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TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. Where physical facilities allow, without impinging on instructional areas, the Board will make available one furnished room vented by window or fan, which shall be reserved as a faculty lounge. When new schools are constructed or when existing schools are renovated, at least one faculty lounge shall be included. B. Where physical facilities allow, the Board will make men’s and ladies’ restroom facilities available for the exclusive use of staff personnel. When new schools are constructed, these facilities will be included. Where requested, the Board shall investigate the conditions of restroom facilities and where they are found to be inadequate, initiate plans to remedy the situation. C. The Board shall make available a telephone in each school for teachers to use and privacy assured when requested. When new buildings are built, or existing buildings are substantially renovated, telephones shall be installed in each classroom. D. When facilities allow, off-street parking shall be provided and identified as restricted for the use of all employees of the School District. The maintenance of these facilities shall include systematic snow removal and the District shall make a good faith effort to remove snow prior to the opening of school. E. All announcements shall be made prior to the commencement of the first period or at the end of the last period of the day or before the departure of students for first lunch period except in cases of emergency. F. Teachers will have free access to appropriate duplicating and typing equipment to aid them in the preparation of instructional materials. G. The principle responsibility for maintaining discipline remains with the teacher. It is recognized, however, that there are times when teachers will have to make use of special disciplinary procedures. In this connection disruptive students may be removed from the regular classroom or school when, in the professional judgment of the teacher, normal corrective measures have been ineffective in bringing about satisfactory improvement. Such student shall be reported to the Principal and he/she may take whatever action that he/she deems necessary except that he/ she may not return the student to the classroom of the same teacher, or retain the student in school without the teacher’s approval. If this disruptive student is assigned to the regular classroom of another teacher, this teacher shall be apprised of the conditions and circumstances which led to that student’s removal. He, too, has the right to refuse to accept the disruptive student in his classroom. If this disruptive student is assigned to another school, the teacher committee of the receiving school shall be apprised of the conditions and circumstances which led to that student’s removal. They, too, have the right to refuse the acceptance of the student in their school. If the principal or any other administrator feels that the disruptive student should be considered for return to the regular classroom or school against the wishes of the teacher, a committee of three (3) teachers from the building selected by the teachers in that building shall meet and decide whether or not the student should be returned to the regular classroom or permitted to attend school. This committee shall utilize school specialists and the principal, if needed, to help formulate their decision. The decision of this committee shall be limited only to the question of whether or not the student should be returned to the regular classroom or permitted to attend the same school. If the student is not returned to the regular classroom or school, he/she shall be returned to the principal for further action. If, at a later day, it appears that this student should be returned to his regular class or school, the Board shall refer the matter back to the committee for approval. Incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference is the Consent Decree entered in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No. 34-75 Erie, signed by the Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Knox, Judge, on February 5, 1974, which decree sets forth the procedures to be followed in connection with the subject matter set forth in this subparagraph. Further incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference is the Decree entered in the same Court June 7, 1977, as expanded, changed or modified in the Memorandum of said Court dated June 27, 1977, as expanded, changed or modified by the opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 77-2137 and No. 77-2138, dated August 21, 1978, as expanded, changed or modified by subsequent final court order. H. All teachers shall have available for their use a desk in the classroom or teaching area. In the event more than one teacher shall use the same classroom or teaching area at different times, such desk shall be shared. In addition, the District shall provide at least one of the following for each teacher: a filing cabinet or a locker or a closet which can be locked. I. Each teacher shall have for his own use a copy of each student text and, if available from the publisher of the student text, a teacher’s manual or annotated text for each course he/she teaches. J. Teachers shall not act as substitutes for principals in the building to which they are assigned. K. Upon the request of the Association, vending machines shall be installed in teacher lounges if no additional expense is incurred for installation by the School District. Teachers shall determine the distribution of the proceeds of such machines. The Board shall assume no responsibility for liability, loss, or damage from the installation and use of such machines or their proceeds. L. The Board agrees that custodial, maintenance or secretarial personnel shall not be delegated supervisory authority over teachers or other professional staff personnel in a school. M. Teachers will have at least five (5) planning and/or preparation periods per week which shall be a minimum of forty (40) minutes each during the regularly scheduled day. A preparation period shall be defined as that period during which the teacher shall perform those activities that he/she shall determine necessary to conduct his classes. Such periods can be used for faculty meetings as described in Article V-I. Homeroom teachers in elementary buildings may use one related arts period per week as a preparation period to compensate for the time being lost during dismissal procedures. N. Consideration will be given to new and probationary teachers in making assignments, recognizing their lack of experience. O. Reassignment of probationary teachers to substantially different grade levels in the elementary schools or different subjects in the secondary schools shall be avoided, unless the probationary teacher agrees to such a change. P. No teacher shall be assigned outside of the scope of his current teaching certificate. Q. It is the position of the Board that split grades in the elementary schools should be phased out. Such classes shall not exceed twenty-five (25) students. The above shall not apply to non-graded or team teaching situations or departmentalized instructional programs, i.e., music, physical education, etc. Students in a split class shall be screened in a timely fashion for instructional compatibility by the Principal and teachers subject to final determination by the Principal. R. To help relieve classroom teachers of duties which do not require certification, including but not limited to cafeteria patrol, playground, bus, and study hall duty, the Board agrees to engage not less than one aide per school for this purpose. S. In instances where the Association identifies a condition where storage facilities or equipment are considered to be inadequate in the normal discharge of a teacher’s responsibility, it shall notify the Board in writing who shall investigate the condition. Where the storage facilities or equipment are found to be inadequate, the conditions will be rectified promptly. T. The Board shall provide adequate supplies for the normal discharge of teaching responsibilities. U. Teachers may request their immediate superior to requisition particular teaching reference material which they feel is necessary to carry out their individual classroom responsibility. V. A teacher shall not be required to accept additional children into his regular classroom because a substitute teacher was not provided, except in case of emergency. W. In instances where a teacher identifies a situation which he/she thinks is unsafe or unhealthy for pupils and teachers, he/she shall notify the principal. The principal shall investigate the condition with the teacher. He/she shall take immediate steps to rectify the situation, which may require vacating the school or an area thereof. X. Expendable teaching supplies will be requisitioned as needed for night school and will not be provided from regular program supplies. Y. l) Any complaints by parents of a student or by members of the community that are directed toward a teacher and are to become a matter of record shall be called to the teacher’s attention within two (2) working days.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. Where physical facilities allowTeachers will be expected to provide care of instructional school equipment. However, without impinging they will not be required to do major repair on instructional areas, the Board will make available one furnished room vented by window equipment or fan, which shall be reserved as a faculty loungeproperty. When new schools repairs or maintenance are constructed or when existing schools are renovatednecessary, at least one faculty lounge shall it will be includedbrought to the attention of the building principal for his disposition. B. Where physical facilities allow, the Board will make men’s and ladies’ restroom facilities available for the exclusive use Under no condition shall a teacher be required to drive a school bus as part of staff personnel. When new schools are constructed, these facilities will be included. Where requested, the Board shall investigate the conditions of restroom facilities and where they are found to be inadequate, initiate plans to remedy the situationhis regular teaching assignment. C. The Board shall make available a telephone in each school rest room facilities exclusively for teachers to use and privacy assured when requestedemployee use. When new buildings are built, or existing buildings are substantially renovated, telephones At least one room shall be installed in each classroomprovided with the following: ventilation; heating; lighting. The latter room shall be reserved for use as an employee lounge. The lounge shall be furnished with furnishing comparable to office furnishings which will be replaced when clearly worn out and no longer usable. Each School Building shall include a work area with a copier and access to a computer to be used for school business. The Board shall be responsible for reasonable repair and maintenance of the copier and computer which arises from normal wear and tear. D. When Permanent telephone facilities allow, off-street parking which will accord teacher privacy will be made available to teachers in all buildings for school business. All long distance calls shall be provided and identified as restricted for recorded at the use of all employees of time that the School Districtcall is made. The maintenance of these facilities Any calls not recorded shall include systematic snow removal and the District shall make a good faith effort to remove snow prior be billed to the opening of schoolteacher's home phone. Those long distance calls which are personal shall be at the teacher's expense. E. All announcements Appliances (hot plates, microwaves, etc.) may be procured by the Association, upon receiving the approval of the building administrator, installed and maintained by the Association in the area of the employee lounge and the proceeds of such machines are to be used by the Association. F. Parking facilities shall be made prior available to the commencement of the first period or at the end of the last period of the day or before the departure of students for first lunch period except in cases of emergencyall teachers, and reasonably maintained. F. Teachers will have free access to appropriate duplicating and typing equipment to aid them in the preparation of instructional materials. G. The principle responsibility for maintaining discipline remains with X. Since the teacher. It 's authority and effectiveness in h is/her classroom is recognized, however, undermined when students discover that there are times when teachers will have to make use of special disciplinary procedures. In this connection disruptive students may be removed from the regular classroom or school when, in the professional judgment is insufficient administrative backing and support of the teacher, normal corrective measures have been ineffective the Board recognizes its responsibility to give all reasonable support. H. Teachers recognize their responsibility for the maintenance of discipline within the classroom. When the grossness of the offense, the persistence of the misbehavior or the disruptive effect of the violation makes the continued presence of the student in bringing about satisfactory improvementthe classroom a cause of disruption of the educational process of the entire class, a teacher may dismiss a student from a classroom to the principal's office with written notice of the offense. Such Return of said student shall be contingent upon the following paragraph: The building principal will take whatever steps he/she considers necessary to resolve the problem. Should his/her decision include the re-admittance of the student to class, the teacher will be notified of the conditions under which re- admittance is granted. If conditions of re-admittance are violated, the teacher and building principal will discuss said violation and the principal shall determine action to be taken. Parties affected shall be notified of said action. I. Any case of assault upon a teacher shall be promptly reported to the Principal building principal. The Board shall provide legal counsel to advise a teacher of his/her rights and he/she may take whatever obligations with respect to such assault or any other action that he/she deems necessary except that he/ she may pursuant to prescribed rules and regulations of the Board or administrative staff. Legal counsel shall render assistance to the teacher in connection with the defense of the incident provided the teacher has not return acted contrary to Board policy. J. Teachers who are involved in court cases relating to disciplinary action taken by the teacher against the student or other action pursuant to the classroom prescribed rules and regulations of the same teacherBoard or administrative staff will not be charged for time off in connection with said court case, unless the teacher has not acted within the scope of Board or retain the student in school without the teacher’s approval. If this disruptive student is assigned to the regular classroom of another teacher, this administrative policy. K. No action against a teacher shall be apprised taken on the basis of a complaint by a parent or student, nor any notice thereof shall be included in the conditions and circumstances which led teacher's personnel file until the matter is first reported to that student’s removal. He, too, has the right to refuse to accept the disruptive student in his classroom. If this disruptive student is assigned to another school, the teacher committee of the receiving school in writing. The teacher shall be apprised of the conditions and circumstances which led to that student’s removal. They, too, have the right to refuse answer any material filed under the acceptance of the student in their school. If the principal or any other administrator feels that the disruptive student should above and his/her answer be considered for return attached to the regular classroom or school against the wishes of the teacher, a committee of three (3) teachers from the building selected by the teachers in that building shall meet and decide whether or not the student should be returned to the regular classroom or permitted to attend school. This committee shall utilize school specialists and the principal, if needed, to help formulate their decision. The decision of this committee shall be limited only to the question of whether or not the student should be returned to the regular classroom or permitted to attend the same school. If the student is not returned to the regular classroom or school, he/she shall be returned to the principal for further action. If, at a later day, it appears that this student should be returned to his regular class or school, the Board shall refer the matter back to the committee for approval. Incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference is the Consent Decree entered in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No. 34-75 Erie, signed by the Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Knox, Judge, on February 5, 1974, which decree sets forth the procedures to be followed in connection with the subject matter set forth in this subparagraph. Further incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference is the Decree entered in the same Court June 7, 1977, as expanded, changed or modified in the Memorandum of said Court dated June 27, 1977, as expanded, changed or modified by the opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 77-2137 and No. 77-2138, dated August 21, 1978, as expanded, changed or modified by subsequent final court ordercomplaint. H. All teachers shall have available for their use a desk in the classroom or teaching area. In the event more than one teacher shall use the same classroom or teaching area at different times, such desk shall be shared. In addition, the District shall provide at least one of the following for each teacher: a filing cabinet or a locker or a closet which can be locked. I. Each teacher shall have for his own use a copy of each student text and, if available from the publisher of the student text, a teacher’s manual or annotated text for each course he/she teaches. J. Teachers shall not act as substitutes for principals in the building to which they are assigned. K. Upon the request of the Association, vending machines shall be installed in teacher lounges if no additional expense is incurred for installation by the School District. Teachers shall determine the distribution of the proceeds of such machines. The Board shall assume no responsibility for liability, loss, or damage from the installation and use of such machines or their proceeds. L. The Board agrees that custodial, maintenance or secretarial personnel shall not be delegated supervisory authority over teachers or other professional staff personnel in a school. M. Teachers will have at least five (5) planning and/or preparation periods per week which shall be a minimum of forty (40) minutes each during the regularly scheduled day. A preparation period shall be defined as that period during which the teacher shall perform those activities that he/she shall determine necessary to conduct his classes. Such periods can be used for faculty meetings as described in Article V-I. Homeroom teachers in elementary buildings may use one related arts period per week as a preparation period to compensate for the time being lost during dismissal procedures. N. Consideration will be given to new and probationary teachers in making assignments, recognizing their lack of experience. O. Reassignment of probationary teachers to substantially different grade levels in the elementary schools or different subjects in the secondary schools shall be avoided, unless the probationary teacher agrees to such a change. P. No teacher shall be assigned outside of the scope of his current teaching certificate. Q. It is the position of the Board that split grades in the elementary schools should be phased out. Such classes shall not exceed twenty-five (25) students. The above shall not apply to non-graded or team teaching situations or departmentalized instructional programs, i.e., music, physical education, etc. Students in a split class shall be screened in a timely fashion for instructional compatibility by the Principal and teachers subject to final determination by the Principal. R. To help relieve classroom teachers of duties which do not require certification, including but not limited to cafeteria patrol, playground, bus, and study hall duty, the Board agrees to engage not less than one aide per school for this purpose. S. In instances where the Association identifies a condition where storage facilities or equipment are considered to be inadequate in the normal discharge of a teacher’s responsibility, it shall notify the Board in writing who shall investigate the condition. Where the storage facilities or equipment are found to be inadequate, the conditions will be rectified promptly. T. The Board shall provide adequate supplies for the normal discharge of teaching responsibilities. U. Teachers may request their immediate superior to requisition particular teaching reference material which they feel is necessary to carry out their individual classroom responsibility. V. A teacher shall not be required to accept additional children into his regular classroom because a substitute teacher was not provided, except in case of emergency. W. In instances where a teacher identifies a situation which he/she thinks is unsafe or unhealthy for pupils and teachers, he/she shall notify the principal. The principal shall investigate the condition with the teacher. He/she shall take immediate steps to rectify the situation, which may require vacating the school or an area thereof. X. Expendable teaching supplies will be requisitioned as needed for night school and will not be provided from regular program supplies. Y. l) Any complaints by parents of a student or by members of the community that are directed toward a teacher and are to become a matter of record shall be called to the teacher’s attention within two (2) working days.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. Where physical facilities allowTeachers will be expected to provide care of instructional school equipment. However, without impinging they will not be required to do major repair on instructional areas, the Board will make available one furnished room vented by window equipment or fan, which shall be reserved as a faculty loungeproperty. When new schools repairs or maintenance are constructed or when existing schools are renovatednecessary, at least one faculty lounge shall it will be includedbrought to the attention of the building principal for his disposition. B. Where physical facilities allow, the Board will make men’s and ladies’ restroom facilities available for the exclusive use Under no condition shall a teacher be required to drive a school bus as part of staff personnel. When new schools are constructed, these facilities will be included. Where requested, the Board shall investigate the conditions of restroom facilities and where they are found to be inadequate, initiate plans to remedy the situationhis regular teaching assignment. C. The Board shall make available a telephone in each school rest room facilities exclusively for teachers to use and privacy assured when requestedemployee use. When new buildings are built, or existing buildings are substantially renovated, telephones At least one room shall be installed in each classroomprovided with the following: ventilation; heating; lighting. The latter room shall be reserved for use as an employee lounge. The lounge shall be furnished with furnishing comparable to office furnishings which will be replaced when clearly worn out and no longer usable. Each School Building shall include a work area with a copier and access to a computer to be used for school business. The Board shall be responsible for reasonable repair and maintenance of the copier and computer which arises from normal wear and tear. D. When Permanent telephone facilities allow, off-street parking which will accord teacher privacy will be made available to teachers in all buildings for school business. All long distance calls shall be provided and identified as restricted for recorded at the use of all employees of time that the School Districtcall is made. The maintenance of these facilities Any calls not recorded shall include systematic snow removal and the District shall make a good faith effort to remove snow prior be billed to the opening of schoolteacher's home phone. Those long distance calls which are personal shall be at the teacher's expense. E. All announcements Appliances (hot plates, microwaves, etc.) may be procured by the Association, upon receiving the approval of the building administrator, installed and maintained by the Association in the area of the employee lounge and the proceeds of such machines are to be used by the Association. F. Parking facilities shall be made prior available to the commencement of the first period or at the end of the last period of the day or before the departure of students for first lunch period except in cases of emergency. F. Teachers will have free access to appropriate duplicating all teachers, and typing equipment to aid them in the preparation of instructional materialsreasonably maintained. G. The principle responsibility for maintaining discipline remains with Since the teacher. It 's authority and effectiveness in h is/her classroom is recognized, however, undermined when students discover that there are times when teachers will have to make use of special disciplinary procedures. In this connection disruptive students may be removed from the regular classroom or school when, in the professional judgment is insufficient administrative backing and support of the teacher, normal corrective measures have been ineffective the Board recognizes its responsibility to give all reasonable support. H. Teachers recognize their responsibility for the maintenance of discipline within the classroom. When the grossness of the offense, the persistence of the misbehavior or the disruptive effect of the violation makes the continued presence of the student in bringing about satisfactory improvementthe classroom a cause of disruption of the educational process of the entire class, a teacher may dismiss a student from a classroom to the principal's office with written notice of the offense. Such Return of said student shall be contingent upon the following paragraph: The building principal will take whatever steps he/she considers necessary to resolve the problem. Should his/her decision include the re-admittance of the student to class, the teacher will be notified of the conditions under which re- admittance is granted. If conditions of re-admittance are violated, the teacher and building principal will discuss said violation and the principal shall determine action to be taken. Parties affected shall be notified of said action. I. Any case of assault upon a teacher shall be promptly reported to the Principal building principal. The Board shall provide legal counsel to advise a teacher of his/her rights and he/she may take whatever obligations with respect to such assault or any other action that he/she deems necessary except that he/ she may pursuant to prescribed rules and regulations of the Board or administrative staff. Legal counsel shall render assistance to the teacher in connection with the defense of the incident provided the teacher has not return acted contrary to Board policy. J. Teachers who are involved in court cases relating to disciplinary action taken by the teacher against the student or other action pursuant to the classroom prescribed rules and regulations of the same teacherBoard or administrative staff will not be charged for time off in connection with said court case, unless the teacher has not acted within the scope of Board or retain the student in school without the teacher’s approval. If this disruptive student is assigned to the regular classroom of another teacher, this administrative policy. K. No action against a teacher shall be apprised taken on the basis of a complaint by a parent or student, nor any notice thereof shall be included in the conditions and circumstances which led teacher's personnel file until the matter is first reported to that student’s removal. He, too, has the right to refuse to accept the disruptive student in his classroom. If this disruptive student is assigned to another school, the teacher committee of the receiving school in writing. The teacher shall be apprised of the conditions and circumstances which led to that student’s removal. They, too, have the right to refuse answer any material filed under the acceptance of the student in their school. If the principal or any other administrator feels that the disruptive student should above and his/her answer be considered for return attached to the regular classroom or school against the wishes of the teacher, a committee of three (3) teachers from the building selected by the teachers in that building shall meet and decide whether or not the student should be returned to the regular classroom or permitted to attend school. This committee shall utilize school specialists and the principal, if needed, to help formulate their decision. The decision of this committee shall be limited only to the question of whether or not the student should be returned to the regular classroom or permitted to attend the same school. If the student is not returned to the regular classroom or school, he/she shall be returned to the principal for further action. If, at a later day, it appears that this student should be returned to his regular class or school, the Board shall refer the matter back to the committee for approval. Incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference is the Consent Decree entered in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No. 34-75 Erie, signed by the Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Knox, Judge, on February 5, 1974, which decree sets forth the procedures to be followed in connection with the subject matter set forth in this subparagraph. Further incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference is the Decree entered in the same Court June 7, 1977, as expanded, changed or modified in the Memorandum of said Court dated June 27, 1977, as expanded, changed or modified by the opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 77-2137 and No. 77-2138, dated August 21, 1978, as expanded, changed or modified by subsequent final court ordercomplaint. H. All teachers shall have available for their use a desk in the classroom or teaching area. In the event more than one teacher shall use the same classroom or teaching area at different times, such desk shall be shared. In addition, the District shall provide at least one of the following for each teacher: a filing cabinet or a locker or a closet which can be locked. I. Each teacher shall have for his own use a copy of each student text and, if available from the publisher of the student text, a teacher’s manual or annotated text for each course he/she teaches. J. Teachers shall not act as substitutes for principals in the building to which they are assigned. K. Upon the request of the Association, vending machines shall be installed in teacher lounges if no additional expense is incurred for installation by the School District. Teachers shall determine the distribution of the proceeds of such machines. The Board shall assume no responsibility for liability, loss, or damage from the installation and use of such machines or their proceeds. L. The Board agrees that custodial, maintenance or secretarial personnel shall not be delegated supervisory authority over teachers or other professional staff personnel in a school. M. Teachers will have at least five (5) planning and/or preparation periods per week which shall be a minimum of forty (40) minutes each during the regularly scheduled day. A preparation period shall be defined as that period during which the teacher shall perform those activities that he/she shall determine necessary to conduct his classes. Such periods can be used for faculty meetings as described in Article V-I. Homeroom teachers in elementary buildings may use one related arts period per week as a preparation period to compensate for the time being lost during dismissal procedures. N. Consideration will be given to new and probationary teachers in making assignments, recognizing their lack of experience. O. Reassignment of probationary teachers to substantially different grade levels in the elementary schools or different subjects in the secondary schools shall be avoided, unless the probationary teacher agrees to such a change. P. No teacher shall be assigned outside of the scope of his current teaching certificate. Q. It is the position of the Board that split grades in the elementary schools should be phased out. Such classes shall not exceed twenty-five (25) students. The above shall not apply to non-graded or team teaching situations or departmentalized instructional programs, i.e., music, physical education, etc. Students in a split class shall be screened in a timely fashion for instructional compatibility by the Principal and teachers subject to final determination by the Principal. R. To help relieve classroom teachers of duties which do not require certification, including but not limited to cafeteria patrol, playground, bus, and study hall duty, the Board agrees to engage not less than one aide per school for this purpose. S. In instances where the Association identifies a condition where storage facilities or equipment are considered to be inadequate in the normal discharge of a teacher’s responsibility, it shall notify the Board in writing who shall investigate the condition. Where the storage facilities or equipment are found to be inadequate, the conditions will be rectified promptly. T. The Board shall provide adequate supplies for the normal discharge of teaching responsibilities. U. Teachers may request their immediate superior to requisition particular teaching reference material which they feel is necessary to carry out their individual classroom responsibility. V. A teacher shall not be required to accept additional children into his regular classroom because a substitute teacher was not provided, except in case of emergency. W. In instances where a teacher identifies a situation which he/she thinks is unsafe or unhealthy for pupils and teachers, he/she shall notify the principal. The principal shall investigate the condition with the teacher. He/she shall take immediate steps to rectify the situation, which may require vacating the school or an area thereof. X. Expendable teaching supplies will be requisitioned as needed for night school and will not be provided from regular program supplies. Y. l) Any complaints by parents of a student or by members of the community that are directed toward a teacher and are to become a matter of record shall be called to the teacher’s attention within two (2) working days.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. Where physical facilities allowThe Board recognizes that appropriate curriculum and supplies to support the curriculum are the tools of the teaching profession. For the purpose of selection and recommendation of curriculum, without impinging on instructional areas, the Board will make available one furnished room vented by window or fan, which shall be reserved as a faculty lounge. When new schools are constructed or when existing schools are renovated, at least one faculty lounge shall be included. B. Where physical facilities allow, the Board will make men’s and ladies’ restroom facilities available for the exclusive use of staff personnel. When new schools are constructed, these facilities stakeholder team will be includedassembled and will consist of professional staff and administrator(s) and may also include parents, students, community members and Board members. Where requestedIf the stakeholder team fails to reach consensus, the Board shall investigate have authority to proceed with the conditions changes it considers necessary and to implement them. In all instances, the affected professional staff shall be given 60 days notice of restroom facilities curriculum selection unless an alternative timeline is mutually agreed upon by all staff affected by the curriculum change. The Board agrees that at all times the schools should be as well-equipped and where they are found to maintained as may be inadequate, initiate plans to remedy possible within existing financial limitations. Support will be provided through timely professional development. Teacher materials shall be provided no less than 30 days before the situationimplementation of the new curriculum. C. A. The Board shall make available a telephone in each school school, adequate lunchroom, restroom, and a lactation/medical room exclusively for teachers to teacher use and privacy assured when requested. When new buildings are built, or existing buildings are substantially renovated, telephones as far as possible at least one (1) room appropriately furnished which shall be installed reserved for use as a faculty conference room. Existing facilities of the type mentioned will continue to be provided and provisions for the above facilities shall be included in each classroomany future expansion plans in those schools. D. When B. Adequate restricted parking facilities allow, off-street parking shall be made available to teachers for their use during the school day. C. Telephones shall be provided and identified as restricted within the building for the use of all employees the teaching staff. D. Teachers required to travel to or from an in-town elementary building during their work day shall have scheduled a minimum of thirty (30) minutes of combined travel and transition time between the School District. The maintenance end time of these facilities shall include systematic snow removal teaching at one school and the District shall make a good faith effort to remove snow prior to the opening start time of school. E. All announcements shall be made prior to the commencement of the first period or teaching at the end of the last period of the day or before the departure of students for first lunch period except in cases of emergency. F. Teachers will have free access to appropriate duplicating and typing equipment to aid them in the preparation of instructional materials. G. The principle responsibility for maintaining discipline remains with the teacher. It is recognized, however, that there are times when teachers will have to make use of special disciplinary procedures. In this connection disruptive students may be removed from the regular classroom or school when, in the professional judgment of the teacher, normal corrective measures have been ineffective in bringing about satisfactory improvement. Such student shall be reported to the Principal and he/she may take whatever action that he/she deems necessary except that he/ she may not return the student to the classroom of the same teacher, or retain the student in school without the teacher’s approval. If this disruptive student is assigned to the regular classroom of another teacher, this teacher shall be apprised of the conditions and circumstances which led to that student’s removal. He, too, has the right to refuse to accept the disruptive student in his classroom. If this disruptive student is assigned to another school, . When a teacher is required to travel to or from Lincoln Heights Elementary School during their work day the teacher committee of the receiving school shall be apprised of the conditions combined travel and circumstances which led to that student’s removal. They, too, have the right to refuse the acceptance of the student in their school. If the principal or any other administrator feels that the disruptive student should be considered for return to the regular classroom or school against the wishes of the teacher, a committee of three (3) teachers from the building selected by the teachers in that building shall meet and decide whether or not the student should be returned to the regular classroom or permitted to attend school. This committee shall utilize school specialists and the principal, if needed, to help formulate their decision. The decision of this committee shall be limited only to the question of whether or not the student should be returned to the regular classroom or permitted to attend the same school. If the student is not returned to the regular classroom or school, he/she shall be returned to the principal for further action. If, at a later day, it appears that this student should be returned to his regular class or school, the Board shall refer the matter back to the committee for approval. Incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference is the Consent Decree entered in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No. 34-75 Erie, signed by the Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Knox, Judge, on February 5, 1974, which decree sets forth the procedures to be followed in connection with the subject matter set forth in this subparagraph. Further incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference is the Decree entered in the same Court June 7, 1977, as expanded, changed or modified in the Memorandum of said Court dated June 27, 1977, as expanded, changed or modified by the opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 77-2137 and No. 77-2138, dated August 21, 1978, as expanded, changed or modified by subsequent final court order. H. All teachers shall have available for their use a desk in the classroom or teaching area. In the event more than one teacher shall use the same classroom or teaching area at different times, such desk shall be shared. In addition, the District shall provide at least one of the following for each teacher: a filing cabinet or a locker or a closet which can be locked. I. Each teacher shall have for his own use a copy of each student text and, if available from the publisher of the student text, a teacher’s manual or annotated text for each course he/she teaches. J. Teachers shall not act as substitutes for principals in the building to which they are assigned. K. Upon the request of the Association, vending machines shall be installed in teacher lounges if no additional expense is incurred for installation by the School District. Teachers shall determine the distribution of the proceeds of such machines. The Board shall assume no responsibility for liability, loss, or damage from the installation and use of such machines or their proceeds. L. The Board agrees that custodial, maintenance or secretarial personnel shall not be delegated supervisory authority over teachers or other professional staff personnel in a school. M. Teachers will have at least five (5) planning and/or preparation periods per week which transition time shall be a minimum of forty (40) minutes each during the regularly scheduled dayminutes. A preparation period shall be defined as that period during which the teacher shall perform those activities that he/she shall determine necessary to conduct his classes. Such periods can be used for faculty meetings as described in Article V-I. Homeroom teachers in elementary buildings may use one related arts period per week as a preparation period to compensate for the Travel time being lost during dismissal procedures. N. Consideration will be given to new and probationary teachers in making assignments, recognizing their lack of experience. O. Reassignment of probationary teachers to substantially different grade levels in the elementary schools or different subjects in the secondary schools shall be avoided, unless the probationary teacher agrees to such a change. P. No teacher shall be assigned outside of the scope of his current teaching certificate. Q. It is the position of the Board that split grades in the elementary schools should be phased out. Such classes shall not exceed twenty-five (25) students. The above shall not apply to non-graded or team teaching situations or departmentalized instructional programs, i.e., music, physical education, etc. Students in a split class shall be screened in a timely fashion for instructional compatibility by the Principal and teachers subject to final determination by the Principal. R. To help relieve classroom teachers of duties which do not require certification, including but not limited to cafeteria patrol, playground, bus, and study hall duty, the Board agrees to engage not less than one aide per school for this purpose. S. In instances where the Association identifies a condition where storage facilities or equipment transition time are considered to be inadequate in the normal discharge exclusive of a teacher’s responsibility, it shall notify duty free lunch period and scheduled planning time. E. This agreement covers all intellectual property including those which are patentable or copyright protected. It is recognized that the Board in writing who of Education supports the development, production, and dissemination of intellectual property by its staff members. Intellectual property developed on the employees own initiative, outside of contractual school day and without district resources, shall investigate remain the condition. Where property of the storage facilities or equipment are found to be inadequate, the conditions will be rectified promptly. T. The Board shall provide adequate supplies for the normal discharge of teaching responsibilities. U. Teachers may request their immediate superior to requisition particular teaching reference material which they feel is necessary to carry out their individual classroom responsibility. V. A teacher shall not be required to accept additional children into his regular classroom because a substitute teacher was not provided, except in case of emergency. W. In instances where a teacher identifies a situation which he/she thinks is unsafe or unhealthy for pupils and teachers, he/she shall notify the principalstaff creator. The principal district shall investigate own copyright of any intellectual property only in the condition with following circumstances: ● The district specifically directs a staff member to create the teachertask as an expectation of their job duties ● A staff member voluntarily transfers the copyright to the district. He/she Such transfer shall take immediate steps be expressed as a written document, signed by staff. ● If the district has significantly contributed to rectify the situationtask, which may require vacating whereby the school staff utilized district tools or an area thereof. X. Expendable teaching supplies will be requisitioned as needed for night school and will not be provided from regular program supplies. Y. l) Any complaints by parents of a student materials, or by members contractual time The district reserves the right to have shared access to any intellectual property developed utilizing district resources, at no cost, regardless of the community that are directed toward a teacher and are to become a matter employment status of record shall be called to the teacher’s attention within two (2) working daysbargaining unit member.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. Where physical facilities allow, without impinging on instructional areas, the Board will make available one furnished room vented by window or fan, which shall be reserved as a faculty lounge. When new schools are constructed or when existing schools are renovated, at least one faculty lounge shall be included. B. Where physical facilities allow, the Board will make men’s and ladies’ restroom facilities available for the exclusive use of staff personnel. When new schools are constructed, these facilities will be included. Where requested, the Board shall investigate the conditions of restroom facilities and where they are found to be inadequate, initiate plans to remedy the situation. C. The Board shall make available a telephone in each school for teachers to use and privacy assured when requested. When new buildings are built, or existing buildings are substantially renovated, telephones shall be installed in each classroom. D. When facilities allow, off-street parking shall be provided and identified as restricted for the use of all employees of the School District. The maintenance of these facilities shall include systematic snow removal and the District shall make a good faith effort to remove snow prior to the opening of school. E. All announcements shall be made prior to the commencement of the first period or at the end of the last period of the day or before the departure of students for first lunch period except in cases of emergency. F. Teachers will have free access to appropriate duplicating and typing equipment to aid them in the preparation of instructional materials. G. Upon ratification of the September 17, 2024 early bird contract agreement, the Association and District will enter good faith negotiations over the terms of this provision only. Should the respective parties reach a Memorandum of Agreement, it will be made part of the contract as an appendix upon its ratification. The principle responsibility for maintaining discipline remains with the teacher. It is recognized, however, that there are times when teachers will have to make use of special disciplinary procedures. In this connection disruptive students may be removed from the regular classroom or school when, in the professional judgment of the teacher, normal corrective measures have been ineffective in bringing about satisfactory improvement. Such student shall be reported to the Principal and he/she may take whatever action that he/she deems necessary except that he/ she may not return the student to the classroom of the same teacher, or retain the student in school without the teacher’s approval. If this disruptive student is assigned to the regular classroom of another teacher, this teacher shall be apprised of the conditions and circumstances which led to that student’s removal. He, too, has the right to refuse to accept the disruptive student in his classroom. If this disruptive student is assigned to another school, the teacher committee of the receiving school shall be apprised of the conditions and circumstances which led to that student’s removal. They, too, have the right to refuse the acceptance of the student in their school. If the principal or any other administrator feels that the disruptive student should be considered for return to the regular classroom or school against the wishes of the teacher, a committee of three (3) teachers from the building selected by the teachers in that building shall meet and decide whether or not the student should be returned to the regular classroom or permitted to attend school. This committee shall utilize school specialists and the principal, if needed, to help formulate their decision. The decision of this committee shall be limited only to the question of whether or not the student should be returned to the regular classroom or permitted to attend the same school. If the student is not returned to the regular classroom or school, he/she shall be returned to the principal for further action. If, at a later day, it appears that this student should be returned to his regular class or school, the Board shall refer the matter back to the committee for approval. Incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference is the Consent Decree entered in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No. 34-75 ErieXxxx, signed by the Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Knox, Judge, on February 5, 1974, which decree sets forth the procedures to be followed in connection with the subject matter set forth in this subparagraph. Further incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference is the Decree entered in the same Court June 7, 1977, as expanded, changed or modified in the Memorandum of said Court dated June 27, 1977, as expanded, changed or modified by the opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 77-2137 and No. 77-2138, dated August 21, 1978, as expanded, changed or modified by subsequent final court order. H. All teachers shall have available for their use a desk in the classroom or teaching area. In the event more than one teacher shall use the same classroom or teaching area at different times, such desk shall be shared. In addition, the District shall provide at least one of the following for each teacher: a filing cabinet or a locker or a closet which can be locked. I. Each teacher shall have for his own use a copy of each student text and, if available from the publisher of the student text, a teacher’s manual or annotated text for each course he/she teaches. J. Teachers shall not act as substitutes for principals in the building to which they are assigned. K. Upon the request of the Association, vending machines shall be installed in teacher lounges if no additional expense is incurred for installation by the School District. Teachers shall determine the distribution of the proceeds of such machines. The Board shall assume no responsibility for liability, loss, or damage from the installation and use of such machines or their proceeds. L. The Board agrees that custodial, maintenance or secretarial personnel shall not be delegated supervisory authority over teachers or other professional staff personnel in a school. M. Teachers will have at least five (5) planning and/or preparation periods per week which shall be a minimum of forty (40) minutes each during the regularly scheduled day. A preparation period shall be defined as that period during which the teacher shall perform those activities that he/she shall determine necessary to conduct his classes. Such periods can be used for faculty meetings as described in Article V-I. Homeroom teachers in elementary buildings may use one related arts period per week as a preparation period to compensate for the time being lost during dismissal procedures. N. Consideration will be given to new and probationary teachers in making assignments, recognizing their lack of experience. O. Reassignment of probationary teachers to substantially different grade levels in the elementary schools or different subjects in the secondary schools shall be avoided, unless the probationary teacher agrees to such a change. P. No teacher shall be assigned outside of the scope of his current teaching certificate. Q. It is the position of the Board that split grades in the elementary schools should be phased out. Such classes shall not exceed twenty-five (25) students. The above shall not apply to non-graded or team teaching situations or departmentalized instructional programs, i.e., music, physical education, etc. Students in a split class shall be screened in a timely fashion for instructional compatibility by the Principal and teachers subject to final determination by the Principal. R. To help relieve classroom teachers of duties which do not require certification, including but not limited to cafeteria patrol, playground, bus, and study hall duty, the Board agrees to engage not less than one aide per school for this purpose. S. In instances where the Association identifies a condition where storage facilities or equipment are considered to be inadequate in the normal discharge of a teacher’s responsibility, it shall notify the Board in writing who shall investigate the condition. Where the storage facilities or equipment are found to be inadequate, the conditions will be rectified promptly. T. The Board shall provide adequate supplies for the normal discharge of teaching responsibilities. U. Teachers may request their immediate superior to requisition particular teaching reference material which they feel is necessary to carry out their individual classroom responsibility. V. A teacher shall not be required to accept additional children into his regular classroom because a substitute teacher was not provided, except in case of emergency. W. In instances where a teacher identifies a situation which he/she thinks is unsafe or unhealthy for pupils and teachers, he/she shall notify the principal. The principal shall investigate the condition with the teacher. He/she shall take immediate steps to rectify the situation, which may require vacating the school or an area thereof. X. Expendable teaching supplies will be requisitioned as needed for night school and will not be provided from regular program supplies. Y. l) Any complaints by parents of a student or by members of the community that are directed toward a teacher and are to become a matter of record shall be called to the teacher’s attention within two (2) working days.

TEACHING CONDITIONS. A. Where physical facilities allow, without impinging on instructional areas, the Board will make available one furnished room vented by window or fan, which shall be reserved as a faculty lounge. When new schools are constructed or when existing schools are renovated, at least one faculty lounge shall be included. B. Where physical facilities allow, the Board will make men’s and ladies’ restroom facilities available for the exclusive use of staff personnel. When new schools are constructed, these facilities will be included. Where requested, the Board shall investigate the conditions of restroom facilities and where they are found to be inadequate, initiate plans to remedy the situation. C. The Board shall make available a telephone in each school for teachers to use and privacy assured when requested. When new buildings are built, or existing buildings are substantially renovated, telephones shall be installed in each classroom. D. When facilities allow, off-street off‑street parking shall be provided and identified as restricted for the use of all employees employes of the School District. The maintenance of these facilities shall include systematic snow removal and the District shall make a good faith effort to remove snow prior to the opening of school. E. All announcements shall be made prior to the commencement of the first period or at the end of the last period of the day or before the departure of students for first lunch period except in cases of emergency. F. Teachers will have free access to appropriate duplicating and typing equipment to aid them in the preparation of instructional materials. G. The principle responsibility for maintaining discipline remains with the teacher. It is recognized, however, that there are times when teachers will have to make use of special disciplinary procedures. In this connection disruptive students may be removed from the regular classroom or school when, in the professional judgment of the teacher, normal corrective measures have been ineffective in bringing about satisfactory improvement. Such student shall be reported to the Principal and he/she may take whatever action that he/she deems necessary except that he/ she may not return the student to the classroom of the same teacher, or retain the student in school without the teacher’s approval. If this disruptive student is assigned to the regular classroom of another teacher, this teacher shall be apprised of the conditions and circumstances which led to that student’s removal. He, too, has the right to refuse to accept the disruptive student in his classroom. If this disruptive student is assigned to another school, the teacher committee of the receiving school shall be apprised of the conditions and circumstances which led to that student’s removal. They, too, have the right to refuse the acceptance of the student in their school. If the principal Principal or any other administrator feels that the disruptive student should be considered for return to the regular classroom or school against the wishes of the teacher, a committee of three (3) teachers from the building selected by the teachers in that building shall meet and decide whether or not the student should be returned to the regular classroom or permitted to attend school. This committee shall utilize school specialists and the principalPrincipal, if needed, to help formulate their decision. The decision of this committee shall be limited only to the question of whether or not the student should be returned to the regular classroom or permitted to attend the same school. If the student is not returned to the regular classroom or school, he/she shall be returned to the principal Principal for further action. If, at a later day, it appears that this student should be returned to his regular class or school, the Board shall refer the matter back to the committee for approval. Incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference is the Consent Decree entered in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No. 34-75 Erie, signed by the Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Knox, Judge, on February 5, 1974, which decree sets forth the procedures to be followed in connection with the subject matter set forth in this subparagraph. Further incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference is the Decree entered in the same Court June 7, 1977, as expanded, changed or modified in the Memorandum of said Court dated June 27, 1977, as expanded, changed or modified by the opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 77-2137 and No. 77-2138, dated August 21, 1978, as expanded, changed or modified by subsequent final court order. H. All teachers shall have available for their use a desk in the classroom or teaching area. In the event more than one teacher shall use the same classroom or teaching area at different times, such desk shall be shared. In addition, the District shall provide at least one of the following for each teacher: a filing cabinet or a locker or a closet which can be locked. I. Each teacher shall have for his own use a copy of each student text and, if available from the publisher of the student text, a teacher’s manual or annotated text for each course he/she teaches. J. Teachers shall not be required to act as substitutes for principals in the building to which they are assignedPrincipals. K. Upon the request of the Association, vending machines shall be installed in teacher lounges if no additional expense is incurred for installation by the School District. Teachers shall determine the distribution of the proceeds of such machines. The Board shall assume no responsibility for liability, loss, or damage from the installation and use of such machines or their proceeds. L. The Board agrees that custodial, maintenance or secretarial personnel shall not be delegated supervisory authority over teachers or other professional staff personnel in a school. M. Teachers will have at least five (5) planning and/or preparation periods per week which shall be a minimum of forty (40) minutes each during the regularly scheduled day. A preparation period shall be defined as that period during which the teacher shall perform those activities that he/he/ she shall determine necessary to conduct his classes. Such periods can be used for faculty meetings as described in Article V-I. Homeroom teachers in elementary buildings may use one related arts period per week as a preparation period to compensate for the time being lost during dismissal procedures. N. Consideration will be given to new and probationary teachers in making assignments, recognizing their lack of experience. O. Reassignment of probationary teachers to substantially different grade levels in the elementary schools or different subjects in the secondary schools shall be avoided, unless the probationary teacher agrees to such a change. P. No teacher shall be assigned outside of the scope of his current teaching certificate. Q. It is the position of the Board that split grades in the elementary schools should be phased out. Such classes shall not exceed twenty-five twenty‑five (25) students. The above shall not apply to non-graded or team teaching situations or departmentalized instructional programs, i.e., music, physical education, etc. Students in a split class shall be screened in a timely fashion for instructional compatibility by the Principal and teachers subject to final determination by the Principal. R. To help relieve classroom teachers of duties which do not require certification, including but not limited to cafeteria patrol, playground, bus, and study hall duty, the Board agrees to engage not less than one aide per school for this purpose. S. In instances where the Association identifies a condition where storage facilities or equipment are considered to be inadequate in the normal discharge of a teacher’s responsibility, it shall notify the Board in writing who shall investigate the condition. Where the storage facilities or equipment are found to be inadequate, the conditions will be rectified promptly. T. The Board shall provide adequate supplies for the normal discharge of teaching responsibilities. U. Teachers may request their immediate superior to requisition particular teaching reference material which they feel is necessary to carry out their individual classroom responsibility. V. A teacher shall not be required to accept additional children into his regular classroom because a substitute teacher was not provided, except in case of emergency. W. X. In instances where a teacher identifies a situation which he/he/ she thinks is unsafe or unhealthy for pupils and teachers, he/she shall notify the principalPrincipal. The principal Principal shall investigate the condition with the teacher. He/she shall take immediate steps to rectify the situation, which may require vacating the school or an area thereof. X. Expendable teaching supplies will be requisitioned as needed for night school Night School and will not be provided from regular program supplies. Y. l) Any complaints by parents of a student or by members of the community that are directed toward a teacher and are to become a matter of record shall be called to the teacher’s attention within two (2) working days.