A year ago at ASBO International's Annual Meeting and Expo in Seattle, Washington, school business officials from four states presented a powerful double-session panel on the status of changes in teacher contracts and educational funding in their regions of the country. The presenters have since updated their comments with new information and…

In the era of No Child Left Behind, principals are increasingly held accountable for student performance. But are teacher labor agreements giving them enough flexibility to manage effectively? This study answers this question and others. It examines how much flexibility school leaders enjoy on key dimensions of management in America's fifty…

How do part-time faculty members in community colleges view their roles? Data from part-time faculty responses regarding their experiences in higher education vary. Valadez and Antony (2001) analyzed data from 6,811 part-time faculty collected from the National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) 1992-1993 National Survey of Postsecondary…

Districts are facing a tough fight over incentive plans that offer teachers the chance to enter the performance contract race along with private firms. (Author)

State and federal accountability systems are pressuring public schools to improve the performance of low-achieving students. To respond, schools must be able to recruit and retain high-quality teachers, strengthen curricula, and take other steps to provide struggling students with the help they need. But such efforts are expensive and, as the…

This agreement between the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and the Council of Chapters of the American Association of University Professors at the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey is effective from June 8, 1973 to June 30, 1975. Contained in the agreement are articles covering policy statements, grievance procedures,…

The collective bargaining agreement between the College of Insurance and the college's chapter of the American Association of University Professors covering the period September 10, 1987-August 31, 1990 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, management rights, grievance and arbitration, strikes/lockouts, no…

Chapter 7

The memorandum of understanding between the Board of Trustees and Faculty of Belleville Area College, District No. 522, for the period 1973-74, covers service and workload standards, assignments, leave policy, evaluation and grievance procedures, salary schedule, longevity, and fringe benefits. The tenure policy adopted on May 19, 1971 is also…

Presented in this document is the professional staff employment agreement between the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 4 and the Skagit Valley College Education Association for the year 1973-74. The Articles of the agreement include implementation of new salary table, negotiated working conditions, leaves of absence, benefits,…

Presented in this document is the employment agreements for 1972 through 1974 between the County of Ulster and the Ulster County Community College Faculty Association. This document is effective from September 1, 1972 through August 31, 1974. The articles of the agreement cover salaries and work load, professional development leave, benefits, and…

Recent court decision, affecting teachers and other school employees are reviewed in this chapter. (JH)

Presented in this document is the salary program for 1973-74 of Highline Community College in Midway, Washington. Included in the program are the following sections: objectives, placement, general provisions, appeals and exceptions, advancement, appraisal, eligibility for placement, salary schedule, position stipends, benefits program, and leaves…

This agreement is in effect from September 19, 1974 until July 1, 1975. Articles of the agreement cover: academic freedom, selection of deans, annual review of faculty, leaves of absence, faculty load, grievance procedures, salaries, fringe benefits, and faculty appointments. Appendixes include sections covering salaries, fringe benefits, summer…

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…