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Mountain View Whisman School District

Agenda Item for Board Meeting of 1/4/2018



Agenda Category:  REVIEW AND ACTION

Agenda Item Title:  Tentative Agreement between the Mountain View Whisman School District and California School Employees Association (CSEA), Chapter 812 and Classified Salary Schedule for 2017-2018 (5 minutes)

Estimated Time: 

Person Responsible:  Carmen Ghysels, Chief Human Relations Officer



Background: 

District Administration has completed negotiations with CSEA for the 2017-2018 school year.  The Tentative Agreement is attached hereto with supporting documents.  The following outlines the key areas negotiated and are submitted for approval:

 

1.    Article 7: Vacations

 

       Tentative Agreement - No contract language, but the District shall 

        amend the AESOP form to omit "unpaid leave" as an option on the

        pull-down menu, and if possible, replace with a way to direct

        employees, to 12.5 (Leave of Absence  - General Provisions).

 

2.     Article 12:  Leaves

 

        Tentative Agreement on Judicial Leave, District accepts CSEA's 

         November 1, 2017 Proposal

 

         Article 12.4.1 No contract language change

 

         Article 12.4.2  Language addressing employee leave to appear

         for jury duty in the manner prescribed by law.

 

3.      Article 14: Compensation and Benefits

 

        The salary schedule for the 2017-2018 school year, effective 

        July 1, 2017, shall be set forth in Appendix A.  2017-2018 schedule

        to implement an increase of 6.7% effective July 1, 2017.

 

4.     AB 119: New Employee Orientation

 

       Tentative Agreement reached on November 6, 2017.  Signed

       Side Letter TA is attached.

 

5.     Side Agreement relating to Parent Leave for Classified Employees

        (Bonding Leave)

 

       Effective November 30, 2017, a classified employee on parental

       leave who has exhausted all available sick leave, including all

       accumulated sick leave, and continues to be absent shall be 

       compensated according to the differential pay system in use for

       the remaining portion of the 12-week period, whether or not a 

       substitute has been employed.



Fiscal Implication:
$765,694 retroactive from July 1, 2017.

Recommended Action: 
That the Board approve the Tentative Agreements between the Mountain View Whisman School District and the California School Employees Association for 2017-2018.

ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionTypeUpload Date
Tentative Agreement between the Mountain View Whisman School District and California School Employees Association (CSEA), Chapter 812Backup Material12/18/2017
2017-2018 CSEA Salary Schedule with 6.7% Backup Material12/19/2017