Common use of Timeline and Process Clause in Contracts

Timeline and Process. 1. Not later than February 1 of the year prior to the expiration year of this agreement the Board agrees to schedule meetings to begin the negotiations process with the Association over a successor agreement in accordance with the procedure set forth herein in a good faith effort to reach agreement on all matters concerning teacher’s wages, hours, benefits, and other conditions of employment. Any agreement so negotiated will be adopted as formal Board policy and will be reduced to writing and signed by the Board and the Association. 2. The IBB (Interest Based Bargaining) process will be utilized using mutually agreed upon facilitator(s). The negotiating team shall be comprised of a maximum of five (5) members of the Board of Education, five (5) representatives from the Association, the Superintendent, the Chief Academic Officer, Human Resources Director and a CEA designee. Additional resource personnel, i.e. Principals or area specialists, may be called into the negotiations as deemed appropriate and/or necessary by consensus of the negotiating team. Additional members may participate in regular negotiations meetings for training purposes. The team may also utilize the service of a trained facilitator(s) upon consensus. a. During the negotiations, the district and the association shall identify up to 3 items, problems and/or concerns for discussion, with the intent of reaching consensus on desirable and acceptable resolution. b. Compensation will be negotiated yearly. The Middle School concept (two plan periods in a seven-period day) will be included in this discussion. c. Elementary class size for grades 4 and 5 (Article VIII.B.) will be revisited when financial considerations allow. d. The Superintendent and Chief Financial Officer of the district will meet with the JMEA negotiations chairpersons following the October student count. The meeting will be held to discuss funding changes based on the final student count. The meeting will occur on the final day of the data submission to the state as determined by the Colorado Department of Education. 3. Tentative agreements reached as a result of this negotiation procedure are first subject to ratification by the Association within fifteen (15) days. Following the ratification by the Association, the tentative agreements shall be subject to ratification by the Board at an official meeting which shall take place within fifteen (15) days of the date the Association ratifies. After ratification by both parties, the chief officers of the Board and the Association shall sign the ratified agreement. 4. If negotiations described in this section “a” have reached an impasse, the issues in dispute shall be resolved by a mutually agreeable method or will be submitted to a mediator. However, prior to initiating said method for mediation, the Board and Association shall come together for one last session to attempt to resolve issues in dispute. Should the parties be unsuccessful in this attempt, the mutually agreeable method or mediation shall proceed. A mediator will be selected in the following manner: a. A list will be made of all items agreed upon and both negotiation teams will sign it. b. A second list will be made of all items upon which agreement cannot be made by the negotiation teams. Each team will show the last position taken by each negotiation team, which should thereby clarify the difference between the parties. This list will be signed by both negotiation teams to verify the accuracy of the statements made. c. Either the Board or the Association may request that a mediator be selected to assist in resolving the persistent disagreements that remain between the parties. This mediator will be selected within ten (10) days after the mutually agreed impasse, unless both parties agree to a later date, by requesting a mediator from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. 5. The mediator will have authority to hold hearings and confer with any parties deemed advisable in seeking to effect a recommendation to the Board and the Association. 6. All hearings by the mediator shall be in closed session and no news releases shall be made concerning progress of the hearing. 7. Whatever conclusions arrived at by the mediator, and forthcoming recommendations made, can only be advisory to the Board and the Association. 8. If outside the timelines defined in 1 or 2 of this Article, the Board should find it necessary to change policy which affects wages, hours, benefits or any other conditions of employment, and which has not been proposed by the Association, the Board will notify the Association in writing that it is considering such a change. The Association will have the right to negotiate such a change with the Board, provided that it files such a request with the Board within fifteen (15) days after such a notice has been received. 9. Any agreement reached between the Board and the Association will be reduced to writing, will be signed by the Board and the Association and will be reflected in the Master Agreement or Board Policy. 10. The Board agrees not to negotiate with any individual teacher or teacher’s organization other than that designated as the exclusive bargaining agent. The Board further agrees not to negotiate with any teacher’s organization other than the Association in regard to changes in wages, hours, benefits, or other conditions of employment during the life of this Agreement. 11. Costs, and expenses, which may be incurred in securing and utilizing the mutual services of any individual or mediator, shall be shared. 12. The district will provide to the Association President(s) a list of staff with their hire dates after the official October Count is completed. 13. Board Policy GCQA “Instructional Staff Reduction in Force” and the accompanying regulation GCQA-R can be found in section G “Personnel” in the District Board Policy Manual.

Timeline and Process. 1. Not later than February 1 of the year prior to the expiration year of this agreement the Board agrees to schedule meetings to begin the negotiations process negotiate with the Association over a successor agreement in accordance with the procedure set forth herein in a good faith effort to reach agreement on all matters concerning teacher’s wages, hours, benefits, and other conditions of employment. Any agreement so negotiated will be adopted as formal Board policy and will be reduced to writing and signed by the Board and the Association. 2. The IBB (Interest Based Bargaining) process will be utilized using mutually agreed upon facilitator(s). The negotiating team shall be comprised of a maximum of five (5) members of the Board of Education, five (5) representatives from the Association, the Superintendent, the Chief Academic Officer, Human Resources Director and a CEA designee. Additional resource personnel, i.e. Principals or area specialists, may be called into the negotiations as deemed appropriate and/or necessary by consensus of the negotiating team. Additional members may participate in regular negotiations meetings for training purposes. The team may also utilize the service of a trained facilitator(s) upon consensus. a. During the negotiations, the district and the association shall identify up to 3 items, problems and/or concerns for discussion, with the intent of reaching consensus on desirable and acceptable resolution. b. Compensation will be negotiated yearly. The Middle School concept (two plan periods in a seven-period day) will be included in this discussion. c. Elementary class size for grades 4 and 5 (Article VIII.B.) will be revisited when financial considerations allow. d. The Superintendent and Chief Financial Officer of the district will meet with the JMEA negotiations chairpersons following the October student count. The meeting will be held to discuss funding changes based on the final student count. The meeting will occur on the final day of the data submission to the state as determined by the Colorado Department of Education. 3. Tentative agreements reached as a result of this negotiation procedure are first subject to ratification by the Association within fifteen (15) days. Following the ratification by the Association, the tentative agreements shall be subject to ratification by the Board at an official meeting which shall take place within fifteen (15) days of the date the Association ratifies. After ratification by both parties, the chief officers of the Board and the Association shall sign the ratified agreement. 4. If negotiations described in this section “a” have reached an impasse, the issues in dispute shall be resolved by a mutually agreeable method or will be submitted to a mediator. However, prior to initiating said method for mediation, the Board and Association shall come together for one last session to attempt to resolve issues in dispute. Should the parties be unsuccessful in this attempt, the mutually agreeable method or mediation shall proceed. A mediator will be selected in the following manner: a. A list will be made of all items agreed upon and both negotiation teams will sign it. b. A second list will be made of all items upon which agreement cannot be made by the negotiation teams. Each team will show the last position taken by each negotiation team, which should thereby clarify the difference between the parties. This list will be signed by both negotiation teams to verify the accuracy of the statements made. c. Either the Board or the Association may request that a mediator be selected to assist in resolving the persistent disagreements that remain between the parties. This mediator will be selected within ten (10) days after the mutually agreed impasse, unless both parties agree to a later date, by requesting a mediator from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. 5. The mediator will have authority to hold hearings and confer with any parties deemed advisable in seeking to effect a recommendation to the Board and the Association. 6. All hearings by the mediator shall be in closed session and no news releases shall be made concerning progress of the hearing. 7. Whatever conclusions arrived at by the mediator, and forthcoming recommendations made, can only be advisory to the Board and the Association. 8. If outside the timelines defined in 1 or 2 of this Article, the Board should find it necessary to change policy which affects wages, hours, benefits or any other conditions of employment, and which has not been proposed by the Association, the Board will notify the Association in writing that it is considering such a change. The Association will have the right to negotiate such a change with the Board, provided that it files such a request with the Board within fifteen (15) days after such a notice has been received. 9. Any agreement reached between the Board and the Association will be reduced to writing, will be signed by the Board and the Association and will be reflected in the Master Agreement or Board Policy. 10. The Board agrees not to negotiate with any individual teacher or teacher’s organization other than that designated as the exclusive bargaining agent. The Board further agrees not to negotiate with any teacher’s organization other than the Association in regard to changes in wages, hours, benefits, or other conditions of employment during the life of this Agreement. 11. Costs, and expenses, which may be incurred in securing and utilizing the mutual services of any individual or mediator, shall be shared. 12. The district will provide to the Association President(s) a list of staff with their hire dates after the official October Count is completed. 13. Board Policy GCQA “Instructional Staff Reduction in Force” and the accompanying regulation GCQA-R can be found in section G “Personnel” in the District Board Policy Manual.

Timeline and Process. 1. Not later than February 1 of the year prior to the expiration year of this agreement the Board agrees to schedule meetings to begin the negotiations process with the Association over a successor agreement in accordance with the procedure set forth herein in a good faith effort to reach agreement on all matters concerning teacher’s wages, hours, benefits, and other conditions of employment. Any agreement so negotiated will be adopted as formal Board policy and will be reduced to writing and signed by the Board and the Association. 2. The IBB (Interest Based Bargaining) process will be utilized using mutually agreed upon facilitator(s). The negotiating team shall be comprised of a maximum of five (5) members of the Board of Education, five (5) representatives from the Association, the Superintendent, the Chief Academic Officer, Human Resources Director and a CEA designee. Additional resource personnel, i.e. Principals or area specialists, may be called into the negotiations as deemed appropriate and/or necessary by consensus of the negotiating team. Additional members may participate in regular negotiations meetings for training purposes. The team may also utilize the service of a trained facilitator(s) upon consensus. a. . During the negotiations, the district and the association shall identify up to 3 items, problems and/or concerns for discussion, with the intent of reaching consensus on desirable and acceptable resolution. b. . Compensation will be negotiated yearly. The Middle School concept (two plan periods in a seven-period day) will be included in this discussion. c. . Elementary class size for grades 4 and 5 (Article VIII.B.) will be revisited when financial considerations allow. d. . The Superintendent and Chief Financial Officer of the district will meet with the JMEA negotiations chairpersons following the October student count. The meeting will be held to discuss funding changes based on the final student count. The meeting will occur on the final day of the data submission to the state as determined by the Colorado Department of Education. 3. Tentative agreements reached as a result of this negotiation procedure are first subject to ratification by the Association within fifteen (15) days. Following the ratification by the Association, the tentative agreements shall be subject to ratification by the Board at an official meeting which shall take place within fifteen (15) days of the date the Association ratifies. After ratification by both parties, the chief officers of the Board and the Association shall sign the ratified agreement. 4. If negotiations described in this section “a” have reached an impasse, the issues in dispute shall be resolved by a mutually agreeable method or will be submitted to a mediator. However, prior to initiating said method for mediation, the Board and Association shall come together for one last session to attempt to resolve issues in dispute. Should the parties be unsuccessful in this attempt, the mutually agreeable method or mediation shall proceed. A mediator will be selected in the following manner: a. A list will be made of all items agreed upon and both negotiation teams will sign it. b. A second list will be made of all items upon which agreement cannot be made by the negotiation teams. Each team will show the last position taken by each negotiation team, which should thereby clarify the difference between the parties. This list will be signed by both negotiation teams to verify the accuracy of the statements made. c. Either the Board or the Association may request that a mediator be selected to assist in resolving the persistent disagreements that remain between the parties. This mediator will be selected within ten (10) days after the mutually agreed impasse, unless both parties agree to a later date, by requesting a mediator from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. 5. The mediator will have authority to hold hearings and confer with any parties deemed advisable in seeking to effect a recommendation to the Board and the Association. 6. All hearings by the mediator shall be in closed session and no news releases shall be made concerning progress of the hearing. 7. Whatever conclusions arrived at by the mediator, and forthcoming recommendations made, can only be advisory to the Board and the Association. 8. If outside the timelines defined in 1 or 2 of this Article, the Board should find it necessary to change policy which affects wages, hours, benefits or any other conditions of employment, and which has not been proposed by the Association, the Board will notify the Association in writing that it is considering such a change. The Association will have the right to negotiate such a change with the Board, provided that it files such a request with the Board within fifteen (15) days after such a notice has been received. 9. Any agreement reached between the Board and the Association will be reduced to writing, will be signed by the Board and the Association and will be reflected in the Master Agreement or Board Policy. 10. The Board agrees not to negotiate with any individual teacher or teacher’s organization other than that designated as the exclusive bargaining agent. The Board further agrees not to negotiate with any teacher’s organization other than the Association in regard to changes in wages, hours, benefits, or other conditions of employment during the life of this Agreement. 11. Costs, and expenses, which may be incurred in securing and utilizing the mutual services of any individual or mediator, shall be shared. 12. The district will provide to the Association President(s) a list of staff with their hire dates after the official October Count is completed. 13. Board Policy GCQA “Instructional Staff Reduction in Force” and the accompanying regulation GCQA-R can be found in section G “Personnel” in the District Board Policy Manual.

Timeline and Process. 1. Not later than February 1 of the year prior to the expiration year of this agreement the Board agrees to schedule meetings to begin the negotiations process with the Association over a successor agreement in accordance with the procedure set forth herein in a good faith effort to reach agreement on all matters concerning teacher’s wages, hours, benefits, and other conditions of employment. Any agreement so negotiated will be adopted as formal Board policy and will be reduced to writing and signed by the Board and the Association. 2. The IBB (Interest Based Bargaining) process will be utilized using mutually agreed upon facilitator(s). The negotiating team shall be comprised of a maximum of five (5) members of the Board of Education, five (5) representatives from the Association, the Superintendent, the Chief Academic Officer, Human Resources Director and a CEA designee. Additional resource personnel, i.e. Principals or area specialists, may be called into the negotiations as deemed appropriate and/or necessary by consensus of the negotiating team. Additional members may participate in regular negotiations meetings for training purposes. The team may also utilize the service of a trained facilitator(s) upon consensus. a. During the negotiations, the district and the association shall identify up to 3 items, problems and/or concerns for discussion, with the intent of reaching consensus on desirable and acceptable resolution. b. Compensation will be negotiated yearly. The Middle School concept (two plan periods in a seven-period day) will be included in this discussion. c. Elementary class size for grades 4 and 5 (Article VIII.B.) will be revisited when financial considerations allow. d. The Superintendent and Chief Financial Officer of the district will meet with the JMEA negotiations chairpersons following the October student count. The meeting will be held to discuss funding changes based on the final student count. The meeting will occur on the final day of the data submission to the state as determined by the Colorado Department of Education. 3. Tentative agreements reached as a result of this negotiation procedure are first subject to ratification by the Association within fifteen (15) days. Following the ratification by the Association, the tentative agreements shall be subject to ratification by the Board at an official meeting which shall take place within fifteen (15) days of the date the Association ratifies. After ratification by both parties, the chief officers of the Board and the Association shall sign the ratified agreement. 4. If negotiations described in this section “a” have reached an impasse, the issues in dispute shall be resolved by a mutually agreeable method or will be submitted to a mediator. However, prior to initiating said method for mediation, the Board and Association shall come together for one last session to attempt to resolve issues in dispute. Should the parties be unsuccessful in this attempt, the mutually agreeable method or mediation shall proceed. A mediator will be selected in the following manner: a. A list will be made of all items agreed upon and both negotiation teams will sign it. b. A second list will be made of all items upon which agreement cannot be made by the negotiation teams. Each team will show the last position taken by each negotiation team, which should thereby clarify the difference between the parties. This list will be signed by both negotiation teams to verify the accuracy of the statements made. c. Either the Board or the Association may request that a mediator be selected to assist in resolving the persistent disagreements that remain between the parties. This mediator will be selected within ten (10) days after the mutually agreed impasse, unless both parties agree to a later date, by requesting a mediator from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. 5. The mediator will have authority to hold hearings and confer with any parties deemed advisable in seeking to effect a recommendation to the Board and the Association. 6. All hearings by the mediator shall be in closed session and no news releases shall be made concerning progress of the hearing. 7. Whatever conclusions arrived at by the mediator, and forthcoming recommendations made, can only be advisory to the Board and the Association. 8. If outside the timelines defined in 1 or 2 of this Article, the Board should find it necessary to change policy which affects wages, hours, benefits or any other conditions of employment, and which has not been proposed by the Association, the Board will notify the Association in writing that it is considering such a change. The Association will have the right to negotiate such a change with the Board, provided that it files such a request with the Board within fifteen (15) days after such a notice has been received. 9. Any agreement reached between the Board and the Association will be reduced to writing, will be signed by the Board and the Association and will be reflected in the Master Agreement or Board Policy. 10. The Board agrees not to negotiate with any individual teacher or teacher’s organization other than that designated as the exclusive bargaining agent. The Board further agrees not to negotiate with any teacher’s organization other than the Association in regard to changes in wages, hours, benefits, or other conditions of employment during the life of this Agreement. 11. Costs, and expenses, which may be incurred in securing and utilizing the mutual services of any individual or mediator, shall be shared. 12. The district will provide to the Association President(s) a list of staff with their hire dates after the official October Count is completed. 13. Board Policy GCQA “Instructional Staff Reduction in Force” and the accompanying regulation GCQA-R can be found in section G “Personnel” in the District Board Policy Manual.

Timeline and Process. 1. Not later than February 1 of the year prior to the expiration year of this agreement the Board agrees to schedule meetings to begin the negotiations process with the Association over a successor agreement in accordance with the procedure set forth herein in a good faith effort to reach agreement on all matters concerning teacher’s wages, hours, benefits, and other conditions of employment. Any agreement so negotiated will be adopted as formal Board policy and will be reduced to writing and signed by the Board and the Association. 2. The IBB (Interest Based Bargaining) process will be utilized using mutually agreed upon facilitator(s). The negotiating team shall be comprised of a maximum of five (5) members of the Board of Education, five (5) representatives from the Association, the Superintendent, the Chief Academic OfficerAssistant Superintendent, Human Resources Director and a CEA designee. Additional resource personnel, i.e. Principals or area specialists, may be called into the negotiations as deemed appropriate and/or necessary by consensus of the negotiating team. Additional members may participate in regular negotiations meetings for training purposes. The team may also utilize the service of a trained facilitator(s) upon consensus. a. During the negotiations, the district and the association shall identify up to 3 items, problems and/or concerns for discussion, with the intent of reaching consensus on desirable and acceptable resolution. b. Compensation will be negotiated yearly. The Middle School concept (two plan periods in a seven-period day) will be included in this discussion. c. Elementary class size for grades 4 and 5 (Article VIII.B.) will be revisited when financial considerations allow. d. The Superintendent and Chief Financial Officer of the district will meet with the JMEA negotiations chairpersons following the October student count. The meeting will be held to discuss funding changes based on the final student count. The meeting will occur on the final day of the data submission to the state as determined by the Colorado Department of Education. 3. Tentative agreements reached as a result of this negotiation procedure are first subject to ratification by the Association within fifteen (15) days. Following the ratification by the Association, the tentative agreements shall be subject to ratification by the Board at an official meeting which shall take place within fifteen (15) days of the date the Association ratifies. After ratification by both parties, the chief officers of the Board and the Association shall sign the ratified agreement. 4. If negotiations described in this section “a” have reached an impasse, the issues in dispute shall be resolved by a mutually agreeable method or will be submitted to a mediator. However, prior to initiating said method for mediation, the Board and Association shall come together for one last session to attempt to resolve issues in dispute. Should the parties be unsuccessful in this attempt, the mutually agreeable method or mediation shall proceed. A mediator will be selected in the following manner: a. A list will be made of all items agreed upon and both negotiation teams will sign it. b. A second list will be made of all items upon which agreement cannot be made by the negotiation teams. Each team will show the last position taken by each negotiation team, which should thereby clarify the difference between the parties. This list will be signed by both negotiation teams to verify the accuracy of the statements made. c. Either the Board or the Association may request that a mediator be selected to assist in resolving the persistent disagreements that remain between the parties. This mediator will be selected within ten (10) days after the mutually agreed impasse, unless both parties agree to a later date, by requesting a mediator from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. 5. The mediator will have authority to hold hearings and confer with any parties deemed advisable in seeking to effect a recommendation to the Board and the Association. 6. All hearings by the mediator shall be in closed session and no news releases shall be made concerning progress of the hearing. 7. Whatever conclusions arrived at by the mediator, and forthcoming recommendations made, can only be advisory to the Board and the Association. 8. If outside the timelines defined in 1 or 2 of this Article, the Board should find it necessary to change policy which affects wages, hours, benefits or any other conditions of employment, and which has not been proposed by the Association, the Board will notify the Association in writing that it is considering such a change. The Association will have the right to negotiate such a change with the Board, provided that it files such a request with the Board within fifteen (15) days after such a notice has been received. 9. Any agreement reached between the Board and the Association will be reduced to writing, will be signed by the Board and the Association and will be reflected in the Master Agreement or Board Policy. 10. The Board agrees not to negotiate with any individual teacher or teacher’s organization other than that designated as the exclusive bargaining agent. The Board further agrees not to negotiate with any teacher’s organization other than the Association in regard to changes in wages, hours, benefits, or other conditions of employment during the life of this Agreement. 11. Costs, and expenses, which may be incurred in securing and utilizing the mutual services of any individual or mediator, shall be shared. 12. The district will provide to the Association President(s) a list of staff with their hire dates after the official October Count is completed. 13. Board Policy GCQA “Instructional Staff Reduction in Force” and the accompanying regulation GCQA-R can be found in section G “Personnel” in the District Board Policy Manual.