Collective Bargaining Updates

Stay up-to-date on the status of negotiations between the SJCSD, SJEA, and SJESPA

September 25, 2023

The session between St. Johns County School District and St. Johns Education Association (SJEA) was held at the Fullerwood Training Center with a 5:30PM start.

Key take away points:

SJEA proposal for the following:

  • MOU – Early Transfer Process for 2024-2025
  • MOU – Hiring for new school “NN” and “OO” for the 2023-2024
  • Article XVII – Extra Pay for Extra Duty (Supplements)
  • Appendix D – Medical Plan

SJCSD proposal for the following:

  • MOU – Working Remotely during Planning Days
  • Article VI – Professional Employee Working Conditions
  • Article VIII – Transfers and Reassignments
  • Opt – In form
  • Compensation

Gretchen Saunders presented financial update for the 2023-2024 school year – fourth calculations – SJEA Sept 25

St. Johns County School District and St. Johns Education Association (SJEA) agreed on the following for the 2023-2024 school year:

 

September 20, 2023

The session between St. Johns County School District and St. Johns Education Association (SJEA) was held at the Fullerwood Training Center with a 5:00PM start.

Key take away points:

St. Johns Education Association counter proposal for Article XVI – Professional Employee Compensation

  • Number of years of experience
  • 1-5 years of experience = $688.00
  • 6-10 years of experience = $1,375.00
  • 11-15 years of experience = $2.063.00
  • >16 years of experience = $2,750.00

Pay for Performance:

  • Grandfathered/Effective = $75.00
  • Highly Effective = $100.00

St. Johns County School District proposed.

St. Johns Education Association:

 

St. Johns County School District and St. Johns Education Association (SJEA) agreed on the following increase for the 2023-2024 school year:

  • MOU – Gaines Alternative and The Evelyn Hamblen Center
  • MOU – St. Johns Technical High School
  • MOU – Future Teacher

 

September 18, 2023

The session between St. Johns Educational Support Professional Association (SJESPA) and St. Johns County School District was held at the Fullerwood Training Center with a 6:00PM start.

Key take away points:

  • St. Johns County School District proposed the following increase for Article XII – Compensation
        • Support Staff bargaining unit will receive a total package of 1.1 million.
        • SJESPA and SJCSD negotiating teams will work collaboratively to create an appropriate plan for the 1.1 million.
        • Insurance premiums for 2023-2024 school year will be negotiated at a future session.
        • Raises will be retro to July 1, 2023.
  • St Johns Educational Support Professional Association (SJESPA) counteroffer for Article XII – Compensation
        • Support Staff bargaining unit will receive total package of 1.2 million.
        • SJESPA and SJCSD negotiating teams will work collaboratively to create an appropriate plan for the 1.2 million.
        • Raises will be retro to July 1, 2023.

Article XII – Compensation 2023-2024 school year

St. Johns County School District and St. Johns Educational Support Professional Association (SJESPA) agreed on the following increase for the 2023-2024 school year:

  • The support staff bargaining unit, SJESPA will receive a total of 1.2 million for salary increases.
  • SJESPA and SJCSD negotiating teams will work collaboratively to create an appropriate distribution plan for the 1.2 million.
  • Raises will be retro back to July 1, 2023.

 

 

September 6, 2023

The session was a combined session with St. Johns Education Association (SJEA) and St. Johns Educational Support Professional Association (SJESPA) which was held at the Fullerwood Training Center with a 5:00PM start.

Key take away points:

St. Johns Education Association proposed changes to Article VIII – Transfers and Reassignments.  The proposed changes would incorporate the MOU-Opening New Schools into the contract. – Article VIII- Transfers and Reassignments SJEA Proposal #1

The MOU and articles presented were not acted upon.

 

August 7, 2023

First session for 2023-2024.  This first session was a combined session with St. Johns Education Association (SJEA) and St. Johns Educational Support Professional Association (SJESPA) which was held at the Fullerwood Training Center with a 5:00PM start.

Key take away points:

These two Memorandum of Understanding have been signed and St. Johns County School District will begin compensating those employees immediately.

St. Johns County School District presented one Memorandum of Understanding for SJEA

This Memorandum of Understanding was signed, St. Johns Education Association (SJEA) wants to hold on payment.  Once the 2023-2024 negotiation session has finished, will ratify the whole agreement and teachers will then begin to be compensated.

St. Johns Education Association passed across changes to Article VI – Professional Employee Working Conditions – 07082023 article VI Professional Emp Working Conditions

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