professional negotiations agreement - State Employment Relations ...

ARTICLETABLE OF CONTENTSPAGEI RECOGNITION ..................................................................................... 1II NEGOTIATIONS ................................................................................... 1A. Scope of Negotiations ..................................................................... 1B. Meetings .......................................................................................... 1C. News Releases ................................................................................. 2D. Tentative Agreement ...................................................................... 2E. Caucus .............................................................................................. 2F. Agreement ....................................................................................... 2G. Mutually-Agreed-Upon Dispute Settlement Resolution ................ 2G.1. Impasse/Mediation .............................................................. 2G.2. Fact-Finding ........................................................................... 2G.3. Right to Strike ....................................................................... 3H. Printing ............................................................................................. 3III ASSOCIATION RIGHTS ......................................................................... 3A. Association Meetings ...................................................................... 3B. Mailboxes ........................................................................................ 3C. Board Policy Book ............................................................................ 3D. Notice of Board Meetings ............................................................... 4E. Bulletin Board .................................................................................. 4F. Association Financial Security ......................................................... 4G. Individual Contracts ......................................................................... 5H. Indemnification ............................................................................... 5IV MANAGEMENT RIGHTS ....................................................................... 5V GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ..................................................................... 6A. Purpose ............................................................................................ 6B. Definitions ........................................................................................ 6B.1. Grievance .............................................................................. 6B.2. Association Grievance .......................................................... 6B.3. Grievant ................................................................................. 6B.4. Day ........................................................................................ 6B.5. Filing of Association Grievance ............................................ 6C. Level 1--Informal ............................................................................. 6D. Level 2--Principal ............................................................................. 7E. Level 3--Superintendent .................................................................. 7F. Level 4--Board of Education ............................................................ 7G. Level 5--Arbitration ......................................................................... 8VI INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF TEACHERS ...................................................... 8A. Representation ................................................................................ 8B. Non-Discrimination ......................................................................... 8C. Telephone/Fax Use .......................................................................... 8D. No Reprisals ..................................................................................... 9E. Mainstreaming/Inclusion ................................................................ 9F. Safe and Healthful Working Conditions.......................................... 9i