BEA-BSD Labor Negotiations

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Location: BEA Offices

• Welcome & introduction of team members (Note: meeting started at 12:30 p.m.)

• BSD shared proposed Terms of Engagement. BEA declined to agree upon Terms of Engagement but agreed to caucus about the start date of the 150-day timeline. This refers to the period of time that each side must participate in good-faith negotiations before either team can request mediation. Later in the meeting, BEA agreed to identify today, February 15, as Day 1.

• BSD shared its Guiding Principles Core Values During Labor Negotiations  

• BEA shared proposals for revisions to Articles 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 18 & 19. 

• BSD shared proposals for revisions to Articles 1, 2, 4, 6, 13 & 15. 

• BEA presented a counterproposal on Article 2. 

• BEA presented new proposals on Articles 11, 14 & 17.

Next session: Thursday, March 7, 4-8 p.m. at the District Administrative Office

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Location: District Administrative Office

• Welcome 

• BSD shared Financial Presentation

• BSD shared proposals for revisions to Articles 18, 19, 5, 9, 12

• BEA shared proposals for revisions to Articles 16, 4, 6, 13, 15

• BEA shared proposal for a new Article X

Next session: Thursday, March 14, 12-4 p.m. at the BEA Office

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Location: BEA Office

• Welcome 

• BSD shared counterproposal for revisions to Articles 4, 6, 7, 13, Appendix B pg.1 and pg. 2

• BEA shared counterproposals for revisions to Articles 4, 6 and 9

• BEA shared questions about BSD counterproposal for revisions to Article 12; BSD shared answers

Next session: Thursday, April 4, 12-4 p.m. at the District Administrative Office

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Agenda

Location: District Administrative Office

• Welcome 

• BEA shared counterproposals for revisions to Articles 12, 13, 19, Appendix J and a proposal for a Payroll Adjustment Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

• BSD shared counterproposals for revisions to Articles 6, 8, 14, 15, 16 and 17.

• BEA shared questions about BSD counterproposals for revisions to Articles 8 and 15.

• BEA and BSD tentatively agreed on Article 6.

Next session: Thursday, April 10, 12-4 p.m. at BEA Office

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Agenda

Location: BEA Office

• Welcome

• BSD shared counterproposals for revisions to Articles 2 and 13. 

• BEA shared Appendix B for Article 4.

• BSD shared a counterproposal for one typographical error, but no substantive changes to BEA’s last counterproposal for Article 4.

• BEA shared counterproposals for revisions to Articles 15 and 16.

• BEA and BSD signed a tentative agreement on Article 4, the Appendix B for Article 4 and Article 5.

• BEA shared a counterproposal for revisions to Article 13.

• BSD shared counterproposals for revisions to Article 15 and 16.

• BEA shared counterproposals for revisions to Article 15 and 16.

Next session: Thursday, May 2, 12-4 p.m. at District Administrative Office

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Location: District Administrative Office

• Welcome

• BSD shared counterproposals for revisions to Articles 13, 14/15 and 16.

• BEA shared counterproposals for revisions to Articles 2 and 7.

• BEA and BSD signed tentative agreements on Articles 7 and 13.

• BEA shared counterproposals for revisions to Articles 14/15 and 16.

• BSD shared counterproposal for revisions to Article 14/15.

• BEA and BSD signed tentative agreements on Articles 14/15 and 16.

Next session: Thursday, May 16, 2-8 p.m. at BEA Office

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Location: District Administrative Office

• Welcome

• BSD shared a counterproposal for revisions to Article 9 and Appendix G.

• BSD shared a proposal for revisions to Article 11.

• BEA shared counterproposals for revisions to Articles 17 and 8.

• BSD shared a proposal for revisions to Article 10.

• BEA shared counterproposals for Article 18 and Appendix C.

Next session: Thursday, May 30, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at the District Administrative Office.

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Thursday, May 30, 2024, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Location: District Administrative Office

• Welcome

• BSD shared counterproposals for revisions to Article 8, Article 12 and Appendix J.

• BEA shared counterproposals for revisions to Articles 9 and 11.

• BSD shared a counterproposal for Article 9.

Next session: Monday, June 10, 4-8 p.m. at District Administrative Office.

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Monday, June 10, 2024, 4-8 p.m.

Location: District Administrative Office

• Welcome
• BSD presented financial analysis of Articles 10, 17, 18, 19 and Payroll MOU presented by BEA.
• BSD shared counterproposals for revisions to Articles 18 and 19 and rejected BEA’s proposal to add a new Article X regarding FLEX Online School. 
• BEA shared counterproposals for revisions to Articles 9, 10, 17, 18 and 19.

Next session: August 20, 4-8 p.m.

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024, 4-8 p.m.

Location: District Administrative Office

• Welcome
• BSD shared counterproposals for revisions to Articles 9, 10, 11, 17, 18 and 19.
• BSD shared Financial Presentation.
• BEA shared counterproposals for revisions to Article 8 and proposed Extended Duty Stipends.
• BEA shared counterproposal for revisions to Article 18.

Next session: September 10, 12-6 p.m.

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 12-6 p.m.

Recap

Location: BEA Office

• Welcome 

• BEA shared counterproposals for revisions to Articles 11 and 9.

• BSD shared counterproposals for revisions to Articles 2 and 8.

• BSD shared a counterproposal for revisions to Article 9 

• BEA presented revisions to Article X

Next session: Thursday, September 19, 4-8 p.m. at District Administrative Office

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Location: District Administrative Office

Recap

• Welcome 

• BEA shared a counterproposal for revisions to Article 10

• BSD shared a counterproposal for revisions to Article 11

• BSD shared a counterproposal for revisions to  Extra Duty Stipends

Next session: Tuesday, September 24, 12-4 p.m. at BEA Office

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Location: BEA Office

• BEA shared counterproposals for revisions to Articles 17 and 19.
• BSD shared counterproposals for revisions to Appendix C.
• BSD shared information related to BEA’s proposed Article X.
• BSD shared counterproposals for revisions to Article 2.

Next session: Wednesday, October 9, 5-9 p.m. at District Administrative Office

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The BEA and BSD bargaining teams were prepared to meet for the first scheduled mediation session on November 22. Unfortunately, the state-appointed mediator had to postpone the session due to commitments in another bargaining process. 

In the meantime, a core group of the district and association bargaining team members held a sidebar meeting at the originally scheduled mediation time to pass proposals and confer in advance of the first mediation session, now scheduled for December 9. 

The teams signed a tentative agreement on Article 9, Safe Learning Environment, and BEA shared a counterproposal responding to the district’s May 30 proposal on Article 12, Vacancies and Transfers, and the associated Appendix J, Transfers & Job Expo MOU. The teams appear to be close to agreement on these articles. 

The district team was prepared to respond to BEA’s proposals and share district proposals on other articles, but BEA did not return to the table after caucus to answer clarifying questions and receive proposals from the BSD team, so these next steps will be held until the mediation session on December 9.  

• BEA and BSD signed a tentative agreement on Article 9.
• BEA shared counterproposals on Article 12 and Appendix J

Next mediation session: Monday, December 9

The first mediation session was held on Monday, December 9. The mediator opened the meeting with both teams together, making introductions and explaining what to expect during the mediation process. 

The district team presented proposals to the association via the mediator on all remaining unresolved articles: 

• Mediation package proposal on Articles 8, 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, Appendix C and Extended Duty Stipends, including an increase in proposed COLA and insurance contributions
• Bargaining package proposal on Article 12 and Appendix J (vacancies and transfers), accepting nearly all of BEA’s most recent proposal  
• Reiteration that Appendix G (associated with Article 9 which was tentatively agreed to on November 22) was last proposed by the district on May 16 and has not yet been agreed upon.  

The association team responded with a revised package proposal on Article 12 and Appendix J. The teams signed tentative agreements on Article 12 and Appendix J. 

BEA presented proposals on Article 18 (salaries), Article 19 (insurance benefits), Article 17 (tuition reimbursement) and Appendix C (extended responsibility assignments).

ext mediation session: Wednesday, December 18

The district and BEA met for the second mediation session on December 18 starting at 12:00 p.m. and continued working until 11:43 p.m. The teams continue to make slow but steady progress toward agreement, narrowing the gaps on compensation and other contract provisions. 

In the previous mediation session, BSD had provided a full mediation package of all outstanding articles and proposals to BEA. BEA had returned articles 17, 18 and 19, and still had work pending on articles 8, 10 and 11.

In this session, BEA provided a proposal on Article 8 at 3:00 p.m., proposals on Articles 10 and 11 at 5:25 p.m., and an adjusted proposal on Article 18 and Extended Duty Stipends at 7:15 p.m.

The teams signed a tentative agreement on Article 2.

In a sidebar with small groups, BEA conveyed four language areas of priority for their team. The teams exchanged perspectives on those four areas.

BSD returned a full package proposal at 9:22 p.m., including all outstanding articles (Articles 8, 10, 11, 17, 18 and 19, Appendix C and Extended Duty Stipends) with consideration for the priorities BEA had identified. 

Next mediation session: January 7

The BSD and BEA bargaining teams met for a mediation session on January 7, starting at 11 a.m. and concluding after 11 p.m. At the previous mediation session, the BSD team had submitted a full package proposal of all remaining articles and appendices, so in this mediation session, responses were pending from BEA.

Small groups from the two teams and the mediator met from 1:39 p.m. to 3:11 p.m. to review and discuss the district’s proposals, addressing the four priority areas BEA had shared in the previous session. The teams also discussed other remaining areas of difference.  

At 7:33 p.m., BEA shared proposals on five of the six remaining articles: 8, 11, 17, 18 and 19. At 10:06 p.m., BEA shared the remaining article, Article 10. Small groups from the two teams met to present and discuss these proposals. 

The teams achieved a tentative agreement on Article 17. 

The current salary proposal from BEA calls for cost-of-living increases (COLA) of 6.5% this year and 6.5% next year. The current BSD salary proposal would provide COLAs of 4.25%, 4.25% and 4.5% over three years. Both BEA and BSD propose to increase insurance contributions by $75 per month this year and $130 next year (the district also proposes to increase by $100 per month in the third year); it is not yet agreed whether the increase would be retroactive to the start of the school year. The teams also are working to reach agreement on several other areas of contract language. 

The teams worked with the mediator to identify dates for future sessions. Small groups from both teams will meet in a sidebar on January 23, when the BSD team will respond in full to the outstanding articles. The full teams and the mediator will meet for a mediation session on January 28, when the BEA team will have a response to BSD’s full proposal ready to share at the outset of that mediation session. BEA also will respond to the remaining appendices that have yet to be settled.

Sidebar meeting: Thursday, January 23 
Next mediation session: Tuesday, January 28

Small groups from the BSD and BEA bargaining teams came together in a sidebar meeting on January 23. BEA had presented proposals on the remaining outstanding articles late in the evening at the previous mediation session on January 7, and the teams made plans to hold this small group sidebar meeting on January 23 for the district to respond in full. 

The small groups met from about 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The district team presented a full package proposal, answered questions from the BEA team and engaged in productive discussion with the association about the few remaining issues to be resolved. 

The district's salary proposal would provide cost-of-living increases (COLAs) of 13.5% over three years: 4.75% in 2024-2025 (matching the increase classified employees received this year), 4.25% in 2025-2026 and 4.5% in 2026-2027. The offered salary increases are larger than those being provided in other nearby districts that have recently settled contracts and would keep Beaverton teachers’ salaries among the highest in the state. BEA’s most recent salary proposal calls for COLAs of 6.5% this year and 6.5% next year, for a total of 13% over two years. 

Both BEA and BSD propose to increase the district’s monthly insurance contributions by $75 this year — retroactive to the start of the school year — and $130 in 2025–2026. The district also proposes to increase by $100 per month in 2026–2027. The teams also are working toward agreement on several other areas of contract language. 

The full teams and the mediator will next meet for a mediation session on Tuesday, January 28, when the BEA team will have a response to BSD’s full proposal ready to share. BEA also will respond to the remaining appendices that have yet to be settled.

• BSD Package Proposal:
  Articles 8, 10, 11, 18, 19, Appendix C, Extended Duty Stipends

Next Mediation session: Tuesday, January 28, 2025.

The BEA and BSD bargaining teams have successfully reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract. 

The teams met in a mediation session on Tuesday, January 28, starting at 10 a.m. Small groups from both teams met for the first hour, and BEA presented and discussed a full package proposal in response to the district's most recent proposal on January 23. The small groups met again several times over the course of the day for the teams to exchange and discuss proposals. As the evening progressed, the teams came to agreement on all of the remaining articles, ending with an agreement on salary and benefits increases at about 1:30 a.m. 

• BEA presented a package proposal including Article 8, 10, 11, 18, 19 and Appendix C, G and Extended Duty Stipends 
• BSD responded with a complete package proposal including Article 8, 10, 11, 18, 19 and Appendix C, G and Extended Duty Stipends 
• The teams signed a tentative agreement on Extended Duty Stipends 
• BSD provided revised proposals on Article 18 and Appendix C following discussion with BEA
• BEA presented Article 8, 11, 19, and Appendix C and G.
• The teams signed tentative agreements on Article 8, 11, Appendix C and G.
• BEA presented proposals on Article 1, 10 and 18. 
• BSD presented proposals on Article 10 and 18. 
• BEA presented Article 10 and 18. 
• The teams signed tentative agreements on Article 1 and 10. 
• BSD presented a proposal on Article 18 and 19.
• BEA presented a proposal on Article 18 and 19.
• BSD agreed with BEA’s final proposal on Article 18 and 19 and offered it for TA.
• The teams signed tentative agreements on Article 18 and 19.

The tentative contract agreement provides cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) of 5% for 2024-2025 retroactive to the start of the school year, 4.75% for 2025-2026 and 5% for 2026-2027, for a total three-year increase of 14.75%; and insurance increases of $75 per month for the remainder of this year, $130 in 2025-2026 and $100 in 2026-2027. Before the agreement becomes final, it must be ratified by the BEA membership and approved by the school board.