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Article 40 Preparation Periods of Elementary Classroom Teachers – 33 Article 41 Grievance Procedure – 34-36 Article 42 Drug-Free Workplace Act – 36-37 Article 43 Non-Discrimination – 37-38 Article 44 Reopening of Negotiations During the Life of the Contract 38 Article 45 School Committee Authority – 38 Article 46 Savings Clause – 38 Article 47 Compensation Schedules – 38-46 Appendix A Placement of Newly Hired Teachers on Salary Schedule 47 Memorandum of Agreement – Teacher Evaluation 48 Side Letter Agreements: Team Teaching & Tuition Reimbursement 49 Memorandum of Agreement – Guidance Nights 50 Signature of Contract 51, 52 Call-In Procedure 53

AGREEMENT

Pursuant to the provisions of General Laws Chapter 150E, this Agreement is made and entered into by and between the School Committee of the Town of Agawam, hereinafter referred to and designated as the Committee and the Agawam Education Association, Unit A, a voluntary association formed by certain individuals employed by the Town of Agawam School System, hereinafter referred to and designated as the Association.

Article 1

RECOGNITION

The Committee recognizes the Association for the purpose of professional negotiation as the exclusive representative of certain members of the present entire professional staff below the rank of Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Principal, Assistant Principal and Director.

Those certain members of the professional staff are teachers – except teachers in the regular Agawam Evening Adult Education classes – including Secondary Curriculum Specialist, Assistant Secondary Curriculum Specialist, Elementary Curriculum Specialist, Technology Facilitator, Literacy Coordinator, Mentor Coordinator, Speech Pathologist, Occupational Therapists, coaches, and non-teaching non-supervisory personnel which term shall include but not be limited to guidance, library personnel, and school psychologists.

The Association agrees to represent equally, all members of the professional staff without regard to membership status, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, handicap, or sexual orientation.

The Committee or Association may, at their discretion, appoint a single representative or a group of representatives for the purpose of such negotiation. Article 2

PREAMBLE

Recognizing that our prime purpose is to provide the highest quality education for the children of Agawam and that good morale within the professional staff of the Agawam Public Schools is essential to the achievement of that purpose, the Committee and the Association, parties to this Agreement declare that:

The Committee, elected by the citizens of the Town of Agawam, has final responsibility for establishing the educational policies of the Public Schools, and nothing herein contained is intended to limit the right or discretion inherent in the Committee by law.

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