Rockwood Teachers Secure New Salary Agreement
Rockwood National Education Association (RNEA) and Rockwood School District officials agreed to a two-year salary package with a 5.5 percent increase, per an announcement made Thursday at the Rockwood board of education meeting.
Rockwood School District teachers will receive a 2.75 percent increase during the 2012-2013 school year, and another 2.75 percent increase during the 2013-2014 school year, according to an agreement announced Thursday at the Rockwood board of education meeting held at Crestview Middle School in Ellisville. The motion to pass the agreement passed unanimously. The agreement contains a clause for the 2013-2014 school year only, which reopens salary negotiations if an increase or decrease of 5 percent deviation occurs in the district's total operating revenue. Rockwood Superintendent Bruce Borchers said the district's officials believed the agreement was fair, given the Rockwood's financial limitations. "We must be able to attract and retain …
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Michael Rhodes
8:51 am on Monday, March 12, 2012
Just to be clear I do support the bond issue for a couple of reasons. With the economy still in early stages of recovery (hopefully) interest rates are low and with the construction industry begging for work I think the district will get more for it's dollar now than in the past. Now, maybe next year it would be better, but indicators are showing a recovery has started (although slowly). Which … more ›