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1 BLS Contrct Collection Title: Metpolitn Nshville Pulic Schools Bord of Eduction (MNPS) nd Met Nshville Eduction Assocition (MNEA), Ntionl Eduction Assocition (NEA), (25) (MA) K#: This contrct is pvided y the Mrtin P. Ctherwood Lirry, ILR School, Cornell University. The informtion pvided is for noncommercil eductionl use only. Some vritions fm the originl pper document my hve occurred during the digitiztion pcess, nd some ppendices or tles my e sent. Susequent chnges, revisions, nd corrections my pply to this document. The complete metdt for ech collective rgining greement cn e found t - For glossry of the elements see - For dditionl reserch informtion nd ssistnce, plese visit the Reserch pge of the Ctherwood wesite - For dditionl informtion on the ILR School - For more informtion out the BLS Contrct Collection, see r contct us: Ctherwood Lirry, Ives Hll, Cornell University, Ithc, NY [email protected]

2 25-26 Eductionl Agreement Metpolitn Nshville Bord of Pulic Eduction Pm Grrett, Chirmn Kthy Nevill, Vice Chirmn George H. Thompson, III, District 1 George Blue, District 2 Lis Hunt, District 5 Meenin Awipi, District 6 Edwrd Kindll, District 7 Kthleen Hrkey, District 8 Mrsh Wrden, District 9 Executive Bord of the Metpolitn Nshville Eduction Assocition Jmye Merritt, President Erick Huth, Vice President Nncy Hollnd, Secretry Id Gregory Brnes, Finnce fficer Vughn Hles, Prlimentrin Id Etter-Gregory, District I Chris Glenn, District II Stephen Henry, District III Mrk rmn, District IV Forrest Melton, District V Pul Smith, District VI Lee Roerts, District VII Iris Dismukes, District VIII Susn Floyd, District IX Fye Stewrt, TEA Director i

3 25-26 Eductionl Agreement NEGTIATINS UNCIL Representtives of the Metpolitn Nshville Eduction Assocition Erick Huth, Chirperson Memers nd Alterntes: m Bringer Vughn Hles Yvonne Jckson Dine Jrrell Roert Bohrer Helen McMckin Chris Psser Representtives of the Metpolitn Bord of Pulic Eduction Elizeth J. Keel, Ph.D., Chirperson Memers nd Alterntes: Chris Henson Sndy Johnson, Ed.D Lnce Lott Rlph Thompson ii

4 25-26 Eductionl Agreement TABLE F NTENTS INTRDUCTIN..vii APPRVAL F AGREEMENT..vii ARTICLE I PLAN FR THE NEGTIATINS UNCIL A. PREAMBLE. 1 B. REGNITIN.. 1 C. DEFINITINS. 1 D. PRINCIPLES... 1 E. PRCEDURES.. 2 F. SAVINGS CLAUSE 3 G. DURATIN AND AMENDMENT. 3 H. DATING NEW ENTRIES.. 3 I. PRINTING F AGREEMENT.. 3 ARTICLE II ASSCIATIN AND TEACHER RIGHTS A. ACADEMIC FREEDM 4 B. ASSCIATIN NTIFICATIN.. 4 C. FACULTY INVLVEMENT IN DECISIN-MAKING PRCESSES.. 4 D. TEACHER RIGHTS... 5 E. GRADING PRCEDURES.. 5 F. EVALUATIN F CERTIFICATED PERSNNEL.. 5 G. PERSNNEL FILES & INFRMATIN. 6 H. REDUCTIN IN PRFESSINAL STAFF 6 I. STUDENT DISCIPLINE 6 J. PAYRLL DEDUCTINS. 8 K. UNABRIDGED PLICY MANUAL.. 8 L. LCAL SCHL PLICIES AND PRCEDURES. 8 M. ASSCIATIN USE F SCHL FACILITIES... 8 N. MMUNICATIN T THE ASSCIATIN 9. FFICE SPACE IN RESIDENCE 9 P. NEW CERTIFICATIN REQUIREMENTS 9 Q. CERTIFICATIN IN SPECIAL EDUCATIN 9 ARTICLE III EMPLYMENT NDITINS A. SUMMER SCHL B. SUMMER EMPLYMENT 11 C. ADULT EDUCATIN. 12 D. TEACHER TRANSFER GENERAL PRVISIN.. 12 E. TEACHER INITIATED TRANSFERS.. 13 F. ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSFERS 13 G. RESIGNATIN PRCEDURES.. 14 H. PRMTIN PLICY.. 15 I. NN-DISCRIMINATIN J. AFFIRMATIVE ACTIN 15 K. T-SHA REPRT.. 15 L. PRFESSINAL PERSNNEL PRTECTIN. 15 iii

5 25-26 Eductionl Agreement M. PRCEDURES FR HANDLING PHYSICAL ASSAULT CASE N. ST F LSS AND DAMAGE T PERSNAL PRPERTY DUE T ASSAULT. 17. TRANSPRTATIN F STUDENTS SENDARY LIABILITY VERAGE 17 P. VEHICULAR DAMAGE. 17 Q. VACATIN.. 18 R. EXTENDED WRK YEAR S. PRINCIPAL DESIGNEE 18 T. PRINCIPAL INTERVIEW...19 U. PPRTUNITIES FR EDUCATINAL ADVANCEMENT V. LLABRATIVE PLANNING/STAFF DEVELPMENT DAYS.. 19 W. LLABRATIVE ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING DAYS.. 19 ARTICLE IV TEACHING NDITINS A. PLANNING TIME FR TEACHERS...2 B. FACULTY MEETING.2 C. PARTIAL DAY ABSENCE 2 D. DUTY-FREE LUNCH PERID 2 E. SUPPLEMENT PAYING PSITINS 2 F. IMPRVED PRCEDURES FR TEACHING MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT.21 G. ADMINISTRATIVE INFRMATIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (AIMS) H. INSTRUCTINAL MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES TEACHER FACILITIES & INPUT INT NSTRUCTIN F FACILITIES J. K-8, ART, MUSIC & PHYSICAL EDUCATIN TEACHERS K. NEW PRGRAM IMPLEMENTATIN.. 22 L. TEXTBKS. 22 M. PUBLICATIN F STAFFING RATIS AND PRCEDURES..23 N. WRK SPACE FR ITINERANT PERSNNEL AND P. E. TEACHERS. 23. HEALTH AND SAFETY. 23 ARTICLE V MPREHENSIVE STAFF DEVELPMENT PRGRAM A. PRFESSINAL GRWTH 24 B. FCUS F STAFF DEVELPMENT ACTIVITIES.. 24 ARTICLE VI TEACHER WRKDAY, RESPNSIBILITIES AND DUTIES A. TEACHER RESPNSIBILITIES AND NN-INSTRUCTINAL DUTIES. 25 B. REPRTING F ABSENCES. 25 C. TEACHER WRKDAY.. 25 D. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE TIMES. 25 E. HIGH SCHL TEACHING LADS...25 F. SMKING PLICY 25 ARTICLE VII LEAVES F ABSENCE A. SICK LEAVE B. SICK LEAVE BANK C. JB RELATED INJURY 28 D. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE.. 29 iv

6 25-26 Eductionl Agreement E. PERSNAL LEAVE F. PRFESSINAL LEAVE. 3 G. FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA) 3 H. MILITARY LEAVE.. 32 I. PLITICAL LEAVE 33 J. EXTENDED PRFESSINAL DEVELPMENT LEAVE K. ASSCIATIN LEAVE. 35 L. RELIGIUS RITE R RDINANCE.. 35 M. ASSCIATIN PRESIDENT N. ASSCIATIN FFICE 35. SPECIAL LEAVE PEACE RPS/GVERNMENT APPRVED ACTIVITY.. 35 P. URT APPEARANCE PLICY 36 Q. PLACING TEACHERS RETURNING FRM LEAVE.. 36 R. LEAVE WITHUT PAY. 36 S. ACCRUED BENEFITS UPN RETURNING FRM LEAVE.. 36 ARTICLE VIII PRFESSINAL MPENSATIN A. WRK YEAR AND PAY SCHEDULE 37 B. ADMINISTRATIVE SALARIES 37 C. LNG-RANGE GALS FR MPENSATIN. 37 D. TERMINAL PAY AT RETIREMENT 37 E. SALARY SCHEDULE 39 F. ADMINISTRATIVE SALARY.41 G. MILEAGE. 42 H. SALARY SUPPLEMENTS ANNUAL LEAVE PAYMENT UPN DEATH R RETIREMENT.. 43 J. EXTRA MPENSATIN PAYMENT K. VLUNTARY WRKSHPS AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES 43 L. INSURANCE BENEFITS.. 43 M. WELLNESS. 44 N. EMPLYEE ASSISTANCE PRGRAM 44. MARTIN LUTHER KING HLIDAY. 44 P. PTINAL INSTRUCTINAL PREPARATIN PAY.. 44 Q. NATINAL BARD CERTIFICATIN 44 ARTICLE IX GRIEVANCE PRCEDURE..46 ARTICLE X UNCILS AND MMITTEES A. PRFESSINAL UNCIL 49 B. CURRICULUM ADVISRY UNCIL C. FACULTY ADVISRY UNCIL 51 D. SCHL CALENDAR ADVISRY MMITTEE 52 E. STAFF DEVELMENT GVERNANCE UNCIL.52 F. JINT MMITTEES G. PEER ASSISTANCE, LEADERSHIP & SUPPRT (PALS) PRGRAM.. 54 ARTICLE XI INSTRUCTINAL PRGRAM A. LITERACY STANDARDS FR STUDENTS 56 B. NTINUITY F INSTRUCTINAL PRGRAM 56 v

7 25-26 Eductionl Agreement C. SHARED EVALUATINS. 56 APPENDIX A. STIPENDS FR PERATING TEACHER.. 57 B. MATERNITY LEAVE. 57 C. EDUCATN TRUTH IN REPRTING 57 D. MEMRANDUM F AGREEMENT N SUPPLEMENT PAY SCHEDULE 59 E. MEMRANDUM F AGREEMENT N SAFETY AND SECURITY.59 F. MEMRANDUM F AGREEMENT N INCENTIVE MMITTEE.6 G. MEMRANDUM F AGREEMENT N LAYFF AND RECALL/ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSFERS...6 H. MEMRANDUM F AGREEMENT N INCREASE IN BEP FUNDING..6 I. MEMRANDUM F AGREEMENT N WELLNESS..6 J. MEMRANDUM F AGREEMENT N PLANNING DAYS 61 vi

8 25-26 Eductionl Agreement INTRDUCTIN The pvisions included in this edition of the Eductionl Agreement represent the cumultive results of severl yers of negotitions etween the Met Nshville Eduction Assocition nd the Bord of Eduction of the Metpolitn Nshville Pulic Schools. As gup they represent mutul greement etween the certificted employees nd the Bord of Pulic Eduction. Ech summer new pvisions nd/or modifictions of erlier pvisions re incorported into the greement sed on negotitions sessions, which tke plce the preceding spring. The representtives of the Bord of Eduction nd MNEA re dedicted to fully implementing the policies in this greement. Both prties recognize tht these policies re imperfect nd re committed to further impvements, which will enefit techers, the system nd ultimtely the students of Met Nshville. It is hoped tht you will keep this ooklet ville for redy reference thughout the school yers. Appvl of Agreement This document ws rtified y the Metpolitn Nshville Eduction Assocition on June 2, 25, nd y the Metpolitn Bord of Pulic Eduction on August 9, 25. Appved y Pm Grrett, Chirmn Metpolitn Nshville Bord of Eduction vii

9 A. PREAMBLE Eductionl Agreement ARTICLE I PLAN FR THE NEGTIATINS UNCIL The Bord of Eduction of Metpolitn Nshville Pulic Schools (MNPS) hereinfter referred to s "Bord" nd the Metpolitn Nshville Eduction Assocition (MNEA) which represents mjority of the certificted employees, hereinfter referred to s "Assocition" do herey gree tht the welfre of the children of the Met School System is prmount in the opertion of the schools nd will e pmoted y oth prties. The prties do herey gree s follows: B. REGNITIN 1. The Assocition recognizes the Bord s the leglly ppointed representtive of the people of Nshville-Dvidson County nd s the employer of the certificted personnel of the MNPS. 2. The Bord recognizes the Assocition s representtive of the certificted personnel employed y the Bord, pvided, however, tht nothing contined herein shll phiit ny employee fm ppering efore the Bord on his or her own ehlf. 3. The purpose of this recognition is the mutul greement tht the prties will cooperte with regrd to ll mtters of common concern nd use pfessionl nd eductionl chnnels in reching greements. C. DEFINITINS "Employee" nd "Techer"--The terms "employee" nd "techer" shll e used interchngely nd shll include techers, ssistnt principls, principls, supervisors, directors, nd ll other certificted personnel of the Bord, unless otherwise indicted or differentited in this Agreement. (1997) D. PRINCIPLES 1. Attinment of ojectives of the eductionl pgrm of the district requires mutul understnding nd coopertion mong the Bord, the Director, his stff, nd the pfessionl teching personnel. The Assocition recognizes nd supports the principle of ly contl of the eductionl pgrm nd tht it is the duty nd right of the Bord of Eduction to determine policies governing the opertion of the school system nd tht it is the responsiility of the Director to dminister ll policies. The Assocition nd the Bord oth recognize tht the development of policy is mutul nd joint responsiility. 2. It is recognized tht teching is pfession requiring specilized qulifictions, nd tht the success of the eductionl pgrm in the district depends upon the mximum utiliztion of the ilities of techers in the development of policies nd pgrms. It is recognized tht the Assocition hs responsiilities for mintining nd impving stndrds of pfessionl preprtion, prctice nd stnding s well s prticipting in development of policy. 3. It is further recognized tht techers hve the right to join, or not to join ny orgniztion for their pfessionl or economic impvement nd tht memership in ny orgniztion shll not e required s condition of employment. 4. The Bord nd the Assocition recognize tht the est interest of pulic eduction will e served y estlishing pcedures to pvide n orderly method for the Bord 1

10 25-26 Eductionl Agreement nd representtives of the Assocition to rech mutul greement nd support of policies nd pgrms dopted or modified y the Bord. These policies would include such items s: the conditions of employment which will ttrct nd retin superior teching force in the district such s slry schedules nd their ppliction, fringe enefits, inservice nd pfessionl gwth pgrms, clss size, teching nd clssom conditions, student teching pgrms, ressignment, evlution, discipline, pmotion, grievnces, other relted personnel policies, nd other mtters of concern of the pfessionl personnel nd the Bord. 5. The Bord nd the Assocition gree to complete the economic issues in the negotitions pcess in time to e rtified nd included in the school udget sumitted to the myor. (1993) E. PRCEDURES 1. There is herey estlished Negotitions Council consisting of five (5) memers representing the Bord nd five (5) representtives of the Assocition. The Chirmn of the Bord, or nother memer ppointed y him, nd the President of the Assocition, or memer of the Executive Bord ppointed y him, my ttend meetings of the Council s oservers. 2. Since the purpose of the Council is to ring out mutully supported policies nd pgrms, pposls nd counter-pposls my e freely presented nd exchnged y representtives of the Bord nd the Assocition representtives. Meetings re to e held on cll y either the Assocition or the Bord, t which time the purpose of the meeting will e stted. Such meetings shll e held within fifteen (15) dys of the request, unless mutully extended. Techer memers of the Negotitions Council, not to exceed seven (7), will e relesed fm school duties without loss of slry to ttend ny meetings scheduled during school hours. 3. Ech prty shll hve the right to utilize, jointly or seprtely, the services of consultnts who my mke reports directly to the Council. 4. The Bord nd the Director gree to furnish to the Assocition's representtives, in ccordnce with their resonle requests, ll ville informtion concerning finncil resources of the district, tenttive udgetry requirements nd lloctions, nd such other informtion s will ssist the Assocition in developing intelligent, ccurte nd constructive pposls on ehlf of techers, students, nd the eductionl pgrm. 5. When the Bord nd Assocition representtives hve reched written pposed greement, it shll e presented first to the Assocition nd then to the Bord for considertion. 6. If the Council is unle to gree on pposl, the respective representtives should seek further instructions fm their respective gups. All resonle mens, including expert guidnce should e employed in n effort to rech greement nd mutully supported recommendtion y the memers of the Council. 7. If forty-five (45) dys prior to the end of the fiscl yer, the Assocition or the Bord representtives re of the opinion tht the Council cnnot rech mutully supported recommendtion to the Assocition nd the Bord, such filure shll e reported to the Executive Bord of the Assocition nd the Bord of Pulic Eduction. The report shll e reduced to writing setting forth those mtters greed upon nd those mtters in conflict stting the resons on ech side for such conflict. Upon the request of the Executive Bord or the Bord of Pulic Eduction, joint conference to ttempt to resolve the differences shll e clled within fifteen (15) dys, unless mutully extended. 2

11 25-26 Eductionl Agreement 8. Should no greement ensue fm the joint conference etween the Executive Bord of the Assocition nd the Bord of Pulic Eduction, dispute settlement pcedures s follows my e invoked y either prty: F. SAVINGS CLAUSE If thirty (3) dys prior to the end of the fiscl yer, the Bord nd the Assocition cnnot come to mutul understnding concerning mtters efore the NC, either prty my request tht the Federl Medition nd Concilition Service ppoint meditor fm its stff. The meditor shll meet with the prties or their representtives, or oth, forthwith, either jointly or seprtely, nd shll tke such steps, s he my deem ppprite, to persude the prties to resolve their differences nd effect mutully cceptle greement. All costs for this service shll e shred eqully y the Bord nd the Assocition. If greement cnnot e reched thugh deliertion with meditor, the Bord shll hve the responsiility for finl decision. Should ny rticle, section, or cluse of this greement e declred illegl y court of competent jurisdiction, sid rticle, section, or cluse, s the cse my e, shll e utomticlly deleted fm this greement to the extent tht it violted the lw. The remining rticles, sections, nd cluses shll remin in full force nd effect for the durtion of the greement if not ffected y the deleted rticle, section, or cluse. The deleted rticle, section, or cluse shll e rewritten within thirty (3) dys unless extended y mutul greement. G. DURATIN AND AMENDMENT This pln shll e in full force nd effect for period of one (1) yer fm the effective dte hereof. The pln will utomticlly continue in force unless either prty requests termintion thirty (3) dys prior to the expirtion dte. It my e mended y mutul greement t ny time. H. DATING NEW ENTRIES As of July 1, 1993, ny entries dded to the Eductionl Agreement will indicte the yer of ppvl. (1993) I. PRINTING F AGREEMENT The costs of printing the Eductionl Agreement shll e orne eqully y the Bord nd the Assocition. Both MNEA nd the Bord gree to work coopertively to expedite the printing nd distriution of the Eductionl Agreement. 3

12 A. ACADEMIC FREEDM Eductionl Agreement ARTICLE II ASSCIATIN AND TEACHER RIGHTS The schools seek to educte people in the democrtic trdition; to foster recognition of individul freedom nd socil responsiility; to inspire meningful wreness of, nd respect for, the Constitution nd the Bill of Rights; nd to instill pprecition of the vlues of individul personlity. It is recognized tht these democrtic vlues cn est e trnsmitted in n tmosphere which is free fm censorship nd rtificil restrints upon free inquiry nd lerning, nd in which cdemic freedom for techer nd student is encourged. Acdemic freedom shll e gurnteed to techers in order to crete in the clssom n tmosphere of freedom, which permits students to rise questions deling with criticl issues of the time nd which mintins n tmosphere conducive to the study, investigtion, presenttion nd interprettion of fcts which stress the interply of ides. In ddition, the techer is responsile for exercising his/her judgment in selecting for discussion those relevnt issues which he/she my deem ppprite to the mturity nd understnding of the students involved. Freedom of individul conscience, ssocition nd expression will e encourged, nd firness in pcedures will e oserved oth to sfegurd the legitimte interest of the schools nd to exhiit y ppprite exmples the sic ojectives of democrtic society. Techers will e entitled to full rights of citizenship. No lwful religious or politicl ctivity of ny techer will e gunds for discipline or discrimintion with respect to the pfessionl employment of such techer. Pfessionl eductors should recognize tht cdemic freedom is not n solute, nd it must e exercised within the sic ethicl responsiilities of the teching pfession. As outlined in the NEA Code of Ethics dted July 3, 197, these responsiilities include: 1. Commitment to the Student 2. Commitment to the Pulic 3. Commitment to the Pfession 4. Commitment to Pfessionl Employment Prctices B. ASSCIATIN NTIFICATIN The Administrtion shll notify the Assocition thugh the Pfessionl Council prior to recommending to the Bord ny policy ffecting techers. C. FACULTY INVLVEMENT IN DECISIN-MAKING PRCESSES Eductors re held ccountle for the success of the eductionl pcess. Therefore, the Metpolitn Nshville Bord of Eduction nd the Metpolitn Nshville Eduction Assocition recognize the necessity for involving fculties in the decision-mking pcess. When fesile during workshops nd locl inservice, techers nd principls will explore nd discuss wys of orgnizing schools for impved pgrms. Where pplicle, locl stffs will consider differentited stffing, which would include identifying nd descriing vrious functions within the school setting tht cn e performed y pr-pfessionls, tem teching, vrile student guping, etc., which might mke possile the reconstruction of instructionl stffs, instructionl ptterns, nd school orgniztion. When necessry, techers will devote the necessry time eyond the norml school dy in order to ccomplish the ove ojective. 4

13 25-26 Eductionl Agreement D. TEACHER RIGHTS 1. Reprimnds nd grievnces shll e conducted in privte. An ffected techer shll, however, hve the right, in ll such instnces, to request the presence of certificted employee orgniztion representtive t sid interview nd, when such request is mde, the interview will not pceed until the representtive is in ttendnce. 2. Techers shll e fforded due pcess to insure tht ny dverse ction shll e for just cuse nd cn e delt with firly nd equitly. 3. Any pfessionl recommended for suspension to the Director of Schools shll e grnted hering on the question of suspension efore the Director of Schools within ten (1) working dys fm the dte of such recommendtion. Prior to the hering, nd prior to the imposition of suspension y the Director of Schools, the pfessionl shll remin in full-py sttus. The MNEA shll e notified immeditely whenever suspension is recommended to the Director. 4. Except for cses of extreme emergency, techers clled to the office for conference concerning student or prent shll e notified of the reson prior to the conference. (1997) 5. Any complints regrding n employee mde to n dministrtor y prent, student, or other person shll e pcessed ccording to Bord Policy #13. E. GRADING PRCEDURES Appved pcedures for the evlution of student pgress nd the reporting of such shll e mde ville to principls for distriution to techers. If the ppved pcedures pvide for optionl reporting forms, the locl school principl nd fculty, working coopertively with the dministrtion, shll e llowed to select those they find most ppprite. Techers shll hve the right nd responsiility to determine grdes nd student pmotions. An dministrtive chnge in techer's decision on grde or pmotion shll not e mde without prior consulttion with the techer. A techer my request tht the decision of the principl or the results of the consulttion e reviewed y the ppprite ssistnt superintendent or designee. Grdes shll e recorded on officil school records including report crds nd permnent student records in the mnner prescried y the centrl dministrtion. Techers my use percentge nd/or letter grdes for individul record keeping in grde ooks. If the techer's individul method of record keeping vries fm the method prescried for the officil recording, n explntion or key shll e filed with the uilding principl efore the first grding period nd shll lso e ffixed to the fnt pge of the grde ook. F. EVALUATIN F CERTIFICATED PERSNNEL Appved evlution pcedures for certificted personnel shll e mde ville upon request y the employee. Copies of the guidelines for conducting evlutions shll lso e mde ville. All evlutions shll e conducted ccording to the ppved pcedures. Techers will e given copy of ny evlution report nd will discuss such report with the person prepring it efore it is sumitted to the techer's permnent file. The techer shll e requested to ffix his/her signture to indicte tht he/she is wre of the contents of the report. Such signture does not necessrily indicte greement with the content of the report. The Pfessionl Council will hold discussions out the pcess for determining pposed chnges. 5

14 25-26 Eductionl Agreement G. PERSNNEL FILES & INFRMATIN 1. Ech techer shll hve the right, upon request, to review the contents of his/her own personnel file. A representtive of the Assocition my, t the techer's request, ccompny the techer in this review. The review shll e mde in the presence of the Assistnt Superintendent for Humn Resources or designee. 2. No mteril of degtory nture will e plced in the permnent personnel file of techer without the techer's prior knowledge of the content of the mteril nd the dte of plcement in the file. Upon request y the techer, response my e ttched to the mteril. (1999) 3. The tier-level ssistnt superintendents shll notify principls of the need to mintin confidentility of personl informtion out stff memers, which hs not een mde prt of their officil records, y not including it in ny electnic system which my e trnsmitted thughout the school network. In order to mke the informtion more redily ville this rticle shll e cited in the District Stndrd perting Pcedures (DSP) mnul. 4. Supervisors, uilding principls, nd deprtment nd division heds will e responsile for hndling other sensitive documents of personl nture in mnner which complies with the requirements of the Americns with Disilities Act, HIPPA, other pertinent federl sttutes, nd the Tennessee pen Records Act. (1999) 5. Prior to use for evlution or for mking ny record of permnence, ll degtory informtion tht n dministrtor hs reltive to n employee must e shown to tht employee upon request. 6. The Humn Resources Deprtment will mintin list of certificted personnel contining res of certifiction nd length of service for reserch purposes. Upon resonle justifiction, employees my review this informtion. H. REDUCTIN IN PRFESSINAL STAFF When stff reductions mong certificted personnel re necessitted y decrese in enllment, udgetry restrictions, or phsing out of pgrms, reductions shll e mde first y reverse order of seniority within the re of techer certifiction, nd then considertion shll e given to cdemic pgrm needs y suject re or grde level. All certificted personnel terminted for the resons stted ove shll e re-employed in order of system seniority within their re(s) of certifiction s vcncies occur nd consistent with Title 49 of Tennessee Code Annotted. (1999) I. STUDENT DISCIPLINE 1. System-wide discipline regultions, The Code of Student Conduct, shll e pulished nd distriuted to students ech yer. The Administrtion shll clerly indicte the intent of the Bord to enforce these regultions nd mintin n orderly lerning envinment in the schools. Techers enforcing these regultions will hve the support of the Bord nd Administrtion. The ehvior of students will e in conformnce with system-wide regultions. Filure to conform shll suject student to disciplinry ction. 2. The Bord nd the Assocition recognize tht effective clssom teching nd lerning is dependent upon techer mngement of the clssom nd the sence of disruptive ehvior on the prt of the students. The Bord herey recognizes its responsiility to support techers with respect to mintennce of contl nd discipline in the school within the frmework of Bord Policy. 6

15 25-26 Eductionl Agreement 3. Whenever it ppers tht prticulr pupil requires the ttention of specil counselors, socil workers, lw enforcement personnel, the Administrtion will tke positive steps to secure the ppprite services. 4. If techer in school is concerned with the mnner in which ehviorl plems re eing djusted within tht school, the mtter will e discussed etween the techer nd the principl. If the mtter is not stisfctorily resolved t tht level, the techer nd/or principl my use pper nd estlished orgniztionl chnnels for resolution of the difference. (1995) 5. Individul records on student discipline will e mde ville to the techer concerned s n id for determining disciplinry recommendtions concerning prticulr pupils. (1995) 6. The generl purpose of this pvision shll e to pvide concise informtion for oth techer nd principl to ssist them in coopertively mintining the est possile lerning envinment. Mintennce of pper student ehvior, generlly, is the concern of the entire pfessionl stff. Mintennce of pper student ehvior in the clssom is primrily the responsiility of the techer. However, techer will direct pupil to the Principl or designee when the seriousness of the ehvior, the persistence of the misehvior, or the disruptive effect of the violtion mkes the continued presence of the student uncceptle. (23) In such cses, the techer will immeditely furnish the Principl or his/her designee with knowledge of the referrl nd s soon s possile, ut no lter thn the conclusion of tht school dy, the full detils of the incident leding to the dismissl nd concise written sttement descriing the disciplinry steps tken y the techer efore referrl to the Principl or his/her designee. The techer shll redmit the pupil upon the written uthoriztion of the Principl or his/her designee. A concise written communiction of the ction tken y the Principl or his/her designee to ssist the techer nd/or pupil shll e pvided. (23) 7. If, in the judgment of either the principl or his/her designee nd/or the techer, conference is necessry, it will e held s soon s possile. The conference should include, s required, the techer, principl nd such other persons s my contriute to the resolution of the plem. If stisfctory steps do not result fm this conference, the principl my, fter consulttion with the techers who serve the student, schedule nother conference involving the ppprite dministrtor or designee nd such other persons s my contriute to solution of the plem. 8. The principl my suspend student fm ttendnce t school, including its sponsored ctivities, or fm riding school us in ccordnce with the rules nd regultions of the Bord of Eduction nd Tennessee Code Annotted. (1995) A student my e excluded fm further ttendnce in the Metpolitn Pulic Schools. 9. Corporl punishment is phiited ccording to District Policy. 1. Techers re expected to exert their est efforts nd pfessionl judgment to mintin discipline in the school. If fights involving students do occur on school pperty, techer is expected to do wht ny resonle person would do under the circumstnces. If circumstnces wrrnt nd permit, techer is llowed, ut not required, to use physicl restrint to stop the fight. If the techer determines tht he/she cnnot stop the fight, or tht physicl restrint is not resonle, ssistnce should e requested immeditely. (1999) 7

16 25-26 Eductionl Agreement 11. At the eginning of ech school yer, systemwide commitment for estlishing nd mintining orderly nd effective clssoms nd schools will e demonstrted y focusing on the ehviorl expecttions of students nd empowering techers to ecome ctive prticipnts in the development nd implementtion of locl school discipline plns. This ojective will e chieved y:. Reserving portion of one of the stte-mndted inservice dys for the purpose of ddressing the issue of student discipline.. Pviding time for the locl school discipline committees to gther fculty input for n effective discipline pln or to re-exmine with the fculty the pln in existence with regrd to its effectiveness in ddressing the schoolwide discipline concerns. c. Prior to the end of the first six-weeks grding period, the fculty discipline committee shll hve completed the development or re-exmintion of the locl schoolwide discipline pln to ssure tht the desired expecttions nd outcomes for students nd stff re effective. After strtegies for impvement hve een exmined, the pln shll e sumitted to the Assistnt Superintendent of Student Services. (1995) J. PAYRLL DEDUCTINS Whenever duly uthorized y ny techer on form or forms ppprite for such purposes nd consistent with regultions estlished y the Business Services Division, pyll deductions for memership dues of the Assocition shll e mde in ccordnce with such form or forms. Pyll deductions for memership dues my e initited t ny time, pvided the Business ffice receives the pyll deduction crds requesting deduction ten (1) dys in dvnce of the first pyll check tht will e ffected. The Assocition grees to deliver to the Met Schools Business ffice n officil list, including supporting documenttion, of those persons cnceling pyll deduction for continuing memer dues for the following school yer no lter thn June 3. Authoriztion for pyll deduction for other purposes my e dded y mutul greement. (1999) The Bord shll e held hrmless s to ny liility relted in ny wy to the deduction of such dues. (1999) K. UNABRIDGED PLICY MANUAL A complete nd up-to-dte copy of ll Bord of Pulic Eduction policies shll e plced on the District we site. (23) L. LCAL SCHL PLICIES AND PRCEDURES 1. Ech certificted employee shll e given written list of policies nd pcedures of his/her individul school t the time of his/her ssignment to tht school. In the development of locl school policies nd pcedures, it is recognized tht Stte policies nd locl Bord policies nd pcedures supersede those of locl schools. 2. The nnul udit of the locl school's finncil receipts nd disursements shll e mde ville to the fculty within fifteen (15) dys fter the opening of school or within ten (1) dys if the udit is received during the school yer. M. ASSCIATIN USE F SCHL FACILITIES Suject to the Bord's retention of the right of prior ppvl thugh the ppprite Administrtive ffice, duly uthorized representtives of the MNEA my use school uildings for officil orgniztion usiness pvided tht pyment for ny direct costs re mde nd tht such meetings do not interfere with the norml opertion of the school nd further 8

17 25-26 Eductionl Agreement pvided no orgniztion views on mtters relting to techer school or Bord-orgniztion reltionships will e discussed in the presence of students. 1. The Mondy of ech month preceding the MNEA Representtive Assemly shll e set side for MNEA fculty meetings, if needed, or fculty meetings t which MNEA mtters re first on the gend. Attendnce t MNEA fculty meeting is voluntry. The MNEA Fculty Representtive or his/her designee shll chir the meeting or the prt of the meeting which hs MNEA gend items. 2. Meetings of the Assocition, whether in gups within school or generl meetings, shll e rrnged for in dvnce thugh the office of the school where the meeting is to e held. 3. The Assocition shll hve the right s techer orgniztion to post notices of its ctivities nd mtters of orgniztion concern on techer ulletin ords. At lest portion of one (1) or more shll e pvided in ech school uilding. 4. Authorized representtives of the Assocition will ssume responsiility for posting or distriuting mteril for the Assocition. 5. An informtion copy of distriuted notices nd other mterils shll e sent to the principl nd Director of Schools t the time of posting of distriution. 6. The Assocition will hve the right to use the regulr inter-school mil delivery system to distriute officil Assocition mterils, including pickup fm nd delivery to MNEA office. 7. Any communiction posted on ulletin ord or sent thugh school mens of distriution or plced in employee miloxes y the MNEA shll hve pper identifiction of the MNEA. 8. Except for MNEA's elections, politicl cmpign literture shll not e posted on school ulletin ords or distriuted thugh school mils y the MNEA or ny of its memers, unless ppved y the Bord nd the Director of Schools. N. MMUNICATIN T THE ASSCIATIN In order to pvide for etter communiction etween the MNEA nd the vrious deprtments within the school system, ll deprtments shll forwrd to the MNEA informtion copies of ppprite communictions, including ll mterils pvided to the Press.. FFICE SPACE IN RESIDENCE The Bord recognizes tht, in order for techers to ccomplish their jos effectively, it will usully e necessry to hve n office in prt of their residences for the purpose of preprtion, grding ppers, storge of mterils nd other functions relted to the prctice of their pfession. The Bord of Pulic Eduction shll not e responsile for this office. P. NEW CERTIFICATIN REQUIREMENTS When the locl school system is informed of new certifiction requirements y the Stte Deprtment of Eduction, the Humn Resources Deprtment will mke resonle effort to pvide informtion out the new requirements to ffected personnel. Q. CERTIFICATIN IN SPECIAL EDUCATIN When new certifiction stndrds re required in specil eduction, the school system will pvide informtion out the new requirements to ffected personnel. The system shll ttempt to fcilitte the efforts of the individul techer to meet nd comply with the new 9

18 25-26 Eductionl Agreement certifiction stndrds y mking n effort to pvide notifiction of ville opportunities in re colleges nd universities. The Director of Schools shll pply for wiver within the context of Stte Deprtment of Eduction nd/or Stte Bord of Eduction Rules nd Regultions to ssist n employee who hs demonstrted resonle effort ut is unle to meet the new certifiction stndrds. 1

19 A. SUMMER SCHL Eductionl Agreement ARTICLE III EMPLYMENT NDITINS 1. A sttement of ll suject re systemwide enrichment pgrms in grdes 1-3 nd credit nd pmotion offerings for summer school techers shll e dequtely pulicized y the Director of Schools nd shll e posted in ech school uilding s erly s possile. Techers who hve pplied for such summer school positions shll e notified of the ction tken regrding their pplictions s erly s prcticle nd under norml circumstnces not lter thn My 1. (1995) 2. All summer school positions nd ny offer of employment re contingent upon sufficient enllment nd ility to finnce. 3. In filling summer school positions, priority plcements will e given to creer ldder techers with ssignments consistent with the system's creer ldder needs ssessment. The school system will ssign summer school personnel with respect to diversity of rce nd sex to ech uilding where possile. (1995) 4. Positions in summer school clsses will, to the extent possile, e filled y regulrly ppointed pfessionl personnel in the Metpolitn Nshville Pulic Schools who pln to return to the system for the ensuing school yer.. Preference will e given to personnel who, during the regulr school yer, re clssom techers hving tenure in Metpolitn Nshville Pulic Schools nd teching in the re for which they re requesting summer school employment.. Second choice shll go to non-tenure techers in Metpolitn Nshville Pulic Schools who re teching in the re for which they re requesting summer school employment. c. Third choice shll e fm clssom techers in Metpolitn Nshville Pulic Schools, certified ut not presently teching in the re for which they re mking ppliction. d. Fourth choice shll e fm certified pfessionl personnel who re not clssom techers. 5. In res where there re more qulified pplicnts for summer school thn positions ville, preference shll e given to pplicnts who hve tught not more thn two (2) summer sessions immeditely pceeding the current yer. 6. All summer school techers will e pid t the sme hourly rte of py. (The current Bord ppved rte is ( $16.76 per hour strting July 1, 25) Beginning with the school yer, ll slry schedule increses will lso pply to the summer school rte of py. (25) B. SUMMER EMPLYMENT The Humn Resources Deprtment shll nnounce possile clssified summer employment ville to techers during April of ech school yer. A list of techers interested in such employment shll e mintined y Humn Resources. Preference will e given to personnel who, during the regulr school yer, re employees of the Metpolitn Nshville Pulic School System. 11

20 25-26 Eductionl Agreement C. ADULT EDUCATIN 1. Clsses in Adult Eduction re offered ech fll nd spring. Applictions for teching must e sumitted to the ffice of Adult Eduction t lest three (3) months prior to the eginning of the next session. An ppliction my e sumitted for teching clss normlly tught in the regulr pgrm or one in which the pplicnt hs specil interest nd/or skill. Any offer of employment is contingent upon sufficient enllment nd ility to finnce. 2. Positions in Adult Eduction will, to the extent possile, e filled y regulrly ppointed pfessionl personnel in the Metpolitn Nshville Pulic Schools.. Preference will e given to personnel hving tenure nd presently teching in the re for which they re mking ppliction.. Second choice shll go to non-tenure techers. c. Third choice shll go to pfessionl personnel who re not presently teching in the re for which they re mking ppliction. d. Fourth choice shll go to those who re not regulrly ppointed pfessionl personnel in the Metpolitn Nshville Pulic Schools. 3. In filling Adult Eduction positions, considertion will e given to mintining rcil lnce consistent with tht of the regulr school pgrm, nd mking ppointments with no discrimintion sed on gender. D. TEACHER TRANSFER -- GENERAL PRVISINS 1. Seniority shll e determined y the most recent dte of continuous employment. Appved leves shll not e considered rek in employment nd shll hve no impct on seniority. 2. Trnsfers my e mde t the request of the techer, principl, or my e initited y the Director of Schools nd his/her stff for ny purpose tht in the judgment of the Director of Schools is for the welfre of the techer or the schools. The ppvl of the Director of Schools or his/her designee is required for ny trnsfer. (25) 3. The principl criterion for considertion of request for trnsfer is whether or not the request will result in the est eductionl pgrm for the school system. The Bord nd the MNEA recognize tht eductionl pgrms re fcilitted y the selection of school fculties which re well lnced in terms of the techers' trining, experience, specil qulifictions nd interests, gender, rce, ge, nd length of service. Creful considertion will e given to ech of the ove when filling vcncies in order to chieve pper lnce of techers on ny locl school fculty. (25) 4. Furthermore, there shll e no discrimintion in the filling of positions, dministrtive or clssom, ecuse of rce, creed, religion, or gender. (25) 5. The Bord nd MNEA shll continue their efforts to chieve nd mintin integrtion nd rcil lnce of school fculties, nd no portion of the trnsfer pcedures shll e interpreted in such mnner s to hinder their efforts. 6. When techer is newly ssigned or is trnsferred etween schools, grde levels, nd/or suject mtter res, every effort will e mde to pvide necessry mterils for tht suject or grde to set up the clssom. 12

21 25-26 Eductionl Agreement 7. Continuing techers presently teching outside their re(s) of certifiction shll e plced in vcncies in their re(s) of certifiction efore new techers re ssigned. Exceptions must e in ccordnce with Stte regultions. (25) E. TEACHER INITIATED TRANSFERS 1. Not lter thn April 1, the Assistnt Superintendent of Humn Resources shll hve posted in the office of ech school list of the known vcncies y loction nd certifiction for the ensuing school yer. Such list shll include ll vcncies in positions of dministrtion, counselors, techers of exceptionl children, other specil teching res, s well s regulr teching ssignments. A copy of the current trnsfer form will e ttched to ech list of vcncies. The uilding principl shll cll specil ttention to vcncies in the locl school so tht considertion my e given to techers in tht locl school for filling such vcncies. The MNEA recognizes tht some vcncies will e in dout, ecuse pgrms nd udgets will e suject to chnge. 2. Before chieving tenure sttus, techers shll e eligile for trnsfer only etween their first nd second yer of service to MNPS. Exceptions for voluntry trnsfers t other times my e mde for extenuting circumstnces s ppved y the Assistnt Superintendent of Humn Resources. (25) 3. Any techer receiving Bord-pid trining in Pidei, Montessori, or Interntionl Bcclurete (IB) methods, must remin in sid pgrm for three (3) yers efore pply for voluntry trnsfer. This trnsfer limittion only pplies to those techers voluntrily trnsferred in Pidei, Montessori, or IB pgrm fter July 1, 25. Exceptions my e mde for extenuting circumstnces s ppved y the Assistnt Superintendent of Humn Resources. ther specilty trining tht my limit voluntry trnsfers cn only e dded to this susection y the mutul consent of the MNEA nd MNPS. (25) 4. Techers who desire trnsfer shll otin fm the principl or the Humn Resources Deprtment set of Request for Trnsfer forms nd send one (1) copy of the request to the Humn Resources Deprtment, 261 Brnsford Avenue, y April 15 of ech yer. Trnsfer requests my include, ut not e limited to, the posted vcncies. 5. If techer does not wish to e considered for vcncies which occur in the summer, the techer must cncel the request for trnsfer in writing. All requests for trnsfer on file in office of the Assistnt Superintendent for Humn Resources shll e destyed on ctoer 31 of ech school yer. Techers desiring trnsfers for the following school yer shll renew their trnsfer request on the ppprite forms. Nothing in this rticle shll prevent ny techer fm requesting, or prevent the Director of Schools nd his stff fm inititing trnsfer t ny time. 6. Techers nd dministrtors who re to e trnsferred shll e notified in writing s soon s prcticle nd, under norml circumstnces, not lter thn July 1 of ech yer. If trnsfer is requested ut not grnted, the techer my request conference in the Humn Resources Deprtment to discuss the reson(s) the trnsfer request ws not grnted. After the conference, upon request of the techer involved, the Humn Resources Deprtment shll pvide written sttement concerning the denil of the request for trnsfer. 7. In evluting request for trnsfer, considertion shll e given to trining, experience, rce, gender, ge, specil qulifictions nd length of service, nd in ddition the convenience nd wishes of the individul techer including distnce trveled to post of duty. If more thn one techer hs pplied for the sme position, e it n dministrtive or clssom position, the techer est qulified for tht position shll e ppointed. 13

22 25-26 Eductionl Agreement 8. A current register of vcncies in ll certificted positions shll e redily ccessile to techers in the Humn Resources ffice. F. ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSFERS 1. Techers who re to e trnsferred y dministrtive request shll e notified s soon s prcticle. Time will e pvided for the techer eing trnsferred for closing out nd/or moving nd prepring for the new ssignment. This will pply to oth inter-school nd intr-school trnsfers. When necessry, sustitute techers shll e mde ville to fcilitte this relesed time. 2. A trnsfer will e mde only fter the Assistnt Superintendent for Humn Resources or his/her designee hs personlly contcted the techer. The reson or resons for the pposed trnsfer shll e set forth in writing nd presented to the techer. In the event tht the techer ojects to the trnsfer, he/she my immeditely notify the MNEA. The Assistnt Superintendent for Humn Resources or his/her designee will then meet with the techer nd the MNEA representtive to discuss the mtter. (2, 25) 3. There shll e no retlition ginst techer who uses the grievnce pcedure to chllenge n involuntry trnsfer. (25) 4. When trnsfers re mde necessry ecuse of reduction in enllment or pgrm chnges, the principl will consider the pgrm needs of the school nd determine where reductions cn est e mde. The school principl nd Humn Resources ffice shll request volunteers. Seniority shll e the determining fctor in involuntry trnsfer. However, exceptions to seniority my e mde if necessitted y ny of the following criteri: (25) Certifiction Considertion of diversity within the school School s instructionl pgrm needs ther specilized trining Extr-curriculr ssignment needs When ll other considertions re equl, the techer with the lest length of service within uilding shll e trnsferred first. (2) 5. When the pjected enllment decline does not mterilize in school nd the position is gin ville on or efore the end of the first six weeks grding period, techer who hs een involuntrily trnsferred shll e permitted to trnsfer ck to tht school. (2) 6. If the school s enllment necessittes n involuntry trnsfer fter the first six weeks grding period, the techer trnsferred shll receive priority considertion for returning to the former school should n ppprite vcncy occur for the next school yer. (2) 7. When the enllment of school necessittes techer trnsfer, the principl shll notify the Humn Resources Deprtment of the recommendtion s soon s possile. (25) 8. When choice of positions is ville, techers my indicte n order of preference for ppprite considertion. G. RESIGNATIN PRCEDURES A techer shll give 3-dy notice when resigning fm MNPS. The conditions under which it is permissile to rek contrct re outlined in TCA (). If the techer desires, 14

23 25-26 Eductionl Agreement MNPS will grnt relese fm employment efore the end of the 3-dy period once suitle replcement hs een employed. (23) In order to pvide for optimum techer plcement nd to fcilitte the following trnsfer pcedures, it is recognized tht, except in unusul circumstnces, techers hve pfessionl responsiility to give notice to the Humn Resources Deprtment efore Mrch 15, if they do not intend to remin in the Metpolitn Schools the following school yer. If techer hs notified the Humn Resources Deprtment of n intent not to remin in the system nd the circumstnces contriuting to tht decision chnge, the Deprtment hs pfessionl responsiility to consider these new fctors nd developments nd to reinstte the techer in his or her originl position if it is ville, or in nother position for which the techer is qulified when the first such vcncy occurs. H. PRMTIN PLICY When n opening in n dministrtive or supervisory position occurs, it is the desire nd policy of the Bord of Pulic Eduction to employ the pplicnt est qulified whether he/she is currently employed within or without the school system. ther things eing equl, first considertion will e given to employees currently employed in the school system; therefore, to the extent dministrtively resonle, effort shll e mde to inform employees of pmotionl vcncies. However, during the period June 15 thugh August 15, ny position chnges or vcncies during the course of nd s result of the reorgniztion/ressignment pcess my not llow time for forml nnouncing or posting. I. NN-DISCRIMINATIN There shll e no discrimintion in the filling of positions, dministrtive or clssom, or extrcurriculr, ecuse of rce, religion, sex, ntionl origin, color, ge nd/or disility. Nor shll n pplicnt for position e discriminted ginst ecuse of grde level tught where tht experience is not requisite to the desired qulifictions. Employment, pmotion, nd trnsfer prctices shll e consistent with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, s mended. (1999) J. AFFIRMATIVE ACTIN The mjor ojective of the Affirmtive Action Pln is to hve ppprite minority nd femle representtion in the vrious deprtments of the Metpolitn School System. K. T-SHA REPRT In Ferury of ech yer, copy of the report sumitted to the Tennessee Deprtment of Lor to comply with the Tennessee ccuptionl Sfety nd Helth Act (T-SHA) shll e mde ville to the Assocition. L. PRFESSINAL PERSNNEL PRTECTIN 1. Any techer who hs suffered or inflicted ny ssult in connection with his/her employment while cting within the scope of his/her duties shll immeditely mke written report of the circumstnces thereof to his/her principl. The principl shll forwrd copy of this report to the Assistnt Superintendent for Humn Resources nd to the MNEA. The Assistnt Superintendent for Humn Resources shll cknowledge receipt of such report nd shll ring the mtter to the ttention of the Metpolitn Deprtment of Lw nd seek dvice s to wht ction, if ny, should e tken. 2. Sid report will e forwrded to the Bord thugh the Assistnt Superintendent for Humn Resources cting under the direction of the Director of Schools, nd, in the event civil or criminl pceedings re ught ginst the techer, the Bord will 15

24 25-26 Eductionl Agreement comply with ny resonle prior request y the techer for informtion in its possession relting to the incident or the persons involved. 3. If criminl or civil pceedings re ught ginst techer lleging tht he/she committed n ssult in connection with his/her employment while cting within the scope of his/her duties, such techer my request, thugh the Humn Resources Deprtment, ppved y the Director of Schools, fm the Deprtment of Lw, ny legl dvice or specil counsel to which such techer my e entitled under the lw or under the Metpolitn Chrter, Chpter 8.62, su-sections A nd B. A copy of ny request for legl id will e forwrded to the MNEA ffice. 4. Whenever techer is temporrily sent fm school nd temporrily unle to perform his/her duties s result of personl injury cused y n ssult occurring within the scope nd course of his/her employment, nd not the result of his/her own negligence, he/she will e pid his/her full slry, less the mount of ny wrd mde for temporry disility due to sid injury, for period of such temporry sence for totl of six (6) months fm the dte of such injury or the reminder of the school yer, whichever is longer. No prt of such sence will e chrged ginst the techer's sick leve. Personl insurnce money received y the individul techer shll not e ffected under the terms of this Agreement. 5. The Bord shll hve the right to hve the techer exmined y the Metpolitn Pulic Helth Deprtment nd/or pnel of three (3) doctors designted y the Bord for the purpose of estlishing the length of time during which the techer is temporrily disled fm performing his/her duties, nd the opinion of the Metpolitn Pulic Helth Deprtment nd/or the pnel of three (3) physicins s to sid period shll contl. 6. Any techer who is injured y ccident or ssult rising out of nd in the course of his/her employment shll e entitled to emergency tretment t the nerest or most ville doctor's office, hospitl, or clinic t the expense of the Metpolitn Government. Any further tretment, in ddition to emergency tretment herein pvided for, shll e furnished the techer free of chrge y doctors, nurses, etc., in the employment of the Bord of Hospitls. In the event it is determined tht specilized tretment not ville t Metpolitn hospitl should e mde ville to such techer, then the sme shll e mde ville t the nerest point or plce where such specilized tretment is ville, which tretment shll e pid for y the Metpolitn Government. 7. No complint y prent or student mde ginst the techer shll e plced in the techer's personnel file unless the mtter is first reported to the techer in writing y the dministrtor hndling the complint. 8. The Bord nd Administrtion will continue to support techers in cses of n ssult upon techer cting within the scope of Bord policy. If psecution is wrrnted, the techer shll e ssisted in the psecution. The determintion s to whether psecution is wrrnted will e mde y the principl fter consulttion with the Bord's legl counsel. 9. The Bord grees to pvide $5, deth enefit to the nmed eneficiry, or to the estte if no eneficiry e nmed, of n employee killed in the line of duty y violence directed towrd his/her person not stemming fm ny personl reltionship or interction or ny other non-jo-relted ctivity. This policy shll e strictly construed. For clrifiction, ccidentl deths, including those due to utomoile ccidents, re specificlly excluded. 16

25 25-26 Eductionl Agreement M. PRCEDURES FR HANDLING PHYSICAL ASSAULT CASE INVLVING SCHL PERSNNEL 1. When physicl ssult occurs, the employee, while cting within the scope of his/her duties, hs the right to defend himself/herself nd/or otin ssistnce. 2. The principl should e immeditely notified to cll prents, the Director of Schools, his designee, nd if ppprite under the circumstnces, the police. 3. The Bord shll fully support the school employee ssulted s outlined in the Bord's Pfessionl Personnel Ptection Policy. 4. A student who physiclly ssults stff memer will e immeditely suspended y the principl, pending full investigtion. Upon recommendtion of the Director of Schools, the Bord my expel the student. N. ST F LSS R DAMAGE T PERSNAL PRPERTY RESULTING FRM ASSAULT Upon sumission to the Director of Schools of dequte pof of the existence of, nd dmge to personl pperty of techer s result of n unggrvted ssult while the techer is on duty on school pperty, the Bord shll reimurse sid techer for such dmge or destruction, not to exceed five hundred dollrs ($5). A techer's term of duty is determined y the exct rrivl nd deprture for ssigned responsiilities. Written notice of dmge or destruction of personl pperty incurred s result of unggrvted ssult shll e filed with the Director of Schools within ten (1) dys fter the lleged incident, if the techer intends to mke clim to the Bord under the pvisions of this policy.. TRANSPRTATIN F STUDENTS -- SENDARY LIABILITY VERAGE In the fll of ech yer, MNPS will communicte to Pfessionl Council the pvisions for secondry liility coverge which re contined in the existing fleet insurnce policy. For dditionl informtion out liility for trnsporting students, employees should consult Tennessee Code Annotted (TCA) et seq. (Governmentl Tort Liility Act), copy of which shll e mde ville in ech locl school. P. VEHICULAR DAMAGE Ech yer, the Bord grees to contriute one dollr nd fifty cents ($1.5) per certificted employee to reimurse techer on ssigned duty whose vehicle, prked t the site of his/her ssigned responsiility, is dmged without fult of the techer s result of mlicious cts relted to pfessionl responsiilities, pvided the following stipultions re pplicle: 1. No reimursement shll e mde for loss or dmge resulting fm collision, nd no loss reimursed for theft or dmge resulting fm theft, except tht theft of such prts of vehicle s re essentil to its functioning my e considered. 2. Any uninsured loss which qulifies under the pln for reimursement shll e covered up to n mount of $25.. n funds ville sis, losses ove $25. will e reimursed. (1995) 3. Any funds tht remin ville in fiscl yer fm this lloction, fter #1 nd #2 hve een pid, my e used to reimurse for dmge to the pint or finish of vehicle, sed on criteri estlished y the joint committee. (1995) 17

26 25-26 Eductionl Agreement A joint committee consisting of two representtives fm the Assocition nd two representtives fm the Administrtion shll dminister the fund. Clims shll e filed within fifteen (15) dys of the loss unless there re extenuting circumstnces which would hve prevented mking report. The committee shll meet to pcess the clims within two weeks fter the closing of school. Aville funds shll e distriuted pportiontely to the loss prior to the end of the fiscl yer. Q. VACATIN 1. Ten-Month Employees. Pfessionl employees elected on ten-(1) month school yer sis shll e entitled to vction during the Christms holidys s follows:. A techer will ern one (1) dy of vction for ech scholstic month * he/she is employed.. A techer serving less thn ten (1) months will e pid s follows: (1) A techer on the pyll prior to the Christms holidys will receive py for the ten (1) dys, with the understnding tht the lst pycheck will e djusted in ccordnce with the policy governing erned vction. (2) A techer employed fter the Christms holidys will receive the mount due for erned vction on the lst pycheck of the school yer (or lst check if he/she resigns prior to the close of the school yer). (3) A techer leving prior to the Christms holidys will receive the mount due for erned vction on his/her lst pycheck. * Must e on the pyll for t lest eleven (11) of the twenty (2) dys (must receive py for these dys). 2. Twelve-Month Employees. Pfessionl employees on twelve-(12) month contrct ern one nd two-thirds (1-2/3) dys per month of service, to totl of twenty (2) per fiscl yer. Employees my not crry over more thn 4 dys t the end of the fiscl yer. Pfessionl employees elected on school yer sis shll e entitled to vction period during the winter holidys on the sme sis s the clendr of ctivities pvided for clssom techers. R. EXTENDED WRK YEAR The Bord grees, eginning July 1, 1997, to py the dily rte for techers who work eyond their contrct yer s directed y the dministrtion nd ppved y the Bord (i. e., guidnce counselors, community eduction coordintors nd psychologists). This pvision does not pply to techers who perform work eyond their norml contrct yer nd outside their norml jo ssignment. This pvision will not impct summer school py s defined in Article III, Section A, Susection 6 of this contrct nd other ssignments such s, ut not limited to, principls doing interviewing "off contrct." (1997) S. PRINCIPAL DESIGNEE Short-Term Principl Asence A principl designee shll e nmed in ech school where there is no ssistnt principl when the regulrly ssigned principl is sent. The principl designee shll e relesed fm his/her clsses nd sustitute pvided when necessry. Long-Term Principl Asence After principl designee hs served in the cpcity of Acting Principl for regulr principl who is temporrily sent for twenty (2) consecutive school dys, he/she shll e entitled to 18

27 25-26 Eductionl Agreement the ppprite supplement ccording to school clssifiction, trining, nd experience fm the dte of the originl plcement. In the event n dministrtor foresees senteeism to exceed twenty (2) consecutive working dys, the Director of Schools shll ppoint principl designee to fulfill this long-term dministrtive sustitute position. (2) T. PRINCIPAL INTERVIEW Pspective techer cndidtes nd/or techers to e trnsferred my, to the extent possile, e interviewed y the uilding principl prior to ssignment. U. PPRTUNITIES FR EDUCATINAL ADVANCEMENT The Director of Stff Development shll pvide techers with periodic listing of grnts nd other opportunities for further eduction. This will e mde ville to techers thugh their uilding principl nd shll e posted for techer informtion. V. LLABRATIVE PLANNING/STAFF DEVELPMENT DAYS The Bord nd MNEA gree to utilize two (2) of the thirteen (13) stockpiled dys [TCA (e)] (1) for the purpose of collortive plnning for student lerning, M-tems, S tems, or prent/techer conferences. ne (1) of the thirteen (13) stockpiled dys will e used for one-hlf (1/2) dy of collortive plnning nd one-hlf (1/2) dy of stff development. The use of this stff development hlf-dy shll e determined y the principl in consulttion with Fculty Advisory Committee. Two (2) of the dys previously used for plnning dys shll e converted to instructionl dys. (24) W. LLABRATIVE ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING DAYS In order to pvide more meningful exm experience for high school students; to pvide time for orgnizing lerning for elementry nd middle school students; nd to pvide time for ssessment nd plnning for future student lerning; the ord nd ssocition gree to designte two nd one hlf (2½) dys of the thirteen (13) stockpiled dys (TCA ) for these purposes. The dys will e divided s follows: one (1) whole dy of ssessment nd reflective plnning the first dy of second semester nd three hlf dys divided etween first nd second semester to ccomplish the gols t ech tier level. (2) 19

28 A. PLANNING TIME FR TEACHERS Eductionl Agreement ARTICLE IV TEACHING NDITINS The Bord nd Assocition gree tht there should e greter utiliztion of the locl school stff nd more flexile scheduling which would enle individul school dministrtors to pvide plnning time nd duty-free lunch periods for techers ecuse of the importnce of plnning in pmoting effective teching. 1. All techers shll hve plnning period which shll e free of student responsiilities except for emergencies. This duty-free period shll e used for the purpose of preprtion, grding ppers, contcting prents or other items connected with the pfessionl duties of the clssom techer. Elementry principls nd techers shll pln coopertively to ensure tht n individul techer's plnning time is comprle to n verge secondry plnning period. (23) 2. Any techer covering clss ecuse the system is unle to pvide sustitute for nother techer shll e pid the highest sustitute rte ville, exclusive of the sustitute onus. Such dditionl compenstion shll e prted for the time period or percentge of the clss tht ech techer covers. When clss is split mong severl techers, the sustitute rte will e divided evenly mong ll techers receiving students. (23) 3. Strting with school yer, the Bord will pvide one (1) Code 1 Leve Dy per semester to ech specil techer who hs n ctive Individulized Eduction Pgrm (IEP) cselod. Ech Code 1 dy shll e used for the purpose of prepring nd implementing IEP s. (25) B. FACULTY MEETING Principls shll use sound pfessionl judgment in scheduling nd conducting fculty meetings. Resonle notice nd n gend shll e pvided except in urgent situtions. No techer shll e required to ttend vendor presenttion not directly relted to school mtters. (24) C. PARTIAL DAY ABSENCE The principl or dministrtor to whom the techer is directly responsile my excuse techer for minor frctions of dy in cses where sustitute is not required. D. DUTY-FREE LUNCH PERID All techers shll e entitled to duty-free lunch period of t lest thirty (3) minutes except in emergency situtions. (23) E. SUPPLEMENT PAYING PSITINS A mster list of ll supplement-pying positions in the locl school shll e mintined nd shll e ville fm the Assistnt Superintendent for Humn Resources. An ttempt will e mde to dly distriute supplement-pying positions mong the memers of given fculty. 2

29 25-26 Eductionl Agreement F. IMPRVED PRCEDURES FR TEACHING MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT The principl or his/her designee shll pvide new stff memers informtion out instructionl equipment nd its use nd shll seek wys to pvide ll fculty memers informtion reltive to the use of new equipment requiring explntion or specil trining. All fculty memers, including itinernt techers, should hve ccess to copying mchine. The degree of ccess shll e determined jointly y the dministrtion nd the FAC or nother committee representtive of the fculty. (1993) Suject to the vilility of funds, the Bord grees to pvide service for ll mchines used in the instructionl opertion of the school which were originlly purchsed y the Bord. G. ADMINISTRATIVE INFRMATIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (AIMS) The Bord intends to employ clssified personnel to operte the AIMS network within ech locl school. Until such time, temporry stipend shll e pvided to compenste individuls for ccomplishing AIMS tsks which re not lredy prt of their regulr jo ssignment. Certificted personnel will not e scheduled for AIMS responsiilities during the instructionl dy. (23) The stipend shll e clculted t rte of $5 per school with n dditionl $.5 per student for those schools issuing report crds thugh the AIMS network. (1993) H. INSTRUCTINAL MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES The Bord will mke ville to the individul school, n ppprition in the 232 ccount sed on the enllment in the individul school. All locl funds llocted for instructionl mterils nd supplies (232) nd tht portion of specil stte funds not designted to the individul techer will e distriuted s determined jointly y the dministrtion nd the FAC or nother committee representtive of the fculty. Considertion shll e given to the needs of ech deprtment, grde level, pgrm, office, etc. Correspondence concerning instructionl mteril nd supply funds (232) nd stte funds will e distriuted to the uilding principls, FAC Chir nd the MNEA. (1993) The pln for ordering nd distriuting supplies nd mterils fm the 232 fund shll e included in the written policies of the locl school. The Bord grees to pvide n mount equl to the specil stte funds to ech itinernt techer, lirrin nd guidnce counselor. Expenditures fm the division's fund will e determined jointly y the dministrtion nd the FAC or nother committee representtive of the division. Funds will e distriuted s descried in the ove prgrph. (1993) 1. Requisitions. Requisitions for supplies nd mterils my e initited y techers for forwrding to the principl. Forms for this purpose shll e pvided y the Bord. A copy of the purchse order or delivery ticket indicting the disposition of the request shll e returned to the uilding principl s soon s possile. 2. Monthly Summry nd Printout. A monthly summry of the locl school's instructionl mterils nd supplies (232) fund lloctions nd remining lnces y divisions within the school shll e posted for techers' informtion. The monthly printout of trnsctions shll e ville to techers upon request. 3. Kindergrten Mterils. The Bord recognizes tht the school system's kindergrten pgrm is vitl prt of the system's totl eductionl offering. Kindergrten clssoms shll e pvided, to the extent tht funds re ville, with ppprite supplies nd mterils for effective pgrm implementtion consistent with other primry grde pgrms. 4. Qulity of Supplies. The Bord nd the Assocition gree to estlish stndrds specifiction review committee to evlute the qulity of supplies nd mterils. The 21

30 25-26 Eductionl Agreement committee will e representtive of ll users within system-wide deprtments. MNEA will e informed of meetings nd outcomes of meetings held y this committee. (1993) 5. Bsic nd Necessry Supplies. MNPS, in collortion with the MNEA, grees to pvide ech new techer to the system with kit of sic supplies. Such kits shll include tpe, dult scissors, ox of chlk, dozen pencils, dozen pens, ruler, msking tpe, set of mgic mrkers, correction fluid, self-dhering notes, tpe dispenser, ord erser, glue stick, one rem of lnk pper, one rem of ruled pper, pper clips, stple remover, stples nd stpler. (1993) 6. The Bord grees to reimurse ech regulr nd specil eduction clssom techer, lirrin, guidnce counselor, nd itinernt personnel in the opertion udget $2 for purchse of instructionl mterils nd supplies. New techers to Met with three (3) yers or less teching experience shll e reimursed n dditionl $2 for the purchse of instructionl mterils nd supplies. (24) I. TEACHER FACILITIES & INPUT INT NSTRUCTIN F FACILITIES Techer Fcilities. The Bord shll strive to mke ville in ech school s funds nd spce permit: work re for techers contining equipment nd supplies to id in the preprtion of instructionl mterils; dequte lunchom spce; restom nd lvtory fcilities exclusively for techer use; spce nd fcilities for techers to conduct their usiness nd store necessry equipment, supplies, nd personl elongings; nd fculty lounge. Input into Construction. As new uildings or renovtions re plnned, the uilding principl or designee of the Director of Schools will e responsile for convening nd leding committee which shll seek to include certificted (for exmple, techers, counselors, nd itinernt stff) nd support personnel, prents, community memers nd students (where ppprite) to pvide input into the design of the fcility or impvements. (1999) Sfe nd Secure Prking. The Bord nd MNEA recognize tht the ptection of personl vehicles on school gunds is of importnce to employees. Therefore, the Bord grees to ttempt to the extent resonly possile to pvide sfe, secure, off-street prking for techers vehicles within ville funds. (1999) J. K-8, ART, MUSIC & PHYSICAL EDUCATIN TEACHERS The Bord nd the Assocition gree tht the estlishment of rt, music, nd physicl eduction pgrms in elementry nd middle schools is n importnt prt of the curriculum. (1999) K. NEW PRGRAM IMPLEMENTATIN When new pgrms re to e implemented, the principl nd stff shll e involved in the development of strtegies for implementtion. Every effort will e mde to pvide the ppprite supplies nd mterils for pgrm implementtion. L. TEXTBKS The system textook coordintor will serve s the tuleshooter for textook plems. If t ny time there re plems regrding textooks, techers should report them to the principl nd/or the fculty representtive. The principl shll communicte plems to the textook coordintor s soon s possile. Individul techers nd locl schools shll e permitted to retin out-of-dte textooks for curriculum enrichment nd individuliztion of instruction. (23) 22

31 25-26 Eductionl Agreement M. PUBLICATIN F STAFFING RATIS AND PRCEDURES Ech yer fter fll reorgniztion, the Assistnt Superintendent for Humn Resources, upon request, shll present to the Pfessionl Council sttus report on stffing rtios used for the yer. N. WRK SPACE FR ITINERANT PERSNNEL AND PHYSICAL EDUCATIN TEACHERS The Bord nd MNEA gree tht the services pvided y itinernt techers re vitl to the success of ll students. Both itinernt techers nd their students require conditions tht meet estlished stndrds for the services pvided. These conditions include dequte spce, supplies, equipment nd ccess to telephones nd copy mchines. Therefore, the Bord grees to pvide ppprite designted spces for oth work nd locked storge in every uilding. When the llocted spce does not pvide for confidentility of services, the itinernt techer/physicl eduction techer shll meet with his/her supervisor nd the principl to determine whether spce udit is wrrnted. Bsed on the results of this meeting, the principl nd/or the itinernt techer/physicl eduction techer s supervisor my request spce udit y communicting to the K-12 director. The results of conducted spce udit initited thugh this pcess will e shred with the principl, the supervisor, nd the itinernt/physicl eduction techer. (1999). HEALTH AND SAFETY The Bord grees to mke every effort to mintin sfe nd snitry conditions in timely mnner nd in ccordnce with federl, stte nd locl lws nd regultions in ll uildings, school cmpuses nd prking lots. (1996) 23

32 25-26 Eductionl Agreement ARTICLE V MPREHENSIVE STAFF DEVELPMENT PRGRAM A. PRFESSINAL GRWTH The Bord nd MNEA gree tht stff development is n importnt prt of pfessionl gwth for ll personnel. Reserch indictes tht techers historiclly prticipte in lerning ctivities tht support the vision nd gols of the school systems s well s enhnce their pfessionl gwth nd development. (1995) B. FCUS F STAFF DEVELPMENT ACTIVITIES Stff development ctivities should focus on personl, school nd/or district gols. Workshops, conferences, seminrs nd other ctivities sponsored y n eductionl institution, pfessionl orgniztion, or community gency re vile exmples of stff development. (1995) 24

33 25-26 Eductionl Agreement ARTICLE VI TEACHER WRKDAY, RESPNSIBILITIES AND DUTIES A. TEACHER RESPNSIBILITIES AND NN-INSTRUCTINAL DUTIES. The techer shll e directly responsile to the principl. In generl, the functions of the techer re twofold: () to direct the gwth nd development of the children nd () to ssist the principl in the conduct nd mngement of the school. In pplying the ove Bord Policy to thletic events, volunteering techers (the term "techers" here does not include principls, ssistnt principls or pgrm ssistnts) shll exercise generl supervision of pupils enlled in the school where the techer is memer of the fculty. All techers shll e dmitted without chrge to regulr seson thletic contests involving their schools, oth t home nd wy. During tournment ply, ny principl who ssigns definite duties nd responsiilities to memer of his/her fculty t the tournment site shll pvide ticket of dmission for tht prticulr session. (1999) B. REPRTING F ABSENCES When techer is unle to e in school, he/she cn report the sence thugh the Automted Sustitute Techer Mngement System 24 hours dy. The sence shll e reported directly into the system y clling or using the district we ddress ( unless otherwise instructed y the locl uilding dministrtor. The utomted system requires tht techers give eginning nd ending dte of the sence. RELEASES F SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS BY THE PRINCIPAL ARE N LNGER NECESSARY. In the event tht the techer reports to school erlier thn the dte entered in the system computer nd the sustitute reports for work lso ecuse of the stted length of the sence, the techer loses the mount pid the sustitute. (23) C. TEACHER WRKDAY All techers shll e present t their respective schools minimum of seven nd one-hlf (7 1/2) hours ech school dy. D. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE TIMES The Bord recognizes tht techers employed y the Metpolitn Pulic School System re memers of pfession. The Bord further recognizes tht, s such, pyment of services is not sed upon the time the techer rrives or deprts fm his/her school or loction. The decision s to the rrivl nd deprture time of techers nd ccounting of such shll e mtter of discussion nd plnning y the Fculty Advisory Committee nd the uilding principl. However, the finl decision rests with the principl. It is understood tht plems of chnic lteness shll e hndled pfessionlly etween the eductor nd his/her immedite supervisor. E. HIGH SCHL TEACHING LADS The ccepted nd desirle teching lod for high school techers shll include clsses in not more thn two suject res nor more thn three teching preprtions except in cses where unusul circumstnces require other pvisions. F. SMKING PLICY The Metpolitn Nshville Bord of Eduction recognizes tht smoking represents helth nd sfety hzrd which hs serious consequences for the smoker nd nonsmoker. The Bord lso recognizes tht ll stff memers should serve s positive le models for our students. In order to ptect students, stff, visitors, nd guests of the schools fm n envinment tht my e hrmful to them, the Bord phiits smoking y ll stff, students, 25

34 25-26 Eductionl Agreement visitors, nd guests on ll school pperty, in ll school uildings, nd in ll school vehicles (including schools, offices, wrehouses nd other fcilities, s well s vehicles owned y the Bord). For the purpose of this policy, smoking will men ll uses of tocco (including ll smokeless nd chewing tocco pducts), cigrs, cigrettes, nd pipes. Smoking cesstion clinics shll e pvided y the Bord of Pulic Eduction for ll employees. (23) 26

35 25-26 Eductionl Agreement ARTICLE VII LEAVES F ABSENCE As pvided in Tennessee Code Annotted, techers tking leve for less thn 12 months my return to the sme position. If the leve exceeds 12 months, the techer shll e plced in the sme or comprle position. Unless the position held y the techer prior to leve hs een ltered y Bord ction, comprle shll e defined s (1) At slry level specified for the position hd the techer retined it; (2) No chnge in level of ssignment; (3) No chnge in length of contrct. A. SICK LEAVE 1. Definition. "Sick Leve" shll men leve of sence fm post of duty one-hlf (1/2) dy or more ecuse of illness of techer due to nturl cuses or ccident, or illness or deth of memer of the immedite fmily of techer. ("Immedite fmily" shll include only the following: wife, husnd, prents, prents-in-lw, children, children-in-lw, grndchildren, ther, sister, grndprents, ther-in-lw, sister-in-lw nd lso ny other person living in the home of the techer s memer of the fmily t tht time.) 2. Alloction. Sick leve for techers shll e grnted with full py t the rte of one (1) dy for ech month techer hs een on the pyll not to exceed twelve (12) dys per yer, nd shll e cumultive thughout his/her employment. For the purposes of lloction of sick leve, the Presidency of the Assocition shll e considered post of duty. Note: Per Article VII, Section E, Susection 7, fully pid personl leve dys, which remin unused t the end of the work yer, shll e credited to ccumulted sick leve. When techer reports for duty, sick leve llowed for yer shll e ville immeditely except tht whtever portion is used shll e chrged to his/her nnul sick leve. 3. Uncompensted Sick Leve. Any permnent techer whose personl illness (or illness of spouse, prent or child) shll hve exceeded his/her ccumultive sick leve, ut whose illness does not justify retirement, shll retin his/her permnent sttus without py pvided tht t four-week intervls such illness shll e ttested to y the ttending physicin nd ppved y the Director of Schools. 4. Reinsttement of Sick Leve. The Bord of Pulic Eduction shll grnt to ny techer employed or re-employed within two (2) yers fter termintion fm ny Tennessee school system, sick leve which the techer hd ccumulted during previous employment in tht system s pvided in Tennessee Code Annotted Certifiction of Illness. A physicin's sttement shll e filed with the Business ffice t the end of ech period of illness if sid period is of six (6) or more consecutive school dys durtion. The Assistnt Superintendent for Humn Resources my require physicin's sttement for ny numer of dys under six (6), which sttement my e reviewed y the Director of the Metpolitn Bord of Helth or other designted personnel. Should the sence period for personl illness extend for twenty (2) or more consecutive school dys, the techer is required, efore returning to his/her duty, to file with the Assistnt Superintendent of Humn Resources sttement fm physicin, or other designted person, certifying tht he/she is le to resume his/her duties. 27

36 25-26 Eductionl Agreement 6. Qurntine. Qurntine within the home of the techer y leglly constituted uthority, pvided the techer cnnot tke up residence elsewhere, shll constitute gunds for sence fm school without loss of py nd without loss of leve time llowed for ny other purpose. 7. Use of Berevement. Deth of ny reltive not memer of the immedite fmily (s defined in Section D) shll entitle the techer to one (1) dy's sence chrgele to sick leve. 8. Use for Mternity. Accrued sick leve or uncompensted sick leve my e grnted for sences due to temporry disility of n employee cused y or ttriuted to pregnncy, miscrrige, childirth, nd recovery pvided the cuse of such temporry disility is certified y the ttending physicin. B. SICK LEAVE BANK Note: If sick leve is to e used for mternity or preceding mternity leve, the sick leve policy shll e used. If mternity leve is to e used rther thn sick leve, see Article VII, Section G nd Article VII, Section H. The Bord nd the MNEA gree to estlish Sick Leve Bnk consistent with TCA et seq. C. JB RELATED INJURY 1. A techer who is temporrily sent fm school nd temporrily unle to perform his/her duties s result of personl injury incurred in the scope nd course of his/her employment nd not the result of his/her own negligence, shll e pid his/her full slry for the period of such sence pvided the injury is reported to the principl within twenty-four (24) hours. After period of eighteen (18) months, the techer shll e required to pply for disility pension. (25) The principl shll report the injury to the Assistnt Superintendent for Humn Resources. The totl mount so pid shll not exceed the full py such employee would hve received for such period t his/her regulr rte of py. Personl insurnce money received y the individul techer shll not e ffected under the terms of this policy. 2. The techer shll mke written report to the principl descriing the circumstnces of the injury s soon s possile nd no lter thn ten (1) dys fter sid injury. The principl shll forwrd copy of the report to the Assistnt Superintendent for Humn Resources. 3. The sence shll extend for such time s the techer is unle to perform his/her duties, ut ll sences shll e verified y sttement fm the ttending physicin. The Bord shll hve the right to hve the techer exmined y physicin ppved y the Bord of Eduction for the purpose of estlishing the length of time during which the techer is temporrily disled fm performing his/her duties. (24) When disgreement etween the employee s physicin nd the Bord s physicin occurs on n JI, the cse shll e sent to mutully greed upon third physicin for finl disposition of the cse. (24) 4. All sences which extend eyond six (6) dys shll e ppved y the Assistnt Superintendent for Humn Resources. (24) 5. Sid sences shll not e chrged ginst techer's ccumulted sick leve pvided the forementioned conditions of this leve re met. 28

37 25-26 Eductionl Agreement D. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE When deth occurs in the immedite fmily, techers shll e llowed mximum of four (4) dys Berevement Leve without loss of py. If more dys for erevement purposes re needed, they shll e tken fm ccumulted sick dys. Berevement Leve is not cumultive. For the purpose of this item, immedite fmily is defined to include wife, husnd, prents, prents-in-lw, children, children-in-lw, grndchildren, ther, sister, grndprents, therin-lw, sister-in-lw nd lso ny other person living in the home of the techer s memer of the fmily t the time of deth. Deth of ny reltive not memer of the immedite fmily s previously defined ove shll entitle the techer to one (1) dy s sence chrgele to sick leve. Where trvel distnce is fctor, two (2) dys of n employee s sick leve my e designted for the deth of n unt, uncle, niece or nephew. (1999) E. PERSNAL LEAVE Personl Leve shll e ville to techers under the following conditions: 1. All regulr employees shll e eligile for up to two (2) Personl Leve dys in ech school yer without loss of slry. Employees with less thn ten (1) yers of service shll e eligile for one (1) dditionl dy with loss of the previling sustitute's py. Employees with ten (1) yers of service or more shll e eligile for three (3) dditionl dys with loss of the previling sustitute's py. In order to recognize nd rewrd extended loyl service to the school system, the Bord of Eduction shll pvide certificted personnel who hve 22 yers or more of service credit with one dditionl dy of personl leve ech yer without loss of slry. (1997) 2. During the first two (2) weeks nd the lst two (2) weeks of ech semester, on the dy prior to or immeditely following holidys, nd on scheduled inservice dys, this privilege shll not e llowed unless recommended y the principl nd ppved y the ppprite dministrtor. Personl Leve during the time indicted ove will not e grnted except for n emergency or more unusul circumstnces. 3. Personl Leve my e tken for ny purpose tht requires sence during work hours. No explntion shll e required. Personl Leve shll not e used for extending holidy or vction. (24) 4. No more thn one (1) pfessionl stff memer or five percent (5%) of the teching stff of n dministrtive unit, whichever is greter, my tke Personl Leve t one time. If the numer requesting leve exceeds five percent (5%), ut the grnting of such leve will not interfere with the school's pgrm, the techer shll hve the right to tke the leve within the pvisions of this policy. 5. Appliction for Personl Leve shll e mde with the principl t lest three (3) dys in dvnce, except in cses of emergency. 6. Fully pid personl leve dys which remin unused t the end of the work yer shll e credited to ccumulted sick leve. 29

38 25-26 Eductionl Agreement F. PRFESSINAL LEAVE Without loss of py, certificted employee upon ppvl of the principl or immedite supervisor shll e llowed five (5) dys sence in ny school yer to ttend eductionl meetings pvided tht only such meetings shll e considered "eductionl meetings" s shll e ppved y the Director of Schools, nd pvided further tht techer shll e n elected delegte, n officil of the orgniztion meeting, committee memer with responsiilities t sid meeting, or n invited prticipnt on the officil pgrm. Notifiction of such sence shll e filed with the principl or immedite supervisor not less thn five (5) dys prior to such meeting. Asence for pfessionl resons other thn those specified ove (for visiting schools, ttending eductionl conventions or other similr purposes) shll e llowed without loss of py to the extent of five (5) dys in ny school yer, pvided such sence is recommended in writing y the principl nd ppved y the ppprite Assistnt Superintendent G. FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA) Purpose To entitle employees to tke leve for serious helth condition which mkes the employee unle to perform his/her jo, for the irth of child, cre for the neworn child, or for plcement of child for doption or foster cre, or cre of child, spouse or prent who hs serious helth condition. Serious Helth Condition Defined A serious helth condition mens n illness, injury, impirment or physicl or mentl condition tht involves (1) in-ptient cre in hospitl, hospice, or residentil medicl cre fcility or ny period of incpcity or susequent tretment in connection with such in-ptient cre or (2) period of continuing tretment y helth pvider. A period of continuing tretment mens: A) An injury or illness tht renders the employee unle to work or perform his norml dily utine for three clendr dys nd (i) involves tretment on two or more occsions y helthcre pvider, or (ii) involves t lest one tretment y helth cre pvider which results in regimen of continuing tretment; or B) Any period of incpcity due to pregnncy or for prentl cre; or C) Any period of incpcity or tretment due to chnic serious helth condition; or D) A period of incpcity which is permnent or long-term due to condition for which tretment my not e effective; or E) Any period of sence to receive multiple tretments y helth cre pvider either for restortive surgery fter n ccident or other injury, or for condition tht would likely result in period of incpcity of more thn three consecutive clendr dys in the sence of medicl intervention or tretment. Eligiility Anyone who hs een employed y the Bord for the equivlent of one school yer nd who hs t lest 125 hours of service during the twelve (12) clendr months immeditely preceding the commencement of the leve is eligile for FMLA leve. In order to clculte the numer of hours listed ove, ech pid dy, whether work dy or pid leve including ut not limited to holidys, shll e counted s 7.5 hours per Article VI, Section C. 3

39 25-26 Eductionl Agreement Generl Principles (1) Any eligile employee shll e grnted, upon request, up to twelve (12) weeks unpid leve () () to fulfill fmily oligtions relting directly to the irth of child, cre for the neworn child, or for plcement of child for doption or foster cre (except tht ny femle requesting leve due to pregnncy nd childirth shll e grnted t lest four (4) months leve; to cre for child, spouse, or prent who hs serious helth condition or for the employee s own serious helth condition. (2) Eligile employees my request up to mximum of twelve (12) weeks of leve within lling twelve-month period mesured ckwrd fm the dte the employee uses ny FMLA leve. Any comintion of fmily leve nd medicl leve my not exceed this mximum limit. (3) During the period of ctul physicl disility, n employee shll e llowed to use ll or portion of ccumulted sick leve for mternity leve purposes during the period of physicl disility only, s determined y physicin. therwise, the mternity leve shll e unpid leve. Regulrly employed techers on leve uthorized y TCA ; or shll receive their py prescried y contrct during their sence suject to ll the conditions surunding such leve. (4) The Bord my require helth cre pvider s certifiction when determining the period of ctul physicl disility. Requests for leves nd extensions of leves shll conform to stte lw governing ll leves of sence. (5) An employee shll continue to receive uninterrupted gup insurnce enefits pid y the Bord while on FMLA leve. ther enefits shll e consistent with the terms of this collective rgining greement. (6) Spouses employed y the Bord of Eduction re ech entitled to no more thn twelve (12) weeks of fmily leve for the irth nd/or cre for neworn child, or plcement of child for doption or foster cre, or cre of child or prent who hs serious helth condition. Restrictions 1. For foreseele leve (such s for scheduled surgery), the employee shll pvide the Bord with t lest thirty (3) dys written notice efore the eginning of the nticipted leve. For unforeseele events, the employee should mke request for leve s soon s possile under the circumstnces. Filure to comply with the dvnce notice requirements my result in dely in tking FMLA leve. 2. The Bord my require tht request for leve e supported y certifiction issued y helth cre pvider with the following informtion:. The dte on which the serious helth condition commenced;. The ple durtion of the condition; c. The ppprite medicl fcts within the knowledge of the helth cre pvider regrding the condition; nd d. A sttement tht the eligile employee is needed to cre for the son, dughter, spouse, or prent nd n estimted mount of time tht such employee is needed. 31

40 25-26 Eductionl Agreement 3. Employees my e required to sumit fitness-for-duty report upon returning to work where the employee hs een wy fm work ecuse of the employee s own serious helth condition. 4. If there is ny reson to dout the vlidity of the certifiction pvided, the Bord my require (t the expense of the Bord) n opinion of second helth cre pvider. 5. Employees must first use ccrued sick leve up to 2 dys efore FMLA leve; however, such use of ny pplicle ccumulted sick leve is contingent upon the leve qulifying for pid sick leve in ccordnce with this collective rgining greement, Title 49 of the Tennessee Code nd the Rules, Regultions nd Minimum Stndrds for the Governnce of Tennessee Pulic Schools. If the employee chooses to use pid sick leve eyond the 2 dys, the sick leve will run concurrently with FMLA Leve during the twelve-month period referred to under eligiility in this rticle. Forms for Fmily nd Medicl Leve Act Requests nd helth cre pvider certifictions re ville in the Humn Resources ffice. Requirements of the Bord 1. Upon returning fm leve the employee shll e restored to the sme position of employment or n equivlent position with no loss of enefits, py or other terms of employment nd consistent with TCA For the durtion of n ppved leve, the Bord shll mintin the employee under its gup insurnce plns. The Bord will e required to continue to py its shre of ll insurnce premiums. For the durtion of the leve, the employee is responsile for reimursing to the Bord his/her shre of ny gup helth insurnce premiums in the sme mnner s if the employee ws not on leve. If the employee fils to py his or her portion of the helth insurnce premium during the period of ppved leve, the employer my recover ny premiums pid on ehlf of the employee upon the employee s return to work. 3. The Bord my recover ll of the gup helth premiums it hs pid while the employee ws out on leve if the following conditions exist: H. MILITARY LEAVE. The employee fils to return fm leve fter the period of leve hs expired; or. The employee fils to return to work for reson other thn the continution, recurrence, or onset of serious helth condition or other circumstnce eyond the contl of the employee. (1999) A techer shll e grnted leve of sence for militry service for whtever period my e required. Time spent on leve of sence ecuse of militry service shll not e counted s prt of the ptionry period. Militry leve for required service, not to exceed five (5) yers of enlistment, shll e grnted to ny techer in the Metpolitn School System who my enter the rmed services of the country. Within ninety (9) dys fter the expirtion of his/her term of service nd susequent seprtion fm the rmed services, the techer shll notify the Director of Schools tht he/she is redy to resume his/her duties s techer in the Metpolitn School System. All time spent in the rmed services during the leve of sence shll e credited to the techer in slry plcement nd retirement enefits s if he/she hd een on ctive duty s techer. 32

41 25-26 Eductionl Agreement Note: For short-term militry leve refer to Tennessee Code Annotted , copy of which is in the principl's office. I. PLITICAL LEAVE Leves of sence for tenured techers elected to legisltive posts t the locl, stte or federl level my e rrnged without py, in the frmework of the following les: 1. Leve of sence shll e requested in writing. 2. Leve of sence my e rrnged for less thn school semester. 3. School employees engged in politicl ctivity shll mke it cler tht their politicl sttements nd ctions re theirs individully nd do not represent those of the school system. J. EXTENDED PRFESSINAL DEVELPMENT LEAVE Extended Pfessionl Development Leve for the development of knowledge nd skills thugh further study nd other plnned pfessionl experience shll e ville to the certified stff. The Pfessionl Development Commission is responsile for developing nd disseminting the criteri for wrding Extended Pfessionl Development Leves sed upon the qulity of the individul pposl, the ssessed needs of the school system nd the pfessionl development needs of the techer, s well s pcedures for evluting the pposls. Ech Septemer, the Pfessionl Council shll develop list of eductionl needs in the Met School System to e forwrded to the Director for considertion prior to sumission of the finl list to the Pfessionl Development Commission. These sic terms nd pvisions for wrding leves in ptions 1 nd 2 shll e followed: ption 1: Certificted personnel who hve completed four (4) yers of service in the Met School System shll e eligile for Pfessionl Development Leve t fifty percent (5%) of the slry to which they would e entitled if employed. Techers receiving this leve shll return to the Met School System for period of two (2) yers. Persons grnted this leve shll e limited to ten (1). ption 2: Certificted personnel who hve completed six (6) yers of service in the Met School System shll e eligile for Pfessionl Development Leve t seventy-five percent (75%) of the slry to which they would e entitled if employed. Techers receiving this leve shll return to the Met School System for period of three (3) yers. Persons receiving this leve shll e limited to five (5). Pcedures 1. In the event two or more pposls for leve ctegory re evluted s equl in meeting the estlished criteri for Pfessionl Development Leves, length of service of the pplicnt in either Nshville, Dvidson County, nd/or Metpolitn School System shll e the determining fctor in the selection of the recipients. 2. The Director of Schools shll hve the discretion to identify nd ppve dditionl certificted personnel for Stff Development purposes eyond the totl mximum numer of prticipnts specified for ptions 1 nd A techer returning fm Extended Pfessionl Development Leve shll e given comprle position upon return. 33

42 25-26 Eductionl Agreement 4. Any persons who hve tken leve in ny of the ove ctegories must remin with the Met School System the required numer of yers. No person shll e eligile to receive ny Pfessionl Development Leve more thn one time. 5. In the sence of unusul circumstnces which the Bord deems sufficient to justify n exception, pplictions for Extended Pfessionl Development Leve should e presented to the Director of Schools t lest three (3) months efore the eginning dte for which leve is requested. 6. Applicnts shll e required to execute n APPLICATIN FR EXTENDED PRFESSINAL DEVELPMENT LEAVE FRM nd the EXTENDED PRFESSINAL DEVELPMENT LEAVE AGREEMENT FRM. 7. The pplicnt for leve for further cdemic study shll sumit to the Bord of Pulic Eduction thugh the Director of Schools pspectus of the courses to e tken. The mount of work required y the cdemic study or plnned pfessionl experience shll e the equivlent of full-time lod required for regulr clssifiction if college were ttended. 8. The pplicnt for ny Pfessionl Development leve shll present sttement to the Director of Schools which contins detiled justifiction for the pposed pfessionl experience with cler evidence of enefit to the instructionl pgrm nd teching ssignment. 9. Upon termintion of leve, the techer shll present to the Director of Schools trnscript of the credits received, or, in cse of other plnned pfessionl experiences, report of vlues derived. 1. The slry llowed to the techer on leve shll e pid t the regulr py periods nd shll e suject to ll deductions required of techers. 11. All time spent under this ppved leve shll e credited to the techer in slry plcement nd retirement enefits s if the techer hs een on ctive duty. 12. The techer on leve shll e required to furnish to the Director of Schools such periodic reports s my e required. 13. Filure on the prt of ny techer grnted leve to comply with the conditions shll cuse the Bord of Pulic Eduction to terminte such leve. Furthermore, the entire sum pid to the techer while on leve y the Bord of Pulic Eduction will e returnle nd ll future pyments shll cese. 14. In the event of severe udgetry limittions the Pfessionl Council will determine ny necessry limittions imposed on the Extended Pfessionl Development Leve Pgrm. Pfessionl Development Commission. 1. The Pfessionl Development Commission, joint commission of the Administrtion nd the MNEA, shll evlute pplictions for Extended Pfessionl Development Leve. The Pfessionl Development Commission will consider ll requests in order to mke recommendtion to the Director of Schools. If the Commission mkes positive evlution of the request, the ppliction will e sent to the Director of Schools for further considertion. If the Commission mkes negtive evlution of n ppliction when it is sumitted, the Commission will write the pplicnt giving the reson for not recommending fvorle ction on the request. The pplicnt my ppel tht recommendtion to the Director of Schools or his designee. The Pfessionl Development Commission shll sumit its list of recommendtions nd the rtionle for ech person nominted to the Director of Schools. If the leve 34

43 25-26 Eductionl Agreement pplicnts re ppved y the Director of Schools, those nmes shll e presented t the erliest ppprite meeting. If the Pfessionl Development Commission hs recommended ppvl of n ppliction, ut it is susequently denied y the Director, the pplicnt nd the Commission will e so dvised with sttement of reson for the negtive ction. 2. No memer of the Commission or ny spouse, child, prent, or siling of commission memer shll receive leve during the commission memer's term. K. ASSCIATIN LEAVE When the need rises, officers, committee chirpersons nd other ssocition leders my ttend essentil locl, stte nd ntionl meetings without loss of py. This leve shll e in ddition to other leve pvisions pvided y the Bord of Eduction. The President of the MNEA shll initite ech request for such pfessionl leve nd sumit the request to the Director of Schools or his designee t lest one (1) week in dvnce. The Director either ppves the request nd forwrds copy to the techer's principl nd the President of the MNEA or notifies the President of the MNEA tht he/she is not ppving the leve, giving the reson (or resons) for the non-ppvl. L. RELIGIUS RITE R RDINANCE A mximum of two (2) dy's sence without loss of py shll e llowed for the oservnce of n estlished religious rite or ordinnce within ny one (1) school yer. M. ASSCIATIN PRESIDENT 1. The President of the Assocition representing mjority of the techers my e grnted leve for one (1) yer with py during his/her term in office. The Assocition shll reimurse the Bord for one-hlf (1/2) the President's slry nd enefits. Upon his/her return he/she shll e ssigned to the sme position which he/she held t the time sid leve commenced, if existent, or, if not, to sustntilly equivlent position. 2. The President nd/or his/her uthorized designees, pvided tht this shll not interfere with or interrupt norml school opertions, shll e llowed to visit schools. n rrivl t the school he/she shll stop t the office to report his/her presence in the uilding to the principl or cting dministrtor. N. ASSCIATIN FFICE Specil leve without py for one (1) yer shll e grnted to ny certificted employee of the Metpolitn Bord of Pulic Eduction to serve full time s n officer of ny stte or ntionl pfessionl orgniztion. Contingent upon mutully cceptle contrct, the Bord grees to e the conveyor of ny compenstion wrded to the officer y the stte or ntionl orgniztion, for period not to exceed one (1) yer.. SPECIAL LEAVE -- PEACE RPS R SIMILAR GVERNMENT APPRVED EDUCATINAL ACTIVITY Specil leve of sence shll e grnted for one (1) yer or two (2) yers without py to techers volunteering nd ccepted for service in the Pece Corps or similr government ppved eductionl ctivity. This leve (pvision) shll include non-tenure techers, with stisfctory evlutions. 35

44 25-26 Eductionl Agreement P. URT APPEARANCE PLICY A techer will e grnted court leve with py for the time required for court ppernce only in the following circumstnces: 1) When the Bord supoens or otherwise requests the court ppernce of the techer. 2) When techer is supoened in lwsuit in which the Bord is prty. 3) When techer is supoened s result of his/her le with the Bord. 4) When techer is summoned s jur for jury duty when written evidence of jury service is pvided. 5) When techer is supoened in lwsuit in which the techer is not prty nd in which he/she hs civic responsiility to testify s witness. Techers will not e le to use court ppernce leve with py for purposes other thn s listed ove. (e.g. divorce, custody mtters, criminl cses, personl or fmily disputes, nd similr type mtters). Written evidence of required court ppernce shll e filed with the Pyll Deprtment in order to receive court leve with py. Any fees resulting fm court service ( not to exceed the employee dily rte of py) shll e pid to the Bord y those receiving leve py. (1999) Q. PLACING TEACHERS RETURNING FRM LEAVE Known vcncies in the school system will e mde ville to ll techers who re returning fm uthorized leves of sence. In the determintion of ssignments for techers who re returning fm uthorized leves of sence, the convenience nd wishes of the techer will e honored to the extent tht these considertions do not conflict with the instructionl requirements nd est interests of the school system nd the pupils. R. LEAVE WITHUT PAY 1. Eductionl. Certificted employees my request, for period not to exceed one (1) yer, leve without py for further eduction nd pfessionl development suject to the ppvl of the Director of Schools. ther full time employment is not permissile under this position. 2. ther. Certificted employees with five (5) yers or more of service my pply for personl leve without py for one (1) yer. Appliction shll e mde efore August 1. The ppliction will e forwrded to the Director of Schools for considertion if the Assistnt Superintendent for Humn Resources hs mde finding tht such sence shll not dversely ffect the stffing or instructionl pgrms of the school system. This leve shll in no wy chnge techer's sttus for reduction-in-force pcedures. In the event of serious fmily illness documented y medicl records occurs fter the school yer egins, n employee with five (5) yers or more of service my request n unpid leve. If grnted, the leve must e tken for the reminder of the semester. The ppliction for this one semester unit shll e forwrded to the Director of Schools for ppvl or rejection if the Assistnt Superintendent for Humn Resources ppves the leve. S. ACCRUED BENEFITS UPN RETURNING FRM LEAVE Upon returning fm ppved leve, the Bord shll grnt ll enefits to which techer ws entitled t the time of his/her ppved leve of sence, pvided he/she returns under the conditions stipulted in the leve grnt nd pvided such enefits re still pvided y the Bord. 36

45 25-26 Eductionl Agreement ARTICLE VIII PRFESSINAL MPENSATIN A. WRK YEAR AND PAY SCHEDULE As long s certificted personnel receive iweekly pyll, check for five (5) dys will e issued to ll instructionl personnel on the techers pyll t the end of the first two (2) weeks of school. Certificted employees employed for ten (1) months my choose yerly, iweekly py pln reflective of their employment contrct dtes (21 pyments) or optionlly, 12 months (26 pyments) eginning in the school yer. (24) Pydys for techers shll e on n uninterrupted schedule fm the eginning of school. In the event of dys eing mde up ecuse of dverse wether or relted conditions, the lst check will e issued on the lst dy worked. These pvisions do not pply to those who choose the 26 py options. When pydy flls on holidy, checks will e issued on the work dy immeditely preceding the holidy. In the event of school closing on pydys ecuse of inclement wether or other cts of God, resonle effort will e mde to mke pychecks ville to employees. The uilding principl shll e responsile, suject to the Tennessee pen Records Act, for distriuting pychecks in such mnner s to void disclosure to co-workers nd others. (1999) B. ADMINISTRATIVE SALARIES The index for principls nd ssistnt principls slries will e determined y the tier level. The Administrtive Py Scle will e pulished with the Techer Slry Schedule in the Eductionl Agreement. A list of dministrtors plcement on the slry schedule (including grde, step nd nnul slries) shll e pvided to the MNEA upon request. The Bord grees to work closely with the MNEA president to resolve ll identified dministrtive slry overpyments. (24) C. LNG-RANGE GALS FR MPENSATIN The Bord nd MNEA gree to estlish long-rnge gols for compenstion with specific trget nd time line. The pln will include, ut not e limited to, discussion regrding unpid holidys nd dditionl forms of compenstion. The first yer of implementtion of the pln will e (1993) D. TERMINAL PAY AT RETIREMENT Certificted employees who die while in service or retire under ny of the Bord-ppved retirement plns shll e pid for ccrued sick leve t the rte of fifty dollrs ($5) per dy for the numer of dys for which they qulify under the following schedule: (1994) 37

46 25-26 Eductionl Agreement Yers of Service in the MNPS 2 yers or more or ge 6 19 yers or ge yers or ge yers or ge yers or ge yers or ge 55 Percent of Accrued Dys to e Pid 1% 75% 65% 55% 45% 35% Eligiility for employees who die while in service shll hve locl experience clculted s follows: 1. Not more thn ten (1) months of experience my e counted during ny one fiscl yer. 2. The totl numer of months computed shll then e divided y ten (1). Should there remin frction of five (5) or more months (1 dys), such frction shll e counted s full yer's teching experience. The rte nd numer of dys for which they qulify shll e determined in ccordnce with the schedule ove. 3. In ddition, techers who notify the Humn Resources Deprtment no lter thn Mrch 15 of their plns to retire upon the completion of their current fiscl yer ssignment shll receive five-hundred-dollr ($5) erly notifiction incentive. (1994) 38

47 25-26 Eductionl Agreement E. SALARY SCHEDULES* 39

48 25-26 Eductionl Agreement Ed.S.: The Bord of Pulic Eduction shll pvide holders of the Eductionl Specilist Degrees with the dditionl remunertion which the Stte slry schedule pvides eyond the MA+3 lne. The ove figures do include pyment for Mrtin Luther King Holidy. (See Section elow.) Within the slry were the following: 1. A mutul commitment nd full coopertion of ll certificted employees in the development of school nd deprtment impvement plns. When necessry, t the discretion of the principl, techers will devote time eyond the norml school dy to ccomplish these ojectives. 2. A commitment of ll certificted employees to stff development ctivities. (1995) The Bord of Eduction grees to increse the Techer Slry Schedule, the Administrtive nd Supervisory Slry Scle nd the summer school rte of py y 3%, inclusive of ny stte rise ut exclusive of ny stte one-time onus, pending ville funding nd sufficient resources. (25) 4

49 25-26 Eductionl Agreement F. ADMINISTRATIVE SALARY SCHEDULE o 1 «' SB Zl SD. 1? _n q 3 q SD ' D 1 ) 1) Z2 S2. ) SD ) D 8 SB SD -=I > Zl > i n: 3" D D m to "o SD i Zl SD j i =+ m c 1 SD CJl ' (J? «S "*» S g SD sz n S_ Zl s iff 5T CT f f L K5 KJ L ** "" Co K5 : CJ 7Z U1 t "i I " " \ L _^ + ( ---J -& N ( ji to ~-J -5 L => ( to L Z D" CJl L -^ _n L ^ L -^ "-J " --A "ji D q 3. Z 3. D" L L ^J J i --A --J " >J L J i --J J i "(D --J U1 Z D i D" --J E2 --J ~C CJl --J Ul --J "co " -pi- -M " 7-I,. SD W + Z D D" -Pi -^ " ---1 "co Q -pi *y "ji z D D" --A " " L --J on " j i -*J --A " C5 1 SD W Z ZF L Ln Ln --A L " r-j ~L --A L i=) Z D - ^ --A <j} LA Ln " i=) Ln ~L --A q ^ D - --J --J ~ L J i --A CJl CJl "ji L i=j --J "--J i=j i=j ^ D - J i D CJl j i L D " CJl "tjl i=j "--J : : L i=j i=j z 5 w + ^ D D - --J --J --J D} --J j i " "ji ^ D D - "ji " -pi " D ---1 "---1 " " ^ SD & W Z D D - " --A CJl --A " -y "--J " o q S, ^ D - D J i L j i --J CJl L "co CJl j i " CJl i=j "-J L i=j i=j -. W + ^ D D - CJl " "co " j i -** ^ "ji " "co o. s 5 w ^ D D - "co " j i " ---1 L ---1 "co J "ji ---1 ft q ^ D D - CJl " "co.. " ^ "ji ~-A " "co _ r > W + Z D D - " j i " --A --A "co --A ^ "ji --A S tfl SD_ z SD W Z D - L L Ln Ln N C. q z D D - " j i " --A "co "co --A *>1 "ji --A -^ z SD w + z D - L L --A L Tj ~L ^ i=) m 3 ^1 sp_ Z SD W Z D - Ul L ~o L L Ln j i ui j i ui " L i=j i=j i=j q Z D - J i ^ --J --J L L CJl CJl " : : L j i " j i CJl i=j Lh "L --A i=j Z SD W + Z D - L J i CJl j i L L " CJl "CJl i=j " L i=j i=j X \n ZT Ti Z w Z D D - "ji " j i " j i --A " "co " q. z D - --J L --J --J J i " CJl L i=j J i " CJl i=j i=j Z i W + Z D D - --J "co --J " --J CJl --J " " : : "co i. D TJ SD_ Z SD W z D D - --A " CJl "co --J CJl --J --J " -^ "ji M q z D D - " " " j i j i ---1 " ---1 "co ---1 j i _ r SD W + Z D - CJl i CJl L L j i ~L^ -H Ln "CJl Ln vj N "--J m (l 3! 5 I s (I -T w - s 3- J "to Ul --I -J 1 " D D V 4i --J -(D KJ " -^ L To -^ j i "L " W» w SI ) " " ^ L ^ S Ln ^ ^2 --J 3;. Q ( > 5 ^. Zj" 1!ZLI = Q_ ^ l 2. ^ -i s? 5T ^ c?! S" co 41

50 25-26 Eductionl Agreement G. MILEAGE Any certificted employee who is required, y reson of his/her regulr contrct ssignment, to trvel fm one plce of responsiility to nother within nd outside the school district during the regulr contrct dy, shll e reimursed for milege t the current Bord rte or thirty (3) cents per ctul mile driven, whichever is greter. (23) Employees eligile for milege: ttendnce techers, centrl office employees, itinernt techers (includes ving music, physicl eduction, nd specil eduction), nd socil workers. (23) H. SALARY SUPPLEMENTS An nnul supplement is pid to certin techers s follows: SUPPLEMENT 7/1/3 (nd therefter) Athletic Business Mnger, Vrsity 9% Athletic Business Mnger, Vrsity--No Footll 7% Athletic Business Mnger, Middle 3% Athletic Business Mnger, Middle--No Footll 1 1/2% Bnd Director, Vrsity 12% Bnd Director, Vrsity Assistnt 7% Bsketll Coch, Vrsity Hed 12% Bsketll Coch, Vrsity Assistnt 9% Bsketll Coch, 9th Grde 9% Bsketll Coch, Middle School 9% Bsell Coch, Vrsity 9% Bsell Coch, Vrsity Assistnt 6% Bowling Coch, Vrsity (1 squd)..5% Bowling Coch, Vrsity (2 squds).7.5% Chorl Music Sponsor, High School 5% Cheerleder Sponsor, Vrsity Footll nd Bsketll 8% Cheerleder Sponsor, Vrsity Footll or Bsketll.4% Cheerleder Sponsor, 9th Grde Footll or Bsketll 3% Cheerleder Sponsor, 9th Grde Footll nd Bsketll....6% Cheerleder Sponsor, High School Wrestling 3% Cheerleder Sponsor, Middle School Footll nd Bsketll 6% Cheerleder Sponsor, Middle School Footll or Bsketll 3% Cheerleder Sponsor, Middle School Wrestling 1 1/2% Css Country Coch, Vrsity 5% Css Country Coch, Vrsity (2 tems) 7 1/2% Drm Sponsor, High School (2 pductions minimum) 5% Footll Coch, Vrsity Hed 12% Footll Coch, Vrsity Assistnt 9% Footll Coch, 9th Grde 9% Footll Coch, 9th Grde Assistnt.. 6% Footll Coch, Middle School 9% Footll Coch, Middle School Assistnt 6% Forensic Sponsor, High School 5% Golf Coch, Vrsity (1 squd) 5% Golf Coch, Vrsity (2 squds) 7 1/2% Interhigh Sponsor, High School (1 Districtwide)..2% Newspper Sponsor, High School 5% Newspper Sponsors, Middle School 2 1/2% Soccer Coch, Vrsity 9% Soccer Coch, Vrsity Assistnt 6% Soccer Coch, Middle School 6% Softll Coch, Vrsity 9% Softll Coch, Vrsity Assistnt 6% Student Council Sponsor, High School 3% Student Council Sponsor, Middle School 1 1/2% Tennis Coch, Vrsity (1 squd) 5% 42

51 25-26 Eductionl Agreement Tennis Coch, Vrsity (2 squds) 7 1/2% Trck Coch, Vrsity 9% Trck Coch, Vrsity Assistnt 6% Trck Coch, 9th Grde 6% Trck Coch, Middle School 6% Volleyll Coch, Vrsity 9% Volleyll Coch, Vrsity Assistnt...3 1/2% Volleyll Coch, 9th Grde 6% Volleyll Coch, Middle School 6% Wrestling Coch, Vrsity 1% Wrestling Coch, Vrsity Assistnt 7 1/2% Wrestling, 9th Grde 7 1/2% Wrestling, Middle School 7 1/2% Yeok Sponsor, High School 5% Yeok Sponsors, Middle School 3% All percentges re computed on the individul's se techer py. The supplements listed elow re not pplicle to persons ssigned fter 7/1/75: PSITIN AMUNT Chirmn -- Speech nd Hering $33. Consultnt Techer (Elementry) $5. Guidnce Counselor (must serve for 2 periods or more per dy) $15. Psychologicl Service Worker..$5. Psychometrist... $5. Specil Eduction $165. I. ANNUAL LEAVE PAYMENT UPN DEATH R RETIREMENT When certificted employee retires or dies while in service, the Bord shll py the employee or eneficiry/estte for erned vction, not to exceed 2 dys t the employee's current pplicle dily rte. J. EXTRA MPENSATIN PAYMENT In n effort to fcilitte pyment of techers employed for ny work eyond the regulr contrct oligtion on full nd prt-time sis, the Administrtion will monitor nd encourge greter efficiency in pyll reporting. An effort will e mde to insure pyment on regulrly scheduled school system pydys s services re performed. K. VLUNTARY WRKSHPS AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES All voluntry workshops nd trining ctivities eyond the regulr school dy will e compensted t $85. for 7.5-hour dy, effective My 24, 23. An individul who serves s presenter will e compensted t $2 per full dy. Hlf dys will e pid t hlf the estlished rte of py. (23) L. INSURANCE BENEFITS 1. The Bord of Eduction grees to py 71% eginning July 1, 2, 73% eginning July 1, 21, nd 75% eginning July 1, 22. This greement does not pply to life insurnce eyond the mount deemed y the Internl Revenue Service s n llowle, non-txle, employer-pid enefit. (2) 2. Ech techer nd employee of the Bord of Pulic Eduction shll e covered y $5 deth enefit under pvisions of the Metpolitn Chrter. The Bord nd MNEA lso gree to formlly encourge the Insurnce Trust to identify nd implement steps to contin insurnce cost increses in future yers. (1997) 43

52 25-26 Eductionl Agreement 3. The Bord nd the MNEA gree to refer the economic issue of employer pid disility insurnce to the Insurnce Trust so tht the Insurnce Trust cn first conduct study to determine the structure nd fesiility of such enefit nd second, to mke, when the Insurnce Trust determines it to e ppprite nd finncilly possile, recommendtion to the Bord of Pulic Eduction for their considertion. If the Insurnce Trust s recommendtion is ppved y the Bord of Pulic Eduction, such recommendtion will e incorported within the Eductionl Agreement. (1999) M. WELLNESS The Bord nd the Assocition gree to estlish joint committee to investigte possile wellness pgrms such s: (1) smoking cesstion (2) weight contl (3) exercise pgrms nd (4) stress mngement. (1993) N. EMPLYEE ASSISTANCE PRGRAM The Bord grees to fund n employee ssistnce pgrm eginning with the yer. (1993). MARTIN LUTHER KING HLIDAY Strting with the school yer, the Bord grees to pvide Mrtin Luther King, Jr. Dy s pid holidy in perpetuity for ll certificted employees. This dy will e pid ove nd eyond the discretionry dys nd vction dys pvided y the Stte of Tennessee. For ll employees who work less thn 12 months this pvision will result in n dditionl dy of py. (1996) P. PTINAL INSTRUCTINAL PREPARATIN PAY The Bord grees to pvide $1 in recognition of extr work nd preprtion for those ten nd eleven-month certificted personnel who re not on the dministrtive py scle nd elect to prepre clssoms or work res prior to the strt of the school yer. Recognition py will e included in the employee's first full pycheck of the school yer upon verifiction y the principl or supervisor tht preprtion hs een completed. However, if verifiction is not received in the Pyll Deprtment prior to the closing dte for the first full pyll, the Bord grees to honor nd py ny recognition verifiction it receives thugh the first 3 clendr dys fter school egins. (1999) Q. NATINAL BARD CERTIFICATIN The Bord grees to py up to $2 towrd the Ntionl Bord of Pfessionl Teching Stndrds (NBPTS) ppliction fee for ech techer seeking Ntionl Bord Certifiction. District funding for the fee will not e dependent upon the chievement of Ntionl Bord Certifiction; however, if the techer does not complete the pcess, the District will receive the refund fm NBPTS of fees pid y the District. The techer must pply to the Stte Deprtment of Eduction for the federl grnt pgrm for Ntionl Bord Certifiction. Funds pid on the techer s ehlf thugh the federl grnt pgrm shll reduce the MNPS oligtion towrd pyment of the NBPTS ppliction fee. The Bord further grees tht techers my use their five existing pfessionl dys for portfolio preprtion for NBPTS Certifiction. nce certifiction is chieved, the techer will receive $2 per yer supplement for the life of the certificte so long s the techer remins employed fulltime within the re of the NBPTS certificte or the techer is ssigned to the PALS Pgrm s mentor. Additionlly, the techer must remin in Metpolitn 44

53 25-26 Eductionl Agreement Nshville Pulic Schools for minimum of three yers. An individul who leves erlier thn three yers will reimurse the district on p-rt sis for the fees pid y MNPS for gining certifiction. During the time the techer is Bord Certified, he/she must pvide two workshops per yer for three yers to ssist other techers in ecoming NBPTS Certified nd/or on other topics mutully greele to the District nd the techer. Any techer who ws NBPTS certified efore July 1, 23, nd meets the pvisions outlined ove will egin to receive the nnul slry supplement in the school yer. However, the Bord will not reimurse ny fees pid y ny techer prior to July 1, 23. (23) 45

54 25-26 Eductionl Agreement ARTICLE IX Grievnce Defined: GRIEVANCE PRCEDURE A techer clim tht there hs een violtion, misinterprettion or misppliction of pertinent stte nd federl lw or policies of the Bord of Pulic Eduction. Prties Defined: The term techer used in the greement is intended to men lso supervisor, principl, director or other certificted personnel of the Metpolitn Bord of Pulic Eduction. Generl Policies: 1. Testimony during pceedings is "confidentil" nd does not ecome prt of the individul's personnel record on file t the Bord of Pulic Eduction. 2. Generlly, pcessing grievnces will e done t times tht do not interfere with the techer's ssigned duties. When the ggrieved person, the MNEA nd the Bord mutully gree to hve pceedings during the regulrly ssigned working hours, the involved techers shll e relesed fm duties without reduction in slry. 3. Prties to the grievnce my e represented y legl counsel t their expense. 4. It is the mutul intent of the MNEA, Bord of Pulic Eduction, nd School Administrtion to resolve ll grievnces t the erliest possile steps in the grievnce pcedure. Informl Pcedure: If techer feels tht he/she hs grievnce, he/she shll first discuss the mtter with his/her principl or other ppprite dministrtor, personlly or ccompnied y n MNEA representtive, in n effort to resolve the plem informlly. The prties shll seek to djust the difficulty t the point of origin y otining dvice fm ny ppprite division of the Centrl ffice, nd/or pfessionl orgniztion representtive. If the plem is not resolved informlly, then either prty my declre tht grievnce exists nd the forml pcedure invoked. Forml Pcedure: (1) Level ne: () () (c) If n ggrieved person is not stisfied with the outcome of the informl pcedure, he/she my present his/her lleged grievnce formlly in writing to the principl or other ppprite dministrtor nd if so requested, copy my e forwrded to the MNEA. A written grievnce shll contin the following informtion: Nme nd position of grievnt; sttement of the grievnce nd the fcts involved, including relevnt dtes; reference to the pplicle pvisions of the Bord policy, if ny; the corrective ction requested; signture of the grievnt. The ggrieved person, or the principl or other ppprite dministrtor, my request conference prior to the rendering of the decision. The conference shll e scheduled within three (3) school dys following the receipt of the grievnce. If he/she so desires, ny person involved in the grievnce my request the presence of n MNEA representtive. The principl, or other ppprite dministrtor, within six (6) school dys fter the receipt of the grievnce or the conference with the ggrieved person, shll render 46

55 (2) Level Two: Eductionl Agreement written decision to the ggrieved person nd if the ggrieved so desires, copy shll e forwrded to the MNEA office. () () (c) If the grievnce is not resolved t Level ne, the ggrieved techer my ppel in writing, within five (5) school dys fter the decision t Level ne, to the ppprite dministrtor. The ggrieved person, or the dministrtor or his/her designee, my request conference prior to the rendering of the decision. The conference shll e scheduled within five (5) school dys following the receipt of the grievnce. If he/she so desires ny person involved in the grievnce my request the presence of n MNEA representtive. The dministrtor or his/her designee, within six (6) school dys fter the receipt of the grievnce or the conference with the ggrieved person shll render written decision nd if the ggrieved so desires, copy shll e forwrded to the MNEA office. (3) Level Three: () () (c) If the grievnce is not stisfctorily resolved t Level Two, the ggrieved techer my ppel to the Director of Schools within five (5) school dys fter the decision t Level Two. Within ten (1) school dys fter the receipt of the written grievnce y the Director of Schools or his designee, the Director of Schools or his designee, shll meet with the ggrieved person nd if so requested, representtive of the MNEA, in n effort to resolve it. Within five (5) school dys fter the conference with the ggrieved person, the Director of Schools or his designee shll report his findings nd written decision nd if the ggrieved person so desires, copy shll e forwrded to the MNEA office. (4) Level Four: Miscellneous If resolution of the grievnce is not reched t Level Three, upon written request of the MNEA within twenty (2) school dys, or if the time limits t Level Three expire without the issunce of the Director of School's written report of findings, the Assocition my sumit the grievnce to finl nd inding ritrtion under the Voluntry Lor Aritrtion Rules of the Americn Aritrtion Assocition, which shll ct s the dministrtor of the pceedings. If Demnd for Aritrtion is not filed within twenty (2) school dys of the dte for the Level Three written decision, then the grievnce shll e deemed withdrwn.. The fees nd expenses of the ritrtor will e shred y the two prties eqully.. The Aritrtor's decision shll e in writing. Copies of the decision shll e miled to the Bord Chir, the Director of Schools, nd the MNEA. (1997) 1. A grievnce my e withdrwn t ny level without prejudice or record. 2. Filure y the ggrieved person or gup t ny level to ppel grievnce to the next level within the specified time limit herein shll e deemed to e cceptnce of the decision rendered t tht level. 3. No grievnce shll e recognized y the Bord of Pulic Eduction or the MNEA unless it shll hve een presented to the ppprite level in writing within forty (4) school dys fter 47

56 25-26 Eductionl Agreement the ggrieved person knew, or should hve known, of the ct or condition on which the grievnce is sed nd if not so presented, the grievnce shll e considered s wived. 4. Nothing in this document should e construed s denying to ny techer the opportunity to consult with ny supervisory or dministrtive officer in the school system. 5. At ny level, time limits in this greement my e mutully extended. However, the intent of this policy is to expedite the pcessing of ll grievnces. 6. No reprisls shll e invoked ginst ny employee for pcessing grievnce or prticipting in ny wy in the grievnce pcedure. 7. When grievnce involves more thn one techer, the gup of techers, with the ssistnce of the MNEA, my sumit collective grievnce t the ppprite level. 48

57 A. PRFESSINAL UNCIL Eductionl Agreement ARTICLE X UNCILS AND MMITTEES 1. A Pfessionl Council shll e formed to study, discuss nd mke recommendtions concerning mtters relted to the eduction of students, techer welfre, nd mutully greele suject res relted to eduction. 2. The Director of Schools shll ppoint five (5) memers of the Administrtive Stff to serve with him s memers of the ove Council. The President of the Assocition nd five (5) of its memers shll e designted y the Assocition to serve on the Council. Elementry Principls shll select one (1) representtive to serve on the Pfessionl Council. Middle School Principls shll select one (1) representtive to serve on the Pfessionl Council. Secondry Principls shll select one (1) representtive to serve on the Pfessionl Council. 3. Recommendtions fm the Council needing ction y either the Assocition or the Bord shll e mde in writing to the Director nd the President of the Assocition. It is expected tht the determintion of most mtters of mutul concern will not necessitte forml ction y either the Bord or the Assocition. 4. The Council shll meet s predetermined ut not less thn once ech month during the school yer. Either the President of the Assocition or the Director my request, y stting the reson for such request in writing to the other, specil meeting of Council. A mutully greed upon meeting dte shll follow the request. 5. The Director nd the President of the Assocition shll serve s co-chirpersons of the Council, nd shll together prepre n gend for ny meeting, regulr or specil. 6. The Pfessionl Council is empowered to ppoint d hoc committees composed of techers nd dministrtors to study mutully greed upon suject. n completion of its study nd report nd/or recommendtions on the suject ssigned, ech committee shll e considered dissolved nd once dissolved, no committee shll e rectivted except y consent of mjority of the Pfessionl Council. 7. The clericl expenses of the Pfessionl Council nd its sucommittees shll e pid y the Bord. 8. Whenever it is necessry for memers of the Pfessionl Council to meet during the school dy, they shll do so without loss of slry. Memers of the d hoc committees my lso e excused without loss of slry under the sme condition. 9. The Pfessionl Council in no wy shll diminish the pregtives of the Bord, the Assocition, the President of the Assocition, or of the Director of Schools. B. CURRICULUM ADVISRY UNCIL Prefce To pvide for the systemtic implementtion of n instructionl pgrm to ccomplish the eductionl ojectives of the Metpolitn Pulic Schools, the Metpolitn Bord of Pulic Eduction expects the dministrtion of the school system to develop, initite, nd operte forml system for the identifiction nd development of the school system's instructionl pgrms, defined in terms of the sic lerning expecttions, outcomes or results which will pvide the most vile pgrm possile for the students of Nshville-Dvidson County, 49

58 25-26 Eductionl Agreement Tennessee. The development nd implementtion of such system is continuous pcess tht must e relted to the constntly chnging needs of the community nd students served y the school system y mens of continuing efforts to impve the totl eductionl pgrm of the schools. Responsiility Primry responsiility for the curriculum development nd impvement pcedures is ssigned to the Director of Schools. Direct responsiility for pcedures of development, impvement, nd opertion of curriculum nd instruction is ssigned to the ppprite ssistnt superintendents. The Curriculum Advisory Council hs responsiility for fcilitting curriculum development nd impvement pcedures y dvising the ppprite ssistnt superintendents nd the Director of Schools. jectives The ojectives to e directly fulfilled y those persons ssigned to curriculum nd instructionl divisions nd/or deprtments of the Metpolitn Pulic Schools re: 1. To identify the ojectives nd structurl frmework of existing instructionl pgrms in the school system. 2. To estlish nd operte system-wide pgrm for curriculum development nd implementtion; to include lerning ojective, content structure, medi selection, nd relted inservice eduction. 3. To formulte instructionl systems which cn pvide for continuous development, ssessment, nd restructuring of system-wide instructionl pgrms. The est mode for curriculum study nd impvement is ctive prticiption of n optiml numer of the stff of the school system with ledership eing judged on its ility to pvide fesile suggestions for curriculr impvement. The Metpolitn Curriculum Advisory Council pvides mens of wider involvement of stff memers within the school system. Duties nd Responsiilities of the Curriculum Advisory Council The Advisory Council memers re to consider sic instructionl policy questions nd orgniztionl rrngements to implement curriculum impvement. The Council is n dvisory nd initition ody for the following functions: 1. To identify common needs nd plems in the curriculum of the Metpolitn Pulic Schools. 2. To utilize vrious evlutive pcedures to determine needs of redirection of curriculum development. 3. To present findings s dvice to the Director of Schools. 4. To recommend pcedures for meeting the curriculum nd instructionl needs of the Metpolitn Pulic Schools. 5. To recommend the orgniztion of vrious committees, tsk forces or other gups for vrious sujects, grdes, nd specil res which require the ttention of the school system for impvement. 6. To keep techers, dministrtors, memers of the Bord nd others informed of ll pjects underwy thugh ulletins nd minutes of meetings. 5

59 25-26 Eductionl Agreement 7. To monitor the impct of new system wide pgrms intduced in the school yer. Appointment of Memers The Metpolitn Curriculum Advisory Council will consist of twenty-one (21) memers. Three (3) techers fm ech level of verticl school orgniztion, i.e., elementry, middle school nd senior high, nd one (1) elementry principl nd one (1) secondry principl will e ppointed y the MNEA. Two (2) elementry principls will e ppointed y the Elementry Principls' Assocition. Two (2) secondry principls will e ppointed y the Secondry Principls' Assocition. The nmes of those ppointed will e sumitted to the ppprite ssistnt superintendent. The Director of Schools will ppoint one (1) representtive fm the Deprtment of Pupil Personnel Services, two (2) suject re supervisors, one (1) Director of Elementry Eduction, one (1) Director of Secondry Eduction, nd one (1) fculty memer of n institution of higher eduction in the Nshville re. The Inter-High Council shll ppoint one (1) student. The term of office of ll ppointees will e two (2) yers. Memers my e re-ppointed once. Vcncies which occur during the school term shll e filled for the lnce of the term in the sme mnner s specified ove. rgniztion of the Advisory Council Chirperson: A chirperson shll e selected y the Council memers to pvide ledership nd guidnce for the gup. He/she will work in close communiction with the ssistnt superintendent. The chirperson will e elected t the first meeting of the Council in Septemer. Vice Chirperson: The vice chirperson shll serve s chirperson in the sence of the chirperson nd shll e elected t the sme time s the chirperson. The terms of the chirperson nd vice chirperson shll e one (1) yer, nd they shll e eligile for reelection for one (1) dditionl term. Secretry: A secretry will e pvided y the Instructionl Deprtment to meet with the Council nd to pvide necessry secretril services. Executive Secretry: The ppprite ssistnt superintendent or his/her designee shll serve s the Executive Secretry of the Metpolitn Curriculum Advisory Council. Routine pertions The Council shll ct s one gup nd not s individuls. All ction must e the decision of the gup. A simple mjority of the totl gup must e present to constitute quorum. C. FACULTY ADVISRY MMITTEE Estlishment. A Fculty Advisory Committee shll e estlished in ech school thugh the mutul coopertion of the fculty nd the principl. Purpose. The sic purpose of the Fculty Advisory Committee is to estlish nd mintin positive reltionships nd communictions mong the fculty nd stff. The committee shll lso serve s the vehicle y which pposed chnges in existing policies nd prctices, including curriculum chnges for ech school, my e considered. These chnges my e suject to discussion t ny meeting etween the FAC nd the principl. Composition. In schools hving ten (1) or fewer techers, the committee shll consist of the fculty; schools with eleven (11) to fifty (5) fculty memers shll hve committee of 51

60 25-26 Eductionl Agreement not less thn six (6) memers; if more thn fifty (5) fculty memers re in school, the committee shll consist of not less thn seven (7) memers. All fculty memers within the school re eligile to vote for nd hold memership on the committee. The elementry school committee shll hve t lest one (1) memer fm ech of the primry, intermedite, upper nd specilized teching res. The llot shll e constructed to chieve the ove representtion. There shll e no more thn two (2) memers fm ny one (1) secondry school deprtment s memers of the committee. Election nd Term. The fculty shll elect three (3) memer nominting committee for the purpose of nominting pspective memers for the committee. The Nominting Committee shll ppose slte contining the numer of positions ville, plus three (3). The Nominting Committee shll report t meeting clled jointly y the principl nd the Fculty Representtive. At tht meeting, dditionl nomintions shll e llowed fm the floor. Memers of the Nominting Committee shll e eligile for election to the FAC. Voting shll e y secret llot within the next three (3) dys. Bllots shll e returned to nd tulted y the Nominting Committee. The committee shll hve een elected y Septemer 15 nd will orgnize y ctoer 1 of the school yer. At the first meeting, chirperson, vice-chirperson, nd secretry shll e elected. Meetings. The committee shll meet when it is deemed necessry y the chirperson or y mjority of the committee memers or y request of 2% of the fculty. The chirperson of the committee shll set the gends sed on suggestions fm the fculty, principl nd other committee memers. Accurte minutes of the meetings including recommendtions shll e kept y the secretry nd copies issued to the fculty within three (3) dys fter the meeting. Involvement of ther Personnel. fficers or stff of the Assocition nd dministrtive or supervisory personnel my e invited to ttend meetings t the principl's or committee's request. Ech prty shll inform the other in dvnce when outside personnel hve een invited. D. SCHL CALENDAR ADVISRY MMITTEE Ech yer prior to the doption of the school clendr the Bord will consider recommendtions fm ll interested prties. In order to otin input fm the techers, committee comprised of memers ppointed y the MNEA nd memers designted y the Director shll meet nd present their findings to the Director. If chnge in the Bord ppved clendr ecomes necessry, the ove committee shll meet nd present their findings to the Director. This item in no wy diminishes the Bord's uthority nd responsiility to estlish the school clendr. The Bord nd MNEA gree tht Mrtin Luther King, Jr. Dy shll e system-wide holidy. [See "Pfessionl Compenstion," Article VIII, Section M.] (1996) E. STAFF DEVELPMENT GVERNANCE UNCIL The Bord nd MNEA elieve in comprehensive stff development pgrm tht ddresses the District Strtegic Pln nd the locl school impvement plns. (23) 52

61 25-26 Eductionl Agreement 1. The Bord nd MNEA gree to estlish Stff Development Governnce Council. Its purposes shll include, ut not e limited to: () Disseminting nd nlyzing regulrly scheduled needs ssessment, () Developing pln tht ligns nd prioritizes stff development ctivities to meet identified needs (c) Monitoring district stff development ctivities to meet identified needs (d) Soliciting input fm dministrtors, techers, nd support stff (e) Reporting findings to memers of the Executive Council nd the MNEA Executive Bord. (2) (f) Developing nd monitoring n nnul stff development udget (1993) 2. The Governnce Council shll consist of: () Three (3) memers ppointed y the Director to include persons responsile for plnning/implementing stff development, () Three (3) memers representing clssified employees, (c) Three (3) memers ppointed y MNEA, nd (d) The Director of Stff Development shll serve s n ex-officio memer of the Governnce Council (23) 3. The Director of Stff Development shll serve s the communictions liison etween the Governnce Council nd employees nd s the communictions liison etween the Director of Schools nd the Governnce Council. (23) 4. Appointments shll e for three (3) yer terms with one dministrtor, one clssified nd one Assocition ppointee tting off the council ech yer. (23) 5. The Bord shll employ n dministrtor nd dditionl personnel s needed to implement the stff development pgrm nd work directly with the Governnce Council. (23) 6. This council shll operte s plem-solving tem with the ssistnce of the Director of Stff Development to ccomplish its purposes. (23) 7. At the discretion of the Director of Schools, portion of the stte-mndted in-service requirement my e reserved for ddressing District Strtegic Pln trgets, nd/or locl school impvement plns. The messge shll e uniform in content. (23) rgniztion of the Stff Development Governnce Council Chirperson: A chirperson shll e selected y the Council memers to pvide ledership nd guidnce for the gup. He/She will work in close communiction with the Director of Stff Development: The chirperson will e elected t the first meeting of the Council in My. (23) Vice Chirperson: The vice-chirperson shll serve s chirperson in the sence of the chirperson nd shll e elected t the sme time s the chirperson. (2) Secretry: The secretry shll serve s recorder for the meeting nd shll e elected t the sme time s the chirperson. (2) Terms of ffice: The terms of the chirperson, vice chirperson, nd secretry shll e one (1) yer, nd they shll e eligile for re-election for one (1) dditionl term. The Director of Stff Development shll mintin complete record of ll meetings nd pvide clericl services. (23) Routine pertions The Stff Development Governnce Council shll ct s one gup nd not s individuls. All ction must e the decision of the gup. The council shll meet monthly with new 53

62 25-26 Eductionl Agreement memers ppointed y April 15 th, nd with the first orgniztionl meeting in My. A simple mjority of the totl gup must e present to constitute quorum. (2) F. JINT MMITTEES The President of the Assocition nd the Director of Schools shll indicte in the chrge letters to joint committees tht co-chirpersons shll pvide notice of meetings to their respective ppointing uthority. Filure to pvide such notice shll in no wy ffect the work or outcome of the committees. G. PEER ASSISTANCE, LEADERSHIP & SUPPRT (PALS) PRGRAM The MNEA nd the Bord gree tht the Peer Assistnce, Ledership nd Support Pgrm (PALS) is collortive effort etween the prties to ssist new nd experienced techers with instructionl strtegies. Thugh the pgrm cdre of outstnding techers will e relesed to work s peer mentors within the Met Nshville Pulic Schools. The pgrm is in no wy to e construed s replcement for the regulr evlution pcess. In order to fcilitte trust uilding nd instructionl impvement, the Bord grees not to use ny documenttion creted y Peer Assistnt Leder (PAL) or ny testimony fm PAL in evlution or dismissl pceedings. Peer Assistnt Leders (PALS) will work with ll principl/supervisor referrls, self-referrls nd techers new to Met. Ech PAL will ssist those clssom techers with the following ctivities. Ech PAL will ssist clssom techers with the following ctivities: non-evlutive clssom oservtions nd feedck including est prctices gols setting nd pgress reports on gols contcting others who my serve s dditionl resources to techers developing conferencing skills informing techers out Bord Policy nd the Eductionl Agreement (25) demonstrtion teching lesson plnning suggesting workshops, inservice pgrms, nd college/grdute courses to help the techer self ssessment techniques conducting workshops developing clssom mngement techniques Pending ville funding nd sufficient resources the Bord will fund eleven (11) full-time relesed clssom techers s PALS to work ten-month contrct plus five (5) dys ( 26 dy contrct) in order to mentor new techers nd to respond to self referrls nd principl/supervisor referrls. (23) PALS will serve for three-yer terms (suject to mid-term review) with 33% (+/-1 position) tting off ech yer. The Bord grees tht the PALS, fter completing their terms, will hve right to return to their previous school ssignment. Nothing in this section shll preclude PAL fm using the estlished trnsfer pcess t the conclusion of n ssignment s PAL. (23) The PALS Pgrm will e governed y the PALS Pgrm Pnel, which is comprised of the president nd vice-president of the MNEA, two (2) other ssocition ppointees, the director of stff development, one (1) principl, one (1) executive tier director, nd one (1) tier director ppointed y the Director of Schools. The terms for the president nd vice-president of the Assocition nd the director of stff development shll run concurrently with their elective office or position. All other memers of the pnel hve two-yer terms. The principl nd one (1) MNEA ppointee shll e ppointed on odd numered yers. The tier director, executive tier director, nd the other MNEA ppointee shll e ppointed on even numered yers. All 54

63 25-26 Eductionl Agreement ppointees cn e re-ppointed t the discretion of the Director of Schools or MNEA s ppprite. All officil communictions of the pnel relting to persons pplying for PALS positions or persons serving s PALS shll e trnsmitted in writing, thugh its chirmn, t the direction of the pnel. (25) The responsiilities of the PALS Pnel include: (25) developing nd mintining guidelines nd pcedures for the PALS to follow determining the selection criteri nd ppliction pcess for ecoming PAL developing the ppliction forms for the selection pcess recommending its selection of PALS to the Director of Schools monitoring the work of PALS using feedck fm the Director of Stff Development nd others. (25) The Director of Stff Development shll ssist PALS in the following; (25) sumitting milege forms, documenting leves, informing the PALS of pertinent dministrtive pcedures nd Bord Policy, printing of mterils for distriution to client techers nd other interested prties, distriuting pychecks nd mil, helping to secure mterils nd equipment, mintining the PALS office nd equipment, serving s liison etween the PALS nd the Pnel, ssisting with other PALS issues in coordintion with the PALS Pnel. (1999) pviding updtes to the Bord of Pulic Eduction, in ddition to responding to requests for informtion fm other Bord or MNEA gups. (25) 55

64 25-26 Eductionl Agreement ARTICLE XI INSTRUCTINAL PRGRAM A. LITERACY STANDARDS FR STUDENTS The Bord nd Assocition recognize tht pulic confidence in the school system is essentil to our system of pulic eduction. Further, the Bord nd Assocition gree tht those students enlled in the Metpolitn Pulic Schools should mintin pgressive level of chievement in sic skills res. The Bord nd Assocition shll ttempt, thugh the ppointment of joint committee, to define minimum stndrds of eductionl pgress for the K-12 pgrms. The report of the joint committee shll e filed with the Curriculum Advisory Council for review nd recommendtion to the Pfessionl Council. B. NTINUITY F INSTRUCTINAL PRGRAM Due to the lrge numer of intr-system student trnsfers nnully, the Bord nd Assocition re committed to continuity of the instructionl pgrm mong the dministrtive sudivisions of the school system. C. SHARED EVALUATINS Existing evlutions of pgrms shll e shred with the Curriculum Advisory Council upon request. 56

65 25-26 Eductionl Agreement APPENDIX A STIPENDS FR PERATING TEACHERS Stipends for Cooperting Techers The following schedule represents stipends pid cooperting techers y the referring institutions: 4-9 weeks $ weeks $2. 14 weeks or longer $3. APPENDIX B MATERNITY LEAVE TCA Sick Leve -- Accumultion nd use. (2) Upon written request of the techer ccompnied y sttement fm the techer's physicin verifying pregnncy, ny techer who goes on mternity leve shll e llowed to use ll or portion of the techer's ccumulted sick leve for mternity leve purposes during the period of the techer's physicl disility only, s determined y physicin. APPENDIX C EDUCATIN TRUTH IN REPRTING TCA Short title.-- This prt shll e known nd my e cited s the "Eduction Truth in Reporting nd Employee Ptection Act of 1989." [Acts 1989, ch. 444, 1.] Purpose.-- () The purpose of this prt is to discourge persons, whether employed, elected or ppointed, who re required to furnish sttisticl dt, reports or other informtion to locl or stte deprtments, gencies, or legisltive odies, fm knowingly nd willfully mking or cusing to e mde ny flse or inccurte compiltion of sttisticl dt, reports or informtion relted to the opertion of locl eduction gency s defined in It is the intent of the generl ssemly to reduce the wste nd mismngement of pulic eduction funds, to reduce uses in governmentl uthority nd to prevent illegl nd unethicl prctices. () To help chieve these ojectives, the generl ssemly declres tht pulic eduction employees should e encourged to disclose informtion on ctions of locl eduction gencies tht re not in the pulic interest nd tht legisltion is needed to ensure tht ny employee mking such disclosures shll not e suject to disciplinry mesures, discrimintion or hrssment y ny pulic officil. [Acts 1989, ch. 444, 2.] Definitions.-- As used in this prt, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Disciplinry ction" mens ny direct or indirect form of discipline or penlty, including, ut not limited to, dismissl, demotion, trnsfer, ressignment, suspension, reprimnd, dmonishment, reduction in force, withholding of work, unstisfctory or elow stndrd performnce evlution, or the thret of such discipline or penlty; (2) "Disclosure of informtion" mens the written pvision of evidence to ny person, the deprtment of eduction, legisltor, or individul employee of the deprtment or generl ssemly, or testimony efore ny committee of the generl ssemly, regrding ny ction, policy, regultion, prctice or pcedure, including, ut not limited to, the wste of pulic eduction funds, mismngement, flsifiction of stte required reports, inccurte compiltion of sttisticl dt or 57

66 25-26 Eductionl Agreement reports, or use of uthority y loclly employed, elected or ppointed officils or employees of locl eduction gency; nd (3) "Person" or "persons" includes memers of the locl ord of eduction, the superintendent or director of the school system, supervisors, principls nd other individul school system employees. [Acts 1989, ch. 444, 3.] Flse sttements to stte or government employees, officils or entities.-- No person or persons required y stte lw, or rules or regultions pmulgted pursunt to such lws, to collect, mnge, review nd mintin ccurte records pertining to the opertion of locl eduction gency shll knowingly nd willfully mke or cuse to e mde ny flse sttement in ny detil of sttisticl or finncil dt, reports or other informtion requested or required y stte officil, employee, gency, deprtment, ord, commission, or other ody in the executive rnch of stte government, or ny ord, commission, committee, memer or employee of the legisltive rnch of stte government. [Acts 1989, ch. 444, 4.] Flse sttements to lw enforcement gencies or the judiciry.-- No person or persons required y stte lw, or rules or regultions pmulgted pursunt to such lws, to collect, mnge, review nd mintin ccurte records pertining to the opertion of locl eduction gency shll knowingly nd willfully mke or cuse to e mde ny flse sttement in ny detil of sttisticl or finncil dt, reports, ord minutes or other informtion requested or required y lw enforcement gencies, the judiciry or ny memer or employee of lw enforcement gency or the judiciry. [Acts 1989, ch. 444, 6.] Penlties.-- Should ny person e found guilty of knowingly nd willfully mking or cusing to e mde ny flse sttement or report, or otherwise violting the requirements of nd , he shll forfeit ll py nd compenstion for the position held for period not to exceed one (1) yer, e suject to dismissl, removl or ouster fm such office or position, nd e ineligile for election or ppointment for the sme or similr position for five (5) yers. [Acts 1989, ch. 444, 6.] Liility to gency or deprtment.-- Any person found to hve personlly pfited fm ny violtion of nd shll e lile to the ffected locl eduction gency or stte deprtment or gency in n mount not to exceed ctul money expended or lost nd not dministrtively recoverle, plus the costs of ny legl pceedings initited y the ffected locl eduction gency or stte deprtment or gency. [Acts 1989, ch. 444, 7.] Reports of lleged flsifiction, wste or mismngement.-- () Any person hving knowledge of knowing or willful flsifiction within the mening of or , nd the wste or mismngement of pulic eduction funds, my report or disclose such flsifiction, wste or mismngement to the deprtment of eduction or committee of the generl ssemly, or individul officil, memer or employee of the deprtment or committee. () The deprtment of eduction shll mke though investigtion of ny written report of flsifiction, wste or mismngement. No investigtion of nonymous reports shll e required y this prt. Reports of lleged flsifiction, wste or mismngement shll e confidentil only to the extent the person reporting requests tht his nme not e reveled. (c) No penlty shll ttch to the filure to report nd person reporting shll e presumed to e cting in good fith nd shll therey e immune fm ny liility, civil or criminl, tht might otherwise e incurred or imposed for such reporting. [Acts 1989, ch. 444, 8.] Civil ction ginst prty cusing disciplinry ction ginst reporting person.-- () Any person reporting under the pvisions of this prt shll hve civil cuse of ction ginst ny person or employer who cuses disciplinry ction or thret of disciplinry ction ginst the reporting person. An ction commenced pursunt to this prt my seek ppprite injunctive relief or dmges for ech violtion of this section. () A court, in rendering judgment over disciplinry ction ginst person reporting pursunt to this prt, shll order, s the court considers ppprite, reinsttement, pyment of ck wges, full reinsttement of fringe enefits nd seniority rights, ctul dmges, or ny comintion of these remedies. A court my lso wrd the complinnt ll or portion of the costs of litigtion, including resonle ttorney fees. [Acts 1989, ch. 444, 9.] Collective rgining greements nd other sttutes.-- 58

67 25-26 Eductionl Agreement () This prt shll not e construed to diminish or impir the rights of person under ny collective rgining greement, or s repeling ny lw now in force mking it illegl for pulic employees or officils, elected or ppointed, to violte certin sttutes nd pviding punishment for the violtion. () Pceedings under this prt shll not e r to pceedings under ny criminl, removl or ouster sttute now in force or which my e in force. [Acts 1989, ch. 444, 1.] Notice-- Locl eduction gencies shll post notices nd use other ppprite mens to keep employees informed of their ptections nd rights under this prt. [Acts 1989, ch. 444, 11.] Its continued plcement there shll e yer y yer decision of the Negotitions Council. APPENDIX D MEMRANDUM F AGREEMENT N SUPPLEMENT PAY SCHEDULE The Bord nd MNEA gree to reconvene the slry supplement committee no lter thn Novemer 15, 23 with four memers fm the District nd four fm MNEA. The committee shll e jointly chired y one MNEA identified co-chir nd one District identified co-chir. The intent is to review the entire structure of how supplements re pid, s there re inequities in the current structure. APPENDIX E MEMRANDUM F AGREEMENT F AGREEMENT N SAFETY AND SECURITY The Bord nd MNEA gree tht sfe nd secure envinment for employees nd students is fundmentl in pving for effective nd positive lerning. The Bord grees to nnully review, ppve nd distriute The Code of Student Conduct to ll students nd ppprite stff. The Bord grees to pln nd implement sfety wreness cmpign to include: 1. sttement to employees nd the community, 2. school sfety udits nd 3. comprehensive stff development pgrm on sfety nd security to include, ut not e limited to: fight intervention, conflict intervention, interpersonl reltionships, self-discipline, sustnce use, potentil hzrds, self-defense nd conflict prevention intervention trining. During the school yer, the Bord grees to: 1. implement mndtory trcking system for itinernt employees nd other personnel required to mke home visits. 2. pvide secured spce for employees personl elongings nd 3. develop visitor nd stff ID pgrm The Bord nd MNEA gree to develop n implementtion schedule for the following: 1. student ID pgrm eginning with senior high schools 2. security systems for portle clssoms 3. communiction devices for uilding dministrtors 4. emergency communiction equipment f clssoms to the office nd 5. corrections of deficiencies identified thugh ongoing sfety udits tht re conducted s prt of the school or deprtment impvement plns. (1993) 59

68 25-26 Eductionl Agreement APPENDIX F MEMRANDUM F AGREEMENT N INCENTIVE MMITTEE The Bord nd the MNEA gree to form committee for the purpose of exploring n incentive pgrm designed to encourge new nd existing techer to work in res of criticl need including, ut not limited, to ELL, specil eduction, mthemtics, science, or speech therpy, or in schools tht re on notice. The committee shll consist of three memers representing the dministrtion nd three fm the MNEA shll e chired jointly y memer ppointed y the dministrtion nd one fm MNEA. The committee shll conclude its work nd report ck to the Negotitions Council y Mrch 1, 25. (24) APPENDIX G MEMRANDUM F AGREEMENT N LAYFF AND RECALL/ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSFERS The Bord nd the MNEA gree to form committee for the purpose of discussing stff reduction nd dministrtive trnsfer pvision which could llow for considertion of seniority, certifiction, experience, nd extr-curriculr responsiilities in stff reductions nd the dministrtive trnsfer of techers. The committee shll consist of three memers representing the dministrtion, memer of the Bord of Eduction, three memers ppointed y MNEA, nd memer of the MNEA Executive Committee. The committee shll conclude its work nd report ck to the Negotitions Council y Mrch 1, 25. (24) APPENDIX H MEMRANDUM F AGREEMENT N INCREASE F BEP FUNDING The Bord nd MNEA gree to work together to loy the stte legislture to increse BEP funding to Metpolitn Nshville Pulic Schools. (24) APPENDIX I MEMRANDUM F AGREEMENT N WELLNESS The Bord grees to seek discounts for its employees who join the YMCA. (24) 6

69 25-26 Eductionl Agreement APPENDIX J MEMRANDUM F AGREEMENT N PLANNING DAYS The Bord nd the MNEA gree to form committee to study the use nd numer of plnning dys. The committee shll consist of three (3) MNEA nd three (3) dministrtion representtives nd shll e jointly chired y one (1) MNEA nd one (1) dministrtion representtive. The committee shll complete its work y Decemer 15, 25, nd report ck to the Negotitions Council. (25) 61

70 25-26 Eductionl Agreement TPIC INDEX PAGE Asences 25, 27 Acdemic Freedom 4 Accrued Benefits upon Returning fm Leve 36 Administrtive Informtion Mngement System (AIMS) 21 Administrtive Slries 41 Administrtive Trnsfers 13, 6 Adult Eduction 12 Affirmtive Action 15 AIMS (Administrtive Informtion Mngement System) 21 Amendment 3 Annul Leve Pyment Upon Deth or Retirement 43 Appvl Pge vii Aritrtion, Binding Grievnce 46 Arrivl nd Deprture Times 25 Art Techers (K-8) 22 Assults on School Personnel 17 Assignments, Techer (non-instructionl duties) 25 Assocition Leve 35 Notifiction 4, 9 ffice 35 President 35 Recognition 1 Use of School Fcilities 8 Audits of School Finncil Receipts nd Disursements 8 Automoile Dmge 17 Beginning of Yer Pyment 37 Benefits See "Fringe Benefits." BEP Supply Funds 21, 6 Berevement Leve 29 Bord Recognition 1 CAC ("Curriculum Advisory Council") 49 Clendr Committee 52 Cmpign Mteril, Politicl 9 Certifiction in Specil Eduction 9 Certifiction Requirements 9 Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII of the 15 Coching Supplements 2, 42 Code of Ethics 4 Code of Student Conduct 59 Commitment to Excellence (CTE) 21, 37 Communiction to the Assocition 4, 9, 22 Compenstion Administrtive Slries 41 Annul Leve Pyment Upon Retirement 43 Beginning of the Yer Pyment 37 Erly Retirement Notifiction Incentive 37 Extr Compenstion Pyment 43 Long-Rnge Study 37 Mrtin Luther King Holidy 4, 44, 52 Milege 42 Pychecks 37 Pyll Deductions 8 ptionl Instructionl Preprtion Py ("recognition py") 44 62

71 25-26 Eductionl Agreement TPIC PAGE Slry Schedules 39, 41 Schedule of Pydys 37 Student Techer ("Stipends for Cooperting Techers") 57 Summer School Py Rte 11 Supplement Pying Positions 2, 42, 57 Terminl Py 37 Workshop Py 43 Construction, Input into 22 Cooperting Techers, Stipends for 57 Corporl Punishment 6 Court Appernce Policy 36 CTE (Commitment to Excellence) 21, 37 Curriculum Advisory Council (CAC) 49 Dmge to Automoiles 17 Dmge to Personl Pperty Resulting fm Assult 17 Dting Entries 3 Deth Benefit, $5 43 Deth in the Line of Duty ($5, Deth Benefit) 16 Deth Pyment, Annul Leve 43 Decision Mking 4, 48 Deductions, Pyll 8 Definitions 1 Deprture Time 25 Degtory Mteril, Plcing in Personnel Files 6 Disility Insurnce 44 Disgreement 3 Discipline of Students 6 Discipline of Techers 5 Disclosure of Personl Informtion 6 Due Pcess 5 Durtion 3 Duties of Techer 25 Duty-Free Lunch Period 2 Erly Notifiction of Retirement, Incentive for 38 Eductionl Advncement 19 Eduction Truth In Reporting--TCA 57 Employee Assistnce Pgrm 44 Employment Conditions 11 Equipment, Teching 21 Ethics, Code of 4 Evlution of Certificted Personnel 5 Evlution of Pgrms 49, 52 Extended Pfessionl Development Leve 33 Extended Work Yer 18 Extr Compenstion Pyment 43 Fcilities 22 Fculty Advisory Committee (FAC) 51 Fculty Involvement in Decision-Mking Pcess 4, 18 Fculty Lounge 22 Fmily nd Medicl Leve Act (FMLA) 3 Finncil Reports (School Audits) 8 Fringe Benefits Annul Leve Pyment Upon Retirement 43 Deth Benefit, $5 43 Deth in the Line of Duty ($5, Deth Benefit) 16 TPIC PAGE 63

72 25-26 Eductionl Agreement Erly Notifiction of Retirement 38 Insurnce 43 Leve Pvisions 27 Mrtin Luther King Holidy 44, 52 Sick Leve Bnk 27 Terminl Py t Retirement 37 Vction 18 Grding Pcedures 5 Grievnces 5, 14, 46 Helth nd Sfety 23 Holidys 17, 18, 37,4, 52 Index ("Slry Schedules") 39,41 Injury, Jo Relted 15, 16, 28 Instructionl Mterils nd Supplies 2, 21 Instructionl Equipment 2, 21, 22 Instructionl Pgrm 56 Insurnce Benefits 43 $5 Deth Benefit 43 Deth in the Line of Duty ($5, Deth Benefit) 16 Interview y Principl Prior to Trnsfer 19 Intduction vii Involuntry Trnsfers 12, 13 Itinernt Techers 23, 57 Joint Committees 2, 18, 44, 49, 5, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56 Chrge of 53 Kindergrten Mterils 21 Leve Pvisions Annul Leve Pyment t Deth or Retirement 43 Assocition 35 Assocition ffice 35 Assocition President 35 Court Appernce 36 Berevement 29 Extended Pfessionl Development 33 FMLA (Fmily nd Medicl Leve Act) 3 Mternity 28, 3 Militry 32 n the Jo Injury 16, 28 Prtil Dy Asence 2 Pece Corps or Similr Government Appved Eductionl Activity 35 Personl 29 Plcing Techers Returning fm 36 Politicl 33 Pfessionl 3 Religious 35 Returning fm 36 Sick 27, 3, 36 Sick Leve, Terminl Py for 37 Sick Leve Bnk 28 Without Py 36 Liility Coverge for Trnsporting Students 17 Litercy Stndrds for Students 56 Mil, Inter-School 9 Mrtin Luther King, Jr. Holidy 44, 52 Medition ("Persistent Disgreement") 3 Memorndum of Agreement on Sfety nd Security 59 64

73 25-26 Eductionl Agreement TPIC PAGE Milege 42 Militry Leve 32 Music Techers (K-8) 22 Negotiting Pcedures 2 Negotitions Council 1, 2, 22, 58 New Techer Supply Kits ("Bsic nd Necessry Supplies") 21 Non-Discrimintion 15 Non-Instructionl Duties 25 ffice, Cll of Techer to 7 ffice Spce in Residence 9 n the Jo Injury 16, 28 ptionl Instructionl Preprtion Py 44 SHA 15 PALS (Peer Assistnce, Ledership nd Support Pgrm) 54 Prent Conference 6 Prentl Leve 28, 3 Prking, Sfe nd Secure 23 Prtil Dy Asences 2 Prticiptory Ledership (Also see "Fculty Involvement in Decision Mking Pcess.") 4, 18 Prties to Agreement 1 Py See "Compenstion." Pychecks 37 Pydy Schedule 39, 41 Pyment t Beginning of Yer 39 Pyll Deductions 8 Peer Assistnce, Ledership nd Support Pgrm (PALS) 54 Persistent Disgreement 3 Personl Leve 29 Personnel Files 6 Physicl Assults on School Personnel 15, 16 Physicl Eduction Techers (K-8) 22 Plcing Techers Returning fm Leve 36 Plnning Time 2 Policies nd Pcedures, Locl School 8 Policy Mnul 8 Politicl Cmpign Mteril 9 Politicl Leve 33 Posting of Vcncies ("Pmotion Policy") 15 Premle 1 Principl Designee 18 Principles of this Agreement 1 Printing of Agreement 3 Pcess Impvement Tems 49 Pfessionl Council 22, 49 Pfessionl Development Commission 34 Pfessionl Gwth 24 Pfessionl Leve 3 Pfessionl rgniztions 1 Pfessionl Personnel Ptection 15 Pgrm Implementtion 22 Pmotion Policy 14 Preprtion Py, ptionl Instructionl 44 Qurntine 28 Recognition of Prties 1 Recognition Py 43 Reduction in Pfessionl Stff 6 Religious Rite or rdinnce 35 65

74 25-26 Eductionl Agreement TPIC PAGE Reporting of Asences 25 Reprimnds 7 Requisitions 21 Resigntion Pcedures 14 Retirement Pyment Annul Leve 43 Erly Notifiction Incentive 38 Terminl Py t Retirement 37 Retriution 7, 12, 47 Returning fm Leve Benefits Accrued 36 Plcement 36 RIF 6 Rights of Techers 5 Sfety nd Security 7, 23, 59 Slry See "Compenstion." Slry Schedules 39, 41 Slry Supplements 2, 42, 59 Svings Cluse 3 School Audits 8 School Clendr Advisory Committee 52 School Security 7, 23 School Policies nd Pcedures 8 Shred Evlutions 56 Sick Leve 27, 3, 36 Sick Leve Bnk 28 Site-Bsed Decision Mking See "Prticiptory Ledership." Smoking Policy 25 Specil Ed Certifiction 9 Specil Leve -- Pece Corps or Similr Government Appved Eductionl Activity 35 Stff Development Activities 24, 43, 53 Stff Development Governnce Council 53 Stffing Rtios nd Pcedures, Puliction of 23 Stipends for Cooperting Techers 57 Student Discipline 6 Student Teching ("Stipends for Cooperting Techers") 57 Student Trnsfers ("Continuity of Instructionl Pgrm") 56 Sustitute Techer 25 Summer Employment 11 Summer School 11 Summer School Py Rte 11 Supplement Pying Positions 2, 42 Supplies, Instructionl 2, 21 Supply Kits for New Techers ("Bsic nd Necessry Supplies") 22 Suspension of Pfessionl Personnel 5 T-SHA Report 15 Techer Assignments 25 Defined 1 Evlutions 5 Fcilities 22 Non-Instructionl Duties 25 Responsiilities 25 Rights (Due Pcess, Reprimnds, Suspension, Prent Conferences, Complint Pcedure) 5 Trnsfers 12 Workdy 25 Techer Effectiveness/Support Pgrm 5 Teching Mterils nd Equipment 21 66

75 25-26 Eductionl Agreement TPIC PAGE Terminl Py t Retirement 37 Textooks 22 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of Trnsfers Administrtive (involuntry) 14 Voluntry 13 Trnsporttion of Students, Liility Coverge 17 Use of Schools y Assocition 8 Vcncies, Posting of (Pmotion Policy) 15 Vction 18 Vehiculr Dmge 17 Voluntry Trnsfers 13 Wellness 44, 6 Work Beyond the Norml School Dy 25 Work Beyond the Norml School Yer 18, 37, 43 Workdy 25 Workshop Py 43 Work Spce 9, 22 Work Yer 18, 37, 43 67