June 5, 2018
NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT
Description:
On Thursday, May 10, 2018, the Aurora Public Schools (APS) and Aurora Education
Association (AEA) closed contract negotiations for 2018. Members of the Board of Education
are receiving the proposed amendments to the negotiated agreement with the AEA. AEA
leadership approved the tentative agreements and submitted them to the membership for vote
from May 17, 2018 through May, 30, 2018.
Master Agreement Language/Processes
Article 11, Compensation – Consistent with national certifications for teachers and Speech
Language Pathologists, effective the 2018-19 school year, a one- time stipend of $2300 will be
provided to any school nurse who holds or obtains a National Certification for School Nurses. In
addition, each school nurse who maintains the certification will be paid $1000 annually.
Article 11, Compensation
1. Each cell of the Licensed Salary Schedule will be increased by $1600, effective the start
of the 2018-19 contract year.
2. Educational Lanes will be provided to eligible employees, effective the start of the 201819 contract year.
3. Experience step increases will be provided to eligible licensed staff effective January 1,
2019. This step increase is not retroactive to the start of the 2018-19 school/contract
year.
In the event APS proceeds with a Mill Levy Override on the November 2018 ballot, APS and
AEA have agreed to the following:
1. Contingent upon the passing of a Mill Levy Override in November 2018, APS will
dedicate at least $10 million of mill levy funds toward employee compensation. These
funds will be allocated as follows:
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Effective January 1, 2019, all licensed teachers will receive a 3% increase to their
base salary (representing a 3% increase to each cell on the salary schedule).

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After the implementation of salary increases as described above, the remaining mill
levy dollars dedicated to employee compensation would be set aside for the
purpose of developing a new salary schedules.

2. AEA and APS agree to engage in the research and development of a new Licensed
Salary Schedule to be completed by June 30, 2019.

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If an agreement on an adjusted salary schedule is reached, AEA and APS agree
to develop a proposal for implementation and provide adequate information to
corroborate the estimated costs.

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In the event APS and AEA are unable to develop a new Licensed Teacher Salary
Schedule by June 30, 2019, APS will utilize the dedicated funds described above
to further develop employee recruitment and retention strategies, including but
not limited to hard to staff constructs (subject to negotiation with AEA).

Article 16, Exceptional Student Services Providers – An additional day of per diem
compensation (from 2 to 3) has been added for the completion of required paperwork outside of
the regular duty by exceptional student services providers.
Article 36, Performance Evaluation – Language was added to section D. Ineffective
Performance of the article that identifies the categories in which a probationary teacher may be
non-renewed:
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Performance
Budget
Neutral

The addition of this language is consistent with the Colorado Teacher Dismissal Act which
indicates the employment contract of a probationary teacher can be non-renewed “for any
reason” deemed sufficient.
Recommendation:
Staff recommends the Board of Education approve the amendments to the agreement between
it and the Aurora Education Association as presented.