Linwood Board of Education

AND

Linwood Education Association

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

March 15, 2010

The proposal contained herein is an all encompassing proposal and is offered on a one time basis as a comprehensive package to the LEA.

Employee Articles, Section I

Article VIII Insurance Protection – pages 16-17

Health Care Insurance	B.	Strike language "Board shall pay full premium for each employee and in cases where appropriate, for the full family insurance plan coverage."

Replace with "Board will provide employee up to full family coverage if eligible. The employee shall pay 4% of the cost of said plan. Upon enactment of current legislation pending, the copayment of premium will be the greater of 4% of the said cost of the plan or 1.5% of salary. "

B.1. Strike first paragraph and a. b. and c.

Note:	d. becomes new paragraph This just updates the language to the appropriate plan types available.

Prescription Insurance	E.	The employee shall pay 4% of the cost of the plan.

Strike language "The co-pays shall be the equivalent to the co-pays in the State Health Benefits Prescription Plan or whatever is appropriate under the terms of the School Employees Health Benefits Program once it is implemented."

Replace with: "Co-payments are the equivalent of the School Employees Prescription Benefits Plan."

Optical Insurance	G.	$250 per year, remove language allowing benefit to accumulate over the three year period of the contract.

Retiree Benefits	H. Strike section: Retiree Benefits – No longer applicable

Article IX – Temporary Leaves of Absence, page 18

Bereavement Days	A.	Agree to add step parent, sibling, and grandparent to definition

Article V – Salaries 2010-2013, pages 28 - 33

Salary Increase	3.5% each year

Clubs and Coaches	3.5% each year

Add Positions	Agree to add Assistant Field Hockey, Assistant Boys and Girls Soccer to Table III, however, budgetary constraints for this current fiscal year prevent the district from funding this position indefinitely

Article IX – Teacher Evaluation, page 37

Housekeeping	A. The correct statutory references are N.J.A.C. 6A:32-4.4 and N.J.A.C. 6A:4.5

Article XII – Sick Leave and Unused Sick Leave, page 39

Unused Sick Leave	June 30, 2011 = $15,000 maximum benefit at $85.71 per diem, 175 days (additional $25 per day for each day
over 175)

June 30, 2012 = $23,000 maximum benefit at $131.42 per diem, 175 days, paid over 3 years (additional $25 per
day for each day over 175)

June 30, 2013 = $15,000 maximum benefit at $85.71 per diem, 175 days (additional $25 per day for each day
over 175)

Article XV – Professional Development and Educational Improvement, page 42

Tuition Reimbursement	No change in reimbursement schedule maximum amount.

5.	Tuition Reimbursements is subject to the following limitations:

a.	Tuition reimbursements are subject to a budgetary cap of $60,000. Requisitions approved by the Superintendent are due in the Business Office by the 5th of the month for payment at the following regular board meeting.

b.	Tuition reimbursement requisitions must be received in the Business Office by June 5 of each school year.

c.	If reimbursement requests received exceeds the budget cap, then reimbursements will be equally disbursed.

d.	Estimated reimbursement will be determined by January 1 each preceding year based on tuition survey due December 1 each preceding year. However, the final amount reimbursed will be adjusted for actual requisitions received by June 5, up to the maximum amount of $1,550.

Facilities – Subsection II

Article II, page 63

Strike Language	Agree to strike Starting Salary $21,000

Salary Increase	3.5% each year

Increase Stipends $250:

a.	Black Seal	No increase to Black Seal. Add language: "Employees hired after 07/01/2010 will not be eligible for black seal."

District will pay for employee to obtain their black seal.

b. Night Person In Charge

c. Lead Custodial and

Maintenance	Agree to increase $250, Add Language : " The Night Person in Charge and Lead Custodial and Maintenance Positions shall be appointed on an annual basis by the Board of Education with notification of continued employment in those stipend positions to be made on or before May 15th of each year."

Article III – Employee Facilities and Equipment, page 65

Uniforms – Sweatshirts	Agree to add two sweatshirts

Secretaries, Section III

Article II – Salaries, page 71

Salary Increase	3.5% each year

Article IV Unused Sick Leave, page 72

Unused Sick Leave	No change in amended language from prior contract.

Para Professionals – Section IV

Article I – Work schedule, page 75 Remove reference to Computer Technician and replace with Subsection V as noted below.

Article II – Salaries, page 76

Salary Increase	3.5% each year

No change in starting salary

Salary Increase

Non-Instructional Aides	3.5% each year

No change in starting salary

Sign Language Interpreter	No Change

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SUBSECTION V – COMPUTER SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN/TECHNOLOGIST

ARTICLE I

WORK SCHEDULE

A. Twelve Month Work Year

1. Holiday Schedule

January lst, known as New Year's Day

The 3rd Monday in January known as Martin Luther King's Birthday

February 12th, known as Lincoln's Birthday

The 3rd Monday in February, known as Washington's Birthday

The last Monday in May, known as Memorial Day

The day designated and known as Good Friday

July 4th, known as Independence Day

The first Monday in September, known as Labor Day

The fourth Thursday in November, known as Thanksgiving Day

The fourth Friday in November (the day after Thanksgiving Day)

December 24th, known as Christmas Eve

December 25th, known as Christmas Day

One Floating Holiday to be scheduled (In place of Columbus Day)

Any General Election day in this state

Another day may be substituted in place of any of the above prescribed holidays upon mutual agreement of the

Superintendent and the District Technology Coordinator.

2. Vacation Schedule

1. Vacation entitlement is determined July 1 of each year for full time and part time employees.

2. Vacation times shall be scheduled to coordinate with the work schedule and shall be subject to the approval of the immediate supervisor and final approval of the Superintendent. Such approval shall not be arbitrarily withheld.

3. Vacation entitlement for years 0 thru 4 is 10 days.

4. Vacation entitlement for years 5 thru 9 is 15 days.

5. Vacation entitlement for years beginning the 10th year and hereafter, is 20 days.

Vacation entitlement will be prorated in the year of retirement/termination based on months of the fiscal year served. Any amounts due back to the Board will be deducted from the final pay or payable to the Board of Education

3. Inclement Weather

Computer Systems Technician/Technologist staff attendance will not be required whenever student attendance is not required due to inclement weather.

B. Hours

1. Computer Systems Technician/Technologist staff arrival and dismissal times, including a break, will be arranged with the Superintendent. Salary is based upon a 40 hrs/week.

ARTICLE II

SALARIES

A. Salary Schedule – Computer Systems Technician/Technologist

1. Starting Annual Salary, based upon 40 hr work week, 260 work day calendar.	$45,000-$50,000 per year – based upon experience

2. All salary/hourly wages been increased over the previous year's salary as follows:

2010-2011	3.5%

2011-2012	3.5%

2012-2013	3.5%

ARTICLE III

EMPLOYEE FACILITIES

Listing of Facilities

The Board will make every effort continue to maintain the following facilities in each school:

1. Space for each Computer Systems Technician/Technologist to store materials and supplies.

2. Suitable private space with lock and key for each Computer Systems Technician/Technologist to store coats, overshoes and personal articles.

ARTICLE IV

UNUSED SICK LEAVE

Computer Systems Technician/Technologist

Accumulated sick leave at the time of retirement will be paid at a rate of $55.00 per day, up to 150 days, for full time employees, prorated for part time employees, for those retirees with accumulated sick days in excess of 60 days and includes the first 60 days.

The maximum benefit for full time employees is $8,250.

The retiree must have 15 years of service in Linwood and notice of retirement must be given by December 1 preceding retirement for payment to be made by July 30th. Payment will be made by the second July 30th for notice received after December 1.

Salary Guides will be mutually agreed upon.

OPEN ITEM

Complaints	D. Add Language, last paragraph "This excludes any allegations of abuse or neglect."

LINWOOD BOARD OF EDUCATION	LINWOOD EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

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Shelly Meyers, Chairperson	Samantha Coyle, Chairperson

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Joe Jacobs, Committee Member	Thomas Grockenberger, President LEA

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Diana Rutala, Committee Member

Dated____________________________