Tentative Agreement Contract

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1 TRUE NO CONCESSION Tentative Agreement Contract FEBRUARY 5 TH PRESENTATION TO EXECUTIVE BOARD FEBRUARY 12 TH PRESENTATION TO SITE REP COUNCIL & GENERAL MEMBERSHIP INFORMATIONAL MEETING

2 Your TRUE Negotiations Team: Rebecca LeDoux Lead Negotiator Valerie Hanson Paul LeFrancois Margaret Phillips

3 Celebrations FOR THE FIRST TIME THE DISTRICT SIGNED ON TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ONE ARTICLE AT A TIME VS. PRESENT A PACKAGE DEAL WITH THE TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT ATTITUDE! TRUE NEGOTIATORS HELD A STRONG AND HARD LINE AGAINST THE TRUSD TEAM COMPRISED OF A HIRED ATTORNEY, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENTS, A DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, AND AN OBSERVING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER.

4 SALARY & BENEFITS $$$$$ (Year 1) RETROACTIVE 2% increase ongoing on the salary schedule 1% one-time bonus off salary schedule - NO ACTION needed by members to get it NO CONCESSIONS PhD Stipend increased to $2,000 July 1, 2018 effective date of all language modifications (Year 2) 2% increase ongoing on the salary schedule Equivalent to 1% (approx. $1.4M) applied EQUALLY to benefits - $85 per Member that take benefits

5 Year 3 of Contract Negotiations to begin February 2020 at the table Automatic re-openers: Article 7 Class Size Article 13 Salary Article 14 Benefits Plus each side up to three (3) additional articles

6 Articles that remain Status Quo (Unchanged) *Some articles reverted to Status Quo to protect the Member from significant changes to their working environment. Article 2 Completion of Meet and Negotiate Article 4 Work Day/Work Year * Article 5 Layoffs Article 11 Discipline Procedures Article 15 Grievances Article 16 District Rights Article 19 Summer School * Article 20 Early Childhood Education *

7 Article 3 Teacher Induction and Intern Support Title Teacher Support = BTSA Stipends for BTSA Providers: Determined by the district Now Induction Program Coursework completed by 9/1 and submitted by 10/1 will reflect on current year s salary Teacher Induction Providers: $1200 per year stipend, cap of no more than 4 beginning teachers per provider SLP/CFY Providers/Mentors: $1200 per year stipend

8 Article 6 Leaves Use of sick leave: Illness or injury of the employee Three (3) consecutive days of illness needs a Doctor s note Bereavement Leave: Three (3) days leave, two (2) additional days if travel exceeds 350 miles Illness of a Member or a Member s family (parent, child, spouse, registered domestic partner, grandparent, grandchild, and sibling) Four (4) consecutive days of illness requires a Doctor s note Bereavement Leave: Five (5) days leave for all

9 Article 7 Class Size GSA (Grade Span Adjustment) Language expired June 30, 2018 TRUSD wanted to increase class sizes at all levels TK-3 Class sizes not to exceed the annual site class size average of 26. Overage payments in TK-3 begin at 27.

10 Article 8 Assignments and Transfers Members notified of assignment 5 days prior to end of school year Vacancy at the site: Admin may allow members from the site to fill, prior to posting All Members notified of tentative assignment by 3/1, permanent assignment 5 days prior to end of school year Vacancy at the site: Admin will make every effort to notify members at the site asap, prior to posting in EdJoin Upon written request, notice of reason(s) for reassignment Previous Article 23 Admin Transfer now in Article 8

11 Article 9 Extra Duty Assignment No stipend for teachers chaperoning 6 th grade Science Camp Daily stipend for those chaperoning 6 th grade Science Camp Stipend for OI & SPED Case Management Stipend for Athletic Coach 4-8 Eliminated stipends effective July 1, 2019 New stipend rates & designations effective July 1, 2018

12 Article 10 Evaluation Evaluation assists in improvement of Member Members notified by November 1 st that they are being evaluated Evaluation assists in growth of Member Members notified by Sept. 15 that will be evaluated Written responses and communication throughout the process Final Observation by May 1 to determine exit from an Improvement Plan July 1, 2019 effective date of language changes

13 Article 10 Evaluations (continued) April 1 date for Member to be notified of a possible Does Not Meet rating ONLY Documents included in the Appendix of the Contract can be used for evaluations. no additional documents that are the preference of an administrator can be required ONLY Documentation from the last 3 years (or 5 years if on a 5 year cycle) can be used as part of the evaluation

14 Article 11 Discipline Procedure Appeal hearing request on a proposed unpaid suspension must be delivered in person to district within 10 days of notification of suspension decision Appeal hearing request must be delivered to district in person or by within 10 days of notification of suspension decision

15 Article 12 Member Safety No mention of classroom access for itinerant members Completion of Incident Report Form within 24 hours Itinerant Members may check out keys that will be available for rooms being used for the day Teachers will provide a reason for class suspension can be via No Incident Form required for a class suspension

16 Article 17 Catastrophic Leave Eligible permanent Immediate family member living in the household Contributing permanent TRUE Member TRUE Member = Dues paying Member of TRUE Includes any relative the Member has legal power of attorney or designation as medical proxy Number of days granted is 60 days

17 Article 18 TRERC TRUE/TRUSD involvement limited SPED Liaison Committee Limited explanation of purpose Renamed: TRUE/TRUSD Joint Leadership Meeting TRUE Officers and Superintendent must be present SPED Liaison Committee Formalized/regular meetings of district and TRUE, with compensation for five (5) TRUE Members

18 Article 21 Adult Education Master s Stipend: $1800 Master s Stipend: now $2,000 Includes Induction language as appropriate No major changes

19 Deal Breakers for the TRUE Team Beginning Negotiations at the table in March Use of a Fair Share Formula /Contingency Language Switching order of staff meeting/pd/plc with PREP time Prior Approval for use of personal necessity days Increasing K-3 class size to 30 Increasing Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Lab Classes also increases without overage payments to be reflected increase in numbers

20 What Happens Next? Timeline TRUE/TRUSD Tentative Agreement January 31, 2019 Feb. 5 - TA presented to TRUE Executive Board Feb.12 - TA goes to TRUE Site Rep Council vote for TA to be presented to all Members for Ratification Feb.12 Meeting of General Membership to present TA Feb.16 to 28 RATIFICATION voting period If TA is ratified, TRUSD is notified & it will be presented for approval at the March 5 th or 26 th TR School Board meeting. Retro checks will not be processed until after the Contract is ratified and approved by the School Board.

21 Questions: -Step up to the Mic, state your name and site -One person at a time