The document discusses potential topics and issues for negotiation between a school district and teachers union for their upcoming contract bargaining. It identifies many specific contract sections and issues that could be addressed, such as wages, benefits, class sizes, responsibilities and duties of teachers, professional development, and leave time. Financial costs and impacts are considered for various proposals. The full range of stakeholders is mentioned, including union membership, district administration, students, and the community.

1. A Year Long Activity!

10. Issue Concept/Position Details TBD Contract Section Secondary Resource Structure IEP Case Management Period Case management model Class Size Limit Structure Teir –vs- IEP labels Weighting of Tier III Students for both overload and staffing Case Manager Duties: (Chair or co-chair MDT’s, Length of year for Case Mgr.) Article VII Hours Elementary Allocation SpEd assignment and amount Time out coverage (ISS) P. 63, Sect. 6D Professional Development Restriction of personal days for training Perfect Attendance Pay Pay to those who attend Ensure language aligns with the new PD program. P. 42, Sect.6N Secondary Common Planning Time Calendar restructure (release time) Responsibility Pay Revise/Include Elementary Pilot in Contract or Extend Appendix B Conferences Number of elementary days (2½-3 ) Parent Connect (secondary) Specialist/SpEd Assignments Committee Recommendations P. 34, Sect. 6C Technology Use Expectations Philosophical statement in contract? Link to PD P. 42 New Sect. 6P Stipends Number & Type of Dept Chairs PLC Facilitation vs Dept Head Extended days Nurse Flex Time Split existing Dept. Heads into Managerial & Instructional MS Dept Heads – 4 core, Exploratory & SpEd Expand new format to district level chairs P. 52, Sect. 9 Teacher Reassignment Add Highly Qualified Language Restrictions on moves to jobs out of current assignment Levels, Grade Bands, experience, commit to training, Elementary specialist endorsed P. 27, Sect. 5A & 5B Category Updates Ensure that categories align with current HQ/endorsement requirements P. 66, Sect. 12A Medical Pooling Based on Budget, possible short term suspension of District contribution P. 50, Sect. 8F Chemical Hygiene Officer Responsibilities Training with clock hours provided, Support from Joan G. Either part of normal job or include in department head as manager portion Calendar Finalize 2009/10 option Move March day to Aug for 180 (if it still exists), Jan. Semester day is possible snow day. Committee Follow-up Evaluation RTI Assessment BTRS

11. * Preparation State BEA Formula 2009/2010 2008/2009 Student FTE Staff FTE Admin FTE Student FTE Staff FTE Admin FTE Kindergarten 320 320 1-3 2115 2115 4 729 168.325 729 168.325 5-6 1512 1512 7-8 1478 1478 9-12 3243 269.238 36.068 3243 269.238 36.068 Vocational 380 17.928 1.559 380 17.928 1.559 Running Start 132 132 Total K-12 9397 455.491 37.627 9397 455.491 37.627 Staff Mix Factor 1.54552 1.54552 $/FTE - Base Rate $34,237 $58,846 $34,426 $54,355 Annual Salary $24,101,837 $2,214,197 $24,234,887 $2,045,214 New $/FTE Base Rate $34,237 $58,846 $34,426 $58,846 $0 $0 $0 $168,983 Combined Cert & Admin Insurance Benefit ($/yr) $8,940 $8,784 Separated $4,072,090 $336,385 $4,001,033 $330,515 Total $4,408,475 $4,331,548 Mandated Benefits (Ratio) Maintain 0.1443 $3,477,895 $319,509 0.1675 $4,059,344 $342,573 $3,797,404 $4,401,917 Increase 0.1379 $0 $0 0.1611 $0 $27,223 $0 $27,223 Sub Teachers .917*607.44 $253,719 .917*607.44 $253,719 Health Care Carve Out ($/Mo) -$59.59 -$325,713 -$26,906 -$60.40 -$330,140 -$27,272 Total Sped Allocation $6,055,559 $6,055,559 Overhead -$1,615,017 -$1,615,017 SpEd Back-Out Designation $1,246,460 $1,195,843 LAP/ELL/Gifted $816,786 $1,046,397 I-728 $131 $1,249,824 $458 $4,364,282 National Board Reimbursement $118,856 $118,856 Pass $207,438 $207,438 Total $ From State for Cert: 38,413,272 42,396,357 Increase Increase -$3,983,085 $2,541,341 Federal Revenue: IDEA-B $2,850,000 $1,756,592 Title $1,265,000 $997,544 Total $ From State for Cert: $4,115,000 $2,754,136 Increase Increase $1,360,864 $116,770

12. * Money time! 2009 REA Proposal Cost Analysis Section Unit $ Multiplier $/YR $/YR 6.N p. 42 Staff 200 605 121,000 $121,000 Individual PD Fund Decider 8.F p. 50 Unit 101000 1 101,000 $101,000 Insurance Pooling 1 OR $2k/mo 349.27 605 0 $0 OR Long Term Dis. 0 7.D p. 44 Student 2 2 31,358 $31,358 SpEd Class Overload 6.C p. 36 Student 2 2 82,028 $82,028 Gen Ed Overload 7.F. p. 45 Staff 600 30 18,000 $18,000 SpEd Incentive 9.A. p. 52 Staff 0.04 0.03 14,840 $14,840 Elem Dept Head TRI FTE 0.068 0.0637 124,757 $124,757 Responsibility Pay 6.G. p. 37 0.0015 0.0011 18,911 $18,911 Cover Pay Increase FICA % 0.0765 $618,752 47,334 $47,334 Retirement % 0.0614 $618,752 37,991 $37,991 11.A. p. 60 Staff 3 2 87,625 $87,625 Personal Day (CO from .5 to .6) 2 0.5 88,185 $88,185 2 P Days @ 100% (CO = .5) 1 0.5 52,911 $52,911 3rd P Day @ 100 % (CO=.6) 11.A. p. 60 Staff 2 0.1 9,710 $9,710 Bereavement In-Laws 8.B. p. 49 Staff 1 0.29 23,644 $23,644 Longivity 17 yr "P" Total Cost $859,295 $/FTE 1,477 % Increase 1.82 Increase From State: -$3,983,085 Max Total: