Professional Negotiations Act Decisions

Mandatory and Permissive Subjects

Select Heading Academic Freedom: Non-Mandatory(MPS,72); Beginning and Ending Dates for School Term: Mandatory(MPS,72); Binding Fact Finding: Non-Mandatory(MPS,72): Circumventing Representive, Media Campaign (72): Duty Free Time: Mandatory(MPS,72); Employee Files: Mandatory(MPS,72); Evaluation Criteria, Teacher Performance Appraisal: Non-Mandatory(MPS,72) Facilities, Physical: Non-Mandatory(MPS,72); Health Insurance: Mandatory(MPS,72); In-Service Education: Mandatory per Impact Test(MPS,72); Managerial Decisions and Policies: Non-Mandatory: Also see USD 352 v. NEA Goodland (1990)(MPS,72) Nondiscrimination: Non-Mandatory: See KS Supreme Court in Chee-Craw Teacher Assn v. USD 247 (1979)(MPS,72) Placement of Individual Teachers on Salary Schedule: Mandatory(MPS,72); Probationary Periods: Non-Mandatory; Also see KS Supreme Court in NEA v. USD 501 (1979)(MPS,72) Recertification Credit Through In-Service Training: Non-Mandatory(MPS,72); Reduction in Staff, Procedures For: Mandatory(MPS,72); Reprimand, Letter of: Mandatory(MPS,72); Residency Requirements: Mandatory(MPS,72); Semi-Monthly Pay Periods: Mandatory(MPS,72); Student Discipline: Non-Mandatory(MPS,72); Student Teacher Program: Mandatory(MPS,72); Supplemental Duty Assignments; Non-Mandatory(MPS,72); Supplemental Duty Pay: Mandatory(MPS,72); Teaching Periods, Number of: Mandatory(MPS,72); Three-Step Balancing Test of Negotiability(MPS,72); Topic Approach to Negotiability: Also see USD 501 v. Sec of KDHR (1984)(MPS,72) Transfer of Positions: Non-Mandatory; See Chee-Craw (82) or NEA (79)(MPS,72) Waiver of Resignation Fees: Mandatory(MPS,72); Weingarten Rights (Investigatory Interview): Mandatory(MPS,72);

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