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Dixon Education Association

Dixon Education Association. “Working Hard for our STUDENTS”. Timeline of Actions Between Dixon Education Association & Dixon Public Schools Board of Education. April 23, 2012 – January 11, 2013. Basic contract language was discussed (Spring through Fall)

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Dixon Education Association

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  1. Dixon Education Association “Working Hard for our STUDENTS”

  2. Timeline of Actions BetweenDixon Education Association&Dixon Public SchoolsBoard of Education

  3. April 23, 2012 – January 11, 2013 • Basic contract language was discussed (Spring through Fall) • Learning conditions discussed at length (Fall) • Financials proposed (late October) • Board rejected all DEA proposals up to this point.

  4. Bargaining Status BetweenDixon Education Association&Dixon Public SchoolsBoard of EducationAs of January 11, 2013

  5. DEA • Salary: hard freeze • Family Insurance: increase rates by $7,000 • Work day and school year: increased • Learning Environments: No improvements • Salary: 5% increase • Family Insurance: maintain current rates • Work day and school year: maintain current • Learning Environments: Increase Special Ed teachers and paraprofessionals

  6. January 2013 • January 11 • DEA meeting to discuss board proposal. • Strike vote taken • January 29 • Impasse declared by board

  7. Bargaining Status BetweenDixon Education Association&Dixon Public SchoolsBoard of EducationAs of February 25, 2013

  8. DEA • Salary: hard freeze • Family Insurance: $311 per family eligibility only if spousal insurance not provided, thus leaving spouses employers to shoulder the costs. • Work day and school year: increased • Learning Environments: No improvements • Salary: 3.75% increase • Family Insurance: maintain current rates • Work day and school year: maintain current • Learning Environments: Increase Special Ed teachers and paraprofessionals

  9. The Real Numberswww.dixonpublicschools.orgDistrict tabNews and Information linkFinance section“Board Packet 4”

  10. Bargaining Status BetweenDixon Education Association&Dixon Public SchoolsBoard of EducationAs of March 6, 2013

  11. DEA • Salary: • Eliminate current salary schedule • 1.5% increase years 1 & 3 • soft freeze in year 2 • Family Insurance: 12, 14, 16 % of Cobra rate and spouses with insurance removed from family plan. • Work day and school year: maintain current (approved by BOE) • Learning Environments: No improvements proposed • Salary: 2.0 % increase • Family Insurance: 13% of Cobra rate with various cap values • Work day and school year: maintain current (approved by BOE) • Learning Environments: Increase Special Ed teachers and paraprofessionals (still negotiating)

  12. Other issues being discussed Special education classroom concerns Class sizes Increased staffing (teacher & paraprofessionals) Student discipline Curriculum and classroom resources Retirement benefits Making up lost educational days

  13. Cost of Proposals • Boards proposal will cost $158,000 per year • DEA proposal will cost $342,000 per year • In year 1, four retiring teachers ($316,892) • In year 2 & 3, three more retiring teachers • In year 4, nine more retiring teachers. • District will save money by replacing all retired teachers at starting salaries. • Monies from interest on accounts will pay for DEA proposals

  14. For additional Information Like us on Facebook to receive the most recent updates and links to news stories. Visit our webpage at: www.dixoneducationassociation.org Email any additional questions to: dixoneducationassociation@gmail.com

  15. The Teachers of the Dixon Education AssociationThank You for your Support.

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