Upcoming Events

Ethics for Educators Class June 12 and 13, 8 AM-4 PM at AEA in Burlingon.  Go to ISEA website and click on teaching and learning button.  Cost is $100 for re- licensure credit.  Can also be taken for graduate credit.  Hurry...time is running out to register and the class will be capped at 30 people.

ISEA Summer Conference is July 28,29 at Prairie Meadows in Altoona.  No cost for ISEA members but,  you do need to reserve a hotel room.  If you choose not to share a room, there is a charge of $46.  Info can be found on ISEA website.

Insurance ?s

QUESTION:  Why are my insurance costs incorrect? Why am I agreeing to numbers that are going to be change?

ANSWER: In order to get all employees signed up the district says they need to start, at the time of the printing of the insurance pages the B.E.A. and the School Board had not yet settled in negotiations.

There was an increase in our insurance costs but the percentage of what is covered by the school district has not changed. The district has explained that the Affordable Care Act forced Wellmark to increase or rates.

LTD is based on your salary so that has to be recalculated.

Married/Family 2 district employees will go to:  $1602.23 / Month

Family will go to: $ 1,442.00 / Month

Grand-Fathered 2 person to: $1,532.00 / Month

Single coverage: $639.32/ Month

Dental to $37.58/ Month

ALL CHANGES WILL BE COMPLETED AND WILL SHOW UP ON YOUR JUNE 25th PAYSTUB.

5-7 Updates

The bylaws have been attached to the Contract Page, and meeting dates have been added to the calendar page.

Different Logo?

The BEA is considering a new logo and we would like to have members/students submit logos for us to consider. To submit a logo, please email the logo to matthew.mckee@bcsds.org. Thanks!

Negotiations Q & A

Negotiations  Q &A .

Q: Why doesn’t $926 add up to 4.05%?

Answer: The 4.05 % represents the total package including Lane and Step advancements, insurance increase and new money on the base.

Q In the TLS Grant is made reference to the base of  $33,500  So why isn’t out new base $33,500 ?

Answer: In order to qualify for the TLC Grant all school district had to agree that some of the TLC grant money will be used to boost all teachers’ salaries that are below $ 33,500 up to $33,500.  The grant money is only used to boost all to $33,500 some districts that are above $33,500 didn’t have too, and some had to use a lot more than us, of course the rest of the grant will go toward leadership positions.  So those new teachers that are below $33,500 will get $33,500 until they reach it by lane and step.

Tentative Agreement

Negotiations Update : We have a Tentative Agreement, Please vote by Tuesday.

Tentative Agreement with BCSD and BEA Negotiations Team

April 30, 2014.

4.05% increase on the base = $926 raising the Base to $ 33,063

Personal Leave Language – Beginning 2014-2015 school year, current employees will be able to carry over three (3) personal days to a total of five (5).  There are some limitations on using them all at once. When an employee desires to use (5) consecutive personal days he or she must notify his or her building principal and human resources director electronically (AESOP).   The total number of employees requesting the same exact days will not exceed (10%) of the specific building’s certified staff.  Principals will keep an advanced leave request calendar and will grant leaves on a first request basis.  

Personal Illness or Injury  An employee shall be entitled to allowance of full salary for reason of illness or personal injury not to exceed in the aggregate of fifteen (15)  days for each school year, with the unused leave cumulative to a maximum of 190 days. The employee will start the with the new year’s allowance of 15 days added to their balance not to exceed (205) days.   Summer school staff shall be entitled to an allowance of two (2) days personal illness or injury leave (non-cumulative).

Illness in Family.  Up to five (5) days of leave per year shall be granted in the event of a serious illness of an employee’s father, mother, brother, sister, child, foster parent, step parent, foster child, step child, husband, wife, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, or grandchild and may be granted in the case of any other member of the immediate household.  (“Serious illness” does not mean medical attention of a physician.)

            If the need arises for more Illness in Family leave an employee may use up to five (5) of their own Personal Illness and Injury days.

Preparation Time :  all schools fifty minutes (50)

School sponsored events and functions : All certified staff will be able to use their ID badge for their own single admittance to Burlington School sponsored events and functions.

Absences Letters: The Letters sent out to all who have had 6 occurrences will STOP, however for those who maybe abusing the system you will receive a similar letter.

Schedule H – Employment Classifications: (Updated) Drivers Education and Life skills removed and TLC full time release positions have been added to Schedule H along with some at risk positions

I would like to thank the Negotiations team for their efforts and devotion to our members this year, we logged more than 130 hours working on this year’s agreement.

Nancy Hoelzen

Matt Murray

Donna Phipps

Melissa Carlson

Tom Buckman