Article I 1.1 Recognition
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ARTICLE I 1.1 RECOGNITION - Pursuant to the provisions of SDLC 3-18, the School Board of School District 53-1, Gettysburg, South Dakota, hereinafter referred to as the "Board", recognizes the Gettysburg Teachers' Association hereinafter referred to as the "Association", as the sole and exclusive representative for all regularly employed certified personnel, hereinafter referred to as "employees", except for the superintendent, principals, guidance counselor, and non-teaching certified employees. That portion of an employee's contract, specifically administrative, is also excluded. 1.2 EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION - The Board agrees not to negotiate with any other employees' organization, individual employees, or group of employees with regard to items contained in the negotiated agreement, unless other wise provided for in this Agreement or unless mutually agreed to by the parties during the term of this Agreement. 1.3 MANAGEMENT RIGHTS - The laws of the state of South Dakota have vested in school boards the full authority and power to manage, control, and direct the operation of the school district, and to adopt, modify, or repeal policies, rules, and regulations for the school district. All such authority shall continue unimpaired except as limited by a specific provision of the negotiated agreement. ARTICLE II 2.1 PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS - As a service for those who desire, payroll deductions shall be made for SDEA/NEA dues, cancer insurance, tax-sheltered annuities, savings bonds, or group health insurance and dental insurance. Necessary information for these deductions must be submitted to the business manager at the beginning of the school year. The deductions will be divided equally among paychecks as per the option chosen in Article IV, Section 4.3. 2.2 MEETINGS, NOTICES, AND GENERAL INFORMATION - The Association shall be granted the right to the following: A. The use of school buildings for meetings; B. The use of employee mailboxes, inter-school mail, and school bulletin boards for the purpose of internal communications; C. The use of school office-type equipment, e.g. computers, typewriters and copy machines. D. Association business may be conducted during a member's preparation time or when not supervising students. This includes the use of school equipment for Association business. Educational materials shall take precedence. Meetings must be before 8:00 a.m. or after 3:45 p.m. ARTICLE III 3.1 SCHOOL CALENDAR - A committee consisting of the superintendent, two teachers from the Elementary, one teacher from the Junior High, two teachers from the High school and a Board member shall survey all staff members and recommend the school calendar to the Board for its adoption. The calendar shall be for a 174-day school year inclusive of all teacher in-service days. 3.2 TEACHING DAY: A. Length of Day: Teachers are to be available for classroom preparations and student assistance by 8:00 a.m. Teachers may leave after 3:45 p.m. If students are dismissed prior to 3:45, coaches may be allowed to begin athletic practices prior to 3:45 at the discretion of the administration. The arrival and departure times of teachers may be altered at the discretion of school administration to meet the needs of the school district. On Fridays and days proceeding holidays or vacations, the teacher's day shall end when the pupils are dismissed. When school is forced to be closed for unavoidable conditions excluding bad weather, the superintendent may request the teachers to report to work. Teachers who are going to be more than five minutes late in the morning or who 1 plan to leave early in the afternoon must notify the building principal; failure to provide such notification will subject the teacher to a salary deduction based on the amount of time missed. B. All teachers shall be assigned a duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period of thirty (30) minutes. The Administration reserves the right to assign a junior high or high school teacher lunchroom duty, but such teacher will still have a duty-free, uninterrupted lunch period of thirty (30) minutes, to be scheduled as close as possible to the normal lunch hour. If a teacher is requested and elects to perform lunchroom supervision duty during the thirty (30) minutes, uninterrupted lunch period, he/she shall receive additional compensation at Federal minimum wage plus one free lunch per day of duty. C. Teachers will be required to sell tickets for school events as necessary to meet the needs of the district. A list will be circulated to allow staff to sign up for times that meet their schedules. Remaining / unfilled slots will be assigned by the administration. They will receive $20.00 for this activity. Services provided for Conference, District, Region and SDHSAA for which the district receives reimbursement for such services will be passed on to the staff members who provided that service. Staff members who supervise a concession stand will receive $20.00 for those supervision activities. All teachers will be given activity passes, which entitles the teacher and spouse/significant other along with children enrolled in our school district, to free admission to all events over which the Gettysburg School has complete control and sponsorship, except for tournaments. D. If a teacher elects to be a line judge or official timekeeper or official scorer (varsity games only) at any athletic activity, he/she shall be paid $15.00 for that activity. E. Teachers will be paid at a rate of $15 per hour for participation in the following meetings that fall outside the regularly contracted school day: Student Assistance Teams (SAT), Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDT), and Individualized Education Plan (IEP) Teams. This excludes administrators and the Special Education Director. Each teacher must complete a voucher for hours in attendance at these meetings and submit it to an administrator to be approved and signed prior to submission for payment. F. If a teacher is required to attend a school concert, the teacher will be paid $20 per concert. 3.3 TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS - In assigning teachers to extra-curricular activities and classroom duties, the administration will notify teachers of any proposed changes in their assignments and seek their reactions to the change. It is understood, however, that the Board retains all authority to reassign teachers. 3.4 EVALUATION FILE - Each employee shall have the right, upon request, to review the contents of said employee's evaluation file kept by the Superintendent and to place therein written reactions to any of its contents. The employee shall have the right to make copies of any item in the file at Board expense. ARTICLE IV 4.1 FULL EXPERIENCE CREDIT - A new employee shall be awarded full credit for teaching experience outside of the district. 4.2 SALARY A. The hiring pay schedule shall be as set forth in the appendix to this agreement. B. The salary tables shall be adjusted to provide a greater monetary recognition of staff that has completed their Master’s Degree or National Board Certification. The negotiated amount shall be $2000.00 above their salary at time of obtaining degree. C. The Board retains the right to hire new teachers above the hiring schedule if it deems necessary to secure qualified personnel. The Board will use this option only in those circumstances in which it is necessary to secure the best-qualified individual for the position. 2 4.3 PAYROLL AND PAYDAY PROCEDURES - Each teacher shall have the option of choosing to receive salary on a nine (9) month basis of equal payments or a twelve (12) month basis of equal payments, except for employees whose position has been deemed a twelve month position. Those selecting the nine-month basis shall be paid on the specified paydays from September through April, with the ninth month check to be paid on the last day of school. Those electing the twelve-month basis shall be paid on the specified paydays from September through August. Paydays shall be on the 20th of each month, except if the 20th falls on a holiday or weekend; payday will be the last working day before the 20th. Pay will be issued in one lump following completion of all duties for a seasonal or short-term extra-curricular activity assignment. Pay for year long extra-curricular assignments shall be added to the teachers' salary and included in paycheck each period. All contracted duties, including extra-curricular assignments, will be included on one contract for each staff member. 4.4 CREDIT HOUR ADVANCEMENT: A. Credits earned beyond a Bachelor's Degree must be graduate credit earned at an accredited institution granting graduate credit and must be acquired subsequent to the granting of the Bachelor's Degree. In order to receive credit hour advancements, the Master's Degree must (1) be in the teacher's area, (2) be approved by the Superintendent and Board; and (3) be outlined in terms of course selection. Credits earned beyond a Bachelor's Degree and not applicable to a Master's Degree must receive prior approval from the Board to warrant credit hour advancement. All hours are semester hours. Teachers planning to take any classes should submit in advance probable classes to the Superintendent prior to June 1 of each year. B. Proof of salary claims based on training and experience rests entirely with the teacher. Transcripts of credit for work done must be sent to the Superintendent's, office not later then September 1 of each year. 4.5 TRAVEL EXPENSE - When staff members are asked by the administration to drive their personal cars on school business, reimbursement will be paid for mileage to and from the event at the state rate. Staff members, who elect to drive their own vehicle when a school vehicle could have been provided, will be reimbursed at a rate of $0.23 /mile.