Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 7/26/2018 - 6:30 PM
Category: Regular Items of Business
Type: Action
Subject: 3. Action on Negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreements with MTEA (Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association) - Teachers, Educational Assistants and Accountants/Bookkeepers
Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
Goal 3
Effective and Efficient Operations
Policy: Admin Policy 6.20 - Contracts, Employee Benefits, and Compensation Plans
Attachments 1. MTEA Teachers 2018-19 Contract and Tentative Agreement
2. MTEA Educational Assistants 2018-19 Contract and Tentative Agreement
3. MTEA Accountants/Bookkeepers 2018-19 Contract and Tentative Agreement
4. Educational Assistant Salary Schedule 2018-19
File Attachment:
MTEA Teachers 2018-19 Contract and Tentative Agreement.pdf
MTEA Educational Assistants 2018-19 Contract and Tentative Agreement.pdf
MTEA AccountantsBookkeepers 2018-19 Contract and Tentative Agreement.pdf
Educational Assistant Salary Schedule 2018-19.pdf
Background: As required by state law, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors (MBSD) engaged in negotiations with its certified collective bargaining units on the subject of base wages. Negotiations have been completed with the following bargaining units:

MTEA (Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association) - Teachers, Educational Assistants and Accountants/Bookkeepers

Each agreement has a term of one year and provides for a 2.13% base wage increase. Also, through the meet and confer process, the District will raise the minimum starting annual salary for teachers to $42,500 and fully fund the Educational Assistant salary structure for the 2018-19 school year as outlined in the attached presentation.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The funding for these wage increases were approved by the Board in the FY19 budget.
Implementation and Assessment Plan Upon approval by the Board, the collective bargaining agreements will be implemented.
Recommendation: The Administration recommends that the Board approve the collective bargaining agreements as outlined in the attachments to this item.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Evangeline M Scoptur - Interim Chief Human Resources Officer
Signed By:
Himanshu B Parikh - Chief
Signed By:
Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent