RTA Contract/Negotiations Update

Romoland Teachers Association

Joint Communication 1/21/2025

Negotiations Update

The District and Association finalized adjustments to article 17 of the collective bargaining agreement which addresses the topic of safety. The updated language addresses staff safety as it relates to student suspensions and appropriate responses to dangerous students.

Possible Involuntary Transfers

We also wanted to provide an update to staff regarding the possibility of an involuntary transfer due to the opening of Granite Hills TK-8 School. The voluntary transfer process will satisfy most of the staffing needs to ensure that we have the necessary staffing at each of our school sites. Over the next few weeks we will contact those staff who may still be impacted by an involuntary transfer to let them know of their current status. This will impact a limited number of the Romoland teaching staff.

 

Joint Communication 12/13/2024

The Association and the District met on Monday, December 9, 2024 and finalized the tentative agreement regarding compensation.

The agreement calls for an increase to our certificated salary schedules of 2% effective July 1, 2024. The agreement also includes an additional one time payment of 2%.

The agreement is currently going through RTA membership for ratification and then to the Board of Education for final approval. This will likely take place at the January 14, 2025 Board meeting.

Pending RTA ratification and Board approval in January, the agreement will be implemented in a phased-in approach with the ongoing increase to the salary schedules being included on the January payroll. The one time payment will then be issued on the February payroll. The final component is the retroactive pay from the beginning of the school year through January and that will be seen on the March payroll.

The phased-in approach is designed to reduce the impact of federal and state taxes on the employee compensation.