Custodian - Evening Shift

Maintenance Job Description

The Board of Education of School District No. 92½, Cook County, Illinois, recognizes the Westchester Support Staff Association, IEA/NEA, as the sole and exclusive negotiations agent for all regularly employed school and District office administrative assistants, office aides, payroll and benefits coordinator, registered nurses, health clerks, library aides, building foremen, custodians, lead custodians, and paraprofessionals.

The term "Employee" when used in this Agreement shall refer to a member of the bargaining unit as described above, except as expressly stated otherwise.

The Board retains and reserves unto itself, without limitation, all powers, rights, authority, duties and responsibilities conferred upon and vested in it by the laws and the Constitution of the State of Illinois and of the United States, including, but without limiting, the following rights: to exclusively manage, organize and administratively control the District and its properties and facilities, and the activities of its Employees; to direct the work of its Employees, determine the kinds and levels of services to be provided and the methods and means of providing those services, including entering into contracts with private vendors for services; to hire all Employees, and, subject to the provisions of law, to determine their qualifications and the conditions for their continued employment, discipline, dismissal or demotion; and to review, evaluate, promote, assign, and transfer all such Employees; to establish educational policies, goals and objectives; to ensure rights and educational opportunities of students; to determine staffing patterns; to determine the number and kinds of personnel required in order to maintain the efficiency of District operations; and to build, move or modify facilities; establish budget procedures and determine budgetary allocations.

The exercise of the foregoing powers, rights, authority, duties and responsibilities by the Board, in adoption of policies, rules, regulations and practices in furtherance thereof, and the use of judgment and discretion in connection therewith, shall be limited only by the specific and express terms of this Agreement and then only to the extent such specific and express terms hereof are in conformance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Illinois and the Constitution and laws of the United States.

The Board retains its right to amend, modify or rescind policies and practices referred to in this Agreement in case of emergency.

The President of the Association or the President's designee shall be provided with notice of all regular and special meetings of the Board, together with a copy of the agenda of each meeting, at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled time of the meeting. The President of the Association or designee shall also be provided with a copy of all approved Board minutes. Any Board meeting notices, agendas, or minutes published and available on the District website shall be deemed to be provided to the Association.

The Board agrees to furnish to the Association, when requested, information and reports which are prepared for public distribution, as well as current budget, annual audit, annual financial report for publication, pupil enrollment data, and names, addresses, seniority and experience credit of all Employees. The Association shall pay for duplicated material at the rate established by the Board by resolution.

The District shall provide the Association President(s) and Membership Chairperson(s), in an electronically editable format, all bargaining unit members' employee information as specified under 115 ILCS 5/3. The Association shall receive this information by October 1st each school year and monthly thereafter.

The Association shall have use of Employee mailboxes, inter-school mail, voice mail, and a bulletin board in the Teacher's room of school buildings for the purpose of internal communications. Additionally, the Association may use the District's e-mail system in accordance with the Board policy on acceptable use of the school computers and technology equipment.

In the event that the Association desires to send one (1) representative to local, state, or national conferences or on other business pertinent to Association affairs, this representative shall be excused without loss of salary, provided the Association reimburses the Board for the cost of substitutes. A written request for leave shall be submitted to the Superintendent by the President of the Association at least ten (10) working days in advance. The Association may use a total of one (1) work day per school year for this purpose.

Duly authorized representatives of the Association and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property so long as such business does not interfere with Employees' job responsibilities and work hours.

The Board shall deduct from each Association member's pay the current dues of the Association, provided the Board has received an authorization form. The Board shall remit said deducted dues to the Association within ten (10) work days following the pay period deduction.

Each Employee shall have the right in the presence of a representative of the administration to review the non-confidential contents of his/her official personnel file as maintained in the District office. A representative of the Association may accompany the Employee in such review. A request by an Employee to review his/her personnel file shall be granted within two (2) days after notification to the Superintendent or designee.

Job descriptions developed by the District shall be provided to Employees and to the Association. If job descriptions of Employees are to be revised, the Superintendent shall notify the Association President and provide a copy of the revisions no later than ten (10) days prior to the effective date.

The performance of Employees shall be evaluated annually by the Employee's immediate supervisor at his/her work site or administrator as assigned by the District. A District administrator shall acquaint Employees with the evaluation procedures no later than September 30th of each school year. Employees hired after September 30th shall be acquainted with the evaluation procedures no later than thirty (30) days after their start date. No evaluation shall take place until such orientation has been completed. At least 24 hours prior to meeting with the Employee to discuss the completed evaluation, the evaluator shall give a copy of the evaluation to the Employee. In the event the District believes an Employee is doing unsatisfactory work, a certified administrator shall be present at the conference. Ten-month Employees shall be evaluated no later than April 30th of each school year, and 12-month Employees shall be evaluated no later than June 30th of each school year. Within ten (10) days of the evaluation conference, the Employee shall have the right to attach a written statement regarding the evaluation for inclusion in his/her personnel file.

If the Administration receives a complaint concerning an Employee's performance or conduct, it will investigate the complaint prior to placing the complaint in an Employee's personnel file. If the Administration is able to verify the concern by administrative review, first-hand observation, or other sources of evidence substantiating the complaint, the administration will address the concerns through its supervisory or disciplinary procedures and/or the District's evaluation process. The Employee shall receive written notice of the complaint and have the right to respond in writing whenever a complaint is to be placed in the Employee's personnel file.

District office administrative assistants, and payroll and benefits coordinator, shall work twelve (12) months, except as set forth in Section 5.5. School administrative assistants shall work twelve (12) months, except as set forth in Section 5.5. Registered nurses and health clerks shall work one hundred ninety-three (193) days, including ten (10) days prior to the opening Institute Day and two (2) days after the last student attendance day. Library aides and office aides shall work one hundred eighty-six (186) days, including four (4) days prior to opening Institute Day and one (1) day after the last student attendance day. Up to five (5) additional work days beyond the regular 186-day work year may be approved annually for library aides and office aides by the supervisor and Superintendent. Building foremen, custodians, and lead custodians shall work twelve (12) months, except as set forth in Section 5.5. Paraprofessionals shall work 181 days, as set forth within a 186-day school calendar. Part-time Employees' work years will vary from the amounts stated in this Section 5.1 based on District need.

The work day for full-time Building Foremen is 8.5 hours, which includes two 15-minute breaks and a 30-minute unpaid duty-free lunch period (40 hours/week). The work day for full-time Custodians (including Lead Custodians) is 8 hours, which includes two 15-minute breaks and a 30-minute paid working lunch (40 hours/week), during which custodians are expected to remain in their buildings. On non-student attendance days, Custodians work 8.5 hours, which includes two 15-minute breaks and a 30-minute unpaid duty-free lunch period. The work day for full-time Administrative Assistants, Payroll and Benefits Coordinator, Health Clerks, Registered Nurses, Office Aides, and Library Aides is 8 hours, which includes two 15-minute breaks and a 30-minute unpaid duty-free lunch period (37.5 hours/week). The