Sample Contract Language for Collectively Bargained
Agreements for TPO Service
Sample 1: Up to five (5) employees serving as full-time
local, state or national TPO officers shall be entitled upon request
of the TPO to be granted unpaid leaves of absence. The following amounts
shall be paid by the TPO as compensation for services to the TPO, however,
the Board will transmit to STRS Ohio any employee and employer retirement
contributions received from the TPO:
(List compensation amounts.)
Provides a leave of absence for members to serve as TPO officials and
operates to permit contributions on the salary paid by the TPO to the
extent it exceeds regular teaching contract per diem multiplied by 250.
Sample 2: An employee who is engaged during the school
day or on behalf of the TPO in negotiations, mediation, bargaining grievances
or arbitration with any representative of the Board or to serve as a
state or national officer of the TPO shall be released from regular
duty without any loss of scheduled salary or charge against any other
leave granted by this Agreement.
Language permits contributions on regular teaching contract salary
despite absence from teaching duty. Since no additional compensation
is being provided, no provision is made for additional payments.
Sample 3: Upon the request of the TPO, the TPO president
and up to three others designated by the TPO shall be released from
regular duty during any school day to participate in negotiations, mediation,
bargaining, grievances, arbitrations, or local, state and national meetings
of the TPO. No loss of salary paid by the Board shall occur. In addition,
such employee shall be entitled to the following amounts paid by the
TPO:
(List additional amounts)
Permits retirement contributions by officials granted release time
on regular teaching salary and amounts paid for TPO
service up to the applicable annual maximum compensation.