ewb3 teacher contract status october 18 th, 2007
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Teacher Contract Status
October 18th, 2007
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Teacher Contract Status• Agenda
– Understanding the Situation• Educational Cost vs. Performance
• 7% - Myth or Reality?
• Healthcare Benefits
• Salaries - The Bottom Line
• Propaganda
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Spend Per Student
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
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Data from: www.Schoolmatters.com
Lower is better!
On all core spending, SV spends 27% LESS on each child compared with Mt Lebanon, North Hills and North Allegheny
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Proficiency(Reading and Math)
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Data from: www.Schoolmatters.com
Higher is better!
SV scores have risen steadily and are within 4 points of North Hills
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Cost/Scores=Performance
75
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115
Butler Seneca Peters Shaler Bethel Moon Mt Lebn N. Hills NA
Lower the number, the better performance for each dollar spent in educating our children
Data from: www.Schoolmatters.com
Lower is better!
SV gets the best “bang for the buck”. We spend less per student for each percentage point (i.e., SV spends $86 compared to North Hills spending $114)
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7%?...Breaking It Down
“Salary” Increase: Includes cost of living, and salary
balancing to align with peers in comparable school districts
Newly hired teachers begin with low salaries, and work many
years (“Step Increase”) to attain full professional salary
New hires in the commercial space are paid based on the function they perform, directly
out of college.
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Salary Negotiation
Offered
Professional Step
ScheduleAnnual Raise Requested
Professional Step
ScheduleAnnual Raise
4% 2.55% 1.42% 2006 7.35% 2.55% 4.80%4% 2.29% 1.68% 2007 7.09% 2.29% 4.80%4% 2.17% 1.79% 2008 6.97% 2.17% 4.80%4% 2.11% 1.85% 2009 6.91% 2.11% 4.80%4% 1.97% 1.99% 2010 6.77% 1.97% 4.80%4% 2.55% 1.42% 2006 6.55% 2.55% 4.00%4% 2.29% 1.68% 2007 6.29% 2.29% 4.00%4% 2.17% 1.79% 2008 6.17% 2.17% 4.00%4% 2.11% 1.85% 2009 6.11% 2.11% 4.00%4% 1.97% 1.99% 2010 5.97% 1.97% 4.00%
Unchanged Dropped %
SVEA PositionSchool Board Position
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Data from: PLRB fact finders report posted on: svea.psealocals.org
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Budget vs Actual
Contract Period Contract Budget Actual Difference
15 Year (1991-2006) 5.09% 3.12% -1.97%
10 Years (1996-2006) 4.15% 1.91% -2.23%
5 Years (2001-2006) 4.10% 2.22% -1.86%
15 Year Average Raise Below Budgeted Increase -> -1.97%
Basically, through attrition the operational budget has been approximately 2% less than the contract budget.
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Healthcare Benefits
CategoryPrevious Contract
School Board
Proposal
Estimated Cost to
Teachers
In-net deductible $0 $200/$400 $177,312Out-of-net deductible $550/$750 $650/$1300 Not Avail.In-net physician office visit $10 $20 $36,559In-net specialist visit $10 $30 $63,521Emergency room $35 $50 $8,226In-net diagnostics $0 $10 $42,043In-net spinal manipulation $10 $20 $20,108mental health $10 $20 $7,312Prescription (each) $5 / $10 /$20 $5 / $30 /$45 $127,063Prescription deductible $0 $50 x 2 people $34,130
Premium CopayYear 1 $0 $20/month $138,000Year 2 $0 $30/month $207,000Year 3 $0 $40/month $276,000Year 4 $0 $50/month $345,000
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The Bottom Line
School District
ProposalTeacher Proposal
Average Teacher Salary 53,500$ 53,500$ $50,108 $52,659 $54,708 $57,943 $56,503 $55,874 $60,128 $69,166Step Increase 2.20% 2.20%Salary Increase 1.80% 4.00%Benefits Decrease (1,400)$ (1,400)$
54,240$ 55,417$ $50,108 $52,659 $54,708 $57,943 $56,503 $55,874 $60,128 $69,166
Effective Increase % 1.36% 3.46%
Recent SVEA Proposal and School Board
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Data from: www.Schoolmatters.com
SV teacher salaries average between 8 and 23% less than the most comparable School Districts.
Based on the School Board’s offer, that gap will continue to WIDEN.
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Teacher Salary Ranges
Salary RangeNumber of Teachers
% of Teachers in Salary Range
$37,000 - $44,999 184 32%$45,000 - $54,999 197 35%$55,000 - $64,999 85 15%$65,000 - $70,400 101 18%
Total Teachers 567 100% 100%
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33%
Based on current/actual salaries, 67% of the teachers will make between 0% and 35% BELOW the
average salary in SVSD.
Data from: Daryl Metcalf’s www.stopteacherstrikes.org
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Misc• The School District budget has $14M surplus (18.4%), and they are
required to have 5-10% – There is no need to increase taxes due based on our proposal.– School taxes have steadily increased.– Percentage of budget allocated to student education has decreased
yearly.• Historical
– Money spent due to Teacher Contract has been 2% less than budgeted for each year of the past 3 contracts (15 years).
• Recent Negotiations– Union pleaded not to go to Fact Finder, School Board used the Fact
Finder as a negotiations tactic.– School Board refused the Fact Finder report the second and final time,
prior to the Union even having the opportunity to present to members for acceptance. The teachers had to perform an “empty vote.”
– Early October negotiations meetings were attended by the School Board for the purposes of appearance only. They refused to negotiate.
• Outside Negotiators– Tom King is paid hourly, and has no reason to resolve this dispute quickly.
He has a track record of failing to reach timely agreements in other school districts.
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Questions &
Discussion