IBB agrees to pay certified non-teaching staff $25/day when asked to substitute; language to be drafted

The IBB team agreed to add language compensating certified non-teaching staff who are asked to substitute for classroom teachers at a rate of up to $25 per day (payment tied to coverage of a class period). The option was accepted for inclusion in the white paper and negotiation materials.

The proposed language presented reads in part: "pay up to 1 class period of coverage at $25 per day." Participants clarified that the intent is to compensate certified non-teaching staff (for example, counselors or librarians who are certified) when they must cover a teacher’s class period, and discussed how the provision would operate where staff sometimes cover more than one period but only receive the stated $25 payment for substitute coverage. One participant summarized the adopted direction: certified staff will be paid $25 when asked to substitute; Sean and Rachel will draft precise language and add it to the negotiation agreement (the item was referenced to H5 in the negotiating agreement draft).

Why it matters: the change aims to create equitable compensation when certified staff who are not classroom teachers are asked to cover classes; meeting participants noted differences in how counselors and librarians schedule prep time and how coverage may be assigned in elementary vs. secondary contexts.

Discussion vs. decision: the discussion covered equity and operational questions (how many periods constitute a pay trigger, whether non-certified library staff are covered). The formal action taken was to accept the $25/day option for inclusion in the white paper and negotiation draft and to assign two members to produce redlined language for the negotiating document.

Next steps: Sean and Rachel will draft language (track changes in a Word document) and return the revised wording for the group to add as a d/clean-up insertion into the negotiating agreement (page H5 was referenced).