Board Of Aldermen

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For the first two consecutive years of a reduced teaching schedule, the President, for the purpose
of seniority, will receive full-year credit annually. After the first two consecutive years, the
President will receive % year credit annually.

For the purpose of placement on the salary schedule, a President on a reduced teaching
schedule will receive full credit for the time so spent.

Arrangements governing the salary and benefits of the Union President are detailed in Appendix |
attached to this Agreement.

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Distribution of Material - Mail Boxes

12:1 Fair Practices
As exclusive representative, the UNION shall not preclude from membership any person in the unit
described in ARTICLE |. The UNION will represent equally all persons described in ARTICLE | without
regard to membership in, participation, or activities in the UNION.

12:2 Recognition of Local Organization Representative

The Principal shall recognize the UNION building representative as the official representative of the
bargaining unit in the schools.

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B. Factors relevant to qualifications shall include formal education and actual relevant experience.

C. The BOARD may deviate from this policy only for good cause which shall not be arbitrary,
capricious or without rational basis in fact.

9:13 Probation For Nurses

The probationary period for nurses shall be thirty (30) workdays of active employment as a school nurse.
The District may extend the probationary period up to the amount of authorized paid leave or sick leave
taken by a probationary employee.

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and training related to the position to which the teacher will be transferred will be the only criteria
used in making the decision.

Filling of Permanent Vacancies

9:5 Intrabuilding Reassignments

Intrabuilding reassignments, necessitated by concern about a teacher's effectiveness in their existing grade
level, to vacant or newly formed positions will supersede voluntary reassignments to such positions.

Reassignments occasioned by administrative desires to have teachers teach on different grade levels,
absent a concern about a teacher's effectiveness in their existing grade level and unrelated to a specific
student program, shall be done on a voluntary basis.

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Transfer Notification

Notice of transfer or non-transfer will be given in writing to each teacher making a request under Article 9:3
as soon as practicable and under normal circumstances not later than June 30. After June 30 until the
beginning of the new school year, notice of all personnel actions with respect to transfers will be sent to the
UNION and posted in the Administration Building and in each school, within five work days.

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shall have a job description.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Parent-teacher conferences are to be held as deemed necessary by the teacher, a parent, or in individual
cases, the principal.

ARTICLE IX

Transfers, Vacancies and Promotions

Definitions

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Postings

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2. At the elementary level, class sizes shall not exceed the following:

Kindergarten 23
Readiness 18
Grades | & Il 27
Grades III-V 30
3. At the secondary level teachers shall be limited to a maximum of thirty-one (31) pupils per

subject class (forty (40) pupils for physical education) except for (1) study halls, band,
chorus, and similar activities and (2) programs of team teaching, large group instruction,
educational television, film instruction, group lectures and similar instructional methods.

In scheduling teachers, the administration will attempt to keep the number of different rooms in
which assignments occur at a minimum.

Teachers desiring special attention and supportive help and guidance may seek same from the
Building Administration and other supervisors.

1. On the secondary level no teacher shall be required to have more than five (5) periods of
class instruction per day, more than six (6) different classes per marking period, nor more
than four (4) different class preparations per marking period.