Philadelphia Federation of Teachers School District of Philadelphia

B. Joint Federation-District committee
IV. Communication, Consultation and Cooperation
1. A joint Federation-District Committee shall be established composed of
the Superintendent and/or CEO and the President of the Federation or their
designees and up to three (3) additional members named by the Federation
and three (3) additional members named by the School District. By agreement
of the representatives, the Committee may invite the advice of experts from
within or outside the School District as needed to provide data regarding matters
under consideration by the Federation-District Committee. By agreement
of the representatives, the Joint Committee may constitute additional subcommittees,
composed of equal numbers of Federation/District representatives,
to deal with issues deemed vital to the success of the educational program.
2. The Federation-District Committee shall meet regularly, normally on a
monthly basis, to discuss matters of education policy and development, matters
and problems affecting employees generally, including paperwork, as well as
matters relating to the implementation of this Agreement.
3. Representatives of the Federation’s Nurse Committee shall meet monthly
with the School District’s representatives to discuss matters of concern to certified
school nurses and school nurse practitioners.
C. region Based committees
1. Within each Region the Regional Superintendent shall meet regularly
with Federation representatives, normally on a monthly basis, to discuss matters
of School District policy and operations, instructional programs, and questions
relating to the implementation of this Agreement.
2. Ten (10) minutes of each Regional nurses’ meeting shall be granted to the
Federation or the elected staff representative for reports and announcements.
3. Whenever it will not interfere with the working time of members of the
Region Committee, meetings with the appropriate administrator shall be held
on program time. In the event that an employee is a member of the Region
Committee, such employee shall be released to attend Region Committee
meetings. The administrator shall provide such coverage as he/she shall deem
appropriate for the assignments of such member of the Region Committee.
4. Pre-K
(a) The School District shall permit a designated regular staff member of the
Federation or off-duty employee representative of the Federation to visit the
centers to investigate working conditions, employee complaints or problems, or
for any other purposes relating to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Where one (1) representative visits the center for such purposes, no advance
notice need be given; however, the representative shall notify the administrator,
if one is present, immediately upon arrival in the building; if there is no administrator
at the center, he/she shall notify the Office of Early Childhood. In cases
where two (2) representatives visit a center for any of the aforementioned purposes,
the appropriate administrator shall be notified at least one (1) work day
in advance of the visit. Such advance notification may be waived with the express
consent of the administrator. In the event of emergency circumstances or a prear-
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