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Negotiation Notes

BOE

Negotiation commenced at 8:30 PM on the phone. Participants from BOE, Deanne Flynn (Chief Negotiator), Sandra Givens, Christina Akroush

Opening:

The average current salary across the board is 6%. We requested a 7% salary increase across the board.

BOE Opening Stance:

Student/Teacher Ratio currently at 13.5 bring to 15.5

Reduce teachers to 50

Have 9 Teachers for floating

Teachers would be reduced from the current levels:

25 from step 2

19 from step 3

6 from step 4

We (Teachers 2) then requested a 2.5% salary increase across the board to include Administration. If proposed, teachers would be taking on additional responsibilities therefore a raise would be appropriate.

BOE then proposed:

Section 4.1: Switch to an HMO from the current health provider. Increase percentage for health care up to 20%. This would be a fifty percent savings to the School District. BOE advised, we (Teachers), would only being contributing 5% percent more for health care.

Section 2.4: Emergency assignments- BOE proposed as long as there is a reasonable time frame They are willing to work with us on the details and implement a “time cap” for one week.

1. We proposed 2-4 weeks. BOE proposed utilizing the 9 floating teachers and 2 weeks would be the max considered. BOE has to confer with group.

Workload: currently 13.5 bring to 15.5 ratio

Early retirement:

Teachers 2 proposed cut teachers from 50 to 25 for a 14.3 ratio

Section 4.2 Accumulated Sick leave:

BOE proposed, hold one out of every four days capping out up to $5,000 from $7,500

Section 4.3 Bereavement leave:

BOE proposed two-days of leave. We must define what “immediate” member of a teacher’s family is to come to a final conclusion

Section 5 Evaluation:

Not most important thing. Having a consultant can affect morale for the Teachers. BOE conceded to push to next year’s contract renewal

Section 6 Binding Arbitration:

BOE proposed having a hearing officer to make recommendations. We (Teachers 2) agreed. BOE would have final decision making

Final wrap up:

Suggestions on where to save were as follows:

· Teachers 2 proposed cutting 25 Teachers instead of 50

· 2.5 or 3% salary increase across the board for the entire Administration

· Pushing consultant off an additional year

· 15% for the HMO instead of 20%

· Give a lower raise to Teachers on the lower salary steps

· Teachers pointed out the $50,000 audit error

Both groups agreed to meet next week Wednesday, Oct 4, 2017 at 8:30 PM. Negotiation concluded at 10:00 PM