ROBBINSVILLEEDUCATION ASSOCIATIONCONTRACT RATIFICATION

MEETINGJUNE 23, 2014

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.”                 

ARTICLE 4 – Rights Of Parties

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.”

ARTICLE 5 - Work Day

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.”

ARTICLE 5 - Work Day

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.”

ARTICLE 8 - Sick Leave Days

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).”

ARTICLE 8 – Sick Leave Days

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).”

ARTICLE 9 - Temporary Leaves of Absence

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.”

ARTICLE 9 - Temporary Leaves of Absence

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.

NEW ARTICLE - Evaluation

Section 11.2 – Certificated LongevityRevise section to add “After 30 years =

$4,000”

ARTICLE 11 - Salaries

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.”

ARTICLE 12 - Professional Development

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."

ARTICLE 19 - Duration of 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 2016-2017 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.

There are date changes in the following Articles to make them current with this contract:

5.1.6Teachers, approved by the administration to perform non-instructional 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.

5:3.2A 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. 1The 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 co-pay 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.

ARTICLE 13 – Insurance Protection

Stipends remain the same Increases only for those whose additional years of

experience moves them on the guide

Extra-Curricular Stipends

Salaries2014-2015 – 2.5%2015-2016 – 2.35%2016-2017 – 2.35%

Secretaries2014-2015: 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%

Support StaffPosition 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

10-Month ClerkTop of Guide

$26,444 $27,105 $27,742 $28,394

Bus DriverNo Guide

$28.44 $38,020 (29.15)

$38,913(29.84)

$39,828 (30.54)

CustodiansTop of Guide

$40,289 $41,297 $42,268 $43,261

HVAC TechNo Guide

$62,362 $63,920 $65,422 $66,960

Instructional AideNo Guide

$23,472 $24,059 $24,624 $25,203

Lunch AidesNo Guide

$15.41 $7,814(15.80)

$7,998 (16.17)

$8,186 (16.55)

MaintenanceNo Guide

$53,133 $54,462 $55,742 $57,052

Tech IINo Guide

$64,896 $66,518 $68,082 $69,681

Technology BSNo guide

$54,080 $55,432 $56,734 $58,068

Technology - Reg.No Guide

$53,134 $54,462 $55,742 $57,052

Transportation AidesNo Guide

$15.41 $16,611(15.80)

$17,002 (16.17)

$17,402 (16.55)

BAStep 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

1 50,566 51,662 2 52,585 3 53,982

2 51,285 2 52,393 3 53,323 4 54,745

3 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

Step2013-2014 2014-

2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

1 51,431 52,526 2 53,449 3 54,846

2 52,149 2 53,257 3 54,187 4 55,609

3 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+30Step 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

1 52,619 53,715 2 54,638 3 56,035

2 53,338 2 54,446 3 55,376 4 56,798

3 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 75,375 16 77,829 17 81,092 17 81,79517 77,798 17 80,262 17 81,092 17 81,795

MAStep 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

1 53,808 54,903 2 55,826 3 57,223

2 54,526 2 55,634 3 56,564 4 57,986

3 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+15Step 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

1 54,996 56,092 2 57,015 3 58,412

2 55,715 2 56,823 3 57,753 4 59,175

3 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+30Step 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

1 56,185 57,280 2 58,203 3 59,600

2 56,903 2 58,011 3 58,941 4 60,363

3 57,620 3 58,745 4 59,765 5 61,216

4 58,419 4 59,565 5 60,608 6 61,987

5 59,238 5 60,405 6 61,721 7 63,004

6 60,319 6 61,512 7 62,890 8 64,197

7 61,453 7 62,675 8 64,317 9 65,652

8 63,117 8 64,380 9 66,073 10 67,443

9 64,846 9 66,152 10 67,898 11 69,304

10 66,640 10 68,035 11 69,838 12 71,495

11 68,498 11 70,705 12 72,587 13 74,313

12 70,432 12 72,677 13 74,619 14 76,395

13 72,442 13 74,726 14 76,730 15 78,559

14 74,527 14 76,854 15 78,921 16 80,805

15 76,688 15 79,058 16 81,192 17 85,360

16 78,941 16 81,394 17 84,657 17 85,360

17 81,364 17 83,827 17 84,657 17 85,360

PhDStep 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

1 57,373 58,469 2 59,392 3 60,789

2 58,092 2 59,200 3 60,130 4 61,552

3 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 MonthStep 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

1 65,995 67,309 2 68,984 3 71,441

2 66,858 2 68,189 3 69,886 4 72,204

3 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