Collective Bargaining Agreement Travis Unified School District and Travis Unified Teachers’ Association July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2018 TRAVIS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD Ivery Hood, Board President John Dickerson, Vice President Angela Weinzinger, Clerk Riitta DeAnda, Member Jamilah Whiteside, Member Kate Wren Gavlak, Superintendent and Secretary to the Board TRAVIS UNIFIED TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION (TUTA) BARGAINING TEAM Kathy Cruice Nancy Morin David Richards Andrew San Juan Krista Tate Jeanette Wylie, TUTA President Mark DeWeerdt, CTA Representative TRAVIS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BARGAINING TEAM Allyson Rude Azevedo Lisa Eckhoff Ken Forrest Chris Hulett Jonathan Pearl, District Legal Counsel TABLE OF CONTENTS PREAMBLE ....................................................................................................................................1 ARTICLE 1 – RECOGNITION ......................................................................................................1 1.1 Bargaining Unit ..............................................................................................................1 1.2 Association .....................................................................................................................1 1.3 Board ..............................................................................................................................1 1.4 Board ..............................................................................................................................1 ARTICLE 2 - DEFINITIONS .........................................................................................................1 2.1 Teacher ...........................................................................................................................1 2.2 Student Day ....................................................................................................................1 2.3 Daily Rate of Pay ...........................................................................................................1 2.4 Superintendent ...............................................................................................................1 2.5 Principal or Unit Administrator .....................................................................................2 2.6 Board or Employer .........................................................................................................2 2.7 Act ..................................................................................................................................2 2.8 Education Code Sections ...............................................................................................2 ARTICLE 3 - NEGOTIATIONS PROCEDURES ..........................................................................2 3.1 Negotiations - General ...................................................................................................2 3.1.1 Meeting Place and Time .................................................................................2 3.1.2 Accessibility to Data .......................................................................................2 3.1.3 Side Letters .....................................................................................................2 3.2 Outside Consultants .......................................................................................................2 3.3 Discharge of Duties........................................................................................................2 3.4 Release Time - Negotiations ..........................................................................................3 3.5 Negotiating Representatives ..........................................................................................3 3.6 Tentative Agreement ......................................................................................................3 3.7 Ratification .....................................................................................................................3 ARTICLE 4 - ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER RIGHTS ...........................................................3 4.1 Scope ..............................................................................................................................3 4.2 Use of Facilities .............................................................................................................3 4.3 Association Communications ........................................................................................4 4.4 Association Representatives ..........................................................................................4 4.5 Assignments ...................................................................................................................4 4.6 Release Time ..................................................................................................................4 4.7 Association Meetings .....................................................................................................4 ARTICLE 5 - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS ......................................................................................4 5.1 Board Power...................................................................................................................4 5.1.1 Administration of Policy .................................................................................5 5.1.2 Dismissal and Hiring.......................................................................................5 5.1.3 School Management........................................................................................5 5.1.4 Adoption of Policy and Rules .........................................................................5 5.2 Terms and Conditions ....................................................................................................5 ARTICLE 6 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ..................................................................................5 6.1 Definitions......................................................................................................................5 6.1.1 Grievance ........................................................................................................5 6.1.2 Grievant...........................................................................................................5 6.1.3 A Party in Interest ...........................................................................................5 6.2 Purpose ...........................................................................................................................5 6.2.1 Equitable Solution to Problems ......................................................................5 6.3 Procedure .......................................................................................................................5 6.3.1 Time Limits .....................................................................................................5 6.3.2 Year End Grievances ......................................................................................6 6.3.3 Level 1 - Principal or Immediate Supervisor ..................................................6 6.3.4 Level 2 - Superintendent .................................................................................6 6.3.5 Level 3 - Binding Arbitration .........................................................................6 6.3.6 Award of Arbitrator ........................................................................................7 Grievance Timeline Chart—see Appendix page 70 6.4 Rights of Teachers to Representation ............................................................................7 6.5 Rights of Participants .....................................................................................................7 6.6 Miscellaneous ................................................................................................................7 6.6.1 Level 1, 2, 3 Decisions ....................................................................................7 6.6.2 Grievance Documents .....................................................................................7 6.6.3 Grievance Forms .............................................................................................7 6.6.4 Grievance Meetings - Non Public ...................................................................8 6.6.5 Release Time - Grievance ...............................................................................8 6.6.6 Availability of Information .............................................................................8 6.6.7 Arbitrator Costs ...............................................................................................8 ARTICLE 7 - HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT ..................................................................................8 7.1 Duty Day ........................................................................................................................8 7.2 Lunch Periods ................................................................................................................9 7.3 Meetings .........................................................................................................................9 7.3.1 Golden West....................................................................................................9 7.3.2 Vanden ............................................................................................................9 7.4 Secondary