3. Workbooks shall be purchased as supplementary teaching aids and shall be purchased as expendable supply items each school year.
4. No textbook in active use in secondary schools shall be collected earlier than two (2) days before the close of school.
5. Teachers may be authorized to distribute to their students materials and texts which have been discontinued and/or discarded subject to the City Charter.
6. Effective upon the execution of this Agreement, the School Committee will establish a “Teacher’s Choice” program. Under this program the building principal will make available to each teacher at the school an allotment of $100 per teacher for the purpose of selecting additional classroom supplies (beyond basic classroom materials) from an approved School Committee vendor list.
D: TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
When a teacher is directed in writing by the Superintendent to take courses, all fees, books, and tuition will be reimbursed to the teacher by the School Committee.
ARTICLE XI
AGENCY SERVICE FEE
As a condition of employment, members of the bargaining unit who are not members in good standing of the Lawrence Teachers' Union Local 1019, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, shall pay to the Lawrence Teachers' Union an agency service fee equal to the amount required to become a member and remain a member in good standing in the Union. Such fee shall be considered commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration. This provision is subject to any rules and regulations of the Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission.