The following represents an accurate summary of the most
recent proposals presented during bargaining sessions between the Washington
County Teachers Association and the Board of Education.
ISSUES |
WCTA PROPOSALS |
BOARD PROPOSALS |
| Salary |
- 8% plus step
- Add salary schedule for 210 day teachers
- Add a 21st step
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- Two weeks of mandatory professional
development (undefined) and extension of the work year for staff
- 7% plus step
- Critical shortage recruitment
and “retainment”
(i.e. retention) incentive (undefined)
- Critical shortage sabbatical (undefined)
|
| Voluntary Transfers |
- Lengthen current transfer process
by 30, not 45 days (note error in Board’s release)
|
- Shorten current transfer process
by 45 days (cutoff by May 1 instead of June 15 (current))
- Extend posting window to ten (10) work days
|
| Extra PayFor
Professional Duties |
- $35.00 fee for any work beyond the
contractual workday
- Equalize payment for all unit members who work
beyond the contractual workday
|
- Nothing.
(offer for 5% pay increase withdrawn on February 5, 2007)
|
| Tuition Reimbursement |
- Full tuition reimbursement for all
submitted credits up to nine (9) credit hours per year
- Credit hour rate of four colleges
as an indexed amount
- Establish course and program eligibility
- Allow salary adjustments for program completion
as of February 1st, July 1st, and September
1st.
|
- $294 per graduate credit hour
- Available to all bargaining unit
members
- 9 credit limit per year with removal
of current restriction for number of courses allowed for reimbursement
each semester
- Timeline for reimbursement application (45 days)
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| Health Insurance |
- Establish a no-cost Health Benefits
Committee
- Protection of current Board contributions
to retiree health premiums
- Provide 100% vision insurance, up to $2,000 for
dental and up to $2,500 for orthodontic coverage
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- Nothing.
(proposal withdrawn on February 5, 2007)
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