Collective Bargaining Updates
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:
- Article VI – Professional Employee Working Conditions Article VI – Professional Employee Working Conditions
- Article VIII – Transfers and Reassignments – Article VIII – Transfers and Reassignments
- Article XVII – Extra Pay for Extra Duty (Supplements) – Article XVII – Supplements
- Article X – Teacher Inservice – Article X – Teacher Inservice
- Article XVI – Professional Employee Compensation – Compensation language –
- Pay For Performance –Compensation Pay For Performance
- MOU – Hiring for new schools “NN” and “OO” – MOU – Hiring for NN and OO
- MOU – Early Transfer Process – MOU- Early Transfer Process 2024-2025
- MOU – Working Remotely During Planning Days – MOU- Working Remotely Planning Days
- Opt-In Form – Opt-In Form 2023-2024
- Appendix D Appendix D Medical Plan
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.
- MOU- Gaines Alternative and The Evelyn Hamblen Center for the 2023-2024 school year MOU_ Gaines Alternative
- MOU – St. Johns Technical High School for the 2023-2024 school year MOU- St. Johns Tech
- MOU- Future Teachers for the 2023-2024 school year MOU- Future Teachers
- Insurance Premium increase of at one half of 1% SJCSD Insurance Proposal .50
- Article XVII – Extra Pay for Extra Duty (Supplements)
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- added HS STEM coordinator. ARTICLE XVII Supplements
- added Future Farmers of America.
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- Article VIII – Transfers and Reassignments ARTICLE VIII Transfers and Reassignments (SJCSD Counter Proposal)
- MOU – Hiring for “NN” and “OO” for the 2023-2024 school year MOU – NN and OO opening 2023-2024
- MOU- Early Transfer Process for 2024-2025 school year. MOU Early Transfer for 2024-2025 SY
St. Johns Education Association:
- Counter proposal from SJEA of Article VI – Professional Working Conditions 20092023 Article VI Professional Emp Working Conditions SJEA Counter
- MOU- Working Remotely Planning Days MOU- Working Remotely during Planning days SJEA Proposal
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
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- 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.
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- St Johns Educational Support Professional Association (SJESPA) counteroffer for Article XII – Compensation
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- 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.
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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:
- Presentation of the Employee Benefit Insurance statements and Cost Analysis – 2023 Medical Dental Vision Balance Sheets.
- St. Johns County School District presented a counter to SJEA’s proposal to Article VI – Professional Employee Working Conditions – Article VI 8-28-2023 SJCSD Counter.2
- St. Johns County School District presented an MOU – Working Remotely during Planning days. – MOU- Working Remotely during Planning days.
- Presentation of the Updated General Fund Balance – Copy of MD Updated General Fund Balance 9-3-23
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:
- Presentation of the 2023 Legislative Session and Final Conference Report – 2023 Legislative Session and Final Conference Report
- St. Johns County School District presented two Memorandum of Understanding for SJESPA.
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- Critical Temporary Support Positions – MOU-Critical Temporary Support Positions
- Emergency Substitute Coverage – MOU-Emergency Substitute Coverage
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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
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- Teachers Providing Emergency Class Coverage – MOU-Teachers Providing Emergency Class Coverage
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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
