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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
CANTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE/ ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS'
ASSOCIATION,AFSC11~, COUNCIL 93,LOCAL 362
The parties hereby enter this agreement to extend the Collective Bargaining Agreement(ending
June 30, 2018)through June 30,2021, with the following amendments:
ARTICLE I RECOG1vITION(page 4), Revise recognition clause to include the following:
All central office administrative assistants(including payroll, accounts payable,
assistant to Director of Student Services)
All full-year building based administrative assistants, including data entry clerk
All school-year administrative assistants (including building-based assistants,
library aides, and the assistant to the Food Services Director
Such bargaining unit employees are hereinafter collectively referred to as "Employees"
or "members ofthe bargaining unit."
,A_RTICLE VII PERSONAL BUSINESS LEAVE(page 9), Revise Section 1 to read as set
forth below. Eliminate Section 2(school year ennployees now included in Section 1)and
Section 3(Food Sei^vice now included in Section 1). Renumber remaining sec~ons.
Section 1. All full=time Employees may be allowed a total of'three (3)days' leave each
conhact year without loss ofpay for personal matters which require absence
from work. Application for the personal leave must be made in writing to the
Superintendent or his/her designee at least forty-eight(48) hours before the
taking of such leave, except in case of an emergency.
ARTICLE VIII SICK LEAVE(page 10). Revise Section 1 to read as follows:
Section 1. A11 regularly appointed frill-year Employees shall be entitled to sick leave with
full pay, said leave to be accumulated at the rate of 1 1/4 (l,2S) daya per month
subject to a maximum of fifteen (15) days per work year.
ARTICLE TX BEREAVENi~NT LEAVE (page 13). Revisa to read as follows:
Incase of death during the work year of any member of an Employee's family
(grandparent of either spouse, grandchild, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law,
mother-in-law, or father-in-law), no reduction of salary or reduction in accumulated sick
leave shall be made for an absence not exceeding three (3)school days. Incase of death
during the work year of an Employee's spouse, parent, child, or significant other living
with the Employee, no reduction o£salsry ox reduction in accumulated sick leave,shall
be made for an absence not exceeding dive(5)school days, In case of death during
the
work year o£ an Employee's nephew, niece, or other relative not mentioned elsewhere
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this Axticle~ including the aunt or uncle of either spouse, one(1)days leave without loss
of pay shall be gz~anted for bereavement.
ARTICLE X TRANSFERS(page 14). Revise Sections 3 and 5 to read as follows;
Section 3, When involuntary tra.ilsfers are made,Employees will be notified ofsuch as soon as
practicable. No involuntary transfer shall be made until a meeting has been held to
include the Employee involved, a Union representative if so requested by the
Employee,the immediate supervisor, and the Business Administrator. Ifthe Business
Administrator is the immediate supervisor, the Superintendent or his/her designee
will also attend the meeting. The Employee will be notified in v~rriting of the reasons
for the transfer within ten(10)days of the meeting,
Section 5. Involuntary transfers will only be raiade within the following categories: full-
yeax Err~ployees and school-year Employees,
AR7.'ICLE XI ~OLTDAYS(page 15). Revise Section 4 to read as follows:
Section 4. Regular fiill year and school year Em.playees will be allowed a half day on the
day before Thanksgiving and on the last business day before Christmas, as Long
as school is not in session, pxavided that Employees will remain oiz site for 20
minutes following student dismissal.
ARTICLE XIII NEW CN.CI'LOYEES(page 17). Revised Section 1 to read as follows:
Section 1. Newly-hired Employees will be placed on the salary schedule at any one ofthe
first four(4)steps as negotiated by the Business Administrator, subject to
approval by the Committee, and then rnave up a step on each succeeding July 1,
Howevex, a person hired withui a fiscal year will not be eligible for a step
increase unless he/she has been in continuous service fox at least six (6) months
prior to Juiy 1. Working hours and,assi~nments shall be detemuned by the
Business Administrator.
Al2TICLE X1V WORKING HOURS(page 18). Revise Sections 1, 2, 3,4, 7, 8 to xead as
follows:
ection 1. The noi~rnal working hours foxfull-time central office administrative assistants
shall be 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.in, or 9:OQ a.m. to 5:00 p,m. daily, assigned at flee
discretion ofthe Superintendent or his/her designee, with one hour for lunch.
Section 2. The normal working hours for full-time full-dear building administrative
assiata~~ts shall be 7:30 a,m. to 3:30 p.m. daily, scheduled at t11e discretion ofthe
Superintendent or his/her designee and/or the building principal, with one hour
for lunch.
Sec'n 3. The normal working hours for full-ti.me school-year administrative assistants
(including the assistant to the food services director) shall be 8:30 a,m. to 3:30Source page 3
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p.m. daily, 7;45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m, daily, 7.30 a.m. to.rYtr~p.m. daily
or 9:00
a.m. to 3:00 p,m. daily, scheduled at the discretion ofthe Superintendent
or
his/her designee andlor the building principal, with s 1/2 hour for
lunch. The
normal work year forfull-time school-year administrative assistants
shall be 190
da s, to include.180 students l additio nal 10 days as assigne
ter. ~_ ,~ -- ~.~ d by
~ ~ s~~ ~a~~~p~~ r~,~:~ag~:~ consultation with the administrative
assistant.
Section 4. The normal working hours for library aides shall be 9:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. or
8:30 a,m, to 2:30 p.m. daily, scheduled at the discretion of the Superintendent
or
his/her designee and/or the building principal, with a 1/2 hqur for lunch,
Library aides maybe assigned lunch monitoring and/or recess monitor
ing
responsibilities not to exceed ninety(90) minutes per week. The normal
work
year for library aides shall be 180 days,
Section 7. At the mutual consent ofthe Employee and Principal (in the case of a buildin
g
based Employees) or the Business IV~anager {in the case of central office
Employees) an adjustment may be made to work hours within a particul
ar day
or week to accommodate staffing needs for special projects or particular events.
Any Employee who works in excess of eight(8) haters in any one day or
forty
(40) hours in any one work week,exclusive of lunch time, shall be given
overl~me pay at the rate oftune and one-half In the alternative, at the
mutual consent ofthe Employee and Principal(in the case of a building based
Employees)or the Business Manager(in the case ofcent~•al office Employ
ees),
full year Employees may take compensatory time offfor all such work at
the
rate of one and one-half times the overtime hours woxked, provided that
such time inay be taken only on days when school is not in session for
students
and must be completed no later than August 15 following the Fiscal Year
in
which it is accrued. Employees are prohibited from adjusting their regularly
scheduled hours without pxior approval ofthe Principal in the case
of building-
based ~tnployees and without prior approval ofthe Business Administrator in
the case ofEmployees based in the central office.
The School Business Administrator shall supply the Association with univers
a al
time sheet to be used in all schools by all Employees for use in logging all
extra
hours worked beyond the normal workday as authorized in advance by the
Superintendent of Schools.'the universal time sheet overtime vouche shall
rs be
submitted to the immediate supervisor t'or verification and approval and shall
then be sent by the supervisor to the Central Office for processing.
Section 8. In making determinations about whether to close school for student
s and/or
Employees due to inclement weather, the Superintendent will conside
r
applicable weather repoxts in light ofthe differing challenges associated
with
transporting large numbers ofstudents and individual employees
traveling to
work Days on which the Superintendent closes school for student
s are not
considered work days fox school-year Employees. When the
Superintendent
anno~u~ces that school offices will also be closed for the day,
full-year
Employees are not to report for work and will nevertheless receive pay
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day. When school offices remain open, full-year Employees are expected to
report for work. If a -year Employee elects not to report for work on such
days, s/he may use any accrued compensatory time, vacation time, or personal
business leave.
ARTICLE XV TtCDUCTION IN FORCE (page 21). Revise Sections to read as
follows;
Section 1. To the extent possible and practical, normal attrition shall be the method fast
used to reduce the number ofpositions, If it is not possible to achieve the
necessary reduction by the above method, Employees shall be laid off in the
inverse order of the seniority oftheir position witt2in the categories of all full
year building administrative assistants, all school year administrative assistants,
and all library aides. In s of central office administrative assistants,
consideration will be given to qualifications for the particular position as well as
seniority.
Section 2. Seniority shall commence from tk~e date ofpermanent appointment to a position
in the bargaining unit represented by the. CPAAA. Seniority shall mean an
Employee's length ofservice in years, months and days in the bargaining unit,
minus any time spent on an approved Leave of absence, with time greater than'/s
year but less than one yeas• subtracted as one year Lost, and time greater than one
month but less than %year subtracted as six months'time lost. When two or
more Employees are hired on the same date, a lottery procedure will be
established to achieve the reduction.
Section 3. Employees wlzo have been laid off shall be entitled to recall rights to positions
within their former category as defined in Section 1 ofthis Article for which
they have been qualified by their prior experience in the school system far a
period offifteen(15) months from the effective date ot'their respective layoffs.
During the recall period, Employees shall be notified by certified mail to their
last address of record and given preference for positions as they develop, in the
inverse order oftheir respective layoffs with pay level and all benefits restored
in full upon reemployment within the recall period. Failure to accept a position
wilt result in forfeiture of all rights covered under this Contract. During the
recall period, Employees who have been laid off shall be given preference on
the substitute list ifthey so desire.
ARTICLE XXVI EARLY ~~TIREMENT INCENTIVE(page 27). Revise Sections
to read
as follows:
Employees who axe eligible to retire under G.L., c. 32 and have served a minimum of
ten(10) years in the Canton Public Schools will, upon retirement under the Norfolk
County Retirement Plan, receive a severance payment of $3000 if they have given the
Superintendent at least six(6)months' notice o~their retirement.Source page 5
APPENDIX A
HOURLY RATE. Revise to reflect the following increa
ses:
FY19 - 2%,FY20- 2%,FY21- 2%.
LONGEVITY(page 28). Revise to read as follows:
Longevity will be paid in an annual lump sum no later
than Decembex 1, beginning in the sixth
year of employment.
Increase each longevity amount by $125.
APPENDIX C -EVALUATORS
Foiyn joint labor/ma~~agement committee to address
issues relating to evaluation, with a
potential change to the evaluation instrument and to designations
of evaluators.
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HOUS~KEEP~IG
Tlpdate and comnile the contract,includins housekeepine items sach as
• Change dates
• Review to ensure propex.use o;Fthe term Employee for alI coveted by the contxact and
use of specific categories such as "administrative assistants," library aides, where
appropriate,
~ Add chart for school-year employees:
Full-time school-year Administrative Assistants will be paid for the following:
Fewer than 15 years of service: 190 Work Days + 10 Paid Holidays + 10 Paid Vacation Days
= 210 Days
Completed 15 years ofservice: 190 Worlc Days + 10 Paid Holidays -i- 1S Paid Vacarion Days
= 215 Dais
bill-time school-year Library Aides will be raid for the following:
fewer than 15 years of service: 180 Work Days + 10 Paid Halxdays + 10 Paid Vacation Days
= 200 Days
Completed 1 S years of service: 180 Worlc Days + 10 Paid Holidays + 1S Paid Vacation Days
205 Days
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Payday: Although not requiring a change to the contract, the SC and Union acknowledge that
the day ofthe week on which pay checks are issued and/ox direct deposits are made (i.e.;
"payday"), will move from Thursday to Friday, effective January 1, 2019,
Job Deseriptions/Titles: Although not requiring a ehauge to the Contract, the parties agree to
address the updating job descriptions during the term of the Contract, which may include
changes to some titles, including use ofthe term "administrative assistant."
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This Memoruldum of Agreement, having been ratified by the parties, is hereby signed
and sealed by their duly authorized representatives, The parties recogtuze anal agree that all
proposals/counterproposals regarding changes to the Collective Bargaining Agreement not
embodied in this Memaranduxn have been dropped.
CANTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE CANTON SCHOOLS
ADMII~iISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS'
ASSOCIATION, AFSCME
COUNCIL 93, LOCAL 362,
CAN ~1 CHAPTER
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r: Signattu~e Date
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Signatu~~e ate
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GRADE/ HRS/ HRS/ DAYS/ HRS/ DAYS/ USE
EFF. DATE GROUP/SU RANK DESCRIPTION PAY BASIS FREQUENCY CALC PERIODS DAY PERIOD PERIOD YEAR YEAR PCT
07/01/2018 SAS SCHOOL ADM FY FULL YR EMPLOYE H HOURLY B BIWEEKLY 02 26.0000 8.00 80.00 10.00 2080.00 260.00 N
Change was made by 2.0000%
No Dollar amount used.
STEP/LEVEL PERCENT HOURLY RATE DAILY RATE PERIOD SALARY ANNUAL SALARY
00 0.0000 .0000 o.0000 o.00 o.00
O1 0.0000 22.0400 176.3200 1,763.20 45,843.20
02 0.0000 23.3600 186.8800 1,868.80 48,588.80
03 0.0000 24.7800 198..2400 1,982.40 51,542.40
04 0.0000 26.2100 209.6800 2,096.80 54,516.80
O5 0.0000 27.8200 222.5600 2,225.60 57,865.60
06 0.0000 29.4700 235.7600 2,357.60 61,297.60
07 0.0000 30.6400 245.1200 2,451.20 63,731.20
07/01/2018 SAS SCHOOL ADM LA LIBRARY AIDE H HOURLY S SEMI-MONTH 03 21.0000 6.00 .00 .00 1200.00 200.00 N
Change was made by 2.000Oe
No Dollar amount used.
STEP/LEVEL PERCENT HOURLY RATE DAILY RATE L:]~7~ii]~Y~\~r~:~i ANNUAL SALARY
00 0.0000 .0000 0.0000 0.00 0.00
~ O1 0.0000 22.0400 132.2400 1,259.43 26,448.00
02 0.0000 23.3600 140.1600 1,334.86 28,032.00
03 0.0000 24.7800 148.6800 1,416.00 29,736.00
04 0.0000 26.2100 157.2600 1,497.71 31,452.00
O5 0.0000 27.8100 166.8600 1,589.14 33,372.00
06 0.0000 29.4700 176.8200 1,684.00 35,364.00
07 0.0000 30.6400 183.8400 1,750.86 36,768.00
07/01/2018 SAS SCHOOL ADM LA15 LIBRARY AIDE-15 H HOURLY S SEMI-MONTH 03 21.0000 6.00 .00 .00 1200.00 205.00 N
Change was made by 2.0000°s
No Dollar amount used.
STEP/LEVEL PERCENT HOURLY RATE DAILY RATE PERIOD SALARY ANNUAL SALAF2Y
---------- ---------- ----------- ----------
00 0.0000 .0000 0.0000 0.00 0.00
O1 0.0000 22.0400 132.2400 1,290.91 27,109.20
02 0.0000 23.3600 140.1600 1,368.23 28,732.80
03 0.0000 24.7800 148.6800 1,451.40 30,479.40
04 0.0000 26.2100 157.2600 1,535.16 32,238.30
05 0.0000 27.8100 166.8600 1,628.87 34,206.30
06 0.0000 29.4700 176.8200 1,726.10 36,248.10
07 0.0000 30.6400 183.8400 1,794.63 37,687.2QSource page 9
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GRADE/ HRS/ HRS/ DAYS/ HRS/ DAYS/ USE
EFF. DATE GROUP/BU RANK DESCRIPTION PAY BASIS FREQUENCY CALC PERIODS DAY PERIOD PERIOD YEAR YEAR PCT
07/01/2018 SAS SCHOOL ADM LB LIB AIDE-26X H HOURLY B BIWEEKLY 03 26.0000 6.00 .00 .00 1200.00 200.00 N
Change was made by 2.0000%
No Dollar amount used.
STEP/LEVEL PERCENT HOURLY RATE DAILY RATE PERIOD SALARY ANNUAL SALARY
---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ------------- -------------
00 0.0000 .0000 0.0000 0.00 0.00
O1 0.0000 22.0400 132.2400 1,017.23 26,448.00
02 0.0000 23.3600 140.1600 1,078.15 26,032.00
03 0.0000 24.7800 148.6800 1,143.69 29,736.00
04 0.0000 26.2100 157.2600 1,209.69 31,452.00
05 0.0000 27.8100 166.8600 1,283.54 33,372.00
06 0.0000 29.4700 176.8200 1,360.15 35,364.00
07 0.0000 30.6400 183.8400 1,414.15 36,768.00
07/01/2018 SAS SCHOOL ADM LS15 LIB AIDE-26X-15 H HOURLY B BIWEEKLY 03 26.0000 6.00 .00 .00 1200.00 205.00 N
Change was made by 2.000Oo
No Dollar amount used.
STEP/LEVEL PERCENT HOURLY RATE DAILY RATE PERIOD SALARY ANNUAL SALARY
00 0.0000 .0000 o,0000 o.00 o.00
Ol 0.0000 22.0400 132.2400 1,042.66 27,109.20
02 0.0000 23.3600 140.1600 1,105.11 28,732.80
03 0.0000 24.7800 148.6800 1,172.28 30,479.40
04 0.0000 26.2100 157.2600 1,239.93 32,238.30
OS 0.0000 27..8100 166.8600 1,315.63 34,206.30
06 0.0000 29.4700 176.8200 1,394.16 36,246.10
07 0.0000 30.6400 183.8400 1,449.51 37,687.20
07/01/2016 SAS SCHOOL ADM SB SCHOOL YEAR H HOURLY B BIWEEKLY 03 26.0000 7.00 .00 .00 1400.00 210.00 N
Change was made by 2.000Oo
No Dollar amount used.
STEP/LEVEL PERCENT HOURLY RATE DAILY RATE PERIOD SALARY ANNUAL SALF~RY
---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ------------- -------------
00 0.0000 .0000 0.0000 0.00 0.00
O1 0.0000 22.0400 154.2800 1,246.11 32,398.60
02 0.0000 23.3600 163.5200 1,320.74 34,339.20
03 0.0000 24.7800 173.4600 1,401.02 36,426.60
04 0.0000 26.2100 183.4700 1,481.87 38,528.70
OS 0.0000 27.8100 194.6700 1,572.33 40,880.70
06 0.0000 29.4700 206.2900 1,666.19 43,320.90
07 0.0000 30.6400 214.4800 1,732.34 45,040.80Source page 10
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GRADE/ HRS/ HRS/ DAYS/ HRS/ DAYS/ USE
EFF, DATE GROUP/BU RANK DESCRIPTION PAY BASIS FREQUENCY CALC PERIODS DAY PERIOD PERIOD YEAR YEAR PCT
07/01/2018 SAS SCHOOL ADM SB15 SCHOOL YEAR-15 H HOURLY B BIWEEKLY 03 26.0000 7.00 .00 .00 1400.00 215.00 N
Change was made by 2.0000s
No Dollar amount used.
STEP/LEVEL PERCENT HOURLY RATE DAILY RATE PERIOD S}1I~ARY ANNUAL SALARY
---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ------------- -------------
00 0.0000 .0000 0.0000 0.00 0.00
O1 0.0000 22.0400 154.2600 1,275.78 33,170.20
02 0.0000 23.3600 163.5200 1,352.18 35,156.80
03 0.0000 24.7800 173.4600 1,434.38 37,293.90
04 0.0000 26.2100 183.4700 1,517.16 39,446.05
05 0.0000 27.8100 194.6700 1,609.77 41,654.05
06 0.0000 29.4700 206.2900 1,705.86 44,352.35
07 0.0000 30.6400 214.4800 1,773.58 46,113.20
07/01/2018 SAS SCHOOL ADM SY SCHOOL YEAR H HOURLY S SEMI-MONTH 03 21.0000 7.00 .00 .00 1400.00 210.00 N
Change was made by 2.0000°
s
No Dollar amount used.
STEP/LEVEL PERCENT HOURLY RATE DAILY RATE PERIOD SALARY ANNUAL SALARY
---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ------------- -------------
00 0.0000 .0000 0.0000 0.00 0.00
Ol 0.0000 22,0400 154.2800 1,542.80 32,398.80
02 0.0000 23.3600 163.5200 1,635.20 34,339.20
03 0.0000 24.7800 173.4600 1,734.60 36,426.60
04 0.0000 26.2100 183.4700 1,834.70 38,528.70
05 0.0000 27.8100 194.6700 1,946.70 40,880.70
06 0.0000 29.4700 206.2900 2,062.90 43,320.90
07 0.0000 30.6400 214.4800 2,144,80 45,040.80
07/01/2018 SAS SCHOOL ADM SY15 SCHOOL YEAR-15 H HOURLY S SEMI-MONTH 03 21.0000 7.00 .00 .00 1400.00 215.00 N
Change was made by 2.0000°
s
No Dollar amount used.
STEP/LEVEL PERCENT HOURLY RATE DAILY RATE PERIOD SALF.RY ANNOAL SALARY
00 0.0000 .0000 0.0000 0.00 0.00
O1 0.0000 22.0400 154.2800 1,579.53 33,170.20
02 0.0000 23.3600 163.5200 1,674.13 35,156.80
03 0.0000 24.7800 173.4600 1,775.90 37,293.90
04 0.0000 26.2100 183.4700 1,878.38 39,446.05
05 0.0000 27.8100 194.6700 1,993.05 41,854.05
06 0.0000 29.4700 206.2900 2,112.02 44,352.35
07 0.0000 30.6400 214.4800 2,195.87 46,113.20
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