NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT HIGHLIGHTS
|We begen the process in January, 2008, with e Board offer ofa one-year extencion equating to a 2.13% increas
|Association. At that pont in tene, negotiations began with the Association requesting a 5.9% increase for each of three years. The Board
Iresponded with a 0% offer for each of three years, In November, 2008, a neutral fact-findar recommended salary increases of 35%, 3.5% and
13.25% and a reduction in employee contributons for health-care benefits. Subsequently, the Association and the Board made addtional
Iconcessions, and 15 months after the process began, achieved an agreement of 38 for each ofthe tree years, in adcition to the folowing
was rejected by the
lLengin of Contract
2009-10 10 2011-12 “Three (2) years
IMedical Insurance
Provide three (3) medical plan options with variable employee contributions based on the|
Iplen selected. Usilzation ofa five (6) sered employee contribution structure based on
Iselacted coverage.
[Prescrioton Go-Pays 200810 10-14
Retail: Goneric/Formulary/Brand $5/na /$35. s107515
‘Nail-Order, GenericiFormulary/Brand S5/na / $45 20140180
|Satary 2009-10 010-11 ota
3.00% 3.00% 3.00%
Percentages include stop movement
|2017-12 also incudes the addition of MS+12 column
Life Insurance: 2009-10 01041
$45,000 $50,000
|Medical Benefits Conversion (Retirement Severence) 2008.10 2010-14
Based on years of service with PSERS &
NALSD
Less than 31 years $18,500 $18,500 $12,000
31 years to less than 36 years $14,000 $14,000 ‘$9,000
'38 or mere years $9,500 $9,500 6,000
Elimination of medical benefts conversion (retirement soverence) for any new hire ater
\date of contract ratification
/Tution Reimbursement 2008-10 2010-11 ott
Sceredt maxtor all 9 credit max up to MS 8 credit max upto MS
6 credit max afer NS
attained 6 credit max after WS attsined
Extracurricular (Appendix B) 2009-10 oct 201
0.00% 1.00% 1.00%
[Porcentage of Contract Benofite 2000-10 pots 201
Less than 100% receive Prorated benefits based on
fullbonefits wih same percentage contract & _Prorated benefits based on
employee contibution medical contribution percentage coniract & medical
stucture as fulltime equivalent to percentage contribution equivalent to
mombors ‘contract differential _porcantage contract diffeertil
OTHER NON-CONTRACT PROVISION.
implementation of Dstrict-wde Section 125-Flexible Spending Accourt effective September 1, 2010