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AGREEMENT
ARTICLE I
RECOGNITION
A: THE LAWRENCE SCHOOL COMMITTEE

The Lawrence School Committee recognizes the Lawrence Teachers' Union, Local 1019, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, as the exclusive bargaining representative for all day classroom teachers including counselors, social workers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech pathologists, lead teachers, librarians, Title/Chapter I teachers, attendance officers, department heads, staff developers, school psychologists, Safe Schools Health Students Facilitator, “21st Century Program Facilitator,” MINT District Licensure Facilitator, evaluator team leaders, full-time adult basic/G.E.D./E.S.L. teachers, Success for All (SFA) facilitators, mentor/peer assistance facilitator, evaluation team facilitators and other job-related education facilitators, content coaches, and extracurricular advisors as defined herein in Article II, Section G. When the School Committee approves a new professional position, the Superintendent or his/her designee will notify the Union. Upon the Union's request, the parties will meet to discuss appropriate unit placement.
B: DEFINITIONS
The term "committee" as used in this Agreement means the Lawrence School Committee and the school administrative organization.
The term "parties" as used in this Agreement refers to the committee and the union as participants in this Agreement
The term "school" as used in this Agreement means any work location or functional division maintained by the school department.
The term "principal" as used in this Agreement means the responsible administrative heads of their respective schools.
The term "teacher" and the term "person" as used in this Agreement mean a person employed by the committee in the bargaining unit as described in Article I.
The term "Union representative" as used in this Agreement means any qualified designee of the union.