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Union and district discuss June 30 assignment notice and early-resignation incentives
Summary
Union and district negotiators discussed a proposal to give teachers anticipated schedule notice by June 30 and a connected early-resignation incentive that would provide temporary summer health coverage and a capped sick-day buyback for early notifications.
Negotiators reviewed a pair of related proposals about assignment notification timing and compensation for late-notified staffing changes. Union negotiators said a June 30 deadline is reasonable and consistent with current practice at some schools; they also presented Proposal 9, an early-resignation incentive intended to encourage teachers to notify the district earlier.
Key points - June 30 assignment notice: The union proposed that teachers receive anticipated schedule notifications by June 30; the principal at Ithaca High School told negotiators she considered that timeline reasonable for planning in her building. - Early-resignation incentive (Proposal 9): The union described a package that would allow teachers who notify by January 31 that they will resign before the next school year to remain on district health insurance until August 31, receive an early resignation sick-day buyback capped at $500, and be eligible to donate unused sick days to the teacher sick bank.
District response and next steps District negotiators said the health-insurance and summer coverage components have fiscal and benefits implications and asked the union to supply a written proposal; both parties agreed to fold the June 30 notice and the early-resignation incentive into a counterproposal package for further negotiation.
Ending Negotiators did not adopt contract language at this session. Both sides said they will bring revised language or a combined package to the next bargaining session.
