Letter of Agreement - Hazel Park Schools & Hazel Park Paraprofessionals Association - Registered Behavioral Technicians (RBT) - August 2024

Sep 20, 2026

Letter of Agreement between Hazel Park Schools and the Hazel Park Paraprofessionals Association addresses Registered Behavioral Technician (RBT) training and certification within the existing collective bargaining framework. It sets salary schedule additions for multiple Class levels, specifies re-lettering for the RBT-related class, and defines how employees move to new steps and receive pay for completing required training. It also covers virtual academy placement pay classification, union dues deduction procedures, bargaining unit information handling, and an expiration date of June 30, 2026.

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Letter of Agreement

Salary schedule modifications (2023-26 school year)

RBT class re-lettering and definitions

Training, certification, and pay provisions

Virtual Academy placement

Deduction of union dues

Bargaining unit member information

Expiration and remaining agreement terms

LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAZEL PARK SCHOOLS & HAZEL PARK PARAPROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION, MEA/NEA RE: Letter of Agreement regarding Registered Behavioral Technicians (RBTs) August 2024 In an effort to ensure the highest quality instruction for our students, whilst balancing the need to attract, retain and support paraprofessional educators to Hazel Park Schools, the Hazel Park Paraprofessional Association (HPPA/the Association) and Hazel Park Schools (HPS/the District) agree to this Letter of Agreement which includes the following modifications to the current parties’collective bargaining agreement: I. (addition to Salary Schedule), | 2023-26 School Year | Step | CLASS 3 | CLASS 4 | CLASS 5 | CLASS 6 | CLASS 7 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | 2 Year | 15.00 | 16.00 | 17.50 | 19.50 | 21.00 | | | 3 Year | 15.45 | 16.48 | 18.03 | 20.09 | 21.63 | | | 4 Year | 15.91 | 16.97 | 18.57 | 20.69 | 22.28 | | | 5 Year | 16.39 | 17.48 | 19.12 | 21.31 | 22.95 | | | 6 Year | 16.88 | 18.01 | 19.70 | 21.95 | 23.64 | | | 7 Year | 17.39 | 18.55 | 20.29 | 22.61 | 24.34 | | | 8 Year | 17.91 | 19.10 | 20.90 | 23.98 | 25.80 | II. Article XXIV: Re-letter E to read,“Class VII: Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)”; old E becomes item,“F”. III. Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) A Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) is a Behavior Intervention Paraprofessional who has been requested by the District to obtain specialized training in behavior analysis and to obtain certification as a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) . Upon completion of such training above and receipt of such certification, the Behavior Intervention Paraprofessional will move to step 1 of the new Class VII (for RBTs), or if the hourly rate of step 1 of Class VII is less than the employee’s current hourly rate, then move to the step in Class VII where the rate is closest to but higher than the Behavior Intervention Paraprofessional’s current hourly rate. In addition to one or more Behavior Intervention Paraprofessionals who may be requested to obtain such training and certification, any paraprofessional who obtains the training and certification shall receive payment at their current hourly rate to complete such training. It is understood that such training shall occur outside of regular working hours. Upon completion of the training above and receipt of such certification, other than a Behavior Intervention Paraprofessional who has been requested by the District to obtain such training and certification and who moves into Class VII as an RBT, other non-RBT paraprofessionals will receive an additional $1.00 per hour on top of their regular hourly rate, with the understanding that to maintain this $1.00 hourly rate increase, the paraprofessional may be required to obtain up to five (5) hours of updated training annually without additional pay (as the $1.00 an hour hourly increase covers such updated training) The District will pay at the members hourly rate for any hours above five required to update the training as described in this section. IV. Virtual Academy Placement In the event that the District assigns a paraprofessional to supervise Virtual Academy classroom, the paraprofessional will be paid as a Classification IV paraprofessional. Accordingly, a new position, identified as “Virtual Program Support Paraprofessional,”shall be added as a subsection c to Section B,“Classification IV,” under Article XXIV. V. Deduction of Union Dues With respect to union dues deduction and collection by the District, the District agrees to follow the tentative agreement on this subject reached with the Hazel Park Education Association (HPEA) on May 23, 2024, set forth in Article 3.L ofthe HPEA collective bargaining agreement. VI. Bargaining Unit Member Information With respect to bargaining unit information provided by the District, the District agrees to follow the tentative agreement on this subject reached with the Hazel Park E

FAQs

What provisions are made for virtual academy supervision and union dues deduction?

A paraprofessional assigned to supervise a Virtual Academy classroom is paid as a Classification IV paraprofessional, with a new “Virtual Program Support Paraprofessional” position added. Union dues deduction and collection follows the tentative agreement reached with the Hazel Park Education Association (HPEA) on May 23, 2024.

Sep 20, 2026

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