A. Conversion Charter Schools Pursuant to Article 56 of the New York State Education Law (the “Charter School Law”) an existing public school may be converted to a charter school. As modified below, employees of a Conversion Charter School shall be...

A. Employee Files Official employee files shall be maintained under the following circumstances: No material derogatory to an employee’s conduct, service, character or personality shall be placed in the files unless the employee has had an...

It is the declared objective of the parties to encourage the prompt and informal resolution of employee complaints as they arise and to provide recourse to orderly procedures for the satisfactory adjustment of complaints. A resolution should occur at...

It is the declared objective of the parties to encourage the prompt and informal resolution of special complaints not covered by the grievance procedure and to dispose of such complaints as they arise and to provide recourse to orderly procedures for...

A. Applicable Provisions of Agreement The following provisions of this Agreement are applicable to mental health workers: Article One, Union Recognition Article Two, Fair Practices Article Three F 3, Health Care Flexible Spending Account Article...

A. Cumulative Absence Reserves and Sick Leave Employees on regular appointment reinstated after retirement will be credited with the cumulative reserves remaining to their credit upon retirement and such reserves as they accumulated as regular...

A. Excessing Rules-Appointed Psychologists and Social Workers Before applying the Rules for involuntary excessing, the senior social worker or psychologist (as applicable) who volunteers will be excessed to a vacancy within the same superintendency...

A. General Transfers Principals will advertise all vacancies. Interviews will be conducted by school-based human resources committees (made up of pedagogues and administration) with the final decision to be made by the principal. Vacancies are...

A. Restriction on Union Activities No employee shall engage in Union activities during the time he/she is assigned to duty. Members of the Chapter’s negotiating committee and its special consultants shall, upon proper application, be excused without...

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