NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

 

 

Between the

 

 

SOUTHWEST REGION EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

 

 

And the

 

 

SOUTHWEST REGION SCHOOL DISTRICT

 

 

Dillingham, Alaska

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period of Agreement

 

July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

ARTICLE 1                Preamble.......................................................................................... 3

ARTICLE 2                Recognition...................................................................................... 3

ARTICLE 3                Definitions....................................................................................... 3

ARTICLE 4                Conformity to Law........................................................................... 3

ARTICLE 5                Distribution...................................................................................... 4

ARTICLE 6                Negotiations.................................................................................... .4

ARTICLE 7                Legal Leave...................................................................................... 5

ARTICLE 8                Sick Leave....................................................................................... .5

ARTICLE 9                Sick Leave Bank.............................................................................. 7

ARTICLE 10              Personal Leave................................................................................ .8

ARTICLE 11              Emergency Leave............................................................................. 8

ARTICLE 12              Leaves of Absence........................................................................... 9

ARTICLE 13              Association Leave............................................................................ 9

ARTICLE 14              Working Conditions....................................................................... 10

ARTICLE 15              Salaries........................................................................................... 13

ARTICLE 16              Tuition Reimbursement.................................................................. 17

ARTICLE 17              Staff Development......................................................................... 17

ARTICLE 18              Extended Contracts........................................................................ 17

ARTICLE 19              Extra Curricular Pay....................................................................... 18

ARTICLE 20              Insurance........................................................................................ 19

ARTICLE 21              Travel............................................................................................ .20

ARTICLE 22              Board and Association Rights........................................................ 20

ARTICLE 23              Personnel Files............................................................................... 21

ARTICLE 24              Dues Deductions............................................................................ 22

ARTICLE 25              Grievance Procedure...................................................................... 22

ARTICLE 26              Housing......................................................................................... 24

ARTICLE 27              Duration......................................................................................... 27

ARTICLE 28              Terms and Conditions of Agreement............................................. 27

SIGNATURES                                                                                                                   ....................................................................................................... 28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 1

PREAMBLE

 

The Southwest Region School Board of Education, hereinafter referred to as the Board, and the Southwest Region Education Association, hereinafter referred to as the Association, enter into the following agreement on this 1st day of July, 2007.

 

ARTICLE 2

RECOGNITION

 

The Board hereby recognizes the Association as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all teachers of the Southwest Region School District for the duration of the agreement.

 

ARTICLE 3

DEFINITIONS

 

In this agreement, the following shall be defined:

 

"Superintendent" - shall mean the Superintendent of the District or designee.

 

"Teacher"        - shall mean any contracted certified staff within the District, except for  

Superintendent and those administrative personnel who elect to leave the teacher bargaining unit. Nothing shall be construed to prevent certificated administrative personnel groups, including principals and assistant principals, from having the right to negotiate independently of the other certificated personnel if they choose to do so as the result of a secret ballot. Certificated staff working less than a one hundred eighty-nine (189) day contract shall have their benefits prorated by the Superintendent based on the number of days worked.

 

"Day"                - shall mean a school calendar day excluding holidays except as otherwise specified in this agreement.

 

 "Association" - Southwest Region Education Association.

 

"Board"            - Southwest Region School Board of Education.

 

ARTICLE 4

CONFORMITY TO LAW

 

If any provision of this agreement or any application thereof is held to be contrary to law by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision or application will not be deemed valid or enforceable, except to the extent permitted by law, but all other provisions or applications will continue in full force and effect.

 

The parties agree to meet and confer within 20 days of a request, in an effort to resolve the specific article. Upon mutual agreement, the written resolve will become an addendum to this agreement.

 

ARTICLE 5

DISTRIBUTION

 

Following ratification signing of this Agreement, the District shall print this Agreement. The cost of the printing and distribution of the Agreement shall be borne by the District. The Association shall distribute to all employees copies of this Agreement. Twenty-five (25) additional copies shall be provided to the Association. All employees new to the District shall be provided a copy of the Agreement by the District upon their date of hire, and such Agreement shall be available for review to all applicants for certificated positions.

 

There shall be two (2) signed copies of the final Agreement for the purpose of records. One shall be retained by the District and one by the Association.

 

ARTICLE 6

NEGOTIATIONS

 

A. Meeting Procedures

 

1.                    Either party may initiate negotiations by written notice by certified mail of intent to negotiate after November 1, but not later than January 30, of the fiscal year of the termination of this agreement. When a request is submitted by either party, the first meeting shall be held within twenty (20) days after receipt of the request. Four teacher members shall be provided Administrative Leave for all bargaining sessions.

 

2.                    The district will provide to the association a cost analysis of accepting district paid for credits to determine placement on the salary schedule.

 

3.                    If neither party requests an intent to negotiate by January 30, of the year the agreement terminates, the conditions of this agreement shall remain in effect for one (1) year beyond the termination date.

 

4.                    Prior to the commencement of negotiations the Association shall submit an affidavit of membership to the Superintendent upon request.

 

5.                    Any information or statistics used or introduced at the table by either party shall be made available to the other party. The Association may review and copy (at Association expense) District Business records, except those protected by law from disclosure, during the District Office working hours.

 

6.                    A proposal/counter-proposal procedure may commence during the second meeting.

 

 B. Mediation

 

1.     Within seven (7) days of impasse, the requesting party shall ask the United States Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to serve as the agency to resolve the dispute.

 

2.     Prior to and following mediation, the parties shall agree to the issues that continue to be outstanding.

 

C. Advisory Arbitration

 

In the event that mediation results in a continued impasse, the remaining items in contention will be referred to an advisory arbitrator. The suggested procedures of the American Arbitration Association shall be followed in the selection of such arbiter. Cost for the advisory arbiter shall be borne equally by the Association and the Board.

 

D. Ratification

 

When a majority of returned ballots by the Association reflect an affirmative vote, and when a majority of the members of the Board reflect an affirmative vote, this agreement shall be ratified. Except that, if no action is taken on the document by either party within sixty (60) calendar days, that non-action shall be taken as an affirmative vote.

 

ARTICLE 7

LEGAL LEAVE

 

If suit is brought against a teacher for action taken within Board Policy and the scope of his/her employment, the teacher shall be entitled to leave with pay for any periods of work which are missed while participating in such proceedings.

 

If a teacher misses work because of jury duty, or if a teacher is required by subpoena to give testimony before a judicial tribunal in a proceeding in which the teacher is not a party (i.e. plaintiff, defendant, etc.) the teacher shall be paid his/her normal compensation for any periods of work so missed less the amount that the teacher receives for such duty.

 

No teacher is entitled to leave with pay under this section in a situation where the teacher is involved in personal litigation.

 

ARTICLE 8

SICK LEAVE

 

A. Accrual

All teachers working full-time shall accrue one and one-third (1 1/3) days of sick leave a month up to twelve (12) days sick leave per year with unlimited accumulation. Sick leave for the current year being served by the teacher shall be credited to the teacher upon completion of the first day of service.

 

A teacher cannot use accumulated sick leave during the first five contract days of the school year, except in unusual or extreme circumstances requiring treatment by a physician which includes hospitalization. A teacher who resigns before returning to work may not use sick leave unless that resignation is due to disability.

 

Cumulative sick leave earned by a teacher in an Alaska public school is transferable to any other public school, if the teacher's service is continuous. Continuous service means service up to the last day of a school year and beginning before the end of the first school month in the next school term. Responsibility for furnishing the employer with a certified statement showing cumulative sick leave rests with the teacher. Teachers who are on an approved leave of absence may retain cumulative sick leave for the duration of the approved leave.

 

B. Use of Sick Leave

 

An employee may use sick leave for personal illness or injury, including time to travel to and return from the health care provider for the injury or illness, and for required follow-up observations by the medical doctor. Sick leave may also be taken to allow the teacher to make and complete scheduled medical appointments by petition to, and approval of, the Superintendent two days in advance of the scheduled absence. Such appointments will not be made that would extend school holidays or vacations, or while the employee is traveling on District business without the prior approval of the Superintendent.

 

Sick leave may be used when a member of the employee's household is ill or injured, including time to travel to and return from the health care provider for the injury or illness, and for required follow-up observations by the medical doctor.

 

Sick leave may also be taken to allow the teacher to take household members to regular scheduled medical appointments by petition to and approval of the Superintendent two days in advance of the scheduled absence. Such appointments will not be made that would extend school holidays or vacations without prior approval of the Superintendent. Exclusive of leave taken under Section F, of this article, a maximum of ten (10) days of sick leave per year may be used for members of the teacher's household.

 

C. Notice

 

An employee shall notify his/her immediate supervisor as far in advance as is reasonably possible prior to using leave. This provision does not require that a teacher leave his/her home while injured or ill to personally inform his/her supervisor. The teacher will not be responsible for obtaining a substitute for absences due to sick leave.

 

 

 

 

D. Verification

 

An employee absent from school on sick leave for more than three (3) days shall submit a doctor's statement, to the Superintendent. This requirement may be waived (in writing) by the Superintendent.

 

A false statement by the teacher regarding sick leave is sufficient grounds for cancellation of the contract and the revocation of the teacher's certificate.

 

E. Sick Leave Bonus

 

Certificated staff who use three (3) days of sick leave or less during any contracted school year shall receive a bonus of $150.00 payable at the end of their last pay period.

 

F. Parental Leave

 

At the time of childbirth or adoption, the employee shall be granted up to twenty-five (25) days of parental leave. Such leave will be charged to sick and personal leave. In cases where the employee does not have enough sick and personal leave accrual to cover such a leave, the employee may use leave without pay. If both parents are employed by the District, ten (10) days of parental leave may be taken concurrently. Parental leave may be extended by taking leave without pay, and with written approval of the Superintendent. The Family Medical Leave Act provisions shall be followed.

 

ARTICLE 9

SICK LEAVE BANK

 

Each teacher will donate one day of sick leave to the bank each September 1, until the bank is built up to a maximum of two hundred (200) days. Except for contributions by new participants, no more days will be added until the bank is depleted to twenty (20) days. Additions will be made to the bank at the beginning of each school year or date of employment according to the above limitations. In the event that the bank becomes depleted to twenty (20) days during the school year, each member of the bank will donate an additional day up to a maximum of three (3) days per year per participating employee.

 

A person leaving the district will not be able to withdraw the contributed days.

 

The first twelve (12) consecutive days of illness or disability will not be covered by the bank, but must be covered by the person's own accumulated sick and personal leave or absence without pay. A person will not be able to withdraw days from the bank until his/her own sick and personal leave is depleted. The number of days available to a teacher shall equal twice the number of days of sick leave the teacher has accumulated before the 1st day of school in any school year or twenty-four (24) days, whichever is greatest.

 

Persons withdrawing sick leave days from the bank will not have to replace these days except as a regular contributing member of the bank. Sick leave days can only be withdrawn from the bank for individual members' illness. Requests for use of bank days must be accompanied by a letter from the attending physician.

 

The Sick Leave Bank shall be established and will be administered jointly by the Board and the Association. A committee comprised of one (1) representative of the District, one (1) representative of the Administrators Association, and two (2) representatives of the Association will administer the Sick Leave Bank. Sick Leave Bank activity records will be available for review by the Association and Administrators Association.

 

Requests for use of Bank days must be made on the District request for leave form and accompanied by a letter from the attending physician. The approval of the request shall be subject to the attending physician's supportive statement.

 

ARTICLE 10

PERSONAL LEAVE

 

All full-time teachers covered by this agreement shall accrue personal leave with full pay at the rate of three (3.0) days annually with the second working day of each school year set as the accrual date for that year, except if a teacher leaves district employment prior to the expiration of his/her contract, personal leave will be prorated. There will be no restriction on the use of personal leave except as noted below. Except in emergencies, the teacher shall give at least two (2) days notice to the principal or immediate supervisor of his/her intent to be absent on personal leave.

 

Personal leave may not be used to extend the school calendar vacation days or holidays, or during the first five (5) or last five (5) days of the school term, except with prior written approval of the Superintendent. No more than two (2) teachers from a school unit may take personal leave on the same day, if seven (7) or less teachers are assigned to that school unit. No more than three (3) teachers from a school unit may take personal leave on the same day, if eight (8) or more teachers are assigned to that school unit.

 

Personal leave shall accumulate from year to year to a maximum of five (5) days. Compensation at the rate of $100 per day will be provided for those days in excess of (5) days which would otherwise be lost.

 

ARTICLE 11

EMERGENCY LEAVE

 

In the event of serious illness of an immediate family member, and the teacher has no personal leave available, a teacher may apply for emergency leave. Three (3) days (up to seven (7) when travel out of state is required) sick leave may be granted for each occurrence to a maximum of ten (10) days per year. The teacher shall verify the serious illness by submitting a statement from the family member's attending physician on return to duty. Following a death in the immediate family, for each occurrence, the teacher may use up to five (5) days sick leave, except  if the circumstances of death in the immediate family require travel outside the state, the teacher may use up to seven (7) days sick leave, in accordance with Family Medical Leave Act provisions.

 

Immediate family includes husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, mother, father, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandson, granddaughter.

 

ARTICLE 12

LEAVES OF ABSENCE

 

A. Long Term

 

The Board may grant long-term - one semester to one year - unpaid leaves of absence upon request. A request for an educational/child rearing leave must be submitted prior to February 1, for the subsequent school year. Teachers receiving long-term leaves of absence shall be guaranteed teaching positions within the District upon conclusion of the approved leave.

 

Notification of intent to return must be in receipt by the Superintendent by March 15, of the school year in which the leave is taken.

 

Teachers may continue their medical insurance benefits by paying the premiums, subject to approval and acceptance of the district carrier.

 

B. Professional Leave With Pay

 

Each teacher may be granted, on application to the Superintendent, leave without loss of pay for attending meetings or workshops related to the improvement of instruction or performance of professional duties. Unless special exception is made by the Superintendent, such leave will not exceed three (3) days.

 

C. Sabbatical Leave

 

The Board may grant a sabbatical leave for up to two teachers per year in accordance with the procedure specified in Article 4, Sec 14.20.280-330.

 

ARTICLE 13

ASSOCIATION LEAVE

 

The District shall grant the Association ten (10) days per year to attend either the Delegate Assembly, the Juneau Fly-In, or for general Association business. Leave will also be granted for one Association member as designated by the Association president to attend Board meetings held during school hours.

 

In addition to the above days, teachers may donate personal leave days, up to a maximum of four (4) days/year, to be used to attend the Delegate Assembly. These non-refundable days must be donated in writing prior to Delegate Assemblies.

 

During the duration of this contract ending June 30, 2010, the Association can accumulate up to thirty (30) days of Association leave.

 

ARTICLE 14

WORKING CONDITIONS

 

A. Work Day and Year

 

Days of duty for teachers shall be one hundred eighty-nine (189).  One hundred eighty (180) of these days shall be with students. Each duty day for a teacher shall be seven (7) hours, exclusive of a thirty (30) minute duty free lunch time. The day may be extended by forty-five (45) minutes for meetings called by the site administrator to a maximum of one (1) per Week. The teacherŐs daily rate of pay is calculated by their yearly salary divided by 189.

 

B. Preparation Period

 

All full-time teachers directly involved in classroom instruction shall receive a block of 50 minutes of preparation time daily. Additionally, all teachers shall receive two full workdays prior to the first student contact day for individual classroom preparation free of other responsibilities. In addition teachers will receive minimum day release for each grading period to prepare report cards free of other responsibilities.

 

Secondary teachers can teach up to but not exceeding two courses on the same subject per period unless the Principal and Teacher involved agrees to more.

 

C. Employment Notification

 

A tenured teacher shall be automatically rehired unless notice of non-retention is received by the teacher prior to March 15.

 

Notification of intention of the Board not to re-employ a non-tenured teacher for the following school year shall be given to such teacher as required by Alaska Statute.

 

D. Transfers

 

The District reserves the right to transfer teachers as determined by the Superintendent. District goals and educational programs will be given first priority in transfer considerations. Site seniority will be considered in transfer decisions. Currently employed teachers applying for transfers (as per 1., a., of this section) will be considered for vacancies prior to placement of new-to-the-District teachers.

 

  1. Teacher Requested Transfers

 

 

A transfer may be requested by any teacher.  Any such requests will be made on the Districts employment "Intent Form" and submitted to the Personnel Officer no later than February 1. The transfer request will remain active until the reporting day of the subsequent school year. If the teacher has not been notified of the status of their transfer request by April 15, the District will provide a written response as to the status within one work day of the teacherŐs written inquiry. Issuance of a contract, in which the site assignment is designated, will constitute notification.

 

  1. District-Initiated Transfers

 

    1. Teachers may be involuntarily transferred by the District for programmatic, financial, and personnel concerns.

 

    1. Personnel matters that are a result of serious community concerns, that may result in the involuntary transfer of a teacher, shall be handled in the following manner

 

                                               i.     The Principal shall present concerns or complaints in writing to the staff member.

 

                                             ii.     A CSC meeting shall be conducted to allow staff members the opportunity to discuss complaints with concerned parties

 

                                            iii.     A plan to deal with unresolved complaints shall be drawn up between the supervisor and staff member and presented to the CSC.

 

                                            iv.     If a personnel problem which may result in involuntary transfer of a teacher is not resolved in this manner to the satisfaction of the CSC, a report can be filed with the Superintendent, stating the nature of the problem and efforts made toward a resolution.

 

                                             v.     In the event the involuntary transfer request is presented to the Board of Education, the teacher shall be notified of impending action and shall have the right to address the Board concerning the action.

 

E. RIF - Reduction in Force

 

If there is a necessity to reduce staff, occasioned by a decrease in the school attendance or an anticipated reduction in school district revenue, the following reduction in force procedures will be followed:

 

1.     The School Board, prior to conducting a Reduction in Force, will consider all other areas of the District budgeting for reduction. The School Board further agrees that a committee composed of two association members, two Board members and the Superintendent will meet to make Budget recommendations prior to any final Reduction in Force action.

 

2.     The School District shall give a teacher placed on lay off status at least thirty (30) days written notice before the lay off takes effect.

 

3.     If the Board determines a lay off is to take place, the teachers to be placed on the lay off list shall be determined by:

 

a.     Seniority: tenure for seniority shall be considered from the first contract day of actual employment of the teacher.

b.     If teachers have equal seniority, the District will consider each teacher's certification, endorsement areas, and experience in relationship to District goals and school program needs.

 

4.     A teacher on lay off status does not accrue sick leave or personal leave. Time spent on lay off status does not count toward acquisition of tenure. However, lay off status does not constitute a break in service for:

a.     Determining the eligibility of tenure.

 

b.     Retaining acquired tenure rights.

 

c.     Retaining accrued sick leave.

 

d.     Years credited on the salary schedule.

 

5.     At the time of lay off, the District shall provide for laid off teachers to express, in writing, a desire to return to the District. At that time, the District shall develop a recall list of teachers on lay off status who have informed the District that they desire to return. While on the recall list, it will be the teacherŐs responsibility to ensure that the District Personnel Officer is kept informed of current mailing addresses, contact information, and certification/endorsement information.

 

6.     When a teaching position becomes available, the District may not offer that position to a teacher who is not on lay off status until it has recalled each teacher on lay off status, who is identified as possessing the certification, endorsements and experience desired.

 

7.     The recall procedure outlined below will be followed. The recall procedure will recall teachers as determined by:

 

a.     Seniority: tenure for seniority shall be considered from the first contract day of actual continuous employment of the teacher.

 

b.     If teachers have equal seniority, the District will consider each teacher's certification, endorsement areas, and experience in relationship to District goals and school program needs.

 

c.     In the event of a recall, the District shall notify the teacher of the recall by certified mail, return receipt requested, sent to the last address given by the teacher to the District Personnel Officer. The teacher will have thirty (30) calendar days from the date of receipt to notify the District of intent to return. The teacher must thereafter be available to return to employment within thirty (30) days from the date the recall notice was received or if employed elsewhere, at a time mutually agreed upon by the District and employee. Failure of the teacher to respond within thirty (30) calendar days herein specified shall terminate a teacher's employment as a voluntary resignation.

 

d.     Teachers covered by this article will receive District paid medical insurance for a twelve month period of time beginning at the date of lay off, if approved by the insurance carrier. In the event the teacher rejects an offer of employment from the district, or becomes eligible for another health plan, this coverage will end.

 

e.     A teacher on lay off status who refuses two (2) offers of employment from the District will be dropped from the lay off list and considered to have voluntarily resigned.

 

If Alaska Statute and/or regulations, regarding the reduction in force of teachers, are placed into effect during the life of this agreement, those statutes and/or regulations will supercede this agreement. Those statutes and/or regulations will supercede this article effective July 1, of the fiscal year following the effective date of the statute and/or regulation.

 

ARTICLE 15

SALARIES

 

A. Options for Payment

Teachers will receive their pay in ten or twelve equal monthly payments. (to be determined by  each individual teacher.)

 

B. Placement on the Salary Schedule

 

1.      Column

 

a.     Teachers shall be placed on the appropriate column of the salary schedule on the basis of the required documentation submitted to the Superintendent showing the degree(s) conferred and the coursework completed. Such course work documentation should be submitted before November 1. Initial column placement shall be with credits earned after the granting of the teaching credential. All coursework must meet the requirements as described in Article 15, Section C.1 of the negotiated agreement.

 

b.     B shall mean a Baccalaureate Degree earned from an approved institution.

 

c.     B+18 shall mean eighteen (18) semester hours of approved coursework earned subsequent to the conferring of the Baccalaureate Degree and subsequent to the teacher's eligibility for an Alaska Type A or C Teacher's Certificate. All coursework for advancement on the salary schedule must be from section C1.

 

d.     B+36 shall mean thirty-six (36) semester hours of approved coursework earned subsequent to the conferring of the Baccalaureate Degree and subsequent to the teacher's eligibility for an Alaska Type A or C Teacher's Certificate. All coursework for advancement on the salary schedule must be from section C1.

 

e.     B+54/ M shall mean a Master's Degree earned from an approved institution or fifty-four (54) semester hours of approved coursework earned subsequent to the conferring of the Baccalaureate Degree and subsequent to the teacher's eligibility for an Alaska Type A or C Teacher's Certificate. All coursework for advancement on the salary schedule must be from section C1.

 

f.      B+72/M+18 and eighteen (18) semester hours of approved coursework earned subsequent to the conferring of the MasterŐs Degree or seventy-two (72) hours of approved coursework earned subsequent to the conferring of the Baccalaureate Degree and subsequent to the teacher's eligibility for an Alaska Type A or C Teacher's Certificate. All coursework for advancement on the salary schedule must be from section C1.

 

g.     M+36 shall mean thirty-six (36) semester hours of approved coursework earned subsequent to the conferring of the MasterŐs Degree and subsequent to the teacherŐs eligibility for an Alaska Type A or C TeacherŐs Certificate. All coursework for advancement on the salary schedule must be from section C1.

 

2.      Step

 

a.     Out-of-State years of service for step placement shall be limited to not more than six years for teachers with a bachelorŐs and bachelorŐs plus degree and not more than eight years for teachers with a masterŐs degree.  In State experience shall be credited to actual time served in the State and accepted by the Alaska Teachers Retirement System as creditable service with a maximum of eight (8) years.  Years of service will be limited to a maximum of eight (8) years.

 

b.     Teachers who have been at the maximum step in a column and are advance to a new column will be allowed to advance to the appropriate step in the new column based on years of service brought in and served within the district.

 

3.      Placement Errors and Adjustments

 

If a contract adjustment is necessary, the District should be notified no later than November 1. In such a case, the adjustment shall be made retroactive to the entry-on-duty date of the school year. If the adjustment is requested after November 1, compensation will begin on the date the additional documentation is received in the personnel office.

 

C. Column Advancement

 

       1. Approved Coursework:

 

           Fields of Study

                    * Integrated/Thematic Instruction

                     * Counseling

                    * Culturally Relevant Teaching/Teaching in a Multi-Cultural Environment

                    * Mastery Learning/Competency Based Education

                    * Developmentally Appropriate Practices

                    * Cooperative Learning

                    * Inclusion

                    * Authentic Assessment

                    * Team Teaching

                    * Early Childhood Special Education

                    * Computer Assisted Instruction/Educational Technology

                    * School Administration

                    * 300 or 400 level courses in the Teachers content area

 

Upon the date of ratification of this agreement approved coursework shall mean coursework from the "fields of study" listed and applicable to the teacher's assigned teaching area and approved by the Superintendent. Coursework must be completed at an accredited institution with an earned grade of "C" or better. Coursework taken during work hours and coursework, of which, the major portion (greater than 50%) of the costs (including travel, tuition, instructor, etc.) have been paid by the District will not be approved for salary advancement.

 

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the status of coursework that was approved by the District prior to the effective date of this Agreement shall not be changed.

 

 

 

D. Certified Salary Schedule

 

            The salary schedule shall be adjusted by the following percentage in each year of the contract:       

 

FY08 (2007-2008 School Year)  TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE

3% Increase Over FY07 Salary Schedule      

 

 

BA

BA18

BA36

B54/MA

B72/M18

MA36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 $40,217

 $41,424

 $42,630

 $43,837

 $45,043

 $46,250

1

 $42,228

 $43,435

 $44,641

 $45,848

 $47,054

 $48,261

2

 $44,239

 $45,446

 $46,652

 $47,859

 $49,065

 $50,272

3

 $46,250

 $47,457

 $48,663

 $49,870

 $51,076

 $52,283

4

 $48,261

 $49,467

 $50,674

 $51,880

 $53,087

 $54,293

5

 $50,272

 $51,478

 $52,685

 $53,891

 $55,098

 $56,304

6

 

 $53,489

 $54,696

 $55,902

 $57,109

 $58,315

7

 

 $55,500

 $56,707

 $57,913

 $59,120

 $60,326

8

 

 

 $58,717

 $59,924

 $61,130

 $62,337

9

 

 

 $60,728

 $61,935

 $63,141

 $64,348

10

 

 

 

 $63,946

 $65,152

 $66,359

11

 

 

 

 $65,957

 $67,163

 $68,370

12

 

 

 

 

 

 $70,380

 

FY09 (2008-2009 School Year)  TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE

2% Increase Over FY08 Salary Schedule