Employee Contract Negotiation Summaries

The Board of Education of Charles County at its June 26, 2023, work session approved both the Education Association of Charles County (EACC) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) negotiated agreements for the 2023-2024 school year. Bargaining teams for both union groups joined the meeting to participate in a ceremonial signing.

The following are important highlights for the approved agreements, which took effect July 1, 2023. A contract negotiations summary for both the EACC and AFSCME agreements is posted below. The approved contracts are posted under the documents tab.

AFSCME Contract

EACC Contract

ARTICLE 13 WORKING HOURS AND WORKLOAD

Employee(s) whose duty year is reduced by the system involuntarily will continue to be paid on the original, higher pay scale for two (2) years.
Regarding school faculty/staff meetings, principals will
- Specify the types of “staff” meetings employees may be required to attend each month
- Include appropriate staff in agenda setting based on the type of meeting
- Publish the meeting schedule for the year with staff before the first student day; and
  - Staff should inform their administrator of staff meeting conflicts so a plan to receive necessary information may be arranged
Faculty meetings may be held before the day if the student start time is 8:45 a.m. or later (staff will not be required to report earlier than one hour before duty day)
Educators who miss lunch/planning due to a 504 meeting (as with IEP meetings currently) will have time provided back
- CCPS agrees to check schedules in advance to ensure planning time, lunches, are reflected and that there is allowance for the full time allotted by the contract

ARTICLE 15 SALARIES

Two-year financial agreement for FY2024 and FY2025 (subject to funding) to include:
- One level increase for Units I and II
- 5% COLA (excluding EPED positions)
- $500 one-time stipend, Unit 1 Level 2
- $1,000 one-time stipend, Unit 1 Level 3
Contract language clean-up for Saturday School, Summer School, and Evening School instructional programs

ARTICLE 21 OTHER LEAVES

Unit I and II employees will be granted 4 days personal leave in the tenth year
Unit I and II employees will be granted 5 days personal leave in the twentieth year
Certificated employees may use personal leave for religious or ideological observance
11-month employees will receive 2 days of floating leave per school year
12-month employees will receive 3 days of floating leave per school year

ARTICLE 24 EMPLOYEE EVALUATION

Include MOU timeline language in the current contract

ARTICLE 31 DURATION AND SEVERABILITY

Duration - July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025
A full re-opening of the contract will occur during the SY24-25 negotiation sessions
Allows openers for the work of the Joint Study Committee on Blueprint topics as specified in state law and the Joint EPED Joint Committee
Joint study committees will make recommendations back to both bargaining teams and the Superintendent and may be incorporated through an MOU through mutual agreement

OTHER

Combine Articles 19, 20, and 21 to form one Leave Article
Letter of Intent Document dated February 23, 2023, attached
Memorandum of Understanding dated February 23, 2023, attached

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