Grievance
Arbitration Binding — Arbitration is binding; arbitrator may not alter, add to, or ignore the provisions of this agreement; Administrator of proceedings is American Arbitration Association
The arbitrator shall not have the authority to alter, add to, or ignore the provisions of this agreement. If a written demand for arbitration is not filed within 10 days of the date for the Step 3 answer, the grievance shall be deemed withdrawn.
Other
Association Leave Days Per Year — Board shall grant the Association up to four (4) days per school year, in the aggregate, to send its representatives to Association conferences and workshop
the Board shall grant the Association up to four (4) days per school year, in the aggregate, to send its representatives to Association conferences and workshop, provided that one of the four days must be used by classified employee(s).
Other
Attendance Incentive — Monthly attendance incentive of $100 per month for perfect attendance
the District shall provide a monthly attendance incentive of $100 per month to any full-time employee who has perfect attendance (i.e., no sick, personal or docked pay) during each month of September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, and May
Compensation
Ba Max Salary — Paraprofessional with Certificate with Bachelor's degree
Paraprofessional with Certificate with Bachelor's degree: $21.00 Starting Hourly Wage 2024 – 2029
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — Starting salary for teacher with BA and no experience
The starting salary for a teacher with a BA and no experience will be $45,671. New teacher salary will increase by 1/2 of the negotiated rate for all subsequent years.
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — Nurse and Social Worker receive 15 days additional pay added to base salary for 2024 school year only
In order to effectively begin and close out the year, the Nurse and Social Worker will work 5 days before school starts and 10 days after school ends and have 15 days pay added to their base salary. This is only added for this year (2024).
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr2 — 5.0% hourly wage increase
2025 - 2026: Each ESP will receive a 5.0% hourly wage increase over his or her 2024 – 2025 hourly wage.
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr3 — 4.0% hourly wage increase
2026 - 2027: Each ESP will receive a 4.0% hourly wage increase over his or her 2025 - 2026 hourly wage.
Leave
Bereavement Days — Three (3) days per incident, with pay, to attend visitation and/or services for any death in the immediate family
Each employee shall be entitled to three (3) days per incident, with pay, to attend the visitation and/or services for any death in the immediate family. Immediate family shall include spouse, child, stepchild, domestic partner, father, mother, stepparents
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — Work day from 7:40am to 3:15pm with student responsibility beginning at 7:45am; additional teacher responsibilities scheduled outside normal work day
For the purpose of this section the start time of 7:40am means that employees are in the building, preparing to work with students. At 7:45am the teacher will assume responsibility for students. The work day shall be from 7:40am to 3:15pm.
Insurance
Employee Premium Share Pct — Part-time employees (30 hours or more) and 75% or more teaching employees receive same insurance benefits as full-time, with prorated Board contribution
Part-time employees (30 hours or more classified employees and 75% or more teaching employees) shall receive the same insurance benefits as full time employees, except that the Board contribution shall be a prorated portion of the above amount based on the percentage of employment.
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — ESP employees shall be formally evaluated at least once a school year
ESP employees shall be formally evaluated at least once a school year. Prior to adoption of the evaluation procedures, the Superintendent shall meet with the Association at reasonable times and places in a good faith effort to develop mutually agreeable procedures.
Evaluation
Formal Observation Notice Days — Formal observations will be scheduled with no less than 5 days of notice unless the teacher agrees
Formal observations will be scheduled with no less than 5 days of notice unless the teacher agrees.
Workday
Full Time Full Year Work Day — 8 hours per day (40 hour week)
A work day for full-time, full-year employees shall consist of eight (8) hours (a 40-hour work week). Work day shall include a 15 minute morning break with scheduling to be arranged with the Superintendent or designee.
Workday
Full Time School Year Work Day — 7 hours per day (35 hour week)
A work day for a full-time school year classified employee shall consist of at least 7 hours per day (a 35 hour week). This time shall include one 15 minute morning break with scheduling to be arranged with the Superintendent or designee.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Step 1: Supervisor, Step 2: Superintendent, Step 3: Board of Education, Step 4: Binding Arbitration
Step 1: The Employee(s) or Association may present the grievance in writing immediately involved supervisor within 15 days. Step 2: written appeal to the Superintendent within 10 days. Step 3: written appeal to the Board of Education within 10 days. Step 4: written appeal to binding arbitration.
Insurance
Health Single Premium — Board pays 100% of individual medical insurance premium for BCBS Options or BCBS HMO
For the 2024-2028 school years the Board will pay 100% per employee for the individual medical insurance premium for the BCBS Options or BCBS HMO, 80% of the PPO 1000 or 75% of the PPO 250
Workday
Instructional Minutes Day — Overtime means any time worked over 8 hours per day, unless District decides to implement a four 10-hour days schedule during summer break when teachers are not in session
Overtime means any time worked over 8 hours per day, unless the District decides to implement a four 10-hour days schedule during the summer break.
Other
Internal Sub Pay — Internal Sub Pay hourly rate
Internal Sub Pay: $50.00 Starting Hourly Wage 2024 – 2029
Compensation
Lane Advancement Allowed — Educational advancement amount for BA+12, BA+24, MA, MA+12, MA+24, MA+36, MA+48, or second Master's degree
Starting with the 2024 – 2025 school year, each teacher who attains a BA+12, a BA+24, a Master's degree, a MA+12, a MA+24, MA+36 or a MA+48 or a second Master's degree will receive an educational advancement amount of $1850 added to base salary.
Compensation
Ma Max Salary — Maintenance starting hourly wage
Maintenance: $25.00 Starting Hourly Wage 2024 – 2029
Compensation
Ma Min Salary — Food Service with no education after H.S. Diploma
Food Service with no education after H.S. Diploma: $18.00 Starting Hourly Wage 2024 – 2029
Leave
Maternity Child Rearing Leave Advance Notice — 120 calendar days advance notice required
Application for leave shall be made in writing at least one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days prior to the anticipated birth of the child.
Leave
Maternity Leave Notification Return — 8 calendar months threshold for return notification requirement
If an employee is granted the maternity/child rearing leave of eight (8) calendar months or more, as a condition thereof, he/she shall advise the Superintendent or designee in writing no later than February 15th, prior to the termination of such leave, that he/she intends to return to employment.
Other
No Strike Clause — The Association shall not strike during the duration of this Agreement
The Association shall not strike during the duration of this Agreement.
Evaluation
Non Tenured Teachers Observations Per Year — Non-tenured teachers will be observed at least three times per school year, two of which must be formal observations
Non-tenured teachers will be observed at least three times per school year, two of which must be formal observations.
Evaluation
Observation Report Days — No more than 10 days after any post-observation meeting, the written observation report will be presented to the teacher
No more than 10 days after any post-observation meeting, the written observation report will be presented to the teacher.
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr1 — Internal substitution pay at rate of $50.00 per 60-minute class period
If a teacher is required to use his/her planning time to teach the class of another teacher who is absent from school, at a meeting, or working on state mandated programs, the teacher is entitled to internal substitution pay for the lost planning time. Reimbursement is at the rate of $50.00 per 60-minute class period
Leave
Other Absences Max — 1 week maximum for other unpaid absences
Other unpaid leaves of absences may be granted by the Superintendent up to a maximum period of one week subject to renewal at his/her discretion.
Leave
Paid Holidays School Year Classified — day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Columbus Day, Pulaski Day, Martin Luther King Day and President's Day
Full-time, school-year classified employees and part-time classified employees defined as those classified employees working at least twenty (20) hours per week, shall receive regular rate of pay for legal school holidays as follows: day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day (or when employees are granted the Monday or Friday either before or after Christmas Day if it falls on a weekend); New Year's Eve and New Year's day (or when employees are granted the Monday or Friday either before
Leave
Personal Days Annual — Up to four (4) days per school year for Association representatives to attend conferences and workshops
Upon the written request of the Association President or designee, with the name of the employee, the date of the leave and the reason for the leave, submitted at least ten (10) school days in advance, the Board shall grant the Association up to four (4) days per school year.
Evaluation
Post Observation Meeting Days — No more than 5 days after any formal observation, a post-observation meeting between the evaluator and the teacher will be held
No more than 5 days after any formal observation, a post-observation meeting between the evaluator and the teacher will be held to review the evaluator's findings in the formal observation.
Leave
Professional Leave — Employees may be granted leave to attend conferences, workshops, seminars or other professional programs/meetings with approval from the Superintendent or designee. This leave shall not count against sick leave or personal leave.
Employees may be granted leave to attend conferences, workshops, seminars or other professional programs/meetings with approval from the Superintendent or designee. This leave shall not count against sick leave or personal leave.
Leave
Reduction In Force Notice Days — 30 days notice required for reduction in force
If a classified employee is removed or dismissed or the hours he or she works are reduced as a result of a decision of the school to decrease the number of classified employees employed by the Board or to discontinue some particular type of classified service, written notice shall be given to said employee at least thirty (30) days before the employee is removed or dismissed or the hours he or she works are reduced.
Retirement
Retirement System — TRS (Teachers Retirement System)
Gross compensation figure on the salary schedule equals salary plus the employee's contribution to retirement. This figure does not include any monies for insurance or extra duties.
Rif
Rif Recall Notice Days — 14 calendar days to accept recall position
Notice of recall shall be sent to the employee's last known address unless notified otherwise in writing. Failure to accept a recall position within fourteen (14) calendar days of receipt of notice of recall shall be deemed a waiver of any and/or all recall rights.
Rif
Rif Recall Years — Notice of recall sent to employee's last known address; positions tendered within one calendar year from beginning of school term immediately following reduction in force
If the Board has any categorical vacancies within one calendar year from the beginning of the school term immediately following such reduction in force, the positions within the category thereby becoming available shall be tendered to the employees so removed or dismissed from said category
Rif
Rif Seniority Basis — Seniority determined by length of full-time continuing service within a category of position. Seniority shall not be interrupted by approved Board Leave, but time on unpaid leave of absence of ninety (90) consecutive days or more shall not count toward the accrual of seniority.
Seniority shall be defined as the length of full-time continuing service within a category of position in the District. Seniority shall not be interrupted by approved Board Leave, but time on unpaid leave of absence of ninety (90) consecutive days or more shall not count toward the accrual of seniority.
Leave
Severance Pay — $50 per year of service, max $500
All employees who retire, or whose employment is terminated due to a reduction in force from the District with at least five (5) years of service shall be entitled to $50.00 per year for each year of service, not to exceed $500.00. Payment shall be made in one lump sum by June 30th of the final school year.
Leave
Sick Days Annual — 13 days paid sick leave per school year for part-time ESP working 600+ hours per year
Each part-time employee who is scheduled to work at least 600 hours per year is entitled to 13 days paid sick leave per school year, which days will be equivalent in hours to the part-time employee's regular daily hours
Leave
Sick Leave Bank Annual Draw Max — 20 days maximum annual draw from sick leave bank
Employees can draw from the Sick Leave Bank a maximum of twenty (20) days in any school year.
Leave
Sick Leave Bank Draw Consecutive Days — 5 consecutive school days without pay before accessing sick leave bank
Employees can draw from the Sick Leave Bank after five (5) consecutive school days without pay.
Leave
Sick Leave Bank Max — 195 days maximum in sick leave bank
The Sick Leave Bank shall not exceed 195 of accumulated sick days at any given time.
Leave
Sick Leave Max Days — Sick leave bank may be terminated by mutual written agreement; all remaining leave days divided equally among participants
The sick leave bank may be terminated by mutual written agreement. If terminated, all remaining leave days will be divided equally among the participants.
Compensation
Step Increase — Step increases to be determined; teachers receive same raise as others in 2024 and forward
This will be initially added to their annual salary based on the 2023-2024 salary. This is only added for this year (2024), and they will receive the same raise as others in 2024 and onward.
Other
Stipends Increase Yr1 — Stipends increase at 5.0% for 2025-2026
Stipends below will increase at a rate of 5.0% for the 2025-2026 school year and at a rate of 4.0% for the 2027-2028 school years only.
Other
Stipends Increase Yr2 — Stipends increase at 4.0% for 2027-2028
Stipends below will increase at a rate of 5.0% for the 2025-2026 school year and at a rate of 4.0% for the 2027-2028 school years only.
Workday
Summer Hours Modification — 10-hour days during summer break
During the summer break when teachers are not in session, a work week for all full-time employees may be modified to four 10-hour days. Should the District decide to implement a four 10-hour days schedule during the summer break when teachers are not in session, all affected employees will be given no less than thirty (30) calendar days' notice prior to implementation.
Evaluation
Support Staff Evaluations Per Year — ESP employees shall be formally evaluated at least once a school year
ESP employees shall be formally evaluated at least once a school year.
Evaluation
Tenured Teachers Excellent Proficient Observations Per Cycle — Tenured teachers whose last evaluation rating was 'Excellent' or 'Proficient' will be observed two times per evaluation cycle, only one of which may be a formal observation unless a 2nd formal observation is mutually agreed
Tenured teachers whose last evaluation rating was "Excellent" or "Proficient" will be observed two times per evaluation cycle, only one of which may be a formal observation unless a 2nd formal observation is mutually agreed between the teacher and the evaluator.
Evaluation
Tenured Teachers Needs Improvement Observations Per Year — Tenured teachers whose last evaluation rating was 'Needs Improvement' or 'Unsatisfactory' will be observed at least three times in the school year immediately following such evaluation, of which two observations must be formal
Tenured teachers whose last evaluation rating was "Needs Improvement" or "Unsatisfactory" will be observed at least three times in the school year immediately following such evaluation, of which two observations must be formal observations.
Other
Tuition Reimbursement Limit — Maximum of 6 credit hours from bachelors to masters, 6 credit hours from masters to doctorate
may also take classes that count toward lane advancement from accredited schools that are not graduate level classes up to a maximum of 6 credit hours from a bachelors to a masters, and 6 credit hours from a masters to a doctorate.
Leave
Vacation Pay On Resignation — Employee who resigns or whose employment is otherwise terminated shall be paid for any accumulated unused vacation days as per Section 10.3
An employee who resigns or whose employment is otherwise terminated shall be paid for any accumulated unused vacation days as per Section 10.3.
Leave
Vacation Year 1 — 1 week vacation in year 1
Full-time, full-year employees shall be granted vacation in accordance with the following schedule: Year 1* ... 1 Week
Leave
Vacation Year 1 Six Month Wait — First year employees must work six months before vacation time shall be available for use
First year employees must work six months before vacation time shall be available for use. If as a result of the six month period an employee is unable to take a vacation during his/her first year, such vacation shall be allowed to accumulate to Year 2.
Leave
Vacation Year 2 6 — 2 weeks vacation in years 2-6
2 through 6 ... 2 Weeks
Leave
Vacation Year 7 Plus — 3 weeks vacation in year 7 or more
7 or more ... 3 Weeks
Compensation
Wage Adjustment Food Service — Employee B (Food Service) increased to $20.50
Employee B (Food Service) – increased to $20.50 Wage Adjustments (beginning 2024-2025)
Compensation
Wage Adjustment Paraprofessional — Employee A (Paraprofessional) increased to $18.00
Employee A (Paraprofessional) – increased to $18.00 Wage Adjustments (beginning 2024-2025)