Negotiated Agreement - Fairbanks North Star Borough School .

NegotiatedAgreementbetweenBOARD OF EDUCATIONFAIRBANKS NORTH STARBOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICTandFAIRBANKS EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONJuly 1, 2016 - June 30, 2019

TABLE OF ALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS. 1TEACHERS' SALARY SCHEDULE.1REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFYING FOR SALARY SCHEDULE RANGES ABOVE THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE 4MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT .6DUES DEDUCTION .7CONTRACT EXTENSIONS, SPECIAL PROJECT CONTRACTS, AND STIPEND RATES .7PART-TIME TEACHING CONTRACTS .8STUDENT ACTIVITY SPONSORSHIP .8EXAMINATION .12HEAD TEACHER REIMBURSEMENT .12PAYMENT OPTIONS .12HEALTH BENEFITS .13LIFE INSURANCE .15UNPAID LEAVES OF ABSENCE . 16GENERAL PROVISIONS .16DISABILITY LEAVE .17CHILD CARE LEAVE .17LEAVE TO HOLD ELECTED OFFICE .18LONG-TERM LEAVE WITHOUT PAY .18PAID LEAVES OF ABSENCE . 18LEGAL LEAVE .18SABBATICAL LEAVE .18PERSONAL LEAVE .19TRAVEL DELAY .20MILITARY LEAVE .20SICK LEAVE .20SICK LEAVE BANK.22FEA PRESIDENT'S LEAVE .24TEACHER EXCHANGE .25INTRA-DISTRICT TEACHER EXCHANGE .25NEA-ALASKA PRESIDENT'S LEAVE .25GENERAL PROVISIONS . 26TRANSFER AND REASSIGNMENT .26TRAVELING TEACHERS .31TEACHER CONTRACT .31PERSONNEL FILE .31AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS .32NOTIFICATION OF NONEMPLOYMENT .32REDUCTION IN FORCE .32JUST CAUSE .35TEACHER EVALUATION .35NONDISCRIMINATION .36ACADEMIC FREEDOM .36DRUG USE, POSSESSION OR CONVICTION .36WORKING CONDITIONS . 36EQUITABLE TREATMENT .36PREPARATION PERIOD .37i

01802803804805806LESSON PLANS .38STAFF DEVELOPMENT .38PARTIAL STUDENT ATTENDANCE DAYS .38TEACHER WORK DAY .39CONTRACT YEAR .40GRADE DETERMINATION .40TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS .41HAZARDOUS AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS .41BUILDING ACCESS .41WORK RELATED INJURY.41PARKING .42CLASSROOM VISITS .43EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSURE .43CLASSROOM USE .43CLASSROOM MOVES .43CLASSROOM SAFETY .43TEACHER DEPENDENTS AND SCHOOL SELECTION .44SCHOOL BUILDING BUDGET INFORMATION .44EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS COMMITTEE .44SHARED TEACHING .44SPECIAL PERSONNEL . 46LEADERSHIP TEAMS .46SUBSTITUTES .47PRESERVICE UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE STUDENTS .47ACTING PRINCIPALS/HEAD TEACHERS .47SPECIAL EDUCATION MEETINGS.47SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORT .48CONTRACT PROVISIONS . 48DURATION .48PUBLICATION OF AGREEMENT .49CONFORMITY TO LAW .49GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE .49ASSOCIATION RIGHTS . 52ASSOCIATION LEAVE .52ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE RELEASE TIME .52ASSOCIATION USE OF DISTRICT FACILITIES .52NON-JEOPARDY .53ASSOCIATION RECOGNITION AND SECURITY .53AGENCY FEE .53APPENDIX A - APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 704 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE SECTION III APPEARANCE ANDREPRESENTATION, PARAGRAPH A . 54APPENDIX C - BUILDING FILES . 56LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING - PLANNING TIME . 57LETTER OF AGREEMENT – ARTICLES 203 & 306 . 58ii

100SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS101TEACHERS' SALARY SCHEDULE2016-2017 SALARY SCHEDULESTEPB 0B 18M/B 36M 18M 36M 2.0093,875.991693,521.9996,116.0114*Master's degree onlyStep movement on the salary schedule shall be limited to one (1) step per year.1

2017-2018 SALARY SCHEDULESTEPB 0B 18M/B 36M 18M 36M 4.8294,814.761694,457.2197,077.1714*Master's degree onlyStep movement on the salary schedule shall be limited to one (1) step per year.2

2018-2019 SALARY SCHEDULESTEPB 0B 18M/B 36M 18M 36M 6.7795,762.911695,401.7798,047.9314*Master's degree onlyStep movement on the salary schedule shall be limited to one (1) step per year.I.One (1) step for each year of public or nonpublic school experience is allowed, not toexceed six (6) steps on the B columns and eight (8) steps on the M columns. In order forexperience credit to be granted the teacher must have held a valid teaching certificate andtaught in a school that is approved or accredited.II.A bachelor's degree is the minimum training required for all new professional faculty withthe exception of the vocational education teachers and non-degreed JrROTC instructors.Certified, enlisted, and officer JrROTC instructors shall be compensated consistent with thecontractual agreement between the District and the federal government. JrROTC instructorpositions are non-tenured teaching positions. JrROTC instructors are required to holdlimited teaching certificates from the state of Alaska. Teaching salaries for JrROTC3

instructors shall constitute compensation for all duties that they are required to perform inaccordance with federal regulations and 4ROTCR PAM 145-24 concerning the JrROTCprogram.102III.Advancement on the salary schedule for one (1) year of experience shall be computed on aminimum of one hundred forty (140) contracted days.IV.Teachers filling a position which requires a master’s degree and a certification for atherapist or psychologist position will be placed on the M Specified Certification columnof the salary schedule at the time of hire. Should the teacher’s assignment change to aposition that does not require the specified certification, the teacher will be placed on thesalary schedule consistent with the teacher’s master’s degree and experience with theDistrict. Teachers holding a master’s degree with National Board Certification shall beplaced in this column. Teachers employed prior to July 1, 2008 with National BoardCertification holding a bachelor’s degree will continue to receive 2,000 added to theteacher’s annual salary. Teachers employed after June 30, 2008 with National BoardCertification holding a bachelor’s degree will be placed on the salary schedule inaccordance with Article 102. Should a teacher be placed on the M Specified Certificationcolumn fail to renew his or her National Board Certification, the teacher will then be placedon the salary schedule consistent with the teacher’s master’s degree and experience with theDistrict. Other specialty areas may be approved for placement on the M SpecifiedCertification column, provided the certification is vetted by the Superintendent with afinding the requirements to attain the specialty certificate are comparable to attainment ofthe National Board Certification or of a therapist or school psychologist certification. Thefindings by the Superintendent are final and not subject to grievance by the employee orFEA. The requirement for a Master’s Degree applies in order to be placed on the M Specified Certification column.V.A teacher may be reimbursed for moving expenses up to five thousand dollars ( 5,000) atthe discretion of the Executive Director of Human Resources in accordance with federaland District guidelines.VI.A teacher who gives irrevocable written notice of retirement effective at the end of theschool year to Human Resources on or before January 15 will receive a one-time paymentof fifteen hundred dollars ( 1,500) in the final paycheck at the end of the year.REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFYING FOR SALARY SCHEDULE RANGES ABOVE THE BACHELOR'S DEGREEI.Bachelor's Degree 18:Transcripts must be submitted showing a bachelor's conferred and eighteen (18) semesterhours of credit earned subsequent to the granting of the bachelor's degree. All creditsearned must be from an accredited college or university. At least six (6) of the eighteen(18) hours of cred

Negotiated Agreement between BOARD OF EDUCATION FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT and FAIRBANKS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2019