Reynolds Education Association (REA) Negotiations

REA and the District discussed proposals:
REA Requests a sidebar for November 30, 2021 to discuss Articles 22 regarding salary COLA and Article 23 regarding pool costing. In addition, REA requested that the Financial Department provide cost savings to date from unfilled positions.

REA requests next bargaining session for December 7, 2021.

Confirmation by the District that salary proposal would be retroactive from September 2021.

Presentation by REA related to financial proposals.

REA and the District discussed next steps:
By end of day on 11/19/2021, REA and the District will confirm a date for a sidebar meeting.

REA and the District discussed proposals:
Article 23, Fringe Benefits – The District will provide additional information as requested by REA in sidebar.
Article 25, Reduction in Force – REA and the District will continue discussions in sidebar.
Article 26 C, Student Services: Social-Emotional and Wellness Support Services – Accepted as written
Article 27, Class Size and Caseload Workload – Accepted as written

REA and the District discussed next steps:
The District and REA will schedule a sidebar date for week of 11/8/21 by the end of the week on 11/5/21. Proposed date for next session: Nov. 16 The District and REA will discuss parameters of scheduling next session in-person during sidebar.

The twelfth open bargaining session between Reynolds Education Association (REA) and Reynolds School District (District) was held on October 18, 2021 by Zoom call.

This session was to discuss Articles 22, 23, 25, 26 C, 27

Teams were introduced as follows:

• REA Bargaining Team – All present
• District Bargaining Team – All present

Articles Discussed:

1. Article 22, Employee Compensation
2. Article 25, Reduction in Force
3. Article 26 C, Social Emotional Services
4. Article 27, Class Workload

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District Counter

The District declined to counter at this time because this is the fourth session in which the Association has not provided any movement on its financial proposal and no movement on any of the language proposals to move bargaining forward. The District offered a sidebar to discuss proposals.

REA and the District discussed next steps.

REA will reach out to schedule a sidebar discussion if it will be helpful.  

Next Meeting Date:

November 2, 2021
 

The next bargaining session between Reynolds Education Association (REA) and Reynolds School District (District) was held on September 24, 2021 by Zoom call.

This session was to discuss Articles 22, 23, 25, 26 C, and 27.

Teams were introduced as follows:

• REA Bargaining Team – All present
• District Bargaining Team – All present

Summary:

1. Article 5, Employee Rights – Tentative agreement.
2. Article 22, Employee Compensation – REA requested to table Article 22 as it would not be countering during that evening’s bargaining session.
3. Article 23, Fringe Benefits – Agreement on language, REA indicated it wanted to package Article 23 with Article 22 before TA’ing Article 22.
4. Article 26 B, English Language Development – Agreement on language.
5. Article 26 C, Social Emotional Services – District and REA will meet to discuss in a side-bar meeting.
6. Article 27, Class Workload - Article will be addressed after REA receives additional guidance from OEA on SB 580.

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The REA and District discussed next steps.

• The REA proposed negotiations be suspended and resumed in late August or early September and requested that the next session be held in person.
• The District proposed next session take place during the first week of August. District also noted that the team is available to bargain during the month of July and clarified that it is the intention of the District to move forward with bargaining during the summer.

The next bargaining session between Reynolds Education Association (REA) and Reynolds School District (District) was held on June 24, 2021 by Zoom call.

This session was to discuss Articles 5, 22, and 23.

Teams were introduced as follows:

• REA Bargaining Team – All present
• District Bargaining Team – All present

Summary:

1. Article 5, Employee Rights – Tentative agreement.
2. Article 22, Employee Compensation – REA requested to table Article 22 as it would not be countering during that evening’s bargaining session.
3. Article 23, Fringe Benefits – Agreement on language, REA indicated it wanted to package Article 23 with Article 22 before TA’ing Article 22.
4. Article 26 B, English Language Development – Agreement on language.
5. Article 26 C, Social Emotional Services – District and REA will meet to discuss in a side-bar meeting.
6. Article 27, Class Workload - Article will be addressed after REA receives additional guidance from OEA on SB 580.

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The REA and District discussed next steps.

• The REA proposed negotiations be suspended and resumed in late August or early September and requested that the next session be held in person.
• The District proposed next session take place during the first week of August. District also noted that the team is available to bargain during the month of July and clarified that it is the intention of the District to move forward with bargaining during the summer.

The seventh open bargaining session between Reynolds Education Association (REA) and Reynolds School District (District) was held on June 10, 2021 by Zoom call.

This session was to discuss Articles 5, 22, and 23.

Teams were introduced as follows:

• REA Bargaining Team – All present
• District Bargaining Team – All present

Summary:

1. Article 5, Employee Rights – REA requested clarification on the definition of curriculum rate. Requested comparison of curriculum rate to compensation received by in-district translators.
2. Article 22, Employee Compensation – District and REA will meet to review financials.
3. Article 23, Fringe Benefits – District and REA will meet to review financials. 
4. Article 26 B, English Language Development – District will bring counter to June 24th session.
5. Article 27, Class Workload – Article will be addressed after results of SB 580.

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The REA and District discussed next steps.

• The REA and District certified next session will take place Thursday, June 24th, 5 – 8 PM.

The sixth open bargaining session between Reynolds Education Association (REA) and Reynolds School District (District) was held on June 3, 2021 by Zoom call.

This session was to discuss Article 7, 22, 23, and 26.

Teams were introduced as follows:

• REA Bargaining Team – All present
• District Bargaining Team – All present (excluding Tanya Pruett)

Summary:

1. Article 5 – REA will provide response at June 10th session.
2. Article 22 – District will provide response at June 10th session.
3. Article 23 – Agreement on language, signatures to take place at June 10th session.
4. Article 26 A – Agreement on language. (Package)
5. Article 26 B – District to provide response at June 10th session. (Package)
6. Article 26 C – Key stakeholders to meet. (Package)

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The REA and District discussed next steps.

• The REA and District certified next session will take place Thursday, June 10th, 5 – 8 PM.
• District to present counters to Articles 22 and 26 B and REA to present counter to Article 5 at June 10th session.

Upcoming Bargaining Dates scheduled as follows:

• Session 7: June 10, 2021 – Rescheduled to accommodate high school graduations.

The fifth open bargaining session between Reynolds Education Association (REA) and Reynolds School District (District) was held on May 18, 2021 by Zoom call.

This session was to discuss Article 7, 9, 22, 23, 26, and 30.

Teams were introduced as follows:

• REA Bargaining Team – All present
• District Bargaining Team – All present

Summary:

1. Article 7 – District will provide response at June 3rd session.
2. Article 9 – Tentative Agreement
3. Article 22 – REA will provide response to package at June 3rd session.
4. Article 23 – REA will provide response to package at June 3rd session.
5. Article 26 – REA will provide response at June 3rd session.
6. Article 30 – REA will provide response to package at June 3rd session.

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The REA and District discussed next steps.

• The REA and District certified next session will take place Thursday, June 3rd, 5 – 8 PM.
• District to present counter to Articles 7. REA to present counters to 22, 23, 26, and 30 at June 3rdsession.
• In order to accommodate high school graduations, REA and District will collaborate to find an alternate date for June 17th session.

Upcoming Bargaining Dates scheduled as follows:

• Session 6: June 3, 2021
• Session 7: June 17, 2021 – To be rescheduled to accommodate high school graduations.  NOTE:  RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 10, 2021

The fourth open bargaining session between Reynolds Education Association (REA) and Reynolds School District (District) was held on May 4, 2021 by Zoom call.

This session was to discuss Article 7, 9, 18, 26, 27, 28 and Appendix E.

Teams were introduced as follows:

• REA Bargaining Team – All present excluding Joyce Rosenau
• District Bargaining Team – All present excluding Valerie Tewksbury & Tanya Pruett

Summary:

1. Article 7 – District will provide response at May 18th session.
2. Article 9 – District will provide response at May 18th session.
3. Article 18 – Tentative Agreement
4. Appendix E – CTE Salary Placement will be addressed with Article 22 at May 18th session.
5. Article 26 – District will provide response at May 18th session.
6. Article 28 – Tentative Agreement

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The REA and District discussed next steps.

• The REA and District certified next session will take place Tuesday May 18th, 5 – 8 PM.
• District to present counters to Articles 7, 9, 22, 23, 26, and 30 at May 18th session.

Upcoming Bargaining Dates scheduled as follows:

• Session 5: May 18, 2021
• Session 6: June 3, 2021
• Session 7: June 17, 2021

The third open bargaining session between Reynolds Education Association (REA) and Reynolds School District (District) was held on April 22, 2021 by Zoom call.

This session was to discuss Article 7, 18, 26, 27, 28 and Appendix E.

Teams were introduced as follows:

• REA Bargaining Team – All present
• District Bargaining Team – All present

Summary:

1. Article 7 – District will provide response at May 4th session.
2. Article 18 – REA will provide response at May 4th session.
3. Appendix E – REA will provide response at May 4th session.
4. Article 26 – REA will provide response at May 4th session.
5. Article 27 – REA requested proposal be suspended pending the outcome of developing state legislation.
6. Article 28 – District will provide response at May 4th session.

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The REA and District discussed next steps.

• The REA and District certified next session will take place Tuesday May 4th, 5 – 8 PM.
• District to present counters to Article 7 and Article 9, at May 4th session.
• REA to present counters to Article 18, Appendix E, and Article 26.

Upcoming Bargaining Dates scheduled as follows:

• Session 4: May 4, 2021
• Session 5: May 18, 2021
• Session 6: June 3, 2021
• Session 7: June 17, 2021

The second open bargaining session between Reynolds Education Association (REA) and Reynolds School District (District) was held on April 1, 2021 by Zoom call.

This session was to discuss Article 5, 8, 19, and Appendix H.

Teams were introduced as follows:

REA Bargaining Team

• Bruce Marsh, Special Education Teacher, Reynolds Middle School
• Joyce Rosenau, ELD Teacher, Glenfair Elementary School
• Brian Jay, Teacher, Reynolds High School
• Molly Frye, Social Worker, Reynolds Middle School
• Bruce Scherer – OEA Uniserve Rep

District Bargaining Team

• Valerie Tewksbury, RSD Board Chair
• Lisa McDonald, Principal, Glenfair Elementary School
• Tanya Pruett, Principal, Walt Morey Middle School
• Wade Bakely, Principal, Reynolds High School
• Rebekah Jacobson, Legal Counsel, GHR
• Dr. Angela Freeman, Assistant Superintendent - Human Capital Management

Summary:

1. Article 5

   • J. Complaints – Agreement on language

   • M. Workplace and Environmental Safety – Agreement on language

   • P. Teaching Materials - Agreement on all language excluding rate of pay.

     • Discussion about placing Article 5 in “trade bin” for later negotiation sessions.

2. Article 8 – Tentative Agreement
3. Article 19 – Tentative Agreement
4. Appendix H – Tentative Agreement

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The REA and District discussed next steps.

• The REA and District certified next session will take place Thursday April 22nd, 5 – 8 PM.
• District will send Article 8, Article 19, and Appendix H for signatures.
• District to present counters to Article 7, Article 18, Article 26, Article 27, and Article 28 at April 22nd session.

Upcoming Bargaining Dates scheduled as follows:

• Session 3: April 22, 2021
• Session 4: May 4, 2021
• Session 5: May 18, 2021
• Session 6: June 3, 2021
• Session 7: June 17, 2021

The initial exchange of proposals between Reynolds Education Association (REA) and Reynolds School District (District) was held on March 4, 2021 by group video conference.  

• REA Bargaining Team:  All present
• District Bargaining Team:  All present

Ground rules were reviewed and released to be signed electronically at 5:20pm.  

The District presented its initial proposal:

1. Article 22 - Employee Compensation
2. Article 23 - Fringe Benefits
3. Article 30 - Duration of Agreement

REA presented its initial proposal:

1. Article 5 - Employee Rights
2. Article 7 - Employee Work Year
3. Article 8 - Emergency Closure
4. Article 9 - Teaching Hours
5. Article 18 - Student Discipline
6. Article 19 - Tuition, Project and/or Reimbursement
7. Article 22 - Employee Compensation
8. Article 23 - Fringe Benefits
9. Article 26 - Student Services
10. Article 27 - Class Workload
11. Article 28 - Mentor Program
12. Article 30 - Duration of Agreement
13. Appendix C - Tuition Reimbursement
14. Appendix D - Insurance Pool Access
15. Appendix E - CTE Salary Placement
16. Appendix G - Behavior Incident Report
17. Appendix H - Tuition Reimbursement Guidelines
18. Appendix I - Committees

Next Steps: 

• The District requested REA provide data used to determine proposed increases and stipends.

• The District asked for clarification on when citations will be addressed. REA’s preference is at end of bargaining, they will be identified and updated.

• The REA and District certified next session will take place Thursday April 1st, 5 – 8 PM.

Agenda:

1. The first five minutes of the next session will be dedicated to Tentative Agreements.

2. District will respond to Articles 5, 8, and 19.

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