ECONOMIC SETTLEMENT REACHED -- Worksite Ratification Voting to be held on December 13th & 14th
SUMMARY OF ECONOMIC AGREEMENT
December 2021 Ratification
Appendix A- Salary Instructional Personnel – agreement seeks to meet statutory requirement to continue improving minimum classroom teacher salary to $47,500 while avoiding additional compression in the salary schedule, and keeps all instructional personnel (classroom teachers and non-classroom instructional employees) on the same schedule:
- updates the performance pay formula to meet statutory requirements while maintaining increments consistent within the salary schedule;
- continues to provide that all salary increases will be retroactive to the beginning of the contract year for employees who are active at the time of ratification;
- provides a $1,380 increase to all instructional personnel, raising the starting pay to $47,500 as compelled by statute;
- provides $50 for Effective and $100 for Highly Effective performance pay increase;
- ensures consistent increments are established within the salary schedule by rounding instructional salaries up to nearest $50 increment;
- commits to future annual increases in negotiated flat dollar amounts rather than percentages (in order to meet current statutory restrictions on salary increases for instructional personnel);
- provides (from non-recurring funds) a $650 retention bonus for completing the 2021-2022 contract year – must continue working through the end of the contract year to qualify;
- locks in health insurance rates with NO INCREASE for 2022 calendar year.
Placement Schedule for New Hires (2021-2022) – establishes $47,500 as the new starting teacher salary for HCSD; continues to provide for qualified military experience credit beyond 10 years.