SECTION H - ASSOCIATION MEETINGS

The Board shall make provision for Association meetings once each semester during the school day before 3:10 P.M. provided such meetings shall occur during the first week, the student grading day, or the last day of the school term when students are not in attendance.

SECTION I - ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT RELEASE TIME

The Association President shall be released from resource room supervision duties and one academic class (effective July 1, 2004) during his/her term of office to perform necessary association business, including weekly meetings with the administration. The President will also be invited to attend one Instructional Director/Department Chair meeting per month. In the event that the Association President is a teacher with an irregular schedule, the President and Superintendent or designee will jointly determine appropriate release times.

SECTION J - NON-DISCRIMINATION

Neither the Association nor any officer or employee of the Board, in its recruitment programs, hiring practices, dismissal procedures, or in any other relationship, shall discriminate against any person on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, homosexuality, marital status, age, handicap, disability, veteran status, ethnic or geographic background or national origin. Teachers asserting a violation of this Section of the contract may process their grievance up to, but not including, binding arbitration.

SECTION K - FACULTY-ADMINISTRATION-BOARD COMMITTEE

There shall be a Faculty-Administration-Board (FAB) committee consisting of four faculty representatives appointed by the LFEA, three representatives of the Administration and two representatives of the Board. The Purpose of the FAB committee is to create a forum to further District objectives; to enhance the scope, clarity and consistency of communication among Faculty, Administration and Board in order to fulfill the District strategic objective of improved student learning; to foster and promote trust building among all involved in the High School and to collaborate and cooperate on matters of mutual interest. The FAB committee agenda shall be determined by mutual agreement of the members. Appropriate items for FAB consideration include matters of general and common interest to all groups represented, questions, problems or issues which have District-wide implications and other matters by consensus of the members. The FAB committee shall not consider individual grievances, specific departmental level concerns or issues or matters addressed by the collective bargaining agreement or subject to bargaining unless by mutual consent. The FAB committee shall determine its own operating guidelines.

SECTION L – NO DUTY WHEN ON LEAVE

Teachers on extended leave or who are physically or mentally incapacitated shall not be required to create lesson plans or grade papers.