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