Common use of Board's Rights and Responsibilities Clause in Contracts

Board's Rights and Responsibilities. A. The Board on its own behalf and on behalf of the electors of the school district hereby retains and reserves unto itself, without limitation, all powers, rights, authority, duties, and responsibilities conferred upon and vested in it by the laws and the Constitution of the State of Michigan and/or the United States. Such rights, duties, etc., shall include, by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, the right to: 1. Manage and control its business, its equipment, and its operation and to direct the working forces and affairs of the school district. 2. With regard to professional staff members, to continue its right to adopt policies and practices of determining qualifications, assignments and direction of its personnel, determine the number of personnel and scheduling of all the foregoing. 3. With regard to professional staff members, to direct the working forces, including the right to hire, evaluate, promote, suspend, and discharge employees, transfer employees, assign work or duties to employees, and determine the size of the work force and to lay off employees. B. The FTA-AFTM recognizes that the Board is legally responsible for the operation of the entire school system within the boundaries of the school district, and that the Board has the necessary authority to discharge all of its responsibilities. C. In meeting such responsibilities, the Board acts through its administrative staff. Such responsibilities include, without being limited to, the establishment of education policies; the construction, acquisition and maintenance of school buildings and equipment; and the establishment and revision of rules and regulations governing and pertaining to work and conduct of employees. The Board and administrative staff shall be free to exercise all of its managerial rights and authority to the extent permitted by law.

Board's Rights and Responsibilities. A. The Board on its own behalf and on behalf of the electors of the school district hereby retains and reserves unto itself, without limitation, all powers, rights, authority, duties, and responsibilities conferred upon and vested in it by the school code and the laws and the Constitution of the State of Michigan and/or the United States. Such rights, duties, etc., shall include, by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, the right to: 1. Manage and control its business, its equipment, and its operation and to direct the working forces and affairs of the school district. 2. With regard to professional staff members, to continue Continue its right to adopt policies and practices of determining qualifications, assignments and direction of its personnel, determine the number of personnel and scheduling of all the foregoing. 3. With regard to professional staff members, to direct Direct the working forces, including the right to hire, evaluate, promote, suspend, and discharge employees, transfer employees, assign work or duties to employees, and determine the size of the work force and to lay off employees. B. The FTA-AFTM recognizes that the Board is legally responsible for the operation of the entire school system within the boundaries of the school district, and that the Board has the necessary authority to discharge all of its responsibilities. C. In meeting such responsibilities, the Board acts through its administrative staff. Such responsibilities include, without being limited to, the establishment of education policies; the construction, acquisition and maintenance of school buildings and equipment; the hiring, transfer, assignment, supervision, discipline, promotion and termination of employment; and the establishment and revision of rules and regulations governing and pertaining to work and conduct of employees. The Board and administrative staff shall be free to exercise all of its managerial rights and authority to the extent permitted by law.