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BTA Contract Proposals
Negotiation Team:
Laura Beck [email protected]
John Meland [email protected]
Wendy Murray [email protected]
Linda Torborg [email protected]
Alison Miller Alison.miller@ouboces
Doug Myruski [email protected]
Michael Weisgarber [email protected]
*There will be a follow up meeting for Q & A on Tuesday
May 3, 2016 @ 3:15 in Special Education Auditorium.
*A copy of the power point will be on the www.btanews.org website.
*A copy of the salary schedules will be on the www.btanews.org website.
*Contract Ratification meeting will be on Thursday May 5th
-CTEC (Including Arden Hill) will vote in the Round room during the Mid-Session
-Special Ed (Including Arden Hill) will vote in the Special Ed Cafeteria at 2:50
-Satellites will be taken care of by the Negotiating Team & Reps
-Shared Staff should leave a message on the BTA telephone (845) 615-1470
or email their vote to [email protected]
BTA Contract Highlights
6 year deal—through 2020
Difference in health insurance
contribution
Retroactive pay for 2014-15 and 2015-16
Vote-Cope Contributions through payroll
deduction
BTA Contract Highlights
Teacher transfer language
Special Ed Prep time
Change in the CTEC Professional development language
Benefit Trust Contributions
Credit hours
The surveys said…KEEP:
$1,000 per year retirement incentive!
Retiree health insurance!
Step 17 differential—the double bump!
Salary increases—county average!
Unlimited sick day payment at retirement!
Summer school pay scale & sick days!
And we did!
Health Insurance
Contributions
Health Insurance Contributions
Pgs. 13-14, Article XXII(A) – Health Insurance – Delete Sections A(1), A(2), A(3) and A(4) and replace it with the following:
Effective July 1, 2016, all members of the unit shall contribute the following towards the percentage of premium based on thecost of the OUSDHP Individual and Family premiums:
2016-17 Base salary less than $80,000 6%
Base salary between $80,001 - $93,000 8%
Base salary greater than $93,000 9%
2017-18 Base salary less than $80,000 7%
Base salary between $80,001 - $93,000 8.5%
Base salary greater than $93,000 9.5%
2018-19 Base salary less than $80,000 8%
Base salary between $80,001 - $93,000 9%
Base salary greater than $93,000 10%
2019-20 All unit members pay 11%
The Board shall pay the balance of the cost of health insurance premiums for either Individual or Family plans.
Remove language from 2010-2013. Replace with the language including bands. This is a new concept—as a unit, we will be paying 11% of the health insurance premium in the 2019-2020 school year.
Bands for Health Insurance Contributions 2016-2017
Base salary less than $80,000 6%
Base salary between $80,001 - $93,000 8%
Base salary greater than $93,000 9%
F G H I
STEP Trans A Prov/Initial Perm/Prof Degree STEP
1 52713 57996 61892 65629 1
2 54268 59598 63889 67213 2
3 56039 61488 65608 69020 3
4 57763 63266 67380 70809 4
5 59538 65980 69322 73521 5
6 61032 67723 71058 75349 6
7 63382 70131 73464 77692 7
8 65155 72071 75410 79661 8
9 67335 74290 77643 82149 9
10 68873 76616 80024 84428 10
11 70647 78430 81930 86149 11
12 72554 80378 83860 88090 12
13 74327 82190 85720 89959 13
14 76804 84071 87649 91874 14
15 78398 85747 89894 93824 15
16 80308 88147 92395 95763 16
17 87189 94261 98620 102089 17
VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATION +1%
A B C D E
STEP BA BA+30 MA MA+30 MA+60 STEP
1 52713 56314 58108 61892 65629 1
2 54268 58104 59712 63889 67214 2
3 56038 59661 61602 65608 69020 3
4 57763 61463 63380 67380 70809 4
5 59536 63310 66093 69322 73521 5
6 61032 65011 67838 71058 75349 6
7 63382 67377 70247 73464 77692 7
8 65155 69156 72185 75410 79661 8
9 67335 71348 74404 77643 82149 9
10 68873 72839 76501 80024 84428 10
11 70647 74228 78317 81930 86149 11
12 72554 76834 80263 83860 88090 12
13 74327 77933 82075 85720 89959 13
14 76690 79849 83985 87650 91874 14
15 77828 81814 85633 89894 93824 15
16 79737 84261 88147 92395 95763 16
17 87189 90889 94259 98620 102089 17
ACADEMIC CERTIFICATION +1%
Health Insurance Contributions
Comparison of districts in Orange County
School District 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020
OU BOCES Percent of salary Percent of salary 6%, 8%, 9% of premium 7%, 8.5%, 9.5% of premium 8%, 9%, 10% of premium 11% of
premium
Minisink $1411 family $1711 family Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Monroe Woodbury Flat dollar $1360 Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Chester 10.5% of premium 11% of premium Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Florida 10% of premium 10% of premium Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Goshen $1620 family $1770 family $1940 family Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Greenwood Lake 10.5% of premium 11% of premium 11.5% of premium 12% of premium Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Highland Falls 11% of premium 12% of premium Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Middletown 8% of premium
Both Ind & Family
8% of premium
Both Ind & Family
8% of premium
Both Ind & Family
8% of premium
Both Ind & Family
8% of premium
Both Ind & Family
Not Negotiated
Newburgh 8% of premium 8% of premium 8% of premium Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Pine Bush 11% of premium 12% of premium 12% of premium 12% of premium Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Port Jervis 11% of premium 12% of premium Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Valley Central 8% of premium 9% of premium 10% of premium Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Warwick *If hired after
6/30/15-13%
11% of premium 12% of premium 13% of premium 13% of premium Not Negotiated
This is the current contribution
toward the OUSDHP premium
using the 2013-2014 pay scale…
This example is for the Academic
Family Plan with a Master’s
Degree:
Step MA Family Percentage
1 4.65%
2 4.78%
3 4.93%
4 5.07%
5 5.29%
6 5.43%
7 5.62%
8 5.78%
9 5.95%
10 6.12%
11 6.27%
12 6.42%
13 6.57%
14 6.72%
15 6.85%
16 7.05%
17 7.54%
Health Insurance Comparison 2016-2017
Based on $21,684 family premium
$ 9,612 Individual premium
1.65% 6% 8% 9%
Family Academic MA Step 1 $959
$1301 $1735 $1952Family Academic MA Step 17 $1555
Individual Academic MA Step 1 $482
$577 $769 $865Individual Academic MA Step 17 $782
Family Vocational Perm/Prof Step 1 $1,021
$1301 $1735 $1952Family Vocational Perm/Prof Step 17 $1627
Individual Vocational Perm/Prof Step 1 $514
$577 $769 $865Individual Vocational Perm/Prof Step 17 $819
Health Insurance continued
In the event that the parties do not have a successor agreement in effect on July 1, 2020, then the rate of eleven (11%) percent of the health insurance premium for Individual and Family plans shall be frozen based on the rates in effect as of June 30, 2020, until such time as the parties have reached a settlement for a successor agreement.
New language—protects BTA members from having to pay more for insurance if the premium changes without a negotiated contract.
Salary Increases
Salary Increases
Salary Increases: Article VIII shall be amended to reflect the following salary
increases:
2014-2015—Effective July 1, 2014, 2.00% increase to the 2013-2014 salary
schedule Appendix A. To be eligible for such retroactive salary increases, unit
members must be on the payroll during the 2014-15 school year and on the
date of the ratification of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, those
unit members who retired during the 2014-15 school year shall be eligible for
a retroactive increase. RETROACTIVE PAY
2015-2016-- Effective July 1, 2015, 1.50% salary increase to the 2014-2015
salary schedule Appendix A. To be eligible for such retroactive salary
increases, unit members must be on the payroll during the 2015-2016 school
year and on the date of the ratification of this Agreement. Notwithstanding
the above, those unit members who retired during the 2015-16 school year
shall be eligible for a retroactive increase. RETROACTIVE PAY
Salary Increases
2016-2017—Effective July 1, 2016, 1% salary increase to the 2015-2016 salary schedule Appendix A.
2017-2018—Effective July 1, 2017, the average of all district settlements excluding Kiryas Joel with a minimum of nine (9) districts, retroactive to July 1, 2016, or those settled by April 1, 2017.
2018-2019—Effective July 1, 2018, the average of all district settlements excluding Kiryas Joel with a minimum of nine (9) districts, retroactive to July 1, 2017, or those settled by April 1, 2018.
2019-2020—Effective July 1, 2019, the average of all district settlements excluding Kiryas Joel with a minimum of nine (9) districts, retroactive to July 1, 2018, or those settled by April 1, 2019.
Salary Increase
Comparison of districts in Orange County
School District 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020
OU BOCES 2% 1.5% 1% County Average County Average County Average
Minisink $900 $1,200 $1,300 Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Monroe Woodbury 1.5% Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Chester 1.5% 1.5% Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Florida $600 added to
steps
Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Goshen 1.5% 1.5% 1.75% Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Greenwood Lake 1% 1.25% 1.25% 1.25% Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Highland Falls Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Middletown 1% 1.5% 2% Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Newburgh $900 if not a
new employee
1.5% 1.25% Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Pine Bush 1% 1% 1% 1% Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Port Jervis 1.25% 1.25% Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Valley Central 0% 1% 1% Not Negotiated Not Negotiated Not Negotiated
Warwick 0% 1% 1% 1% Not Negotiated
New
Concepts
Vote-Cope Contributions
Pg. 5, Article X(D) – Payroll Deductions – Add a
new paragraph D which provides as follows:
The Business Office shall deduct and remit
payments to the NYSUT VOTE/COPE Fund upon
submission of a signed authorization to the
Business Office for any bargaining unit
member requesting this deduction.
New language—additional paragraph
Teacher Transfer
Pg. 10, Article XIV – Teacher Transfers – Add the following to the third paragraph:
In the event that a unit member is involuntarily transferred to teach a curriculum for which they have had no prior experience teaching, the teacher shall have the option of having a mentor assigned to them for the balance of that school year.
New language—added to paragraph 3
Benefit Trust Fund Pgs. 15-16, Article XXII(C) – Benefit Trust – Add the
following as a new paragraph in between existing paragraph two and three:
Effective July 1, 2017, the BOCES contribution shall be increased to nine hundred and seventy-five ($975) dollars per bargaining unit member. Effective July 1, 2018, the BOCES contribution shall be increased to one thousand ($1,000) dollars per bargaining unit member. Effective July 1, 2019, the BOCES contribution shall be increased to one thousand seventy-five ($1,075) dollars per bargaining unit member.
Additional money for the Benefit Trust
Retirement Benefits Pg. 19, Article XXIII(E) – Retirement Benefits – Add the following as a
new Section E:
Effective upon ratification of this Agreement, regardless of hire date, eligibility for all of the benefits of Article XXIII shall be based only on consecutive years of full time service to BOCES, provided however, that if a unit member is involuntarily reduced from full-time to part-time, their part-time service shall count as full-time service for purposes of Article XXIII only. Those unit members who are involuntarily laid-off shall not be considered to have a break in service for purposes of Article XXIII, but those years during which the unit member is not employed shall not count as years of service.
New Language—Members that have moved from the FTA or PTTA to the BTA—months not calculated into years of service in regard to the BTA Retirement Incentive benefits.
Sabbatical Leave
Pg. 22, Article XXVI(F) –Sabbatical Leave – Delete Section F.
Delete language about sabbatical leave
Credit Hours Pg. 24, Article XXVIII(A) – Credit Hours –
Replace the word “recognized” with “accredited” in the first sentence of Section A(1).
Add the following in between the existing Sections A(2) and A(3) and re-number the remaining Sections accordingly:
Unit members who opt to take additional graduate credit hours on-line shall be limited to nine (9) on-line graduate credit hours per school year. Unit members shall be limited to those on-line courses for which graduate credit is applicable. In addition, such on-line course must be offered by an accredited institution of higher learning and must provide a letter grade.
Add the following as a new paragraph at the end of the Article:
7. The following definitions shall apply to this Article:
“Accredited” shall be defined as an institution of higher learning which has been accredited by at least one of the six regional accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
“Graduate Credit” shall be defined as a class for which graduate credit will be awarded by an accredited institution of higher education and indicated as such on an official transcript of the college/university.
It shall be the responsibility of each member of the unit to ensure that any class for which they seek additional compensation is approved as a “graduate class”.
All classes for which additional compensation is sought pursuant to this Article must have a letter grade.
Only 9 graduate on-line credits allowed per year toward +30 and +60
It is the teacher’s responsibility to know that the class is for GRADUATE CREDIT. If the transcript does not say GRADUATE CREDIT, it will not count!
Credit Hours continued…
Pgs. 24-25, Article XXVIII(B) – In-Service Credits
Delete “The Board shall list new courses available and approved” and replace it with the following:
BOCES shall publish via electronic means (e.g., My Learning Plan, email, etc.) a list of those courses that have been developed, approved and are available.
Change in language
Special Education Prep Time
Pg. 27, Article XXXV -- Special Education Teacher Preparation Time - Add the following as a new paragraph:
Effective beginning with the 2016-17 school year, Secondary Special Education Teachers shall be provided with professional preparation time at the end of the student day for two (2) days per week (in those weeks that consist of a full 5 day work week) by releasing them for their preparation time after they have walked their students out to the busses. Such preparation time shall not be scheduled on a Friday. Such preparation time shall be provided on a rotating basis so that approximately half of the Secondary Special Education Teachers are present to provide adequate supervision of students.
New Language
Teaching more than 6 class periods
We have discussed high school
teachers teaching more than 6 class
periods per day.
The NYS Commissioner’s Regulations
state “5, no more than 6 classes”
We are pursuing this with NYSUT Legal
Special Ed Prep Time continued…
Effective beginning in the 2016-17 school year, Elementary Special Education Teachers shall not be required to remain with their class while their class is attending scheduled physical education classes. Such teachers shall instead utilize such time for professional preparation.
New language
Conference Days
Mr. Hecht has also added a third
Superintendent’s Conference Day into the
BOCES Calendar. The date is November 8,
2016.
He has also stated that he is looking into a
couple of early dismissal days for students.
We are still discussing what will be done on
those days.
Professional Development
Pg. 28, Article XXXVI(A) – Professional Development – Add the following
as a new paragraph to the end of the Section:
Effective with the 2016-17 school year, the following shall apply to
CTEC:
Five (5) of such programs each school year may be scheduled to end no
later than 4:15 p.m.
Five (5) of such programs each school year may be scheduled to end no
later than 4:00 p.m.
Should the scheduled CTEC Teacher day in effect as of July 1, 2016 be
modified, the ending times for the programs described in paragraphs 1-
2 above shall be adjusted accordingly.
New language—Professional Development/Faculty Meetings
Clinical Assignments
Pgs. 29-30, Article XLII – Program Requirement for
Clinical Assignments – Amend to reflect that the
drug screening/criminal background check
requirement must be complied with by all
employees at the time they commence their
clinical experience by replacing paragraphs 1-8 of
Article XLII with the language set forth in Exhibit
“1” attached hereto, and attaching the
accompanying drug testing regulations to the
Contract as Appendix D thereto.
Housekeeping
Items
APPR Language Pgs. 7-9, Article XII – Annual Professional Performance Review –
Replace the existing third paragraph with the following:
Unit members not covered under Section 3012-c and/or 3012-d shall be
evaluated using either the applicable jointly developed rubric or a focused
learning plan, as applicable to a given title, and shall follow the process and
timelines set forth in the APPR MOA between the BOCES and the BTA.
Nothing set forth herein shall make any part of the APPR MOA subject to the
contractual grievance procedure except as otherwise set forth in the MOA.
Delete from and including the fourth paragraph through the end of this Article.
Remove antiquated 2012-2013 language
Language change to include 3012-d
Teacher Files
Pg. 11, Article XV – Teacher Files –
Delete “personal and” from the first sentence of the
paragraph.
Delete “personal or” from the fourth sentence of
the paragraph.
Language clean-up. Administration says there are only personnel
files, no personal files.
Grievance Procedures
Pgs. 11-12, Article XVII – Grievance Procedures –
Add “, List with Appointment Service” immediately following “it shall be submitted to the American Arbitration Association” in the first sentence of Step 5.
New language—will use AAA to determine a mutual arbitrator between BOCES and the BTA
Contract Reproduction
Pg. 13, XX – Contract Reproduction – Delete existing provision and
replace it with the following:
Each member of the unit shall be provided with a complete contract
via email. New members of the unit will be provided a complete
contract via email following attendance at the new employee
orientation meetings.
The BTA President shall be provided fifteen (15) hard copies of the
complete contract.
Language change—new employees will be provided with an electronic
copy of the contract.
Health Insurance Pgs. 14- 15, Article XXII(B) – Health Insurance –
a. Replace the second sentence with the following:
Unit members hired effective July 1, 2012 and thereafter, who are eligible to
receive health insurance coverage comparable to the Orange-Ulster School
Districts Health Plan through a source other than BOCES (e.g., through a
spouse, a different employer, a parent, etc.) shall not be eligible for the
benefits provided in paragraph A.5 or A.6. Such unit members shall have the
option of selecting one of the following options only:
Enroll in the BOCES provided Orange-Ulster School Districts Health Plan, and contribute
100% of the health insurance premium costs for the applicable health insurance plan (e.g.,
family or individual coverage); or
Decline the BOCES provided insurance and enroll in the comparable health insurance plan
that is provided through a source other than the BOCES.
For purposes of the administration of this provision, a “source other than the BOCES” does
not include any comparable health insurance plan(s) that could be purchased through the
Affordable Care Act Marketplace/ Exchange.
Clarified language—added Affordable Care Act—No change to members
Health Insurance
Section (B)(2) – Correct the internal
Article references.
Language cleanup
Cadillac Tax-Health Insurance
Pg. 15, Article XXII – Health Insurance – Add the following as a new Section:
In the event that the excise or “Cadillac tax” of the Affordable Care Act remains in effect, then the parties will meet beginning in January of 2019 and reopen negotiations limited solely to changes related to the impact of the tax on the BOCES.
New language—will reopen contract negotiations in January 2019 to address if necessary.
Personal Business Leave
Pg. 20, Article XXVI(A) – Personal Business Leave –
Delete the current Section (A)(3).
Delete language—there is no personal business leave bank being used
Language cleanup
Sick Leave
Pgs. 20-21, Article XXVI(B) – Sick Leave –
Delete Section (B)(1B) and re-letter the remaining Sections accordingly.
No Longer a PM Program in special ed-delete language
Budget
Pg. 29, Article XXIX – Budget –Delete this Article in its entirety.
Delete language—not being used