BACKGROUNDER   PROPOSAL COSTS Costs of NSTU four-year proposal • $340 million for working conditions ($170 million in each of the last two years) • $140 million in wages • $28 million in long service award • Total is $508 million Costs of NSTU proposal across public sector, applying wage and long service award proposal to all • $340 million for working conditions (exclusive to teachers) • $1.04 billion in wages (all civil service) • $176 million in long service award (all civil service) • Total is $1.556 billion Costs of Government four-year proposal for teachers • $10 million each year for working conditions partnership ($20 million total) • $21 million in wages • Total is $41 million Costs of Government four-year proposal, applying wage and long service award proposal to entire public sector • $10 million each year for working conditions ($20 million total) • $156 million in wages • Total is $176 million COMPARISON OF TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS Term of Agreement: September 2, 2016 Tentative 4 Years. August 1, 2015 to July 31, 2019 November 12, 2015 Tentative 4 Years. August 1, 2015 to July 31, 2019 Salaries: Currently, the highest teacher salary is $92,286. The starting salary for most teachers is $51,711. In addition to the wage increases included in the tentative agreements, the newest teachers, those not already at the top of their scale (about 40% of teachers), continue to receive pay increases in the range of 4 per cent to 5 per cent per year for their first nine years in the profession. The majority of Nova Scotia teachers are on one of two salary scales, one ranging from $51,711 to $73,804 and the other ranging from $57,833 to $82,335. The average salary is based on a mix of licenses and step increases. The average teacher salary for all eight school boards is $ 76,133. BACKGROUNDER   Salary Increases: September 2, 2016 Tentative • • • • • August 1, 2015: 0% August 1, 2016: 0% August 1, 2017: 1.0% August 1, 2018: 1.5% July 31, 2019: 0.5% November 12, 2015 Tentative • • • • • August 1, 2015: 0% August 1, 2016: 0% August 1, 2017: 1.0% August 1, 2018: 1.5% July 31, 2019: 0.5% Summary of Article Changes: The September 2, 2016 tentative contained changes to 18 existing articles (bolding represents articles that were not changed in the November tentative) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Employer’s Responsibilities Discrimination, Intimidation, Respectful Workplace and Learning Environment Printing and Distribution of the Agreement Duties of Teachers Teacher’s Personnel Employment File Teaching Experience School Year Pregnancy Leave, Parental Leave and Adoption Leave Compassionate Care Leave Leave for Birth of Child Substitute Teachers Grievance Procedure Salary Distributed Learning Marking and Preparation Time Professional Development Fund Service Award/Death Benefit Duration and Termination As well, 2 New Articles were added: • Working conditions • Assessment Three • • • new Letters of Understanding were also added: Partnership on Systemic Working Conditions Pupil Evaluation Classification and Administration Purposes BACKGROUNDER   INVESTING IN EDUCATION The 2013-14 budget (estimate) for Education and Early Childhood Development Department: $1.11 billion The 2016-17 budget (estimate) for Education and Early Childhood Development Department: $1.28 billion Education Action Plan Investments The total amount reinvested in the classroom since 2013 is $58.8 million of the $65 million four-year commitment: Investment Cumulative 2014-15 $17.5M $17.5M 2015-16 $20.4M $37.9 M 2016-17 $20.9M $58.8M Funding for staffing is based on enrolment. As enrolment changes the number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) required annually is adjusted (up or down). With declining enrolment, there is a reduction in the FTEs needed. We subtract that number from the total retirements to determine how many FTEs are needed each year to replace retirements. Retirements 2014/2015 2015/2016 Total 245.1 316.7 561.8 FTE reductions due to enrolment decline 118.2 102.4 220.6 FTEs hired to replace retirements 126.9 214.3 341.2 In addition, since 2013, there have been 532 FTEs created for class caps, and math and literacy supports. This is over and above the 341.2 replacements. By Year Teachers No. Teachers FTE Enrolment Student-Teacher (FTE) Ratio 2015-16 9,029 8725.0 118,152 13.5 2014-15 9,151 8,820.2 119,383 13.5 2013-14 8,915 8,569.8 121,028 14.1