A look at the latest CPS offer
Following Wednesday night's optimism that students could be back in class as soon as Friday, Catalyst examines the CPS offer that could potentially form the basis for a possible deal between the union and the district.
@ChiPubSchools has released yesterday's bargaining proposal: docstoc.com/docs/129458387… CPS says it has not yet received a response.- Last night's offer to @CTULocal1 includes same class size language as old contract, increases class size reduction $ from $2.25M to $2.75M
@CatalystChicago @chipubschools length of day: fine. Class size language: not fine. no solution there. Only an agreement to monitor it.- @ChiPubSchools is now offering @CTULocal1 a 2% COLA a year - less than the 3% first year raise that was offered on Sunday night. #ctustrike
- @ChiPubSchools wants to keep current class size language as well as the same length of day that is in the interim agreement.
- As condition of offer, district is asking CTU to withdraw litigation over 4% raises, layoffs & ULP #ctustrike
- Under #CPS offer, students would get 178 days in school - 175 full days and 6 half days. #ctustrike
- No specifics on merit pay, but district is asking @CTUlocal1 to study the issue jointly before the next contract. #ctustrike
- Proposal states that @ChiPubSchools has accepted @CTULocal1 changes to step schedule, w/ more pay for tchrs in years 5 to 13 #ctustrike
- According to @ChiPubSchools proposal, district wants to "retain basic lane structure" but set up joint committee to reform pay lanes.
- PSRPs will have pay converted to hourly, & will get 2% COLA a year. We are tweeting the highlights of a recent #CPS offer to @CTULocal1.
- Up to 40 sick days, under #CPS offer, could be kept & used to up pension payments - on top of already accumulated sickday payouts #CTUstrike
- @ChiPubSchools offer includes slightly more protections for untenured teachers - principals would have to list reason for dismissing them.
- For the Record: Teacher evaluation in contract talks: Sparring between CPS and CTU has recently focused on the i... bit.ly/TLLD0E
