AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DOVER …

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE

BOARD OF EDUCATION DOVER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWNS OF DOVER, AMENIA, WASHINGTON AND UNION VALE

DUTCHESS COUNTY DOVER PLAINS, NEW YORK 12522

AND THE DOVER-WINGDALE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

July 1, 2017-June 30, 2021

Contents

ARTICLE I: RECOGNITION_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1

ARTICLE II: ASSOCIATION RIGHTS

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Section2:1 _________________________________ 1

Section 2:2

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Section 2:3

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Section 2:4

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Section 2:5

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Section 2:6

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Section 2:7

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Section 2:8

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Section 2:9

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ARTICLE Ill: DECLARATION OR PLEDGE OF NO-STRIKE POLICY _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2

ARTICLE IV: GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

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Section 4:1- General Provisions _________________________ 2

Section 4:2 - Procedures

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Section 4:3 - Arbitration

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ARTICLE V: TEACHING CONDITIONS _ _ _ _ _~_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4

Section 5:1-School Calendar, Length of Year and Day_________________ 4

Section 5:2 - Teacher Facilities

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Section 5:3 - Class Size and Teacher Load _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4

PUPIL RESPONSIBILITY /MANDATORY LIMITS

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Section 5:4 - Elementary (K - 5)

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Section 5:5 - Middle and High School

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Section 5:6 - Nine Period Day

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Section 5:7 - Travel Between Buildings

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Section 5:8 - Block Schedule

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Section 5:9 - Evening Meetings

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ARTICLE VI: TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7

Section 6:1- Notification ____________________________ 7

Section 6:2 - Teacher Transfer

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Section 6:3 - Coordinators

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Section 6:4 - Extra-curricular Activities

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Section 6:5 - Release Time for Grading

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ARTICLE VII: STUDENT D I S C I P L I N E - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 Section 7:1 _________________________________ 8

Section 7:2 _______________________________ 8

Section 7:3

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ARTICLE VIII: EVALUATIONS AND PERSONNEL FOLDER _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8

Section 8:1 - Procedures

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Section 8:2 - Personnel Folders

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ARTICLE IX: SUBSTITUTES _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10

Section 9: 1

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Section 9:2

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Section 9:3

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Section 9:4

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ARTICLE X: IN-SERVICE AND CONFERENCES

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Section 10:1 - In-Service/Curriculum Writing Rate

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Section 10:2 - Conferences and Seminars

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Section 10:3 - T1?avel Reimbursement Schedule

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Section 10:4 - Meals and Lodging

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Section 10:5 - Expenses

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Section 10:6 - Conference Budget

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Section 10:7 - Outside of School Day/Year

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ARTICLE XI: JOB SECURITY

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Section 11:1- Just Cause

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Section 11:2 - Abolition of Positions

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ARTICLE XII: NON-INSTRUCTIONAL DUTIES _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12

ARTICLE XIII: MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS

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ARTICLE XIV: LEAVES

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Section 14:1 - Sick Leave

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Section 14:2 - Sick Leave Bank

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Section 14:3 - Bereavement Leave

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Section 14:4 - Personal Days

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Section 14:5 - Jury Duty

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Section 14:6 - Extended Leave

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Section 14:7 - Child Rearing

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Section 14:8 - Non-Payable Absence

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Section 14:9 - Pro-Rating of Leave Benefits

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Section 14:10 - Parental Leave

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ARTICLE XV: SALARY CONSIDERATIONS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15

Section 15:1 - Schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15

Section 15:2 - Longevity

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Section 15:3 - Completion of Credit Hours

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Section 15:4 - Previous Experience

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Section 15:5- Method of Salary 1:'ayment

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Section 15:6- National Board Certification

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Section 15:7 -Tutoring (Home Study)

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ARTICLE XVI: HEALTH BENEFITS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17

Section 16:1-Medical Insurance._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17

Section 16:2 - Welfare Benefit Trust

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Section 16:3 - Workers' Compensation Payment

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Section 16:4 - Health Examination

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ARTICLE XVII: PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19

ARTICLE XV/I/: EXTRA-CURRICULAR SCHEDULES

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Section 18:1- Non-Athletic Responsibilities_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21

GROUP!

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GROUP II

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GROUP III

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GROUPIV

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GROUPV

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Group Schedule

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Section 18:2 - Chaperoning

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Chaperoning schedule

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Section 18:3 - Athletic Responsibilities

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Athletic Coaching and Payment

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Payment Schedule

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Section 18:4- Extra Duty Pay _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25

Section 18:5- Non-Unit Member Coaches/Ads

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ARTICLE XIX: CONFORMITY TO LAW-SAVING CLAUSE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25

ARTICLE XX: REQUIREMENT PER TAYLOR LAW

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ARTICLE XX/: EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM

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DWTA Salary Schedule "A" - 2017-2018

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DWTA

Salary Schedule

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2018-2019

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DWTA Salary Schedule "C" - 2019-2020

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DWTA Salary Schedule D 11 11 - 2020-2021

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ARTICLE XX/I: DURATION OF THE AGREEMENT

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Initial: DWTAB- B O E ~

ARTICLE I: RECOGNITION

The Board of Education recognizes the Dover-Wingdale Teachers Association as the exclusive representative of all the professional staff except per diem substitute teachers, and persons in more than half-time administrative positions.

ARTICLE II: ASSOCIATION RIGHTS

Section 2: 1 - In each building, duly authorized Association representatives shall be pennitted to transact official business on school prope1ty, provided that such transactions shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school operations, administration, or classroom instrnction periods.

Section 2:2 - The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards located in areas designated as teachers' room and individual teacher mailboxes. The Association shall have the use of building facilities for the purpose of meetings during the times when the buildings are manned by a custodial staff, provided permission is obtained reasonably in advance from the building principal. Such permission shall not unreasonably be withheld.

Section 2:3 - The Association shall have the use of the daily bulletin to announce Association meetings; the use of a duplicator and other copy equipment; the use of a school phone. It is understood that the Association will reimburse the District for materials and supplies used in connection with the copy equipment, as well as toll calls made by the Association.

Section 2:4 - The President of the Association or his designee shall receive reasonable amounts of free time to conduct Association business. The Association President shall direct requests for such free time to the Superintendent of Schools, and the Superintendent of Schools shall not unreasonably deny any such request. In order to minimize disrnption to regular school activities, the Association President shall appoint a designee to act in his behalf ? whenever reasonably possible,

Section 2:5 - A total of eight (8) days during each school year will be granted to the D. W.T.A. with 5 days' prior notice to the superintendent in order that its officers or delegates attend professional meetings, without loss ofpay or "leave" days.

Section 2:6 - The District agrees to make office space available to the D.W.T.A. Such space will be subject to return for use by the District in the event of programmatic or administrative needs.

Section 2:7 - If unit members are to paiticipate on a committee, the Superintendent will discuss such participation with the D.W.T.A. President as to the type of committee and the number of members needed, whereupon the members will be selected by the D.W.T.A., to serve on a non-compensable basis. In the event that the D.W.T.A. does not provide a sufficient number of members, volunteers will be sought by the Superintendent.

Section 2:8 - Two hundred fifty (250) copies of the Agreement shall be produced at the District's expense for the D.W.T.A.'s use and distribution to its bargaining unit members.

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