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Contract ( September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2026 )

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Contract ( September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2023 )

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Contract ( September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2022 )

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Contract ( September 1, 2018 - August 31, 2020 )

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Contract ( September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018 )

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Contract ( September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017 )

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Contract ( September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016 )

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Contract ( September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2015 )

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Contract ( September 1, 2011 - August 31, 2014 )

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Contract (September 1, 2008 - August 31, 2011)

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Exhibits

 

ARTICLE I - PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF AGREEMENT

  • Bargaining Unit Defined

  • Filling of Vacancies

  • Classes Taught by Administrators, Campus Ministers and Part-time Teachers

  • Subjects Covered by the Agreement

  • Alternative Funding Committee

  • Religious Teachers and their Communities

  • Faith and Morals Clause

  • Managerial Prerogative

ARTICLE II - CHECK OFF

  • Dues

  • Service Fee

  • Condition of Employment

ARTICLE III - UNION REPRESENTATION

  • Non-Discrimination Clause

  • Equitable Treatment of Religious and Lay

  • Senior Delegate, Association Vice President, Area Vice Presidents

  • Union Leave, Meetings, Bulletin Board, Mailboxes

  • Teachers' Personnel File

  • Master Roster

ARTICLE IV - TENURE

  • Tenure Rights

  • Certificate of Tenure

  • Probation

  • Notification of Non-Renewal or Probation

  • Non-Renewal Hearing

  • Discharge of Tenured Teacher

  • Induction Program

  • Audit Period

  • State Certification

  • Evaluation of Non-tenured Teacher

  • Evaluation of Tenured Teacher

ARTICLE V - SENIORITY

  • System/School Seniority Lists

  • Previous Teaching Credit

  • Seniority/Returning from Leave

  • Seniority/Administrator's Return to Bargaining Unit

  • Seniority/Director of School Ministry Return to Bargaining Unit

  • Seniority/Public or Charitable Service

  • Seniority/Long-Term Substitutes

ARTICLE VI - LEAVE

  • Sick Leave

  • Family Emergency Leave

  • Sick Leave Accumulation

  • Assault or Injury of Teacher

  • Work-related Injury

  • Borrowing of Sick Days

  • Work Periods or Services Periods Missed

  • Redemption of Sick Days upon Retirement or Death

  • Personal Leave

  • Bereavement Leave

  • Child Bearing/Child Rearing Leaves

  • Paternity Leave

  • Adoption Leave

  • Jury Duty/Witness Leave

  • Military Leave

  • Sabbatical Leave

  • Academic/Curriculum Leave

  • Career/Personal Leave

  • Extended Leave

  • General Leave Provisions

ARTICLE VII - TRANSFER POLICY

  • Constriction

  • Lay-Off

  • Involuntary Transfer

  • Voluntary Transfer

  • Teacher Swap

  • Temporary Transfer

ARTICLE VIII - TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS

  • Preference Form

  • Rosters

  • Competency

  • Provisional Teachers

  • Consecutive Teaching Periods

  • Preparations

  • Teaching Load

  • Volunteer Form Accompanying Roster

  • Reduced Teaching Schedule

ARTICLE IX - DUTIES AND ACTIVITIES

  • School Year

  • School Day

  • Parent/Pupil Meetings

  • Professional Meetings Outside School Day

  • In-Service Days

  • Days of Recollection

  • Faculty and Department Meetings

  • Yearly Calendar

  • Placement Tests, College Boards, etc.

  • Teaching and Service Periods

  • Substitutions

  • Preparation Period

  • Homeroom/Assemblies

  • Duty-Free Lunch Period

  • Student Review Programs

  • Background Checks

ARTICLE X - EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

  • Postings for Compensated and Uncompensated Activities

  • Postings for Head Coaching Positions

  • Postings for Athletic Director

  • Activities' Compensation Schedule

ARTICLE XI - ADVANCEMENT

  • Department Heads

  • AV Director, TV Director, Computer Resource Person

  • Administrative Positions

ARTICLE XII - SALARIES

  • Salary Increases

  • Salary Lanes

  • Department Head Stipend

  • AV, TV Directors Stipend

  • Computer Resource Person Stipend

  • Direct Deposit

  • Per Diem Rate

ARTICLE XIII - FRINGE BENEFITS

  • Medical Health Insurance

  • Early Retirement Incentive

  • Continuation Medical Coverage

  • Lay Employees' Retirement Plan

  • Group Life Insurance

  • Lunch

  • Excess Automobile Liability Coverage

  • Educational Grant

  • Disability Income Plan

  • Dental Plan

  • Tax Deferred Annuity Program

  • Tuition Waiver, Fees for Children of Teachers

ARTICLE XIV - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

ARTICLE XV - BOARDS AND COMMITTEES

  • Diocesan Appeal Board

  • Diocesan Curriculum Committee

  • Faculty Coordinating Committee

  • Committee for Review

  • Sabbatical Leave Committee

  • Department Head Review Board

  • Teacher Stress Committee

  • Evaluation Advisory Committee

ARTICLE XVI - GENERAL TEACHING CONDITIONS

  • Volunteer Clause

  • Orientation

  • Organizational Days

  • Lead Teacher

  • Students Added or Removed from Classes

  • Change of Grade

ARTICLE XVII - EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

  • Counselors

  • Voluntary Helpers

  • Political Action Seminar

  • Teacher Center Grant

ARTICLE XVIII - SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS

  • Long-Term Substitutes

  • Per-Diem Substitutes

ARTICLE XIX - SAVINGS AND SEPARABILITY CLAUSE

ARTICLE XX - TERM OF AGREEMENT

 

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A - Listing of Schools
Exhibit B - Teacher Absence Form
Exhibit C - Volunteer Form
Exhibit D - Grievance Form
Exhibit E - Record of Audited Classes
Exhibit F - Record of Lead Teacher Visited Classes
Exhibit G - Teacher Preference Form
Exhibit H - Declined Union Representation
Exhibit I - Personnel File Request and Acknowledgment
Exhibit J - Acknowledgment of Personnel File Inspection


Appendix A is in PDF format

Association of Catholic Teachers • Local 1776
3070 Bristol Pike
Bldg Two Suite 101
Bensalem, PA 19020
Phone: 215-568-4175 • E-Mail act@act1776.com

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