• Information Published on SEA website

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• SAU57 Intranet

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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

• Defined by State Statute RSA 273
• Bargaining Units and Processes

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• SEA CBA defines contractual rights for 331

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• 3 Year Agreement
• 2018-2019
• 2019-2020
• 2020-2021

“The Contract”

• 22 Articles: Recognition Rights and Process
• Article 4 – Work Day
• Article 5 – Evaluation
• Article 8/9 – Leave
• Article 11 – Course Reimbursement
• Article 12 – Insurance
• Article 13 – Step Increase

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**Appendices**

• Salary Schedule
• Co-Curricular Salary

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• Lateral Advancement Criteria

Article 4 – Work Day

• Definition of Work Day to include: Teaching Load, Prep, Supervision and other responsibilities.

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• Arrival and Departure times

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• Elementary, Middle and High School

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• Other Specialties

• Section 1: Teacher
• A. It is understood by the parties that the determination of the length and starting time of the school day are responsibilities of the Board. The school day at Woodbury School and Salem High School shall not exceed 6 hours and 45 minutes, except as noted below. The school day in elementary schools shall not exceed 6 hours, except as noted below.
• Teachers must be present at an assigned teaching station fifteen (15) minutes prior to the opening of school. Teachers are to remain in school for fifteen (15) minutes after the end of the last class period, except on days preceding holidays, vacation, and on Fridays teachers are to remain in school five (5) minutes after the end of the last class period. Permission for early departure may be granted by the building principal.

ARTICLE 5 - EVALUATION

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PROBATIONARY STATUS

RSA 189 -14A

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PRE AND POST OBSERVATION

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DANIELSON’S FRAMEWORK

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PERSONNEL FILE

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• B. Teachers with less than three (3) consecutive years in the Salem School District will be observed at least three (3) times per year.

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• These observations shall occur prior to March 15 each year. The first observation for those with less than three (3) consecutive years in Salem shall be scheduled no later than December 15 each year.

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• C. Formal classroom observation shall be conducted by an administrator or area director. Each observation shall be made in person for a minimum of twenty (20) consecutive minutes, and not to exceed sixty (60) consecutive minutes in one day. Observation of the work performance of a teacher will be conducted openly. Formal observation sessions shall be with full knowledge of the teacher.

ARTICLE 8 - SICK LEAVE

1. Teacher Sick Leave: A newly hired teacher shall be credited with twelve (12) days of sick leave each school year during their probationary period, for absences caused by personal illness or physical disability of the teacher or of any member of the teacher’s immediate family who resides in the teacher’s household. All other full time teachers shall be credited with ten (10) days of sick leave each school year for absences caused by personal illness or physical disability of the teacher or of any member of the teacher’s immediate family who resides in the teacher’s household.. Sick leave will accumulate 10 to a maximum of one hundred thirty (130) days.

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ARTICLE 8 – SICK LEAVE

D. Sick Bank

Employees in their first and second years of employment by the District may not access the sick bank. Employees in their third through fifth years of employment by the District may access the sick bank after having exhausted all sick leave under Article 8(A) and all personal leave under Article 9(1)(A); the maximum number of days which may be awarded from the sick bank for these employees shall be equal to the number of sick days that the employee had accrued on the first day of that contract year. Employees with more than five years of service in the District may access the sick bank after having exhausted all sick leave under Article 8(A) and all personal leave under Article 9(1)(A).

ARTICLE 9 – LEAVES OF ABSENCE

• PERSONAL DAY

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• BEREAVEMENT

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• PARENTING LEAVE

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• PROFESSIONAL

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• MILITARY

• 3 DAYS
• 24 HOUR APPROVAL *
• CAN NOT BE FOR TRAVEL OR TO EXTEND A WEEKEND OR HOLIDAY
• UP TO 5 DAYS
• SIGNIFICANT FAMILY MEMBER

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• UP TO 90 DAYS
• FMLA

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• ONE DAY

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• UP TO FOUR WEEKS

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ARTICLE 11 – PROFESSIONAL REIMBURSEMENT

• COURSE REIMBURSEMENT

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• FUNDS FOR COURSE REIMBURSEMENT = $100,200

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• FUNDS FOR WORKSHOPS = $18,300

• APPROVED GRAD PROGRAM
• MUST OBTAIN PRE-APPROVAL
• MUST MAINTAIN “C” OR HIGHER

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• 1^ST IN FOR APPLICATION = 1^ST PAID

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• $175.00/YEAR

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Article 12: INSURANCE/RATES

ARTICLE 13 - COMPENSATION

• STEP INCREASES

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• SCHOOL YEAR

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• COMPENSATION BEYOND SALARIED CONTRACT

• 100 DAYS OF SERVICE IN SCHOOL YEAR

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• CURRENTLY 186 FOR “TEACHERS”
• 183 FOR NURSES/COTAS

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• $30 PER HOUR

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• Appendix A