This agreement, dated 1 September 1973, is effective until 31 August 1975. Articles of the agreement cover: administration-union relationships; academic freedom and responsibility; grievance and arbitration; Academic ranks; appointments; union activity; class size; personnel files; workload; salaries; fringe benefits; tenure and lay-offs; and…

This study, funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, reports results of 31 responses to a questionnaire covering the spectrum of negotiations between local boards of education (employer) and various groups of employees. Employee groups include faculty (professional staff) and non-faculty or service employees. Part One…

Results of 31 responses to a questionnaire covering the spectrum of negotiations which transpired during the school year 1968-69 and resulting in agreements for the school year 1969-70 are reported. The negotiations discussed took place between the local boards of education (employer) and faculty (professional staff) and non-faculty or service…

The concept of "tenure," with all its clumsy and confusing burden of historic and current misinterpretation, will probably soon disappear. However, what tenure laws intended, and have failed to do, will almost surely be preserved in other forms of administrative procedure. To be effective, administrative procedures must be (1) clear and detailed,…

Discusses court cases grappling with issues concerning faculty members at institutions of higher education, such as their right to continuing employment in the absence of contract or statutory provisions and the extent of their procedural rights in the event of employment termination. (Author/JF)

The Term Contract Nonrenewal Act, passed by the Texas Legislature in August 1981, provides term contract teachers with the option of a due process hearing before nonrenewal. Specific aspects of this act, dealing with teacher evaluation, notice of nonrenewal, hearings, and decisions and appeals, are reveiwed. (CJ)

A revamping of the operation of the current academic labor market by drawing upon the system found in professional sports is suggested. To stimulate thought, it is proposed that rules governing free agency, professor reservation, first refusal, trading, and salary arbitration be applied to higher education to replace current, outdated procedures.…

Court decisions regarding appointment, renewal, and termination of nontenured faculty members are reviewed with the conclusion that if further incursion of the courts into the internal affairs of universities is to be avoided both faculty and administrators should reexamine and change policies and procedures to comply with current court decisions.…

This publication summarizes the history of cost-of-living (COL) adjustment clauses in salary contracts in private industry and the teaching profession, and then discusses the pros and cons of including COL clauses in teacher contracts. The merits of COL clauses are examined from the viewpoints of both employees and employers. Included are a number…

This paper discusses the topic of teacher contract negotiations from the perspective of the school administrator, offering a variety of general and specific suggestions intended to help administrators avoid potential pitfalls in contract negotiation and implementation. The first half of the paper presents some general comments on the contract…

This document presents the agreement between the Association for Higher Education of Shoreline Community College and the Board of Trustees concerning salary, working conditions, and related college policies for the period from July 19, 1973 to June 30, 1974. The articles of the agreement cover initial placement of teaching faculty, salary…

Discusses possible collective bargaining provisions for dealing with the economic impact of declining public school enrollments, with particular attention to considerations involving the reduction in force of teachers. Presents the National Education Association's proposed contract language governing reduction in force procedures. (JG)

This monograph is intended to aid school board members and school administrators in understanding the legal requirements and implications of teacher dismissal and nonrenewal proceedings. The first section examines the legal requirements governing teacher dismissal and nonrenewal in a variety of circumstances, focusing in turn on dismissal during…

Public school collective bargaining will not work unless management approaches negotiations as a two-way street and demands from the union what it requires to protect its own interests. With today's surplus of available teachers, management has the opportunity to reclaim prerogatives it has abdicated through past negotiations. In particular,…

This booklet contains clauses taken from actual agreements negotiated by school districts with their employee organizations. The clauses, grouped by subject and chosen for their importance in collective bargaining, illustrate contractual language which should be avoided by school board negotiators. Topics include cash payments upon retirement,…