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AGREEMENT

BETWEEN THE

WEST CHESTER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE

WEST CHESTER AREA EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION

ESPA-PSEA-NEA JULY 1, 2015 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2019

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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION

Preamble

I

Agreement Recognition

II

Vested Board Authority

III

Grievance Procedure

Definitions

Procedure

Arbitration

Separate Grievance File

IV

Rights of Employees

Statutory Savings Clause

Just Cause Provision

Required Meetings or Hearings

V

Association Rights and Privileges

Released Time for Meetings

Non-Educational Activities

Use of School Facilities

Use of School Mail

Association Days

Meet and Discuss

VI

Illness or Disability

Accumulative Sick Leave Days

Leave of Absence

Days Not Charged

Notification of Accumulation of Sick Leave

VII

Temporary Leave of Absence

Types of Leave

Personal Leave Days

Death

Jury Duty or Witness in Court

Personal Leave of Absence

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2-4 2 2-4 4 4

4-5 4 5 5

5-6 5 5 5 5 5 6

6-7 6 6 6-7 7

7-9 7 7-8 8 8 8

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VIII

Parenting Leave

Maternity

Childrearing (Personal) Leave

IX

Employee Benefits

Selection of Carrier

Hospitalization, Medical-Surgical, Major Medical

Retiree Healthcare

Dental Plan

Prescription Drug Plan

Vision Care Plan

Life Insurance

Income Protection Plan

Severance Pay for Pensioners

Mileage Reimbursement

Family and Medical Leave Act

Sick Leave Bank

X

Other Conditions of Employment

Request for Transfer

Involuntary Transfer

Vacancies

Personnel File

Strikes/Lockouts

Seniority

Layoff

Recall

Tuition Reimbursement

XI

Paid Holidays & Vacations

Paid Holidays ? 12 month bargaining unit members

Paid Holidays ? 10 month bargaining unit members

Vacation ? 12 month bargaining unit members

Termination of Employment

XII

Membership Dues Deduction

Condition of Employment

Deduction from Salary

List Supplied to the Board

Indemnity Clause

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10-17 10

10-12 12-13 13-14 14-15

15 15 16 16 16 17 17

17-22 17

17-18 18 18 18

18-20 20-21

21 21-22

22-23 22 22

22-23 23

23-24 23 24 24 24

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XIII

Maintenance of Membership

XIV

Salary Provisions

Wages

Overtime

XV

Work Year

XVI

Subcontracting

XVII

Termination

Period Covered

Continuity

Savings Clause

Addendums

Addendum A ? Regular Salary Charts Group 1 Group 2 Group 3

Addendum B ? Technology Salary Charts Group 4 Group 5 Group 6

Addendum C ? Grievance Form

Signatures

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24-26 24-25 25-26

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31-33 31 32 33

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PREAMBLE

This agreement entered into this 26th day of October 2015 by and between the West Chester Area School Board, hereinafter called the "Board" or "District" and the West Chester Area Education Support Professionals Association ? ESPA-PSEA-NEA, hereinafter called the "Association".

ARTICLE I

RECOGNITION

The Association will be a unit comprised of all full-time and regular part-time white-collar non-professional employees as indicated in the certification PERA-R-4333E, PERA V-87-293E, PERA R-90-116-E, PERA-U-00-20-E, PERA-U-30-44-E. Such employees shall be referred to as "Bargaining Unit Members."

ARTICLE II

VESTED BOARD AUTHORITY

2.1

The Board shall at all times exercise its exclusive authority to establish policy in

all matters relative to the proper conduct of the public schools within its

jurisdiction. All policies must promote effective and efficient education

programs.

2.2

The operation and management of the District and the direction of its staff are

vested in the Board in accordance with the Pennsylvania School Code and

Section 702 and 703 of Act 195. In accordance with the Pennsylvania School

Code, the Board has, among other things, the right to operate the District, to

direct the working force, to select its supervisory personnel, to hire new

employees, to assign work, to discipline and discharge Bargaining Unit Members

for cause.

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