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Bargaining Information
We have just reached a Tentative Agreement for our BEA Substitute Educator Bargaining Unit! Congrats to our awesome team: Katie Lukins, Sarah Kennedy, Rebecca Dennis, Audrey Hood, and OEA Staff Emily McCann. This Tentative Agreement is subject to ratification from active BEA Substitute Educator Members and the BSD School Board.
Bargaining Updates
April 30, 2025
Good Afternoon,
We are pleased to have reached a full contract tentative agreement. This email outlines the tentative agreements for each article.
Now that we have a tentative agreement on a contract, we will follow the ratification process in the BEA bylaws:
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Email Message — This email serves as the notice of tentative agreements.
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General Membership — There will be a general membership informational meeting held on Friday, May 2nd from 4:30-6:00 pm on Zoom. Please register here for this if you want to attend.
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Voting – Ballots will be sent to all active BEA substitute members one week following the email message on May 8th.
BEA WINS!
We wanted to highlight some wins from this agreement!
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14% increase in pay over the life of the contract!
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Paid jury duty for long term substitutes!
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Access to Canopy (Employee Assistance Program) for substitutes who purchase insurance!
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Substitutes are not to be required to write sub plans if the job is less than 10 days!
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Paid safety care training when long term subbing in specialized programs!
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Sick leave is a contractual right!
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Paid new hire orientation with BEA!
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Substitutes have access to online curriculum!
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Decreased the number of days a substitute has to agree to work to continue to have health insurance!
BEA/BSD Tentative Agreements
- Article 1 (Status of Agreement)
- Article 2 (District Rights and Responsibilities)
- Article 3 (Association Rights and Responsibilities)
- Article 4 (Association Dues/Payroll Deduction)
- Article 5 (Bargaining Unit Member Rights and Responsibilities)
- Article 6 (Grievance Procedure)
- Article 7 (Professional Working Conditions/Assignment)
- Article 8 (Professional Development and Tuition Reimbursement)
- Article 9 (Salary)
- Article 10 (Benefits)
- Article X (Sick Leave)
Your BEA Bargaining Team
Katie Lukins, Chair, BEA Vice President
Audrey Hood, Guest Educator Association Representative
Rebecca Dennis, Guest Educator Association Representative
Sarah Kennedy, Guest Educator Executive Board Member
Bargaining Proposals
Article 1 – Status of Agreement
- 04/30/25 – Article 1 TENTATIVE AGREEMENT
- 04/24/25 – Article 1 BEA Counter Proposal
- 04/10/25 – Article 1 BEA Counter Proposal
- 04/02/25 – Article 1 BEA Counter Proposal
Article 2 – District Rights and Responsibilities
Article 3 – Association Rights and Responsibilities
Article 4 – Association Dues/Payroll Agreement
Article 5 – Employee Rights and Responsibilities
Article 6 – Grievance Procedure
Article 7 – Professional Working Conditions
Article 8 – Professional Development and Tuition Reimbursement
Article 9 – Salary
Article 10 – Benefits
Article X – Sick Leave