COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT …

1 I COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT september 1, 2019 - August 31, 2022 bellevue education association AND bellevue SCHOOL DISTRICT #405 september 2019 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS 2019-2022 Page ARTICLE 1 - RECOGNITION AND JURISDICTION Section 1. Recognition ..1 Section 2. Exclusions ..1 Section 3. Individual Agreements ..1 ARTICLE 2 - DEFINITIONS ..2 ARTICLE 3 - STATUS OF AGREEMENT Section 1. Responsibility and BARGAINING Procedures ..5 Section 2. Adherence to Federal and State Statutes and Regulations and State Constitution ..5 Section 3. No Strike Provision ..6 Section 4. Distribution of the AGREEMENT ..6 ARTICLE 4 - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Section 1. General Rights ..7 Section 2.

2 Meetings with association Representatives ..7 ARTICLE 5 - association RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Section 1. Building Use ..9 Section 2. Mail Services ..9 Section 3. Exclusivity ..9 Section 4. New Employee Section 5. Access to BARGAINING Unit Employee Information ..9 Section 6. Notification of Authorized Representatives ..10 Section 7. Dues and Representation Fee Deduction ..10 Section 8. Released Time for BEA President ..10 Section 9. Released Time for association Business ..11 Section 10. Leave for Elected Officials of an education association ..11 ARTICLE 6 - GENERAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Section 1. Section 2. Individual Employee Section 3. Section 4. Temporary Replacement ..13 Section 5. Student Teachers.

3 13 Section 6. Exchange Teachers ..13 Section 7. Auxiliary Personnel ..14 Section 8. Employee Safety and Protection ..14 Section 9. Employee Rights ..15 Section 10. Student Discipline ..16 Section 11. Reporting Practices ..18 Section 12. Just iii ARTICLE 6 - GENERAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (cont d) Section 13. Lunchroom Supervision ..20 Section 14. Master Schedule Development and Preparations Secondary Section 15. Employee Facilities ..22 Section 16. Art on a Section 17. Environmental Concerns ..24 Section 18. Special education and Co-Teaching Partnerships ..24 Section 19. Student Records ..26 ARTICLE 7 - WORKDAY AND WORKYEAR Section 1. Workday ..27 Section 2. Planning Time ..27 Section 3. Professional Development.

4 30 Section 4. Faculty Meetings and Evening Events ..33 Section 5. District Staff Meetings ..33 Section 6. Secondary Tutorial ..34 Section 7. Parent Teacher Conferences, both Formal and Informal ..34 Section 8. Work Year ..34 ARTICLE 8 - VACANCIES: RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION Section 1. Vacancies ..36 Section 2. Announcement of Vacancies ..36 Section 3. Time Line in Filling Section 4. Procedures to be followed in Hiring New Employees to Fill Vacancies ..36 Section 5. Selection ..37 Section 6. New Employee ARTICLE 9 - VOLUNTARY TRANSFER AND CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENT Section 1. General ..39 Section 2. Application for Voluntary Transfer to Vacant Position ..39 Section 3. School Closures and Boundary Changes ..39 Section 4.

5 Open Transfer Period ..39 Section 5. Placement Pool Transfers ..39 ARTICLE 10 - INVOLUNTARY TRANSFER AND DISTRICT DEPARTMENTAL REASSIGNMENT Section 1. General ..40 Section 2. General Procedures ..40 Section 3. Enrollment Changes, Staffing Ratio Changes, or Program Reduction ..40 Section 4. Performance or Staff Relations ..41 Section 5. Best Interest of Educational Program ..41 Section 6. Compensation and Supports ..42 Section 7. Placement iv ARTICLE 10 - INVOLUNTARY TRANSFER AND DISTRICT DEPARTMENTAL REASSIGNMENT (cont d) Section 8. Supplemental Staffing ..42 ARTICLE 11 - ASSIGNMENT AND REASSIGNMENT Section 1. Assignment ..44 Section 2. Reassignment ..44 Section 3. Assignment/Reassignment Review ..45 ARTICLE 12 - EVALUATION Section 1.

6 Purpose ..46 Section 2. The Observation Section 3. Library Media Specialists, Instructional Support Personnel and School Nurse Evaluation Criteria and Components ..48 Library Media Specialist Staff Criteria and Components L1. Instructional Skill and Interest in Teaching Students ..49 L2. Classroom Management and the Handling of Student Discipline and Attendant Problems ..50 L3. Professional Preparation and Scholarship (Program Administration) ..50 L4. Efforts toward Improvement When Needed ..51 L5. Knowledge of Subject Matter ..51 L6. Interpersonal Relations ..51 Instructional Support Staff Criteria and Components ISS1. Knowledge of Scholarship in Special Field ..52 ISS2. Specialized Skills.

7 53 ISS3. Management of Special and Technical Environment ..53 ISS4. The Support Person as a Professional ..54 ISS5. Involvement in Assisting Students, Parents, and Educational Personnel ..54 ISS6. Interpersonal Relations ..55 School Nurse Criteria and Components N1. Knowledge and Scholarship in Nursing ..55 N2. Specialized Skills ..56 N3. Management of Special and Technical Environment ..57 N4. The School Nurse as a Professional ..57 N5. Involvement in Assisting Students, Parents, and Educational Personnel ..58 N6. The School Nurse as a Health Educator ..58 N7 Interpersonal Relations ..58 Section 4. Classroom Teachers: Washington State Evaluative Criteria, Components and Student Growth Components.

8 59 Section 5. Comprehensive & Focused Evaluation Cycle for Classroom 61 Section 6. Comprehensive Evaluation Scoring for Classroom Teachers ..62 Section 7. Focused Evaluation Scoring for Classroom Teachers ..67 v ARTICLE 12 EVALUATION (cont d) Section 8. Satisfactory Rating for Classroom Teachers on both the Comprehensive and Focused Evaluation Section 9. Annual summaries for All Employees ..68 Section 10. Intervention Assistance ..68 Section 11. Probation ..69 Section 12. Non-Renewal ..71 Section 13. Using Information from Other Staff, Parents and Students for Performance Evaluation ..71 Section 14. Files Related to Article 12 ..72 ARTICLE 13 - STAFFING Section 1. General Staffing Guidelines ..74 Section 2.

9 Staffing for the Duration of the Contract ..74 ARTICLE 14 - PERSONNEL FILES Section 1. General ..83 Section 2. Employee Access Procedures ..83 Section 3. Placement of Materials ..83 Section 4. Restrictions on Access ..84 Section 5. Removal of Reprimands ..84 Section 6. Building Files ..85 Section 7. Public Record Requests ..85 ARTICLE 15 - SENIORITY Section 1. Seniority Determination ..86 ARTICLE 16 - STAFF ADJUSTMENTS Section 1. General ..87 Section 2. Layoff Procedures ..87 Section 3. Recall Section 4. Employment Section 5. Special Leaves ..89 ARTICLE 17 - LEAVES Section 1. Leave of Absence ..91 Section 2. Leave for Illness, Injury, or Emergency ..91 Section 3. Public Health Leave ..95 Section 4. Military Leave.

10 95 Section 5. Bereavement Leave ..95 Section 6. Leave for Religious Purposes ..96 Section 7. Leave for Civic Responsibility ..96 Section 8. Leave for Educational Section 9. Consulting Leave ..97 Section 10. Child Care Leave ..98 Section 11. Leave Without Pay ..98 vi ARTICLE 17 LEAVES (cont d) Section 12. Family Medical Leave ..99 Section 13. Leave Exceptions ..99 Section 14. Benefits Upon Reemployment ..99 Section 15. Leave Sharing ..99 Section 15. Job ARTICLE 18 ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT AND POTENTIAL ADVERSE ACTIONS Section 1. Purpose ..103 Section 2. Administrative Leave ..103 Section 3. Adverse Actions ..104 ARTICLE 19 - ACADEMIC FREEDOM Section 1. General ..105 Section 2. Controversial Issues ..105 Section 3.