How will it effect me

WHY SB 5444 AND HB 1410 ARE SO BAD

Funding

· No funding contained in the bill (totally unfunded mandate).
- HUGE impact on ALL staff!
· Immediately eliminates I-728 funding.
· Immediately eliminates levy equalization dollars.
· Will result in expensive changes with less funding to system than ever before.
· Ignores the value of classified staff to public schools.
- For example, fails to fund learning improvement days or other training for classified staff.

Certification

· Ties student test scores to the ability of the teacher to keep his/her license.
· New certificate model with a complicated 3-tier system.

Evaluation

· Mandates a peer evaluation system for maintaining licensure.
· Pay linked to performance as evaluated by National Board certified colleagues.

Compensation

· TRI linked to time only. Supplemental contracts shall only be for Time worked outside of the regular school day or year.
· Adds 10 days to the work year, all district controlled.
· TRI paid at the rate contained in the base cell of the salary schedule (not at personal per diem).
· Only National Board certified colleagues can advance to the final step of the salary schedule.
· ESAs can’t advance to the final step given that there is no National Board for ESAs.
· Educational advancement delinked from salary schedule advancement. It is merit pay.
· Masters degrees no longer recognized for salary advancement.

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