Article 26 - Professional Behavior

26-1     Teachers are expected to comply with rules, regulations, and directions adopted by the Board or its representatives which are not inconsistent with the express provisions of this Agreement except that a teacher may refuse to carry out an order which reasonably threatens the teacher's physical safety.

26-2     Teachers are expected to use appropriate channels of communication for comments, suggestions, grievances and other professional matters.  Such channels include normal administrative channels, the grievance procedure, CDM Committees, teacher organization representatives, and negotiations.  No reprisals may be taken against teachers, CDM Committee, CIC and Personnel Subcommittee members due to the exercise of the responsibilities of these positions.

26-3     The District affirms the principles that teachers have the full rights and responsibilities of citizenship and that a teacher's private life and activities are not an appropriate concern of the District except to the extent that they detract from the effective accomplishment of the teacher's professional duties or are grounds for dismissal under Colorado statutes.

26-3-1   Teachers have the right, except as otherwise provided by law, to engage in political activity, to campaign on behalf of candidates for public office, and to themselves seek, campaign for, and hold public office. However, these activities must be conducted outside school hours and must not interfere with the effective accomplishment of the teacher's professional duties.

26-4     The District and the Association affirm the importance of good staff morale to the instructional and operational programs of a school. Teachers and administrators are expected to exhibit positive attitudes and professional behavior that will maintain and enhance good staff morale.

26-5     The Board, teachers, and administrators encourage one another to exemplify the highest standards of personal and professional excellence and to become outstanding role models for all students.

26-6     Every teacher and administrator is expected to exhibit sensitivity to ethnic-minority persons and to promote the success of students from multi-cultural/multi-ethnic backgrounds.

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