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Benefits
Tuition Reimbursement
1. Does the district or state offer tuition reimbursement for teachers? 2. What is the cap on tuition reimbursement for a single year? 3. Must a course be related to the teacher's current or future assignment or certification to be eligible for tuition reimbursement? 4. Must the teacher meet a grade requirement to be eligible for tuition reimbursement? 5. Must the course have been approved by the administration to be eligible for reimbursement?
Life Insurance
1. If basic life insurance is not automatically included in the benefits package, how much is the minimum premium that the teacher has to pay? 2. Does the teacher have to pay for basic life insurance?
Health Insurance
1. Is health insurance available to the employee's dependents at no cost to the employee? 2. Is individual health insurance available at no cost to the employee?
Calendar
School Year
1. What does the district consider the teacher contract year for purposes of calculating the daily rate of pay? 2. How many hours are students scheduled to be in school for the 2010-2011 school year? (10-11 elementary student year x elementary student school day) 3. Does the district consider paid holidays part of its contract year? (see FN for number of paid holidays counted) 4. How many teachers days are on the 2010-2011 calendar (excluding paid holidays)? 5. How many days in the 2010-2011 calendar is the teacher on-site without students? 6. How many student days are on the 2010-2011 calendar? 7. How many hours are teachers scheduled to be on site during the 10-11 school year? (10-11 elementary teacher work year x daily on-site requirement for elementary teachers) 8. How many student half-days are listed on the 2010-2011 calendar? 9. What types of alternative schedules does the district have?
School Day
1. How much time is the teacher required to be on-site beyond the length of the student day? (This does not include time for meetings) 2. How long is the school day for elementary students? 3. How long is the school day for secondary students? 4. How long is the scheduled workday for teachers? (total time scheduled on-site, including lunch)
Preparation Time
1. How much planning time does a secondary teacher receive? 2. Is any of the teacher planning time designated for collaborative planning? 3. How much planning time does an elementary teacher receive? 4. How many different preparations can a secondary teacher have? 5. What happens if a teacher loses a preparation period?
Faculty Meetings
1. How often are faculty meetings held? 2. How much advance notice is required before a principal can hold a faculty meeting? 3. Is the amount of time for a faculty meeting capped?
Class Size
Class Size Restrictions
1. What is the class size restriction for special education? 2. What is the class size restriction for prekindergarten? 3. What is the class size restriction for kindergarten? 4. What is the class size restriction for grade 1? 5. What is the class size restriction for grade 2? 6. What is the class size restriction for grade 3? 7. What is the class size restriction for grade 4? 8. What is the class size restriction for grade 5? 9. What is the class size restriction for grade 6? 10. What is the class size restriction for grade 7? 11. What is the class size restriction for grade 8? 12. What is the class size restriction for grades 9-12? 13. What happens when the class size limit is exceeded?
Compensation
General Salary Information
1. How many lanes are on the teacher's salary schedule? 2. Are step increases awarded annually? 3. What is the average difference between the master's and bachelor's salary? 4. Is there a statewide salary schedule or minimum salary? 5. Are uncertified teachers paid less than fully certified teachers? 6. What is the 'Cost of Living Adjustment' (percentage) from the previous year to the current salary schedule? 7. After how many year(s) of service is a teacher eligible for a longevity bonus?
Annual Salary
1. What is the annual salary for a fully certified, first year teacher with a bachelor's degree (as of August 2008)? 2. What is the annual salary for a teacher with a bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience (as of August 2008)? 3. What is the maximum annual salary for a teacher with a bachelor's degree (as of August 2008)? 4. What is the annual salary for a fully certified, first year teacher with a master's degree (as of August 2008)? 5. What is the annual salary for a teacher with a master's degree and 5 years of experience (as of August 2008)? 6. What is the maximum annual salary for a teacher with a master's degree (as of August 2008)?
Salary Trajectory
1. What is the salary increase for a teacher with a BA for the year in which tenure is acquired? 2. What is the average salary increase, excluding COLA, for a teacher with a BA and 1-5 years of experience? 3. What is the average salary increase, excluding COLA, for a teacher with a BA and 6-10 years of experience? 4. What is the average salary increase, excluding COLA, for a teacher with a BA and 11-15 years of experience? 5. What is the average salary increase, excluding COLA, over the entire salary schedule for a teacher with a BA? 6. What is the percent increase in salary, excluding COLA, for a teacher with a BA from the minimum to the maximum salary? 7. What is the increase in salary for a teacher with a master's degree for the year in which tenure is acquired? 8. What is the average salary increase, excluding COLA, for a teacher with a MA and 1-5 years of experience? 9. What is the average salary increase, excluding COLA, for a teacher with a MA and 6-10 years of experience? 10. How many years of experience does it take for a teacher with a bachelor's degree to reach the maximum salary? 11. What is the average salary increase, excluding COLA, for a teacher with a MA and 11-15 years of experience? 12. What is the average salary increase, excluding COLA, over the entire salary schedule for a teacher with a MA? 13. What is the percent increase in salary, excluding COLA, for a teacher with a MA from the minimum to the maximum salary? 14. How many years of experience does it take for a teacher with a master's degree to reach the maximum salary?
Daily Rate of Pay
1. What is the daily on-site rate of pay for a fully certified, first year teacher with a bachelor's degree (as of August 2008)? 2. What is the daily on-site rate of pay for a teacher with a bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience (as of August 2008)? 3. What is the maximum daily on-site rate of pay for a teacher with a bachelor's degree (as of August 2008)? 4. What is the daily on-site rate of pay for a fully certified, first year teacher with a master's degree (as of August 2008)? 5. What is the daily on-site rate of pay for a teacher with a master's degree and 5 years of experience (as of August 2008)? 6. What is the maximum daily on-site rate of pay for a teacher with a master's degree (as of August 2008)?
Differential Pay for Hard to Staff Assignments
1. Can a teacher earn a higher annual salary, or additional stipend, by virtue of teaching certain subjects? 2. Can a teacher earn additional pay by working in a school classified by the district as "high-needs"? 3. Teaching which subjects qualifies a teacher to receive a stipend or higher annual salary? What is the amount? 4. Which schools does the district consider "high needs" for the purposes of awarding teachers additional pay? 5. What is the amount or range of annual incentive pay for teaching in a school classified by the district as high-needs?
Differential Pay Based on Performance
1. Can a teacher earn additional pay on the basis of performance? 2. If a teacher can earn additional pay on the basis of performance, how is performance determined? 3. What is the amount or range of the award for effective performance?
Differential Pay for National Board Certification
1. Does the state or district offer financial support to cover National Board certification fees? 2. Can a teacher who has National Board certification earn additional pay? 3. What is the annual amount or range of the additional pay for National Board certification?
Starting Salary with Prior Work Experience
1. Is a teacher who is new to the district, but not new to teaching eligible for a higher starting salary? 2. What is the highest step for which a teacher who is new to the district, but not new to teaching can qualify? (see FN for differences between types of teaching experience) 3. Can a teacher get credit on the salary schedule for teaching experience in another public school district within the state? 4. Can a teacher get credit on the salary schedule for teaching experience in another public school district outside the state? 5. Can a teacher get credit on the salary schedule for teaching experience in a private school? 6. Can a teacher get credit on the salary schedule for teaching experience in a college or university? 7. Can a teacher get credit on the salary schedule for experience in a subject-related profession? What is the maximum amount of credit awarded for subject-related experience? 8. Can a teacher get credit on the salary schedule for serving in the military or Peace Corps? What is the maximum amount of credit awarded for military or Peace Corps experience?
Additional Pay for Supplemental Duties
1. What is the annual stipend awarded to a high school head football coach (as of August, 2008)? 2. What is the annual stipend awarded to a high school drama sponsor (as of August, 2008)?
Dismissal
Dismissal of Tenured Teachers
1. What is the process at the district level to dismiss a teacher for incompetence, including appeals? 2. Can a teacher appeal a dismissal decision beyond the district level? 3. How long does it take to dismiss a teacher for incompetence from notice of intent to dismiss to a decision at a school board hearing, for example (excluding duration of hearing)? 4. How long does the state grant for the first appeal (excluding duration of appeal hearing)? 5. Once the dismissal process has been initiated, can the teacher, charged with incompetence, be immediately removed from the classroom pending a hearing? 6. Can a tenured teacher's annual contract be terminated at any time for cause? (Or must it be at the end of the year?) 7. When a tenured teacher is suspended and awaiting formal dismissal procedures, may pay be suspended? (note when benefits is also mentioned) 8. If a tenured teacher's pay is suspended at any point during the dismissal process, is the teacher entitled to back pay if s/he wins a dismissal hearing? 9. In addition to scheduled formal evaluations, are there any other mechanisms a principal can apply to initiate termination actions against an ineffective teacher?
Dismissal of Probationary Teachers
1. Does a provisional teacher have any recourse if s/he is dismissed during the term of the contract? 2. Can the decision to dismiss a provisional teacher during the term of the contract be appealed beyond the district level? 3. Does a district have to cite the causes for not renewing a provisional contract? 4. Can an administrator decide to extend the probationary period of a teacher on a provisional contract if the principal is uncertain that the teacher should receive tenure? 5. Does a provisional teacher have any recourse if his/her contract is not renewed? 6. Can a district dismiss a teacher on a provisional contract before the end of the school year? 7. By what date must an untenured teacher be notified of a non-renewal of his/her contract?
Evaluation
The Evaluation Instrument
1. Is there a statewide teacher evaluation instrument? 2. Does the state offer a recommended or required list of criteria/standards by which teacher performance should be rated? 3. Is the person(s) responsible for evaluating a teacher required to undergo training in teacher evaluation? (See footnote for scope of training.) 4. Is there a pre-evaluation conference with the teacher and the evaluator? 5. What issues are addressed in the pre-evaluation conference? 6. Is there a post-evaluation conference? 7. Who determines a teacher's final evaluation rating? 8. Does the evaluation instrument include an element of written self-assessment?
Role of Student Achievement in Teacher Evaluation
1. Can student performance, however measured, be factored into teacher evalautions? 2. Must a teacher show evidence of student achievement to pass the evaluation? 3. Can objective measurements of student achievement such as standardized tests be factored into teacher evaluations? 4. Is a teacher's performance, as measured against the goals of a school improvement plan, factored into the evaluation?
Evaluation Requirements for Untenured Teachers
1. Can an administrator decide to extend the probationary period of a teacher on a provisional contract if the principal is uncertain that the teacher should receive tenure? 2. How frequently is a teacher with a provisional contract evaluated? 3. Must a teacher on a provisional contract get prior notice of a formal observation? 4. What is the minimum duration of each observation for a teacher on a provisional contract? 5. Must the evaluation of a teacher with a provisional contract be based on multiple observations? 6. How many categories of ratings are there for provisional contract teachers? (i.e. unsatisfactory, satisfactory = 2; excellent, good, mediocre, unacceptable = 4)? 7. If a teacher on a provisional contract completes a school year with an overall unsatisfactory rating, is the teacher then ineligible for contract renewal? 8. Does the summative evaluation of the teacher assess the teacher's progress towards meeting the goals of a PGP?
Evaluation Requirements for Tenured Teachers
1. What is the minimum required frequency of evaluation for a teacher who has achieved tenure status and a rating of at least satisfactory? 2. Is the frequency of evaluation for the tenured teacher reduced during his/her teaching career if s/he maintains a satisfactory rating on his/her evaluation? 3. Is the evaluation of a teacher on a continuing contract based on multiple observations? 4. What is the minimum duration of each observation for a teacher on a continuing contract? 5. Must a teacher on a continuing contract get prior notice of a formal observation? 6. How many categories of ratings are there for continuing contract teachers? (i.e. unsatisfactory, satisfactory = 2; excellent, good, mediocre, unacceptable = 4)? 7. Does the summative evaluation of the teacher assess the teacher's progress towards meeting the goals of a PGP? 8. How often does a teacher have to turn in lesson plans to a school administrator?
Improvement and Remediation Plans for Poorly Performing Teachers
1. Is a teacher placed on a remediation plan after the first unsatisfactory evaluation? 2. Does the remediation plan include a timeline for improvement? 3. Must a teacher observe other teachers as part of the remediation plan? 4. Is a teacher provided a mentor as part of the remediation plan? 5. Must a teacher on remediation complete additional professional development coursework? 6. How long is a teacher on a remediation plan before s/he is reevaluated? 7. What happens when a tenured teacher on a remediation plan is reevaluated and receives a negative evaluation? 8. How many sequential unsatisfactory evaluations can a tenured teacher receive before an administrator can initiate the dismissal procedure? 9. Can the results of a negative evaluation ever be removed from a teacher's personnel file? 10. Does a teacher have the right to file a grievance or an appeal of an evaluation rating if there are no acknowledged procedural violations? 11. Can a teacher receive a second opinion on a negative evaluation rating from another evaluator? 12. Following a negative evaluation, is the teacher required to develop a personalized professional growth, development or improvement plan as a component of the remediation process? 13. Can there be a salary freeze if a teacher receives a negative evaluation? 14. When must a tenured teacher be notified of his/her dismissal?
General Employment Provisions
General Employment Provisions
1. By what date must a teacher give notification that he/she intends to resign or retire? 2. Is there a penalty for a teacher who fails to notify the district that he/she intends to resign/retire by the district's deadline? 3. What is the minimum number of years of experience that a teacher must have in a district before continuing contract status (tenure) is granted?
Working Conditions
1. Does the school district provide legal assistance to teachers sued for actions taken in carrying out their work? 2. Are parents included as members of site-based teams? 3. What non-classroom duties may a teacher be asked or not asked to perform? 4. Does the school district reimburse for damage to a teacher's property incurred on school grounds? If so, for what amount?
Teacher Conduct
1. Is a teacher obligated to notify the school/district if he/she has been arrested? 2. Is there a dress code for teachers? 3. How does a teacher's conviction of a felony affect his or her licensure status? 4. Once the dismissal process has been initiated, can the teacher, charged with immoral conduct or a felony, be immediately removed from the classroom pending a hearing? 5. How does a teacher's conviction of a misdemeanor affect his or her licensure status? 6. After how many school days in which a tenured teacher has not shown up to work, can a school initiate the termination process due to job abandonment?
Personnel File
1. Must a teacher be notified if items are placed in his/her personnel file? 2. May a teacher request a union representative or other witness review their personnel file?
Student Behavior
1. Does a teacher have the right to remove a disruptive student from the classroom? 2. Do teachers have the right to refuse a student's return to the classroom? 3. If a teacher suspects a student of a crime, is he/she required to report it? 4. Are teachers notified if a student commits a crime? 5. Must a teacher be notified of a disruptive student's behavior history? 6. Is corporal punishment permitted?
Grievances
Teacher Rights in the Grievance Procedure
1. If a teacher takes leave during the grievance process, does he/she suffer a loss of leave or pay? 2. About which areas of the agreement may a teacher not file a grievance? 3. Is there language protecting a teacher from repercussions for filing a grievance? 4. Who must pay for a substitute so that a teacher may attend an arbitration hearing or hearing before the board? 5. Can a record of the grievance be kept in teacher's official personnel file? 6. What types of grievances qualify for an expedited arbitration? 7. Does a teacher have the right to file a grievance or an appeal of an evaluation rating if there are no acknowledged procedural violations?
Grievance Procedure
1. How many days does a teacher have to first address a grievance? 2. Is there an informal process for resolving a grievance? 3. With whom does the teacher file an initial formal grievance? 4. How many steps occur in the grievance process (both informal and formal) before arbitration begins? 5. What is the approximate maximum amount of time allowed for the grievance process, where specified in the contract or board policy? 6. In the event that a grievance goes to arbitration, what party pays for the costs of arbitration? 7. In the final step of a grievance at the district level, who makes the final decision regarding the grievance? 8. Is an arbitration or board of education decision concerning a filed grievance final and binding?
Layoffs
Layoffs
1. In the case of a layoff, is seniority determined at the school level or district level? 2. Does a teacher's performance in the classroom factor into decisions about which teachers are laid off? 3. Do principals have any say in determining who gets laid off? 4. Are layoffs made according to reverse seniority within area of certification? 5. When layoffs occur, how is a tie in seniority broken? 6. If a layoff occurs, are laid-off teachers then given any preference if the district later needs to hire teachers? (including notification, guaranteed interviews, mandatory re-hiring etc.) 7. How long does a laid off teacher retain recall rights?
Leave
Sick Leave
1. How many sick days is a teacher issued each year? 2. Can unused sick days carry over from one year to the next? 3. What is the maximum number of sick days that a teacher can accumulate? 4. Can a teacher donate sick leave to a sick leave bank? 5. After how many days of absence does a teacher have to provide medical documentation for sick leave? 6. Does the district have the right to request medical certification from a district-approved doctor? 7. How much maternity leave can teachers take? (Note paternity leave in the footnote)
Personal Leave
1. How many personal days is a teacher issued each year? 2. Is personal leave taken from sick leave? 3. What is the total number of sick and personal leave days combined? 4. Can unused personal days carry over from one year to the next? 5. When are leave days restricted or subject to refusal? 6. What other types of paid leave does the district offer?
Leave for Professional Development
1. Can a teacher ever take a sabbatical leave? 2. How many years of service are required for a teacher to be eligible for a sabbatical leave? 3. How much is a teacher paid during sabbatical? 4. What are the eligibility conditions for sabbatical, apart from years of service? 5. Is there additional leave for any professional development that takes place outside of the district? 6. How many hours or days of professional development leave can a teacher take over and above the professional development days already scheduled by the district?
Attendance Incentives
1. Can a teacher earn additional pay or leave days for demonstrating good job attendance? 2. What is the amount or range of pay that a teacher can earn for demonstrating good job attendance? 3. Can a teacher receive payment for unused sick leave at the end of each school year? 4. At what rate can teachers receive payment for unused sick leave at the end of a school year? 5. Can a teacher receive payment for unused sick leave at retirement? 6. At what rate can teachers receive payment for unused sick leave at retirement? 7. What is the maximum payment for unused sick leave at retirement for a teacher with a master's degree and 30 years of experience in the district?
New Teacher Induction
Professional Development
1. Following a negative evaluation, is the teacher required to develop a personalized professional growth, development or improvement plan as a component of the remediation process?
Mentors
1. Is a mentor available to a new teacher? 2. How long is the mentorship program for a new teacher? 3. Who selects teachers to be mentors? 4. Is it expected that a mentor will have experience in subject area/grade related to the teacher's teaching assignment? 5. What is the minimum number of years of experience a teacher must have to be eligible to be a mentor? 6. Is a mentor paid? 7. Are mentors provided with training? 8. Does a mentor have reduced teaching responsibilities or release time? 9. Does a mentor observe the teacher teaching?
Summer Orientation
1. Is there a summer orientation for new teachers? 2. How long is the standard summer orientation that the district provides for new teachers? 3. Is a new teacher paid to attend the summer orientation?
Tenure
Role of Tenure on Teacher Assignment and Employment
1. Is a teacher required to demonstrate student growth prior to being awarded tenure? 2. Can an administrator decide to extend the probationary period of a teacher on a provisional contract if the principal is uncertain that the teacher should receive tenure? 3. Can a district dismiss a teacher on a provisional contract before the end of the school year? 4. By what date must an untenured teacher be notified of a non-renewal of his/her contract? 5. What is the minimum number of years of experience that a teacher must have in a district before continuing contract status (tenure) is granted?
Transfer & Assignment
Voluntary Transfers
1. Do voluntary transfers apply for vacancies directly to the school? 2. How long does a teacher have to be in a single school before s/he can apply to transfer to another school? 3. Can voluntary transfers apply to as many positions as they wish? 4. Can a teacher with a negative evaluation voluntarily transfer to another school? 5. Can a teacher apply to transfer to a different school during his/her probationary period? 6. Are principals and/or site selection committees allowed to interview voluntary transfer applicants? 7. Are principals and/or site selection committees allowed to select voluntary transfer applicants to hire? If not, then how are voluntary transfers assigned to schools? 8. Do principals have access to a teacher's evaluation ratings as part of his/her transfer application? 9. Does the collective bargaining contract or district school board policy contain any language that refers to the goal of equitably distributing experienced teachers among schools when assigning teachers?
Identifying Involuntary Transfers Due to Excessing
1. Before excessing occurs, does the district ask for or accept volunteers? 2. Are teachers identified for excessing in reverse order of seniority? 3. Other than seniority, what factors does the district use to identify teachers for excessing? 4. Do principals have any discretion in determining which teachers will be excessed? 5. Which teaching positions are protected from excessing under the district's collective bargaining agreement? 6. Can a teacher with a negative evaluation be excessed? 7. What is the limit on the number of times a teacher can be excessed? 8. Separate from excessing, does the district allow principals or other administrators to involuntarily transfer a teacher to another school? If so, for what reasons is he/she allowed to initiate such a transfer?
Placing Excessed Teachers
1. When a teacher has been identified for excessing, how does s/he apply for a new position? 2. Can excessed teachers apply to as many positions as they wish? 3. Are principals and/or site selection committees allowed to interview excessed transfer applicants? 4. Are principals and/or site selection committees allowed to select excessed transfer applicants to hire? If not, then how are excessed teachers assigned to schools? 5. Do principals have the right to refuse the assignment of an excessed teacher to their schools? 6. Do excessed teachers have the right to refuse a school assignment? 7. What happens to teachers who do not secure assignments? 8. Do excessed teachers continue to receive salary and benefits while looking for a new position? If so, is there a limit on how long these benefits last?
Role of Seniority
1. Do more senior teachers who voluntarily transfer have greater choice in their school placement than less senior teachers? 2. Do more senior teachers who have been excessed have greater choice in their school placement than less senior teachers? 3. If excessed teachers are assigned by the district, does the district consider a teacher's seniority when assigning him/her to a new school? 4. Are teachers who have been identified for excessing allowed to switch positions to "bump" a less senior teacher from his/her job?
Timeline for Transfers
1. When does the district invite and place voluntary transfers? 2. When does the district notify and place excessed teachers? 3. Are internal transfers given priority over new hires for vacant positions? 4. Which type of transfer is placed first: voluntary or excessed? 5. Can a teacher be involuntarily transferred to another school after the school year has started? 6. Is there a date after the school year has started that involuntary transfers cannot occur? (Date specified in footnote)
Union Rights and Privileges
Union Role
1. Must a principal or school administrator meet with union representatives on a regular basis? 2. Do union presidents continue to accrue seniority from the district while on leave? 3. Do union presidents receive any compensation from the district (salary/benefits) while on leave? 4. After a union official has served in a leadership role in the union and taken leave from his/her district, can s/he return to his/her previous position in the district? 5. Is some time at faculty meetings required to be allotted to union matters? 6. Is leave available for a teacher to attend union associated activities (not counting leave given to elected union representatives)? 7. Who pays for a substitute when a teacher attends union functions (if that teacher is not an elected union representative)? 8. Does a teacher who is a union representative have fewer school related responsibilities than other teachers?
Waivers
1. Is there a waiver or variance provision for portions of or the entire collective bargaining agreement? 2. Do teachers have a vote in a request for a waiver? 3. What requirements must be met for a waiver to be approved? 4. How long is a waiver in effect? 5. Can a waiver be renewed?
