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Article Sixteen — Education Reform
A. School-Based Management/Shared Decision-Making (SBM/SDM) The Union and the Board agree that SBM/SDM is a process in which all members of the school community collaborate in identifying issues, defining goals, formulating policy and implementing...
Article Seventeen — Due Process and Review Procedures
A. Employee Files No material derogatory to an employee's conduct, service, character or personality shall be placed in the employee's file unless the employee has had an opportunity to read the material. The employee shall acknowledge that he/she...
Article Eighteen — Complaint and Grievance Procedures
It is the policy of the Board to encourage discussion on an informal basis between a supervisor and an employee of any employee complaint. Such discussion should be held with a view to reaching an understanding which will dispose of the matter in a...
Article Nineteen — Discharge Review Procedure
It is the policy of the Board that the discharge of an employee should be based on good and sufficient reason and that such action should be taken by the supervisor having such authority only after he/she has given due consideration to the matter. If...
Article Twenty — Rules and Regulations
Administrative employees covered by this Agreement shall continue to be covered by the applicable provisions of the Board's Rules and Regulations for Administrative Employees (Non-Pedagogical), and by applicable Board by-laws and regulations of the...
Article Twenty-One — Matters Not Covered
With respect to matters not covered by this Agreement which are proper subjects for collective bargaining, the Board agrees that it will make no changes without appropriate prior consultation and negotiation with the Union.
Article Twenty-Two — Exclusive Check-Off
The Board will honor, in accordance with their terms, only such written authorizations as are properly executed by employees in the units covered by this Agreement for the deduction of their dues in behalf of the Union. The Board will honor...
Article Twenty-Three — Agency Fee Deducation
The Board shall deduct from the wage or salary of employees in the bargaining units who are not members of the UFT the amount equivalent to the dues levied by the UFT and shall transmit the sums so deducted to the UFT, in accordance with Section 208...
Article Twenty-Four — Political Check-Off
The Board will arrange for voluntary payroll deduction contributions for federal political contests in accordance with Title 2, Section 441b of the U.S. Code.
Article Twenty-Five — Conformity to Law-Saving Clause
If any provision of this Agreement is or shall at any time be contrary to law, then such provision shall not be applicable or performed or enforced, except to the extent permitted by law and any substitute action shall be subject to appropriate...