


Requests for meetings shall contain the reason for the request and shall be directed to the respective president or his/her designee. Within seven days of notification, meetings shall be called upon the written request of either of the parties. The parties shall commence negotiations of a successor agreement not earlier than Jnor later than November 1, 2006, and said negotiations will be conducted in accordance with the law.ī. Any references to male teachers or support staff shall include female teachers or support staff, respectively.Ī. The term “employee”, when used hereinafter in this Agreement, refers to all employees represented by this Association in the negotiating units as above defined. The term “support staff employees”, when used hereinafter in this agreement, shall refer to all support staff, including secretaries, custodians and food service employees represented by this Association in the negotiating unit above defined. Unless otherwise indicated, the term “teachers”, when used hereinafter in this Agreement, shall refer to all certified professional employees represented by this Association in the negotiating unit as above defined. The Board hereby recognizes the Association as the exclusive and sole representative for collective negotiation concerning grievance and terms and conditions of employment for all certified personnel and support staff (secretaries, custodians and food service employees) exclusive of supervisory support staff whether under contract or on leave. The Association recognizes the Board as the elected representatives of the people of Washington Township and as the employer of the certified personnel and support staff (secretaries, custodians and food service employees) of the Washington Township School District. The Board of Education of the Township of Washington, in the County of Morris, State of New Jersey, recognizes the Washington Township Education Association as the exclusive representative of the certified personnel and support staff (secretaries, custodians and food service employees) employed by the Board, for negotiations of salaries, terms and conditions of employment, pursuant to the provisions of Ch.
