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1/21/2020 SETTLEMENT COSTING 101 Tiffany Gustin, Associate Director Of Management Services 1 Goals Preparation Agenda da Language Costing Considerations Settlement Costing 101 I 2 2 If you dont know where you are going, youll
Tiffany Gustin, Associate Director Of Management Services
Goals Preparation Language Costing Considerations
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Yogi Berra
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negotiate a labor agreement
management rights
labor-management relationship Gather information ✓ Review the existing agreement ✓ Review grievances, if applicable ✓ Talk with administrative staff ✓ Look at comparable districts
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Establish bargaining parameters and proposals ✓ Consider developing a range of positions.
✓ Prioritize
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Plan the bargaining strategy ✓ Anticipate the issues
✓ Union players
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Why is all this important when we are talking about costing? ✓ Even items that appear to be only language changes can have a cost
burden
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What is the problem? How does the language alleviate the problem? What is the impact of the proposal?
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Business Office HR / Payroll Principals/Supervisors Students
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Who will be responsible? How will it be tracked?
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Academic or co- curricular offerings Insurance plans Financial goals Staffing levels
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Impact on existing language Impact on other agreements
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Calculate your BASELINE What will the agreement cost if NOTHING changes
passage of time?
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Information you need: FTEs Step / Lane Insurance info Benefits rates Assumptions: Same staff
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Total Package: All of wages and fringe benefits received by an individual or group of employees.
60% 8% 25% 7%
Wages Social Security / Medicare Insurance (Health, Dental, Disability) Retirement
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One union’s position on total package: “Don't fall into the trap of negotiating economics on the basis of how much the overall ‘package’ costs the employer! These calculations can be useful tools for us to understand the cost to the employer of the different components of
negotiations that are based on addressing the real needs
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The Great Debate
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discussed….preferably agreed upon.
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Committee? Board? Union? Roles Unified Voice Listen Understand
Recommendations:
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Questions on language proposals? Call MSBA. Need help with a costing model? Contact SchoolFinances.com (operated by Forecast5 Analytics). Consider attending MSBA Negotiations Seminars in early 2021.
Benjamin Franklin
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Contact Tiffany Gustin at: tgustin@mnmsba.org (507) 934-2450 or 1-800-324-4459 Contact your local School Business Official