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THE MINNEAPOLIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
AND
MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Special School District No. 1Minneapolis, MinnesotaAn Equal Opportunity School District 
MINNEAPOLIS BOARD OF EDUCATION
Sharon Henry-Blythe, ChairpersonDennis Shapiro, TreasurerJudith L. Farmer, DirectorAudrey D. Johnson, DirectorRoss Taylor, DirectorJoseph Erickson, DirectorColleen Moriarty, DirectorMr. David Jennings, Interim Superintendent of Schools
 
NEGOTIATING COMMITTEES
District Committee:
Michael Goar, Chief NegotiatorSteven Belton, Exec. Director Of Employee RelationsBarb Braaten, Principal, Bryn MawrBrenda Cassellius, Asst. Principal, WashburnCheryl Creecy, Chief Academic OfficerJane Ellis, Principal, Marcy OpenEmma Hixson, Director, Labor RelationsMike Huerth, Principal, AnishinabeAva Nielsen, Director of Staffing, Employee RelationsDenise Wells, Principal, Jenny LindUnion Committee:Louise Sundin, Chief NegotiatorOscar Avina, PhillipsBarb Boerboon, JeffersonTodd Casell, AnthonyTeferi Fufa, MarcyCarla Korb, NortheastJanet Kujat, North StarMike Leiter, MFT StaffRonna Locketz, Prof. PayAudrey McRoy, MFT StaffLynn Nordgren, PDPJerry Pedersen, Henry HSJay Ritterson, WashburnJolinda Simes, WebsterFrank Suppa, DowlingNancy Whalen, North Star
 
 
 
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ABLE OF CONTENTS
 
SECTION I.
 
AGREEMENT RELATIVE TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT..........................................3
 
ARTICLE I. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, PUBLICATION, DURATION, BOARD RIGHTS........................6
 
ARTICLE II. TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS AND SCHEDULES.................................................................................9
 
ARTICLE III.
 
TEACHER RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES..............................................................................15
 
ARTICLE IV. SHARED LEADERSHIP FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT............................................................20
 
ARTICLE IV. ADDENDUM...........................................................................................................................48
 
ARTICLE V. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT................................................................................................57
 
ARTICLE VI. STUDENT BEHAVIOR/DISCIPLINE..........................................................................................119
 
ARTICLE VII. BASIC SALARIES AND RATES OF PAY.....................................................................................123
 
ARTICLE VIII. OTHER ASSIGNMENT, WORK, AND SALARY SCHEDULES...........................................................129
 
ARTICLE IX. RESERVE TEACHERS............................................................................................................134
 
ARTICLE X. GROUP BENEFITS................................................................................................................138
 
ARTICLE XI. PERSONAL INJURY/PROPERTY BENEFITS................................................................................151
 
ARTICLE XII. LEAVES OF ABSENCE............................................................................................................152
 
ARTICLE XIII. WORKING CONDITIONS........................................................................................................167
 
ARTICLE XIV. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE......................................................................................................176
 
ARTICLE XV.
 
JOB SHARE PROCEDURES.....................................................................................................179
 
ARTICLE XVI. TRANSFER, REASSIGNMENT AND RECALL...............................................................................181
 
ARTICLE XVII. TECHNOLOGY......................................................................................................................192
 
ARTICLE XVIII. SENIORITY..........................................................................................................................195
 
SCHEDULE “A” TEACHER SALARY EFF. JULY 1, 2003 – JUNE 30 2004...............................................................196
 
SCHEDULE “B” TEACHER SALARY EFF. JULY 1, 2004 – JUNE 30 2005...............................................................197
 
SCHEDULE “C” CO-CURRICULAR PAY SCHEDULES.........................................................................................198
 
C1 – SENIOR HIGH ATHLETICS.......................................................................................................................199
 
C2 – MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS..................................................................................................................200
 
C3 – EVENTS SUPPORTING PERSONNEL..........................................................................................................200
 
SCHEDULE “D” 
 
- STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS, COACHING AND COORDINATING...................................201
 
D1 – ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES..........................................................................................................................201
 
D2 - CULTURE/SERVICE LEARNING/STUDENT LEADERSHIP/ACTIVITIES..............................................................201
 
D3 - INTRAMURAL/RECREATIONAL/SPORTS ACTIVITIES....................................................................................201
 
D4 – HOMEWORK HOTLINE:...........................................................................................................................202
 
SCHEDULE “E” - RESERVE TEACHERS..............................................................................................................202
 
SCHEDULE “F” -
RESIDENT, DRIVER EDUCATION, AND MENTOR TEACHERS, LOCK & LOCKER MANAGERS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PATROL
............203SCHEDULE “G” - STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER HOURLY RATES AND STIPENDS.............................................203
 
SECTION II. MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENT................................................................................................207
 
SECTION III. SCHOOL BOARD POLICIES (AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: HTTP://POLICY.MPLS.K12.MN.US/)216
 
SECTION IV. APPLICABLE MINNESOTA STATUTES.......................................................................................216
 
GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS AND TERMS............................................................................................................222
 
INDEX .........................................................................................................................................225
 
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SECTION I. AGREEMENT RELATIVE TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENTPREAMBLETogether We LearnThe Challenge
. The parties to this agreement share a fundamental and abiding commitment tothe education of the children of the City of Minneapolis. They recognize and greatly appreciatethe extraordinary commitment of teachers, administrators, and other employees in the system.They work to create a system in which the staff can learn, grow, thrive, and be healthy. Yet theparties to this agreement believe that the Minneapolis Public School system as a whole must domore to meet the needs and expectations of all students and of the community. In particular, thecommunity of educators finds the gaps in learning between students of color and white studentsunacceptable, and dropout rates are too high. In addition, there are graduation standards tounderstand; and methods to meet those standards throughout the grade levels must continue tobe developed and implemented.This agreement is dedicated to doing better. Change requires intensive, carefully planned, andskillfully executed implementation. Strong, consistent leadership, system-wide communication,and widespread training are needed to transform the traditional culture. To achieve realeducational improvement, the parties and the community will have to work togethercollaboratively to achieve an atmosphere of trust, innovation, and mission-driven purpose. For,after all:We exist to ensure that all students learn. We support their growth intoknowledgeable, skilled and confident citizens capable of succeeding in their work,personal and family life into the 21st century.The challenge is great. Students who arrive in school hungry, with serious emotional, mental,and physical health problems, who lack a stable home environment, or who may be victims of neglect and violence, require counseling and additional support. Their trip to and from school issometimes dangerous. Many must work at after-school and weekend jobs to help supportthemselves or their families, which limits their study time.While many parents and guardians are deeply committed to their children's education, many areunsure of how best to support their children's performance. Many work long hours themselves, ormay be disheartened by the oppression of a welfare system. Some seek out contact withteachers; others avoid contact, finding schools intimidating and out of touch with the culture of their lives.Teachers acknowledge their need to learn but many are overwhelmed by the monumental task of providing support to children who are so in need of stability, food, and nurturing. Traditionalteacher training seldom addresses such issues, and as a result some teachers feel unprepared.Teachers may also be unsure about how to most effectively communicate, support, andencourage students and parents whose linguistic, ethnic, or economic background differs fromtheir own. Teachers want and need continual professional development but also need the systemto recognize and support their heroic efforts to educate children from a dysfunctional community.However great the challenges may be of educating each Minneapolis student to her or his fullpotential, the parties to this agreement are determined to tackle them. This agreement isdesigned to facilitate whatever change and experiments may be needed. The parties to thisagreement invite the rest of the community to join them in this effort. Working together, successis possible. The parties to this agreement recognize that the relationship between the teacherand the student is the only business of schools and that relationship must be the focus of oursupport and intention.
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