C*LAYDOWN Approval of Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and Kenai Peninsula Educational Support Association Regarding Extension of 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement
Item Details
- Meeting
- February 5, 2024 – Board of Education Meeting
- Category
- 13. Action Items
- Type
- Action item
Motions
Main Motion
PassedMove to approve the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and Kenai Peninsula Educational Support Association Regarding Extension of 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement
Moved by Jason Tauriainen · Seconded by Penny Vadla
9 Yes0 No0 Abstain
Yes: Dianne MacRae, Jason Tauriainen, Kelley Cizek, Matt Morse, Patti Truesdell, Penny Vadla, Tim Daugharty, Virginia Morgan, Zen Kelly
Public Content
Background Information:
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (“District” or “KPBSD”) and the Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association (“KPESA”) agree to the following with regards to the 2021—2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA):
Terms
- Pursuant to Article 36 of the CBA, and subject to the modifications described herein, the parties agree to extend the 2021-2024 CBA for one year, to expire on June 30, 2025.
- Effective July 1, 2024, and extending until June 30, 2025, the following changes shall be applied to the Collective Bargaining Agreement:
- Article 16, Salary Schedule: All salaries shall be increased in the amount of six percent (6.0%). The longevity increase shall remain at two percent (2.0%). The proposed salary schedule is outlined on page 2.
- Article 27, Health Care: The sentence providing, “Annually the District shall contribute eight-hundred dollars ($800) to each employees’ HRA or HSA,” shall be revised to state, “Annually the District shall contribute one thousand dollars ($1,000) to each employees’ HRA or HSA.”
- Nurses: The salary schedule will include the addition of two new ranges: a range for nurses without a BSN (Nurse Salary Schedule, Range 1) and nurses with a BSN (Nurse Salary Schedule, Range 2). The new ranges reflect a $5.00/hour increase from the current agreement in Range 16 and Range 19, respectively. Only nurses shall be eligible for the ranges within the Nurse Salary Schedule. As set forth in Section 2.a of this MOA, all ranges of the in the Negotiated Agreement, including the two new nurse ranges, shall be increased in the amount of six percent (6.0%) on July 1, 2024. The longevity increase shall remain at two percent (2.0%). The proposed salary schedule is outlined on page 2.
- This MOA applies only to the terms described above. It does not modify any provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement unless expressly specified herein.
- The terms of this MOA shall be included as part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement for the purposes of bargaining future successor agreements.