- Right to Organize - The district shall invite and require new hires to attend a sixty-minute Association orientation. Orientations shall take place on a monthly basis at a mutually agreed upon location. All new hires and designated Association representatives who attend the orientation shall not suffer a loss of pay or benefits.
- Personal Leave - During the 2024-25 academic year, the unit members shall have up to one unused personal leave day converted to a sick day.
- Safety and Wellness Leave
- Up to two days may be granted to an educator who has been physically assaulted or has experienced a serious threat of violence at the workplace and does not qualify for Workers Compensation.
- A serious threat of violence means any intentional communication or other act that threatens an act of violence and would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, threatened, or fear physical injury or death to oneself or another person.
- Such leave shall be granted with full pay that does not utilize their sick leave, personal leave, or paid leave.
Hillsboro School District
- Article 6 - Unit Member Workload - Counter-Proposal
- Class Size and Caseload
- In situations where a class size caseload exceeds the reasonable level given all of the factors considered, the following options will be considered:
- Adding or transferring licensed staff;
- Adding instructional assistant (classified) time to the classroom;
- Developing split classrooms;
- Reassignment of students;
- Specific workload relief in consultation with the educator and administrator;
- No changes due to financial or space limitations.
- The district will ensure that Dual Language curriculum adoptions will include Dual Language educators.
- Whenever possible, the district shall provide district-adopted teacher guides in the language of instruction.
- Personal Leave - Unit members shall convert up to one unused personal leave day carried forward from the 2023-24 contract year to sick leave upon ratification of this contract.
Tentative Agreement
- Article 3 - Unit Members Rights and Responsibilities
June 11, 2024
Hillsboro School District
- Article 11 - Leaves - Counter-Proposal
- Did not accept HEA's proposal on Safety and Wellness Leave
Hillsboro Education Association
- Article 5 - Unit Member Work Year/Work Day - Counter-Proposal
- The District shall invite and require new hires to attend a 60-minute Association orientation. Orientations shall take place on a quarterly basis at a mutually agreed upon location. All new hires and designated Association representatives who attend the orientation shall not suffer a loss of pay or benefits.
- Class Size/Caseload
- In situations where a class size/caseload exceeds specified ratios, at least one of the following will be offered:
- Adding licensed staff
- Adding instructional assistant time
- Developing split classrooms
- Reassignment of students
- 5% increase in salary for 2024-25
- 5% increase in salary for 2025-26
- 5% increase in salary for 2026-27
- District Contribution Toward Insurance
- $25 increase for 2024-25
- $50 increase for 2025-26
- $50 increase for 2026-27
- District Nurse stipend increase to $4,134
- Increasing the Elementary TAG Coordinator stipend to $2,330
- Adjustment to the number of students in each section of the 504 Case Manager Compensation Table. And, no educator shall have more than 33 students.
- Middle/Elementary School Extra Duty pays shall equal the non-teaching rate.
Hillsboro School District
- Article 5 - Unit Member Work Year/Work Day - Counter-Proposal
- Calendar
- The District will include the Association in the calendar committee process.
- Unit members placed at Column VI shall be paid at the non-teaching rate for the 3 new licensed staff in-service days.
- Secondary counselors may be required to work up to 10 additional days.
- Teacher-Directed Academic Seminar - Collaboration shall occur in PLC groups identified by the administrator and shall take place in a designated location.
- Members may perform grading and other work responsibilities on a grading day away from the worksite, but unit members must be available for consultation by phone or virtual meetings.
- Procedures for Physical or Threatening Student Behavior - Before being readmitted to class, the student shall have clearly identified behavior expectations, which shall be communicated to the unit members responsible for teaching the student the remainder of the school day. The administrator or designee shall put these behavior expectations in writing and will email them to all educators responsible for teaching the student as soon as possible.
June 6, 2024
Hillsboro Education Association
- Article 7 - Safety and Discipline - Counter-Proposal
- A joint HEA/HSD committee will be formed to review and revise the Standards of Student Conduct. HEA committee members will be selected by the Association and HSD committee members will be selected by the District.
- Procedures for Physical or Threatening Behavior
- Before being readmitted to any class, the student shall have clearly identified behavior expectations, which shall be communicated to the unit members responsible for teaching the student.
- The administrator shall put these behavior expectations in writing and will email them to all educators responsible for teaching the student.
- If the student has not returned to class due to an ongoing investigation, all unit members responsible for teaching the student will be notified of the ongoing investigation no later than the beginning of the next work day following the incident.
- Each building will track data for room clears and incident reports. Upon request, the District will share data about room clears and incident reports with the Association.
Hillsboro School District
- Article 6 - Unit Member Workload - Counter-Proposal
- Class Size/Caseload
- The Superintendent or designee(s) will meet with the Association president by September 30 and again shortly after the start of second semester to review class sizes and caseloads, with special attention paid to the needs of buildings with a disproportionately high number of students with diverse learning needs.
- During that meeting, concerns brought by members, administrators, or the Association shall be considered, with attention to the following factors:
- The number of students in the class and/or the student load/caseload
- School and District class size/student load/caseload averages
- The instructional level of the classroom
- The amount of instructional assistant time or specialist assistance provided
- Adding licensed staff
- Adding instructional assistant (classified) time to the classroom
- Developing split classrooms
- Reassigning students
- No changes due to financial or space limitations
- The duration of specials sections shall be determined annually by the building administrator, as long as those sections are at least 30 minutes.
May 29, 2024
Hillsboro School District
- Article 15 - Salary - Counter-Proposal
- Salary
- Increase of 3.5% for 2024-25
- Increase of 3.0% for 2025-26
- Increase of 3.5% for 2026-27
- Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, Step A will be eliminated
- District Contribution - The maximum district contribution toward employee medical, vision, and dental insurance shall be the following per month:
- $1,370 for 2024-25
- $1,420 for 2025-26
- $1,470 for 2026-27
- Mentor Educators - Educators who volunteer and who are selected to mentor another educator shall receive $500 per educator they are approved to mentor.
- Extra Duty Stipends
- District Nurse increased to the level of Resource Specialist and SLP.
- STEAM Coach stipend moved from a MOA to the contract.
- Addition of an Elementary After-School Activity Lead.
Hillsboro Education Association
- Article 6 - Unit Member Workload - Counter-Proposal
- Class Size/Caseload
- Notification shall be given to the classroom educator in writing upon registration of any new student. Admin shall provide a desk, a chair, and essential supplies prior to the unit member receiving the student.
- There shall be a learning interventionist in every building to help with identification, assessment, instruction, interventions, and progress monitoring.
- Newly proposed class size and caseload caps.
- Class Size/Caseload Exceptions - The limit exceptions can occur for Elementary, Middle School, and High School classes. The educator and admin will collaborate on the following:
- IA Support
- Compensation
- Planning Time
- Implementation of any SPED workload calculator in determining caseload or FTE will be bargained with the Association.
- No unit member shall be required to fill out paperwork for Medicaid billing if their workload exceeds an appropriate threshold as determined by the SPED workload calculator. Nurses whose caseload exceeds the numbers outlined in HB2693 shall not be required to fill out paperwork for Medicaid billing.
- The role of SSP Coordinator shall be voluntary for counselors.
- The District and Association shall work to make improvements to the evaluation process for counselors in the Evaluation Committee.
- The Association and the District shall collaborate on the design and implement an annual counselor survey.
- For any school utilizing the Neighborhood Schools model, all educators in the building will receive additional supports, which shall include all of the following:
- Additional staffing
- Additional planning time
- Extended contract
- Additional classified support
- Dedicated collaboration time between SPED and general education educators
- Ongoing additional PD offered during the school year
- Procedures for Physical or Threatening Student Behavior - Before being readmitted to any class, the student shall have clearly identified behavior expectations that shall be communicated to the unit member. Admin shall put these behavior expectations in writing and will email them to all educators responsible for teaching the student as soon as possible but no later than the beginning of the next work day.
- Safety - Each building will track data for room clears and incident reports including room, date, and time. The District shall share this data with the Association each month.
- District Provided PD
- The District will include in Safe Schools Training a mandatory review of appropriate language on race and identity as well as protocols to address racist or discriminatory incidents.
- Topics addressed at New Licensed Staff In-Service shall include:
- District policies protecting BIPOC/LGBTQ2SIA+ staff members.
- Introduction to relevant terms.
- Access to other resources.
- Sick Leave - Any employee retiring under PERS may also elect to cash in accumulated sick or personal leave days, up to a maximum of 25 days, at a payment of $200 per day.
- Safety and Wellness Leave
- Three days shall be granted to an educator who has been physically assaulted or has experienced a serious threat of violence at the workplace.
- A serious threat of violence means any intentional communication or other act that threatens an act of violence and would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, threatened, or fear physical injury or death to oneself or another person.
- Such leave shall be granted with full pay that does not utilize their sick leave, personal leave, or paid leave.
Hillsboro School District
- Article 7 - Safety and Discipline - Counter-Proposal
- Procedures for Physical or Threatening Student Behavior - Before being readmitted to class, the student shall have clearly defined behavior expectations, which shall be communicated to the unit member. The administrator or designee shall put these behavior expectations in writing and will email them to all educators deemed necessary by the administrator as soon as possible.
- Safety - Safety committees for each building will review incident reports and records each month for room clears when an injury has occurred. Meeting minutes shall be posted monthly. Each building will track data for room clears. Upon request, the District will share data with the Association. FERPA-protected data will not be included.
- District Provided PD
- The District will include annual mandatory training on the topic of equity, access, and engagement, including a review of appropriate language on race and identity.
- Topics addressed at New Licensed Staff In-Service shall include:
- District policies protecting staff members from harassment and discrimination based on protected class status.
- Introduction to relevant terms.
- Access to other resources.
- Leave Resulting from Physical Assault - An employee absent from work due to injury that is the result of a physical assault by a student while acting in their capacity as an employee for the District, will receive compensation for up to three (3) days of pay at the employee's per diem rate, per instance. In order to qualify for such compensation, the employee must have an accepted Workers' Compensation claim associated with that injury.
- Emergency Leave - It is understood that emergency leaves are unusual conditions over which the unit member has no control, such as leaves for a serious crisis in the unit member's family, as defined in Article 11.A, where the presence of the unit member is necessary.
Hillsboro Education Association
- Article 10 - Educational Program Improvement and PD - Counter-Proposal
- District Provided PD - Materials for New Licensed Staff In-Service Equity Trainings will be provided to all staff.
- Safety and Wellness Leave - Up to two days may be granted to an educator who has been physically assaulted or experienced a serious threat of violence at the workplace that does not qualify for Workers' Comp.
Tentative Agreements
- Article 10 - Educational Program Improvement and PD
May 8, 2024
Hillsboro School District
- Article 7 - Safety and Student Discipline - Counter-Proposal
- Rename the article to Student Support and Conduct.
- Building Student Support Plan - if needed, adjustments will be made and communicated to staff throughout the year.
- Safety - Safety committees for each building will review incident reports each month.
- Sick Leave - Did not accept HEA's language that retirees would be paid out at 1/2 of the monetary value for unused sick leave.
- Personal Leave - At the end of the 2023-24 school year, any unit member shall have up to 1 unused personal leave day converted to sick leave.
- Safety and Wellness Leave - Did not accept HEA's language regarding 3 days of leave for a member who has been threatened or physically assaulted.
- Sabbatical Leave - Elimination of this section of the contract.
Hillsboro Education Association
- Article 5 - Unit Member Work Year/Work Day - Counter-Proposal
- Calendar
- The district will provide copies of the calendar to HEA no less than 30 days prior to the first school board calendar work session.
- Unit members who work the 3 New Educator Inservice Days will be paid at the per diem rate rather than for credit toward movement on the salary schedule.
- If summer work is necessary, counselors shall determine when this work will be performed and shall be allowed to perform this work remotely.
- Secondary unit members with grading responsibilities will have at least one full work day at the end of each quarter.
- Unit members may perform grading responsibilities and other responsibilities away from the work site.
- No unit member shall have to work in a building when other members are not required to be in that building due to non-student contact days or when buildings are closed and not maintaining environmental controls.
- Family Connections will not affect protected in-service time and shall not include events during the normal work day that include in-person student and family contact time.
- The district will designate on the acadmic seminar calendar the last 5 student contact days of each quarter as free from mandatory meetings.
- Elementary prep time shall be no less than 430 minutes per five-day week.
- Educators will have scheduled collaboration time with IAs at least monthly.
- There shall be a regular passing period before and after lunch at the secondary level.
- During the 2023-24 academic year, a joint committee has been meeting to discuss the impact of the 7-period day. The district shall implement the recommendation of this committee.
- All unit members will be notified of their specific teaching assignment by May 15.
- A draft of the secondary master schedule will be made available by May 30.
Hillsboro Education Association
- Article 7 - Safety and Student Discipline - Counter-Proposal
- Rename article to Safety and Student Support and Discipline
- Student Support and Discipline
- Discussion of the building discipline plan will take place at a principal-directed academic seminar.
- Around mid-year, members will have an opportunity to review the plan and suggest necessary adjustments.
- Before being readmitted to class, the student shall have clearly identified behavior expectations which shall be communicated in writing to all the unit members responsible for teaching and supporting the student.
- Unit members have the right to file referral and incident reports without discouragement or reprisal from administrators.
- Salary
- Increase of 7% for 2024-25
- Increase of 6% for 2025-26
- Increase of 5% for 2026-27
Hillsboro School District
- Article 3 - Unit Members Rights and Responsibilities - Counter-Proposal
- Academic Freedom - Must be exercised within the district's policies and basic ethical responsibilities of the teaching profession.
Tentative Agreements
April 17, 2024
Hillsboro Education Association
- Article 3 - Unit Member Rights and Responsibilities - Counter-Proposal
- Academic Freedom - Did not accept the district's proposal that academic freedom must be exercised within the district's policies and guidelines related to grading and curriculum.
- Just Cause and Due Process - Did not accept the district's proposal that limits the definition of discipline.
- Student Support and Discipline - Changes language throughout the article from "Discipline" to "Support and Discipline."
- Building Support and Discipline Plans
- Unit members and building administrators shall observe the provisions of the Standards of Student Conduct and Building Student Support and Discipline Plan.
- By May 1, all unit members will have input into the building support and discipline plan.
- Change of language from "safety" to "physical and/or emotional safety."
- Before being readmitted to any class, the student shall have clearly written behavior expectations and district supports will be provided. The behavior expectations will be developed in collaboration with the unit member and provided to all unit members responsible for teaching the student prior to the student returning to any class.
- Safety committees for each building will review records for the room clears and incident reports each month and these will be included with meeting minutes.
- Any time a unit member is required to work in a building, that building must have functional HVAC systems that are actively being utilized.
- Family Member Definition - Family member is defined by OAR 839-007-000 including any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with a covered individual is the equivalent of a family relationship.
- Sick Leave - PERS retirees may elect to cash in accumulated sick/personal leave days up to 100 days at 1/2 the monetary value.
- Personal Leave - At the end of the 2023-24 academic year, unit members shall be given the option to either receive a payout at the substitute rate for any banked personal leave days or convert them to sick days.
- Safety and Wellness Leave - Three days shall be granted to an educator who has been physically assaulted or has experienced a serious threat of violence at the workplace.
Hillsboro School District
- Article 15 - Salary - Initial Proposal
- Step Advancement - 4.2%/year
- General Salary Increase - 3%/year
- Step + General Salary Increase - 7.2%
- Initial Salary Placement - Building-based sub experience will count as years of experience.
- Travel Reimbursement - Must be submitted within 30 days of travel per district policy.
- Insurance cap contributions:
- $1,420 in 2024-25
- $1,470 in 2025-26
- $1,520 in 2026-27
- 3% increase each year to stipends that qualify for a yearly increase.
Tentative Agreements
April 3, 2024
Hillsboro School District
- Article 1 - Recognition - Counter-Proposal
- Revert to current contract language - Positions will be temporary if hired after August 15.
- Academic Freedom - Must be exercised with the District's policies and guidelines related to grading and curriculum.
- Just Cause and Due Process - Discipline shall be defined as a written reprimand, suspension without pay, or placing a record of complaint in the unit member's working file.
- Sick Leave - Family members shall be defined as those listed in OAR 839-007-000.
- Sick Leave - Did not agree to the language that members could turn in their remaining sick days for payment upon retirement.
- Personal Leave - Increase the amount of personal leave available from 1 day to 3 days.
- Bereavement Leave - A family is defined as those listed in OAR 839-007-000.
- Elimination of Sabbatical Leave language.
- Did not agree to HEA's Safety and Wellness Leave language.
- Change language from discipline to behavior support.
- The building plan shall list how elementary students are returned to class.
Hillsboro Education Association
- Article 6 - Unit Member Workload - Counter-Proposal
- Classroom educators shall be given at least 24 hours' notice before receiving a new student.
- There shall be a half-time Learning Interventionist in every primary building.
- Class size and caseload caps.
- Unit members at secondary level shall not have more than three preps.
- The District shall allocate at least 5 substitute days for special education IEP work.
- Whenever an IEP meeting must be held during the workday, substitutes shall be provided.
- No unit member shall be required to fill out paperwork for Medicaid billing.
- Split Classrooms - At the request of the unit member, the building admin will provide information to assist the unit member to select the model to be used for the split classroom.
- DL educators at the secondary level shall not have more than 3 preps.
- Counselors:
- The role of the SSP Coordinator and 504 Case Manager shall be voluntary.
- The District and Association shall collaborate in labor management to modify the counselor job description, create a counselor evaluation, and develop solutions for workload/caseload concerns.
- Implementation of an annual counselor survey and listening session.
- For any school utilizing the Neighborhood Schools model, all educators will receive additional support including additional staffing, additional planning, extended contract, additional classified support, and dedicated collaboration time.
- For any school in the first year of implementing the Neighborhood Schools model, any existing specialized programs will remain intact for students that were in the program the previous year.
- $600,000 for tuition reimbursement shall increase proportionally to Portland State University's graduate tuition rate.
Hillsboro School District
- Article 10 - Professional Development - Counter-Proposal
- $600,000 for tuition reimbursement in 2024-25, $610,000 in 2025-26, and $620,000 in 2026-27.
Tentative Agreements
March 20, 2024
Hillsboro Education Association
- Article 9 - Unit Member Evaluation - Counter-Proposal
- Accepted District's proposal changing "teachers" to "educators" throughout the article.
- Professional Development - If a unit member is required to attend PD or an academic seminar, topics will be shared one week in advance. Members may request an explanation of how the PD is relevant to their job assignment or be excused.
- Tuition Reimbursement - If a member is having trouble receiving proper documentation, they may submit proof of payment, which will extend the deadline for proof of completion.
- Tuition Reimbursement - Did not accept the District's proposal that eliminated the ability to use two years worth of credits.
Hillsboro School District
- Article 1 - Recognition - Counter-Proposal
- Proposed current contract language regarding the hiring of temporary employees.
- Academic Freedom - Must be exercised within the District's policies and guidelines related to grading and curriculum.
- Secondary counselors may be required to work up to 10 additional days.
- Up to one hour of each unit member's directed work days may be used for principal-directed PD.
- Teacher Directed Academic Seminars - This collaboration shall occur in PLC groups identified by the administrator and shall take place in a designated location.
- Professional Development - If a unit member is required to attend PD or an academic seminar, every effort will be made to share topics in writing one week in advance.
- Tuition Reimbursement - The District shall provide up to $600,000 annually for activities described in the article.
- Human Resources may approve an extention for extenuating circumstances for incidents when proof of course completion is not submitted within 30 days.
Hillsboro Education Association
- Article 1 - Recognition - Counter-Proposal
- Temporary positions are those as defined by ORS 342.815(10).
- Elimination of language that hires are temporary after Aug. 15.
- Did not agree with the District's proposals on just cause and academic freedom.
Tentative Agreements
March 1, 2024
Hillsboro School District
- Article 4 - Association Rights - Counter-Proposal
- The Association president or designee will have 5 minutes to introduce the Association during the all-staff kick-off.
- Teaching load at secondary schools shall not exceed more than 320 student contact minutes in an average school day.
- At the elementary level, the duration of specials sections shall be determined annually by the building principal.
- Did not accept HEA's last proposal, which included specific requirements for administration to be trained on the evaluation.
Hillsboro Education Association
- Preamble - Counter-Proposal
- Did not accept District's proposal that the Preamble is not eligible for grievance.
- New section that defines family members.
- Any employee retiring may elect to cash in accumulated sick/personal leave at a payment of 1/2 of monetary value per day.
- Unit members shall receive 3 days per year of paid leave for personal leave.
- Bereavement leave can be used for family members and not just immediate family members.
- Unit members shall also have up to 5 days of bereavement leave for pregnancy loss.
- 2 additional days of bereavement shall be provided when travel is necessary.
- Unit members shall be provided 1 day of pay for bereavement purposes for a student, former student, friend, or family member not included in the definition of family.
- Safety and Wellness Leave - 3 days shall be granted to an educator who has been physically assaulted or experienced a serious threat of violence at the workplace.
- Unit members will be released, without loss of pay, whenever subpoenaed or required to appear in court.
- Religious Leave - Licensed staff members may take up to 3 days of religious leave for the purpose of observing religious holidays.
- 6 weeks of leave may be taken for the purpose of illness or injury of a family member as defined in Article 11 A.
- In-Building Changes of Assignment - 2 days and district moving support will be granted for classroom teachers if the change occurs on or after the last day of in-service. (Did not accept the District's language that this only applies to elementary classroom teachers.)
- Involuntary Transfers - 3 days and district moving support will be granted to classroom teachers if the change occurs on or after the last day of in-service. (Did not accept the District's language that this only applies to elementary classroom teachers.)
- Accepted District's proposal that .2 FTE or less will receive 1 day.
- Accepted last proposal on reordering of language in Level Two - Superintendent section.
- Building-Based Subs are utilized only to cover for unit members who are absent. The District will not increase the number of Building-Based Substitutes above the current 2023-24 levels.
- Negotiation of Successor Agreement - Written notice shall be provided by either party of intent to re-open negotiations by January 15 of the year the Agreement is set to expire.
Hillsboro School District
- Preamble - Counter-Proposal
- Agreed with the last HEA proposal with some minor language changes.
- The District shall provide up to $600,000 of tuition reimbursement annually.
- Unit members shall be eligible to receive 6 quarter hours per year until such funds are exhausted.
- Pertains to both graduate and undergraduate classes that directly relate to the member's employment with the District.
- Unit members must submit proof of completion within 30 days for reimbursement as per District policy.
- Non-contract grievances concerning an administrative decision will end with the superintendent's decision.
- Did not agree with HEA's proposal to set limits on building-based subs.
- Eliminated language regarding retroactive pay, which was specific to the last bargaining cycle.
Tentative Agreements
February 21, 2024
Hillsboro Education Association
- NEW Article 21 - Equity Supports for BIPOC and LGBTQ2SIA+ - Initial Proposal
- A diversity of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ educators will be included on all core curriculum adoption committees.
- The District shall provide professional educators with student-facing materials in the language of instruction.
- BIPOC/LGBTQ+ representation options will be provided for members of investigatory or other union represented meetings.
- In-building changes of assignment - two days of extended contract and moving supports for changes that occur on or after the last day of in-service.
- Involuntary transfers between buildings - three days of extended contract and moving supports for changes that occur on or after the last day of in-service.
- Accepts District's proposal that years of service as a building-based sub count as years of service if hired into a position in the district.
- Building-based subs are utilized only to cover for the unit members who are absent.
- Not increase the number of positions for building-based subs above the 2023-24 levels.
- Updates to pronouns.
- Retains current language regarding non-contract grievances.
- The Superintendent shall meet with the aggrieved within 10 days.
Hillsboro School District
- Article 4 - Association Rights - Counter-Proposal
- The association president will normally have an opportunity to introduce themselves during the all-staff kickoff.
- The Association shall reimburse the District for the full cost of the president's compensation and benefits including all payroll costs.
- The Superintendent shall meet with the aggrieved within 10 days and have a written response within 5 days following the meeting.
- Did not adopt language regarding TOSAs subbing on days when they are required to lead PD.
- Agreed to add Licensed Evaluation and PD Handbook link.
Hillsboro Education Association
- Article 4 - Association Rights - Counter-Proposal
- The Association will normally have 5 minutes to introduce the Association during the all-staff kick-off.
- Agreement that Association shall reimburse the District for the full cost of the president's compensation and benefits including all payroll costs.
- Agreed with the last proposal.
- Educators shall be evaluated by a principal/administrator who has been trained in observation, evaluation, and the use of the specific instructional framework.
- Evaluator calibration shall happen annually.
Hillsboro School District
- Preamble - Counter-Proposal
- Agreed to a majority of the HEA proposal.
- Preamble not grievable under Article 14 of Agreement.
- In-building changes of assignment - two days and moving assistance will be provided for classroom teachers at the elementary level if the change occurs on or after the last day of in-service.
- Involuntary transfers between buildings - three days and moving assistance will be provided for classroom teachers at the elementary level if the change occurs on or after the last day of in-service.
Tentative Agreements
- Article 2 - Management Rights and Responsibilities
- Article 8 - Unit Member Absences
- Article 17 - Dues and Payroll Deductions
- Article 18 - Peaceful Resolution of Differences
February 9, 2024
Hillsboro School District
- Article 4 - Association Rights - Initial Proposal
- Right to Speak at Meetings - change the language regarding to the 10 minutes to address licensed staff during the All Staff Kick-Off to immediately following the All Staff Kick-Off.
- Move the Association Leaves section to Article 4.
- Addition of Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) references throughout the article.
- Move Personal Leave Donation to later in the article to align with Personal Leave information.
- Editing and deleting of outdated or inaccurate language.
- Removes Sabbatical Leave language.
- Agreed with HEA's last proposal that when only a portion of a member's FTE is transferred back to their already established building, the 2 days shall be prorated. Also proposed that any moves of 0.4 FTE or less will only be granted one day.
- Change "his or her" to "their."
Hillsboro Education Association
- Equity Proposals
- The District's New Hire Orientation will include equity training that covers:
- District's plan to address institutional racism
- Policies protecting BIPOC/LGBTQ+ staff members
- Introduction to relevant terms
- Access to other resources
- Agreed to the district's proposal to strike language regarding changing student grades in order to provide clarity.
- Placing unit members on Paid Administrative Leave should only happen when absolutely necessary and will explore options such as alternative assignment whenever possible.
- Did not accept the district's Just Cause changes.
- Add a hyperlink in the contract that takes them to the Evaluation Handbook.
- If a unit member is required to attend PD or academic seminar, it should only be because it is pertinent to their job.
- All unit members shall receive up to 6 undergraduate or graduate quarter hours per year.
- Agreed to district proposal that TOSAs who are substituting will be paid at the hourly rate for the time they spent teaching.
- TOSAs will not be on call or be required to sub on days when they are required to lead PD.
- Superintendent shall meet with the aggrieved within 10 days.
- Did not accept district's proposal to remove the non-contract grievance.
- Did not accept the district's proposal that the member needs to let the supervisor know when a level one grievance meeting has happened.
Hillsboro School District
- Article 9 - Unit Member Evaluation - Counter-Proposal
- Agreed to language to add a hyperlink in the contract that takes them to the Evaluation Handbook.
- Eliminates non-contract grievance language. Refers members to applicable Board policy.
- Aggrieved first meets with their supervisor to discuss the concerns. If they are not satisfied with the outcome of the information meeting, they may file a grievance within 10 days.
Hillsboro Education Association
- Article 4 - Association Rights - Counter-Proposal
- Association will have the right to address all staff, not just licensed staff, during the All Staff Kick-Off
- Accepted the move of Association Leaves from Article 11 to Article 4
- The Association will reimburse the district for the full cost of the president's compensation (not just salary) and benefits including all payroll costs.
- Back to original counter-proposal that when only a portion of a member's FTE is transferred back to their already established building, the 2 days shall be prorated.
February 1, 2024
HEA Proposals
- Article 1 - Recognition
- Building-based subs will be included in the bargaining unit.
- Strikes the language that positions open after August 15 become temporary.
- When TOSAs substitute for an absent staff member, they will be compensated an additional hour if they are called after the start of the day.
- TOSAs will not be required to substitute on days when they are required to lead professional development.
- Preamble to contract focused on a commitment to use district resources to reduce the disparity of outcomes for students of color, students with disabilities, and other underserved students.
- Anyone hired or assigned as an equity trainer will be provided with adequate training.
- Joint committee to develop protocols to address incidents of racism and discrimination.
- Expand training opportunities for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ educators to attain leadership positions.
- Mandatory review of appropriate language on race and identity as well as protocols to address racism and discrimination.
HSD Proposals
- Article 1 - Recognition
- Positions vacant after Augst 1 are temporary.
- Academic freedom must be exercised within the District's policies and guidelines related to grading and curriculum.
- Strikes some language regarding the changing of a student's grades in order to provide more clarity.
- Clarification of the three outcomes that are considered disciplinary.
- When only a portion of a member's FTE is involuntarily transferred, the two days of extended contract time they receive shall be prorated.
- Elimination of non-contract grievance language.
- Employees shall notify their supervisor if a meeting is intended to be a level one grievance meeting.
- Eliminates the 5-day timeline for the superintendent to meet with the aggrieved employee.
HSD Counter-Proposals
- Article 1 - Recognition
- Did not agree to language regarding making bulding-based subs part of the bargaining unit.
- Open to adding language to Article 15, which would allow for building-based sub work to county as years of experience if hired by HSD.
- TOSAs who are required to substitute will be paid at the hourly teaching rate for the time spent teaching.
HEA Counter-Proposals
- Article 3 - Unit Member Rights and Responsibilities
- Accepted HSD language regarding changing of student grades.
- When only a portion of the unit member's FTE is involuntarily transferred to a building in which the unit member is already established, the two days shall be prorated to reflect the involuntarily transferred portion.
- Superintendent shall meet with the aggrieved employee within 10 days.
- Did not agree to the District's proposal to eliminate the equity grievance.
January 17, 2024
- Welcome and introduction of team members
- Review of ground rules
- HSD shared its Bargaining Guiding Principles
- HEA shared concepts to support BIPOC and LGBTQSIA+ staff and students
- HEA shared concepts to improve workload, safety, and many other areas of the contract
Next session: Thursday, February 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- The District's New Hire Orientation will include equity training that covers:
- Calendar
- Class Size/Caseload
- Salary
- Class Size/Caseload
- Calendar
- In situations where a class size/caseload exceeds specified ratios, at least one of the following will be offered:
- In situations where a class size caseload exceeds the reasonable level given all of the factors considered, the following options will be considered:
- Class Size and Caseload