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DEARBORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS 18700 AUDETTE DEARBORN, MICHIGAN 48124
ATTACHMENT A: Dearborn Teacher University 94
construed to require the Board to compile information and statistics not already available, but the Union shall have the right to examine such records and files as may be necessary to provide the necessary information. However, whenever examination of records and files is required to compile information and statistics as requested by the Union, such examination shall be accomplished by a workforce consisting of an equal number of Board and Union representatives. Such examination shall be accomplished at a reasonable time upon reasonable notice.
E. Present procedures and practices which affect unit members but which are not covered in this agreement will not be changed unless the Union or the affected unit members are consulted. Consultation requires that, before a decision is reached, a discussion take place, at which time the problem is explained and input of a substantive nature is invited. However, the employer is not barred from previous consideration of alternative solutions or from placing relative values upon them. In addition, the Union or the affected unit member(s) will be entitled to raise other possible solutions and/or ask critical questions that might not have been previously considered. Only after such a mutual review of the problem should a definitive decision be made. For purposes of clarification and/or future reference, and upon request of the Union, the appropriate administrator will provide the Union and the Director of Human Resources’ Office with a statement of the practice or procedure involved, the change that is instituted, and a statement of the reasons for the change.
A. The Board, on its own behalf and on behalf of the electors of the district, hereby retains and reserves unto itself, without limitation, all powers, rights, authority, duties and responsibilities conferred upon and vested in it by the laws and the Constitution of the State of Michigan, and of the United States.
B. The exercise of these powers, rights, authority, duties and responsibilities by the Board and the adoption of such rules, regulations and policies as it may deem necessary shall be limited only by the specific and express terms of this Agreement.
C. Such rights shall include by way of illustration and not by way of limitation the Board's right to: the Executive and Administrative management of the school system, its employees, its properties and its facilities; the hiring of all unit members and to determine the qualifications and conditions of their continued employment, including the right to evaluate, demote, dismiss, transfer, or layoff unit members, limited only by the laws of the State of Michigan and the specific provisions of this Agreement; establish grade levels, marking systems, hours, courses in instruction, and special programs of a curricular and extracurricular nature, all as deemed necessary or advisable by the Board; implement means and methods of instruction; determine class schedules, teacher duties, assignments and professional responsibilities; adopt, revise and enforce personnel policies and operational procedures so long as such policies and procedures do not conflict with the specific provisions of this Agreement. All matters contained in this
Agreement and/or exercise of any such rights of the Board are not subject to further negotiations between the parties during the term of this Agreement.
If “Right-To-Work” legislature is repealed, the following union security language is immediately in effect.
A. The Employer and the Union agree that the Union’s duties to persons employed in the bargaining unit require that each unit member share the costs associated with the negotiation of and administration of this collective bargaining agreement. Therefore, each person employed in the bargaining unit shall either become a member of the Union and pay dues required of members or agree to pay a service fee in an amount determined by the Union. A service fee will be deducted from the paychecks of persons who fail or refuse to do either. This section describes the process used to accomplish these goals. This agreement is made to reflect the parties’ mutual goals of labor peace and bargaining unit continuity which both parties acknowledge to be valuable to each of them.
employee that his or her services shall be terminated at the end of the current school year, and the Board further agrees that, at the next meeting of the Board after receipt of the said notice, the Board shall, at its option, either adopt a resolution terminating the employment of the employee effective at the end of the current school year, or adopt a resolution initiating Tenure Act proceedings directed toward termination of the employment of the employee effective at the end of the current school year. The Board further agrees that after it has received the said notice it will not accept a Payroll Withholding Authorization from such employee without the consent of the Union.
iv. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the individual employee(s) may be reemployed in the event that, at the time of hire, they either join the Union or pay or arrange for payment of a service fee.
arise only if the District has suffered a significant economic loss as the result of economic retaliation by the legislature and governor against employers which approve union security contracts after December 27, 2012 and prior to the effective date of 2012 PA 349.
Exhibit one Notice to New Hire Welcome to our Union!
We invite you to join the Dearborn Federation of Teachers Local 681. As a Federation member, you will have the opportunity to work with your colleagues on questions important to employees of the Dearborn Public Schools. You will receive local union notices as well as newsletters of the American Federation of Teachers and the state organization, AFT Michigan. You will have a vote on all Union issues, including our contract. Being a Union member is a significant right. However, you are not required to join the Union. The law requires us to notify you that:
b. Expenses related to legislative activity not involving contract ratification or the implementation of contracts:
c. The non-chargeable portion of AFT and AFT Michigan per capita. The AFT and AFT Michigan send an annual notice to locals of what percentage of per capita is non- chargeable:
d. Expenses related to the cost of affiliating with organizations other than the AFT and AFT Michigan;
e. Expenses related to the direct support of political candidates, PAC expenditures and contributions to ballot questions.
A. All teachers shall be properly certificated, licensed or approved as required by law
and shall be subject to the state Teacher Tenure Act. The parties agree that it is educationally desirable for all newly hired teachers to have the minimum of a BA Degree.
B. Information regarding certification, majors and minors, endorsements, and licensing of newly appointed teachers shall be sent to the Union office within a reasonable period of time.
A. All system wide committees in the Dearborn School System will be authorized by the Superintendent of Schools. System wide committees include, but are not limited to, curriculum committees, DSEHP Wellness committee, Teacher Evaluation committee, Assessment committee, Parent Teacher Home Visit (PTHV), and Professional Development committees.
B. Curriculum development is the responsibility of all teachers and all administrators working together. Therefore, all system wide curriculum committees will have combined membership of union member and administrators. System wide committee appointments, coordination of curriculum committee activities, and the implementation of curriculum committee recommendations will be the responsibility of the appropriate administrator. The Administration's decision regarding such recommendations shall be made known to the appropriate committee chairperson. Should any of the recommendations not be approved, the Administration shall state the reason(s), in writing, which justify the rejection.
C. The Board and the Union recognize that ongoing professional development is a requisite to providing optimal student learning. Any Professional Development Committee(s) will consist of a Union Member co-chair and an Administrator co-chair. Any Professional Development Committee(s) will consist of equal representation from Unit members and Administrators, and will consult and assist with planning. In February of each school year the Professional Development Committee(s) will survey the teachers for professional development topics to be included in the following school year’s professional development. The result of these surveys will be shared with all stakeholders.
D. The Board shall provide the Union by the fourth Monday of each semester, with a list of all system wide committees operative in the school system. Upon request, the President of the Union or his or her designee will be provided with the opportunity to discuss with the appropriate administrator the composition and functions of the committee in order to assure that such committees do not intrude upon the prerogatives of the Union as recognized by law.
E. Written requests for released time for a system wide committee chairperson may
curricula, availability for student and parent conferences at times mutually agreeable to the parties concerned, and attendance at an annual school Open House, based upon past practice, or Kindergarten Roundups where applicable.
That the beginning and ending times will be as follows:
Start End 1/2 Day Ending
High School 7:20 a.m. 2:15 p.m. 10:25 a.m. Middle School 8:00 a.m. 2:55 p.m. 11:05 a.m. Elementary School 8:40 a.m. 3:35 p.m. 11:45 a.m. K-8 Building 8:05 a.m. 3:00 p.m. 11:10 a.m. Salina K-8 8:00 a.m. 2:55 p.m. 11:05 a.m.
Recognizing the importance of students being able to get to their classes safely and on-time, the passing time has been increased. For secondary level buildings passing time will be increased (2017-18 is the base year) by a total of ten minutes per day as determined by the building school improvement team. Time prior to first period or at the end of last period is not eligible for additional minutes.
Unit members shall continue the tradition of voluntary participation in parent-teacher activities. It is also understood that other school-related activities require unit member attendance, including for illustration but not limited to, attendance at any school athletic contests, school dances and plays, provided that such activities are reasonably related to the legitimate function of the educational institution and provided that a reasonable number of such assignments are equitably distributed among the unit members in a given building and that the preference of unit members involved will be observed whenever possible.
Such unit member attendance recognizes the educational value of the activity and/or program and is solely professional in nature. Professional in this context means that the unit member shall evidence the same concern for students as is evidenced in the regular classroom experience with the same degree of administrative support for the unit member's conduct as would reasonably apply in the unit member’s regular classroom experience.
The Board and the Union recognize that a teaching assignment involves classroom instruction time, planning, and conference time, general supervision of students’ time, lunch time, and a safe amount of travel time for those with an assignment in more than one building in one day. The Board and the Union further recognize that unit members take their responsibility to students very seriously and, thus, arrive well before students arrive and leave well after students depart. Unit members fully satisfy their professional and contractual duty (under Article VI paragraph 1 above) to supervise "the arrival and departure of students," and use their time to meet with students and parents on a reasonable basis.
To further clarify and establish minimum guidelines to describe the school day, the Board and the Union agree that unit members will normally and routinely be available ten (10) minutes before classes begin and ten (10) minutes after classes end. If there is to be any departure from
the foregoing norm, such changes will be arranged and scheduled with the building principal in various combinations (fifteen (15) minutes before/five (5) minutes after), but in no event for less than five (5) minutes before and five (5) minutes after the school day defined above. When extenuating circumstances exist, i.e. coaching assignments, graduate class, the unit member may have the option of leaving immediately after students have been dismissed. However, their day would begin ten (10) minutes before the arrival of students.
Unit members will attend professional development to attain the skills and information necessary to aid students in meeting benchmarks and expectations set forth by the state and district. During a scheduled District Wide Professional Development activity no classes will meet.
District wide Professional Development days will be scheduled from 8am - 3pm with two-ten minute breaks and a sixty-minute lunch. The district will provide additional professional development that may not be bound by the school day.
At the secondary level, half days used for professional development will be scheduled following a consistent schedule (i.e. abbreviated full day schedule or alternating hours).
Building level meetings will typically begin ten minutes after the conclusion of the school day. In the event when a district wide departmental meeting is not scheduled on the first Monday of the month, all staff will attend their building level meeting. In a week with scheduled parent conference day(s) there shall not be a building level meeting.
District wide departmental meetings may be scheduled on the first Monday of the month or on another day as mutually agreed upon by the staff involved. The months in which the first Monday is not a scheduled school day, another day, with prior union consultation, may be chosen by the system wide administrator for a departmental meeting. These meetings will last no longer than one hour. It is agreed upon by all parties that district-wide departmental meetings, when called, take precedence over building-level meetings.
A. Elementary Teachers
established time each day once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Recess will be held indoor on days when weather is inclement as determined by the administrator. Recess shall be student free-play time.
The following exception applies to preparation time for special area teachers (Departmental Physical Education, Departmental Art and Departmental Music Teachers). Special area teachers who experience a reduction of preparation time pursuant to late starts will be made whole by beginning specials classes with students one day later than classroom teachers at the beginning of the school year and end classes with students one-half day before classroom teachers at the end of the school year.
government require the change.
Upon prior consultation with the appropriate union representative, it is understood that meetings may be scheduled for urgent reasons on days other than Monday, provided that the adjusted meeting schedule will not exceed the number of building level meetings above.
B. Secondary Teachers
In the case of Middle School, full-time teachers shall be assigned by the building administrator the equivalent of five (5) class periods, a planning period, thirty (30) minute duty-free lunch period, and (unless excluded under other provisions of this contract) advisor/advisee or other related duties necessary for proper supervision of the building. Exceptions to class scheduling may be made in buildings where experimental programs are implemented with the agreement that such scheduling shall not exceed the equivalent of twenty-five (25) class periods per week. The advisor/advisee period does not count as a class period for the calculation of twenty-five (25) class periods. In the event of an administrative directive resulting in a teacher missing prep time, the administration must determine how to recover the missing prep time after consultation with the teacher. This clause is exclusive of teacher attendance at special events such as, but not limited to, field trips or school trips.
