Summary of Tentative Contract Agreement

Article 1       Recognition

                Created clarifying language for Substitute and Temporary employees and clarified how retired PERS members can work at the District.

Article 2       Association Rights

                Housekeeping only

Article 3       Management Rights

                Deleted the word “desirable” to “in the District’s interest to do so, 3.c.

Article 4       Unsatisfactory Performance, Discipline, Dismissal

                Added the reference to the Whistle Blower Protection Act and further cleaned up the language in the process during an investigation that could result in discipline.

Article 5       Grievance Procedures

                Housekeeping only

Article 6       No Strike Provision

                N/C

Article 7       Issue Resolution

                Changed the title of the article to Labor Management and did some housekeeping.

Article 8       Placement, Advancement on Salary Schedule and Compensation

                Housekeeping changes were made.  The process for pay on closure and make up days was clarified.  Created  a chart that matches the contract language so members and management can understand the compensation at a glance.  When an employee from a lower classification is assigned as a substitute in a higher classification, the substitute employee will be paid at the absent employees wage, at the substitute wage.

Article 9       School Bus Drivers

                Housekeeping changes were made.  Added paid time for fall bidding of one hour and three hours to drive the new route.  Overnight field trip language was added to the contract per the current practice.

Article 10      Payroll periods and payroll deductions

                Added language to assist members if there is a correction made to their monthly paycheck.

Article 11      Sick Leave

                Added the uses for sick leave and added identification of immediate family members.  Included information about leave balances on paycheck stubs.

Article 12      Emergency and Personal Business Leave   

                This entire article is in abeyance for the duration of the contract and is replace with the PTO-MOU at the end of the contract.

Article 13      Unpaid Leaves of absence

                This article title has been changed to “Leaves of Absence”.  Housekeeping changes were made.  Changes to the OFLA are included that now allows an absence of up to 10 days for bereavement of covered immediately family members.

Article 14      Physical Exams

                N/C

Article 15      Layoff

                Housekeeping

Article 16      Holidays

                N/C

Article 17      Vacations

                Notice for vacation request reduced from 10 to 5 days

Article 18      Uniforms and supplies

                N/C

Article 19      Lunch & Rest periods

                The article title has been changed to “Rest and Meal Periods”

Article 20      Tuition Reimbursement

                N/C

Article 21      Job Opening Notification

                The article title has been changed to “Job Postings, Temporary work, transfers and probation.  Housekeeping changes were made.  Language was added to award temporary work to current site employees upon their letter of interest.

Article 22      Personnel File

                N/C

Article 23      Court Appearances

                N/C

Article 24      Group Insurance Benefits

                Caps were increased as follows for each year of the contract;

                2014-15 $1326.00, 2015-16 $1400.00, and 2016-17 $1526.00

                If any other group of employees receives a higher contribution from the District for the insurance benefit, the benefit contribution for classified employees will be increased to the high level.

Article 25      Compensation Provisions

                Employees that are eligible for step movement on the salary schedule will advance each year of this contract.

                All classified salaries will be increased by the following for each year of the contract;

                2014-15=2%, 2015-16=2% to 2.25%, based on the Portland CPI, and 2016-17 2.4%

                If any other group of employees receives a higher contribution from the District for salary increases, the high increase will be applies to the classified salary schedules.

Article 26      Negotiation Procedure

                N/C

Article 27      Duration and Effect of Agreement

                We agreed to a three-year contract with the district that will expire on June 30, 2017.

Once you have completed the following anniversary/longevity milestones, you will be awarded the below funds in your December paycheck.

For the implementation of this new agreement, all employees that have either reached or passed one of the below milestones will receive the longevity recognition benefit in the first year of this new contract. This is a one-time retroactive longevity acknowledgment.

For example; If at the beginning of the 2014-15 school year, you have worked for the District for 12 years.  You will receive the 10 year longevity benefit in your December paycheck.  You will receive your next longevity benefit in the year following the completion of your 15^th year working for the District.

Following the completion of your:

10^th anniversary                $100.00

15^th anniversary                $150.00

20^th anniversary                $200.00

25^th anniversary                $250.00