2011 LEGISLATIVE CHANGES

EvaluationSalary ModelBargaining Salary and Wage Related BenefitsBargaining 101Other Items

EVALUATION AND SALARY MODEL

New Professional Pay System

Performance (Evaluation Rubric + Data) - Required Education and Experience – up to 33% Instructional Leadership Academic Needs Key factors

Factors are locally defined Not all factors are required (2 required) State’s model for evalaution is not required Salary model subject to bargaining NAFCEA has draft of salary model and a beta tool

to calculate salary model NAFCEA has had salary model/evaluation plan

discussion groups meeting and surveying members since Fall 2011

Evaluation/Performance piece of salary model From INDIANA CODE: IC 20-28-11.5 [Sections 4(c)(1) and 4(c)(2)]:

“(c) A plan must include the following components:

(1) Performance evaluations for all certificated employees, conducted at least

annually.

(2) Objective measures of student achievement and growth to significantly inform

the evaluation. The objective measures must include:

(A) student assessment results from statewide assessments for certificated employees

whose responsibilities include instruction in subjects measured in statewide

assessments;

(B) methods for assessing student growth for certificated employees who do not

teach in areas measured by statewide assessments; and

(C) student assessment results from locally developed assessments and other test

measures for certificated employees whose responsibilities may or may not include

instruction“

(3) Rigorous measures of effectiveness, including observations and other

performance indicators.”on in subjects and areas measured by statewide assessments.“

Key factors: Not bargain-able, but is subject to discussion Association discussion groups have conducted surveys, we intend for

joint discussion to begin with these groups and Central Discussion Local Admin has a draft of evaluation model to discuss NAFCEA has draft of salary model and a beta tool to calculate salary

model

BARGAINING WAGES AND WAGE RELATED BENEFITS

Bargaining – SB575

Items which MUST STILL be bargained at the expiration of our current contract Salary and salary/wage related fringe

benefits Wage-related fringe benefits include

accident, sickness, health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement benefits, and all other paid leaves/absences.

A grievance procedure may be bargained. Grievance procedures are permitted to remain in agreements.

Bargaining SB575

Discussion: All items that were previously mandatory subjects

of discussion remain, except working conditions. Working conditions were removed as a mandatory subject of discussion; however, there is NO statutory prohibition disallowing the association and administration to agree to discuss working conditions.

Added mandatory subjects of discussion include evaluation, safety of employees,students,and hours.

Discussion with the administration continues to be the exclusive right of the local association.

Subjects of Discussion

IC 20-29-6-7Subjects of discussionSec. 7. A school employer shall discuss with the exclusive representative of certificated employees the following items:(1) Curriculum development and revision.(2) Textbook selection.(3) Teaching methods.(4) Hiring, evaluation, promotion, demotion, transfer, assignment, and retention of certificated employees.(5) Student discipline.(6) Expulsion or supervision of students.(7) Pupil/teacher ratio.(8) Class size or budget appropriations.(9) Safety issues for students and employees in the workplace, except those items required to be kept confidential by state or federal law.(10) Hours.As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.48-2011, SEC.18.

Bargaining Process

Bargaining team: Janet Abrams, Joy Lohmeyer, Steve Bonifer. Doug Taylor, Michele Adams, Mark Doyle, Susie Moss, Lisa McIntyre

Bargaining team will attend ISTA Bargaining Conference March 9/10

Unofficial discussion can begin up until Aug. 1, 2012. Current contract expires July 1, 2012

Official bargaining cannot begin until August 1, 2012

Bargaining 101

Legislation says: corporation cannot bargain a deficit spending

situation (currently listed as 2.7 million using 2 million from rainy day fund) Concern is current spending patterns of

administration/board Your salary cannot be reduced from the amount

you are earning as of July 1, 2012 solely because of the new salary model.

Health insurance cost for the corporation cannot be more than 112% of the state plan.

Bargaining must be completed within 60 days

Bargaining 101Legislation says: If the parties have not reached an

agreement with 60 days, we have a specific timeline for mediation and fact finding,

If a fact finder is required for settlement, the local association must pay for half of the expenses.

If a fact finder is required, rainy day funds are no longer considered to reduce any deficit.

Bargaining 101

The fact finder will choose either the last best of the association or the administration/board.

The fact finder will not create a “hybrid” settlement.

FAQ

FAQQ -Will the retirement health benefit bridge be gone?A – Our current contract language expires July 1, 2012.

Retirement benefits will have to be bargained. People who choose to retire this year will receive the benefit. The benefit will be subject to bargained plan changes in the future (This hasn’t changed.) People who decide to retire between now and June 30 will need to inform Mrs. Atz’s office and request a waiver of contract language.

Q – Will health insurance benefits change?A – They will have to be re-bargained and will have the

meet the legislative rules.Q – What will happen to my accumulated sick

leave/personal leave?A – We can keep them, but do have to bargain that. We

do not automatically lose them. (per Janet Abrams)

FAQ

Q - Will our working hours change next year?

A – Hours are now a discussion item not a bargaining item. There are many rumors out there. The administration has said nothing official at this time. When asked about discussion on this topic, they indicated that they were not ready to begin joint discussion yet.

OTHER ITEMS

Stay Positive!

Talking points for friends/family: Teachers have written the pacing

guides, CFAs, implemented the CFAs, and create the instructional interventions for their students.

ISTA scores were up here and also across the state last year.

The superintendent has provided the curricular focus, but teachers are providing the services to students.

Other items• School Board elections this fall:•District 4 – Downtown, Silver Hills, Corydon Pike Rebecca Gardenhour•District 3 – Georgetown, Edwardsville, and Franklin Township (Neal Smith)•At Large – Lee Cotner

•We will screen candidates and endorse in the fall. We will need all members, retired members and their families to work and to vote in November.

Other items

Please vote for our NAFCEA delegates to NEA! Look for the ballot in your last NEA

magazine mailing Doug Taylor, Bonnie Thrasher, Mark

Kessans Must be mailed If they are elected, it will make spots

available for other local members to attend the national NEA conference in Washington D.C. this summer!

Lobbying Dates

There are still two dates left to go to Indianapolis to lobby legislators.

Feb. 21 and March 6 If you want to go, contact Joy

Lohmeyer. She will provide an association leave day for you.

We particularly would like high school teachers and/or non-ISTEP subject teachers to attend on March 6.

Other Items

Read Across America March 2 – theme this year The Lorax

(new movie premeres March 2 in theatres.

Building reps were asked to discuss and plan activities through building committees

Let Joy know what your building is doing to celebrate

Resources: http://www.nea.org/grants/13023.htm

Other Items

ISTA will present a Retirement Workshop for anyone interested on March 6, from 5:00 – 6:30 at Silver Creek Middle School.

NAFCEA will present a Retirement Workshop the following week March 15 with Sharon Gabrowski, (past NAFCEA president and ISTA uniserve director) from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. at Hazelwood Middle School Media Center