Bargaining Update
July 14, 2010
Two more bargaining sessions were held this week. Although we are not releasing details of proposals due to the confidentiality of the bargain, we do want to let you know the topics of discussion that are still on the table.
District Proposed
- Student growth used as part of a teacher’s evaluation
- Teacher evaluations used in helping to decide who gets displaced from a building or laid off from the district and other changes to the reduction in force language
- Career ladder opportunities based on high quality teaching
- Collaboration time
- Changes to ICS and ELL models
- Changes to the district teacher compensation system
- Incentives to work in low performing schools, based on high quality teaching
- Alternative routes to certification
- Eliminate “classified to cert” program
SEA Proposed
- Reduction in class sizes/caseloads/staff ratios
- Workload reduction ideas
- Our own “reform” ideas to improve student achievement and close the achievement gap that are based on research
- Wraparound services for students
- Fair compensation to be competitive in the future with other school districts in order to attract and retain high quality staff, including a living wage for classified staff
- Use of professional development days for classified staff
- Collaboration time
- Changes to the classified reduction in force language that gives credit for service
Jointly Proposed
- New four level rating system evaluation (consistent with Senate bill 6696 which passed in this year’s legislative session)
- Improvements to the STAR Program
