Synopsis of Proposed Changes to the NFT/NUSD Collective Bargaining Agreement to take effect in the 2015-16 School Year
Salary
6% Ongoing pay increase
2% One-time bonus during the 2014-15 school year as a thank you for all of your hard work
Language:
8:10 Added language to assign an additional prep period for travel for teachers who are teaching at more than one site on any given day. This means that a teacher with 4 sections will be compensated at 1.0FTE and 5 sections at 1.2FTE.
9:1.1h Removed language regarding aide time for class size overages as an alternative to being compensated via Article K. This language was unclear and was not well adhered to which led to some teachers being undercompensated.
9:2.1b Increased the scope of individual class size protection at 34 for visual and technical arts, and AVID classes. This language is not intended to supplant class size restrictions for industrial arts at 28.
9:5.3 Adds language to compensate counselors via Exhibit K if their caseloads exceed 350 students.
12:8.1 Changes deadline to notify HR of a leave of absence for personal reasons from March 15 to February 1. This provides additional time for the Human Resources department to accurately calculate the number of teachers coming and going during any given school year in order to minimize the need for lay-offs. This is not meant to be used to deny leave to a member in the instance of pregnancy, illness, injury or other unforeseen circumstance after the deadline has passed.
12:1.9 Increases the scope of situations in which a member is eligible for differential pay to include the care of a family member to make it consistent with previously negotiated language regarding sick leave.
12:9.4 Changes the deadline to notify HR of intent to return from a leave from March 1 to February 1, due to the same considerations that apply to 12:8.1
15:2.1 Changes the deadline to notify HR of a request for a job share from March 1 to February 1, due to the considerations outlined above.
16:2.2 Removes outdated language regarding the hourly rate. Clarifies that the hourly rate is calculated from Step 1, Range 1 of the salary schedule.
16:3.1a Increases the maximum number of years of credit a new employee can receive for placement on the salary schedule from 7 to 10 years, with a new maximum initial placement at Step 11
16:3.2c Removes language regarding a Master’s degree “stipend” which is not retirement creditable.
16:3.2d Removes language regarding a Ph.D. “stipend” which is not retirement creditable.
16:3.2c Adds language that clarifies credit for Master’s and Doctorate is incorporated into the base salary which is retirement creditable.
16:3.6 Increases the maximum number of years of credit a new employee designated in the category of “teacher shortages” can receive for placement on the salary schedule from 11 to 12 years, with a new maximum initial placement at Step 13
16:8.3 Changes the deadline that hourly assigned employees must submit pay sheets from the 3rd day of the month to the 1st day of the month in order to be paid at the 15th of the month pay period. Clarifies that if the pay sheet is submitted after the 1st of the month, the employee will be paid at the next regularly scheduled pay period.
Salary Schedule 6: Reflects changes made in 16:3.1a and 16:3.6 around maximum initial placement.
Salary Schedule 8: Reflects clarifications made in 16:2.2 regarding the hourly rate. Includes formula used to calculate the hourly rate.
Salary Schedule 9: Clarifies that certificated extra duty stipends are calculated based on Step 1, Range 1 of the salary schedule, not from Schedule B.
Salary Schedule 10: Clarifies that non-certificated extra duty stipends will be calculated based on Schedule B
17:1.3 Agrees to maintain the amounts contributed by NUSD to health care costs at the dollar equivalent to 90% of employee, 70% of employee + 1, and 60% of employee + 2 of the Kaiser HMO rate for the 2015-2016 school year.