Human Resources

With regard to salary/benefits:

• 4% increase (retroactive to July 2018) on schedule
• 2% increase on schedule for 2019-20 school year
• 1% salary increase for Range 5, Starting at Step 14, effective 7/1/2019
• Increase the extra duty pay from $35 to $40, effective 7/1/2019
• Eliminate “per diem” rates of pay for extra duty, and replace with $65 per hour for instructional or specialized service pay
• Initial salary placement for SLPs will start at Step 10
• Provide CSHA conference reimbursement, up to $500 per year, to SLPs
• Provide an additional $5,000 annual stipend to School Psychologists, in exchange for 5 extra days per year.  This would be optional for existing School Psychologists.
• Increase the benefits cap by $500, effective 7/1/2019

With regard to contract language:

• New language that limits the bargaining teams to six members per side.  Previously, the contract had no limits.
• Eliminated a 10 day rule for attaching statements to write ups in Personnel files.
• Clean up language changing reference limitations to derogatory evidence in Personnel files from three years to four years, to match Ed Code.
• New language that requires new certificated employees work an additional two days per year, at their per diem rate, in order to attend orientation at the beginning of the year. 
• New language that provides employees with five bereavement days in the event of the death of a unit members spouse or child.
• New language that clarifies open enrollment periods for the Catastrophic Leave Bank.
• Clean up language that limits shared contract benefit sharing to full package splits only. 
• New language that designates two CLWs per year be scheduled for collaboration around report cards or student progress as determined by site administrators.
• New language that provides the District will make a good faith effort to place combination teachers in one of the two grade levels in the combo class when enrollment no longer necessitates a combo class.
• Clean up language on the salary schedule to eliminate references to out of date practices.