Article Number		Page
	Table of Contents	1
	Preamble	2
	SECTION ONE – ALL EMPLOYEES	2
1	Recognition and Definitions	2
2	Negotiation Procedure	3
3	Association Rights and Privileges	3
4	Board Rights	4
5	Employee Rights, Privileges and Responsibilities	4
6	Temporary Leaves of Absence	5
7	Health Benefits Plan	6
8	Grievance Procedure	8
9	Deduction from Salaries and Direct Deposit	10
10	Miscellaneous Provisions	11
	SECTION TWO – TEACHERS	13
11	Teacher Employment	13
12	Salaries	14
13	Teaching Hours, Load and Work Year	14
14	Assignment and Transfer	16
15	Professional Development and Evaluation	16
16	Sick Leave and Family Illness Leave	18
17	Extended Leaves of Absence	19
18	Teacher Facilities	22
19	Miscellaneous	22
	SECTION THREE – SUPPORT STAFF	24
20	Work Year and Workday	24
21	Temporary Paid Leave	24
22	Extended Leave of Absence	25
23	Boiler Tender	26
24	Miscellaneous	26
	SECTION FOUR – ALL EMPLOYEES	27
25	Duration of Agreement	27
Schedule A-1	Teacher Salary Scale – 2014-2015	28
Schedule A-2	Teacher Salary Scale – 2015-2016	29
Schedule A-3	Teacher Salary Scale – 2016-2017	30
Schedule A-4	Teacher Stipends – 2014-2015, 2015-2016, and 2016-2017	31
Schedule B-1	Support Staff – 2014-2015	32
Schedule B-2	Support Staff – 2015-2016	33
Schedule B-3	Support Staff – 2016-2017	34
Schedule C-1	Head Custodians – 2014-2015, 2015-2016, and 2016-2017	35
Schedule C-2	Assistant Head Custodians – 2014-2015, 2015-2016, and 2016-2017	36
Schedule C-3	Custodian/Maintenance – 2014-2015, 2015-2016, and 2016-2017	37
Schedule C-4	Custodian II – 2014-2015, 2015-2016, and 2016-2017	38
Schedule D	Special Education Aides – 2014-2015, 2015-2016, and 2016-2017	39

The Board hereby recognizes the Association as the representative for collective negotiation concerning grievances and terms and conditions of employment for all regularly employed non-administrative, non-supervisory, and non-confidential certificated professional employees and support staff employed as aides, or in food service, or custodial position classifications.

Section TWO of this agreement pertains only to certificated professional employees (teachers).

Section THREE of this agreement pertains only to support staff.

1. "Employee(s)": Person(s) represented by the Association in the negotiating unit as above defined; references to male employees shall include female employees.

2. “Teacher(s)”: Certificated professional employee(s).

3. "Support Staff": Employee(s) in aide, food service, or custodial position classifications.

4. "Ten month employee(s)": Employee(s) not scheduled to work each week during the summer nor on most other days on which students are not in attendance.

5. "Twelve month custodial employee(s)": Employee(s) scheduled to work each week including during the summer and during other weeks that students are not in attendance.

1. Posters and announcements pertaining to the Association affairs will not be posted on bulletin boards in any area normally accessible to the public or the pupils unless such have first been approved by the Superintendent.

2. The Association shall have in each school building, the exclusive use of a bulletin board normally placed in the teachers' workroom. Copies of materials to be posted on such bulletin boards shall be given to the Principal, but no approval shall be required for posting.

1. to direct employees of the school district,
2. to hire, promote, transfer, assign, and retain employees in positions in the school district; to suspend, demote, discharge, or take other disciplinary action against employees,
3. to relieve employees from duty because of lack of work or for other legitimate reasons,
4. to maintain the efficiency of the school district operations entrusted to them,
5. to determine the methods, means and personnel by which such operations are to be conducted and
6. to take whatever actions may be necessary to carry out the mission of the school district in situations of emergency.

C. Although the Board agrees to protect the confidentiality of personal references, academic credentials and other similar documents, it shall not establish any separate personnel file, which is not available for the employee's inspection.

D. An employee who plans to terminate employment with the school district shall notify the Superintendent, in writing, at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of termination. Such former employee shall be afforded an opportunity to attach a response to any derogatory material, which is placed in his/her personnel file after employment terminates. A copy of such material shall be sent to the former employee at his/her last known address prior to placement in the personnel file.

E. Employees who may be required to use their own automobiles in the performance of their duties, and employees who are assigned to more than one (1) school per day, shall be reimbursed for all such approved travel upon submission of mileage verification to the Superintendent. The rate of reimbursement shall be established on July 1 of each year by the Board and shall reflect the rate established by the State of New Jersey.

A maximum of five (5) consecutive paid days at the time of death for each occurrence of death of a spouse, child, mother, father. If burial is delayed because of a weekend, a paid day may be extended to include the day of burial.

A maximum of three (3) days at the time of death for each occurrence of death of a mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister of the employee, or someone who lives in the same household unit, grandparent, grandchild, grandparent-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law.

A maximum of two (2) paid days may be granted upon, request and approval of the Superintendent, for the purpose of travel if the home or place of burial of the deceased is more than 300 miles away.

A maximum of three (3) additional unpaid days may be granted upon request and approval of the Superintendent.

1. Each employee who works twenty (20) or more hours per week shall be entitled to be absent with pay for up to three (3) work days each year to attend to personal, family, business, or legal matters which cannot be completed other than during working hours. For employees hired after the ratification date of the 2002-2005 Agreement the threshold amount of hours worked per week shall be 25.
Each part time employee who works less than (20) hours per week shall be entitled to be absent for up three(3) days each year to attend to personal, family, business or legal matters which cannot be completed other than during working hours. One (1) of these days shall constitute paid leave. The other two (2) shall constitute unpaid leave. Such personal leave shall not be cumulative.
2. An employee needing to use such personal day(s) must request same, in writing, from the Superintendent at least two (2) days in advance. The requirement for prior written request may be waived by the Superintendent in an emergency situation.

3. Personal days for professional staff will not be granted on days scheduled for Parent-Teacher Conferences. In an emergency, the Superintendent may waive this restriction and authorize an emergency personal day if satisfied that this restriction imposes an undue hardship.

4. Personal leave shall not be granted on an in-service day, or the work day immediately before and immediately after a holiday or a recess period, except in the case of an emergency. “Emergency” is defined as a specific reason that creates significant difficulty for the employee to work on one of these days. The employee must provide the Superintendent with the specific reason in writing. “Holiday” is defined as single or multiple days set as non-work days by State statute. “Recess period” is defined as days in the school year calendar which are not “holidays” but are not scheduled as work days. For example, if the weekdays between Christmas and the weekday after New Year’s Day are not scheduled as work days, those weekdays constitute a “recess period”.

5. At the end of the contract year, up to three (3) unused personal days shall be converted to sick days.

D. The Board will grant temporary leaves without pay at its discretion.

1. The carrier is the School Employees Health Benefits Program or in a benefits plan the Board deems to be nearly comparable. In order to be eligible for Board-paid coverage, the employee must work 25 hours per week according to SEHBP rules. In addition, each employee who enrolls in the health benefits plan may also enroll his/her eligible dependents, if any. The Board will pay the full premium costs for the enrollment of each employee and his/her eligible dependents, less the cost of any State-mandated employee premium share.

2. Effective July 1, 2003, the Board shall pay 100% of the single coverage premium. The Board will pay 100% of dependent coverage premium at the AETNA-US Healthcare HMO premium rate. Employees enrolling in a dependent level plan which costs more than the relevant Aetna-US Healthcare HMO premium shall pay the difference via equal payroll deductions.

3. If the Board has not adopted a voluntary waiver plan, an employee who waives insurance shall receive the Prudential disability plan at no cost to himself/herself.

4. In order to be eligible for such coverage, an employee hired on or after July 1, 2014, must work 30 or more hours per week.

The Board shall offer the prescription plan under the School Employees Health Benefits Program to each employee and his or her dependents, for employees scheduled to work twenty (20) hours or more per week. For employees hired after the ratification date of the 2002-2005 Agreement the threshold amount of hours worked per week shall be 25. The Board will pay 100% of the employee premium for the term of the contract. For the enrollment of an employee’s eligible dependents, if any, the Board will pay a maximum of $95.00 per month for dependent coverage effective July 1, 2004.

In order to be eligible for such coverage, an employee hired on or after July 1, 2014, must work 30 or more hours per week.

For employees scheduled to work twenty (20) or more hours per week the Board will continue the present dental coverage for the term of the contract and pay the full premium as follows annually: Not to exceed $701.64 per employee and dependents. For employees hired after the ratification date of the 2002-2005 Agreement the threshold amount of hours worked per week shall be 25.

In order to be eligible for such coverage, an employee hired on or after July 1, 2014, must work 30 or more hours per week.

1. A "grievance" is a claim by an employee or the Association that there has been to the grievant a loss or injury resulting from the misinterpretation, misapplication, or violation of this negotiated agreement, Board policy affecting the employee's terms and conditions of employment, and/or administrative decision affecting the employee's terms and conditions of employment.

2. A "grievant" is the individual making the claim.

3. A "party in interest" is the grievant, the Association, and any person who might be required to take action or against whom action might be taken in an attempt to resolve the claim.

4. The term "grievance" shall not apply to:
(a) Any matter for which a specific method of review is prescribed and expressly set forth by law or any rule or regulation of the State Board or State Commissioner of Education; or

(b) Any matter which according to law is either beyond the scope of Board authority or limited to unilateral action by the Board alone; or
(c) A complaint of a non-tenured employee which arises by reason of his not being re-employed.

1. The number of days indicated at each level shall be calendar days and should be considered as a maximum. The time limits specified may, however, be extended by mutual written agreement.

2. In the event a grievance is filed at such time that it cannot be processed through all the steps in this grievance procedure by the end of the school year; and, if left unresolved until the beginning of the following school year, could result in irreparable harm to the grievant, the time limits set forth herein may, by mutual agreement, be reduced so that the grievance procedure may be exhausted prior to the end of the school year or as soon thereafter as is practicable.

3. A grievance to be considered under this procedure must be initiated at Level One within twenty-one (21) calendar days of the time of the alleged occurrence, otherwise, it shall be considered waived.

4. Failure at any step of this procedure to communicate the decision on a grievance within the specified time limits shall permit the grievant to proceed to the next step. Failure at any step of this procedure to appeal a grievance to the next step within the specified time limits shall mean that the grievance has been dropped.

5. LEVEL ONE
A grievant shall first discuss his grievance with his/her designated supervisor in an attempt to resolve the matter informally.
6. LEVEL TWO

(a) If as a result of the informal discussion at Level One the matter is not resolved to the satisfaction of the grievant, he/she shall within five (5) days set forth his/her grievance in writing to the Superintendent, specifying:
(1) The specific provision(s) of this agreement, Board policy(ies) or administrative decision(s) which gave rise to the loss or injury
(2) The nature and extent of the injury or loss
(3) The results of previous discussion
(4) Dissatisfaction with decisions previously rendered
(5) The relief or remedy sought.
(b) The Superintendent shall render his/her decisions in writing to the grievant within five (5) days from the date of receipt of the written grievance.
7. LEVEL THREE
If the grievant is not satisfied with the response of the Superintendent to the written grievance, the grievant may within ten (10) days of receipt of the Superintendent's decision appeal that decision to the Board of Education. Within twenty-five (25) days of receipt of such appeal the Board, or a committee of the Board, will hold a hearing if the grievant requests such hearing. Within ten (10) days from the close of the hearing, the Board will notify the grievant of its decision in writing.
8. LEVEL FOUR
(a) If the grievant is not satisfied with response of the Board, and if the Association agrees, a Demand for Arbitration may be filed with American Arbitration Association within ten (10) days. Upon filing of such demand, the parties agree to be bound by the Voluntary Labor Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.
(b) On grievances over the interpretation, application or violation of the Agreement, the decision of the arbitrator shall be binding on the parties. On Grievances over any other matters, the recommendations of the arbitrator shall be advisory. The arbitrator shall not have the power to add to, to modify, or subtract anything from the terms or conditions of this Agreement.
(c) Any aggrieved person may be represented at all stages of the grievance procedure by himself/herself; or, at the employee's option, by a representative selected or approved by the Association.

(d) Miscellaneous
(1) It is understood that the grievant shall, during and not with-standing the pendency of any grievance, continue to observe all assignments and applicable rules and regulations of the Board until such grievance, and any effect thereof, shall have been duly determined.

(2) All meetings and hearings under this procedure shall not be conducted in public.
(3) Decisions rendered at Level Two and Three of this procedure shall be in writing and shall be transmitted promptly to all parties in interest.

1. The Board agrees to deduct from employees' salaries, upon receipt of signed and dated authorizations from the employees, dues of the Association and its county, state and national affiliates. The Board will also deduct from the salaries of unit members, the representation fee which is an amount equal to 85% of the dues certified by the Association. Such deductions shall be made in compliance with Chapter 233 P.L. 1969 (N.J.S. 52:14-15.9e) and under applicable rules established by the State Department of Education. Dues so deducted shall be transmitted to the Association. The Association shall notify the Business Administrator in writing by October 15^th each year of the proper fee amounts to be deducted.

2. The Association shall certify to the Board, in writing, the current rate of its unified dues, and shall notify the Board, in writing, of any change in dues at least 45 days prior to the effective date of such change.

3. The Association shall indemnify and hold the Board harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits and other forms of liability, including liability for reasonable counsel fees and other legal costs and expenses, that may arise out of, or by reason of any action taken by the employer in conformance of this provision.

C. Direct Deposit

1. On the 15^th of the month which is at least 30 days after ratification of the 2002-2005 agreement, a direct deposit plan will be instituted.

2. The Board is not responsible for the participation or non-participation of an employee’s bank. The banks to which checks may be deposited directly by the current District’s bank are part of a national system, of which many, but not all banks are a member.

3. There is an understanding between the parties that the direct deposit system may require an earlier “turn-around” time with respect to District business office completion of information in order to get records to the District’s bank in time for direct deposit to the employee’s bank. Therefore, some payments to an employee may be delayed beyond the current parameters.

4. In addition to these agreements between the Board and the Association, the parties are bound by bank rules with respect to direct deposit. If the District’s bank changes, the parties are bound by the new bank’s rules.

5. The Board will follow its normal procedures for the posting of the payroll. Delays resulting from an employee’s bank schedule, or its policy on direct deposit, including when funds are posted and available, are not the responsibility of the Board. The District is not responsible for charges assessed to an employee resulting from errors in bank transmission, for the employee’s premature withdrawals of funds, or for any charges that an employee’s bank may apply to such direct deposit services.

6. The employee will be permitted one bank change during the July 1 through June 30 period in any year.

B. If any provision of this Agreement or any application of this Agreement to any employee or group of employees is held to be contrary to law, then such provision or application shall not be deemed valid and subsisting, except to the extent permitted by law, but all other provisions or applications shall continue in full force and effect.

C. The Association and the Board shall each pay 50% of the cost for preparation, including materials, for the contract by a mutually agreeable party. The Agreement shall be presented to all employees employed during the term of the contract.

D. Whenever any notice is required to be given by either of the parties to this Agreement to the other, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; the Association shall contact the Superintendent; the Board shall contact the Association President.

E. Nothing in this Agreement which changes pre-existing Board Policy, rules, or regulations shall operate retroactively unless expressly so stated.

F. Except as this agreement shall otherwise provide, all terms and conditions of employment applicable on the signing date of this Agreement to employees covered by this Agreement as established by the rules, regulations and/or policies of the Board in force on said date, shall continue to be so applicable during the term of this Agreement. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, nothing contained herein shall be interpreted and/or applied so as to eliminate, reduce nor otherwise detract from any term or condition of employment of any employee existing prior to its effective date.

SECTION TWO – TEACHERS

Each teacher shall be placed on the salary guide as follows:
1. Full teaching experience credit on the salary guide shall be given year for year for not less than five (5) years of previous certificated school teaching experience. A year of previous teaching experience shall mean ten months of service.
2. In addition, credit may be granted for years of prior school certificated experience beyond five (5) at the discretion of the Board.

3. In addition, credit may be granted for up to three (3) years of prior experience not covered by a. or b. above determined by the Board to have relevance to the position the teacher is being appointed to. Such determination will be at the discretion of the Board.

4. In addition to credit for previous experience, additional credit not to exceed four (4) years for military experience shall be given upon initial employment.

C. Teachers shall be notified of their contract and salary status for the ensuing year no later than May 15.

D. Any teacher who is reemployed following termination as a result of a reduction-in-force, or who retired due to a disability shall have previously accumulated and unused sick leave earned in the East Greenwich School District restored upon reemployment within three (3) years. Credit for accumulated and unused sick leave for other reemployed teachers shall be negotiated by the teacher and the Board upon such reemployment.

E. The hourly rate for music before and after school shall be $44.57 for each year of the contract.

F. Teachers shall be compensated at the hourly rate of $35.00 for any after school activity, including professional work performed in the summer, except work covered under G. below, faculty meetings, evening parent-teacher conferences, Back-to-School Night, and work performed under the stipended positions set forth in Schedule A-4.

G. When the following titles perform services within their certificates in the period after the last teacher work day in the year through June 30, he/she shall be paid at his/her per diem rate for that year. When the following titles perform services within their certificates in the period between July 1 and the first teacher work day in that year, he/she shall be paid at his/her per diem rate in effect in the previous year. The titles covered by this clause are: school psychologist, LDTC, social worker, speech therapist, OT, PT, and behaviorist.

H. Procedures for setting club stipends are set forth in Schedule A-4.

I. Homebound instruction shall be paid at the hourly rate set forth in F. above.

J. Teachers who turn-key a workshop shall receive two (2) hours pay using the hourly rate set forth in F. above to prepare for the presentation.

K. Grade Level and Related Arts Team Leaders shall be paid at the rate set in Schedule A-4. At the conclusion of the 2014-2015 year, the administration shall consult with the Association on the contents of the position description.

L. A Teacher on Assignment/Instructional Coach shall be paid at his/her per diem contractual salary when performing these duties.

B. Pay Periods

1. Each teacher employed on a ten (10) month basis shall be paid in twenty (20) equal semi-monthly installments.

2. When a payday falls on or during a school holiday, vacation or weekend, teachers shall receive their paychecks on the last previous workday.

3. The last pay date of the year shall be June 30.

Weekly time breakdown as follows:
200 minutes minimum prep time
150 minutes lunch
150 minutes a.m. and p.m. before and after school, during which teachers may be assigned to student supervision
The balance of the weekly time to be instructional time, homeroom time, or student supervision
The teacher's day shall end ten (10) minutes after the close of the pupil's day early closing days due to weather or other emergency. Professional development days shall be full work days for teachers.

Procedures presently in effect during early dismissal of students and teachers shall continue to be maintained to insure adequate student supervision.

1. There shall be a maximum of 16 faculty meetings per year, with no more than two (2) in any one month.

2. Faculty meetings shall begin 10 minutes after student dismissal and shall extend no more than 45 minutes, except in the case of an emergency.

3. A schedule of one (1) faculty meeting per month shall be given to the teaching staff in August each year.

4. In addition, teachers shall receive at least two weeks’ notice of meetings beyond those in 1. above. Such notice may be suspended in the case of an emergency, as decided by the Superintendent.

5. The agenda for any faculty meeting shall be given to the teachers involved at least two (2) days prior to the meeting, except in an emergency. Teachers shall have the opportunity to suggest items for the agenda.

E. The practice of using regular teachers to cover classes of other teachers will be discouraged, and whenever possible, substitutes will be obtained when it is necessary for teachers to be away from their classes.

F. All teachers shall receive a minimum of 200 minutes of prep time in a typical workweek.

G. Effective with the ratification of the 2002-2005 Agreement, transform three (3) early release days which are used for in-service to full instruction days and add one (1) full instruction day.

H. Effective with the 2014-2015 year, the teacher work year shall be 184 days, of which 180 days shall be for student instruction. Effective with the 2015-2016 year, the teacher work year shall be 185 days, of which 180 days shall be for student instruction.

In addition, teachers new to the District are required to work two (2) additional days in the year they commence employment for the purposes of orientation and in-service.

C. Teachers who desire a change in grade and/or subject assignment for the next school year, shall inform the Superintendent of such request before May 15.

D. Teachers shall be given written notice of their class, building and room assignments for the next school year not later than June 1. In the event that changes in such assignments are made necessary after June 1, the teacher shall be notified promptly of the change and the reason therefore. Upon request of the teacher the proposed change shall be reviewed with the Superintendent.

1. To encourage professional growth, a teacher shall be reimbursed an amount up to the cost of three credit graduate course at the Rowan University tuition rate per year for graduate courses that are directly related to the teacher's assignment for the term of this contract.

2. Effective July 1, 2008, under A., tuition reimbursement shall be available to full-time teachers for college-sponsored graduate-level non-classroom courses such as video courses, Internet courses and other non­traditional courses. Such a course may be approved by the Superintendent when he/she determines that the course will be of value to the District.

3. The maximum annual Board obligation under A. shall be $18,000. If courses meet the terms of A. 1. and A. 2. above and, if the terms of A. 4. and A. 5. below are met, the Board shall make tuition payments before the end of the July following when the course was successfully completed. If all tuition reimbursement claims under this provision exceed the maximum cap set forth above, all claims shall be prorated. For example, if the cap set forth in the first sentence of this paragraph can cover 95% of all eligible claims, all individual claims will be reimbursed at 95% of the claimed amount, up to the maximum set forth in A. 1. above.

4. All coursework must be approved by the Superintendent prior to enrollment. The teacher will be authorized to substitute an equivalent course for an approved course subject to the Superintendent's approval.

5. Reimbursement will be authorized when proof of a passing grade of "B" is submitted to the Superintendent.

6. A teacher who receives reimbursement under A. and who then leaves the District’s employment within two (2) years of receipt of those monies, shall reimburse the District 100% of that reimbursed amount. The application form for reimbursement shall contain an acknowledgement by the applying teacher that the provisions of the prior paragraph is in effect and that the teacher shall reimburse the District pursuant to them and that the above monies may be withheld from the last paycheck of the departing teacher. All returned monies shall be placed back in the tuition reimbursement pool in the year that they are recovered.

The exceptions to this reimbursement requirement shall be

a. a retirement situation;

b. a separation due to disability;

c. a reduction-in-force;

d. a non-renewal;

e. a situation where a teacher has applied for and not been appointed to a supervisory position in the District and then is appointed to another district’s supervisory position within two years of receiving the reimbursement.

Registration fees for workshops and in-service programs that are directly related to the teacher's assignment and deemed by the Superintendent to be beneficial to the District will be paid by the Board upon approval of the Superintendent .

D. Evaluation

1. A teacher shall receive a written evaluation within seven (7) days of the observation.

2. A post-observation conference shall be held within ten (10) days.

3. The employee shall have ten (10) days to provide a response/rebuttal to the evaluation, if he/she so desires to do so.

4. All evaluations shall be completed by May 15.

5. For beginning/developing rated teachers, said teacher shall not be observed again until the post-observation conference has occurred.

D. The administrator has the right to require a doctor's certificate for any teacher who is absent due to personal illness or injury.

E. One-twentieth of the monthly salary shall be deducted from any staff member when an absence is unexcused. Such deduction shall not preclude other disciplinary action.

F. No deduction of the accumulated leave shall be levied against any teacher in the instances where deduction is made in his/her salary.

G. Employees shall be allowed one (1) family illness day per year. If not used, said day shall be accumulative as sick leave.

H. Upon retirement, after twenty (20) or more years of service with the district, a teacher shall be eligible to receive $30 for each accumulated and unused sick leave day, up to a maximum of $6,600, provided that:

1. The effective date of retirement is during the summer school recess period, and

2. Teacher submits written notice of retirement to the Business Administrator/Board Secretary by the January 30th preceding the effective date of retirement.

1. The Board retains the right to place a teacher on medical leave for any one of the following reasons:

(a) Whenever the teacher's physical condition adversely affects ability to continue to provide effective classroom instruction.

(b) The physical condition or capacity is such that the teacher's health would be impaired if permitted to continue teaching, and if:
(d) the teacher fails to produce a certificate from a medical doctor stating that said teacher is medically able to continue teaching, or
(e) the Board of Education's physician and the teacher's physician agree that said teacher cannot continue teaching, or
(f) following any difference of medical opinion between the Board's physician and the teacher’s physician the Board requests expert consultation in which case (a medical society) shall appoint an impartial third physician who shall be conclusive and binding on the issue of medical capacity to continue teaching. The expense of any examination by an impartial third physician under this paragraph shall be shared equally by the teacher and the Board.

2. When the seeking of an extended leave of absence for medical disability can be anticipated, a teacher shall file a written request for such leave with the Superintendent within seven (7) calendar days from the time the teacher knew of the necessity of taking the medical disability leave. Said request shall indicate the anticipated date on which the said leave is to terminate (if able to ascertain within reason). Written request shall indicate the anticipated plans of the teacher upon termination of the medical disability leave as to him/her returning to work, resigning, retiring, or applying for another type of leave.

3. The Board need not grant or extend the leave of absence of any non-tenured teacher beyond the end of the contract school year in which the leave is obtained. A teacher returning from a medical disability leave shall be entitled to all benefits to which said teacher was entitled at the time leave commenced.

4. No teacher shall be barred from returning to work after a medical disability leave on the grounds that not enough time has elapsed during the recovery time. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed to preclude the Board from requiring any teacher to produce a certificate from a physician showing that said teacher is capable of teaching, provided that if the Board's physician is in disagreement, that conflict of medical opinion shall be resolved in the same manner as is set out in paragraph A-1-b-(3), of this Article.

5. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to require the Board to grant tenure to any non-tenured teacher who would not have been granted tenure in the absence of this provision or to offer a new contract for a new school year to any non-tenured teacher who would not have been offered such a contract in the absence of this provision.

6. Those employees meeting the eligibility requirements of leaves covered under the Federal Medical leave Act (FMLA) and the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) shall receive those benefits in accordance with the above-mentioned laws.

7. With respect to disability leaves due to childbirth, leave shall begin as recommended by the employee’s personal physician. An employee may return to work after the birth of a child upon presentation of a medical certificate that she is capable of performing her duties.

1. A tenured teacher may make application to the Board for a child rearing leave of absence without pay for a period of up to one (1) year. Said application shall be made to the Superintendent at least ninety (90) calendar days prior to the commencement of the child rearing leave. If a tenured teacher has been on childcare leave for less than one year, a one-year extension will be granted upon request, and he/she must then return on the second September following commencement of the leave. If an employee decides not to return, she shall notify the Superintendent by giving notice of resignation at least 90 days before the leave expires.

2. The use of accumulated sick leave days beyond those used during the normal presumption of disability surrounding childbirth will be allowed in accordance with state statute (N.J.S.A. 18A:30-1 et seq.).

3. In the case of an employee adopting a child, child rearing leave shall commence upon receiving de facto custody of said child, or earlier if necessary to fulfill the requirements for the adoption.

G. All extensions or renewals of leaves may be applied for and granted in writing. Requests for extensions are to be made to the Superintendent at least sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of the extension. Extensions and renewals may be granted at the discretion of the Board.

H. When an employee has been granted an extended leave of absence that extends through June 30 or August 31, as relevant, he/she shall inform the District in writing by April 1 of his/her intention to return to work in July or September, as relevant.

B. Acceptance of an assignment requiring supervision of student teachers or other college students shall be on a voluntary basis only.

C. Teachers shall not be required to collect money from students except for pictures and insurance.

D. The Board will strive to minimize non-academic duties of teachers. The Association-Administration Liaison Committee shall consider and develop recommendations for Board action for reducing such non-academic duties.

E. No teacher shall be disciplined or reprimanded without just cause.

F. Whenever any teacher is required to appear before the Board or any committee or member thereof concerning any matter which could adversely affect the continuation of that teacher in his office, position or employment, or the salary or any increment pertaining thereto, then he shall be given prior written notice of the reasons for such meeting or interview, and shall be entitled to have a representative of the Association present to advise him and represent him during such meeting or interview.

G. Teachers shall immediately report cases of assault suffered by them in connection with their employment to the Administrator.

SECTION THREE – SUPPORT STAFF

1. Twelve month custodial employees: The work year shall include all weekdays excluding Saturdays and those holidays which have been officially designated by the Board.

2. Ten Month employees: The work year for ten month employees shall include each student day and up to an additional twenty-five days when students are not in attendance.

Each ten-month employee shall be informed about his/her work year for the ensuing school year prior to September and about any changes in his/her work year, other than those caused by changes in the student calendar, at least two weeks prior to the effective date of the change, if possible.
3. Any employee, newly hired on or after July 1, 2008, may be assigned, on a temporary basis to a Sunday through Thursday work week. Said employee shall be given notice of such a schedule change at least two (2) weeks before it is to occur.

The workday for each employee shall not be for more than eight hours in duration exclusive of an unpaid meal period, if any.

An employee shall be compensated for any overtime work in accordance with the requirements of the law.

Full-time twelve-month employees shall be credited with paid vacation leave days on the first day of the year (July 1) for use during that year. The number of days to be credited will be based on the length of each employee’s continuous service to the district as a full-time twelve month employee: Employees who have completed at least one (1) but less than six (6) years of service by July 1 shall be credited with ten (10) vacation days; employees who have completed six (6) or more years by July 1 shall be credited with fifteen (15) days; employees who have completed ten (10) or more years by July 1 shall be credited with twenty (20) days.

Employees must submit written requests for the use of vacation days(s) to the Superintendent at least four weeks in advance and the Superintendent's approval must be granted before vacation day(s) may be used. However, special consideration may be given to late requests due to emergencies or other extenuating circumstances.

Vacation days must be used in the fiscal year in which they are first credited to the employee, and vacation days will be granted only at time of year when their use will not interfere with normal duties and work. Payment in lieu of vacation use is prohibited.

The Board shall designate at least 12 holidays for each fiscal year at least thirty (30) days prior to the start of the fiscal year and twelve (12) month employees shall not suffer a loss of pay for not working on such designated holidays.

1. Each ten-month support staff employee shall be granted ten (10) sick leave days each year. Twelve-month support staff employees shall be granted twelve (12) sick leave days per year. The eleventh and twelfth day of sick leave shall be subject to the same use and accumulation provisions as the ten statutorily granted days. Support staff employees who do not work a full year shall receive a prorated sick leave grant for such partial year.

2. Upon retirement, after 20 or more years of service with the district, a support staff employee shall be eligible to redeem accumulated unused sick time at a rate of $18.75 per day, up to a maximum of $3,750, provided that the employee submits written notice of retirement to the Business Administrator by the January 30th preceding the effective date of retirement.

To be eligible an employee must apply for and be notified of eligibility to begin pension payments from the public retirement system. Vested and other forms of delayed retirement shall not qualify.

When an employee has been granted an extended leave of absence that extends through June 30 or August 31, as relevant, he/she shall inform the District in writing by April 1 of his/her intention to return to work in July or September, as relevant.

ACTIVITY
HEAD TEACHER	$1,000
PLAY DIRECTOR	$838
BAND DIRECTOR	$838
GRADE LEVEL AND RELATED ARTS TEAM LEADERS	$1,500
CHAIR OF I&RS COMMITTEE	$500
MEMBER OF I&RS COMMITTEE	$300

Setting New Club Stipends

Number of hours per month	30	20 to 29	Fewer than 20
Annual stipend	$1,500	$1,000	$850


1. Creation of clubs
In each year, the Board shall review individual and Association requests for creation of clubs and appropriate hours/stipend placement on the above chart. The individual or the Association shall submit a plan for the club. The decision of the Board about the creation of the club and the hours placement is final.
2. Changes in club hours/stipend amount placement
Beginning with the 2015-2016 year, the Board shall review individual and Association requests for changes in the hours category of existing clubs. and appropriate hours/stipend placement on the above chart. The Board will review time logs, discuss the suggested change with the teacher and the Association, and shall decide whether a change is warranted. The decision of the Board is final.
3. If a teacher is appointed to a club position, it is not expected that the teacher will work more or less hours than the category designates.

Longevity bonuses in addition to base salary are given as follows:
$275 at the beginning of the tenth contract year.
An additional $275 beginning with the fifteenth contract.
An additional $550 beginning with the twentieth contract.
An additional $875 beginning with the twenty-fifth contract.
An additional $275 beginning with the thirtieth contract.

2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017
STEP	ANNUAL*	STEPANNUAL*STEPANNUAL*
1	30360	130360131610
2	31090	231090232340
3	31860	331860333110
4	32672	432672433922
5	33564	533564534814
6	34525	634525635775
7	35549	735549736799
8	36047	836047837297
9	36569	936569937819
10	37093	10370931038343

Custodian II employees who were off-guide in 2013-2014 remain off-guide for each year of the 2014-2017 Agreement. The parties have agreed upon salaries for these employees and they are contained in the records agreed to by the parties.

Longevity bonuses in addition to base salary are given as follows:
$275 at the beginning of the tenth contract year.
An additional $275 beginning with the fifteenth contract.
An additional $550 beginning with the twentieth contract.
An additional $875 beginning with the twenty-fifth contract.
An additional $275 beginning with the thirtieth contract.

13-14 STEP	14-15 STEP	2014-2015 DAILY RATE		14-15 STEP	15-16 STEP	2015-2016 DAILY RATE		15-16 STEP	16-17 STEP	2016-2017 DAILY RATE
***	1	114.66		***	1	115.17		***	1	116.22
1	2	116.66		1	2	117.17		1	2	118.22
2	3	118.77		2	3	119.28		2	3	120.33
3	4	120.97		3	4	121.48		3	4	122.53
4	5	123.25		4	5	123.76		4	5	124.81
5	6	125.66		5	6	126.17		5	6	127.22
6	7	129.4		6	7	129.91		6	7	130.96
7	8	133.25		7	8	133.76		7	8	134.81
8	9	137.23		8	9	137.74		8	9	138.79
9	10	141.33		9	10	141.84		9	10	142.89
10	10A	154.04		10	10A	154.55		10	10A	149.24
11	11	166.74		10A/11	11	167.25			10B	155.60
								10A/11	11	168.30