachers' lounge in conference period each building for teacher use. These telephones shall be listed in the name of the GEA and the Board shall reimburse the GEA for the regularly monthly service charge excluding all long distance toll chargeday. J. Vending machines shall be installed in lounge areas, at the request of the Association. The proceeds are to be used for the respective GEA Building Lounge Funds. There will be no cost to the Board of Education. K. Adequate off-street parking facilities shall be provided, and properly maintained. L. Teachers shall not be required to work under unsafe or hazardous conditions or to perform tasks which endanger their health and well-being. M. Under no conditions shall will a teacher be required to drive a school bus as part of his/her his regular assignment. N. Elementary teachers asked to move to a different elementary grade level K. The Superintendent of Schools shall determine which conferences will be paid a moving stipend attended and will recommend the personnel. 1. Teachers shall suffer no loss of $200.00 if they are required to move to a different room or buildingpay attending authorized conferences.