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New Haven board moves substitute-teacher contract to full body; details and retroactive pay noted
Summary
The board voted to discharge a finance-committee hold and consider a seven-year collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Education and the substitute teachers chapter; the contract includes annual pay increases, retroactive pay for the last two years and training and tuition provisions.
The New Haven Board of Alders moved a seven-year collective bargaining agreement for substitute teachers out of the finance committee so the full board could consider it.
The motion to discharge was presented as consistent with past practice on collective bargaining agreements. A Ward 25 representative asked colleagues to advance the item so the full board could vote that evening, saying, "I request to be discharged so that the full board may vote on the contract this evening." The motion was seconded and placed before the body.
A Board of Education representative described the contract provisions, saying, "The contract provides annual pay increases with retroactive payments for the last 2 school years. The agreement grants access to dispute resolution procedures and defines responsibilities in classroom management and student support." The representative added that substitute teachers would receive two paid training days and that those working 100 or more days in a school year may qualify for tuition reimbursement for certification courses.
Members asked for the item to be discharged from committee and moved it to the floor for a vote; a motion to approve the contract was moved and seconded during the meeting. One speaker urged a named colleague to support the agreement, saying, "I urge Carlos to vote to approve this item."
The motion language submitted to the board covered the period from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2027, and called for retroactive payments and the training and tuition provisions described in the contract text submitted by the Board of Education. The transcript does not record a completed roll-call vote or final tally in the excerpt provided; the item was before the full board for consideration.
Action on the agreement and whether the board adopted the contract were not recorded in the provided transcript segment.
The board will handle the formal vote under regular order; further details about final passage, implementation dates for wage adjustments or retroactive payments, and any administrative next steps were not specified in the transcript excerpt.
