Master Agreement 2005 - State Employment Relations Board

without charges, provided that this shall not interfere
with or interruptnormalschooloperations. Such
approval shall not be arbitrarily or capriciously withheld.
109.07
A. ThePresident and/or Vice President of the
Association, upon request of the Association by June
1, shall be granted an unpaid leave of absence. Such
leaves shall be granted for one (1) school year and
shall be renewed upon request of the Association by
June 1 of eachyear.Thespecific individuals on such
leaves shall not be changed during the school year
except as a result of a change in elected officers of the
Association and with thirty (30) days notification to
the Board. The President and Vice President shall be
given full experience credit on the salary schedule for
the period ofsuch leave.
B. Upon request of the Association by June 1, up to ten
(10) additional designees of the Association shall be
granted unpaid leaves of absence. Such leaves shall be
granted for one (1) school year and shall be renewed
for one (1) school year upon request of the Association
by June 1. The increase from six to 10 designees
shall be effective in the 2001-2002 school year. Such
designees shall not be changed during the school
year.
C. The Association shall reimburse the Board for the
cost of the teacher’s and Board’s contributions to the
StateTeachers Retirement System on behalf of each
teacher on leave as provided in Paragraphs A and B
above, which will include the cost for up to 55 additional
days (for a total of up to 250 days in each
school year) at the teacher’s daily rate of pay based
on the salary schedules in Article 902. The continuation
of insurance benefits for such teachers shall be
contingent upon timely monthly payment of the premium
to the Board.
109.08 TheAssociation faculty representatives and/or governors
may request the principal’s permission to use individual
school office equipment and audio-visual equipment
when such equipment is not otherwise in use. Such
permission shall not be arbitrarily or capriciously withheld.
109.09 Upon written request to the Board prior to
September 30, the Association shall be provided a regularly
scheduled period of fifteen (15) minutes of air time
each week on WCBE Radio after 3:30 p.m. for educational
programs and announcements (so long as the
Board retains the license for WCBE).
109.10 The members of the Association’s Board of
Governors and/or the Association’s faculty representa-
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