SJEA Bargaining Sessions

St. Johns County School District – Counter Proposal

• Article II – Association & Professional Employee Rights & Duties – ARTICLE II -Association Professional Employee Rights Duties Counter
• Article XI – Leave Provisions – ARTICLE XI Leave Provisions – SJCSD Counter Proposal #1
• Article XII – Vacancies & Promotions – ARTICLE XII Vacancies and Promotions Counter Proposal #2
• MOU – St. Johns Technical High School – MOU SJTHS for 2024-2025
• MOU- Gaines Alternative School & Evelyn Hamblen – MOU Gaines and Transitions for 2024-2025
• MOU – Working Remotely on Planning Days – MOU- Working Remotely during Planning days SJCSD Counter Proposal

St. Johns Education Association (SJEA) – Counter Proposal

• Article VII – Professional Employee Authority & Protection
• Article VIII – Transfers & Reassignments ARTICLE VIII Transfers and Reassignments Counter
• Article IX – Professional Employee Qualifications & Assignments ARTICLE IX Professional Employee Qualifications and Assignments Counter Proposal #1 (1)

St. Johns Education Association (SJEA) Proposed

• Article VI – Profession Employee Working Conditions ARTICLE VI Working Conditions
• Article X – Teacher Inservice ARTICLE X Inservice
• Article XV – Professional Employee Term of Employment – ARTICLE XV Terms of Employment

Tentative Agreement

• Article II – Association & Professional Employee Rights & Duties Article II – Association & Professional Employee Rights & Duties
• Article VII – Professional Employee Authority & Protection Article VII – Professional Employee Authority & Protection
• Article IX – Professional Employee Qualifications & Assignments Article IX – Professional Employee Qualifications & Assignments
• MOU – St. Johns Technical High School MOU- St. Johns Technical High School

Upcoming sessions

• Wednesday, May 15, 2024 – 5:00PM – Fullerwood Training Center
• Wednesday, May 29, 2024 – 1:00PM – Fullerwood Training Center

 

Key takeaway:

 

SJCSD – counter proposal for the following:

• Article II – Association & Professional Employee Rights & Duties SJCSD Counter Proposal #1 – Article II – Association & Professional Employee Rights & Duties
• Article VIII – Transfers & Reassignments SJCSD Counter Proposal #1 – Article VIII – Transfers & Reassignments
• Article XII – Vacancies & Promotions  SJCSD Counter Proposal #1 – Article XII – Vacancies & Promotions

Mr. King gave a power point presentation on the vision and processes for Transfer and Hiring.  Transfer and New Hire Procedures

SJEA proposed the following:

• Article VII – Professional Employee Authority & Protection ARTICLE VII Authority and Protection (1)
• Article IX – Professional Employees Qualification & Reassignments ARTICLE IX Professional Employee Qualifications and Assignments (1)
• Article XI – Leave Provisions ARTICLE XI Leave Provisions (1)

No agreement was made on any of the Articles that were presented.  We did tentative agreed on the following which were grammatical errors:

• Article XIII – Reduction in Force Article XIII – Reduction in Force
• Article XIX – Employee Voluntary Sick Leave Bank & Voluntary Sick Leave Pool  Article XIX – Employee Voluntary Sick Leave Bank & Voluntary Sick Leave Pool

Next session will be Wednesday, April 30 starting at 5:30PM.

 

First session for 2024-2025.  This first session between St. Johns County School District (SJCSD) and St. Johns Education Association (SJEA) was held at the Fullerwood Training Center with a 5:00PM start.  This year we will update the entire negotiated agreement which will be in effect for the next 3 years.

Key take away points:

SJEA presented the following articles:

• Preamble
• Article I – Recognition
• Article II – Association & Professional Employee Rights & Duties
• Article III – Board’s Rights & Responsibilities
• Article IV – Negotiations Procedure
• Article V – Grievance Procedure

We tentatively agreed to the following:

• Preamble  Preamble
• Article III – Board’s Rights & Responsibilities Article III – Board’s Rights and Responsibilities
• Article IV – Negotiations Procedure ARTICLE IV – Negotiations Procedure
• Article V – Grievance Procedure Article V – Grievance Procedure

SJCSD is currently reviewing the changes made to Article I, and Article II.  No action was taken.

Discussion about Memorandum of Understandings (MOU) and adding some of them into the negotiated agreement. No action was taken.

Next session

Wednesday, March 27, 2024.  This will be a combined meeting between St. Johns Education Association (SJEA), St. Johns Educational Support Professional Association (SJESPA) and St. Johns County School District (SJCSD).

 

On Wednesday, October 4th and Thursday, October 5th teachers will begin ratification of the negotiated agreement for the 2023-2024 school year.  Once it has passed ratification, the negotiated agreement will be presented to the Board for approval.  This is the list of Articles and MOUs that were tentatively agreed upon between St. Johns County School District and St. Johns Education Association.

Compensation language

Compensation Pay For Performance

Appendix D Medical Plan

Opt-In Form 2023-2024

MOU- Working Remotely Planning Days

MOU- Early Transfer Process 2024-2025

MOU – Hiring for NN and OO

MOU- Future Teachers

MOU- St. Johns Tech

MOU_ Gaines Alternative

MOU-Teachers-Providing-Emergency-Class-Coverage

MOU- Hurricane Idalia

Article VI – Professional Employee Working Conditions

Article VIII – Transfers and Reassignments

Article X – Teacher Inservice

Article XVII – Supplements

 

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

 

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)
  • • added HS STEM coordinator.  ARTICLE XVII Supplements
    • added Future Farmers of America.
• 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