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Emerging Negotiation Models in Today’s Economic Climate
Allen Albus, Lake Forest School District 67 & 115Barry Bolek, Township High School District 113Jennifer Hermes, Lake Forest School District 67 & 115Audrey Liddle, Zion-Benton Twp High School District 126
Agenda
Introductions Importance of Emerging Models In-Depth Case Studies Emerging Ideas Obstacles to Emerging Ideas Summary/Questions
Case Study
Township High School District 113Deerfield and Highland Park High Schools
Barry A. BolekAssistant Superintendent for Finance
email: bbolek@dist113.org
Township High School District 113
District Demographics Negotiation Solution Impact of New Schedule
Existing Employees New Employees
Additional Changes in Contract
• 20 step schedule • Top salary of $ 130,000• 60 teachers in the “pipeline” to retire over the
next 5 years
Township High School District 113
Township High School District 113
Tier 1 EmployeesRetire age of 5513 years at top salary
Tier II EmployeesRetirement Age of 6727 years at top salary
System unable to sustain cost of current salary structure
Fundamental Issue
• PMA developed a “toggle” schedule that could show savings with a second schedule
• Half steps for NEW hires = significant savings• Half Steps – Decreased step increment from
average of 2.6% to 1.2%
Township High School District 113
Solution
Township High School District 113
Additional Changes in Contract•Tied retirement incentives to years in the District and not TRS•To be eligible for incentives, one MUST retire at the “First Non-Penalty” year•Percentage of family medical increase for employees
Case Study
Zion-Benton Township High School District 126
Audrey LiddleBusiness Manager
email: Liddlea@zbths.org
Zion Benton Twp High School District 126
•District Background•Timeline•Last Best & Final Offer•Final Resolution – New Contract Format
ZBTHS – District 126
• Demographics• Board• Students• Salary Schedule• Longevity Schedule• Pension Contribution• Health Insurance Plan
• Delayed Start of Negotiations– Strategic Planning with
Board of Education
• Initial Board Goals• Documentation to
Union• SB7 – Impact– Mediation
ZBTHS – District 126
• Board of Education Top Three Major Issues– Supervision Time Used
for RTI Interventions– Salary Schedule– Benefit Premium Sharing
• Basics of Board’s Last Best & Final Offer Given to Union on October 31, 2011.– Supervision– Salary – Benefit
ZBTHS – District 126
• Strike Information / Timeline Under New SB7 Regulations
• Community Involvement in Strike Process
• Union Major Concern• Board Major Concern
• New Solution– General Concept– Issues to Resolve– Final Agreement– New Issues After
Ratification
• Future Benefits of New Solution
Emerging Ideas
Deerfield Public Schools District 109
Greg HimebaughAssistant Superintendent for Business Services
email: ghimebaugh@dps109.org
Deerfield Public Schools 109 FY 12 – Non-compounding 1 Time payment of
$2000
FY 13 & 14- Soft Freeze (Step of 3.75 – 4.0%)
FY 15 – Base of 1-2%, Plus Step (depending on other variables)
Emerging Ideas
Addison Elementary School District 4
Marcy BoyanAssistant Superintendent for Business Services
email: mboyan@asd4.org
Addison Elementary School District 4
FY 11 – Hard Freeze
FY 12 - .25% of CPI, (1/4 of 1.5%)no Step, no Lane
FY 13 - .25% of CPI, (1/4 of 3%)no Step, no Lane
Emerging Ideas
Adlai Stevenson High School District 125
Mark MicheliniAssistant Superintendent for Business
email: mmichelini@d125.org
Adlai Stevenson High School 125
FY 12 – Total increase equal to CPI (1.5%)used in their calculation• Achieved by decreasing the starting base salary to
preserve step
Emerging Ideas
Wheaton Community Unit School District 200
Bill FarleyAssistant Superintendent of Business Operations
email: william.farley@cusd200.org
Wheaton Community Unit 200
– FY 11 – Hard Freeze– FY 12 – 1% on Base, no Step
Obstacles to Emerging Ideas
• Current Financial Condition of the District• Union Leadership• District Team
Summary
• 5-6 years ago variation in settlements much smaller• What will influence settlements going forward?– Interest Earnings– New Construction– State Funding– Pension Obligations
• Takeaway– Ideas that you can apply to your district
Emerging Negotiation Models in Today’s Economic Climate
Allen Albus aalbus@lfschools.netBarry Bolek bbolek@dist113.orgJennifer Hermes jhermes@lfschools.netAudrey Liddle liddlea@zbths.org
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