F-SUTA Tentative
Agreement
2014-2015
11 Separate Agreements
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Matt Garcia Career and College Academy
F-S Early College High School Program
Hard to Fill Positions
Consulting Teachers
NCLB Early Childhood Education Credit Reimbursement
Middle School Sports
Workload Transitions (Formerly Workload Offsets)
New Hire Service Credit
Team Teaching/Regrouping/Core Classes
General Financial Agreements (2 documents)
Salary
Bonus
Matt Garcia CCA
Magnet School with unique requirements
• Up to 20 hours of training related to MGCCA and
compensation for Professional Development outside of
workday (Curriculum rate)
• Professional Development during workday
• Student Internships and utilization of time
• Potty Breaks!
• This Agreement sunsets on June 30, 2016 unless extended by
mutual agreement between the parties.
Early College High School
• Right of return to Rodriguez High School
• Up to 35 hours of Professional Development, Collaborative
Planning and Student Orientation OUTSIDE OF THE TEACHERS’
WORK YEAR (Contract language for PD and Collaboration; Per
Diem pay for Student Orientation)
• Staff meetings at RHS
• Required travel reimbursed at IRS Rate
• Potty Breaks!
This Agreement sunsets on June 30, 2016 unless extended by
mutual agreement between the parties.
Hard to Fill Positions
• Allows District to pay a one-time hiring bonus fo $5000 for
Speech Therapists and Nurses (positions identified by the
District as Hard-to-Fill)
• Bonus prorated based on FTE (up to 1.0 FTE)
• Two equal payments (50% at signing and 50% after
completion of one year of service)
• EXISTING UNIT MEMBERS who hold the appropriate
credentials but who are not currently in those positions are
also eligible for the bonus.
• Those hired into these positions may not transfer out of the
position for three years without District approval. (Does not
guarantee rehiring for new employees.)
Consulting Teachers
• Folds current understanding into body of contract (Articles
34.1, 34.2, and 34.3)
NCLB Early Childhood
Education Credit
• State of California requires Transitional Kindergarten teachers
to have Early Childhood Education credits
• Teachers will be reimbursed up to $500 for: University or
College Coursework, Books, Study Guides, CSET Preparation
Course, CSET Exams, Others as approved.
• Reimbursement upon proof of completion of coursework or
exam.
• Requires prior approval from Human Resources
• Credit for movement on the salary schedule is not available if
course/class is reimbursed.
• Limited by availability of funds.
Middle School Sports
• With the addition of K-8 configurations to the District menu,
middle school sports are complicated by an elementary
program with middle school age students.
• Increases all extracurricular coaching-related extended day
salaries at 1.00 units shall move to 1.25 units.
• Appendix D shall add a K-8 Athletic Director position.
Workload Transitions
With the expiration of “Workload Offset” MOU, new language is
included to transition back to original contract in several areas.
• Adjunct duty goes from 16 hours/year to 14 hours/year.
• District offers Professional Development opportunities to unit
members in District-supported grading system.
• Bargaining teams will investigate use of District online
communication tools as well as other similar tools used by
teachers by March 31, 2016.
• Elementary Progress Reports: no change.
• Elementary Conferences: no change.
Workload Transitions cont.
• Parent and Community participation activities are encouraged
at all sites.
• District will continue to ensure minimal interruptions due to
use of consultants on site.
• Central office bulletin boards: no change.
Initial Salary Schedule
Placement
• New employees may enter up to Step 14/Column 6 (14 years
prior experience and BA + 75 units or MA + 35 units).
• Unit members who began during 2009-2010 school year or
later, with verifiable years of service which were not credited
upon hiring for salary placement, shall have their salary
adjusted commensurate with their service credit for each
respective impacted year.
• Adjustment shall not exceed 13 years maximum total service
credit.
• Unit members shall receive payment for the variance.
• This affects only those unit members who are currently
employed with the district and who will continue employment
in 2015-2016.
Collaborative Teaching
Strategies
• Applies to TEAM TEACHING, REGROUPING, and CORE CLASSES
(grades 5 – 8)
• Requires completion of a form that must be approved by HR
and F-SUTA President
• Ensures that teachers are participating in these programs
voluntarily.
• Ensures that such strategies are aligned with California
Education Code
General Salary Changes
The following changes are effective July 1, 2014.
• 3.75% applies to all Salary Schedules (Teachers, Permit
Teachers, Adult School Hourly, Extended Day Activities,
Department and Chairpersons)
• The following change is effective July 1, 2015
• The District will assume the cost of providing release time that
had been paid for out of F-SUTA Set Aside Funds.
• The remaining monies shall be disbursed to F-SUTA Unit
Members as a 1.44% ONE-TIME BONUS.
Also retroactive to 7/1/2014
• Curriculum Rate of Pay indexed to Step 4, Column 4
• In Lieu/Intersession, Intervention/Saturday School/Summer
School/ Home Teaching/Extended Day Activities/Department
Chairperson Rates of Pay all indexed to Step 5, Column 5.
• Master’s Degree Stipend moves from $1157 to $1500
(increase of 29.6%)
• Doctorate Stipend moves from $1301 to $1700 (increase of
30.7%)
• Speech and Language Therapists: $3000 (50% increase)
Permit Teachers
• Change “Lane” to “Step” and “Step” to “Column”.
• Delete the old referenced “Lane 1” from the salary schedule
so that “Lane 2” becomes the new “Lane 1”, etc.
• The new Step 1, Column 1 hourly rate would be $19.44 per
hour. (Effective 7/1/2014)
Adult School
• Delete the current “Step 1” ($27.64 across the board) and
move the remaining steps up.
• An actual adjustment of 9.17% to the new first step.
• Effective 7/1/2014.
Miscellaneous Money Items
• Retired Teacher Sub Pay = $180.25/day for 2014-2015;
Increase this to $195.00/day for 2015-2016.
• Support Provider Stipend = $2000/teacher supported up to 3
teachers for $6000 (Effective 7/1/15)
• One additional Professional Development Day (a.k.a.
Buyback): for 2015-2016 add one additional professional
development day related to Common Core at Per Diem Rate
(Effective 7/1/15)
• CLASS SIZE OVERAGE: Tracked at $20/student/day for class
size overage at all levels. (Effective 7/1/15)
• Health Insurance: Increase from $700 to $725 (Effective
7/1/2015)
Caseload: Workstations
Trial period from 2nd semester 2015-2016 through 2016-2017.
The number of students enrolled in each class shall not exceed
by more than five (5) three (3) the number of workstations in
that class. This adjustment shall occur no more than twice per
semester.
The number of workstations in a class is exceeded if:
a. The number of students exceeds the number of desks: or
b. There is insufficient space or equipment to perform normal
classroom activities.