MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT – ALTERNATIVE EVALUATIONS

The Board and the LFEA are interested in exploring an alternative evaluation system.

During the term of this agreement, the Association will collaborate with the Board to develop an alternative evaluation option to our present evaluation plan. Both parties acknowledge that the mutually agreed upon alternative evaluation option must be approved through the waiver process of the Illinois School Code as stipulated by the State of Illinois.

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT – MENTORING PROGRAM

The Lake Forest High School District 115 Board of Education and the Lake Forest Education Association, IEA-NEA agree that:

· All teachers who have completed mentor training and who are assigned mentor responsibilities, will receive an annual stipend of 4% of base on the Extra-Responsibilities Pay Schedule (Appendix C). Mentors will advance on the Extra-Responsibilities Pay Schedule with each year of experience: each year of experience as a mentor counts for one step.

· The mentor coordinators will receive an annual stipend of 8% of base on the Extra-Responsibilities Pay Schedule (Appendix C). Mentor coordinators will advance on the Extra Responsibilities Pay Schedule with each year of experience: Each year of experience as a mentor coordinator counts for one step.

· For teachers who have not received mentor training will receive a 2.5% of base on the Extra-Responsibilities Pay Schedule (Appendix C). They will be classified as a New Teacher Advisor.

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT – SHARED SERVICES

WHEREAS, the Board of Education of Lake Forest Community High School District 115 and the Board of Education of Lake Forest School District 67 are parties to an Intergovernmental Agreement for the Utilization of Shared Services dated July 19, 2004, and July 20, 2004, respectively, which may be amended from time to time by said parties (“hereinafter referred to as the “Shared Services Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Board of the District 115 (“Board”) and the District 115 Lake Forest Education Association (“LFEA”) wish to set forth their understandings as to how various issues relating to the implementation of the Shared Services Agreement that directly affect the terms and conditions of employment of teachers represented by the LFEA will be handled;

Now, therefore, the parties agree as follows:

1. In the event that the Administration of either Lake Forest High School District #115 or an outside school district pursuant to the Shared Service Agreement believe that it is in the best interests of the districts in question to share the services of a teacher represented by the LFEA at a school other than Lake Forest High School, the following provisions shall apply:

a. The Board will give the LFEA notice of the proposal to share services and will, upon request, meet with the LFEA to discuss the proposal and to consider any suggestions that the LFEA may have prior to deciding whether or not to share the services in question.

b. If a decision is made to share the services of a teacher represented by the LFEA, teachers will be asked to volunteer for a shared services assignment, which may include attendance at open houses, institute days or department meetings at the other school district. Before volunteers are sought, the anticipated allocation of time and assignments for the shared services position will be made available to any teacher who may be interested in the shared services position.

c. A teacher represented by LFEA who agrees to share services with another school district other than District #115 will continue to receive all compensation and benefits as set forth in the then applicable collective bargaining agreement between the LFEA and District #115.

d. A District #115 evaluator will only do the formal evaluation of any such teacher.

2. In the event that the Administration of either Lake Forest High School District #115 and an outside school district pursuant to the Shared Service Agreement believe that it is in the best interests of the districts in question to share the services of a teacher who is not employed by District #115 to work at Lake Forest High School, the following provisions shall apply:

a. The Board will give the LFEA notice of the proposal to share services and will, upon request, meet with the LFEA to discuss the proposal and to consider any suggestions that the LFEA may have prior to deciding whether or not to share the services in question.

b. If a decision is made to share the services of a teacher not represented by the LFEA, the teacher’s step and lane on the LFEA District #115 salary schedule will be used to determine the appropriate pro-rated salary for the shared services to be performed at Lake Forest High School.

c. All other benefits besides the pro-rated salary will be determined by the collective bargaining agreement or Board policies at the teacher’s home school district.

3. The Administration will not ask a non-tenured teacher to take a shared services position without first consulting with the Association, unless a teacher was specifically hired for a shared service position.

The term of this Shared Services Memorandum of Agreement shall be for the term of July 1, 2006 to July 1, 2011 or the term of the Intergovernmental Agreement for the Utilization of Shared Services, as may be amended from time to time, whichever term is shorter.

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT – TECHNOLOGY

Whenever teachers are expected to use new technology as a part of their work, the Board shall provide adequate training and written materials at the Board’s expense to enable the teacher to become proficient in the technology. Such training shall not be offered solely during lunch periods. A reasonable effort shall be made to also offer training during an in-service and/or late start days.