20052006 Members Meeting

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2005-2006 Members Meeting

• Information Contract Negotiations
• Monday, April 10, 2006

2
Personnel Files

• Check each year.
• Nothing can go into this file without your
  signature.
• Make the appointment 24 hours in advance.

3
Weingarten Rights

• You have the right to request a union
  representative to attend any meeting with an
  administrator.
• The primary role of the representative will be as
  a witness and to take notes.

4
The Process of Interest Based Bargaining

• Facilitator - Tim Fitzgerald
• Training
• Negotiations

5
Proposed 3-year Contract 2006-2009 Changes

• Direct deposit for all teachers by 1/1/07
• Saves
• Salary
• 3 increase 2006-7
• 3 increase 2007-8
• New wage scale for 2008-9
• See proposed contract page 6 for details.

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Proposed Changes (continued)

• Work Days
• 2005-6 175 S / 183 T (8W)
• 2006-7 176 S / 183 T (7W)
• Swapped a workshop day for a student day.
• 2007-8 176 S / 184 T (8W)
• Added a teacher day.
• 2008-9 177 S / 185 T (8W)
• Added second student day.
• S Student, T Teacher, W Workshop Day
• 2 W Days are comp days for P/T conferences

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Proposed Changes (continued)

• Benefits
• Health
• Anthem is increasing by 5 next year.
• Contract maintains 80 coverage.
• Dental
• Contract reflects Delta Dental Plan that is
  comparable to the MSMA Plan.

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Proposed Changes (continued)

• District Committee Work
• 2006-7 100/day
• 2007-8 105/day
• 2008-9 110/day
• District-Wide Committee Meetings
• 2006-7 10/meeting
• 2007-8 12/meeting
• 2008-9 15/meeting

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Proposed Changes (continued)

• Leaves
• From the 14 sick days granted each year,
• 5 days (2006-7),
• 6 days (2007-8), and
• 7 days (2008-9)
• may be used to care for an ill member of the
  immediate family.
• Sick Bank
• Application deadline is last teacher day of the
  school year.
• Personal Leave
• Line added.

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Next Steps

• Thursday, April 13, 2006
• Members vote on contract
• BEHS Cafeteria 230-400
• Absentee ballots -gt contact Eric Curtis
• Final draft of contract will be available online
  at
• http//www.sad6.k12.me.us/svtaweb/