This adjustment in salary shall take effect no later than the date on which full responsibility was assigned for planning and implementing the program related to the sixth period teaching assignment. In the event there are more volunteers than needed, the principal shall determine assignments on a rotating basis. and that is just a great thing," he said, adding that the graduation rate at both high schools is in the 90 percent range. Problems and/or issues affecting district-wide policy shall be referred for consideration by the district-wide curriculum coordinating committee. Written Performance Reports shall include but not be limited to: Performance areas needing improvement based upon the job description; An individual professional improvement plan developed by the evaluator and the teaching staff member. If requested by the Association, an opportunity to present any, or all, Level IV grievances shall be availed the Association President, and/or the Association Grievance Chairperson. You will then receive an email that helps you regain access. CST overload evaluations will be compensated at two hundred thirty-five dollars ($235.00) per team member per evaluation. That is how I approach the budget now. Consultation time for special education teachers and regular education teachers will be provided. All rights reserved. If the member does not return after two years of temporary disability, the employee may remain on the group health insurance plan provided he/she reimburses the Board of Education for applicable premiums until termination or return to work but shall receive no other benefits except as provided in Section J of this Article. The Association Representative, however, is charged with representing the views of the Association with regard to any resolution to the matter. It is urged that assignments should be rotated annually, with a maximum of three (3) consecutive years of service in any one (1) role/capacity. above. No block can be less than thirty (30) minutes in length. EDUCATION ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2018 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021. "Edison is on the map academically and technology-wise, and that's what you really want for your school district," he said. During the time of participation in TSDE, the teacher will be protected with all the rights now afforded under Article XVI. Unless otherwise mutually agreed upon, all meetings and hearings under this procedure shall not be conducted in public and shall include only such parties in interest and the designated or selected representatives heretofore referred to in this Article. Forty dollars ($40.00) per period for three (3) to five (5) students. Teachers may volunteer but must obtain prior approval of the building principal. Teachers whose date of appointment for less than one-half (1/2) work day is after February 1 shall receive no increment in the salary guide. Teachers shall be paid on the last work day before the fifteenth (15th) of each month and the last working day before the end of the month. Welcome to the Ewing Township Education Association webpage! NEW JERSEY . Forms for filing grievances, serving notices, taking appeals, making reports and recommendations, and other necessary documents shall be prepared jointly by the Superintendent and the Association and given appropriate distribution so as to facilitate operation of the grievance procedure. 2021-2024 Agreement . REVISED START TIME - FEBRUARY 28, 2023 PUBLIC MEETING . The Professional Improvement Plan (PIP) shall be developed by the evaluator and teaching staff member. Catastrophic amounts are calculated on a calendar year basis. The vestibules would have bulletproof glass to fortify the front entrance. I would hate to think of the Edison School System without him," Distefano said. E1 HS Cheerleading (boys/girls) To qualify for further reimbursement, a master's degree is required. dues, 37 The conference will be arranged at a time most convenient to all parties involved. Any teacher who is required to work beyond the school day more than the contracted number of meetings each month, shall be compensated at the rate of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per hour. The PIP shall provide general guidance for continued professional development and/or focus on clearly identified remedies for areas needing improvement. Ellen Baxter Dr. Zhaobo Bob Wang, Board Member Conducting health services and screening programs as required by law and/or school policies. The ETEA is comprised of 394 educational professionals committed to the pursuit of teaching excellence. adult school, 20 Softball Strength Training (Annual) Contract. Medical, dental and prescription coverage will continue for one year after the temporary disability begins. It's just something I really pride myself on, building that one Edison.". Where a teacher can anticipate the need for disability leave in connection with a specific future event, such as surgery or childbirth, he/she shall notify the Superintendent as soon as the teacher is aware of the pending condition, and shall submit to the Superintendent or designee a statement from a physician of his/her continuing fitness to perform his/her assigned duties. A copy of said notice shall be made available to the Association. A teacher shall receive no step increment if the teacher accumulates more than one hundred fifty (150) calendar days of requested unpaid leave during the course of a school year. Single-session in-service programs scheduled on an afternoon other than Tuesday may be up to two and one-half (2.5) hours in duration. Any association which shall change the rate of its membership dues shall give the Board written notice prior to the effective date of such change. Teachers assigned to perform supplemental instruction shall be compensated as follows: Thirty-seven dollars ($37.00) per period for two (2) students. The position will be posted in-house using an emergency posting form for a minimum of two (2) working days. The Edison Township Overcrowding Task Force scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 450 Division St. was canceled due to school closing and is expected to be rescheduled in the next couple of weeks, according to the board president. Professional Association for Certificated and Non-Certificated School Employees 2 Ethel Road, Suite 203A Edison, NJ 08817 (732) 287-4322 Professional Association for Certificated and Non-Certificated School Employees 618 people like this 673 people follow this 10 people checked in here http://www.edisonetea.org/ (732) 287-4322 Voluntary HMOs may be made available by the Board. MEETING OF THE EDISON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION . There shall be no Tuesday faculty meetings held during the week in which the in-service program is scheduled unless prior agreement to do so is made between the Board and the Association. Except in an emergency, the agenda for all meetings shall be given to the teachers at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. MEETING OF THE EDISON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION . Students were only out of school for two days;arrangements were made for their education to resume at Middlesex County College for the remainder oftheschool year and the new school was built in 2years at no cost to taxpayers. Teachers may apply for salary guide credit for any PDI programs that total in the aggregate fifteen (15) Professional Development Institute credits. We didn't bond any of this. The contract for newly hired teachers shall clearly differentiate between long-term substitute and regular employment status. Committee memberships shall be for a definite period of time with staggered appointments to provide for continuity in the committee. Wrestling D Golf (732 . Such reports shall include: (a) strengths and weaknesses of the teacher's performance as evidenced during the specific observation; and (b) specific suggestions as to measures which might be taken by the teacher to improve his/her performance in areas where weaknesses have been observed. The district's reserve of funds will be used to pay for the school security measure. The decision of the Arbitrator shall be submitted to the Board and the Association and shall be final and binding on the parties. When a payday falls on or during a school holiday, vacation, or weekend, teachers shall receive their paychecks on the last working day prior to the holiday. For services that contribute towards the out-of-pocket amount, once the catastrophic limit is met, benefits will increase to one hundred percent (100%) of the reasonable and customary amount. The Association Representative must fill out an Initial Complaint Form and send that completed form to the Association office in order to formally initiate the Level II procedure. Single-session in-service days shall be in the afternoon and may be scheduled on any day when school is in session, except not on the day before a holiday break or during the month of June. For teachers employed on or after July 1, 1986, there shall be no further tuition reimbursement once a teacher is placed on the Sixth Level (MA+30). Such signature indicates receipt of the report only. The report shall not be placed in the teacher's file or otherwise acted upon without prior consultation with the teacher. You just have to remain vigilant," said O'Malley, adding that the district also has worked on addressing mental health and has used Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care to provide training and screening and to deal with students and staff. In the event that certified substitutes cannot be hired for extended absences of child study team members, cases may be assigned in accordance with Article VII, Section C, Paragraph 3. All mentor teachers shall be compensated at the rate of five hundred fifty dollars ($550.00) per school year. At the middle school, the daily preparation time shall be one (1) period of forty-six (46) consecutive minutes in a seven (7) period daily schedule, or the equivalent of two (2) classroom instructional periods in an eight (8) period daily schedule. However, if CST members are needed to do only evaluations, then the rate of compensation for completed evaluations will be in accordance with Article XXXI, Section I, Paragraph 3. In addition, full credit for up to four (4) years military service will be given. Where it is administratively possible, regular classroom teachers in the middle and high schools will not be required to change subject area teaching stations more than three (3) times during the school day. The specific arrival and departure time for all teachers shall be designated by the school principal. If certification or documentation of such has, because of extenuating circumstances beyond the teachers control, been delayed, loss of increment will not be incurred by the teacher. He said more AP classes are now offered and students are scoring higher on AP exams, there are new art, music and dance courses, revised middle school math and science courses, a district science and engineering academy has been created and every curriculum has been revamped. salary guide, 39, work day, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 34, 40 The one (1) day in September before schools open for students (as described in 1. and 2. above) shall be used for administrative faculty meetings and department meetings, and the balance of the time shall be used to prepare instructional areas/classrooms for the opening of school. Secretary Secretary I think we have one remaining debt payment for Woodbrook School and then the district is debt free for all those projects, which is really how I financially set the district up," said O'Malley, who noted that seven of nine budgets were at or lower than the 2 percent cap, and the district tax levy was lowered twice in eight years. Click here for additional information about: . A Level I conference is meant to be informal in nature. HOME INSTRUCTION, SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION, Observation reports shall be individual in nature and shall not mention other staff members by name. after-school activities, 11, 12 Teachers in an inclusion or team setting shall be observed individually. The arbitrator so selected shall confer with the representatives of the Board and PR&R Committee, hold hearings promptly, and shall issue a decision not later than thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the close of the hearing, or if oral hearings have been waived, then, from the date of final statements and proofs of issues that are submitted. Teachers may volunteer to participate in place of the standard, contractual method of observation. (HTTP response code 503). Our 2023 Annual Conference will show you how. Any Speech-Language Specialists, required to accept an additional case load due to the absence of another Speech-Language Specialist or a vacancy of a Speech-Language Specialist position, will be paid an hourly rate of fifty dollars ($50.00) for any time necessary to complete the requirements of this additional workload. Traveling and part-time teachers will not be required to attend more than three (3) conferences per year nor more than one (1) building per conference night. It is expected that all parties will exhibit professional behavior at all times. On days when no laboratory period is scheduled, teachers may be assigned non-teaching duties within the science department or a library-related duty. Vouchers should be submitted when reports or dictation tapes are submitted. The district gets at least 125 new high school students each year. Pre-school classified students will be considered re-evaluations for this process. Every effort should be made to consider all reasonable solutions put forth, and to resolve the matter at this level. Teachers assigned to elementary schools will be permitted to sign out from the regular daily assignment fifteen (15) minutes after student dismissal on dates that evening parent-teacher conferences are scheduled. If the employee returns after two years on temporary disability, the Board will reimburse the employee for COBRA costs incurred during the second year of temporary disability. Mental health and substance abuse benefits will not contribute toward satisfying the catastrophic limit. Assigned after-school and evening activity coverage will be compensated according to the following schedule: More than two (2) hours and up to four (4) hours of service will earn credit for two (2) meetings. The owner of this site is using Wordfence to manage access to their site. & 2. In such cases, the observation shall not mention staff members by name. Teachers may individually elect to have up to ten percent (10%) of their monthly salary deducted from their pay for summer savings. These guidelines may be waived in emergencies or unanticipated staffing needs such as resignations, enrollment changes, etc. Criteria for selection to this committee and term of appointment shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section A, Paragraph 3. of this Article. Your web browser does not support the