Emerging Negotiation Models in Today

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Emerging Negotiation Models in Todays Economic
Climate

• Allen Albus, Lake Forest School District 67 115
• Barry Bolek, Township High School District 113
• Jennifer Hermes, Lake Forest School District 67
  115
• Audrey Liddle, Zion-Benton Twp High School
  District 126

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Agenda

• Introductions
• Importance of Emerging Models
• In-Depth Case Studies
• Emerging Ideas
• Obstacles to Emerging Ideas
• Summary/Questions

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Case Study

• Township High School District 113
• Deerfield and Highland Park High Schools
• Barry A. Bolek
• Assistant Superintendent for Finance
• email bbolek_at_dist113.org

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Township High School District 113

• District Demographics
• Negotiation Solution
• Impact of New Schedule
• Existing Employees
• New Employees
• Additional Changes in Contract

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Township High School District 113

• 20 step schedule
• Top salary of 130,000
• 60 teachers in the pipeline to retire over the
  next 5 years

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Township High School District 113
Fundamental Issue

• Tier II Employees
• Retirement Age of 67
• 27 years at top salary

• Tier 1 Employees
• Retire age of 55
• 13 years at top salary

System unable to sustain cost of current salary
structure
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Township High School District 113
Solution

• 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

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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

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Case Study

• Zion-Benton Township High School District 126
• Audrey Liddle
• Business Manager
• email Liddlea_at_zbths.org

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Zion Benton Twp High School District 126

• District Background
• Timeline
• Last Best Final Offer
• Final Resolution New Contract Format

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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

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ZBTHS District 126

• Board of Education Top Three Major Issues
• Supervision Time Used for RTI Interventions
• Salary Schedule
• Benefit Premium Sharing

• Basics of Boards Last Best Final Offer Given
  to Union on October 31, 2011.
• Supervision
• Salary
• Benefit

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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

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Emerging Ideas

• Deerfield Public Schools District 109
• Greg Himebaugh
• Assistant Superintendent for Business Services
• email ghimebaugh_at_dps109.org

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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)

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Emerging Ideas

• Addison Elementary School District 4
• Marcy Boyan
• Assistant Superintendent for Business Services
• email mboyan_at_asd4.org

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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

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Emerging Ideas

• Adlai Stevenson High School District 125
• Mark Michelini
• Assistant Superintendent for Business
• email mmichelini_at_d125.org

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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

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Emerging Ideas

• Wheaton Community Unit School District 200
• Bill Farley
• Assistant Superintendent of Business Operations
• email william.farley_at_cusd200.org

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Wheaton Community Unit 200

• FY 11 Hard Freeze
• FY 12 1 on Base, no Step

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Obstacles to Emerging Ideas

• Current Financial Condition of the District
• Union Leadership
• District Team

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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

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Emerging Negotiation Models in Todays Economic
Climate

• Allen Albus aalbus_at_lfschools.net
• Barry Bolek bbolek_at_dist113.org
• Jennifer Hermes jhermes_at_lfschools.net
• Audrey Liddle liddlea_at_zbths.org