Master Agreement 2005 - State Employment Relations Board

into this 11th day of March 2009 between the Columbus
City School District Board of Education (“CBE”) and the
Columbus Education Association (“CEA”).
In accordance with Internal Revenue Service regulations
and federal law effective January 1, 2009, CBE is adopting a
403(b) Plan to enable CEA members to invest a portion of
their annualincomeintotax-deferred retirement benefit
plans. CEA and CBE unerstand and agree that components
of the Plan are mandated by Internal Revenue Service regulations
and federal tax law. To the extent that Internal
Revenue Service regulationsandfederal tax law do not
impose mandates requiring the adoption, content, administration
and operation of the 403(b) Plan, CEA and CBE
recognize and agree that they are obligated to bargain the
403(b) Plan to the full extent required by R.C. Chapter
4117 and their collective bargaining agreements.
Agreed to by CEA and CBE on the date above written.
This MOU shall remain in effect until mutually cancelled in
writing by CEA and CBE.
Signed by Rhonda Johnson for CEA and
Gene Harris for the Board
11th day of March 2009.
Memorandum of Agreement
Eight-Period Day in High Schools and Middle Schools
The Columbus Board of Education and the Columbus
Education Association (CEA), which are parties to a collective
bargaining agreement, agree to this Memorandum as an
addition to terms set forth in the collective bargaining
agreement:
1. Beginning with the school year (SY) 2009–
2010, all high schools (HS) and middle schools
(MS) in the Columbus City Schools District,
with the exception of Fort Hayes Arts and
Academic High School, Eastmoor Academy,
and Columbus Alternative High School, shall
institute a student day consisting of eight (8)
52–55 minute periods. No teacher shall be
assigned more than five (5) periods of instruction
per day. HS English teachers will have two
(2) conference periods. In the event any school
or teacher elects to deviate from this schedule,
the school must first obtain approval from the
Reform Panel.
2. The HS/MS teacher workday, with the exception
of the aforementioned schools cited in section
one, shall be from 7:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.,
with a 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. student day. No
teacher will have more than a seven and one-
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