BOARD PREROGATIVES. It is recognized that the Board has and will continue to retain whether exercised or not, the sole and unquestioned right, responsibility and prerogative to direct the operation of the public schools in the City of Hartford in all its aspects, including but not limited to the following: to take all actions necessary to implement the provisions of the Strategic Plan and the 48 Recommendations of the Connecticut Commissioner of Education; to maintain public elementary and secondary schools and such other educational activities as in its judgment will best serve the interests of the City of Hartford; to give the children of Hartford as nearly equal advantages as may be practicable; to decide the need for school facilities; to determine the care, maintenance and operation of buildings, lands, apparatus and other property used for school purposes; to determine the number, age and qualifications of the pupils to be admitted into each school; to employ, assign and transfer teachers, to suspend or dismiss the teachers of the schools in the manner provided by statute; to designate the schools which shall be attended by the various children within the City; to make such provisions as will enable each child of school age residing in the City to attend school for the period required by law and provide for the transportation of children whenever it is reasonable and desirable; to prescribe rules for the management, studies, classification and discipline for the public schools; to decide the textbooks to be used; to make rules for the arrangement, use and safekeeping of the school libraries and to approve the books selected therefor and to approve plans for school buildings; to prepare and submit budgets to the City Council and, in its sole discretion, expend money appropriated by the City for maintenance of the schools, and to make such transfers of funds within the appropriated budget as it shall deem desirable. These rights, responsibilities and prerogatives are not subject to delegation in whole or in part, except that the same shall not be exercised in a manner inconsistent with or in violation of any of the specific terms and provisions of this Agreement. No action taken by the Board with respect to such rights, responsibilities and prerogatives, other than as there are specified provisions herein elsewhere contained, shall be subject to the grievance provisions of this Agreement.
BOARD PREROGATIVES. The Board of Education has and will continue to retain, whether exercised or not, all of the powers specified in Conn. Gen. Stat. §10-220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and has and will continue to retain exclusively whether exercised or not, all of the rights, powers and authority not specifically relinquished, abridged, or limited by the provisions of this agreement; it shall have the sole right, responsibility and prerogative of management of all of the affairs of the schools and the direction of the working forces including but not limited to the following:
a. To determine the care, maintenance and operation of its facilities and equipment used for and on behalf of the purposes of the Board of Education;
b. To establish or continue policies, practices and procedures for the conduct of school business, and from time to time, to change or abolish such policies, practices, or procedures, provided the employees are notified in writing of such changes;
c. To employ, transfer, or promote employees, to demote employees for just cause, or to lay off, terminate, or otherwise relieve employees from duty for lack of work, budgetary cuts or other legitimate reasons when it should be in the best interest of the Board or of the schools (which rights shall include the right to contract or subcontract Board operations);
d. To prescribe and enforce reasonable rules and regulations for the maintenance of discipline and for the performance of work in accordance with the requirements of the schools; provided the employees are notified in writing of such rules;
e. To establish job descriptions and job classifications, and, from time to time, change such job descriptions and job classifications, and to ensure that incidental duties connected with departmental operations whether enumerated in job description or not, shall be performed by the employees;
f. The above rights responsibilities and prerogatives are inherent in the Torrington Board of Education and the Superintendent of Schools and are not subject to delegation in whole or in part.
BOARD PREROGATIVES. The provisions of Article 2 of the Agreement covering full-time employees are incorporated herein by reference.
BOARD PREROGATIVES. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit the Board of Trustees from conferring academic rank and tenure upon persons occupying administrative positions. However, Western will solicit and consider the recommendations of the department to which the administrator would be appointed before granting tenure. Sole power to confer tenure rests with the Board of Trustees, which awards tenure by official action approving the President's tenure recommendations. Under no circumstances shall tenure be acquired by default.
BOARD PREROGATIVES. 2.1 It is recognized that the Board has and will, consistent with the By-Laws of the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees, continue to retain, whether exercised or not, the sole right, responsibility or prerogative to make rules for the governance of UConn Health and shall determine the general policies of UConn Health , including those concerning the admission of students and the establishment of schools, centers, divisions, and departments, and to determine the mission of UConn Health and the methods and means necessary to fulfill that mission. The Board shall determine and make rules for all patient care activities; the care, maintenance, and operations of buildings, land, apparatus, and other property used for school programs and courses; staffing requirements; the calendar; and the establishment of reasonable work rules.
2.2 The Board shall have sole jurisdiction over the selection, appointment, assignment of duties and hours of work, amount of compensation, sick leave, vacation, leaves of absence, termination of service, qualifications, rank, and status of the individual members of the faculty of UConn Health; over standards of performance, discipline, order and efficiency; as well as the decision to reward, promote, demote, suspend, discipline or discharge unit members for just cause, to terminate unit members for lack of work or other legitimate reason, to establish contracts or subcontracts for services, positions or programs; UConn Health operations, and to determine whether the whole or any part of the operations shall continue except as specifically limited by the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
2.3 These rights, responsibilities, and prerogatives are not subject to delegation to the AAUP in full or in part except that the same shall not be exercised in a manner inconsistent with or in violation of any of the specific terms and provisions of this Agreement. No action taken by the Board with respect to such rights, responsibilities, and prerogatives other than the specific provisions contained in this Agreement shall be subject to the grievance provisions of this contract.
BOARD PREROGATIVES. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit the Board of Trustees from conferring academic rank and tenure upon persons occupying administrative positions. However, Xxxxxxx will solicit and consider the recommendations of the department to which the administrator would be appointed before granting tenure. Sole power to confer tenure rests with the Board of Trustees, which awards tenure by official action approving the President's tenure recommendations. Under no circumstances shall tenure be acquired by default.
BOARD PREROGATIVES. 3.1 It is recognized that the Board of Trustees has and will continue to retain, whether exercised or not, the sole and unquestioned right, responsibility or prerogative to direct the operations of the University of Connecticut, its schools and branches, in all aspects. The Board shall make rules for the governance of the University including, but not limited to, those concerning the admission of students; the setting of fees for tuition and refund of tuition; the establishment of schools, colleges, divisions and departments; and the expenditure of the University’s funds within the amounts available.
3.2 The ability to determine, to make rules for, or to approve such things as the care, maintenance, and operation of buildings, land, apparatus, and other property used for school purposes; educational policy, programs, and courses; staffing requirements, the academic calendar; the selection, appointment or assignment of duties and hours of work; leaves of absence, vacations, sick leaves, terminations of service, qualifications, rank, and status of individual members of the professional staff, standards of performance, discipline, order and efficiency, as well as the decision to reward, promote, demote, suspend, discipline or discharge unit members for lack of work or other legitimate reasons; to determine whether the whole or any part of the operation shall continue; to submit budgets to the General Assembly, to make such transfers of funds within the appropriated budget as it shall deem desirable, and to expend monies appropriated by the State of Connecticut for the maintenance of the University shall be under the sole jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees.
3.3 These rights, responsibilities and prerogatives are not subject to delegation in full or in part except that the same shall not be exercised in a manner inconsistent with or in violation of any of the specific terms and provisions of this agreement. No action taken by the Board with respect to such rights, responsibilities, and prerogatives other than the specific provisions contained in this agreement shall be subject to the contractual grievance provision of this contract.
BOARD PREROGATIVES. Any or all rights, powers, authority, and prerogatives which the Board had prior to entering into this Agreement are retained by the Board, except as those rights, powers, authority or prerogatives are expressly and specifically limited by the provisions of this Agreement. The failure to enumerate such retained rights, powers, authority, and prerogatives shall not be construed as a waiver of any such rights, powers, authority or prerogatives.
BOARD PREROGATIVES. 7.1 It is recognized that the Board of Trustees has and will continue to retain, whether exercised or not, the sole right, responsibility or prerogative to make rules for the government of the University and shall determine the general policies of the University, including those concerning the admission of students and the establishment of schools, colleges, divisions, and departments, and shall direct the expenditure of the University's funds within the amounts available, and shall fix fees for tuition and may make refunds of the same.
7.2 The Board of Trustees within available funds shall have sole jurisdiction over the selection, appointment, assignment of duties, amount of compensation, sick leave, vacation, leaves of absence, termination of service, rank, and status of the individual members of the professional staff of the University.
7.3 Said Board shall determine who constitutes the professional staff of the University and establish compensation and classification schedules for its professional staff.
7.4 These rights, responsibilities, and prerogatives are not subject to delegation to the AAUP in full or in part except that the same shall not be exercised in a manner inconsistent with or in violation of any of the specific terms and provisions of this agreement. No action taken by the Board with respect to such rights, responsibilities, and prerogatives other than the specific provisions contained in this agreement shall be subject to the grievance provisions of this contract.
