12:3
12:4
12:5
12:6
12:7
12:8
12:9
Distribution of Material - Mail Boxes
Officers or officials of the recognized teacher bargaining agent, and of no other teacher organization which
purports to represent teachers for collective bargaining purposes, shall have the right to reasonable use of
the school mail boxes for distribution of organizational material provided such materials are in good taste
and provided that such materials shall not include campaign organization material related to local, state or
national political matters.
School Meetings
The authorized representative of the UNION shall have the right to schedule UNION meetings in the
building before or after regular class hours, and during lunch time of the employees involved. Such meeting
shall not in any manner disrupt the normal operation of the school and shall be subject to prior approval of
the building principal.
No Local Organization Activity on School Time
Except as provided herein, the UNION agrees that no teacher will engage in UNION activity during the time
the teacher is assigned to teaching or other duties.
Protection of Individual and Group Rights
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent the BOARD, a member of the BOARD or its
designated representatives from meeting with any teacher for expression of the teacher's views.
In the area of this Agreement, and for the term hereof, no changes or modifications shall be made except
through negotiations with the UNION.
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to permit an organization other than the UNION to appear in
an official capacity in the processing of a grievance.
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent any employee from informally discussing any
dispute with the person's immediate supervisor or processing a grievance on the person's own behalf in
accordance with the Grievance Procedure heretofore set forth in ARTICLE Ill.
Information
1. The BOARD shall make available to the UNION upon its request any and all available information
in the public domain, such as statistics and records relevant to negotiations, or necessary for the
proper enforcement of the terms of this Agreement.
2. If the public agenda of a BOARD meeting has been prepared 24 hours in advance of such BOARD
meeting, it shall be made available to the President of the UNION.
3. A copy of the minutes of all BOARD meetings shall be made available to the President of the
Union.
Faculty Bulletin Board Use
The UNION shall be permitted to post UNION related notices and other materials on the faculty bulletin
board provided that such notices and/or materials shall not include campaign organization materials related
to local, state, or national political matters.
Leave for Union Business
A. The President of the UNION, or designee, shall be granted five (5) days of paid leave for the
purpose of UNION business.
B. The President of the Union, upon request, shall be granted either a reduced teaching schedule of
50% that of a full-time teacher or a leave of absence.
A request for such reduced schedule or leave of absence must be made no later than June 30 of
the school year prior to the school year for which the request is effective.
Arrangements for the reduced teaching schedule are to be made between the Union and the
Superintendent.
C. In the case of the reduced teaching schedule, salary and benefits paid by the District shall be
consistent with those afforded similarly situated teachers with the same teaching schedule, except
as otherwise provided in this article 12:9.
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