AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
The Robbinsville Board of Education
and
The Robbinsville Education Association
2014-2017
Contract Language
Changes
4.5.1 - Add the following
sentence after the last
sentence of section 4.5.1: “The
Association President shall not
have a regularly assigned duty.”


Add New Section, 5.1.8, as follows:
Independent Study/Option 2
 A high school teacher who facilitates an Independent Study (or Option 2)
experience, where one or more high school students is enrolled in a
teacher’s class to work independently on research, audition practice,
portfolio development, or other independent study project pre-approved
by the high school administration and guidance (agreeing to the
assignment is at the sole discretion of the teacher) shall receive $1,000
per student enrolled in a full year experience and $500 per student
enrolled in a half year experience. Total dollars allocated for all
independent study options shall be capped at $15,000 per year, which
shall not be exceeded without BOE permission. If a teacher loses a
preparation period as a result of the independent study experience, s/he
will be compensation at the rate of $27 or $54 per preparation period per
Article 5.7 for the loss preparation time.”
 Revise
Section 5.2 to state
that “all employees shall have
a duty-free lunch period equal
to students, but not less than
thirty (30) minutes.”

Add New Section, 8.6., as follows:
 “As stated in Article 9.1, personal days are to be used
for the care of an immediate family member; however,
there may be times when the illness of an immediate
family member is so grave that it requires more than
the allotted personal leave time. In these cases, an
employee may petition the superintendent who may
grant the conversion of up to ten (10) sick days for the
care of the ill family member. In order to convert the
days, the employee must leave at least ten (10) sick
days in his/her bank for future use.”


Add New Section, 8.7, to provide that:
“The full amount of sick leave shall be available
to employees on September 1 of each year
(prorated for employees who begin after
September 1). If an employee leaves the district
prior to the completion of the school year due to
retirement, resignation, or termination, sick time
shall be prorated to reflect the total amount of
months served (one (1) sick day per month).”

Section 9.1 shall be modified to provide:
 “The full amount of personal leave shall be
available to employees on September 1 of
each year (prorated for employees who begin
after September 1). If an employee leaves the
district prior to the completion of the school
year due to retirement, resignation, or
termination, personal time shall be prorated to
reflect the total amount of months served ((0.4)
personal days per month).”

Revise the last sentence of Section 9.1 to state
that “four unused personal days per year (three
for twelve month employees) shall be
automatically converted to sick days.”

A. Teachers shall be evaluated consistent with applicable
state statute and regulation (current references are P.L.
2012, c. 26 and N.J.A.C. 6A:10)

B. Required long observations shall be scheduled a
minimum of fifteen (15) school days apart.

C. Written reports for long observations shall be provided
to the teacher at least two (2) school days ahead of a post
observation conference.

D. At the start of the school year or evaluation period,
teachers will be provided with all materials and
expectations used for evaluative purposes.

Section 11.2 – Certificated Longevity
 Revise section to add “After 30 years =
$4,000”

Add New Section, 12.1.D.4 to state that
“teachers on a formal Corrective Action
Plan (CAP) as defined in N.J.A.C. 6A:10
shall not be eligible for tuition
reimbursement.”
Section 19.1 - This Agreement shall be
effective as of July 1, 2014 and shall
continue in effect until June 30, 2017,
subject to negotiations as defined in
"The Negotiation of Successor
Agreement."
5:1.4 Teachers remaining after the end of the regular work
day for the purpose of developing curriculum as directed
by the Administration shall be compensated at an hourly
rate of $34.00 for the 2014-2015, 2015-2016 and 20162017 school years.
5:5.5 Teachers, approved by the administration to perform
instructional services outside of the contractual work
day, will be compensated at the hourly rate of $34.00 for
the 2014-2015, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years.
5.1.6
Teachers, approved by the administration to perform noninstructional services outside of the school day, will be
compensated at the rate of $27.00 for the 2014-2015,
2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years.
5:3.2
A Child Study Team member shall be compensated for
summer work at a rate of $375.00, for the 2014-2015,
2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years per evaluation
and written report. Case management, which includes
but is not limited to IEP meetings, completing mandated
documents, etc., shall be paid an hourly rate of $34.00
for the 2014-2015, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school
years.
12.1 .D. 1
The total amount to be paid, for teachers by the Board
under this provision shall not exceed $40,000 for the
2014-2015 school year, $45,000 for the 2015-2016
school year and $50,000 for the 2016-2017 school year.
The amount per semester to be encumbered will equal
one third (1/3) of the yearly amount. If one third of the
funds are not used in any given semester, the unused
amount would be divided among the remaining
semester(s) within the same fiscal year.

12.1 .D.2
 The total amount to be paid, for support staff by the
Board under this provision shall not exceed $10,000 for
each of the 2014-2015 through 2016-2017 school years.
Monies will be paid on a first come first serve basis.
Revise Section 13.1 to reflect
 - $7.00 co-pay for generic prescriptions,
$15.00 for brand names and $35.00 for
non-preferred prescription drug plan. Mail
order shall be revised to reflect $7.00 copay for generic prescriptions, $15.00 for
brand names and $35.00 for non-preferred
prescription drug plan. This change shall
commence on July 1, 2016.


Stipends remain the same
Increases only for those whose additional years of
experience moves them on the guide
2014-2015 – 2.5%
2015-2016 – 2.35%
2016-2017 – 2.35%
Secretaries
2014-2015: 2.5%
2015-2016: 2.35%
2016-2017: 2.35%
Old/New
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
Step 4/Step 1
$35,483
$35,279
$35,600
$36,230
Step 5/Step 2
$36,453
$36,779
$37,100
$37,730
Step6/Step 3
$37,454
$38,279
$38,600
$39,230
Step 7/Step 4
$38,677
$39,779
$40,100
$40,730
Step 8/Step 5
$39,497
$41,279
$41,600
$42,230
Step 9/Step 6
$41,279
$42,668
$42,100
$43,730
Step 10/Step 7
$42,668
$44,450
$44,610
$45,230
Step11/Step 7
$44,130
$44,450
$44,610
$45,230
Support Staff
2014-2015:
2.5%
2015-2016:
2.35%
2016-2017:
2.35%
Position
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
10-Month Clerk
Top of Guide
$26,444
$27,105
$27,742
$28,394
Bus Driver
$28.44
$38,020
(29.15)
$38,913
(29.84)
$39,828
(30.54)
Custodians
Top of Guide
$40,289
$41,297
$42,268
$43,261
HVAC Tech
$62,362
$63,920
$65,422
$66,960
Instructional Aide
No Guide
$23,472
$24,059
$24,624
$25,203
Lunch Aides
$15.41
$7,814
(15.80)
$7,998
(16.17)
$8,186
(16.55)
Maintenance
No Guide
$53,133
$54,462
$55,742
$57,052
Tech II
$64,896
$66,518
$68,082
$69,681
Technology BS
No guide
$54,080
$55,432
$56,734
$58,068
Technology - Reg.
No Guide
$53,134
$54,462
$55,742
$57,052
Transportation Aides
No Guide
$15.41
$16,611
(15.80)
$17,002
(16.17)
$17,402
(16.55)
No Guide
No Guide
No Guide
No Guide
BA
Step
2013-2014
1
50,566
2
51,285
3
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
51,662
2
52,585
3
53,982
2
52,393
3
53,323
4
54,745
52,001
3
53,127
4
54,147
5
55,598
4
52,801
4
53,947
5
54,990
6
56,369
5
53,620
5
54,787
6
56,103
7
57,386
6
54,700
6
55,894
7
57,272
8
58,579
7
55,835
7
57,057
8
58,699
9
60,034
8
57,499
8
58,762
9
60,455
10
61,825
9
59,227
9
60,534
10
62,280
11
63,686
10
61,021
10
62,417
11
64,220
12
65,877
11
62,880
11
65,087
12
66,969
13
68,695
12
64,814
12
67,059
13
69,001
14
70,777
13
66,823
13
69,108
14
71,112
15
72,941
14
68,909
14
71,236
15
73,303
16
75,187
15
71,070
15
73,440
16
75,574
17
79,742
16
73,322
16
75,776
17
79,039
17
79,742
17
75,745
17
78,209
17
79,039
17
79,742
BA+15
2013-2014
Step
20142015
1
51,431
2
52,149
3
2015-2016
2016-2017
52,526
2
53,449
3
54,846
2
53,257
3
54,187
4
55,609
52,866
3
53,991
4
55,011
5
56,462
4
53,665
4
54,811
5
55,854
6
57,233
5
54,484
5
55,651
6
56,967
7
58,250
6
55,565
6
56,758
7
58,136
8
59,443
7
56,699
7
57,921
8
59,563
9
60,898
8
58,363
8
59,626
9
61,319
10
62,689
9
60,092
9
61,398
10
63,144
11
64,550
10
61,885
10
63,281
11
65,084
12
66,741
11
63,744
11
65,951
12
67,833
13
69,559
12
65,678
12
67,923
13
69,865
14
71,641
13
67,688
13
69,972
14
71,976
15
73,805
14
69,773
14
72,100
15
74,167
16
76,051
15
71,934
15
74,304
16
76,438
17
80,606
16
74,187
16
76,640
17
79,903
17
80,606
17
76,609
17
79,073
17
79,903
17
80,606
BA+30
Step
2013-2014
1
52,619
2
53,338
3
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
53,715
2
54,638
3
56,035
2
54,446
3
55,376
4
56,798
54,054
3
55,180
4
56,200
5
57,651
4
54,854
4
56,000
5
57,043
6
58,422
5
55,673
5
56,840
6
58,156
7
59,439
6
56,753
6
57,947
7
59,325
8
60,632
7
57,888
7
59,110
8
60,752
9
62,087
8
59,552
8
60,815
9
62,508
10
63,878
9
61,280
9
62,587
10
64,333
11
65,739
10
63,074
10
64,470
11
66,273
12
67,930
11
64,932
11
67,140
12
69,022
13
70,748
12
66,867
12
69,112
13
71,054
14
72,830
13
68,876
13
71,161
14
73,165
15
74,994
14
70,962
14
73,289
15
75,356
16
77,240
15
73,123
15
75,493
16
77,627
17
81,795
16
17
75,375
77,798
16
17
77,829
80,262
17
17
81,092
81,092
17
17
81,795
81,795
MA
Step
2013-2014
1
53,808
2
54,526
3
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
54,903
2
55,826
3
57,223
2
55,634
3
56,564
4
57,986
55,243
3
56,368
4
57,388
5
58,839
4
56,042
4
57,188
5
58,231
6
59,610
5
56,861
5
58,028
6
59,344
7
60,627
6
57,942
6
59,135
7
60,513
8
61,820
7
59,076
7
60,298
8
61,940
9
63,275
8
60,740
8
62,003
9
63,696
10
65,066
9
62,469
9
63,775
10
65,521
11
66,927
10
64,263
10
65,658
11
67,461
12
69,118
11
66,121
11
68,328
12
70,210
13
71,936
12
68,055
12
70,300
13
72,242
14
74,018
13
70,065
13
72,349
14
74,353
15
76,182
14
72,150
14
74,477
15
76,544
16
78,428
15
74,311
15
76,681
16
78,815
17
82,983
16
76,564
16
79,017
17
82,280
17
82,983
17
78,986
17
81,450
17
82,280
17
82,983
MA+15
Step
2013-2014
1
54,996
2
55,715
3
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
56,092
2
57,015
3
58,412
2
56,823
3
57,753
4
59,175
56,431
3
57,557
4
58,577
5
60,028
4
57,231
4
58,377
5
59,420
6
60,799
5
58,050
5
59,217
6
60,533
7
61,816
6
59,130
6
60,324
7
61,702
8
63,009
7
60,265
7
61,487
8
63,129
9
64,464
8
61,929
8
63,192
9
64,885
10
66,255
9
63,657
9
64,964
10
66,710
11
68,116
10
65,451
10
66,847
11
68,650
12
70,307
11
67,310
11
69,517
12
71,399
13
73,125
12
69,244
12
71,489
13
73,431
14
75,207
13
71,253
13
73,538
14
75,542
15
77,371
14
73,339
14
75,666
15
77,733
16
79,617
15
75,500
15
77,870
16
80,004
17
84,172
16
77,753
16
80,206
17
83,469
17
84,172
17
80,175
17
82,639
17
83,469
17
84,172
MA+30
Step
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
2013-2014
56,185
56,903
57,620
58,419
59,238
60,319
61,453
63,117
64,846
66,640
68,498
70,432
72,442
74,527
76,688
78,941
81,364
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
2014-2015
57,280
58,011
58,745
59,565
60,405
61,512
62,675
64,380
66,152
68,035
70,705
72,677
74,726
76,854
79,058
81,394
83,827
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
17
2015-2016
58,203
58,941
59,765
60,608
61,721
62,890
64,317
66,073
67,898
69,838
72,587
74,619
76,730
78,921
81,192
84,657
84,657
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
17
17
2016-2017
59,600
60,363
61,216
61,987
63,004
64,197
65,652
67,443
69,304
71,495
74,313
76,395
78,559
80,805
85,360
85,360
85,360
PhD
Step
2013-2014
1
57,373
2
58,092
3
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
58,469
2
59,392
3
60,789
2
59,200
3
60,130
4
61,552
58,808
3
59,934
4
60,954
5
62,405
4
59,608
4
60,754
5
61,797
6
63,176
5
60,427
5
61,594
6
62,910
7
64,193
6
61,507
6
62,701
7
64,079
8
65,386
7
62,642
7
63,864
8
65,506
9
66,841
8
64,306
8
65,569
9
67,262
10
68,632
9
66,035
9
67,341
10
69,087
11
70,493
10
67,828
10
69,224
11
71,027
12
72,684
11
69,687
11
71,894
12
73,776
13
75,502
12
71,621
12
73,866
13
75,808
14
77,584
13
73,630
13
75,915
14
77,919
15
79,748
14
75,716
14
78,043
15
80,110
16
81,994
15
77,877
15
80,247
16
82,381
17
86,549
16
80,130
16
82,583
17
85,846
17
86,549
17
82,552
17
85,016
17
85,846
17
86,549
MA+15 – 12 Month
Step
2013-2014
1
65,995
2
66,858
3
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
67,309
2
68,984
3
71,441
2
68,189
3
69,886
4
72,204
67,717
3
69,066
4
70,784
5
73,057
4
68,677
4
70,045
5
71,788
6
73,828
5
69,660
5
71,047
6
72,815
7
74,845
6
70,956
6
72,369
7
74,170
8
76,038
7
72,318
7
73,758
8
75,594
9
77,493
8
74,315
8
75,795
9
77,682
10
79,378
9
76,388
9
77,910
10
79,850
11
81,589
10
78,541
10
80,106
11
82,101
12
83,885
11
80,772
11
83,189
12
85,261
13
87,108
12
83,093
12
85,580
13
87,711
14
89,607
13
85,504
13
88,063
14
90,256
15
92,203
14
88,007
14
90,641
15
92,899
16
94,899
15
90,600
15
93,312
16
95,637
17
100,432
16
93,304
16
96,097
17
99,690
17
100,432
17
96,210
17
99,090
17
99,690
17
100,432