H. DISABILITY INCOME INSURANCE
The employer and the Union will cooperate to identify and contract with an insurance carrier to make disability income insurance available at group rates, provided however that a mechanism to ensure timely payment of sums withheld by the City can be obtained. If such disability income insurance is made available, teachers who elect participation shall pay 100% of the group premium.
I: HANDBOOK
The employer agrees to prepare and distribute to each teacher by October 30 of each school year, a handbook containing a directory of all personnel employed by the school department and a summary of all fringe benefits, including the individual and family rate premiums for each.
ARTICLE IX
SPECIAL SERVICES
A: COUNSELORS
1. The duties of the counselors shall be defined.
2. Counselor's duties shall be related substantially to the counseling program except that no disciplinary duties or substitute teaching will be required.
3. At the elementary level, counselors may be assigned reasonable duties on an equitable basis with other teachers at their schools, but may in no event be assigned to work as substitute teachers.
4. Whenever possible, counselors shall have private offices.
5. Whenever possible, guidance services shall be expanded to all levels in the system.
B: LIBRARIES
1. Librarians are to be utilized substantially for library purposes except no substitute teaching will be required.
2. Librarians are to be utilized for library purposes only.
3. Librarians may be scheduled to participate in SFA activities consistent with other teacher specialists in the building.