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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE COLCHESTER BOARD OF EDUCATION
AND
THE COLCHESTER FEDERATION OF EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL
LOCAL #1303-450
(OFFICE PROFESSIONALS)
The Colchester Board of Education (the “Board”) and the Colchester Federation of
Educational Personnel (the “Federation”) hereby enter into the following Memorandum of
Agreement (“MOA”) regarding school closures related to the COVID-19 health emergency.
1. The parties understand and acknowledge that, during the 2019-20 school year,
schools in the Colchester Public Schools have been closed for a period of time, and
during a period in which school otherwise would have been in session, for reasons
related to the COVID-19 health emergency, and that further closure(s) may be
directed by the Board and/or the Superintendent or by an authority outside the Board
(“School Closure”).
2. During the School Closure, Federation employees (collectively, “Employees” and
each “Employee”) shall, if so directed by the Superintendent and/or his or her
designee(s) (the “Administration”), perform work for the Board (“Closure-Related
Work”). The performance of Closure-Related Work shall not cause any Employee
to work more than the total contracted number of work days (260 days) or require
any Employee to work different hours than worked prior to the closing without prior
consultation with the Federation.
3. The Administration may direct certain Employees to perform Closure-Related Work
and not others. The Administration will notify Employees of their assignment for
any Closure-Related Work, which may differ from Employees’ assignments prior to
the School Closure.
4. As determined by the Administration in consultation with any applicable health
officials, school buildings may remain open for certain purposes during the School
Closure. Employees shall perform Closure-Related Work in an open school building
if directed to do so by the Administration, subject to any applicable exceptions as
determined by the Administration (e.g., exceptions related to the health of the
Employee, students, and/or the school community).
5. Employees performing Closure-Related Work from a remote location shall be
available to perform such work during their regularly scheduled work hours.
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6. In the event an Employee is absent from any assigned Closure-Related Work, the
Employee shall report such absence(s) through normal means and the contractual
requirements and restrictions relating to such absence(s) shall apply.
7. Employees shall be paid their anticipated annual base compensation in accordance
with the collective bargaining agreement for the period July 1, 2019 through June
30, 2021 (the “Contract”) and shall not earn additional compensation for any
Closure-Related Work.
8. All provisions of the Contract shall remain in effect except to the extent such
provisions have been modified for the 2019-20 school year by this MOA.
9. This MOA shall expire upon completion of the 2019-20 fiscal year on June 30, 2020
or by mutual agreement of both parties.
10. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board and the Federation agree that they may
revisit the terms of this MOA in the future if circumstances related to the COVID-
19 health emergency and/or its impact on the Board change or otherwise evolve
following the execution of this MOA by both parties.
11. This MOA shall not be used as precedent or cited as practice by either the Board or
the Federation in any proceeding whatsoever except to enforce the terms of this
MOA.
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Federation Board
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