Archive: December 2001

Grievance about Videotaping defines meaning of Section 14.5.4
By Steve Kaplan, UniServe Field Organizer

Defines Meaning of Section 14.5.4

SDEA filed a grievance because staff development meetings were being videotaped without agreement from unit members who were seen and/or heard on the recording. The grievance resolution includes the following terms.

WHAT WILL NOT BE ELECTRONICALLY RECORDED

1. Decision-making meetings will not be videotaped.
2. Site Governance Team meetings will not be videotaped.
3. The required staff discussion of the proposed Blueprint, Year 2 Strategies will not be videotaped.
   

1. The electronically recorded tapes will not be used for the purpose of evaluating teachers' performance.
2. The electronically recorded tapes will not be used in any way as a disciplinary device.
3. Teachers who do not wish to be electronically recorded should inform the principal prior to or at the beginning of the meeting.
4. Principal will be directed to provide off camera seating for those not wishing to be videotaped.
5. Teachers will be expected to attend and participate in the meetings/professional growth activities. Individual requests to not be electronically recorded will be honored.
6. There will be no repercussions for individuals who ask not to be videotaped.
7. Teachers who volunteer to demonstrate lessons must also be specifically asked to give their permission to be recorded during the demonstration.
8. Individual teachers have the right to make informed choices about electronic recordings without being coerced, harassed, or embarrassed be Association Representatives or District Administration or District Agents.