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Article 1. Purpose

Article 1. Purpose ARTICLE ONE PURPOSE This CONTRACT is entered into between the School Board of Independent School District No. 623, Ramsey County, Minnesota, hereinafter referred to as the School Board, and Education...

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Article 2. Recognition of Exclusive Representative

Article 2. Recognition of Exclusive Representative ARTICLE TWO RECOGNITION OF EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE Section 1. Recognition Section 1. Recognition In accordance with the PELRA, the School Board recognizes Education...

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Article 3. Definitions

Article 3. Definitions ARTICLE THREE DEFINITIONS Section 1. Terms and Conditions of Employment Section 1. Terms and Conditions of Employment shall mean the hours of employment, the compensation therefore including...

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Article 4. Rights and Obligations of School Board

Article 4. Rights and Obligations of School Board ARTICLE FOUR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF SCHOOL BOARD Section 1. School Board Managerial Rights Section 1. School Board Managerial Rights A public employer is not required...

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Article 5

Article 5 ARTICLE FIVE Part 1. Rights and Obligations of Teachers PART ONE: RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF TEACHERS Section 1. Right to Views Section 1. Right to Views Nothing contained in this Contract shall be construed to...

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Article 6. Compensation

Article 6. Compensation ARTICLE SIX COMPENSATION Part 1. Salary Provisions PART ONE: SALARY PROVISIONS Section 1. Salary Notification Section 1. Salary Notification Teachers may check their employee access account to...

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Article 7. Group Insurance and Benefits

Article 7. Group Insurance and Benefits ARTICLE SEVEN GROUP INSURANCE AND BENEFITS Section 1. Medical Insurance Section 1. Medical Insurance Subd. 1. The District shall contribute the following amounts toward the cost...

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Article 8. Reimbursement of Approved Expenses

Article 8. Reimbursement of Approved Expenses ARTICLE EIGHT REIMBURSEMENT OF APPROVED EXPENSES Section 1. Professional Activities Section 1. Professional Activities Teachers who are entitled to reimbursement of expenses...

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Article 9. School Year

Article 9. School Year ARTICLE NINE SCHOOL YEAR Section 1. Calendar Section 1. Calendar Pursuant to M.S. 120A.40 and the following provisions, the School Board shall, prior to April 1 of each school year, adopt the...

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Article 10. Hours of Employment

Article 10. Hours of Employment ARTICLE TEN HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT Section 1. Teacher Duty Day Section 1. Teacher Duty Day The duty day for full-time teachers, including lunch, shall be eight hours. The eight hours shall...

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Article 11. Additional Activities

Article 11. Additional Activities ARTICLE ELEVEN ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES Section 1. Definition of Activities Section 1. Definition of Activities Additional activities shall be those school activities carried out beyond...

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Article 12. Retirement

Article 12. Retirement ARTICLE TWELVE RETIREMENT Section 1. Severance Pay Section 1. Severance Pay The School Board shall provide severance pay to teachers who were hired prior to July 1, 1989 and retire from teaching...

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Article 13. Leaves of Absence

Article 13. Leaves of Absence ARTICLE THIRTEEN LEAVES OF ABSENCE Section 1. Sick and Safe/Emergency/Care of Relatives Leave Section 1. Sick and Safe/Emergency/Care of Relatives Leave Subd. 1. Each teacher shall be...

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Article 14. Unrequested Leave of Absence

Article 14. Unrequested Leave of Absence ARTICLE FOURTEEN UNREQUESTED LEAVE OF ABSENCE Section 1. Purpose Section 1. Purpose The purpose of this article is to implement the provisions of Minn. Stat. § 122A.40, Subd. 10,...

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Article 15. Teaching Assignment, Vacancies, TRAnsfers

Article 15. Teaching Assignment, Vacancies, TRAnsfers ARTICLE FIFTEEN TEACHING ASSIGNMENT, VACANCIES, TRANSFERS Section 1. Definitions Section 1. Definitions For purposes of this Article, the following definitions shall...

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Article 16. Meet and Confer

Article 16. Meet and Confer ARTICLE SIXTEEN MEET AND CONFER Section 1. Statement of Purpose Section 1. Statement of Purpose The legislature has recognized that teachers, as professional employees, possess knowledge,...

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Article 17. Grievance Procedure

Article 17. Grievance Procedure ARTICLE SEVENTEEN GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Section 1. Process for Problem Solving Section 1. Process for Problem Solving EM-R and District 623 recognize that differences of opinion will occur...

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Article 20. Teacher Discipline Process

Article 20. Teacher Discipline Process ARTICLE TWENTY TEACHER DISCIPLINE PROCESS Section 1. Performance Review Section 1. Performance Review The Employer shall be allowed to review a teacher’s performance and take steps...

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Article 22. No Strike Agreement

Article 22. No Strike Agreement ARTICLE TWENTY-TWO NO STRIKE AGREEMENT The Exclusive Representative agrees that during the term of this agreement, neither it nor any of its members shall support a strike of any other...

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Article 23. Contract

Article 23. Contract ARTICLE TWENTY-THREE CONTRACT Part 1. Publication PART ONE: PUBLICATION Section 1. Copies of Original Contract Section 1. Copies of Original Contract There shall be two signed copies of the final...

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Article 24. Workplace Safety/Teacher Protection

Article 24. Workplace Safety/Teacher Protection ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR WORKPLACE SAFETY/TEACHER PROTECTION It is recognized by the Board and teachers that a duty of the professional educator is to nurture the self-worth of...