AGREEMENT between the BOARD OF EDUCATION of the CITY OF CHICAGO and the CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION, Local No. 1, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2012

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Article Page 1 Recognition......................................................................................... 2 Fair Practices...................................................................................... 3 Grievance Procedure......................................................................... 4 Elementary School............................................................................. 5 Middle School.................................................................................... 6 High School....................................................................................... 7 Elementary School Counselors.......................................................... 8 Professional Development Teachers and Teacher Leaders............... 9 Paraprofessionals (PSRPs)................................................................ 10 Counselors........................................................................................ 11 Driver Education Teachers............................................................... 12 Legislative Partnership..................................................................... 13 Extracurricular Personnel................................................................. 14 Year-Round Schools.......................................................................... 15 Librarians: Elementary and High School........................................... 16 Physical Education Teachers.......................................................... 17 Playground Teachers...................................................................... 18 Practical Arts and Vocational Education Teachers ........................... 19 Psychologists..................................................................................... 20 School Social Workers....................................................................... 21 Special Education Teachers............................................................. 22 Stadium Directors.............................................................................. 23 Classification of Teachers ................................................................ 24 Summer School......................................................................... 25 Teacher Assistants................................................................... …… 26 School Nurses.................................................................................. 27 Class Coverage ............................................................................. 28 Class Size........................................................................................ 29 Curriculum Guide and Textbook Evaluation Committees.................. 30 Discipline......................................................................................... 31 Duplicating Facilities.................................................................. 32 Insurance................................................................................. 33 Leaves of Absence....................................................................... . 34 Personnel Files............................................................................... 35 Promotional and Professional Opportunities................................... 36 Salaries........................................................................................... 37 Unused Sick Pay..................................................................... ... 38 Teacher Assignment Procedure...................................................... 39 Teacher Efficiency Ratings............................................................. 40 Teacher Programming.................................................................... 41 Teaching Load..................