Compensation

Salary increase of at least 4% for all Technical Support Professionals, retroactive to July 1, 2022.

One-time bonus of $1000 (non-recurring, non-FRS eligible) for all Technical Support Professionals.

Article 11 (K) Advanced Degree Incentive
Agreed upon changes will remove the “in a related field” requirement and include the recognition of federal government licenses.

Article 20 Term of Agreement
Extends the agreement between the Broward Teachers Union Technical Support Professionals and the District through the 2025-26 school year.

A ratification vote will be held Monday, April 10th. Watch your email for details.

Read the tentative agreeement

__________

Not included in the tentative agreement were changes proposed by BTU to to Article 11 (E) New Appointee Salaries and (F) Promotions. After lengthy discussion, BTU and the District were unable to agree on language and rather than hold up the contract, both sides agreed to meet to develop a Memorandum of Understanding on the issue.

Two new sections proposed by BTU for Article 11, (S) Longevity and (T) Salary Inequity, were rejected by the District.

March 8, 2023 - Session #2 of 2022-23 Contract Negotiations

The second session between Broward County Public Schools and the Broward Teachers Union Technical Support Professionals was held at BTU on March 8, 2023.

The School District Proposed:

• Article 11 Compensation, (K3) Avanced Degree Incentive
  The District counter-proposed BTU TSPs changes to K-3 to include “or the federal government” but rejected TSPs other proposed language of paying supplements for licenses that were not required in the job description. Furthermore, it could disproportionately increase the number of employees qualifying for supplemental funds.

• Article 11 Compensation
  
  (E) New Appointee Salaries and (F) Promotions
  BTU TSPs rejected to District's proposal for Sections E & F. BTU TSPs counterproposal to the District proposals for Section (F) Promotions was to include employees on any Salary Schedule. Their step placement would be determined using the language either currently in Section E – New Appointee Salaries or applying 10% to the first pay grade and 5% for each additional pay grade, whichever yielded the highest salary.
  
  (S) (new section)
  BTU TSPs proposed adding new Section S that revises current employment tenure (longevity) language. Employees with 15 to 20 years of employment will receive $1,500 annually. Employees with more than 20 years of employment will receive $2,000 annually.
  
  (T) (new section)
  BTU TSPs proposed adding new Section T that would address salary inequity. Current employees whose current step placement is lower than a new employee’s step placement within the same job family shall advance to the new employee’s salary step within the same job family.
  
  (K) Advanced Degreee Incentive
  BTU TSPs and the district have tentatively agreed on Section K – Advanced Degree Incentive to remove the “in a related field” requirement and include the recognition of federal government licenses.
  
  
• Salary: The district has not responded to BTU TSPs counterproposal of the district’s verbal salary increase, which was to increase the one-time nonrecurring, non-FRS eligible payment from $500 to $1,000.

March 3, 2023 - Session #1 of 2022-23 Contract Negotiations

The opening session between Broward County Public Schools and the Broward Teachers Union Technical Support Professionals was held at BTU on March 3, 2023. Both sides presented and explained proposals which will be discussed and/or countered at the next session to be held on March 8th at BTU.

The School District Proposed:

• Ground rules
  
  
• Article 17 Performance Planning and Appraisal System proposes a major re-write to the entire article. The changes would remove the APPAS evaluation tool and replace it with the DASA evaluation tool, which is currently used with ESMAB employees. BTU TSP rejected the proposed language. (The proposal will be discussed during focus group meetings with Anna Fusco and her team and Heather Parente and her team.)
  
  
• Article 11 Compensation:
  
  (K1) Advanced Degree Incentive proposes to remove "in a related field" from the present contract language. This would allow anyone with a degree in any major to receive a supplement for degrees achieved beyond what is required in their job description. BTU TSP accepted this proposal.
  
  (E) New Appointee Salaries and (F) Promotions proposes major re-writes.
  
  
• Salary: The district verbally proposed a salary rate increase of 4 % and a $500 one-time payment, which is nonrecurring, non-FRS eligible.
  

BTU TSP Proposed:

• Article 11 Compensation, (K3) Avanced Degree Incentive proposes changes to K-3 which would allow employees with a state or federal license in a related field to receive a $125 per month supplement.
  
  The proposed change:
  3. Employees who possess a license(s) recognized by the state of Florida or the federal government in a related field shall receive $125 for each month in which the duties are performed.
  
  (E) New Appointee Salaries and (F) Promotion - BTU TSP will present counterproposals for these at Session #2. Both of these district proposals would be a major re-write of these sections which would allow the district to have final discretion over salaries for both new hires and current employee promotions. This would remove any employee or union safeguards that are currently provided.
  
  
• Salary: BTU TSP verbally proposed to increase the $500 one-time payment (nonrecurring, non-FRS eligible) to $1,000 (nonrecurring, non-FRS eligible).