Negotiation Updates
The Board of Trustees, Superintendent, and the Negotiations Team know that providing the best quality education and supporting the needs of our students is only possible because of all our employees' hard work and dedication. We will continue to provide updates on the negotiation process as we move forward. The District has a financial responsibility to staff and most importantly, our students. That responsibility includes planning for future needs to make sure that any ongoing expenses, such as salaries and benefits, will be affordable in the future and allow us to sustain our current staffing levels and continue to provide services and resources to our students and families. The State’s budget determines how we are funded, and as you are all aware, the state’s budget changes from year to year.
APRIL 17, 2023
On April 17, 2023, the Burton Elementary Teachers Association (BETA) negotiations team met with the District’s negotiation team to continue discussions for the 2023-2024 school year. The teams previously met on March 28, 2023.
The articles under discussion are:
- Article 5 (Bargaining Unit Member Work Days);
- Article 6 (leaves of absence);
- Article 8 (teaching conditions and safety);
- Article 9 (Transfers and Assignments);
- Article 11(bargaining unit member and retiree benefits); and
- Article 12 (salaries) of the current contract.
The teams will meet again on May 24, 2023.
The district's and BETA's initial proposals were ratified by the Burton School District Board of Trustees at their April 17, 2023 meeting.
APRIL 3, 2023
BETA's and BSD's initial proposals were presented for public hearing at the April 3rd Board of Trustees meeting.
MARCH 31, 2023
At the March 20, 2023 Board Meeting, representatives of Burton Elementary Teachers Association (BETA) presented their initial proposal for the 2023-2024 negotiations re-openers. This proposal asked for modifications to Article 6 (leaves of absence), Article 8 (teaching conditions and safety), Article 11 (bargaining unit member benefits), and Article 12 (salaries) of the current contract.
The District presented its initial proposal for 2023-2024 negotiations re openers to BETA on March 28th. This proposal asked for modification to Article 5 (Bargaining Unit Member Work Days), Article 9 (Transfers and Assignments), article 11 (bargaining unit member benefits), and article 12 (salaries) of the current contract.
MARCH 21, 2023
On Monday, February 27th, the Tentative Agreement for 2022-23 negotiations was approved by members of the Burton Elementary Teachers Association (BETA). On Monday, March 20th, Burton School District Board of Trustees ratified the agreement providing an 8% increase to the salary schedule and a one-time payment of 2% to BETA members, based on the current schedule. Additionally, Wednesday meetings will be reduced by 45 minutes without a negative impact on salary.
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