By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
The Hays school board will meet at 7:30 a.m. Thursday in the Rockwell Administration conference room to approve its annual contract with the teacher's union.
The contract, which includes raises for teachers, was approved 159-0 by the union.
"We had very collaborative negotiations that really benefited everyone," Superintendent Ron Wilson said.
The contract adds $1,200 to each cell of the salary schedule and allows for vertical and horizontal movement on the schedule. This equals about a 3.35 percent raise.
One contract day has been added. $300 will be added to each cell of the salary schedule as compensation for this added day.
0.5 percent will be added to each supplemental salary non-athletics and athletics supplemental schedule.
The curriculum work hourly rate will increase from $15 to $22.50.
Teachers who serve on Building Leadership Teams will receive a stipend of $340.
An early retirement/resignation bonus will be awarded to teachers who submit their resignations as follows:
On or before Dec. 1 — $1,000
On or before Jan. 1 — $500
The contract also includes non-compensation changes to the contract. These include:
- A spring parent-teacher conference day has been added to the contract for the standard contract duty year.
- Changes were made to school nurse extended contracts.
- When making changes to the master contract, both a representative from the Hays Teacher's Association and a representative from the Hays school board will arrange and type the agreements together. Both parties will review the document before signatures are added.
- Change to sick leave contract language so that all sick leave will be granted on the first day of a continuing contract. If a staff member is on paid leave or FMLA protected leave status, all sick leave will be awarded without proration.
- Adding six early release days to the contract, which will eliminate the need to vote on approving these each year.
- In cases of termination or non-renewal of a teacher contract, teachers will be able to have a representative present with them during an executive session if they choose to respond to the school board.