Article XV -- Board and Committees
1. The Diocesan Appeal Board shall consist of five (5) persons, two (2) of whom shall be
selected by the System and two (2) of whom shall be selected by
the Association. The fifth member, the chairperson, shall be selected
by mutual agreement of the System and the Association from a pool of candidates.
The System and the Association shall mutually select a chairperson(s) for one (1)
year's service on the Diocesan Appeal Board, subject to renewal by mutual agreement.
If no chairperson(s) is in place at the time a grievance is pending, the System and the
Association shall mutually select a chairperson from the American Arbitration Association
or an equivalent arbitration/ mediation service.
1a. Procedures and guidelines of the Diocesan Appeal Board shall be determined by mutual
agreement of the System and the Association.
1b. No later than ten (10) school days prior to a scheduled hearing, the System and the
Association shall notify each other of their respective representatives on the
Diocesan Appeal Board.
2. When an opening occurs on a Diocesan Curriculum Committee, such openings shall be
posted on a system-wide basis for ten (10) school days. Any interested teacher may submit
his/her name to the Director of Curriculum and Instruction and Staff Development. Each
applicant shall be afforded the opportunity for an interview with the Director of Curriculum
and Instruction and Staff Development and Instruction or his/her designee within thirty (30)
days after the end of the posting period. Notification of the appointments shall be sent to
all applicants and the Association.
2a. Lay teachers shall be adequately represented on all System curriculum
and other academic committees. A list of all committees shall be sent to the Association.
3. A Faculty Coordinating Committee shall be established in each school for the purpose
of improving faculty communications within the local school. The members of the Committee
shall be elected by the faculty, exclusive of administration as defined in Article I,
Section 1. This Committee shall consist of at least four (4) members but no more than nine (9).
The Committee shall be consultative to the Principal and shall make constructive
recommendations to him/her reflecting local faculty interest and concern relative to
conditions at that school. The Principal shall consider these recommendations seriously and
shall within a reasonable period of time inform the local Faculty Coordinating Committee in
writing as to his/her decisions and the reasons.
3a. These recommendations are not and cannot become matters of the grievance procedure.
4. The Committee for Review will be comprised of three (3) members, two (2) representatives
from the System or their designees and a department head from the
appropriate academic area.
5. The Sabbatical Leave Committee shall be composed of five (5) members. In odd numbered
years, three (3) members will be appointed by the System and two (2) members will be appointed
by the Association. In even numbered years, three (3) members will be appointed by the
Association and two (2) members will be appointed by the System.
6. The System shall appoint the Department Head Review Board which
shall consist of one (1) representative of the System or his/her designee, the Principal of
the school in which the opening occurs or his/her designee, and the Assistant Principal for
Academic Affairs. The interview process will involve a member of the
Curriculum Committee from the appropriate subject area.
7. The Teacher Stress Committee shall be composed of two (2) representatives from each
of the various teacher groups and one (1) representative of the System.
The Committee shall meet at least twice a year. A written report shall be forwarded to the
Association.
8. The Evaluation Advisory Committee shall be composed of two (2) representatives from the Association, two (2) representatives from the System, three (3) school administrators and three (3) teachers mutually selected by the Association and the System. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article XV, Section 9, the Evaluation Advisory Committee shall be chaired by the Superintendent or his/her designee.
9. Chairpersons of contractual committees shall be selected by the committee members.
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