our board and UTW finally reached a tenative agreement. Not too great check it out

Keep in mind we have been frozen for 5 years and each building is down to the bare bones staff




Good morning colleagues,

This e-mail comes to you as a joint announcement from Superintendent and United Teachers . We are pleased to let you know that negotiating teams have reached tentative agreement on a one-year contract for Wichita teachers for the 2012-13 school year. The value of the total compensation package is 4.04 percent.



Highlights of the tentative agreement include:

1 percent increase to the salary schedule;
One step on the salary schedule for years of experience (“Steps”);
Adjustment on the salary schedule based on additional education (“Tracks”);
Teachers will move to the appropriate place on the longevity schedule, but will not receive back pay;
Professional dress code;
No changes to the employee health plan;
Converting a teacher in-service day to a classroom work day during teacher report week in August;
Early dismissal for teachers on end-of-semester and end-of-year grading dates if grades are submitted by noon on those days; and
Two separate study committees comprised of administrators and teachers, one to focus on professional development, and one to focus on evaluations in light of the recently-announced NCLB waiver for Kansas.