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Members of Bellmawr Administrator’s Association (BAA) will receive a 2.9% increase in their salaries for 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19, according to the Memorandum of Agreement that was received in response to an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Request.
This is a change from 3% that was in effect for the previous contract for the period July 1, 2013 until June 30, 2016.
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The new BAA contract is effective July 1, 2016 until June 30, 2019. The Bellmawr Board of Education (BOE) approved it following an Executive Session at their September 28 meeting.
The contract applies to the Director of Special Services, Vice Principal, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Supervisor, and Principals.
Contract Terms
Additional contract terms include:
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- A change from “assistant principal” to “vice principal.”
- Allotment of dues for two professional organizations.
- Tax shelter annuities increased from $1,500 per year to $2,000 per year.
- Longevity (in the role of an Administrative title only to be added to base) $500 for 10-15 years, $1,000 for 16-19 years, and $1,500 for 20 or more years.
- Ten month employees receive 11 days per year and 12 month employees receive 12 days per year. Unused sick leave days will accumulate from year to year with no maximum limit.
- A retiring Association Member will be reimbursed $100 for unlimited accumulated sick days for the duration of the contract (July 1, 2016-June 30, 2019). Association members who began working in the district July 1, 2007-May 21, 2010 will be subject to a reimbursement cap of $20,000. Those members who began working in the district after May 21, 2010 will have a reimbursement cap of $15,000.
- Each administrator will also be entitled to 20 vacation days. Up to five of those days may be carried over to the next school year. The maximum amount of vacation days banked cannot exceed the amount allowed by current law.
- Members are entitled to three days for personal leave.
- The BAA will be entitled to the same holidays as in the Bellmawr Education Association (BEA) contract for 12 month employees, including Veteran’s Day.
- Tuition reimbursement is set at $2,000 per year. Any employee who takes advantage of the reimbursement must remain in the district a minimum of three years or the funds are to be reimbursed to the district.
- Advanced degree status is $500 for M.A. + 30 (Master’s plus 30 credits) $1,500 for M.A. + 45 (Master’s plus 45 credits) and $2,500 for Doctorate $2,500. The advanced degree is a one-time payment and as of July 1, 2013, new hires are not eligible unless credits are obtained while employed by the Bellmawr School District.
A one-time salary bump for principals from the last contract was deleted. In accordance with the terms of the 2013-16 contract, principals received a $2,000 bump in the first year of the contract period to meet equivalency with average salaries for the same District Factor Group.
The terms of the 2013-16 contract and the 2016-19 contract are available below:
2013-2016 and 2016-2019 Bellmawr Administrator’s Association Agreements
As for the contract for the teachers/Bellmawr Education Association (BEA), Business Administrator/Board Secretary, Amy Capriotti, stated in an email that during the September 28 Executive Session, “The BEA negotiations update was discussed in executive and nothing was voted on for that contract.”