AGREEMENT MADE AND ENTERED INTO by and between THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK (hereinafter referred to as the “Board’‘) and UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, Local 2, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO (hereinafter referred to as the “Union’‘).

WHEREAS, the Board has voluntarily endorsed the practices and procedures of collective bargaining as a peaceful, fair and orderly way of conducting its relations with its employees insofar as such practices and procedures are appropriate to the special functions and obligations of the Board, are permitted by law and are consonant with the paramount interests of the school children, the school system and the public; and

WHEREAS, the Board on March 8, 1962, adopted a Statement of Policies and Practices with Respect to Representation of Pedagogical and Civil Service Employees for Purpose of Collective Bargaining with the Board of Education (hereinafter referred to as the “Statement of Policies’‘); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Statement of Policies and pursuant to the provisions of the Public Employees Fair Employment Act (Chapter 392 of the Laws of 1967 as amended by Chapter 24, 391 et seq. of the Laws of 1969), in a secret ballot election conducted among employees in the titles of Teacher Aide, Educational Assistant, Educational Associate and Auxiliary Trainer in programs to Strengthen Early Childhood Education in Poverty Areas, Pre-kindergarten Classes in Poverty Areas, and More Effective Schools, to determine which labor organization they wished to represent them in collective bargaining with the Board, the Union received a majority of votes and the Board issued a Certificate of Exclusive Bargaining Status to the Union on January 21, 1970; and

WHEREAS, after an appropriate showing of majority representation, the Board also certified the Union on April 6, 1971, as the representative of employees in these same titles in programs other than programs to Strengthen Early Childhood Education in Poverty Areas, Prekindergarten Classes in Poverty Areas, and More Effective Schools; and accordingly the Union became the exclusive bargaining representative of all employees in these titles; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Public Employees Fair Employment Act, the Union became the exclusive bargaining representative of all employees in the titles of Teacher Aide, Educational Assistant, Educational Associate, Auxiliary Trainer and Bilingual Professional Assistant effective September 9, 1975; and

WHEREAS, the parties entered into an Agreement effective June 1, 2003 until October 12, 2007; and

WHEREAS, the parties entered into a Memorandum of Agreement on November 6, 2006 effective as of October 13, 2007; and,

WHEREAS, the Board and its designated representatives have met with the representatives of the Union and fully considered and discussed with them, in behalf of the employees in the bargaining unit, changes in salary schedules, improvement in working conditions, and machinery for the presentation and adjustment of certain types of complaints; it is agreed as follows: