2004 - 2005 Contract

TABLE  OF  CONTENTS

1          AGREEMENT                                                             
           1.1       Statement of Agreement                                                                     
           1.2       EERA Statement                                                                                 
           1.3       Length                                                                                                
           1.4       Individual Contracts                                                                            

2          RECOGNITION                                                                                          

            2.1       Exclusive Representation                                                                    
            2.2       Definition of Employee of Agreement                                                

3          WAGES

            3.1                   Salary Schedules                                                                                  
                        3.1.1                Unit members                                                             
                        3.1.2                Direct Deposit            

            3.2                   Exceptional Service                                                                            
                        3.2.1                Per diem                                                                     
                        3.2.2                Adult Education                                                          
                        3.2.3                Additional Service                                                       

            3.3                   One Semester/Half Salary
            3.4                   Payroll Period                                                                                     
                        3.4.1                Traditional Schedule                                                    
                        3.4.2                Year-round Schedule                                                    
            3.4                   Payroll Period (Effective July 1, 2005)                                   
                        3.4.1                Salary Payments                                                         
                        3.4.1.1             10-Month Pay            
                        3.4.1.2             12-Month Pay            

            3.5                   General Provisions                                                                              
                        3.5.1                Appropriate Credentialing                                           
                        3.5.2                In-service credit points                       
                        3.5.3                Initial Salary Schedule Placement                                
                        3.5.4                Maximum Initial Placement                                        
                        3.5.5                Course Credit for Salary Placement                             
                        3.5.6                75% of Year for District Credit                       
                        3.5.7                Armed Services Credit                         
                        3.5.8                Units Update                                                               
                        3.5.9                Masters Degree and Doctorate Degree                                     
                        3.5.10              Credit for District Service (2004-05)  
                        3.5.11              Credit for District Service (Psychologists) (2004-05)       
                        3.5.10              Credit for District Service (2005-06)                          
                        3.5.11              Credit for District Service (Psychologists) (2005-06)  

            3.6                   Special Assignments                                                                            
                        3.6.1                Definition                                                                   
                        3.6.2                Voluntary                                                                    

            3.7       Extra Duty Pay                                                                                               
                       3.7.1                Participation                                                               
                       3.7.2                Filling of positions                                                      

           3.8       Hourly Rate of Pay                                                                             
                       3.8.1                Compensation                                                             
                       3.8.2                Openings                                                                     
                       3.8.3                Beyond Duty Year                                                      

           3.9       Summer School                                                                                   
                       3.9.1                Rate of Pay                                                                 
                       3.9.2                Elementary Class Size                                                 
                       3.9.3                Secondary Class Size     

4          HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT

            Duty Day                                                                                            
                       4.1.1                Member Work Hours                                                  
                       4.1.2                Excess Work Hours  (6/5’s)                                        
                       4.1.3                Shortened Duty Day 
                               4.1.3.1             Parent Conferences                             
                               4.1.3.2             Day prior to Winter Break                  
                               4.1.3.3             Back to School/Open House                
                       4.1.4                Secondary Preparation                                                
                       4.1.5                Elementary Preparation                                                          
                               4.1.5.1             Kindergarten                                       
                               4.1.5.2             Grades 1 & 2                                       
                               4.1.5.3             Grade 3                                   
                               4.1.5.4             Grades 4 – 6                                        
                               4.1.5.5             Combination                                       
                               4.1.5.6             Special Classes                                     
                      4.1.6                Adjunct Duties                                                            
                               4.1.6.1             Assignment & Equity                          
                               4.1.6.2             Number of Duties                                
                               4.1.6.3             Examples                                            
                               4.1.6.4             VTA credit                                          
                               4.1.6.5             Sign-up & Rescheduling                                   
                               4.1.7                Emergency Substituting                                              
            4.2       Meetings                                                                                             
                        4.2.1                Hours per month                                                         
                        4.2.2                I.E.P./504 Compensation (2004-05)               
                        4.2.2                I.E.P./504 Compensation (Effective July 1, 2005)      
                        4.2.3                District Committees                                                    
                        4.2.4                Parent Meetings                                                          
                        4.2.5                Parent Conferences                                                     
                        4.2.6                Parent Conference Month Cap                                   
            4.3       Work Year                                                                                          
            4.4       School Year Calendars                                                                         
            4.5       Substituting During Prep Time                                                            
            4.6       STRS Reduced Services Employment Plan                                           

5          HEALTH & WELFARE BENEFITS

            5.1       Group Health Plans                                                               
                        5.1.4                Duration of Benefits                                                  
            5.2       Joint Health Committee                                                                                 
            5.3       District Contribution ($4,000,000 Cap)                                                        
                        5.3.1                $4,250,000 Cap (Effective July 1, 2005)
                        5.3.2                Deductions & Over/Under Cap Allowances
                        5.3.3                Payroll Deduction Grievance                                     
                        5.3.4                In-Lieu Payments                                                      
                        5.3.5                Section 125 Plan option                     

            5.4       Retirement Health Plan                                                                                  

6          LEAVES OF ABSENCE

            6.1       Personal Leave Accounting                                                                
                        6.1.1                Hours of Leave                                                          
                        6.1.2                Charged Time Against Leave-Teachers                     
                        6.1.3                Charged Time Against Leave-Other Members          
            6.2       Types of Leave                                                                                  
                        6.2.1                Personal Leave                                                           
                        6.2.2                Personal Option Leave                                              
                        6.2.3                Extended Disability Leave                                         
                        6.2.4                Pregnancy Leave                                                        

                        6.2.5                Child Rearing Leave                                                   
                        6.2.6                Bereavement Leave                                                    
                        6.2.7                California Family School Partnership Act                 
                        6.2.8                Emergency Leave                                                       
                        6.2.9                Industrial Accident/Illness Leave                   
                        6.2.10              Educational Improvement Leave                               
                        6.2.11              Meetings of Societies                                     
                        6.2.12              Convention Leave                                                      
                        6.2.13              Political Leave                                    
                        6.2.14              Health Leave                                                              
                        6.2.15              Voluntary Unpaid Leave                                           
                        6.2.16              Jury Duty/Court Witness Leave                               

            6.3       Return from Leaves                                                                           
            6.4       VTA Leave                                                                            
                        6.5.1                President Leave                                                          
                        6.5.2                Negotiating Team Leave                                
            6.5       Exchange Days                                                                                   
                        6.5.1                For Conferences, Workshops, or Education  
                        6.5.2                For Religious Observances                            
            6.6       Continuance of Benefits         During Leave                                     
            6.7       Personal Leave Bank                                                              
            6.8       Personal Leave Bonus    

7          ASSIGNMENTS, TRANSFERS, VACANCIES, & SENIORITY

            7.1       Assignments                                                                          
            7.2       Notification of Assignment                                                   
                        7.2.1                Assignment Limitations                                             
            7.3       Misassignment and Teacher Certification                             
            7.4       Involuntary Transfers/Reassignments                                               
            7.5       Blank                                                                                      
            7.6       Voluntary Transfer/Reassignment                                         
            7.7       Vacancies                                                                               
            7.8       Seniority                                                                                
            7.9       Special Duties                                                                        
            7.10     Layoffs                                                                                              

8                      PART TIME EMPLOYMENT & JOB OPENINGS

            8.1       Part Time/Job Share Leave                                                                
            8.2       Part Time Employment                                                                     
            8.3       Job Sharing                                                                             

9                      CLASS SIZE

            9.1       Hiring Ratio                                                                           
            9.2       Balance – Elementary                                                            
            9.2.1                Grade Level Balance                                      
            9.2.2                Year Round Balance                                       
            9.2.3                Balance Time Line                                                     
            9.2.4                Special Day Class                                                      
            9.3       Balance – Secondary                                                              
            9.3.1                Class Balance                                                 
            9.3.2                Balance Time Line                                                     
            9.3.3                P. E. Class Size                                                          
            9.4       Exceptional Needs Students                                                              

10                    EVALUATION PROCEDURES

            10.1     Purpose of Evaluation                                                           
            10.2     Probationary/Temporary Member Evaluation Timeline                               
            10.3     Permanent Member Timeline                                                
            10.4     Notification of Procedures & Evaluator                                            
            10.5     Alternate Methods of Evaluation                                                      
            10.6     Conference & Types of Evaluation Objectives                                             
            10.7     Classroom Observations                                                                    
            10.8     Negative Observations                                                                       
            10.9     Evaluation Parameters                                                           
            10.10   Other Unit Members Role in Evaluation                                           
            10.11   Excluded Evaluation Parameters                                                        
            10.12   Preparation of Final Evaluation Document                                       
            10.13   Final Evaluation Conference                                                  
            10.14   Right to Representation in Evaluation                                               

11                    GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES

            11.1     Grievance Definitions                                                            
            11.2     Purpose of Grievance                                                            
            11.3     Right to Representation                                                                     
            11.4     Steps in Grievance Process                                                                
            11.4.1              Level One – Immediate Supervisor                            
            11.4.2              Level Two – Superintendent                                     
            11.4.3              Level Three – School Board                                       
            11.4.4              Level Four – Arbitration                                            
            11.5     Consolidation of Grievances                                                  
            11.6     Miscellaneous                        

12                    ORGANIZATIONAL SECURITY

            12.1     Join/Fee/Scholarship                                                              
            12.2     Payroll Deduction                                                                              
            12.3     Dues Maintenance                                                                             
            12.4     Indemnification                                                                                  

13                    WORK REFUSAL
            13.1     Strike, Work Stoppage, Concerted Refusal to Work                              

 14                   UNIT MEMBER SAFETY

            14.1     Unsafe Conditions                                                                 
            14.2     Emergency Facilities Closure                                                 
            14.3     District Maintenance Schedule                                                          
            14.4     District Rules/Regulations Notification – Student Behavior             
            14.5     Short Term Pupil Suspension                                                
            14.6     Reasonable Force                                                                               
            14.7     Reporting Cases of Assault                                                               
            14.8     Payment for Replacement of Personal Items                                    

15                    SPECIAL EDUCATION

            15.1     Individuals With Special Needs                                                         
            15.2     CBEDS & SELPA                                                                             
            15.3     Class Size/Case Loads                                                           
            15.4     Speech Therapist Case Loads                                                

16                    MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

            16.1     Agreement & Board Regulations                                                       
            16.2     Uniform Application of Agreement                                                  
            16.3     Professional Growth Program                                               
            16.4     Psychologist Compensation Time                                                     
            16.5     Year Round Education                                                                       
            16.6     Equitable Hours Concerning Adjunct Duties                                    
            16.7     Elementary School Standardization of Minutes                                            
            16.8     Letters Of Recommendation                                                              
            16.9     Non-Classroom Teacher Preparation Time                                       
            16.10   Special Day Class Release Time                                                        
            16.11   Stipends for CLAD, BCLAD, & SB395                                           
            16.12   Coaches Stipends                                                                               
            16.13   Joint Health Benefits Committee                                                      
            16.14   Peer Assistance and Review                                                              
            16.15   Health Insurance Carrier                                                                    
            16.16   Budget Advisory Committee                                                 
17                    COMPLETION OF AGREEMENT                                               

18                    SAVINGS                                                                                         

19                    Blank                                                                                                

20                    DEFINITIONS

            20.1     District                                                                                               
            20.2     Association                                                                            
            20.3     Immediate Supervisor                                                            
            20.4     Unit Member                                                                         
            20.5     Day                                                                                        
            20.6     Duty Day                                                                              
            20.7     Instructional Day                                                                               
            20.8     Pupil Free Day                                                                                  
            20.9     Paid Leave of Absence                                                                       
            20.10   Immediate Family                                                                              
            20.11   Daily Rate of Pay                                                                              
            20.12   Site                                                                                         
            20.13   Summer School Unit Member                                               
            20.14   Year Round Unit Member                                                                 
            20.15   Intersession Unit Member                                                                 
            20.16   Library Media Teacher                                                                      
            20.17   Job Sharing                                                                             
            20.18   Part Time Employment      

21                    ASSOCIATION RIGHTS

            21.1     Representation of Unit Members                                                      
            21.2     Privacy in Using District Mail Services                                            
            21.3     Use of Bulletin Boards                                                                      
            21.4     Use of Buildings & Equipment                                                          
            21.5     Access to Worksite                                                                
            21.6     Access to District Information                                                          
            21.7     Release Time for Association                                                
            21.8     Association Meetings                                                            

SIGNATURES                                                                                                                     
                                   

APPENDIX       SECTION  

A         A         TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE (2004-05)                                 
                        -Preliminary/Clear/Life Credential

A         A         TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE (2005-06)                                 
                        -Preliminary/Clear/Life Credential

A         B               TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE (2004-05)   
                        -Waivers/Emergency Permits

A         B               TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE (2005-06)   
                        -Waivers/Emergency Permits

A         C         ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR,        
            PROGRAM SPECIALIST, WRITING COORDINATOR,
            WORK EXPERIENCE COORDINATOR,
            ELEMENTARY SCIENCE COORDINATOR,
            BTSA/CTEI COORDINATOR SALARY SCHEDULE (2004-05)

A         C         ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR,        
            PROGRAM SPECIALIST, WRITING COORDINATOR,
            WORK EXPERIENCE COORDINATOR,
            ELEMENTARY SCIENCE COORDINATOR,
            BTSA/CTEI COORDINATOR SALARY SCHEDULE (2005-06)

A         D         ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL HEAD COUNSELOR
                        SALARY SCHEDULE           (2004-05) 
                                         

A         D         ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL HEAD COUNSELOR
                        SALARY SCHEDULE           (2005-06)
                                          

A         E          HIGH SCHOOL/ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL COUNSELOR
                        (2004-05)                                                                               

A         E          HIGH SCHOOL/ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL COUNSELOR
                        (2005-06) 
                                                                             

A         F                HIGH SCHOOL/ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL HEAD COUNSELOR  
                              (2004-05)                                                             
A         F                HIGH SCHOOL/ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL HEAD COUNSELOR  
                              (2005-06) 
                                                                        

A         G         PSYCHOLOGIST SALARY SCHEDULE (2004-05)                      

A         G         PSYCHOLOGIST SALARY SCHEDULE (2005-06)    

A         H         TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR SALARY SCHEDULE
                        (2004-05)       

A         H         TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR SALARY SCHEDULE
                        (2005-06) 
                                                                              

A         I           LIBRARIAN SALARY SCHEDULE SALARY SCHEDULE        
                        (2004-05)                                                                               

A         I           LIBRARIAN SALARY SCHEDULE SALARY SCHEDULE        
                        (2005-06)  
                                                                             

A         J          LIBRARY MEDIA COORDINATOR SALARY SCHEDULE
                        (2004-05)                                                                               

A         J          LIBRARY MEDIA COORDINATOR SALARY SCHEDULE
                        (2005-06)    
                                                                           

A         K         EXTRA PAY FOR EXTRA DUTY SALARY SCHEDULE                      

B         A         TRADITIONAL CALENDAR – ELEMENTARY  (2004-05)       
                       
B         B         TRADITIONAL CALENDAR - MIDDLE SCHOOL (2004-05)   

B         C         TRADITIONAL CALENDAR - HIGH SCHOOL (2004-05)        

B         H         TRADITIONAL CALENDAR – ELEMENTARY (2005-06)        
                       
B         I           TRADITIONAL CALENDAR - MIDDLE SCHOOL (2005-06)   

B         J          TRADITIONAL CALENDAR - HIGH SCHOOL (2005-06)        

B         K         SINGLE TRACK YEAR ROUND CALENDAR (2004-05)           

B          K         SINGLE TRACK YEAR ROUND CALENDAR (2005-06)