DEA's Legacy

Benefits for Everyone

• Four professional development days retained during the work year despite reduced funding

• Extra-duty Teaching pay at educator’s hourly rate

• Extra-duty Non-Teaching hourly pay increase

• Pay increase for playground and lunch supervision

• JSSC/teacher participation in site-based decisions – language strengthened

• Seniority-based protection for involuntary transfers

• When provisional educators are involuntarily transferred, every effort should be given to place them in the exact grade or subject area

• Catastrophic Leave bank

• Health and Dental insurance options

• Mid-year lane changes

• Paid professional leave

• Personal Leave days including some accumulation

• Elimination of Staff Development class fees

• Annual stipend for National Board Certified teachers ($1,000)

• Full year step credit for half-time teachers

• Stipend for New Teacher Orientation attendees

• Created single lane salary table with no maximum step (ongoing)

• Adoption Leave

• Teachers’ children get first consideration for school and track placement

• Limit on number of required after school meetings including faculty meetings

• Reimbursement of expenses due to on-the-job damage to personal property

• 2 extra paid days for special educators’ paperwork

• Evaluation system centered on assisting employees

• Review of Services procedure to resolve problems with other employees or programs.

• DEA representation on district committees

• Procedure for review of the adequacy of educators’ work space, including itinerants

• Early Retirement Incentives which include Social Security bridge payments

• Increase in mileage reimbursement for travel

• 30-minute duty free lunch policy

• Extended family leave (FMLA) to half-time teachers

• Guidelines and protections for teachers new to the profession added to the negotiated agreement

• Additional time for counselors, library media teachers and special education teachers