TA PRESENTATION JANUARY 10, 2019 ARTICLE TWENTY-TWO Professional Compensation and Related Provisions A. Supplementary Policies 1. Experience credit for service outside the District 205 system shall be given for the first six five (65) years. Additional experience credit may be accepted at the discretion of the Board of Education up to a maximum of full experience credit. New employees shall be placed on the salary schedule step reflecting their experience credit (i.e. 65 years experience = step 6). a. For the 2014-2015 2018-2019 school year (Year 1), subject to Article 22, Section A(2)(f) below, teachers shall be entitled to lane movement if they meet the academic requirements for such movement and have timely applied for such movement through the Administration, and step placement as defined in Appendix B (all teachers, including those “off-schedule,” will receive at least 4.375% salary increase over his or her 2017-2018 salary). All teachers shall receive retroactive pay, dating back to the first day of the 2018-2019 school year. In addition, teachers, including those not on the salary schedule due to having reached longevity status, shall receive $1,000, which shall be paid in a single lump sum during the 2015-2016 school year. If a teacher is not on the salary schedule due to having reached longevity status, but is entitled to lane movement, such teacher shall receive $2,100 in addition to his/her base salary. No teacher shall receive any step movement during the 2014-2015 school year. b. For the 2015-2016 2019-2020 school year (Year 2), subject to Article 22, Section A(2)(f) below, teachers shall be entitled to lane movement if they meet the academic requirements for such movement and have timely applied for such movement through the Administration, one step movement if they taught in the District during the 2014-2015 2018-2019 school year and 0.5% shall be added to the 2014-2015 2018-2019 teacher base salary amounts, as reflected in the 2015-2016 salary schedule shown on Appendix B. Teachers not on the salary schedule due to having reached longevity status, shall receive a 2% increase in pay relative to their 2014-2015 2018-2019 salaries. If a teacher is not on the salary schedule due to having reached longevity status, but is entitled to lane movement, such teacher shall receive $2,100 in addition to his/her base salary. c. For the 2016-2017 2020-2021 school year (Year 3), subject to Article 22, Section A(2)(f) below, teachers shall be entitled to lane movement if they meet the academic requirements for such movement and have timely applied for such movement through the Administration, one step movement if they taught in the District during the 2019-2020 school year and 0.5% shall be added to the 2019-2020 teacher base salary amounts, as reflected in the salary schedule shown on Appendix B. Teachers not on the salary schedule due to having reached longevity status, shall
TA PRESENTATION JANUARY 10, 2019 receive a 2% increase in pay relative to their 2019-2020 salaries. and either: (1) two step movements if they taught in the District during the 2013-2014, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school years, and their 2014-2015 salaries were frozen; or (2) one step movement if their first year of employment at the District was during the 2014-2015 school year and their salaries were never frozen. All such step movements, whether one or two, shall be applied at the start of the 2016-2017 school year. Teachers not on the salary schedule due to having reached longevity status, shall receive a 2% increase in pay relative to their 2015-2016 salaries; provided, however, that if a teacher is moving off of the salary schedule with the above-mentioned two step movements, they shall be entitled to the step and 2% increases. If a teacher is not on the salary schedule due to having reached longevity status, but is entitled to lane movement, such teacher shall receive $2,100 in addition to his/her base salary. d. For the 2017-2018 2021-2022 school year (Year 4), subject to Article 22, Section A(2)(f) below, teachers shall be entitled to lane movement if they meet the academic requirements for such movement and have timely applied for such movement through the Administration, and one step movement if they taught in the District during the 2016-2017 2020-2021 school year and 0.5% shall be added to the 2020-2021 teacher base salary, as reflected in the salary schedule shown on Appendix B. Teachers not on the salary schedule due to having reached longevity status, shall receive a 2% increase in pay relative to their 2016-2017 2020-2021 salaries. If a teacher is not on the salary schedule due to having reached longevity status, but is entitled to lane movement, such teacher shall receive $2,100 in addition to his/her base salary. e. For the 2022-2023 school year (Year 5), subject to Article 22, Section A(2)(f) below, teachers shall be entitled to lane movement if they meet the academic requirements for such movement and have timely applied for such movement through the Administration, and one step movement if they taught in the District during the 2021-2022 school year and 0.5% shall be added to the 2021-2022 teacher base salary, as reflected in the salary schedule shown on Appendix B. Teachers not on the salary schedule due to having reached longevity status, shall receive a 2% increase in pay relative to their 2021-2022 salaries. f. Lane movement Upon ratification of the 2018-2023 agreement, no teacher shall be permitted to change lanes once he or she reaches Step V on the salary schedule (see Appendix B). However, there will be two exceptions to this rule: (1) a teacher currently enrolled ( i.e. as of ratification of the 2018-2023 agreement) in a previously district -approved masters or doctoral program shall be allowed to complete the previously-approved program or degree and lane movement, possibly after Step V will be awarded to said teacher upon completion of the program or degree; provided, however, the teacher must be enrolled in at least two courses ( i.e. at least 6 credit hours) per school year
TA PRESENTATION JANUARY 10, 2019 until completion of the program or degree in order to receive the requested lane movement; and (2) a teacher currently enrolled ( i.e. as of ratification of the 2018- 2023 agreement) in previously district-approved graduate level coursework, but nor working toward completion of a a particular program or degree, may also receive lane movement, possibly after Step V, so long as the teacher is enrolled in at lease two courses ( i.e. at least 6 credit hours) per school year until said coursework is complete. Teachers may qualify for only one of these exceptions (not both) one time, allowing for only one possible lane movement after Step V. Teachers who qualify for one of these exceptions, but who ae not on the salary schedule at the time of completion of the program, degree or graduate-level coursework due to having reached longevity status, will receive $2,100 in addition to his or her base salary upon completion of the program, degree or graduate-level coursework; provided, however, this $2,100 annual amount will be paid after the teacher’s retirement as a non-TRS creditable post-retirement payment, up to a maximum $10,000 post-retirement payment. If a teacher who originally qualifies for one of these exceptions fails to be enrolled in any course or program for a period of six (6) calendar months or longer at any time, he or she will lose their exception status and will not be allowed to change lanes beyond Step V. Additionally, if a teacher enrolls in a district-approved masters or doctoral program or other graduate-level coursework on or before September 1, 2019, he or she will be treated in the same manner as those teachers currently enrolled ( i.e. as of ratification of the 2018-2023 agreement) in a district-approved masters or doctoral program or other graduate-level coursework, and may qualify for one of the two exceptions stated above. Irrespective of the above provisions, no teacher subject to and/or participating in the District’s Retirement Incentive Program (Article 22, Section K) shall be eligible to change lanes. C. Health And Major Medical Insurance The Board shall maintain the same 2014-2015 health insurance employee contribution rates for the entire duration of this agreement. . 1. The Board shall continue to make available two health and major medical insurance options for teachers: an HMO Plan and Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO Plan. The cost of individual and family coverage shall be provided at Board expense, except as provided in Article XXII, Section C, Paragraph 2 below. Each teacher shall be required annually during the month of September to select the desired insurance option. Said coverage is for twelve (12) months. Plan specifications appear in APPENDIX G. Plan specifications will not be unilaterally changed by the District or at the District’s request, but the parties
Recommend
More recommend
