100 Municipal Boulevard, Edison, New Jersey 08817 T:732-287-0900 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. This becomes effective on July 1, 2006. All rights reserved. in-service program, 35 William Muzzio, Asst. Guidance counselors, psychologists, learning disability teacher consultants, and social workers who work beyond these days set forth above, with the Superintendents approval, will be paid in accordance with Article VII, Section C, Paragraph 1. Box 428, School Street . Club stipends in each category in the middle schools and high schools are as follows: A1 Football C Cross Country Any unilateral change in coverage shall be equal to or better than that currently in effect during the life of the contract. release time, 7, 8, 36 The amount of reimbursement will be prorated upon the amount of time worked the third year. "You do have two different high schools, but both high schools have really excelled over the past couple of years, but the course work in both is the same. Evening parent-teacher conferences shall be scheduled on Tuesday and may be conducted for a two (2) hour and fifteen (15) minute period. Employees who elect not to participate directly in the insurance coverage as outlined in Section A above shall receive two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) annually at the end of each contract year of non-participation. Any tenured teacher may participate in TSDE. The Board will prepare a catalog of PDI courses, specifying topics, locations, hours, and PDICs by course/program. Persons selected for Saturday morning detention supervision will be compensated at the rate of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) per five (5) hour Saturday Session/four (4) hours of pupil contact time. The number of meetings shall not exceed four (4) per month. READ:Edison takes zero tolerance on school threats, READ:Edison to have armed police officers in schools. 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. In scheduling conferences, the evaluator shall take into account teacher preferences. Our members understand the importance and . Assignments will be posted on the department level. Two (2) meetings may be scheduled for one (1) hour thirty (30) minutes, and two (2) or three (3) meetings may be scheduled for one (1) hour fifteen (15) minutes. In the event that changes in teaching assignments take place after the close of the school year, teachers will be immediately notified by mail of such changes. Continuing Membership Application - for locals who DO NOT use payroll deduction (i.e., MEA eDues) Download and complete the form, print and sign it, and then mail it in to MEA Membership, 1216 Kendale Blvd., P.O. If this process is not possible, language cited in C.1. At the option of the teacher, any or all of the teacher's accumulated sick leave may be used in connection with the disability in which case unpaid disability leave shall not commence until after such sick leave has been applied. By arrangement with the principals of the schools, work may be completed in Special Services Offices, in the student's home, or at a site agreed upon with the parents. Major duties and responsibilities are subject to the terms and conditions of employment specified in the current contract. Wordfence is a security plugin installed on over 4 million WordPress sites. 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. The decision of the Arbitrator shall be submitted to the Board and the Association and shall be final and binding on the parties. A representative may attend only those conferences which a teacher reasonably believes may result in discipline. /s/ Myron J. Fouratt /s/ Barry F. Miller MTEA. Teachers will be required to report for duty fifteen (15) minutes before the late bell and shall be permitted to leave fifteen (15) minutes after student dismissal. No mentor teacher shall evaluate the performance of a provisional teacher. Bus. "We now have more kids taking more advanced courses in middle school and high school than we have ever had before. Wrestling D Golf Application for anticipated infant care leave may be included in the same request with application for disability leave for pregnancy. . A submission for reimbursement received after June 30 will not be honored and, therefore, forfeited. The Board shall provide a payroll deduction program for the purchase of United States Savings Bonds. 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). When a Master's Degree is earned, teachers may pursue graduate studies in any area related to the field of education. in-service courses, 35 _______________________________________________, _________________________________________________. The Board will not change insurance plans/carriers without first discussing the proposed change with the Association. All school nurses required to review immunization records, etc. The Board will offer a voluntary dental plan HMO with no deductible and no maximum, but subject to applicable co-insurance amounts. 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. Edison takes zero tolerance on school threats, Edison to have armed police officers in schools, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. 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. AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS. 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. At the secondary level, a teacher shall be compensated an additional four percent (4%) of his/her bachelor (BA only) level salary to a maximum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) annually for each class period in excess of twenty-five (25) periods a week, or for each additional period added to a full-time teacher's schedule which may be less than twenty-five (25) periods a week due to labs. Said deductions shall be deposited in an account mutually acceptable to the Board and Association. 2021-2024 Agreement . A teacher has five (5) working days to sign the observation report. 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. Building improvements haven't been limited to that school. However, they may be assigned a homeroom. NEW JERSEY . A voluntary Section 125 Flexible Spending Account may be made available by the Board. Teachers achieving National Board Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards shall receive a one-time lump-sum bonus of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) at the end of the school year in which the certification is achieved. However, for safety concerns, teachers must personally notify the office that they will be out of the building. A teacher may file an addendum to the observation report within ten (10) working days after the follow-up conference. The regular Public Meeting of the Edison Township Board of Education, previously scheduled to be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 7:00 P.M. at Edison High School, 50 Boulevard of Eagles, Edison, New Jersey, will now be commence at 6:00 P.M., beginning with Closed Session to . Employees shall be subject to payroll deduction as necessary to reimburse the Board or its carrier for benefits erroneously paid. The PDICs shall be compensated at five hundred dollars ($500.00) for fifteen (15) credits. No reprisals of any kind shall be taken by the Board, or by any member of the administration, against any party in interest, any Association Representative, any member of the PR&R Committee, or any other participant in the grievance procedure by reason of such participation. If required to facilitate/conduct in-service sessions or staff development training sessions after the completion of the normal school day as stated in Article VIII, Section A, Paragraph 2, the staff development trainer will be compensated in time equal to the time required to facilitate/conduct any in-service session, or staff development training session. addendum, 22, 23 If a teacher is pulled from a duty and assigned to cover a class, said teacher will be paid substitute coverage at twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per period. The district, in partnership with the community, will provide a safe, supportive learning environment which promotes self-worth and encourages productive contributions to a diverse and constantly evolving global society. B Tennis (boys/girls) At the high school and middle school the normal teaching load will be five (5) teaching periods, a homeroom period, which will be rotated on an equitable basis not to exceed three (3) successive years, plus one (1) additional assignment. Supt. In the event that there are more volunteers than cases requiring completion, the Director of Pupil-Special Services will divide the assignment of cases by rotating seniority. Spring Track (boys/girls) E MS Basketball (boys/girls) Pre-school classified students will be considered re-evaluations for this process. EDUCATION ASSOCIATION . 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. A coverage must be at least thirty (30) minutes in duration. Every effort should be made to consider all reasonable solutions put forth, and to resolve the matter at this level. To the extent possible, when school is in session, notice of new positions or vacancies shall be posted in each school as far in advance as practicable, ordinarily at least thirty (30) school days before the final date when applications must be submitted and in no event less than fifteen (15) days before such date. Promethean boards are in every classroom. 2018-2021 Agreement . If you are a WordPress user with administrative privileges on this site, please enter your email address in the box below and click "Send". Sabbatical leave for this purpose shall be for one (1) academic year. The Board will pay the difference between the grant and seventy-five percent (75%) of the applicant's salary. "We can never go back. With the number of school shootings and the frequency, I think it's going to be become the new normal of how we take a look at schools and what we say is in our budgets.". All employees shall notify the Board, without delay, when eligibility changes or ceases. 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. adult school, 20 He added thatevery student in grades pre-kindergarten to 12 has access to a device they bring home, such as iPads for district's youngest students, Chromebooks for students in grades 2 to 8 and Macbook Air for high school students. is placed in effect. Staff Writer Suzanne Russell: 732-565-7335; srussell@mycentraljersey.com. A copy of said notice shall be made available to the Association. & 2. Monroe Township Education Association. Whenever any change in insurance benefits occurs for any other association representing employees in the Edison Township School District, the Board and Association may agree to reopen negotiations. The catastrophic out-of-pocket amount for out-of-network and supplemental coverage will be twenty percent (20%) of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) single/eight thousand dollars ($8,000.00) family. O'Malley said the district also has grown academically during his tenure. For the purpose of clarification, homeroom and/or bus supervision may be assigned only to a classroom teacher. Woodbridge Township Education Association. That refusal will be reduced to writing and subject to the approval by the principal or designee. Major duties and responsibilities are subject to the terms and conditions of employment as specified in the current contract. "I have had a great run over the past nine years in Edison and I would like to end my term here on a high note with the successes that the school district is currently at and with the professionalism that the community deserves," said O'Malley, who has worked as a school superintendent for 15 years, and is looking to take advantage of private- and public-sector opportunities he has previously bypassed. 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. For the purposes of this Article, "temporary disability" will mean from the date that unpaid medical leave begins. "I'd like to leave the district knowing kids are safe, the staff is safe and that we've really built a good infrastructure," said O'Malley, district superintendent for the past nine years who announced his June 30, 2019 resignation this week. The owner of this site is using Wordfence to manage access to their site. Connecting with municipal experts, inspiring speakers and nearly 1,000 of your fellow officials. Admin. The PIP shall provide general guidance for continued professional development and/or focus on clearly identified remedies for areas needing improvement. The grievance must then be presented, in writing, within thirty (30) calendar days to the Associations Professional Rights and Responsibilities (PR&R) Committee. salary guide, 39, work day, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 34, 40 In the event Block Scheduling is introduced, the total instructional minutes of the normal in-school work day may not exceed the total minutes of the current daily teaching load of five (5) periods. No block can be less than thirty (30) minutes in length. Such signature indicates receipt of the report only. 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. Teachers hired on or after July 1, 1986 will be reimbursed for graduate study in accordance with the provisions of this Article only when the course work is in the teacher's field of certification or related to their present assignment. During the time of participation in TSDE, the teacher will be protected with all the rights now afforded under Article XVI. Instructional Program Assignments, 42 Criteria for selection to this committee shall give emphasis to the kind of personnel resources needed to complete the assigned tasks, training level, teaching experience, and interest in doing such work. appointment, back-to-school night, 11 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. It's just something I really pride myself on, building that one Edison.". Within ten (10) days of receipt of notification, the teacher may request a conference with the administrator to review the schedule. of this Article. (732 . The value of the program to the district, as determined from the relationship of the program to the candidate's present or potential assignments in the district, i.e., the capability of the program to provide the candidate with additional competencies which could be of future value to the district. STAFF DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS Middle School Team Leaders will be compensated at the rate of eight hundred dollars ($800.00) per year. Any teacher in the Edison Township School system, or any other person under the supervision or control of the Edison Township Board of Education, if required by the Association and Board, shall be made available for appearance at any arbitration or grievance hearing as requested by the Association or the Board without any loss of pay while attending such hearings. Teachers may leave the building during their scheduled duty-free period, or lunch period, if no conference or previous commitment has been made. Teachers whose date of appointment for one-half (1/2) work day or more but less than a full work day is after February 1 shall receive no increment in the salary guide. O'Malley sees more students at Edison High School with high SAT scores and goingto four-year colleges. HTEA Contract 2018-2021 The Board will comply with the provisions of N.J.S.A. Cases which are determined not to be completed by June 30, but which need completion prior to September 1, shall be completed according to Article VII, Section C, Paragraph 3. All new Mentor Teachers must attend required training sessions before this assignment. If a representative is present at a conference, it is in the role of witness and observer. 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. Lengthy after-school and evening activities may be divided into two (2) hour rotating assignments. If only two (2) conferences are scheduled per year, each session may be scheduled for two and one-half (2.5) hours. The teacher shall retain a non-teaching duty assignment during the time that he/she is assigned to a sixth-period teaching schedule. 10/20/08 . A minimum of ten (10) different programs per year will be offered. With a search for a new superintendent expect to take four to six months, O'Malley said that his successorwill be challenged with taking the district to the next level, and that will involve addressing overcrowding, especially at the high school level. REMINDER: TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT THE FLU! Michigan Townships Association 512 Westshire Dr., Lansing, Michigan 48917. salary adjustments, 41 for newly registered students shall be paid a per diem compensation of one two-hundredth (1/200th) or twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per hour with pre-approval of Superintendent or designee. "As a parent of four children that include a National Honor Society scholar, a high-level student-athlete and two with unique special needs, Dr. O'Malley has created a school system whereby all students can succeed. Courses sponsored by the Board will carry salary guide credit as indicated in the announcement of such courses. The district email system may be used in conjunction with, but not as a substitute for, the existing posting requirements and procedures stated elsewhere in this Article. Teachers who serve on a I&RS committee and who meet prior to or past the end of the regular school day, and whose assignment exceeds forty-five (45) minutes shall be compensated at the rate of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). New personnel may be required to attend four (4) days of orientation to be scheduled during the ten (10) weekdays prior to the start of the school year. Every effort will be made to restrict the teaching schedule to two (2) subject areas and a maximum of three (3) teaching preparations. School Self-Assessment for Determining Grades, Anti- Bullying Bill of Rights District and School Grade Report, Message from Assistant Superintendent - Pupil Special Services, Special Education Parent Advisory Council (ESPAC), Policy Guidelines for Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE), Parental Rights in Special Education (Revised August 2016), Referral Process & Child Study Team Services, Educational Service Option for Students with Disabilities, Middlesex County Project Lifesaver Program, Edison Township Public Schools - Transition Programs, IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), 2022-2023 Subscription Bussing Application, Technology Help Desk Repair Ticket Requests, Edison Township Public Schools Preschool Program, Board of Education and Meeting Information. 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. 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