District 128 committee backs memorandum of agreement updating ESP job categories

The Program Personnel Committee of District 128 reviewed a memorandum of agreement with the Educational Support Professionals (ESP) union that revises job categories and positions and recommended taking the MOA to the full board for approval.

Committee Chair Doug Flegal said the item is entering year two of a three-year collective bargaining agreement and that the district and union worked collaboratively on proposed changes. The MOA lists reclassified or added positions, including assessment accommodations, administrative assistant, PowerSchool specialist, and an accounts payable job-category change. "We're entering year, 2 of the 3 year collective bargain agreement with our educational support professionals," an administrator said during the meeting.

The MOA is presented as covering changes made during the past year; the committee discussed that the MOA document lists the job titles but does not include separate narrative job descriptions. One committee member noted they initially expected a separate description packet and was told the job titles appear within the MOA. Committee members did not vote at the committee meeting and the MOA will be placed on the August board meeting consent agenda for formal action.

Discussion and next steps: committee members asked for clarification about the scope and noted the collaborative negotiations with the ESP union. The committee had no objections to forwarding the MOA to the board for approval. No formal committee vote was recorded in the transcript; the MOA will be considered by the full board at its scheduled meeting.