MOA on Closure Work through End of School Year (cafe mgr) March 2020

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

                                       BETWEEN

                   THE COLCHESTER BOARD OF EDUCATION

                                          AND

                                   LOCAL #818
                             (CAFETERIA MANAGERS)


   The Colchester Board of Education (the “Board”) and the Local #818 (the “Union”)
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, Union employees (collectively, “Employees” and each
       an “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 (184 days).
    3. The Administration may direct certain Employees to perform Closure-Related Work
       and not others. The Administration will notify Employees of their assignment
       (including, without limitation, any assigned students) 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.
    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.



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    7. Employees shall be paid their anticipated annual base compensation in accordance
       with the collective bargaining agreement for the period July 1, 2018 through June
       30, 2022 (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 school year.

    10. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board and the Union 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 Union in any proceeding whatsoever except to enforce the terms of this MOA.




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