ARTICLE 1: RECOGNITION - Mass Teacher Association

AGREEMENT

between the

Lexington Education Association: UNIT A

and the

Lexington School Committee

September 1, 2015 ? August 31, 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREAMBLE & AGREEMENT

ARTICLE 1: RECOGNITION

ARTICLE 2: CONSULTATION

ARTICLE 3: GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

ARTICLE 4: NO STRIKE

ARTICLE 5: JUST CAUSE

ARTICLE 6: SCHOOL YEAR

ARTICLE 7: CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

ARTICLE 8: PROFESSIONAL STAFF ASSIGNMENTS

ARTICLE 9: MOVES

ARTICLE 10: REDUCTION OF STAFF

ARTICLE 11: PROMOTIONS

ARTICLE 12: PROFESSIONAL STAFF LOAD AND TEACHING HOURS

ARTICLE 13: CLASS SIZE

ARTICLE 14: SPECIAL TEACHERS, SUPPORT PERSONNEL, & SPECIAL POSITIONS

ARTICLE 15: PERSONNEL FILE

ARTICLE 16: CONFLICT RESOLUTION

ARTICLE 17: SICK LEAVE, SICK BANK, & SICK LEAVE BUY BACK

ARTICLE 18: TEMPORARY LEAVE

ARTICLE 19: INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS

ARTICLE 20: MEETING FORMAT

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ARTICLE 21: LEA RIGHTS & PRESIDENT'S LEAVE

ARTICLE 22: PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS' FACILITIES

ARTICLE 23: SALARY DETERMINATION & PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 24: TUITION REIMBURSEMENT

ARTICLE 25: BENEFITS: INSURANCE, ANNUITIES, EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PLAN,

& ENROLLMENT OF STAFF CHILDREN

ARTICLE 26: DUES & AGENCY FEE

ARTICLE 27: PROTECTION

ARTICLE 28: SCHOOL COMMITTEE RIGHTS

ARTICLE 29: EVALUATION & SUPERVISION.

ARTICLE 30: VALIDITY & DURATION

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APPENDIX A: EVALUATION & SUPERVISION: p.41

Time Table

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APPENDIX B: DESE RUBRICS: p.44

Preface Teacher Rubric At-A-Glance SISP Rubric At-A-Glance School-Level Administrator At-A-Glance

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APPENDIX C: TEMPLATES and FORMS: p.49

Extra-Duty Stipend Data Sheet

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Sample Student Feedback for

Extra-Duty Stipend Activity

p.50

Evaluation Responsibilities

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APPENDIX D: SPED CASELOAD CHART: p.52

Special Education Caseload Chart p.53

APPENDIX E: SALARY SCHEDULES: p.54

Unit A Salary Schedule

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Extra Duty Stipends

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Coaching Levels and Salaries p.60

INDEX:

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PREAMBLE

The Lexington School Committee and the Lexington Education Association are committed to providing a high quality educational experience for the students of the Lexington Public Schools. The School Committee and the LEA enter into the following agreements believing that positive professional conditions are an essential component in creating a productive learning and teaching environment. Good morale within the professional staff and a collegial environment are critical to the achievement of that goal.

The School Committee and the LEA enter into the following agreements believing that they will help to provide the best attainable professional conditions for the professional staff of the Lexington Public Schools.

The LEA and the School Committee understand and agree that a quality school system depends upon the free flow of ideas. Professional staff members' opinions will be considered on all matters that affect the system and its programs. Consequently, the LEA and School Committee agree that they will work to create and preserve an atmosphere in which members of the staff can express their views free from coercion. Neither the School Committee, its agents, nor the LEA shall take any adverse actions or make threats thereof against any staff member for expressing opinions.

The School Committee and the LEA affirm their belief that a complex and progressive school system should be guided by an informed School Committee and an actively involved professional staff. Both the School Committee and the LEA recognize the value of conflict resolution in solving problems, avoiding future problems, and maintaining a quality system. Therefore, the School Committee and LEA negotiating team agree to meet several times a year to monitor and promote the success of this Agreement.

The School Committee, elected by the citizens of Lexington, is a public body established under and with the powers provided by the statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Nothing in this agreement shall be deemed to derogate or impair any power, right or duty conferred on the Committee by any statute or any rule or regulation of any agency of the Commonwealth.

Nothing in this agreement shall be deemed to derogate from the right of the LEA as the legally recognized bargaining agent of the professional employees to negotiate with the School Committee on wages, hours, and working conditions as provided for in this Agreement. ========================================================================================

AGREEMENT

Pursuant to the provisions of the General Laws of Massachusetts, this agreement is made this first day of September 1, 2015, by the SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, (hereinafter referred to as School Committee) and jointly and severally by the members of the LEXINGTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION's Unit A (hereinafter referred to as the LEA).

The School Committee shall bear the cost of reproducing the Agreement and will supply the LEA-A with nine hundred (900) copies thereof as soon as possible. ========================================================================================

ARTICLE 1: RECOGNITION

The School Committee recognizes the LEA as the exclusive representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to wages, hours, and other conditions of employment of all the following professional staff of the Lexington Public School System listed below (but excluding all other professional and non-professional employees). The positions of Assistant Coordinator, Coordinator, and Department Head shall be part of the LEA Unit A bargaining unit in proportion to the individual staff member's teaching assignment, i.e. a Department Head who carries a 50 % teaching load shall be deemed to hold a .5 FTE position in the bargaining unit. The LEA is the exclusive bargaining representative for such professional staff in their teaching capacities.

? Assistant Coordinators ? Coordinators ? Department Heads ? Elementary Curriculum Specialists ? ELL Teachers ? Guidance Counselors ? Instructional Technology Specialists ? K-5 Curriculum Coordinators ? Library Media Specialists ? Occupational Therapists ? Physical Therapists ? School Adjustment Counselors ? School Social Workers

(teaching FTES only) (teaching FTES only) (teaching FTES only)

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