1. NEGOTIATIONS PROCEDURES

1.1 Parties to the Agreement

1.1.1 This agreement is made and entered into pursuant to the provisions of negotiation statutes governing public employee bargaining, FS 447.100, by and between the School Board of Hillsborough County and the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association.

1.1.2 The School Board/Association Educational Support Personnel contract shall be the document which governs wages and hours, terms and conditions of employment for employees in the unit. Any policy, procedure, guideline, or administrative directive in conflict with said contract shall be considered null and void. Faculty handbooks, or county-wide publications which purport to be guides for paraprofessionals and clericals shall adhere to contract provisions.

1.1.3 Upon conclusion of negotiations, the respective parties shall implement the ratification process as outlined under the applicable provisions of PERC Rule Chapter 38d-20. In the event of a declaration of impasse, all applicable provisions of FS 447 and PERC Rule Chapter 38d-19 shall be implemented.

1.1.4 Organization rights pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 447.09 are granted to the certified exclusive bargaining agent, the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association, and such rights shall not be granted to any other association, union or employee organization.

1.2 Recognition

1.2.1 The School Board of Hillsborough County (hereinafter referred to as the Board) hereby recognizes the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association (hereinafter referred to as the Association) and agrees that the Association shall be the exclusive bargaining agent for:

1.2.2 Clerical Bargaining Unit

Included:

Accounting Clerk I; Accounting Clerk II; Accounting Clerk III; Clerk I; Clerk II, Clerk III; Clerk IV; Control Clerk; Data Entry Operator; Data Preparation Operator I; Data Preparation Operator II; Data Processing Clerk; Computer Operator; Site Survey Technician I; Site Survey Technician II; Maintenance Unit Clerk; Micrographics Clerk; Micrographics Technician I; Micrographics Technician II; Music Library Specialist; Property Control Clerk; Receptionist; School Bookkeeper I; School Bookkeeper II; Senior Maintenance Unit Clerk; Senior Micrographics Technician; Senior Receptionist; Switchboard Operator; Visual Aids Library Specialist; Braille Transcriber; Graphic Artist; Personnel Aide; Personnel Clerk; Secretary I, Secretary II; Secretary III; Executive Secretary; Word Processing Operator; Senior Public Relations/Information Specialist; Office Network Computer Specialist; Certification Specialist; Attendance Area Specialist; Registrar; Senior Computer Operator; Clerical Trainee; Child Care Licensing Specialist; Computer Support Technician; Bilingual Interpreter/Translator; Safety Analyst; Management Information Support Clerk; Braille Technology Specialist.

Excluded:

All other employees of the employer including managerial employees defined by the Act and confidential employees specifically defined as: Executive Secretary and Secretary III in the Office of the Superintendent, Executive Secretary to the Chief Negotiator, Administrative Secretary, Executive Secretaries to the General Directors and Directors presently serving on the employer's collective bargaining, negotiating and consulting teams, Secretary III's to Supervisors presently serving on the employer's collective bargaining consulting team, Secretary IV's (Elementary School Personal Secretaries, Middle School Personal Secretaries, and Senior High School Personal Secretaries).

1.2.3 Paraprofessional Bargaining Unit

All paraprofessionals within the groups listed below shall be considered to have comparable training and for purpose of unit loss, lay-offs, and seniority shall be treated as one department.

Group A

Includes all paraprofessional job titles on Pay Grade 13 including but not limited to kindergarten aide, PEP/LIFT, SWP Aide, Speech Records Aide, Title I Aide.

Group B

Includes all paraprofessional job titles on Pay Grade 14 except those listed in Group O. This includes but is not limited to: Exceptional Student Education Aides, Work Evaluator Aide/VOC. I.A. Aide, Social Worker Aide, ILAP Aide, Social Service Aide, Support Services Aide.

Others (Separate pool for each title listing below - No Grouping)

Bilingual/ESOL/LEP Aide
All paraprofessionals in Early Childhood Education programs (e.g. Head Start, Pre-K, Migrant)
Assistant Teacher
Instructor
DEES Attendant
Health Assistant
Physical Therapist Assistant
DEES Attendant/Rider
Occupational Therapist Assistant
Vocational Placement Advisors
One-On-One Attendants
One-On-One Aides
Unique Needs Aide
Unique Needs Attendant
Alternative Education Aide
Computer Lab Aide/Write to Read Lab Aide
Hearing Interpreter Aide
Hearing Technician
Health Aide
Health Transportation Aide

1.2.4 The appropriateness of any new class or division of employees belonging to the bargaining unit shall be determined jointly by the Board and the Association. If agreement is not possible, the matter shall be referred to the Public Employees Relations Commission.

1.2.5 Educational Support Personnel assigned to private schools shall be governed by the Educational Support Personnel contract.

1.3 Definitions

1.3.1 ESP (Educational Support Personnel): Contractual reference to all members of the Clerical and Paraprofessional bargaining units.

1.3.2 Reclassification: Reclassification is the changing of a position's classification (title) to a different classification because the duties required of the position do not concur with the current classification. The new classification of the position may be of a higher paygrade, a lower paygrade, or of the same paygrade of the previous classification.

1.3.3 Regrading: Regrading is the changing of a paygrade of a classification so that salary concurs with the duties of the classification. The new paygrade may be higher or lower than the previous paygrade. When a regrading of a classification occurs, all positions of that classification are changed to the new paygrade.