WARWICK SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S PROPOSAL TO THE
WARWICK TEACHERS' UNION
1. The School Committee will honor all tentative agreements reached with the Union.
2. The School Committee will implement the high school reform measures as made in its June 1, 2 and 3, 2004 proposals.
Those proposals include reducing literacy class size, time for common planning and professional development and
time for an advisor/advisee period for students.
3. Because it is too late at this time to implement a seven period schedule in the three junior high schools effective
for the start of the 2004-2005 school year, the School Committee agrees to implement that schedule in all three
junior high schools at the start of the 2005-2006 school year.
4. Effective September 1, 2004, all current bargaining unit members will pay a five percent of premium co-pay (plus
the difference between the cost of Classic and their optional plan if the optional plan costs exceed the cost of
Blue Cross Classic). Retirees who are eligible for paid health care benefits from the School Committee (except
current retirees and those who submit their notice and retire on or before August 1, 2004) will also pay five percent
of the School Committee's cost for the health care insurance in addition to any other cost obligations they have
under the CBA.
5. Pay raises:
| Year |
1st Work Day |
91st Work Day |
| 2003-2004 |
0% |
0% |
| 2004-2005 |
2% |
1.25% |
| 2005-2006 |
2% |
1.6% |
| 2006-2007 |
2% |
1.6% |
6. No automatic transfer of department heads.
7. All in-house transfers shall take place before the Job Fair.
8. All other issues, including the issue of elementary restructure, would be per the present contract.
9. Staff development days as per the School Committee offer: 2004-2005: 3 days; 2005-2006 and thereafter: 4 days.
10. The school day in the elementary school shall be 6 and ¾ hours and the school day in the secondary schools shall be 7 hours.
11. The proposal for binding arbitration as outlined in the School Committee's September 2, 2003 proposal remains on the table.
12. The School Committee rejects all other outstanding WTU proposals.
