Master Agreement 2005 - State Employment Relations Board

The request for the presence of a representative of the
Association shall not delay such inquiry by the building
administrator(s) for more than one (1) school day, or by
central office or external district authority for more than
two (2) school days.
404.02 Ateacher shall not be given a formal written reprimand
or warning, or be disciplined for any alleged
infraction of rules, delinquency, or unprofessional performance,
without just cause. Any such action shall be
subject to the grievance procedure set forth in this
Agreement, except that any such action taken in connection
with Article 401 shall not be grieved with noncompliance
with this paragraph cited as a claimed violation.
404.03 Thetermination of the contract of a teacher shall
not be subject to the grievance procedure set forth in
this Agreement. Teachers whose contracts are terminated
shall have recourse to their rights under Section
3319.16 of the Ohio Revised Code or any successor section.
404.04 Thereasons for a decision leading to a recommendation
not to reemploy a non-tenured teacher shall be
made available in writing to the affected teacher at
his/her option.
404.05 Anyfailure to observe the provisions of Section
404.04 of this article in regard to the giving of written
statements relative to reemployment shall be subject to
the grievance procedure set forth in this Agreement.
404.06 In general, direct, verbal criticism of a teacher by an
administrator in front of students or parents tends to
reduce the teacher’s effectiveness in maintaining an
orderly teaching environment. As a result, the parties
agree that thispracticeshould be avoided where reasonably
practical. Agreement to avoid such criticism where
reasonably practical is in no way intended to limit the
right of the administrator to give direction to members
of the teaching staff. In the event a teacher believes that
such criticism has occurred, the teacher may request a
conference with the administrator to discuss the incident.
Following such a conference, in the event the
teacher believes that such criticism has again occurred,
theteacher may request a conference with the administrator
and a representative of the Superintendent. In
either conference, the teacher may be accompanied and
represented by a representative of theAssociation,and
the administrator may be accompanied by a Board representative
if the teacher elects representation.
404.07 Members of the bargaining unit shall not be subjected
to repeated and/or extremeverbalabuseby administrators
or other agents of the Board.
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