July 19, 2022 at 4:00 PM - Executive Session and Special Meeting

Description:  The Board of Directors of Lane ESD will conduct an Executive Session to consider the employment of a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent. (ORS 192.660(2)(a))

Description:  Guests attending the meeting will be introduced.

Description:  This is an opportunity for the audience to address the Board on topics either on, or not on, the agenda.  There will also be opportunities for the audience to comment on specific agenda items as the Board addresses them.

Description:  LESD and LCEA have been discussing Lane ESD’s Recruitment and Retention grant funds related to competitive wages. We have reached a tentative agreement as follows:
1. All employees will receive a COLA increase of 5% instead of 2.5% as previously agreed.
2. Implement an adjustment to the Instructional Assistant salary schedule that brings the schedule
to the median of comparison districts (+2.59% average).
3. Employees will continue to receive salary schedule steps, if eligible.

We understand that we are in a very tight labor market. Our goal is to acknowledge the wage concerns of all employees. We want to address the need to offer 5 days of instruction in all of our classrooms next year –something we were not able to accomplish this school year.

LESD and LCEA are scheduled to enter into full negotiations in Spring 2023. These interim salary adjustments allows us adequate time to gather salary information for those discussions.

The LANE EDUCATION SERVICE DISTRICT Board of Directors (hereinafter referred to as “District”) and LANE COUNTY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (hereinafter referred to as “Association”) hereby agree to
the following in related to employee salaries for the fiscal year 2022-2023:
1. All employees will receive a COLA increase of 5% instead of 2.5% as previously agreed.
2. Implement an adjustment to the Instructional Assistant salary schedule that brings the schedule to the median of comparison districts (+2.59% average).
3. Employees will continue to receive salary schedule steps, if eligible.
EXCEPT as modified in this Memorandum of Understanding, the 2019-23 Collective Bargaining Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

Description:  The Board of Directors of Lane ESD will approve the proposed COLA aligning with LCEA, salary schedule, and benefits cap for the Lane ESD non-represented group for the year of 2022-23.

Description:  The Board of Directors of Lane ESD will approve the 2022-23 contract for Superintendent Tony Scurto.

Description:  OAR 581-022-2320 provides guidance on Required Instructional Time
(1)(a) Except as allowed under subsections (2) and (4), each school district shall ensure that at least 92% of all students in the district and at least 80% of all students at each school operated by the district are
scheduled to receive annually the following minimum hours of  instructional time:
(A) Grade 12 — 966 hours;
(B) Grades 9–11 — 990 hours; and
(C) Grades K–8 — 900 hours.

Per Lane ESD Board Policy IC/ICA/ID, the Board shall establish annually the number of days and number of hours when classrooms shall be in session for instructional purposes. The specific calendar in each case shall be that of the school and district in which the classroom is located or shall be the calendar established by the ESD generally. The calendar will meet state requirements.

The superintendent shall prepare each year a calendar which accommodates the calendars of the host schools as well as the needs of the ESD. The calendar shall be prepared in consultation with appropriate staff members and shall be presented to the Board for adoption.

The Board reserves the right to alter the school calendar when advisable in the best interests of the students involved, but shall not in so doing disturb coordination with calendars for host schools nor exceed the total number of instructional and duty days originally adopted.

According to OAR 581-022-2320 (6) (d):
Upon approval by the local school board, a district may include in its
calculation of instructional time…(u)p to 30 hours for staff professional
development.

The Board of Directors of Lane ESD will approve up to 30 hours of staff professional development hours to be included in the calculation of instructional hours for Lane ESD programs in 2021-22.