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APPENDIX A SIDE LETTERS TO AGREEMENT 1. AGREED UPON ISSUES A. Pre-tax deduction (section 125 issue). Employer agrees that it will seek enactment through the Mayor of such City-wide legislation and/or agreements as may be necessary to provide employees with pre-tax deduction for all health care and other eligible benefits. B. Administrative interns will be recommended through a committee process which will include representatives appointed by the Teachers' Union and the process for filling such positions will be established by that committee. The appointing authority retains all managerial rights, including, but not limited to, the right to appoint and remove personnel. Accordingly, members of the bargaining unit shall not forfeit unit seniority by acceptance of such positions upon their return to the teachers' bargaining unit. C. The employer agrees that it will not withhold teachers' pay checks to secure compliance with administrative requirements. D. MENTOR/PEER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 1. Mentors Selection and Responsibilities a. Mentors will be selected from applicants who have received formal mentor training and have met additional district prerequisites. The goal will be to match each beginning teacher, and each teacher identified as in need of additional support, with a trained mentor. b. Each mentor will receive a $750.00 annual stipend for mentoring. Each mentor and each mentee will be entitled to a substitute teacher two full days each year in order to engage in classroom activities. 2. Mentors and mentees will: a. Meet regularly to discuss the mentee’s practice (classroom management, planning, assessments, time management, instructional practices, use of resources) and support the mentee’s professional and personal growth. b. Participate in informal gatherings with other Mentor/Peer Assistance Induction Program partnerships. c. Engage in peer observations. d. The program will be evaluated to assess its impact on teacher performance. |
