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Tax-sheltered Annuity

The Board of Education agrees to continue to allow teachers to take advantage of the Federal Law
concerning tax-sheltered annuities.

Health Insurance
The Board shall provide upon the request of a member of the bargaining unit the benefits of an individual,

two-person or family coverage under one of the following plans offered by the City, if available, or a plan
providing comparable benefits, if the following plan(s) are not available:

(a) Point-of-Service Plan

(b) HMO Plan; or

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Severance Pay

A.

In the event a teacher leaves the employ of the District after the first day of the school year but before the
January payment date, the prorated longevity payment due for that school year will be paid with the final
salary payment.

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arrangements to cover summer leave obligations shall be standardized by the District for each group of
optionees.

The BOARD shall have the right to fix the day of the week paychecks shall be distributed to coincide with
the requirements of the city's payroll processing system. Paychecks shall be distributed to personnel in
individual envelopes. The District may institute delivery of direct deposit slips by electronic means, subject
to requirements of state law.

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This clause shall not be applied retroactively in that present service, as determined, shall be
deemed as final.

B. Service as a teacher of at least ninety (90) school days within a previous school year is required
for the period to count toward a step on the salary schedule.

C. Teachers shall be notified during the first full week of school of their Step on the Salary Schedule
and their salary for the current school year.

Step Advancement

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Released Time
Any teacher who has filed a grievance in accordance with the provisions of this contract will be granted
released time as needed without loss of pay or loss of personal days for attendance at required grievance

and/or arbitration hearings. The same privilege shall be granted to one UNION representative who attends
said hearing with the teacher.

ARTICLE IV

Salary and Rates of Pay

Basic Salary Schedule

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reciting the matter submitted to the Superintendent and the basis for dissatisfaction with the decision
rendered by the Superintendent. The BOARD shall act upon the Appeal within a period not to exceed
fifteen (115) school days. The BOARD shall communicate its decision in writing to the UNION.

ARTICLE III

Grievance Procedure

Grievance and Arbitration Procedures

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The purpose of this Article is to establish a procedure for the settlement of grievances which involve:
A. An alleged violation of a term or provision of the existing contract.

B. A grievance otherwise arising out of the employer-employee relationship involving wages, hours or
other terms or conditions of employment.

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With the exception of those portions of subsections 9:1 through 9:6 applicable to the transfer rights of Title |
teachers to Title | positions within their designated area.

All Part-Time teachers included in the bargaining unit shall be covered by all provisions of this Agreement,
in accordance with the limitations stated therein with the exception of the following contract provisions.

AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT made between the NASHUA BOARD OF EDUCATION (hereinafter called the "BOARD") and the
NASHUA TEACHERS' UNION, LOCAL 1044, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO (hereinafter
called the "UNION").

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Recognition