• administrators and school board members shall respect the right of teachers to exercise independent thought and to express constructive criticism in an appropriate and professional manner
• teacher may associate with a educational professional organization
• teachers may not be coerced to change a student's grade
• the teacher may remove a disruptive student from the classroom for at minimum one day
• a teacher may file a grievance about an evaluation
• teachers shall be given the opportunity to confidentially evaluate the principal and assistant principals
• the teacher of the year shall be nominated and selected solely by the anonymous votes of teachers

 EFFECTIVE DATE:  Upon approval of the General Assembly and Governor.