HAYSVILLE

Negotiated Agreement
2007-2008

HAYSVILLE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 261

2007-2008

ARTICLE I: DEFINITIONS....................................................................................................................................1

ARTICLE II: BOARD MANAGEMENT RIGHTS CLAUSE.................................................................................2

ARTICLE III: PROFESSIONAL YEAR ..................................................................................................................3

ARTICLE IV: PROFESSIONAL DAY ...................................................................................................................4

ARTICLE V: TEACHER COMPENSATION..........................................................................................................6

ARTICLE VI: NONINSTRUCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................13

ARTICLE VII: ACADEMIC FREEDOM ..............................................................................................................14

ARTICLE VIII: LEAVES.......................................................................................................................................15

ARTICLE IX: PROFESSIONAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES...............................................................19

ARTICLE X: TEACHER PROTECTION ..............................................................................................................20

ARTICLE XI: TEACHER BENEFITS...................................................................................................................21

ARTICLE XII: DISCIPLINE AND PUPIL CONTROL ........................................................................................25

ARTICLE XIII: FILES............................................................................................................................................26

ARTICLE XIV: ASSOCIATION RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES...........................................................................27

ARTICLE XV: GRIEVANCES ..............................................................................................................................28

ARTICLE XVI: TEACHER REPRIMAND ...........................................................................................................30

ARTICLE XVII: INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT FORM ..........................................................................................32

ARTICLE XVIII: TEACHER EVALUATION ......................................................................................................34

ARTICLE XIX: DISMISSAL, NONRENEWAL, AND REDUCTION IN FORCE .............................................38

ARTICLE XX: ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER...............................................................................................39

ARTICLE XXI: RECOGNITION...........................................................................................................................40

ARTICLE XXII: REPRODUCTION OF AGREEMENT ......................................................................................41

ARTICLE XXIII: DURATION CLAUSE ..............................................................................................................42

ARTICLE XXIV RATIFICATION ........................................................................................................................43

ADDENDUMS TO CONTRACT...........................................................................................................................44

ARTICLE I: DEFINITIONS

1) The School District or School System: Unified School District 261, Sedgwick County.

2) The Board:

The Board of Education of Unified School District 261, Sedgwick County, Kansas.

3) Superintendent:

The Superintendent of Schools of Unified School District 261, Sedgwick County,

Kansas. Whenever the word "superintendent" appears in the negotiated agreement, the words "or

designated representative" shall be assumed to follow.

4) The Association:

The Haysville Education Association, affiliated with the Kansas-National Education

Association and the National Education Association. It is understood that HEA when used in this

agreement refers to the Haysville Education Association.

5) Teacher:

All certified personnel employed by the Board on the teachers' salary schedule. This

definition includes classroom teachers, counselors, librarians, special education staff, department

coordinators and nurses.

6) Classroom Teacher:

All certified personnel employed on the teachers' salary schedule who are

regularly assigned in a classroom.

7) Immediate Family:

Teacher's spouse, children, sibling, spouse's sibling, grandchildren, parents,

spouse's parents, grandparents; or other person whose residence has been or is the home of the

employee.

8) Immediate Supervisor:

The immediate supervisor of all teachers is the next higher person in the

administrative line. The administrative line is defined in the Organizational Chart as approved by the

Board of Education.

9) Professional Year:

The number of contract days annually for which a teacher is paid.

10) Daily Rate:

One, divided by the number of days in the teacher's annual base contract, times base

salary.

11) Nonworking Days:

Those days, Monday through Friday, interspersed between the first and last

contract days of the contract year on which the teacher is not required to be on duty.

12)

Workday: A day or part of a day set aside for teachers to work on educational concerns, determined

by the individual teacher, within the building with no students present.

13)

Collaboration Day: A day or part of a day set aside for staff members to address curriculum and

instruction as directed by administration.

14)

In-service: An in-service day is a day set aside for teachers' participation in activities cooperatively

planned by staff and administratively approved with the purpose of the activities being the

improvement of the educational program.

15) Contract Day:

Any day in which the teacher is contracted to be on duty for the district.

16) Sick/Personal Leave:

Leave granted to the teacher for sick, personal or bereavement reasons.

17)

Longevity Pay: Pay granted for years of teaching for Unified School District #261, Haysville, KS

18) Reduced and Reduction:

These terms are defined as loss of employment.

ARTICLE II: BOARD MANAGEMENT RIGHTS CLAUSE

Section A: RIGHTS CLAUSE

Paragraph 1: It is understood and agreed that the Board retains these powers expressly granted to

it by statute, including those necessarily implied, and that the statutes are to be strictly construed,

including the right to make unilateral changes except as specifically limited by any provision

contained within this agreement.

Paragraph 2:

Meetings to exchange ideas, offer suggestions, discuss policies and other subjects of

mutual interest between the Board and/or its representatives and the Association and/or its

representatives may be held at mutually agreeable times and places as agreed to by the above

named parties.

Section B: SAVINGS CLAUSE

Paragraph 1: Any paragraph of this agreement or any action pursuant thereof which is contrary to

law shall be null and void, but the remainder of the agreement or contract shall remain in full

force and effect for the duration of this agreement.

ARTICLE III: PROFESSIONAL YEAR

Section A: PROFESSIONAL YEAR FOR TEACHERS

Paragraph 1: Contract Days: The basic contract days for teachers for each contract year, exclusive

of those in addendum or extended time contract shall be 189. Contract days consist of teaching

days, workdays and in-service days as determined by the school calendar. Such contract days

shall be scheduled on weekdays, between the first and last workday of each contract year.

Paragraph 2:

New Teacher Contract Days: Teachers new to the district will work two additional

contract days and will be compensated at the rate set forth in the salary schedule for the standard

contract year.

Paragraph 3:

Mentoring: Teachers new to the district would be required to participate in the

Mentoring Program. Mentors will receive $500 and compensation for one day at a rate of 1/189

of the mentor’s salary.

Paragraph 4: Non-Working Days: The teacher contract year shall provide for the following non-

working days: Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after; a block of days including Christmas

Eve Day and New Year's Day; President's Day. A minimum two day spring break attached to a

weekend will be scheduled between mid-March and mid-April.

Paragraph 5:

Non-Teaching Work and In-service Days: The teacher contract year shall include

the following:

1) At least two work days:

a) One day preceding the first day of school.

b) One day immediately following the last day of school.

2) In-service Days:

a) In-service times as feasible within the standard teacher contract year.

Paragraph 6:

Interruption of Contract Day: When an emergency arises at an attendance center and

students are released, the agenda for the completion of the contract day will be established by the

superintendent.

ARTICLE IV: PROFESSIONAL DAY

Section A: TIME SCHEDULE

Paragraph 1: To facilitate the supervision of students and the instructional program of the district,

professional personnel must be at their places of assignment preceding, during, and following

each day of school.

Paragraph 2:

Teachers shall work in accordance with established time schedules as determined by

the principal and approved by the superintendent. Under normal circumstances, changes should

be proposed no later than February 1 for the following school year. If the proposed time schedule

is rejected by 2/3 of the teachers at that building the proposed schedule will not be implemented.

The teachers must reject the proposed time schedule within twenty calendar days. Such schedule

shall include the lunch time(s), passing time(s) if utilized, plan time and the numbers of and time

for teaching periods.

Paragraph 3:

Report time will be 225 minutes per week. The 225 minutes may be established by

each principal. If the proposed time schedule is rejected by 2/3 of the teachers at that building the

proposed schedule will not be implemented. The teachers must reject the proposed time schedule

within five school days.

Paragraph 4:

No exceptions with respect to the hours that teachers are to be on duty may be made

without the prior consent of the building principal.

Paragraph 5:

It is the philosophy of the district that teachers are to remain at school during the

contract day. During a teacher's non-teaching times when the teacher finds it necessary to leave

the building, the teacher will notify the office of the building principal and fill out the given form

stating when and why he/she is leaving, and his/her expected return time. In such instances, as the

building principal determines that an individual teacher's absence conflicts with scheduled

responsibilities, the building principal may establish prior consent as a requisite for leaving the

building during the contract day.

Paragraph 6:

No individual teacher will be assigned professional responsibilities or duties during

his/her 25-minute lunch break with the understanding that the length of the lunch break may vary

occasionally due to scheduling difficulties, availability of staff, availability of facilities, and those

circumstances beyond the control of the building principal. No elementary teacher will be

assigned professional responsibilities during his/her 25-minute lunch break.

Section B: PLANNING TIME

Paragraph 1: Each elementary teacher will have a 30 minute block of time each day for planning

purposes during which time they will have no assigned responsibilities with students. The

additional 15 minutes of the 40 minutes lunch block will be used for planning purposes. The

district will provide additional elementary plan time by employing 4 additional specialty area

teachers. The release time created by these teachers will be distributed on a reasonably equitable

basis.

Paragraph 2:

Each secondary teacher will have two school periods of time every two days, during

which time the teacher will have no assigned responsibilities with students. In the event that the

schedule dictates, a teacher may have two plans every other day, in lieu of one plan every day,

upon agreement between teacher and administrator.

Paragraph 3: Conferences with students, parents, and administrators may be scheduled with

teachers during planning time.

Section C. ADDITIONS TO THE DAY

Paragraph 1: Teachers may be required to attend evening meetings for the purpose of student

hearings, parent conferences or where teacher involvement is necessary. Student hearings and

conferences will be scheduled at mutually agreed times when possible. Every possible effort will

be made to secure the mutual consent of all parties involved and as close to the contract day as

possible. The Board recognizes that teachers have personal obligations during evening hours, and

required attendance will be kept to a minimum.

Paragraph 2:

Many school related activities, by necessity, are carried on outside regular school

hours and require staff help in addition to administrators. The supervision and work assignment

necessary above supplemental contracts will be worked out cooperatively by administrative staff

and the teaching staff. The building administrator will prepare and publish the duty schedule

necessary to cover activities. The administrator shall make a good faith effort to fill the

supervisory assignments* with competent volunteers from within the building. The administrators

shall make a good faith effort to fill the non-supervisory assignments with competent volunteers

from the employees of the district and residents of the district. Ticket takers and crowd

supervision are positions that are supervisory. When a teacher is scheduled for a duty schedule

but cannot fulfill it, then a teacher may ask the administrator for permission to seek a volunteer

who will constitute a replacement. The teacher should give the administrator in charge the name

of the substitute six hours in advance of the activity scheduled. If such volunteers are not secured,

teachers may be assigned to the schedule.

*Supervisory assignments are those assignments, which require special skills or supervision of

students.

Paragraph 3:

When possible, teachers shall be given notice of meetings at least two days prior to

the meeting unless an emergency occurs. Teachers shall have an opportunity to suggest items for

the agenda.

Section D: TEACHER MEETINGS

Paragraph 1: Teacher and departmental meetings may be held for the purpose of solving the

problems involved in building-level operations and for the implementation of district-wide

policies and solutions of district-wide problems.

Paragraph 2:

A committee of teachers representing all buildings and curriculum areas and

working in cooperation with the district leadership team shall be formed prior to the end of the

school each year to plan the in-service activities for the next school year.

ARTICLE V: TEACHER COMPENSATION

Section A: ORIGINAL PLACEMENT

Paragraph 1: The amount of salary for each new teacher employed by the Board shall be

determined by his/her placement on the teacher salary schedule.

Paragraph 2: The teacher shall be placed on Step 1 if he/she has no teaching experience. He/She

will be placed one step higher for each year of teaching experience. A full semester's experience

shall count as one year of experience. Full semesters taught in two different years shall be

combined. In no event shall a teacher be given more than one semester credit over the actual total

of years and semesters taught.

Section B: VERTICAL MOVEMENT

Paragraph 1: The teacher may move one step each year of experience with Unified School

District 261 until the teacher reaches the highest numbered step in his/her specific column.

Paragraph 2: Any teacher on a Plan of Assistance will be ineligible to move on the salary

schedule or receive any salary increase. If the Plan of Assistance has been met as of September 1,

to the satisfaction of the teacher, building principal, and a principal of the teacher's choice at the

appropriate instructional level (elementary school, middle school, and high school), the teacher

will be eligible for salary increase and movement on the salary schedule.

Section C: HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Paragraph 1: All graduate hours not counting toward a master’s degree will be counted toward

horizontal movement beyond the MS degree. All graduate hours must be from an accredited

university after the B.S. degree.

Paragraph 2:

All hours must be recognized by an accredited institution of higher learning and

approved by the superintendent. Such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. All hours

previously credited will be accepted.

Paragraph 3:

All hours must be at the graduate level, except where the teacher has received the

prior written approval of the superintendent for undergraduate hours.

Paragraph 4:

If the teacher becomes eligible for a new column based on college hours, the teacher

may be placed in the higher column equal to the hours earned and one step in the new column, if

the teacher has the necessary years of experience

Paragraph 5:

Any teacher on a Plan of Assistance will be ineligible to move on the salary

schedule or receive any salary increase. If the Plan of Assistance has been met as of September 1,

to the satisfaction of the teacher, building principal, and a principal of the teacher's choice at the

appropriate instructional level (elementary school, middle school, and high school), the teacher

will be eligible for salary increase and movement on the salary schedule.

Section D: VERIFICATION

Paragraph 1: An official transcript confirming credit hours must be filed in the superintendent’s

office on or before September 15, in order to qualify for a higher salary classification to be paid

during the current school year.

Section E: NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION

Paragraph 1: A National Board Certified teacher will be awarded $1000. Column movement will

be retroactive to the beginning of the contract year upon receipt of the transcript from the

accredited university.

Section F: SALARY SCHEDULE

Paragraph 1: This salary schedule will be in effect for the current contract year.

Step

BS+12

BS+24

BS+36

MS+12

MS+24

MS+36

MS+48/Sp

EdD/PhD

Step

The last 2 columns (Spec/MS+48

and EdD/PhD) extend indefinitely.

Section G: METHOD OF PAYMENT

Paragraph 1: Payroll checks are issued on the 12th of the month. If the 12

falls on the weekend

or during a holiday, checks are issued on the last school day preceding the 12th. Significant errors

shall be corrected as soon as practicable.

Paragraph 2:

July and August accrual checks are to be paid on the last working day of June. June

checks will be available on the regular payday pursuant to Paragraph 1. The teacher may pick up

summer checks at the business office or leave self-addressed stamped envelopes so that checks

may be mailed to the teacher or to the teacher's bank.

Paragraph 3: The Board provides that, whenever duly authorized by a teacher on a form or forms

appropriate for such purposes and consistent with regulations established by the business office,

payroll deductions/reductions shall be made and paid over in accordance with such form or forms

for any or all of the following purposes:

a) Federal Income Tax

f) Tax-sheltered Annuities

g) Credit Union of America

h) Insurance

i) Teacher Association Dues

j) United States Savings Bonds

k) Health Maintenance Organization

Items a, b, c, and d are subject to legally required deductions

Paragraph 4:

Longevity checks will be issued on the last day of school preceding Thanksgiving

break.

Paragraph 5:

Direct Deposit - The Board will make one deposit/transaction per month per

employee. The employee must elect to participate on or before September 1.

Section H: EXTRA HOUR TEACHING ASSIGNMENT

Paragraph 1: When a teacher accepts a teaching assignment in lieu of a scheduled plan period the

teacher shall receive an additional 1/6 of his/her regular daily rate per day's assignment. Such

assignment shall be incorporated into the individual contract and shall be for a school year or a

significant portion thereof.

Section I: HOMEBOUND INSTRUCTION/SUMMER SCHOOL

INSTRUCTION/DISTRICT APPROVED INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS

Paragraph 1: Any teacher who voluntarily agrees to provide homebound instruction shall be paid

$12.00 per half-hour.

Paragraph 2:

Any teacher who voluntarily agrees to provide summer school instruction shall be

paid $12.00 per half-hour.

Paragraph 3:

Any teacher who voluntarily agrees to provide instruction for district approved

instructional programs outside the regular contract day shall be paid $12.00 per half-hour.

Paragraph 4:

Any teacher who is requested by district-level administration to attend district-

sponsored summer workshops or attend curriculum work outside of contracted time shall be paid

$15 per hour.

Section J: SCHOOL ATHLETIC EVENTS

Paragraph 1: Teachers who are assigned and work at school athletic events will be paid as

follows:

Senior High School

Basketball

Baseball

Track

Haysville Middle School

Volleyball

Track

Football