FAQ

The Utah Legislature funded the Teacher Classroom Supply line item at the same rate as last year (2010-11). Following is the legislated guideline for school districts to work with given the appropriation to their individual districts.

Teachers on salary schedule steps one through three teaching in grades kindergarten through six or preschool handicapped will receive $250.

Teachers on salary schedule steps one through three teaching in grades seven through twelve will receive $200.

Teachers on salary schedule steps four or higher teaching in grades kindergarten through six or preschool handicapped will receive $175.

Teachers on salary schedule steps four or higher teaching in grades seven through twelve will receive $150.

If the appropriation to the district is not sufficient to provide to each teacher the full amount shown above, teachers on salary schedule steps one through three shall receive the full amount allowed with the remaining monies apportioned to all other teachers.”

Elementary teachers:

Elementary Teachers
Salary and Step

Reimbursable Amount

Salary Step 1 (First year in profession) $250.00

Salary Step 2 (Second year in profession) $250.00

Salary Step 3 (Third year in profession) $250.00

Salary Step 4 (Fourth year in profession) $175.00

Salary Step 5 (Fifth year in profession) $175.00

Salary Step 6-15 $175.00

Secondary Teachers

Secondary Teachers
Salary and Step

Reimbursable Amount

Salary Step 1 (First year in profession)

Salary Step 2 (Second year in profession)

Salary Step 3 (Third year in profession)

Salary Step 4 (Fourth year in profession)

Salary Step 5 (Fifth year in profession)

Salary Step 6-15

$200.00

$150.00

2. How is the Attendance Incentive Determined? Revised 9/14/2009 <back>

The attendance incentive for Certificated personnel is determined according to District policy (DP354).

What absences count against the incentive:

According to the policy all sick leave (including family sick leave) and personal days count against the incentive.

No other leave (including alternative, bereavement, professional, district assignment, etc.) is counted.

How the amount is calculated:

· A pool of money is created by taking the average value of a "no pay" day (minus the cost of a substitute) multiplied by the number of "no pay"days taken. This is the total amount available to fund the incentive

· Each employee who has 0 - 2 qualifying absences (rounded up) is assigned a point value by policy:

· 0 = 5.5 point

· 1 = 3.0 point

· 2 = 1.5 point

Total points earned is divided into the money available to get a dollar value per point.

Each employee is then paid according to their point assignment.

The incentive amount varies from year to year for two reasons:

The number of people who qualify for the incentive changes based on how many absences the employees have.

3. When are teachers paid for their nine hours of Professional Development days? <back>

The nine hours is now integrated into the salary schedule.

4. How much is the W.P.U. (Weighted Pupil Unit)?

http://www.utahsfuture.org/why-support-public-schools.html

The value of the WPU increased from $2,577 to $2,816, an increase of $239 dollars, but this was not new money. It was accomplished by rolling a large amount of the “flexible allocation” line item, used to fund Social Security and retirement, into the WPU. It is important to note that two restricted programs, Special Education Add-on and Career & Technical Ed District Add-on, which are funded on a WPU basis, are being funded at the previous WPU value of $2,577.

5. What legislative district am I in? <back>

Link to UEA’s page: http://capwiz.com/nea/ut/home/

For your Congressional District, go to http://www.voteutah.org

For your House District, go to http://le.utah.gov/house/DistrictInfo/newMaps/State.htm .

For your Senate District, go to http://se15.utahsenate.org/perl/spage/distmapal.pl .

For your Jordan School Board precinct, go to http://www.jordandistrict.org/board/precinctmap.htm .

For your State School Board District, go to http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/board/districts.htm .

6. What income tax information do I need? <back>

SPECIAL NOTE FOR ALL WHO ARE PREPARING TO FILE YOUR Annual Reports:

Educator Expense Adjustment to Income:

Teachers and other educators (including classroom aides, counselors, and principals) can deduct as much as $250 that they spent to purchase classroom supplies in 2008. The deduction for educator expenses can be claimed on Form 1040, line 23 or on the 1040A, line 16.

In addition to this credit, which is available to all educators - those taxpayers who itemize can take any additional classroom expenses as well as their association dues and personal educational expenses and itemize them under the "unreimbursed business expenses" category on their Schedule A.

7. How much do teachers get paid for covering classes when no subs are available? <back>

Secondary: $29.50 per period on A/B block schedule

$23.60 per period on trimester schedule

$16.86 per period on a 7-period day

Elementary: $118.00 for a full day

$59.00 for a half day

Note : Merged classes (Substitute's rate divided by percentage of students joining class).

8. How much do substitute teachers get paid? <back>

Teachers currently working in Jordan School District get paid $118 per day for subbing. Year-round

teachers can do this when off-track and traditional-schedule teachers can do this in the summer.

Retired Teacher Substitutes $106.00 (Retired from the Utah State System)

Regular Licensed Substitutes $90.00 (Current teaching license)

"Level A" Substitutes $82.00 (Bachelors Plus)

"Level B" Substitutes $82.00 (Associates or 60 Sem. or 90 Qtr. Hours)

9. How are my Association dues distributed? <back>

Full-time: NEA $13.50

UEA $27.83

JEA $7.50

Total: $48.83

Half-time: NEA $6.75

UEA $13.92

JEA 3.75

Total: 24.42

10. What is NEA Dues Tab? <back>

NEA Dues Tab is a free life and ADD insurance benefit for NEA members.

Contact www.neamb.com or

1-800-637- 4636 to either enroll or to change your beneficiary.

11. How do I get discounted auto, home, or life insurance? <back>

NEA Member Benefits link: http://www.neamb.com/home/moneyBenefits_465.htm

12. Where do I get investment advice? <back>

Valuebuilder is a 403-B, and is the only financial investment product that is endorsed by NEA.

Contact one of JEA-endorsed personal financial representatives with The Legend Group:

John Forsgren (801) 663-4687, johnforsgren@legendequities.com or Darren Moffitt (801) 835-8005, dmoffitt@legendequities.com

13. Jordan District Retirement Benefits <back>

Jordan District Post-Retirement Benefits are outlined in District Policy 373, which can be

accessed using the web link: http://www.jordandistrict.org/policymanual/p.php?id=210

Please note in this policy that you need to five at least a 30-day written notice to Human

Resources before retiring in order to avoid a $500 penalty.

You can estimate your District retirement benefit by using the calculator at

www.jordandistrict.org/calculator

If you are eligible to retire later this year, you can take the District Retirement Seminar. You will

be eligible to retire from the State System if you have:

25 years in at any age.

20 years at age 60.

10 years at age 62.

4 years at age 65.

You will be given an estimate of your District retirement benefit (affected by GASB Plan C last spring) at this seminar as well as information from the State Retirement System. Call Payroll at 567-8211 to enroll.

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