MOA Custodians

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE COLCHESTER BOARD OF EDUCATION
AND

THE COLCHESTER CUSTODIANS FEDERATION
LOCAL 1303-77

The Colchester Board of Education (the “Board”) and the Colchester Custodians Local
#1303-77 Union (the “Local #1303-77”) 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”).

During the School Closure, Local #1303-77 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 (260 days).

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. Employees shall not be asked to perform
duties outside of their regular scope of work and job descriptions as part of the
Closure-Related Work.

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).

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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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, 2022 (the “Contract”) and shall not earn additional compensation for any
Closure-Related Work.

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.

This MOA shall expire upon completion of the 2019-20 fiscal year on June 30,
2020 or by mutual agreement of the parties.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board and the Local #1303-77 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.

This MOA shall not be used as precedent or cited as practice by either the Board or
the Local #1303-77 in any proceeding whatsoever except to enforce the terms of
this MOA.

 

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