The has posted the full details of the employment contract reached earlier this year with its teachers union.
The district has uploaded a 90-page PDF of the Moon Area Education Association contract, which readers can view on its website or by clicking the media in this article.
The Moon Area School Board approved the five-year at its June 27 meeting, ending a yearlong contract impasse between the district and teachers union.
Nearly 300 teachers, school nurses and counselors ratified the agreement in a June 28 vote. Union leaders said the contract was approved “overwhelmingly but not unanimously.”
District spokeswoman Megan Edwards said the contract was updated on the website earlier this week. The full details of the contract had not been previously released to the public.
Under the terms of the contract, which expires in June 2015, teachers increased the amount of their contributions to health care premiums and switched from a PPO to an HMO. The contract also called for a wage freeze in the first year of the agreement with percentage wage increases in the remaining years of the contract.
The district also uploaded the complete details of the contract school board members Sept. 13 for school administrators.
Earlier this week, the school board a renewed employment agreement with Superintendent Donna Milanovich. The document has not yet been published on the district’s website.
School Board members approved Milanovich’s contract in a 9 to 3 vote without disclosing whose contract was being considered. The contract was passed as a personnel item.
Edwards said the district did not yet have a copy of the contract in its possession. She said terms of the contract have not changed from Milanovich’s previous agreement with Moon Area. Patch has submitted a to view the document.
Milanovich's current contract expires June 30, 2012.
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I'm trying to understand the concept of "serious mismanagement of funds." Moon needed new schools. They cost money. We had to borrow the money to build the schools. Borrowing money to buy a house and paying back the money is not serious mismanagement of funds. Thousands of Moon residents have mortgages on their houses. The old schools today were funded by bonds taken out by MASD and paid back. How else would you want to pay for these schools? Oh, let me guess...you don't have any school aged children. So you don't care.
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Let me give you my point of view. First, go to http://www.alleghenycounty.us/treasure/millsd.asp. There you will see that Moon is in the bottom quartile in Allegheny County and has been for the past 10 years when it comes to millage. The numbers are there. Look at them. The new school interest payments have been made in the current budget. There is no need for sky high tax increases just because of the school debt payments. This has been talked about in budget meetings. Attend them. Next, 100 new students showed up at our school doorsteps this year. Ask any realtor in the area and they will tell you that this is because of Marcellus shale. There is little rental property left in Moon. These rental residents are building homes and looking for permanent housing. Moon is growing despite your thoughts. Call a realtor if you don't believe me. Do it now. We have to keep Moon a vibrant community that attracts residents. The first thing a realtor does now when showing out of town folks looking to move in is our new campus. The new campus will help attract folks to Moon keeping your property values up. Is the school overbuilt....probably. As for the problems you have with salaries, contact Mark Mustio and John Pippy....these are commonwealth issues and an indication of the stranglehold that the teachers lobby has on our state legislators. Don't blame Scappey, he was trying to work with a union represented workforce.
I did call a real estate office..your numbers are not correct..it was 25..but this doesn't include the families that left, so it is probably a breakeven. As for the debt payments, big balloon payments are about 7 to 10 years down the road..and to get ready for those..the millage will be going up over the next several years..The total interest payments alone on these buildings is close to $90 million..What doesn't make sense is the Moon School district budget ($57 million) is almost the same as Upper St.Clair..and they are twice the size of Moon..that's not GOOD!!
Your right, they will be paying a little bit more based on the percentage of the premium, for families it will probably be going up to $115 and for singles approximately $85, but the big problem..they pay no deductible as most residents do..which is not good for the taxpayers who will be footing this bill..the Teachers made out!!
your telling me, there will be no tax increases over the next 8 to 10 years for the Moon residents with a declining business climate in Moon? Someone has to pay for these buildings? You are 2 Dreamers!
The only anger is that which is coming from the Scappe haters. And no matter how you try and defend them, they are what they are. Enjoy turkey day.