2014 – 2017 AGREEMENT LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL …

2014 ? 2017 AGREEMENT LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

and UNITED TEACHERS LOS ANGELES

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I. RECOGNITION

1.0 The Unit 1.1 Excluded 2.0 Changes to the Unit 3.0 "Employees" Defined

II. EFFECT OF AGREEMENT 1.0 Effect Upon Negotiations 1.1 Revisions to the Agreement 2.0 Effect Upon Individual Contracts 3.0 Effect Upon District Policies and Rules 4.0 Separability and Savings

III. DISTRICT RIGHTS

1.0 General 2.0 Consultation Rights 3.0 Retained Rights 4.0 Effect on Grievance Procedure

IV. UTLA RIGHTS

1.0 Access 2.0 Bulletin Boards 3.0 Distribution of Material 4.0 Released Time for Negotiations 5.0 Organizational Leave 6.0 Released Time at UTLA Expense 7.0 Exclusivity 8.0 UTLA Chapter Chairpersons 8.1 Released Time for Chapter Chairs 9.0 Committee Appointments 10.0 Meetings 11.0 Recruiting Table 12.0 Consultation Rights

IV-A. DUES DEDUCTIONS

1.0 Voluntary Authorizations 2.0 Remitted to UTLA 3.0 Exclusive to UTLA 4.0 Agency Fee/Dues Obligation 4.2 Religious Exemption from Agency Fee Obligation

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IV-A. DUES DEDUCTIONS (continued)

4.3 Implementation Dates

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4.5 Indemnity/Hold-Harmless

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V. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

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1.0 Grievance and Parties Defined

15

2.0 Representation Rights

15

3.0 Released Time for Employees and UTLA Representatives

16

4.0 Confidentiality

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5.0 Effect of Time Limits

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6.0 "Day" Defined

16

7.0 Informal Conference

17

8.0 Step One

17

9.0 Step Two

17

11.0 Request for Arbitration

18

12.0 Selection of Arbitrator

18

13.0 Optional Preliminary Hearing on Issues Which Do Not

Involve Merits of Grievance

18

14.0 Scheduling Hearings and Decisions

19

15.0 Expedited Proceedings

19

16.0 Documents and Witness Lists

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17.0 Conduct of Hearings

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18.0 Limitations Upon Arbitrators

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19.0 Effect of Arbitration Award

20

20.0 Expenses

20

21.0 Grievance Files

20

22.0 No Reprisals

20

23.0 Special Grievance Procedure for Non-Unit Members

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V-A. ALTERNATE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

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1.0 General

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2.0 Steps of this Procedure

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3.0 Joint Panels

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VI. WORK STOPPAGE

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VII. NON-DISCRIMINATION

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VIII. SMALL LEARNING COMMUNITIES

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1.0 Central Small Learning Community Committee

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2.0 Process for Conversion Schools

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3.0 Process for New Construction Schools

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4.0 Staffing, Vacancies and Transfers

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VIII. SMALL LEARNING COMMUNITIES (continued)

5.0 Protection of Employee Rights 6.0 SLC Leadership 7.0 SLC Taskforce

IX. HOURS, DUTIES AND WORK YEAR

1.0 General Workday Provisions 2.0 Sign-in and Sign-out 3.0 Minimum On-Site Obligation 4.0 Other Professional Duties 4.3 Faculty, Departmental, Grade Level, Staff Development

and Committee Meetings 4.4 Meeting on the Two Pupil-Free Days 4.5 Required Orientation In-service for Teachers 5.0 Duty-Free Lunch 6.0 Secondary Preparation Period 7.0 Elementary Preparation Period 7.5 Elementary Supervision Time 8.0 Additional Special Education Non-classroom Time 9.0 Variations and Experimental Situations 10.0 Work Year 11.0 Special Provisions

IX-A. ASSIGNMENTS

1.0 General 2.0 Uniform Staffing Procedures For All K-12 Schools 2.1 Staffing Procedures After Initial Selection

Through The Fifth Week of School or Track 2.2 Staffing Procedures After Norm Day 3.0 Department and Grade Level Chairpersons 4.0 Determination of Whether There Shall Be

Coordinator or Dean Positions at School Sites 5.0 Required Elections of School-site Coordinators

and Deans 5.1 Job Description and Eligibility for School-Site

Election of Coordinators and Deans 6.0 Coordinator Selection Procedure at School Sites 7.0 Dean Election Procedure at School Sites 8.0 Filling Vacancies After Norm Day 9.0 Five-Year Out-Of-Classroom Assignment Limitations

at School Sites 10.0 Five-Year Out-Of-Classroom Assignment Limitations

at Non-School Sites

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IX-A. ASSIGNMENTS (Continued)

11.0 Secondary Counselors Reassignment [To Teaching Positions] 55

12.0 Request for Assignment for Unit Members Reporting to Health &

Human Services

55

IX-B. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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1.0 Purpose and Goals

56

2.0 Banked Time for Professional Development

57

3.0 Professional Development Advisory Committee

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4.0 Program Evaluation

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5.0 Common Planning for Middle Schools

60

6.0 Teacher Professional Development Projects

60

IX-C. INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES

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1.0 General

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2.0 Qualifications, Duties, Assignment Basis

and Compensation

61

3.0 Selection Process

61

4.0 Terms of Service and Return Rights

62

5.0 Program Evaluation

62

6.0 Confidentiality

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IX-D. TEMPORARY REASSIGNMENTS PENDING INVESTIGATION

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1.0 Consultation Meetings Regarding Temporary Reassignments

Pending Investigation and Resolution of Allegations of

Misconduct

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3.0 Basis for Temporary Reassignment

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4.0 Notice of Reasons for Temporary Reassignment Pending

Investigation

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4.0 Time Goals for Completion of Administrative Investigations

63

5.0 Notice of Completion of Investigation

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X. EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT AND EVALUATION

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1.0 Purpose

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2.0 Evaluator

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3.0 Frequency

64

4.0 Establishment of Objectives

65

5.0 Observations, Records, and Assistance

66

6.0 Final Evaluation Report

67

6.3 Grievances

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7.0 Inadequate Service by Substitutes

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8.0 Evaluation of Substitutes

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X. EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT & EVALUATION (Continued)

9.0 Peer Assistance and Review ? General Provisions

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10.0 PAR Program Description

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11.0 PAR Program Support

71

12.0 PAR Consulting Teacher Qualifications and

Selection Criteria

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13.0 PAR Consulting Teacher Duties and Responsibilities

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14.0 PAR Panel Qualifications and Selections

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15.0 PAR Panel Duties and Responsibilities

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X-A. DISCIPLINE

76

1.0 Access and Response to Critical Material in

Personnel Files

76

2.0 Pre-disciplinary Matters

76

3.0 Notice of Unsatisfactory Service or Act,

and Suspension

77

4.0 Disciplinary Grievances

78

4.1 Disciplinary Grievance Hearing Procedures

78

4.2 Relationship to Other Proceedings

79

5.0 Accountability for Quality of Performance

79

6.0 Suspension or Reassignment Due to

Mental Incompetence

79

7.0 Arrest Procedures

79

8.0 Procedures Relating to Alleged Child Abuse

79

XI. TRANSFERS

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1.0 Transfer Defined

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1.1 Types of Transfers

81

1.2 Limitations

81

1.3 Compliance with SB 1665 (Scott Bill)

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2.0 Administrative Transfers

81

2.1 Mediation Process

81

5.0 Voluntary Teacher-Initiated Transfer Program

83

6.0 Displacement - Over-teachered Schools

83

6.1 Displacement - Non School-based Support Service

Personnel and Driver Safety Instructors

85

6.2 District Seniority Number

85

7.0 District-wide Transfer List

86

7.5 Contract Waivers

86

8.0 Medical or Hardship Exemptions - General

86

8.1 Hardship Appeals

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8.4 Medical Appeals

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