Philadelphia Federation of Teachers School District of Philadelphia

M. leave Benefits
Leave benefits shall be provided in accordance with the Leave Benefits
Appendix as listed on Appendix “E” and Administrative Bulletin 12, as it may
be amended.
N. inoculations
Inoculation against childhood diseases shall be provided at no cost to the
employee for any employee in the following bargaining units who desires such
inoculation: Teachers, Non-Teaching Assistants, Secretaries, Paraprofessionals,
Comprehensive Early Learning Center, Food Service Managers, Head Start,
Per Diem Teachers, Supportive Services Assistants, and Professional/Technical.
O. Benefits Bulletins and Policies
1. Distribution to Employees. The School District will develop and/or update
its administrative bulletins and policies describing benefits to employees under
this Article and the accompanying Leave Benefits Appendix. The Federation
shall have the right to review each such bulletin or policy, and any insurance
policy to which the bulletin or policy refers. The School District will distribute
to each employee a copy of the applicable bulletins and policies.
2. Consistency with Insurance Policies and Statutes. Where a group policy
is purchased by the School District to cover any benefit or where a statute is the
basis for any benefit, the benefits bulletins or statements shall be consistent with
such policy or statute, and, if inconsistent, the rights, privileges and duties of
each employee with respect to such coverage shall be governed solely by the
statute or policy and not by the above statement.
Article XiV
Due Process Procedures
A. conference Procedures
1. A copy of each rating including comments by the Principal or other rating
officer, shall be given to each employee in time to give the employee adequate
opportunity to decide whether he/she desires a conference on the matter. If the
employee makes such a request, the Principal or other rating officer shall consult
with the employee about his/her rating before it is placed in the employee’s
official personnel file.
2. The Principal or other rating officer may also hold a conference with an
employee before or after he/she has rated the employee.
3. A copy of his/her rating, as intended to be placed in the official file, shall
be given to each employee. Within ten (10) school days after the employee’s
receipt of such copy, he/she may use either or both of the following procedures:
(a) The employee may furnish to the Principal his/her written self-evaluation,
with supporting facts, in duplicate, concerning his/her rating and one (1) copy of
such self evaluation shall also be placed in the official file, together with the
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XIII. Benefits