Idaho / School Districts / MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT
On day two of negotiations between MCEA and the MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT, negotiators reviewed a draft collective bargaining agreement and agreed on updated language for grievance procedures, bereavement leave, and emergency-closure policy for inclusion in the draft to be finalized and circulated.
Idaho / School Districts / MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT
Negotiators reviewed a salary schedule tied to state placement, a loyalty bonus contingent on funds, and a change in insurance enrollment method that negotiators said reduces district costs; initial contracts will be issued July 1 and updated in September after state reports.
Idaho / School Districts / MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT
During negotiations, participants raised concerns about large class sizes in several high-school English sections and agreed to monitor class-size trends while exploring options to reduce overcrowding.
Idaho / School Districts / MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT
Bargaining teams agreed to a proposal narrowing loyalty-bonus eligibility to employees with 30 or more years of service, conditioned on fund availability by May 1; district finance staff said last year's total loyalty payouts were about $122,750.
Idaho / School Districts / MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT
Bargaining teams approved changing certificated bereavement leave to four school days for close family (level 1) and three days for extended relationships (level 2). The union successfully pressed to keep existing policy language in the master agreement while updating select policies that changed this year.
Idaho / School Districts / MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT
Bargaining teams for the Minidoka County Joint District and the Minidoka County Education Association voted to adopt the state health insurance plan after staff presented budget projections and a five-year cost analysis.
Idaho / School Districts / MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT
Bargaining teams voted to move district certificated pay to the state salary schedule (removing the local P6 rung) and to pursue a two-step movement for qualifying staff; finance staff warned of short-term fund-balance use under the scenario.
Idaho / School Districts / MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT
District staff were briefed on a projected midyear shortfall, options to change classified hours and insurance plans, and a staff survey to rank priorities that will guide negotiations and committee decisions.