Ramapo Indian Hills Education Association Negotiations

On Monday, December 11 more than 150 members of the Ramapo Indian Hills faculty and staff attended the Board ofEducation meeting. Along with members of the community, teachers and staff expressed. their frustration and concerns regarding the failure of the board to reach a fair agreement regarding their contract. The faculty and staff have been working without a contract for 18 months and are hoping to eventually receive a fair and equitable contract comparable surrounding districts.

Teachers in the Ramapo Indian Hills School District tend to earn less then the surrounding school districts, county and state.

• Over the past five years, approximately 50 teachers and school staff have left the Ramapo Indian Hills School District for other higher paying districts.
• In 2016, 60% of teaching staff members had Masters Degrees or higher
• In the 2016-17 school year, staff contributed up to 35% of the cost towards their health insurance premiums, meant to offset the tax- payer burden.
• Today a staff member is earning less then 5 years ago due to the new health insurance contribution, which is higher than private sector contributions in NJ and higher than any other state’s contributions. (NJ Spotlight)
• An 8.8% increase may be comparable as a percent to what Northern Valley teachers received, but it's not comparable as a raise. Our average salary in 2016 was $68k; Northern Valley's was $92k. If we both gain 8.8% raises, our salaries fall even further behind theirs by over $2,000!

Your children can’t afford to lose any more highly educated professionals