Common use of Association Release Clause in Contracts

Association Release. A. PRESIDENT RELEASE In the event that the Association President is unable to fulfill his/her duties, the District shall return the President to District employment status. Per Association directive, the District shall release the Association Vice President for the remainder of that term. The Evergreen Education Association shall, upon written request, be granted leaves of absence. Such leaves shall be for a portion of a day or a full day. The Association president will be granted leave of up to four years; however, he/she will not be guaranteed return to the position last held if the leave extends beyond two years. The Association shall reimburse the District for released time of the Association officer at the contracted salary and for fringe benefit costs of the officer. Upon completion of the period of leave for Association officers, the employee shall receive credit for time spent the same as if employed by the District during the leave period. For all other purposes (i.e., sick leave accrual, transfer, layoff), the Association officer who was on leave shall be treated as if he/she had not gone on the period of Association leave. The Association president shall receive all supplemental compensation afforded members of the bargaining unit including flex days, etc., provided that inservice days designated in Article VI, Section B, would be paid for by the District when: a. Notification, in writing to the Superintendent or designee, of intent to attend inservice training scheduled or approved by the District is given at least one week in advance of the inservice activity. b. The inservice training is applicable to the president's previous or future work assignments within the District, as designated by the Superintendent or designee. Extra work days, TRI activities, professional fund, and personal leave that are taken by the Association president will be the responsibility of the Association, and the Association will reimburse the District upon request for payment. The released time provided must involve an actual replacement of the Association member released, and students must not be added to the class loads of other employees in that person's school. The request for released time must be made in writing to the Superintendent or designee a minimum of two (2) months prior to the beginning day of the school year or when the released time is to start. B. GENERAL ASSOCIATION RELEASE Released time each school year shall be available for the Association to request leave time for officers and representatives of the Association for Association business including, but not limited to, conferences, consultant work, and preparation for negotiations, subject to the following: a. The released days shall be with the Association representative receiving full pay and the Association paying for all costs for the substitute. b. Association release days, for the purpose of collective bargaining with the District, which are mutually scheduled to occur jointly during the work day, shall be paid by the District. c. The request must be in writing to the principal or supervisor and the Personnel Office a minimum of four (4) school days in advance, unless this is not feasible, in which case it shall not be less than one (1) day in advance. d. The purpose for the leave shall be clearly stated. e. The leave shall not be granted if the principal and employee agree that the leave will be detrimental to the educational program or the individual's responsibilities. The Association agrees to make a concerted effort to assure that leaves are given to a number of members so that a single member is not required to be out of the classroom an inordinate amount of time. f. Association leave per year shall not exceed 0.1 percent of the computed total number of days generated by the total number of bargaining unit employees, as of May 1 of the previous year. If this limit appears likely to be exceeded, the president of the Association shall inform the Superintendent in a timely manner. g. The District agrees that there shall be no court or PERC challenges to this provision during the term of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The work year for bargaining unit employees shall be 180 days plus Learning Improvement Days provided by the state.