Archive: January 2006

Calendar
By Steve Kaplan, UniServe Field Organizer

Under Article 8, Section 8.2, the annual work year calendar is developed jointly by the District and SDEA. The process includes these steps.

• A joint calendar committee meets to discuss, develop and recommend a multi-year master-calendar to include traditional and year-round calendars. The committee consists of District and Association representatives plus other stakeholder representatives appointed by their respective groups. The committee's goal is to present the calendar to the Board ofEducation for adoption one year prior to implementation. (Section 8.2.1)
  
• SDEA has the ability to disagree with the calendar recommendations. If this occurs, the District "agrees to negotiate the Master Calendar prior to its adoption by the Board." Negotiations occur through the Contract
  Administration Committee. (Section 8.2.2)

Individual calendars are developed by unit members "who, by virtue of
their assignment, are required to work an individualized calendar..."
This individualized calendar is developed by the unit member "subject
to approval by the immediate supervisor..." Individualized calendars
are to have the appropriate number of working days, and not conflict
with District or site scheduled activities or staffing needs. The
calendars are to conform to appropriate District holidays. (Section
8.2.3)