AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF ...

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO

AND THE CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION,

LOCAL NO. 1, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO

This collective bargaining agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") is entered into by and between the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (hereinafter referred to as the "BOARD") and the Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO (hereinafter referred to as the "UNION") on the 20th day of November 2019 to become effective on the same date.

Table of Contents

PREAMBLE............................................................................................................................. 5 ARTICLE 1 | RECOGNITION.................................................................................................6 ARTICLE 2 | EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY........................................................16 ARTICLE 3 | GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURE............................................17 ARTICLE 4 | ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.................................................................................24 ARTICLE 5 | MIDDLE SCHOOL..........................................................................................28 ARTICLE 6 | HIGH SCHOOL...............................................................................................29 ARTICLE 7 | TEXTS AND SUPPLIES...................................................................................33 ARTICLE 8 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEACHERS AND TEACHER LEADERS....35 ARTICLE 9 | PARAPROFESSIONAL AND SCHOOL-RELATED PERSONNEL....................36 ARTICLE 10 | OTHER POSITION TITLES...........................................................................43 ARTICLE 11 | DRIVER EDUCATION TEACHERS................................................................55 ARTICLE 14 | SAFE AND HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT............................................59 ARTICLE 15 | LIBRARIANS: ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL.....................................61 ARTICLE 16 | PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS............................................................64 ARTICLE 17 | EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS.................................................................65 ARTICLE 18 | CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS.................................66 ARTICLE 19 | ACADEMIC CALENDAR...............................................................................72 ARTICLE 20 | CLINICIANS..................................................................................................73 ARTICLE 21 | SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS...............................................................80 ARTICLE 22 | ITINERANT TEACHERS................................................................................85 ARTICLE 23 | CLASSIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS...............................................................86 ARTICLE 24 | SUMMER SCHOOL......................................................................................91 ARTICLE 25 | HOLIDAYS....................................................................................................93 ARTICLE 26 | PERSONAL DAYS.........................................................................................94 ARTICLE 27 | CLASS COVERAGE.......................................................................................95

ARTICLE 28 | CLASS SIZE...................................................................................................99 ARTICLE 29 | EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE.............................................................................108 ARTICLE 30 | STUDENT DISCIPLINE...............................................................................111 ARTICLE 31 | LABOR-MANAGEMENT COOPERATION COMMITTEE...........................114 ARTICLE 32 | HEALTH CARE BENEFITS PROGRAM.......................................................115 ARTICLE 33 | LEAVES OF ABSENCE................................................................................120 ARTICLE 34 | PERSONNEL FILES....................................................................................124 ARTICLE 35 | FILLING VACANT POSITIONS...................................................................126 ARTICLE 36 | SALARIES AND OTHER COMPENSATION...............................................127 ARTICLE 37 | SICK DAYS AND SHORT-TERM DISABILITY LEAVE.................................133 ARTICLE 38 | TAT SALARY ADJUSTMENT & DISPLACEMENT.......................................136 ARTICLE 39 | TEACHER EVALUATION............................................................................138 ARTICLE 40 | TEACHER PROGRAMMING.......................................................................150 ARTICLE 41 | [RESERVED]...............................................................................................152 ARTICLE 42 | APPOINTMENT AND ASSIGNMENT OF TEACHERS...............................152 ARTICLE 43 | VACATIONS................................................................................................153 ARTICLE 44 | GENERAL PROVISIONS.............................................................................156 ARTICLE 45 | COMMITTEES............................................................................................163 ARTICLE 46 | INTEGRATION ? QUALITY EDUCATION..................................................167 ARTICLE 47 | CONFORMITY............................................................................................173 ARTICLE 48 | REPRESENTATION....................................................................................173 ARTICLE 49 | STAFFING...................................................................................................174 ARTICLE 50 | CONCLUSION............................................................................................178 APPENDIX A......................................................................................................................182 APPENDIX B | CONTRIBUTIONS TO HEALTH CARE PLANS.........................................213 APPENDIX C | PROCEDURES FOR WAIVERS FOR THE DURATION OF THIS AGREEMENT..................................................................................................................... 214 APPENDIX D | BARGAINING UNIT POSITIONS.............................................................215 APPENDIX E | HEALTH CARE AND RELATED BENEFITS...............................................217

APPENDIX F | [RESERVED] (formerly GUIDELINES FOR TRANSFER OF SICK DAYS -See Article 37)...................................................................................................................236 APPENDIX G | FMLA LEAVE.............................................................................................236 APPENDIX H | LAYOFF OF TEACHERS............................................................................237 APPENDIX I | LAYOFF, INTERIM ASSIGNMENT AND REAPPOINTMENT OF PSRPs. . .243 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.........................................................................249 SIDE LETTERS....................................................................................................................250 SIDE LETTER ON INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT LEADERS...............................................250 SIDE LETTER ON STUDENT-BASED BUDGETING..........................................................254 SIDE LETTER ON SQRP.....................................................................................................254 SIDE LETTER ON CHARTERS............................................................................................254 SIDE LETTER ON TIMEKEEPING DUTIES.........................................................................255 SIDE LETTER WITH RESPECT TO ACCRETED TITLES......................................................255 SIDE LETTER ON PROGRESSIVE REVENUE AND ILLINOIS CHARTER COMMISSION..255 SIDE LETTER ON DEFERRED PAY....................................................................................256 SIDE LETTER ON AIR CONDITIONING............................................................................256 SIDE LETTER ON DEDICATED PENSION LEVY................................................................256 SIDE LETTER ON RETROACTIVITY...................................................................................257 SIDE LETTER ON IEP BEST PRACTICE.............................................................................257 SIDE LETTER ON HEALTH INSURANCE...........................................................................257 SIDE LETTER ON INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES................................................................257

PREAMBLE

The purpose of this Agreement is to reaffirm the parties' common responsibility to maintain a collaborative and collegial collective bargaining relationship that furthers the parties' shared goal of delivering high quality instructional programs and significantly advancing a well-rounded public education for the students of the Chicago public school system. Through free and open dialogue, the parties have identified the educational objectives for the Chicago Public Schools (hereinafter referred to as "CPS") and have designed this Agreement to further those objectives through good faith cooperation now and in the future.

The parties firmly believe that a well-rounded public education is an absolute necessity for any graduate to be considered college-, career- and citizenship-ready. The parties also recognize that a well-rounded public education includes, but is by no means limited to, providing students with an enriched, diverse and comprehensive curriculum that allows them to obtain essential knowledge and skills; engage in critical and creative thinking; develop independent inquiry skills and an appreciation for the arts, music and literature; improve their physical and emotional health; prepare for leadership roles in their communities; attain the technical skills necessary to become career-ready; develop the academic discipline and proficiency in the intelligent use of technology necessary to become collegeready; and ultimately graduate from the Chicago public school system prepared to become productive and self-confident citizens capable of ethical participation in a free and democratic society.

In addition, the parties recognize that the achievement of these educational objectives requires substantial short- and long-term financial investments in public education and that the fulfillment of the aspirations described in this Preamble will require dramatic and cooperative changes in education funding at the federal, state and local levels; a commitment to good faith collaboration; mutual agreement on priorities and values; and the adoption of proven or research-based educational methods and instructional practices.

Furthermore, to foster a cosmopolitan spirit and better develop CPS students as tolerant and unbiased citizens, the BOARD and the UNION shall work affirmatively to the end that each student may have the educational advantage of an integrated school.

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