ARTICLE
THREE
RATES
OF PAY
A.
Salaries
1.
Employees in the bargaining unit who work the entire workyear (regular
school year) as set forth in Article Four A
(Workyear) and who are assigned to programs comprised of the regular hours of
work as set forth in Article Four B (Hours of Work) shall receive the annual
rates of pay on the applicable effective dates set forth below:
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Current |
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Teacher
Aide |
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$18,203 |
$18,567 |
$19,217 |
$20,274 |
$20,274 |
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Ed.
Asst. |
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$20,048 |
$20,449 |
$21,165 |
$22,329 |
$23,055 |
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Ed.
Asst. A-1 |
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$20,329 |
$20,736 |
$21,462 |
$22,642 |
$23,378 |
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Ed.
Asst. A-11 |
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$20,605 |
$21,017 |
$21,753 |
$22,949 |
$23,696 |
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Ed.
Asst. B |
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$21,389 |
$21,817 |
$22,581 |
$23,823 |
$24,597 |
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Ed.
Assoc. |
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$24,461 |
$24,950 |
$25,823 |
$27,243 |
$28,130 |
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Aux.
Trainer |
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$25,798 |
$26,314 |
$27,235 |
$28,733 |
$29,668 |
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Ed.
Associate A/ Aux |
$26,458 |
$26,987 |
$27,932 |
$29,468 |
$30,427 |
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Ed.
Associate B/Aux Trainer B |
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$32,250 |
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15
Year Longevity |
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$1,288 |
$1,314 |
$1,360 |
$1,435 |
$1,481 |
2..
Employees in the bargaining unit who were employed as of the last day of
the program in June 1970 in any of the titles set forth above will be paid the
rates specified above for the respective titles based on the educational
requirements in effect on that date.
3.
Employees in the bargaining unit who work less than the entire workyear
(regular school year) set forth in Article Four A
(Workyear) or who are assigned to programs of less than the regular hours of
work as set forth in Article Four B (Hours of Work) and employees in the Office
of Adult and Continuing Education who are assigned to programs comprised of more
than the regular hours of work of 29.167 (effective February 2006, thirty (30)
hours per week or more than the regular workyear (regular school year) shall
receive a pro-rated amount based on the hours and workyear worked.
4.
The rates of pay of employees serving in
5.
Employees will be entitled to receive a longevity differential in the
amount set forth above per year after 15 years of paraprofessional service.
B.
Advancement to Higher Title
Employees
in the bargaining unit will advance to the next higher title upon satisfactorily
completing the following requirements:
1.
A Teacher Aide with one year's experience in the program will be advanced
to Educational Assistant upon satisfactorily completing six semester hours of
approved college courses.
2.
An Educational Assistant will be advanced to Educational Assistant A-I
upon satisfactorily completing 15 semester hours of approved college courses.
3.
An Educational Assistant A-I or an Educational Assistant will be advanced
to Educational Assistant A-II upon satisfactorily completing 30 semester hours
of approved college courses.
4.
An Educational Assistant A-II or an Educational Assistant A-I or an
Educational Assistant will be advanced to Educational Assistant B upon
satisfactorily completing 45 semester hours of approved college courses.
5.
An Educational Assistant B or an Educational Assistant A-II or an
Educational Assistant A-I or an Educational Assistant will be advanced to
Educational Associate upon satisfactorily completing 60 semester hours of
approved college courses and two years of service as an Educational Assistant or
an Educational Assistant A-I or an Educational Assistant A-II or an Educational
Assistant B or upon satisfactorily completing 90 semester hours of approved
college courses and one year of service in the program.
6.
An Educational Associate or an Educational Assistant B, or an Educational
Assistant A-II or an Educational Assistant A-I or an Educational Assistant will
be advanced to Educational Associate A upon satisfactorily completing 90
semester hours of approved college courses and two years of service as an
Educational Assistant or an Educational Assistant A-I or an Educational
Assistant A-II or an Educational Assistant B or an Educational Associate.
To be eligible for the advancement to
Educational Associate A after
7.
Effective October 1, 2006 an Educational Associate A or an Educational
Associate or an Educational
Assistant B or an Educational Assistant A-II or an Educational Assistant A-I or
an Educational Assistant will be eligible for assignment to Educational
Associate B upon completing a baccalaureate degree from a recognized college or
university and one year of satisfactory service as an Educational Assistant or
an Educational Assistant A-I or A-II or B or as an Educational Associate or
Educational Associate A. 8. An Educational Associate or an Educational Associate
A will be eligible for assignment to Auxiliary Trainer or Auxiliary Trainer
A, as applicable, upon
satisfactorily completing 60 semester hours of approved college courses and
three years of service as an Educational Assistant or an Educational Assistant
A-I or A-II or B or as an Educational Associate or Educational Associate A
An Educational Associate or Educational Associate A not having three
years experience as required in the preceding sentence will be eligible for
assignment to Auxiliary Trainer or Auxiliary Trainer A
as applicable, upon
satisfactorily completing 90 semester hours of approved college courses and two
years of service as an Educational Assistant or an Educational Assistant A-I or
A-II or B or as an Educational Associate or Educational Associate A.
An
Educational Associate B will be eligible for assignment to Auxiliary Trainer B
upon satisfactorily completing a baccalaureate degree from a recognized college
or university and one year of satisfactory service as an Educational Assistant
or an Educational Assistant A-I or A-II or B or as an Educational Associate or
Educational Associate A or B.
9.
An Auxiliary Trainer will be advanced to Auxiliary Trainer A upon
satisfactorily completing the requirements for promotion to Educational
Associate A.
10.
An Auxiliary Trainer or an Auxiliary Trainer A will be advanced to
Auxiliary Trainer B upon satisfactorily completing the requirements for
promotion to Educational Associate B.
C.
In-Service Course Credit
Satisfactorily
completed in-service courses for which college credit is granted will be
approved as college courses for advancement to higher title.
D.
Summer Vacation Pay
Summer
vacation pay shall be pro-rated for the school year on the following basis:
Paraprofessionals who are appointed after the start of the school year and
paraprofessionals who are terminated, laid off, resign or retire on or before
the end of the school year shall receive vacation pay for the summer following
their appointment or cessation of service as follows: one-tenth of the amount of
the vacation pay which would be payable for a full year's service shall be paid
for each month of service or major fraction thereof during the school year
except that service of six working days or more during the first month of
appointment shall be credited for summer vacation pay.
Paraprofessionals
employed in the Office of Adult and Continuing Education who are assigned to
programs comprised of more than the regular hours of work as set forth in
Article Four B, and/or more than the regular school year as set forth in Article
Four A, shall receive a prorated amount of summer vacation pay based on their
hours of work and workyear.
E.
Performance Incentives Committee
A committee co-chaired by the Chancellor, the President of the UFT and
the New York City Commissioner of Labor Relations, or his or her high-ranking
designee, shall be established to investigate the viability and desirability of
merit pay and to address other compensation issues such as comparability, skills
and responsibility, shortage and hard to staff areas and potential career ladder
opportunities.
[1]Employed
in title prior to December 1975 and continuously thereafter.
Those employed in title effective December 1, l975 and thereafter
shall be paid at the same rate as that established for
paraprofessionals with the same level of education and experience under this
Agreement.
