Contract -Table of Contents

Table of Contents

ARTICLE I: AGREEMENT …………. ……………………………………………….. 1

ARTICLE II: RECOGNITION ………………………………………………. … 2

ARTICLE III: GRIEVANCES ……………………………………………………….. 3

ARTICLE IV: SALARIES …………………………………………………………….. 9

ARTICLE V: HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT ………………………………………… 20

ARTICLE VI: HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFITS …………. …………….. 30

ARTICLE VII: LEAVES ………………………………………………………. . 33

ARTICLE VIII: SAFETY AND WELL-BEING ………………… ……………….. 41

ARTICLE IX: EVALUATION PROCEDURES ……………………… ………. 43

ARTICLE X: CLASS SIZE ………………………………………………………… 48

ARTICLE XI: TRANSFER AND REASSIGNMENT …………… ……………. 52

ARTICLE XII: PROFESSIONAL TEACHER SUPPORT PROGRAM …. … 58

ARTICLE XIII: SPECIAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL SUBJECTS SPECIALIST ……………………………………………………………… 70

ARTICLE XIV: TEACHER ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT ………………………. 71

ARTICLE XV: SHARED CONTRACT/PART-TIME CONTRACT…………… ………………………………………………. 72

ARTICLE XVI: GENERAL PROVISIONS ……………………………………………. 76

ARTICLE XVII: ASSOCIATION RIGHTS ……………………… ……………….. 77

ARTICLE XVIII: DISTRICT RIGHTS …………………………………………………… 79

ARTICLE XIX: DEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOL ……………………………. 80

ARTICLE XX: PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE…………………………………….. 93

ARTICLE XXI: CONSULTATION COMMITTEE……… …………………………. 96

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A: AGREEMENT RATIFICATION APPENDIX B: CERTIFICATED SALARY SCHEDULES (Effective July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017)

Certificated Salary Schedule

Certificated Nurse Salary Schedule

Dependent Charter Certificated Salary Schedule

Psychologist/Counselor Salary Schedule

Speech and Language Therapists Salary Schedule

APPENDIX C: CERTIFICATED EVALUATION SYSTEM

APPENDIX D: MORNING/AFTERNOON KINDERGARTEN MINUTES

APPENDIX E: STIPEND SCHEDULE APPENDIX

F: COUNSELORS EVALUATION APPENDIX

G: PSYCHOLOGIST EVALUATION APPENDIX

H: GRIEVANCE FORMS

Formal Level

– Step 1 (Site Level) Formal Level

– Step 2 (District Level) Formal Level

– Step 3 (Appeal) Formal Level

– Step 4 (Mediation) Formal Level

– Step 5 (Arbitration)

APPENDIX I: CALENDAR 2016-17 2017-18