Section 1:
This agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., on August 16, 1998, and shall continue in full effect and force until midnight, August 15, 2001. Both parties to this contract agree that either party may request to reopen negotiations on Article XVII, Diocesan Negotiations, and Article XVIII, Local Negotiations, between January 1 and January 15, 2000.

Section 2:
The agreement represents the full understanding and commitment between the parish and Confederation and replaces all previous agreements.  This agreement may be added to, deleted from or otherwise changed only by an amendment properly signed by each party.

Section 3:
Should there be a conflict between this agreement and any such policy or practice, then the terms of this agreement shall prevail.

Section 4:
If any other agreements, oral or written, between the parish and the Confederation or parish and teachers--individually or collectively conflict with this agreement, this agreement shall control.
 

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