The Negotiated Agreement between Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District and Hewlett-Woodmere Faculty Association spans from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2028.
It covers various aspects including salary, fringe benefits, job security, and teacher rights. The Board of Education retains control over educational affairs as per Section 1709 of the Education Law of New York.
The document is a negotiated agreement between the Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District and the Hewlett-Woodmere Faculty Association for the period July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2028.
It outlines terms and conditions of employment for teachers, including recognition, rights and responsibilities, negotiation procedures, salary schedules, fringe benefits, and various other employment-related policies.
Key sections include recognition of the Association, rights and responsibilities of the Board of Education, salary schedules, fringe benefits, extra pay duties, leaves of absence, job security, and grievance and arbitration procedures.
It also details stipend rates and compensation schedules for various school activities and roles, as well as teacher absence policies and guidelines for reporting absences.
• Recognition
• Rights and Responsibilities of the Board of Education
• Principles
• Areas for Negotiation
• Negotiation Procedures
• Association Rights
• Individual Teacher Rights
• Hourly Certified and Part-Time Teachers
• Salary
• Procedures for Extra Pay Duties
• Fringe Benefits
• Special Longevity Salary Increment
• Assignment Notification
• Rotation of Non-Instructional Duties
• Preparation Time for Teachers
• Teacher Aides
• Release Time for Association President and Designees
• Professional Services
• Job Security
• Transfers and Vacancies
• Transfers Occasioned by a School Closing or Reorganization
• Community School
• Leadership Committee
• Professional Advisory Committees
• Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) Committee
• Reference and Curriculum Material
• School Calendar
• School Day
• Elementary Reporting Conferences
• Deductions: Union Dues, Credit Union, VOTE/COPE, and NYSUT Benefit Trust
• Personal Absences
• Leaves of Absence
• Return to Service Following a Leave
• Student Management System
• District-Wide Rules and Practices
• District Policies and Regulations
• Maintenance of Benefits
• Retirement Incentive
• Advanced Placement
• Challenge Day
• Schedule for Elementary Art, Music, and PE Teachers
• Grievance and Arbitration Procedure
• Saving Clause
• Anti-Strike Pledge
• Agreement Between Public Employers and Employee Organizations
• Zipper Clause
• Acceptance and Duration
• High School Interscholastic Athletic Coaching
• Middle School Interscholastic Athletic Coaching
• Supervision of High School Activities Related to the School Program
• HS Musical Department Activities
• Middle School Activities
• Hewlett Elementary School Activities
• Ogden Elementary School Activities
• Franklin Early Childhood Center Activities
• District Activities
• Home Tutoring
• AIS (Academic Intervention Services)
• Regents Prep, Strategies and Skills, Summer Elementary Remedial/Academic Teaching and Summer Music Program
• Secondary Summer School
• Orchestra, Chorus and Band
• Supervision: Club, Team, Class or Group
• Senior Night
• Driver Education
• Curriculum Rate
• Trips (Non-overnight and Overnight)
• Coverages
• Professional Services Requiring Teacher Certification
• Committee Compensation
• State Mandated Testing Rate Other Than Regents
• In-service Courses
• Translation Services
• Non-instructional services
• Mentor Compensation
• Teacher Absences
• Personal and Family Illness
• Childbirth
• Bereavement
• Personal Leave
• Jury Duty
• Catastrophic Illness or Injury
• Reporting Procedures
• Non-instructional Assignments