2/6/23 Bargaining Update

2/6/23 OEA's counter to full day TK/K

2/6/23 OEA's Counter to Salary

2/6/23  OEA's counter to Alternative Evaluation

2/6/23  OEA's counter to "Working Hours" 15 additional minutes to duty day.  The "Time for transitional kindergarten/kindergarten is current contract language and does not include instructional time. It is adding TK to the sentence that already exists.

1/27/23
OEA met with OSD 3:00 pm-4:45 p.m. 

OSD shared Special Education staffing allocation across the district as well  para educators assignments. 

Agreement was reached regarding a universal rate for student contact activities occurring before or afterschool for the January through June 2023.  Conversation is ongoing regarding prep time.  We hope to finalize an agreement no later than 2/6/23.  Stay tuned.

  12/7/22

OSD and OEA met from 9:00 a.m. -2:30 p.m.  After introductions, norms, and agenda review, OSD provided a budget and a student data presentation.  

OEA submitted two proposals to OSD, posted below.  
Listed within the salary proposal was a line that said, "plus modifications to the salary schedule". We discussed condensing the salary schedule, moving anniversary increments to begin in year 12, removing the and to or in column F, and increasing the Masters and PhD stipends.  The New Article: Special Education, memorializes current practices.

OEA was prepared with both a one year or two year salary proposal, OSD elected to receive the one year proposal.

OSD proposal Article IX-Evaluations:  Alternative evaluations every other cycle and removing the time limit for "informal observation" classroom visits.

Discussions on:
*The number of students with IEPs in general education classrooms.
*Extending the TK/K absent para MOU
*Stipends for sports coaches, etc
*Holding staffing as is, our members are RIF weary.  
*Early notification bonus for retirees and resignations (not including non re-elect)

OSD and OEA agreed to extend the MOUs for Class Size and Transfers.
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10/27/22

Survey results are posted below.

OEA and OSD agreed to "Sunshine" two articles outside of Salaries and Benefits.   Sunshine proposals are the first step in contract negotiations. It informs the negotiating teams as to the issues they can expect to see at the bargaining table.  The “sunshine” clause of the Rodda Act requires that each party's initial bargaining proposal be presented for public comment at a publicized school board meeting.  Our articles were "sunshined" at the Nov. 2nd board meeting.

OSD selected Evaluation and Working Hours.
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OEA selected Class Size and Special Education (NEW)

OSD recently hired a new Asst. Superintendent of HR, Natalia Torres.  She will begin in December.

Four tentative dates for negotiation are scheduled: December 7, 14 and January 12, 18.