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RNEA #1 - Teachers’ Professional Needs

How can we respect the professional needs of teachers with the tools, working space and
technology necessary to enhance their work with students?

RNEA #2 Classroom Environment
How can we ensure our schools will provide an optimal learning environment that respects
the health and welfare of district students and employees?

RNEA #3 - Teacher Expectations
How can we ensure that the expectations placed upon teachers are reasonable and meaningful
in reference to the time available?

RNEA #4 - Involuntary Teacher Transfers
What strategies can be utilized that respect the voice of a teacher when confronted with an
involuntary transfer?

RNEA #5 - RNEA Release Days

How can we maximize the potential of the RNEA to assist its members and the Rockwood
School District by considering the number of release days available to those doing RNEA
business?

RNEA #6 - Grievance Procedures

How can we create a grievance procedure that fosters a relationship of trust and
understanding between teachers and the school district?

RNEA # 7 - Potential Teacher Discipline
How can we better respect the professionalism of teachers when they are confronted with
allegations and anonymous complaints?

RNEA #8 - RNEA Recognition
How do we recognize the Rockwood National Education Association as the exclusive
bargaining representative for teachers?

RNEA #9 - RSD – RNEA Relationship
What strategies can be utilized to strengthen the relationship between the Rockwood School
District and the Rockwood NEA?

RNEA #10 - Leave Issues
What is the optimal structure of the Rockwood School District’s leave policies that respects
the needs of the professional teaching staff?

RNEA #11 - RNEA President
What are the best options regarding RNEA reimbursement to the district for the RNEA fulltime
release President in recognition of the mutually beneficial relationship between the
Rockwood School District and the Rockwood National Education Association?

RNEA #12 - Continuing Education
What is the best way to recognize and support the efforts of teachers who continue their
education through additional graduate work and/or NBCT?

RNEA #13 - Retirement
How can we better reward retiring teachers who have given many years of service to the
district?

RNEA #14 - Other Contractual Pay
How can we better compensate teachers for contractual duties beyond the traditional
teacher’s contract in a manner that respects their contribution to the Rockwood School
District?

RNEA #15 - Benefits
What changes or improvements can be made in our current insurance package that would
recognize and respect teachers as professionals and valuable members of the Rockwood
community?

RNEA #16 - Salary Compensation
What improvements are necessary to increase the compensation in the salary schedule to
better recognize and respect the work teachers do?

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Rockwood School District #1
How can items in the Current Agreement be changed if necessary, between the annual, formal
negotiations sessions?

Rockwood School District #2
How can we add language to the current agreement so that the Board of Education would not be
obligated to pay compensation and provide benefits if there are insufficient funds
to pay such compensation and benefits?

Rockwood School District #3
How can we ensure that any potential disputes regarding the Current Agreement are resolved
fairly and maintain consistency with other dispute procedures in place, i.e. District grievance
procedures?

Rockwood School District #4
How can we better clarify the RNEA's use of bulletin boards, employee mailboxes, the District's
e-mail system and other facilities and resources of the District?

Rockwood School District #5
How can we more clearly define the duration of the Current Agreement?

Rockwood School District #6
How can we revise the Current Agreement to delete language that is no longer necessary?

Rockwood School District #7
How can we pay summer school teachers in a fashion which rewards their experience in the
summer school program?

Rockwood School District #8
How can we develop a consistent policy for payment of unused sick leave at the time of
retirement?

Rockwood School District #9
How can we focus on district-wide staff development issues and reduce time that teachers are out
of the classroom for professional development?

Rockwood School District #10
How can we more clearly define the required responsibilities outside the school day that are
expected and not subject to extra compensation, and define those that are expected and are
subject to extra compensation?

Rockwood School District #11
How can we compensate part-time and retired teachers for zero hour classes, staying within the
legal boundaries?

Rockwood School District #12

How can we review the Current Agreement and delete or change language which is no longer
applicable?

Rockwood School District #13
How can the District and the RNEA define which groups of employees are in the bargaining unit
and which employees are not?

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Bargaining News
 
Bargaining Team

Suzanne Dotta, Chair

Debbie Albert, CCL
Mary Jo Barker, Bowles ES
Kevin McColgan, Crestview
Katie Nease, R. Valley
Jason L. Schneider, Lafayette
Paul Stanley, Eureka HS
Rose Watt, Fairway ES


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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