Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Solon Schools officials say the deal is a win for teachers, administration and taxpayers.
The Solon Board of Education and the Solon Education Association have come to terms on a new deal to renegotiate the final year of the current three-year labor contract and also agreed on a new three-year deal through 2017. Solon Schools officials say the deal is a win for teachers, administration and taxpayers. The agreement, approved Monday by the school board, provides teaching staff with raises in three of the next four years, and one year of pay freezes. Both sides of the deal had committed to one more year of pay freezes. At the same time, employees will pay more for health coverage, a major cost savings for the school district. The deal also results in a five-year financial forecast for the district without the need for a tax levy…
Monday, October 3, 2011
A forum with the seven candidates running for Solon School Board is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight at Solon Middle School
A forum with the seven candidates running for Solon School Board is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight at Solon Middle School. The event, sponsored by the Solon Council of PTAs and the Solon Education Association, will feature the candidates answering pre-determined questions and also a meet and greet afterward in the school cafeteria. The event is set to last from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. The candidates for school board are incumbents Julie S. Glavin and Dorothy R. Seibert and challengers Chris Bryant, John Heckman, Ken Myers, Kevin C. Patton and Robert A. Paulson. They are competing for three seats on the school board. To learn more about the candidates ahead of the forum, check out Solon Patch's Election Central, where we have biographical …
Thursday, June 16, 2011
The agreement, pass'safeguards the longer-term financial security of the district'
Teachers in Solon Schools have agreed to salary freezes and higher insurance premiums under a new three-year agreement lauded by school officials as a contract that will "restore stability" to the district's financial picture. The pay freeze will save the district $5.3 million over the life of the contract while another $3 million will be saved through changes to the employee benefits plan. Employees will also pay more for health insurance. Premiums will be increased from 10 percent to 13 percent, and out-of-pocket costs will be higher. In addition, spouses of school employees will be required to have their own health coverage provided by their own employer. While the last contract had this clause for new teachers, the policy is now in …
jon
10:15 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Unfortunately it is my understanding that those of us who are not included in this pay increase will be subject to increased health care costs. So the support teams pay more for health care, but at the same time do not receive any type of pay increase. We also don't get paid for the days we are not in school (winter/spring break, inservice days, religious holidays). Ten days off for winter break … more ›