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2013 Half Hollow Hills LAP Survey1. What range includes your age?
a. 29 or younger ....................................! d. 50-59....................................................... !
b. 30-39...................................................! e. 60 or older.............................................. !
c. 40-49...................................................! f. Not sure/Refused................................. !
2. How long have you been with the Half Hollow Hills Teachers Association (HHHTA)?
a. Less than 5 years...............................! d. 15 – 19.9 years....................................... !
b. 5 – 9.9 years.......................................! e. 20 or more years ................................... !
c. 10 – 14.9 years ..................................! f. Not sure/Refused................................. !
3. What grade level do you teach? Choose only one
a. Elementary ........................................! d. Multiple levels ....................................... !
b. Middle School ...................................! e. District wide .......................................... !
c. High School.......................................!
4. In your opinion, how important do you find each of
these issues with respect to negotiations?
Very
important
Somewhat
important
Not at all
important Not surea. Salary ......................................................................... ! ! ! !
b. Benefits ..................................................................... ! ! ! !
c. Professional development...................................... ! ! ! !
d. ob security............................................................... ! ! ! !
e. Working conditions................................................. ! ! ! !
Staff Benefits5. With respect to staff benefits, how
satisfied are you with the followingaspects of the current contract?
Completelysatisfied
Somewhatsatisfied
Not verysatisfied
Not at allsatisfied Not sure
a. Health insurance............................... ! ! ! ! !
b. Life insurance.................................... ! ! ! ! !
c. Sick days............................................. ! ! ! ! !
d. Family leave (FMLA)....................... ! ! ! ! !
e. Sick day buyback .............................. ! ! ! ! !
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f. Retirement benefits .......................... ! ! ! ! !
6. In your opinion, how important are these staffbenefit issues to address in negotiations?
Veryimportant
Somewhatimportant
Not at allimportant Not sure
a. Health insurance...................................................... ! ! ! !
b. Life insurance........................................................... ! ! ! !
c. Sick days.................................................................... ! ! ! !
d. Family leave (FMLA).............................................. ! ! ! !
e. Sick day buyback ..................................................... ! ! ! !
f. Retirement benefits ................................................. ! ! ! !
7. How important is it to you that the percent of thepremium each member pays for benefits such ashealth insurance be the same, regardless of salary?...... ! ! ! !
Unlimitedsick days
Sick daybuyback Not sure
8. Would you rather have unlimited sick days or sick day buyback? ! ! !
Yes No Not sure
9. Would you be willing to donate days to a sick bank? ............................... ! ! !
10. Do you take the health insurance waiver provided by the district?........ ! ! !
Yes NoNot
applicable Not sure11. If you do take the district health insurance waiver, do
you have a spouse covered by Empire? ......................... ! ! ! !
Working Conditions
12. With respect to working conditions,how satisfied are you with the followingaspects of the current contract?
Completelysatisfied
Somewhatsatisfied
Not verysatisfied
Not at allsatisfied Not sure
a. Management of instruction............. ! ! ! ! ! b. Non-instructional duties
(conferences, extra help) ................. ! ! ! ! ! c. Supplies, materials and equipment
(including technology)......................... ! ! ! ! !
d. Length of workday ........................... ! ! ! ! !
e. Length of work year......................... ! ! ! ! !
f. Class size............................................ ! ! ! ! !
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g. SBA Liaisons (HS/Elem.)............... ! ! ! ! !
h. Report cards ...................................... ! ! ! ! !
i. Meeting times for teachers.............. ! ! ! ! !
13. In your opinion, how important are these workingcondition issues to address in negotiations?
Veryimportant
Somewhatimportant
Not at allimportant Not sure
a. Management of instruction.................................... ! ! ! ! b. Non-instructional duties (conferences, extra
help)........................................................................... ! ! ! ! c. Supplies, materials and equipment (including
technology) ............................................................... ! ! ! !
d. Length of workday .................................................. ! ! ! !
e. Length of work year................................................ ! ! ! !
f. Class size................................................................... ! ! ! !
g. SBA Liaisons (HS/Elem.)...................................... ! ! ! !
h. Report cards ............................................................. ! ! ! !
i. Meeting times for teachers..................................... ! ! ! !
Completelysatisfied
Somewhatsatisfied
Not at allsatisfied Not sure
14. How satisfied are you with the current structure ofgrade reporting/interims? ................................................ ! ! ! !
Completely
satisfied
Somewhat
satisfied
Not very
satisfied
Not
applicable Not sure15. How satisfied are you with the currentstructure for morning meetings in theelementary school? ..................................... ! ! ! ! !
Yes No Not sure16. Are you in favor of putting a specific amount of daily teaching time
in the contract for all levels? ! ! !
Completely
satisfied
Somewhat
satisfied
Not very
satisfied
Not
applicable Not sure17. How satisfied are you with yourcaseload (spec. ed. with gen. ed. inspecials)? ...................................................... ! ! ! ! !
Job Protections18. With respect to job protection, how satisfied are
you with the following aspects of the currentcontract?
Completelysatisfied
Somewhatsatisfied
Not at allsatisfied Not sure
a. Tenure ...................................................................... ! ! ! !
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b. Transfer procedures ............................................... ! ! ! ! c. Dismissal Procedures (including reduction-in-
force) ........................................................................ ! ! ! !
d. Personal protection and rights ............................. ! ! ! !
e. ob descriptions ...................................................... ! ! ! !
f. Use of part-time staff.............................................! ! ! !
19. In your opinion, which of these job protection issues is the most important to address in negotiations?Choose Only One
a. Tenure................................................................................................................................................!
b. Transfer procedures.........................................................................................................................!
c. Dismissal Procedures (including reduction-in-force) .................................................................!
d. Personal protection and rights .......................................................................................................!
e. ob descriptions................................................................................................................................!
f. Use of part-time staff.......................................................................................................................!
g. Not sure .............................................................................................................................................!
Completelysatisfied
Somewhatsatisfied
Not at allsatisfied Not sure
20. How satisfied are you with our transfer procedures? .. ! ! ! !
21. How satisfied are you with our year-to-yearplacements? ........................................................................ ! ! ! !
Very likelySomewhat
likelyNot at all
likely Not sure
22. How likely would you be willing to split a full timeposition if you could accrue seniority, have access tohalf of your salary with benefits being proportionaland be able to return to work the next year asnormal? For example: one teacher would teach 2periods and one would teach 3 periods ......................... ! ! ! !
Professional Development (PDP)
Completelysatisfied
Somewhatsatisfied
Not at allsatisfied Not sure
23. How satisfied are you with the current structure ofPDP?.................................................................................... ! ! ! !
Veryimportant
Somewhatimportant
Not at allimportant Not sure
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24. How important is column movement to you?.............. ! ! ! !
Very muchin favor
Somewhat infavor
Not at all infavor Not sure
25. To what degree are you in favor of extending theterms of the current contract with changing noconditions?.......................................................................... ! ! ! !
Yes No Not sure26. Would you be willing to extend all terms of the current contract,
receive your step increase, but no other increase? .................................... ! ! !
27. What area of the contract are you willing to give up as a negotiating tool? Please see appendix
28. In order to get a salary increase would you approve or notapprove of these areas of the contract to be used asnegotiating tools? Approve Not approve Not sure
a. More PDP ............................................................................... ! ! !
b. Extra class coverage ............................................................... ! ! !
c. More parent conference time ............................................... ! ! !
d. More extra help.......................................................................! ! !
e. Give up sick days.................................................................... ! ! !
29. Are there any additional comments you would like the negotiating team to consider? Please see appendix