Post date: Jun 14, 2009 4:52:59 PM
Contract Proposal 2009-10
Fellow union members,
We are at a point in negotiations where we need your opinions about how to proceed. Please review the information below and make the appropriate vote. If you have questions about any aspects of this, please contact one of us for clarifications. I am always available via email.
Our current proposals on the table:
1. Retirement Incentive: Contract language will be added to state that: A retirement incentive (with no specification of dollar amount) will be determined by the board by the March board meeting. Teachers can then accept said offer by June 15, for retirement the following June. There will be a limit of 2 incentives per year, offered on a first come first serve basis.
2.Extra Duty Pay: The extra duty pay, as it reads in our current contract, shall be increased to base salary divided by 1496 (the hourly rate conversion of 187days x 8hrs/day).
3. Increase base salary by 1.5%
4. Longevity Bonus: Teachers achieving a BA+45 through MA+45 and are at the bottom step shall receive a Longevity Bonus (the same as the current Master teacher award) equal to 4% of the base salary.
5. Health Saving Account: Contract language will be added to state that: Would allow employees to access any remaining funds after premium from the District’s total monthly contribution of $570.00 to be contributed to an approved Health Saving Account (HSA). (current federal regulations require that you belong to a High Deductible Health Plan in order to maintain an HSA)
Of these items, the district is currently only willing to accept items 1-4. But does not agree to support item 5. A contract could possibly be settled if we conceded to accepting only the first four options, however, we can continue to negotiate for all five of the above items.
Please vote below to indicate how you would like us to proceed: