GREAT VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
CONTRACT PROPOSAL COMPARISON
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Great Valley School Board Negotiation
Team’s Proposal |
Great Valley Education Association’s
Proposal |
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Length of Contract |
● 4 years |
● 4 years |
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Salary |
● Salary increases of 2 to 3.5 %, based upon the percentage change of
the CPI (Consumer Price Index) ·Total increase of 8.2% -
14.8% when compounded over 4 years ● Additional $2,000 a year stipend for teachers achieving and maintaining National Board Certification. |
● Salary increase of 6.5 % per year. ●
Total increase of 28.6 % when compounded over four years ● Puts starting teacher salary over $52,000 and maximum teacher salary over $100,000 by end of the contract |
Insurance |
● Personal Choice 10/20/70 ¨Health insurance contributions would range between 8 and 14 %, depending upon a teacher’s salary and the year of the contract (contributions for vision and dental would be similar) ● Co-pays for prescription drugs would be $10 for generic, $20 for brand-name and 90 day mail order with 2 co-pays |
● Personal Choice 5/15/70 with district paying 100 % of premium · Co-pays to go to $5
Generic, $10 Basic Formula, $15 Brand Non-Formulary and 90 day mail order
with 1 co-pay |
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Work Day |
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8 hours to increase student instruction time necessary to meeting
requirements of No Child Left Behind ·Maintains continuous
30-minute preparation period for all elementary teachers |
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Maintain current 7 ˝-hour day. ●
Allow all elementary teachers a continuous 60-minute preparation period |
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Tuition
Reimbursement |
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Increase reimbursement from $150 a credit to $250 per credit ●
Increase cap for tuition reimbursement from $1,800 to $3,300 ●
Courses reimbursed only if approved by superintendent |
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Increase reimbursement from $150 per credit to $540 per credit ●
Change cap on tuition reimbursement from dollar amount to 12 credits ●
Any courses reimbursed as long as they are “related to field of education” |
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Personal Days |
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Maintain current level of 2 personal days a year with current restriction on
use |
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Increase to 3 personal days with no restrictions on how they can be used |
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Retirement
Incentive |
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Eliminate current retirement incentive, in light of retirement incentives
provided through the state |
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Continue retirement incentive. ●
Teachers with 25 years of service would receive medical, dental, vision and
prescription coverage for 12 years or receive a payment of $50,000 |
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Union Activity-Related Leave |
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Maintain current level of nine days of leave for union-related activities. |
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Increase days of leave for union-related activities to 12. · Add 1 day per month paid
personal leave for union president. |