Negotiations

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Negotiation update: Feb. 9th

The district negotiators were in high spirits tonight, very comfortable and
in good moods. Their offer of 1-1/2% off the salary schedule and paid
benefits stands. They also brought "Professional Day" language that was NOT
sunshined by either side. The language takes away our prep, makes us check
out when going off campus, and creates more restrictions on how we decide to manage our time.

They want the language for professional development days changed to say that
teachers will be paid curriculum rate for attending district-wide
professional development days. And voluntary professional development days
at sites will not be compensated.

One time dismissal savings is about $200,000 (this includes the loss of two
teaching positions).

High school duties; they say they will 'work with the high school' to reduce
the number of hours. They wouldn't say when and would not make a counter
proposal reducing the number.

They want to 'pitch' a 'concept' to the board at a special meeting regarding
a multi-year contract. We will be meeting again in March.

Here some facts we presented:

P2-ADA 04-05 (what the district is paid for this year!) 2337 ADA x $272.18 (the increase in base revenue limit created by the 5.5% COLA) = $636,084.66 (NEW MONEY!)

They offered paid benefits: $78,000. This is about 12% of the NEW MONEY!
They complain we cost a lot and agreed that we are at least 49% of the budget
(65% two or three years ago).

(5% teacher salary increase would cost $276,000.)

2/3/2006
The district came back with strictly 1.5% off the salary schedule. What do you think about this? Tell us.....

1/31/2006
Folks, we need to educate the Board who were recently told the teachers rejected a very generous 5.3% offer. What the negotiators who represent the Board failed to tell them is that the 5.3% offer is very misleading.

As you know, one of the purposes of negotiations is to address the issue of competitive salaries, so here are the reasons the 5.3% salary increase offer was rejected:

Every year, most of us get an automatic Step & Column increase and this cost to the district is 2.43%. (In fact, 78 teachers are not eligible for S/C increase which means they’re totally being left out!)

FACT: You are not really being given a 5.3% salary increase because your automatic step/column increase is included in this 5.3%.

FACT: If you have taught for 25+ years, at the top-end of the salary schedule and maxxed in units, you are not even being offered a salary increase!

A one-time 1.5% “bonus” is included in the 5.3% offer and is “off-the-salary-schedule.”

FACT: You are not really being given a 5.3% salary increase if 1.5% of it is a one-time payment that you won’t get next year because it won’t be included in the salary schedule.

1.4% of the 5.3% salary increase is for your benefits.

FACT: You are not really being given a 5.3% salary increase because these were already paid in October, 2005.

The district received a 5.5% COLA.

The district received $272.18 per student more this year despite whether or not the enrollment increased or decreased. Currently, this calculates to

approximately $552,525.40

FACT: MCTA’s salary increase proposal is for less than this amount.

If the district cites declining enrollment and increases in operating

expenses as reasons for having no money, then where has all this additional revenue gone???

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