Initial Proposals and New Dates

The below chart summarizes the articles opened by both sides, and includes a brief outline of the new language each side is proposing. 

We also have officially set the dates for bargaining (we can add more as needed). Moving forward, all scheduled bargaining sessions will be held at the RHS library, starting at 5:00 pm. We look forward to seeing you there!
Monday, February 26 (Articles to be discussed are Articles 3 [Miscellaneous], 4 [Association Rights and Privileges], 8 [Emergency Closure], 10 [Professional Development], 17 [Employee Work Year], and 25 [Reduction in Force])
Thursday, March 7
Tuesday, March 19
Tuesday, April 9
Tuesday, April 23
Tuesday, May 7
Thursday, May 23
Thursday, June 6

Click here to see the full language of REA's initial proposal.

Articles Opened by REA	Articles Opened by RSD
Article 3 – Miscellaneous District Email System	Value
Article 4 – Association Rights and Privileges Roster New Unit Member Information (Reference to Article 9) Right to Speak at Meetings Association Leave	Article 4 – Association Rights and Privileges Minor updates to procedures for Fall Orientation (4.D) and Speaking at Meetings(4.H)
Article 5 – Employee Rights Due Process Complaints Teaching Materials Instructional Program Model and Process Changes + Pronoun Cleanup	Article 5 – Employee Rights Update definitions under 5.D to bring it up to date with current Oregon regulations Update 5.E to align with the jurisdiction of FDAB Updates Procedures and Timelines for Evaluation (5.H.1) Address redundancy of Plan of Awareness (5.H.4) Review Monitoring of Evaluation Process (5.H.8) Update 5.N to include gender identity in line with current Oregon law
Article 7 – Employee Work Year Standard Contract and Distribution of Contract (adding, reallocating days) Paid Holidays Early Release and Late Arrival New Hires (Imported from MOU) Counseling Optional Extra Days (Imported from MOU)
	Article 8 – Emergency Closure Review district’s ability to reinstate inclement weather or emergency closure days (8.D)
Article 9 – Teaching Hours Adjusting school hours Prep Time (Elementary) SPED protected case management time School Psychologist protected time Librarian Protected Time Trade Time: Pay for 3 after school events + Language Cleanup	Article 9 – Teaching Hours Review length of workday to align with best practices for students (9.A) Also update 9.A.5 based on what work has been done by the working group Address process for release time for wellness activities (9.G)
Article 10 – Professional Development Member professional development needs and procedures	Article 10 – Professional Development Review process for site training and remove redundancies in current language
Article 14 – Paid Leaves of Absence Personal leave (add days and roll-over amount, buy out unused roll-over) Cost of Sub Leave Sick Leave (add) Paid Leave Oregon Language Mandatory Quarantine Sick Leave Bank Bereavement Days (add) System for recording sick leave
Article 17 – Substitute and Student Teachers Assigning Members as temporary substitutes (imported from MOU)
	Article 18 – Student Discipline Significant revisions to bring in line with state and federal law
Article 19 – Tuition, Project, Workshop Reimbursement Clarifying that hours don’t expire each year and can be borrowed ahead Unlimited membership in professional organizations Agreement to provide reimbursement for maintaining licenses and certificates Licensure or coursework for hard to fill positions Changing “Grade Slip” to “Certificate of Completion” Timeframe for requesting information In-district teacher training and development program (reference to Article 22 and Appendix E) +Language cleanup	Article 19 – Tuition, Project and/or Workshop Reimbursement Revisions to the reimbursable amount for each unit member and the types of events/activities that are reimbursable (19.A) Improve the approval process for 19.A.1 Remove unnecessary language related to substitutes (19.A.3)
Article 21 – Dues and Payroll Deductions Updating and Informing the Association on employee work locations
Article 22 – Employee Compensation Salary Increase Hired staff previously in district get placed higher on salary schedule based on experience Multiple endorsements and masters degree will have credits counted for placement 10:1 clock hour ratio for movement Longevity Bonus (starting earlier) Hours for credit – initial placement (change to Masters) Hours for movement change In district credit - Educator Training Program (reference to Article 19 and Appendix E) Extra duty compensation – changes to step system, years experience, stipend percentages and added new tables Club advisor stipends Early retirement payment amount Fix the age (58) Increase sick leave payout Deferred compensation plan language	Article 22 – Employee Compensation Update dates and amounts in 22.A Review Early Retirement provision and update language about PERS eligibility to reflect current PERS requirements (22.M)
Article 23 – Fringe Benefits Updated Insurance numbers (pending the district’s response to information request) HAS or HRA plans Spending unused portion of insurance (awaiting district’s response to information request) District pays employer and employee portions of Paid Leave Oregon Insurance for those taking extended leave	Article 23 – Fringe Benefits Update dates and amounts in 23.A, 23.C
Article 25 – Reduction in Force Cultural and/or linguistic expertise language added (complying with new law)	Article 25 – Reduction in Force Article 25.B.2.a. should be updated and add in provisions that were worked on following ratification
Article 26 – Student Services Add to SPED stipend	Article 26-A – Student Services: Special Education Update procedure and understanding surrounding Student Services Structure Committee (26-A.F)   Article 26-B – Student Services: English Language Development Update procedure and understanding surrounding Programming Committee (26-B.B)   Article 26-C – Student Services: Social-Emotional and Wellness Support Service Update role of committee (26-C.A)
Article 27 – Class Size and Caseload Workload Establish Class Size and Caseload Committee Establish Class Size and Caseload thresholds Establish overage pay for going over established thresholds	Value
Article 30 – Duration of Agreement Establishing new dates	​Article 30 – Duration of Agreement Update years
Appendix A – Salary Schedule Delete 0 Step Change credits for column movement Appendix B – Salary Index Same changes as in Appendix A Adjust column amounts to be more evenly distributed Appendix C – Special Consideration Compensation Form New language around pre-approval Members paid hourly rate when covering for an EA Appendix E – Tuition Reimbursement & Column Movement Change of title Antioch allowed for librarians and media specialists Full text of Teacher Training Program proposal