Collective Bargaining Agreement - September 1, 2019 ...

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT September 1, 2019 - August 31, 2022

BELLEVUE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION AND

BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT #405

September 2019

i

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2019-2022 Page

ARTICLE 1 - RECOGNITION AND JURISDICTION Section 1. Recognition ..................................................................................................1 Section 2. Exclusions ....................................................................................................1 Section 3. Individual Agreements.................................................................................1

ARTICLE 2 - DEFINITIONS .........................................................................................................2

ARTICLE 3 - STATUS OF AGREEMENT Section 1. Responsibility and Bargaining Procedures ..................................................5 Section 2. Adherence to Federal and State Statutes and Regulations and State Constitution......................................................................................5 Section 3. No Strike Provision......................................................................................6 Section 4. Distribution of the Agreement .....................................................................6

ARTICLE 4 - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Section 1. General Rights .............................................................................................7 Section 2. Meetings with Association Representatives ................................................7

ARTICLE 5 - ASSOCIATION RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Section 1. Building Use ................................................................................................9 Section 2. Mail Services ...............................................................................................9 Section 3. Exclusivity ...................................................................................................9 Section 4. New Employee Orientation..........................................................................9 Section 5. Access to Bargaining Unit Employee Information ......................................9 Section 6. Notification of Authorized Representatives...............................................10 Section 7. Dues and Representation Fee Deduction ...................................................10 Section 8. Released Time for BEA President .............................................................10 Section 9. Released Time for Association Business ...................................................11 Section 10. Leave for Elected Officials of an Education Association ..........................11

ARTICLE 6 - GENERAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Section 1. Nondiscrimination......................................................................................12

Section 2. Individual Employee Contracts..................................................................12

Section 3. Section 4. Section 5.

Tutoring......................................................................................................13 Temporary Replacement ............................................................................13 Student Teachers ........................................................................................13

Section 6. Exchange Teachers ....................................................................................13

Section 7. Section 8.

Auxiliary Personnel ...................................................................................14 Employee Safety and Protection ................................................................14

Section 9. Employee Rights ........................................................................................15

Section 10. Student Discipline ......................................................................................16

Section 11. Reporting Practices ....................................................................................18 Section 12. Just Cause...................................................................................................20

ii

ARTICLE 6 - GENERAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (cont'd) Section 13. Lunchroom Supervision.............................................................................20 Section 14. Master Schedule Development and Preparations ? Secondary Level..................................................................................20 Section 15. Employee Facilities....................................................................................22 Section 16. Art on a Cart...............................................................................................23 Section 17. Environmental Concerns............................................................................24 Section 18. Special Education and Co-Teaching Partnerships .....................................24 Section 19. Student Records .........................................................................................26

ARTICLE 7 - WORKDAY AND WORKYEAR Section 1. Workday.....................................................................................................27 Section 2. Planning Time ............................................................................................27 Section 3. Professional Development .........................................................................30 Section 4. Faculty Meetings and Evening Events.......................................................33 Section 5. District Staff Meetings ...............................................................................33 Section 6. Secondary Tutorial.....................................................................................34 Section 7. Parent Teacher Conferences, both Formal and Informal ...........................34 Section 8. Work Year..................................................................................................34

ARTICLE 8 - VACANCIES: RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION Section 1. Vacancies ...................................................................................................36 Section 2. Announcement of Vacancies .....................................................................36 Section 3. Time Line in Filling Vacancies..................................................................36 Section 4. Procedures to be followed in Hiring New Employees to Fill Vacancies .....................................................................................36 Section 5. Selection.....................................................................................................37 Section 6. New Employee Orientation........................................................................38

ARTICLE 9 - VOLUNTARY TRANSFER AND CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENT Section 1. General .......................................................................................................39 Section 2. Application for Voluntary Transfer to Vacant Position.............................39 Section 3. School Closures and Boundary Changes ...................................................39 Section 4. Open Transfer Period .................................................................................39 Section 5. Placement Pool Transfers ..........................................................................39

ARTICLE 10 - INVOLUNTARY TRANSFER AND DISTRICT DEPARTMENTAL REASSIGNMENT

Section 1. General .......................................................................................................40 Section 2. General Procedures ....................................................................................40 Section 3. Enrollment Changes, Staffing Ratio Changes, or

Program Reduction .................................................................................40 Section 4. Performance or Staff Relations ..................................................................41 Section 5. Best Interest of Educational Program ........................................................41 Section 6. Compensation and Supports ......................................................................42 Section 7. Placement Pool...........................................................................................42

iii

ARTICLE 10 - INVOLUNTARY TRANSFER AND DISTRICT DEPARTMENTAL REASSIGNMENT (cont'd)

Section 8. Supplemental Staffing................................................................................42

ARTICLE 11 - ASSIGNMENT AND REASSIGNMENT Section 1. Assignment ................................................................................................44 Section 2. Reassignment .............................................................................................44 Section 3. Assignment/Reassignment Review............................................................45

ARTICLE 12 - EVALUATION Section 1. Purpose.......................................................................................................46 Section 2. The Observation Process............................................................................46 Section 3. Library Media Specialists, Instructional Support Personnel and School Nurse Evaluation Criteria and Components ..............................................48

Section 4.

Section 5. Section 6. Section 7.

Library Media Specialist Staff Criteria and Components L1. Instructional Skill and Interest in Teaching Students ..............49 L2. Classroom Management and the Handling of Student

Discipline and Attendant Problems .....................................50 L3. Professional Preparation and Scholarship

(Program Administration) .....................................................50 L4. Efforts toward Improvement When Needed ............................51 L5. Knowledge of Subject Matter ..................................................51 L6. Interpersonal Relations ............................................................51

Instructional Support Staff Criteria and Components ISS1.Knowledge of Scholarship in Special Field.............................52 ISS2.Specialized Skills .....................................................................53 ISS3.Management of Special and Technical Environment ..............53 ISS4.The Support Person as a Professional......................................54 ISS5.Involvement in Assisting Students, Parents, and

Educational Personnel...........................................................54 ISS6.Interpersonal Relations ............................................................55

School Nurse Criteria and Components N1. Knowledge and Scholarship in Nursing ..................................55 N2. Specialized Skills .....................................................................56 N3. Management of Special and Technical Environment ..............57 N4. The School Nurse as a Professional.........................................57 N5. Involvement in Assisting Students, Parents, and

Educational Personnel...........................................................58 N6. The School Nurse as a Health Educator ..................................58 N7 Interpersonal Relations ............................................................58 Classroom Teachers: Washington State Evaluative Criteria, Components and Student Growth Components ..............................................................59 Comprehensive & Focused Evaluation Cycle for Classroom Teachers.... 61 Comprehensive Evaluation Scoring for Classroom Teachers ...................62 Focused Evaluation Scoring for Classroom Teachers ..............................67

iv

ARTICLE 12 ? EVALUATION (cont'd) Section 8. Satisfactory Rating for Classroom Teachers on both the Comprehensive and Focused Evaluation models.................................................................67 Section 9. Annual summaries for All Employees .......................................................68 Section 10. Intervention Assistance .............................................................................68 Section 11. Probation ....................................................................................................69 Section 12. Non-Renewal .............................................................................................71 Section 13. Using Information from Other Staff, Parents and Students for Performance Evaluation.............................................................................71 Section 14. Files Related to Article 12 .........................................................................72

ARTICLE 13 - STAFFING Section 1. General Staffing Guidelines.......................................................................74 Section 2. Staffing for the Duration of the Contract ...................................................74

ARTICLE 14 - PERSONNEL FILES Section 1. General .......................................................................................................83 Section 2. Employee Access Procedures ....................................................................83 Section 3. Placement of Materials ..............................................................................83 Section 4. Restrictions on Access ...............................................................................84 Section 5. Removal of Reprimands ............................................................................84 Section 6. Building Files.............................................................................................85 Section 7. Public Record Requests .............................................................................85

ARTICLE 15 - SENIORITY Section 1. Seniority Determination.............................................................................86

ARTICLE 16 - STAFF ADJUSTMENTS Section 1. General .......................................................................................................87 Section 2. Layoff Procedures ......................................................................................87 Section 3. Recall Procedures.......................................................................................88 Section 4. Employment Notification...........................................................................89 Section 5. Special Leaves ...........................................................................................89

ARTICLE 17 - LEAVES Section 1. Leave of Absence.......................................................................................91 Section 2. Leave for Illness, Injury, or Emergency ....................................................91 Section 3. Public Health Leave ...................................................................................95 Section 4. Military Leave............................................................................................95 Section 5. Bereavement Leave....................................................................................95 Section 6. Leave for Religious Purposes ....................................................................96 Section 7. Leave for Civic Responsibility ..................................................................96 Section 8. Leave for Educational Purposes.................................................................97 Section 9. Consulting Leave .......................................................................................97 Section 10. Child Care Leave .......................................................................................98 Section 11. Leave Without Pay.....................................................................................98

v

 ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download