ARTICLE 33 UNION OFFICERS 

Westerly School District

In recognition of the fact that the success of Participative Management Site-Based Decision Making initiative of the District requires the full participation and support of the Association and its officers, which necessitates such officers being engaged in district-wide responsibilities in fulfillment of the goals of the initiative, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. The Committee shall accommodate the schedule of the second Association Vice President, as to permit him/her to perform District and building responsibilities in fulfillment of the goals of the Letter of Understanding. Accordingly, the second Association Vice President shall have a schedule of .8 FTE instructional duties and be otherwise released from usual and customary non-instructional duties. Similar accommodation shall be made for any successor second Association Vice President. The Association shall reimburse the Committee the cost of the .2 FTE replacement teacher, which is the least senior teacher in his/her area of certification.

2. The Association President shall have a schedule of .6 instructional duties; provided that the Association shall reimburse the Committee the cost of the .4 FTE replacement teacher, which is the least senior teacher in his/her certification area.