The new deal moves away from performance-based pay, a method the union opposed. Arrangements are being made for the district's board of directors to vote on the contract once it's ratified. Negotiations for the prior contract stretched over 19 months and nearly led to the first Pittsburgh teachers strike in more than four decades. While 90 percent of technical-clerical workers approved the new agreement, 77 percent of paraprofessionals did so. The new teachers contract includes language to give principals a total of 35 involuntary assignment opportunities per year district-wide to move kindergarten through fifth-grade teachers. Both sides will be back at the table, though, in 2019. Pittsburgh Public Schools - Allderdice High School RELATED: After 19 months of negotiations, Pittsburgh Public Schools OKs union contracts. Top Step: 1.8% increase Internal Steps: 1.8% increase plus step movement The workshop and evening rates for paraprofessionals shall Increase from $12 to $15 per hour. PFT President Nina Esposito-Visgitis on Monday said the contract advances teachers and professionals economically, [and] secures our high-quality health care., [Administrators] have a very firm belief that they will be able to bring more students in, and they really want to be able to fill the seats, which is an interest of all of ours, she said. I am truly grateful to these invaluable employees and hopeful for the upcoming school year and beyond, he said in the statement. Pittsburgh Esposito-Visgitis said residency requirements for paraprofessionals is something that will continue to be negotiated in the next round of bargaining. WebRyan Galla Teacher [email protected] 529-4851 Amy Galloway Barr Teacher [email protected] 529-8437 Tamara Garnett Student Services Asst 10 Mo [email protected] 529-4846 Arrangements are being made for the Board of Directors of the School District of Pittsburgh to vote on the proposed agreement. Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers ratify new contract with Its something we all have concerns about. According to an early summary of the tentative contracts sent to union members and obtained by WESA, the district had proposed a 2 percent increase only in the first year. This contract allows us to move forward toward that goal with a more common vision.. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. Agenda documents show that $27,000 is set to be reallocated for a three-day basic school security personnel training and school police dispatch equipment. We have to figure out something.. The PPS Board of School Directors will vote on whether to approve the contract on Wednesday. "I am truly grateful to these invaluable employees and hopeful for the upcoming school year and beyond.".
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