At The Table
A Bargaining Update from the Brevard Federation of Teachers
Vol. XXV, No. 2 November 7, 2007
On
Tuesday, November 6, 2007, the Board and
The following is the proposed salary schedule and language changes:
Article XVIII Salary |
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2007/2008 |
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Pay |
10 Month |
Dollar |
Percent |
11 Month |
12 Month |
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Grade |
Contracts |
Increase |
Increase |
Contracts |
Contracts |
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AA |
36,000 |
1000 |
2.86% |
40,041 |
47,939 |
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BB |
36,112 |
1112 |
3.18% |
40,165 |
48,088 |
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CC |
36,622 |
1222 |
3.45% |
40,733 |
48,767 |
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DD |
37,234 |
1334 |
3.72% |
41,413 |
49,582 |
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EE |
37,948 |
1448 |
3.97% |
42,207 |
50,533 |
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FF |
38,866 |
1666 |
4.48% |
43,229 |
51,755 |
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GG |
39,988 |
1888 |
4.96% |
44,476 |
53,249 |
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HH |
41,314 |
2114 |
5.39% |
45,951 |
55,015 |
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II |
42,742 |
2242 |
5.54% |
47,540 |
56,917 |
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JJ |
44,374 |
2474 |
5.90% |
49,355 |
59,090 |
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KK |
46,211 |
2711 |
6.23% |
51,398 |
61,536 |
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LL |
48,251 |
2951 |
6.51% |
53,667 |
64,253 |
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MM |
50,495 |
3195 |
6.75% |
56,163 |
67,241 |
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NN |
52,841 |
3341 |
6.75% |
58,772 |
70,365 |
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OO |
56,350 |
4550 |
8.78% |
62,675 |
75,038 |
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56,350 |
1800 |
3.30% |
62,675 |
75,038 |
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Masters |
$2,625 |
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Specialist |
$3,900 |
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Doctorate |
$5,200 |
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Article III - Union Rights
Current language on the union’s use of the School Board email system is extended for the 2007-2008 school year.
Article VI - General Conditions of Employment
Section B - Calendar
3. The following days shall be designated as paid teacher holidays during the Fiscal Year 2007-2008:
a. September 3, 2007
b. November 22, 2007
c. November 23, 2007
d. January 1, 2008
e. January 21, 2008
f. March 21, 2008
(new #6. and renumber current
6 to 7) “During the 2007/08
School Year, the Board and Union will form a committee of equal representation
that will study the impact of electronic grading and posting on teacher working
conditions. The results will be
disseminated to the Board and
Section C - School Day
(new) “10. During the 2007/08 School
Year, the Board and Union will complete a study of how all elementary
non-student time is assigned, i.e. the 40 minutes during the student day and
the 90 minutes before and after the student day. The results will be disseminated to the
Board and
Section D - Teaching Assignments and Duties
4. Add at the end of the paragraph: “Both the teacher’s certification(s) and recent teaching experience shall be considered when determining the teacher’s assignment.”
Section F - Assignments and Transfers
1. (new) “f. In April of each year, schools will compile a list of anticipated vacancies for the next school year. The lists will be assembled at the District and then sent to all schools for posting. This will allow PSC and CC teachers the opportunity to interview for possible transfer. This process will be repeated in May after all teacher reappointments have gone to the Board.”
Article XVIII - Extracurricular Activities and Supplemental Compensation
Rename entire Article “Differentiated Pay Plan”
H. ACADEMICS add: “Robotics (Middle/High School) $700”
and “Lego Robotics (Elementary) $416”
There is no increase in health insurance premiums or co-pays.
Instructional Employee Tuition Reimbursement Program
Changes to the program were mainly date changes except to increase the amount of reimbursement from $100 to $200 per semester hour. Delete all the requirements for teachers to first apply for reimbursement from the state for critical shortage area classes. Change the time lines to “coursework shall be for the time-period of July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008 with the transcript due on the last business day in July, 2008.” It was also clarified that all transcripts must be sealed.
VOTING on this proposed agreement will be held Thursday, November 15, 2007 in each work site. If you have any questions, please contact the BFT office, 636-3323, or go to and send us an email www.bftteach.org.