I.
Initial Proposals
II.
Salary/Insurance Working
Conditions Comparables
DRG G (SDE District Reference
Groups A-I according to socioeconomic
status, need and enrollment)
AENGLC 156 (Adjusted
Equalized Net Grand List Comparison 1169)
III.
Bargaining Summary
IV. Tentative Agreement
V.
Questions
VI. Voting
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Charley Marenghi, Chair
Stephanie DeLuca
Andrea Fitzgerald
Debbie LePage
Cathy Lungarini
George Macary
Armand Maniccia
Karen Schiaroli
Sara Scrofani
Tracey Theroux
Marty Deren, CEA UniServ Rep
Joseph Fields, Ph.D.
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TIMELINE
◦ Preparation: Training, Surveys,
Planning
 10 meetings (2-3 hours)
◦ Negotiation
 6 sessions (4-7 hours)
◦ Mediation
 November 6-7 (9 hours)
◦ Arbitration
 November15 start date
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1) Public Interest and Financial
Capability of the Town
2)
Negotiation History
3) Interest and Welfare of
Employees
4)
Cost of Living Averages
5) Existing conditions of
Employment
6) Salaries, Fringe Benefits, and
Employment Conditions in State
Labor Market
5
Initial
Proposals
6
1.
Administrative bullying
protections
2.
Increase insurance waiver
amounts
3.
Expand personal day reasons
4.
Paternity leave
5.
Reinstitute sick leave bank
6.
Course reimbursement
7.
Compensation for a teacher
who has to move his/her classroom
8.
Last paycheck received by the
last day of school
9.
Step movement all 3 years
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10. Increase longevity payments
11. Increase all stipends and
hourly rates
12. Eliminate high school block
schedule language
13. Minimum time for travel
between schools
14. Online learning protections
15. Class size protections
16. Additional summer days for
counselors
17. Limit on number of subjects
and preparations
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18. Administrative substitute
protections
19. Working computers for all
20. Prep period protections
21. Equity for lunch, bus, recess
duty assignments
22. Bus duty expanded time
protections
23. Degree definition clarification
24. Additional stipended
positions
25. Other minor language
clarifications
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1.
Many minor language
clarifications
2.
Changes to what could be
placed in personnel files
3.
HDHP: lower BOE contribution
to HSA to 35%
4.
Increase employee cost share
to 21%
5.
Increase teacher contribution
to dental insurance from 10% to
20%
6.
Weaken change of carrier
language
7.
Eliminate professional days
10
8.
Eliminate accumulated
personal days entirely
9.
No personal days used after
May 15th
10. No necessary and unavoidable
11. Eliminate pay for sabbatical
leave
12. Eliminate preference for
teachers who apply for Schedule A
and B positions
13. Paychecks until the end of
June
14. Mandatory direct deposit
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15. Increase work day to 7.5
hours plus wrap around time
16. Flexible work times
17. Add one instructional day
18. Add two work days
19. After school meetings up to
two hours
20. Change block scheduling
language to reflect increased work
day
21. Reductions in benefits for
retirees in terms of health
insurance
12
22. Eliminate Red Cross training
reimbursement for coaches
23. Increase deductible to
$2500/$5000
24. Add 10% coinsurance after
deductible
25. Add copays to all
prescriptions including diabetic
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Salary/
Insurance/
Working
Conditions
Rankings
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TOWN
STRATFORD
BRISTOL
NAUGATUCK
GROTON
MIDDLETOWN
HAMDEN
NORWICH FREE ACD
WINCHESTER
TORRINGTON
GILBERT SCHOOL
BLOOMFIELD
MANCHESTER
VERNON
EAST HAVEN
PUTNAM
PLAINFIELD
KILLINGLY
12-13
$76,628.92
$76,456.01
$73,669.21
$73,356.57
$71,253.64
$70,689.51
$70,091.58
$69,775.88
$68,485.28
$67,862.24
$67,066.29
$66,659.27
$66,458.32
$64,285.83
$63,677.20
$62,936.56
$61,876.17
TOWN
PUTNAM
NORWICH FREE ACD
GROTON
VERNON
EAST HAVEN
STRATFORD
BLOOMFIELD
MIDDLETOWN
NAUGATUCK
MANCHESTER
HAMDEN
BRISTOL
PLAINFIELD
KILLINGLY
TORRINGTON
GILBERT SCHOOL
WINCHESTER
14-15
$46,859.00
$46,744.00
$46,310.00
$46,275.21
$46,254.00
$45,911.00
$45,733.00
$44,748.00
$43,890.00
$43,611.00
$43,601.00
$42,650.00
$40,961.00
$40,958.00
$40,530.00
$39,984.00
$38,610.00
TOWN
STRATFORD
BRISTOL
BLOOMFIELD
GROTON
HAMDEN
VERNON
EAST HAVEN
NAUGATUCK
NORWICH FREE ACD
MANCHESTER
TORRINGTON
GILBERT SCHOOL
MIDDLETOWN
PUTNAM
WINCHESTER
PLAINFIELD
KILLINGLY
2014-15
$87,257.00
$86,410.00
$84,791.00
$84,365.00
$84,305.00
$83,914.67
$83,813.00
$83,267.00
$81,893.00
$80,668.00
$79,477.00
$79,022.00
$78,178.00
$77,314.00
$74,445.00
$73,799.00
$72,519.00
TOWN
STRATFORD
BRISTOL
BLOOMFIELD
HAMDEN
NAUGATUCK
VERNON
EAST HAVEN
GROTON
MANCHESTER
NORWICH FREE ACD
TORRINGTON
MIDDLETOWN
GILBERT SCHOOL
PUTNAM
WINCHESTER
PLAINFIELD
KILLINGLY
2014-15
$97,130.00
$92,640.00
$90,230.00
$89,654.00
$88,713.00
$87,725.80
$87,518.00
$87,342.00
$86,314.00
$84,949.00
$84,947.00
$84,141.00
$83,575.00
$79,797.00
$79,658.00
$76,301.00
$75,162.00
TOWN
PLAINFIELD
KILLINGLY
MANCHESTER
VERNON
PUTNAM
TORRINGTON
STRATFORD
WINCHESTER
BLOOMFIELD
HAMDEN
GROTON
GILBERT SCHOOL
EAST HAVEN
NORWICH FREE ACD
BRISTOL
MIDDLETOWN
NAUGATUCK
2014-15
188
188
187
187
187
186
186
186
186
186
186
186
186
185
185
184
183
TOWN
NORWICH FREE ACD
MANCHESTER
BLOOMFIELD
TORRINGTON
VERNON
KILLINGLY
HAMDEN
GILBERT SCHOOL
PUTNAM
GROTON
WINCHESTER
PLAINFIELD
STRATFORD
NAUGATUCK
EAST HAVEN
BRISTOL
MIDDLETOWN
2014-15
Elem
450
445
440
435
435
434
430
425
420
420
420
420
415
400
390
2014-15 2014-15
JRHG
HIGH
460
450
450
445
445
440
440
435
435
435
435
424
419
431
430
430
440
435
420
420
420
420
420
420
420
425
425
400
400
390
390
TOWN
KILLINGLY
MANCHESTER
VERNON
STRATFORD
PUTNAM
PLAINFIELD
NORWICH FREE ACD
GILBERT SCHOOL
BRISTOL
WINCHESTER
GROTON
EAST HAVEN
HAMDEN
BLOOMFIELD
TORRINGTON
MIDDLETOWN
NAUGATUCK
2014-15
184
183
182
182
182
182
182
182
181
181
181
180
180
180
180
180
180
TOWN
BLOOMFIELD
HAMDEN
NORWICH FREE ACD
GILBERT SCHOOL
PUTNAM
GROTON
KILLINGLY
NAUGATUCK
VERNON
STRATFORD
PLAINFIELD
MIDDLETOWN
TORRINGTON
MANCHESTER
EAST HAVEN
BRISTOL
WINCHESTER
2014-15 2014-15 2014-15
ELEM
JRHG
HIGH
415
415
415
409
389
389
405
404
400
400
400
395
410
405
395
395
400
390
390
395
390
390
390
390
390
390
390
390
390
385
385
385
380
390
390
380
385
390
375
385
385
370
395
385
370
370
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2009:
2010:
2011:
-0.36%
1.64%
3.16%
2012:
2013:
2014:
2.07%
1.46%
1.76%
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Recent
Bargaining
Summary
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12-13
13-14
14-15
Total
1.11
2.52
2.80
TOTAL = 6.43%
NAUGATUCK
12-13
13-14
14-15
Total
1.76
1.96
2.38
Half Step + 1.17% to Max
Half Step + 1.00% to Max
Step + 1.00% to Max
In 2011-12, 73 districts had step
freezes AND 27/61 who
negotiated received a 0% increase
in year 1
Those who Negotiated 12-13
12-13
13-14
14-15
Total
2.60
2.89
2.92
TOTAL = 8.41%
In 2012-13, 73 districts had step
freezes.
In the past 3 years 159 districts
had at least one step freeze.
Those who Negotiated 13-14
13-14
14-15
15-16
Total
2.94
2.89
3.03
TOTAL = 8.86%
In 2013-14, 4 districts received a
0.00% increase, and an additional
41districts had a step freeze with
26 receiving a half step.
Negotiated:
3.18/3.01/3.21 = 9.40%
Mediated:
2.75/2.81/2.99 = 8.55%
Stipulated:
2.95/2.78/2.66 = 8.39%
Arbitrated:
2.38/3.02/2.94 = 8.34%
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2014-2015
$24,791,987
2015-2016
$25,278,332
1.96%
2016-2017
$25,732,485
1.80%
2017-2018
$26,156,120
1.65%
TOTAL =============== 5.41%
TOWN
Shared Services
TOTAL
YR AVE
AVE MAX
9
3
5.98
2.99
0.75
Rocky Hill
6
3
1.59
Colebrook
6.86
3.43
0.9
Region 9
10.4
3.466667
2
Brookfield
5.95
2.975
1.3
6.4
3.2
0.33
E
9.79
3.263333
1.08
N
8.97
2.99
Sharon
8.97
2.99
1.2
Woodstock
9.33
3.11
1.7
New Britain
7.25
2.416667
W
8.97
2.99
9
3
0.82
Norwich
8.97
2.99
1.52
Redding
8.4
2.8
1.97
M
8.5
2.833333
1.25
Weston
6.52
3.26
1.07
G
9.99
3.33
1.64
6
3
1.75
10.37
3.456667
1.6
9.5
3.166667
2.016667
8.97
2.99
0.77
9.5
3.166667
2
3.07
3.07
1.49
2.00
Greenwich
Darien
F
Wallingford
Region 6
Bolton
Newington
B
AVERAGE
NAUGATUCK
 Affordable Care Act “Cadillac Tax”
◦ Beginning 2018, 40% tax above
thresholds
◦ Thresholds:
 Individual: $10,200
 Family: $27,500
 HDHP Plans are the Norm
◦ DRG G: 11/15 have HDHP
◦ 7 have HDHP as only option
◦ Almost all of them have $2,000/$4,000
deductible with 50% funding by BOE
 Premium Costs Shares
◦ Mid teens to Low twenties
TENTATIVE
AGREEMENT
3
2
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Copays now apply to all drugs
other than diabetes and
Women’s health.
Deductible Increases to
$2,250 Single and $4,500
family.
Board Contribution to HSA
goes to $0.
Cost share goes to 5% for all
three years of settlement.
Re-opener if plan is affected
by Obama care tax.
No change to plan design,
dental, or copays on drugs.
3
3
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Plan costs go up for deductible
Previously the deductible was
$2,000 for the individual with a
$1,000 deductible net of board
contribution
The new deductible is now
$2,250 with no Board
contribution.
3
4
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The deductible goes from 16%
to 5%
With a family rate expected to
be at $27,000 in year two that
is worth $3,000 to each family
more than offsetting the $2,250
in additional cost
If you use up your deductible in
the first two months the Board
will provide an interest free
loan to help you offset the cost
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5
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Your drug costs are likely to
increase as the $5/$20/$35
copays will apply to many more
drugs
If plan costs exceed $10,200 for
individual or $27,500 for family
(assuming law stays the same)
the plan will be renegotiated in
2017
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Member Cost
Employee
Single
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
16%
16%
5%
5%
5%
Premium
$
1,248.12
$
1,397.89
$
468.69
$
524.93
$
587.92
Deductible
$
1,000.00
$
1,000.00
$
2,250.00
$
2,250.00
$
2,250.00
Prem + Ded
$
2,248.12
$
2,397.89
$
2,718.69
$
2,774.93
$
2,837.92
Less HSA Tax $
Est. Cost
$
(280.00)
$
(280.00)
$
(630.00)
$
(630.00)
$
(630.00)
1,968.12
$
2,117.89
$
2,088.69
$
2,144.93
$
2,207.92
$
149.77
$
(29.20)
$
56.24
$
62.99
Change
Percentage
Change
Two-Person Premium
7.6%
2.9%
2,374.69
$
2,659.66
$
890.51
$
997.37
$
1,117.05
Deductible
$
2,000.00
$
2,000.00
$
4,500.00
$
4,500.00
$
4,500.00
Prem + Ded
$
4,374.69
$
4,659.66
$
5,390.51
$
5,497.37
$
5,617.05
Est. Cost
$
(560.00)
$
(560.00)
$
(1,260.00)
$
(1,260.00)
$
(1,260.00)
3,814.69
$
4,099.66
$
4,130.51
$
4,237.37
$
4,357.05
$
284.96
$
30.85
$
106.86
$
119.68
Change
Percentage
Change
7.5%
0.8%
2.6%
2.8%
Premium
$
3,562.04
$
3,989.49
$
1,335.76
$
1,496.05
$
1,675.58
Deductible
$
2,000.00
$
2,000.00
$
4,500.00
$
4,500.00
$
4,500.00
Prem + Ded
$
5,562.04
$
5,989.49
$
5,835.76
$
5,996.05
$
6,175.58
Less HSA Tax $
Est. Cost
Change
$
(560.00)
$
(560.00)
$
(1,260.00)
$
(1,260.00)
$
(1,260.00)
5,002.04
$
5,429.49
$
4,575.76
$
4,736.05
$
4,915.58
$
427.44
$
(853.72)
$
160.29
$
179.53
Percentage
Change
Notes:
2.7%
$
Less HSA Tax $
Family
-1.4%
8.5%
-15.7%
3.5%
3.8%
Less HSA Tax = -28% of deductible share
Est. Cost (Yellow) = the employee's estimated cost for premium + deductible
All comparisons are to the prior year.
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QUESTIONS?
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VOTING
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