AGREEMENT - Baltimore City Public Schools

AGREEMENT

between the

BALTIMORE TEACHERS UNION AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, LOCAL 340 AFL-CIO AND BALTIMORE CITY BOARD OF

SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS

2016-2019

Table of Contents Page

Preamble .............................................................................1 Article

1. Recognition ............................................................1 2. Union Rights and Responsibilities........................4 3. Management Rights.............................................10 4. Grievance and Arbitration...................................10 5. Compensation and Related Matters ....................15 6. Teacher Employment ...........................................33 7. Teacher Hours and Working Conditions.............35 8. Teacher Facilities, Materials,

Supplies, and Equipment .....................................45 9. Evaluation ............................................................47 10. Transfers...............................................................49 11. Promotions ...........................................................50 12. Academic Freedom ..............................................51 13. Teacher Protection ...............................................51 14. Professional Development ...................................54 15. Leaves of Absence ...............................................58 16. General .................................................................70 17. Student Discipline................................................71 18. Unit Subdivisions.................................................72 19. Enterprise Schools ...............................................92 20. Severability ..........................................................93 21. No Strikes.............................................................94 22. Personnel File.......................................................94 23. Non-Discrimination .............................................95 24. Labor-Management Committee ..........................95 25. Conclusion............................................................95

Addendum 1 - Salary Schedules .........................99 Addendum II - Salary Schedules.......................102 Addendum III - Representation Fee..................103

PREAMBLE

This Agreement is entered into effective the 1st day of July, 2016, between the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners and the Baltimore Teachers Union, American Federation of Teachers, Local 340, and reduced to writing in accordance with Sections 4-301, 4-304 and 6-408 of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

ARTICLE I

Recognition

1.1 Recognition The Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, hereinafter referred to as the Board, recognizes the Baltimore Teachers Union pursuant to the Annotated Code of Maryland, as the employee organization which is duly elected and certified exclusive representative of the Board's employees who are in the professional educational public school employee unit. The Board further recognizes the Baltimore Teachers Union as the employee organization authorized to administer the Agreement.

1.2 Unit Members Whenever used in this Agreement, the term "Employee" shall mean all classroom teachers (pre-K-12), counselors, librarians (and/or their successor job title and/or classification), psychologists, social workers, home and hospital teachers, department heads, master teachers, academic coaches, instructional associates, instructional support teachers, educational associates, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, facilitators, consulting teachers, IEP Team Associates, pupil personnel worker, teacher ? mentor, teacher ? staff developer, and art, music, and physical education resource teachers.

The term "Employee" shall also refer to any person hired for the unit by BCPSS who is required by State Law to hold a professional license or certification from the Maryland State Department of Education but who does not hire, terminate and/or evaluate other employees.

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1.3 Part Time Employees All permanent part-time employees covered by this Agreement shall receive full insurance benefits. Leave benefits shall be accumulated on a pro-rata basis. Salary benefits shall be calculated on a pro-rata basis related to hours worked.

1.4 Temporary Employees A temporary employee excluded from the bargaining unit is one who is hired for a period of up to six (6) months and is so informed in writing at the time of hire and who is hired to fill a temporary job or for a special project or to replace any employee on leave.

1.5 Definitions Where used in this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply:

"School" shall usually mean any work location or functional division or group.

"Principal" shall usually mean the administrator of any work location or functional division or group who has direct responsibility for supervising members of the bargaining unit.

"Building Representative" shall mean the officially designated agent of the Union in any work location or functional division or group.

The term "Board" and/or "BCPSS" shall include the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners or its designated representatives.

The term "Union" shall mean the Baltimore Teachers Union or its designated representative.

The term "Teacher" shall refer to all members of the bargaining unit unless otherwise indicated.

"Clinicians" shall include all psychologists, social workers, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists and audiologists.

"Union Chapter Committee" shall mean the five (5) employees elected by the Union membership in each school.

"Emergency" used in this Agreement shall mean any unforeseen situation of which the party (s) had no prior knowledge.

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