Section 1. Scope
Education Minnesota-Roseville and ISD 623 have agreed to the following terms for those teachers employed in the Adult Basic Education (ABE) and Early Learning programs.
ABE will be defined as all teachers in:
Adult Basic Education (ABE) and Dual Enrollment programs.
Early Learning will be defined as all teachers who are:
Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) Teachers, Parent Educators, and Pre-K Teachers.
The following Articles contained in this Contract do not apply to the Early Learning and ABE teachers: Seven, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, (Sections 1, 2, 3).
Section 2. Hours of Employment
Subd. 1. Preparation Time: Teacher preparation time shall be defined as a block of time during the student contact day for the teacher to prepare for their teaching assignment. The teacher shall not be responsible for program, building or meeting activities during preparation time.
Each ABE and Early Learning teacher will be paid for 15 minutes of time prior to each class and for 15 minutes of time following each class.
Each Pre K teacher will be paid for 15 minutes prior to the start of each work shift and for 15 minutes following each work shift.
Examples of work responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Lesson preparation
Evaluation of student work
Materials preparation
Subd. 2. Instruction Management Time: Shall be defined as the hours of the duty day outside of designated prep time and student contact time. This time is designated to address the responsibilities of the teacher which contribute to the program as a whole, to their instructional effectiveness, communications with students, parents and colleagues and carrying out school board policy.
ABE Teachers and Early Learning Teachers will receive 15 minutes of instructional management for every 1 hour they teach pro-rated to the nearest quarter hour for instructional management time.
Examples of instructional management work responsibilities are:
Lesson preparation
Evaluation/Assessment of student work
Materials preparation
Home contacts
Data management/record keeping
Professional meetings
Contact with Student Services/ECSE/IEP meetings/EL
Committee work
Staff development
Staff meetings/building meetings/team meetings
Grade Level collaboration/discussions/PLC meetings
Meetings with Supervisor
Subd. 3. For Pre-K teachers, 12 hours per year on non-school days will be scheduled for assessment work and data meetings.
Pre-K Teachers will be paid 20 minutes for each conference and 3.5 hours prep per class.
Subd. 4. Department, Staff, and Team Meetings: The ABE and Early Learning managers will create a calendar of professional development, staff and team meetings for the year. Staff will be paid at their hourly rate for each staff and team meeting. These meetings will be scheduled outside the student contact time.
Subd. 5. Employee’s hourly rate will be provided for new curriculum, new classes, mentoring new teachers, and other initiatives. Employee’s hourly rate time will also be provided for transitioning classes to newly assigned teachers.
Section 3. Leaves of Absence
Subd. 1. Sick/Emergency Leave: Sick/emergency leave shall be credited on the first day of each contract year. Teachers shall earn 1 hour of sick/emergency leave for every 12 hours worked.
Subd. 2. Personal Leave: Teachers shall be granted up to 5 days per year of personal leave. Five personal leave days will be granted each school year. Days must be used in whole, or half day increments and unused days will not be carried forward to next year. Personal leave to be used at the discretion of the teacher shall be credited and used in accordance with the following provisions:
1st day of personal leave No salary deduction, and no sick leave will be deducted
2nd day of personal leave No salary deduction, and no sick leave will be deducted
3rd day of personal leave Salary deduction of 100% of sub pay or deduction of sick leave
4th day of personal leave Salary deduction of 100% of sub pay or deduction of sick leave
5th day of personal leave Salary deduction of 100% of sub pay or deduction of sick leave
Subd. 3. Personal leave requests shall be filed with the program manager at least one (1) week in advance of the anticipated absence. The number of simultaneous requests that can be approved may be capped at 10% at the discretion of the program manager if substitute coverage is inadequate.
Subd. 4. Personal Leave days will be prorated as a percentage based on base hours with 1280 being a ceiling with no accumulation.
The number of hours to be paid for the personal day would be the average number of hours an employee works per day (found by taking your total hours scheduled per week and dividing by the number of days you work per week).
Subd. 5. Teachers who are employed at least 1280 hours per year will receive 6 paid holidays per year at their daily rate of pay and regular hours. Teachers working 1020-1279 base hours will be given 5 paid holidays. Teachers working less than 1019 base hours will be given 4 paid holidays. The number of hours to be paid for the holiday would be the average number of hours an employee works per day (found by taking your total hours scheduled per week and dividing by the number of days you work per week.)
Time-carded employees should add two days of holiday pay to their December 15th timecard and two days of holiday pay to their May 15th timecard. The number of hours to be paid for each day is outlined in the paragraph above.
Subd. 6. Short-term Leave for Salaried ABE/Early Learning Employees: A teacher may request a short-term leave only if personal leave has been exhausted and shall be granted only in extraordinary circumstances as determined by the supervisor. Short-term leave may be granted for a maximum of 10 working days. Short-term leave shall be without pay. Benefits in effect prior to the leave shall continue during the leave. Requests for short-term leave shall be submitted in writing to the supervisor 15 working days prior to the beginning of the short-term leave. Short-term leave shall usually be limited to once in each four-year period of employment.
Short-term Leave for Time Carded Employees: ABE/Early Learning time carded employees will be permitted to request time off during the year that would normally not exceed up to two weeks of regular work hours. An employee wishing to take time off must receive administrative approval from the program supervisor, subject to student needs. This time-off will alter their base hours for the current year only.
Subd. 7. Long-term Leave:
A teacher may be granted a leave of absence without pay for up to one year for professional growth, family emergency, or to explore alternative employment opportunities.
A request for a long-term leave must be filed with the supervisor and Human Resources on or before February 1st.
In the event that a request for long-term leave is granted, the teacher shall have the right to continue health and life insurance for up to 12 months at the teacher’s own expense.
While on a long-term leave, the teacher must inform Human Resources by February 1 of their leave of their intent to resign or to commit to return from the leave. Failure to make such notification shall constitute a resignation, effective immediately.
Upon return from a long-term leave, a teacher will be assigned to a position for which they are qualified, but the teacher is not guaranteed assignment to the position they had prior to the leave.
Subd. 8. Child Care Leave and Adoption Leave: Teachers are eligible for child care leave and adoption leave pursuant to Article Thirteen, Section 4 and Section 5 of this agreement.
Subd. 9. Substitutes: Teachers shall make a reasonable effort to find a substitute in the event they are on sick/emergency leave. In those situations when the teacher is unable to secure a substitute, the supervisor will secure the substitute. A list of substitutes will be provided by the program managers.
Subd. 10. Resignations: In the event a teacher resigns and has used leave time that has not yet been earned, the teacher will be required to reimburse the district for that time.
Section 4. School Year
Subd. 1. Calendar: The District shall, prior to April 1 of each school year, set the calendar for the next school year in ABE and Early Learning.
Subd. 2. Emergency Closings: In the event of a school day or workshop day lost for any emergency, the teacher shall perform duties on that day or the make-up day, if any, as directed by the Director of Community Education. In the event that a school day or workshop day is cancelled due to severe weather, teachers shall not be required to report for duty on that day. Should a teacher be on leave on a day when an emergency closing occurs, the leave shall not be processed.
Section 5. Base Hours, Seniority and Assignment/Staffing
Subd. 1. Base Hours:
The term “base hours” is defined as the fraction of employment for which a person is initially hired and is hereafter entitled to, based on seniority. If the teacher’s assignment is subsequently increased, they shall have an increase in their base hours as of their original date of hire, only if the hours were not earned through a grant, sub hours, volunteer coordination or teacher prep time for volunteers.
Hours shall be applied to assignments and made at the beginning of the school year.
Subd. 2 Seniority: There will be separate seniority lists for license-required staff in ABE and license-required staff in Early Learning. These lists will be separate from the K-12 teacher seniority list.
Subd. 3. Staff Reduction and Recall:
A one week notice will be provided of possible lay off and/or reduction in hours.
In the event that it is necessary to lay off ABE and/or Early Learning teachers, the reduction shall be in reverse seniority with the least senior teacher(s) being reduced first. Recall to available positions shall be in seniority order and according to licensure, with the most senior being recalled first.
In the event that a senior ABE teacher is reduced in hours, they may assume some of the hours from a less senior person at the term break, based on appropriate license. This provision is not applicable to Early Learning teachers.
No new teachers shall be hired if there are Early Learning, ABE and/or Dual Enrollment teachers who have been laid off or reduced in hours with the appropriate licensure.
Subd. 4. Assignments:
Assignment of classes is at the discretion of the School District.
All vacant positions and/or new hours shall be posted to current staff via email from the program manager.
Teachers who agree to teach a hybrid class will be paid a .50/hour differential while teaching a hybrid class.
Subd. 5. Probation and Evaluation: In the event that a new evaluation system is established, the District shall provide the evaluation systems to ABE and Early Learning teachers and EM-R prior to the implementation of the new system.
Section 6. Salaries
Subd. 1. Salary Range: Effective July 1, 2025, newly hired teachers will be paid based on the following matrix:
ABE/ECFE Hourly Compensation 2025-26
Steps | BA | BA15 | BA30 | BA45 | BA60 | MA | MA15 | MA30 | MA45 | MA60 | DR/SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | $33.75 | $34.27 | $34.81 | $35.31 | $35.50 | $35.87 | $36.72 | $37.60 | $38.45 | $39.31 | $40.43 |
2 | $34.55 | $35.07 | $35.61 | $36.12 | $36.29 | $36.68 | $37.52 | $38.45 | $39.31 | $40.15 | $41.29 |
3 | $35.05 | $35.57 | $36.11 | $36.62 | $36.79 | $37.18 | $38.03 | $38.99 | $39.84 | $40.69 | $41.81 |
4 | $35.38 | $35.89 | $36.43 | $36.94 | $37.11 | $37.51 | $38.36 | $39.34 | $40.18 | $41.03 | $42.16 |
5 | $35.66 | $36.19 | $36.72 | $37.22 | $37.40 | $37.76 | $38.62 | $39.60 | $40.46 | $41.30 | $42.43 |
6 | $36.38 | $36.90 | $37.45 | $37.95 | $38.12 | $38.50 | $39.35 | $40.38 | $41.23 | $42.07 | $43.21 |
7 | $36.74 | $37.26 | $37.79 | $38.31 | $38.48 | $38.86 | $39.71 | $40.75 | $41.60 | $42.45 | $43.58 |
8 | $37.09 | $37.60 | $38.15 | $38.67 | $38.83 | $39.22 | $40.08 | $41.13 | $41.98 | $42.82 | $43.96 |
9 | $37.48 | $37.99 | $38.53 | $39.05 | $39.21 | $39.60 | $40.46 | $41.53 | $42.38 | $43.22 | $44.36 |
10 | $37.84 | $38.35 | $38.89 | $39.40 | $39.57 | $39.97 | $40.81 | $41.90 | $42.75 | $43.59 | $44.73 |
11 | $39.38 | $39.90 | $40.43 | $40.95 | $41.12 | $41.51 | $42.36 | $43.54 | $44.38 | $45.23 | $46.36 |
12 | $40.47 | $40.99 | $41.55 | $42.06 | $42.22 | $42.64 | $43.48 | $44.71 | $45.57 | $46.42 | $47.54 |
ABE/ECFE Hourly Compensation 2026-27
Steps | BA | BA15 | BA30 | BA45 | BA60 | MA | MA15 | MA30 | MA45 | MA60 | DR/SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | $34.59 | $35.13 | $35.69 | $36.20 | $36.39 | $36.77 | $37.64 | $38.54 | $39.42 | $40.30 | $41.44 |
2 | $35.41 | $35.95 | $36.51 | $37.03 | $37.20 | $37.60 | $38.46 | $39.42 | $40.30 | $41.16 | $42.33 |
3 | $35.93 | $36.46 | $37.02 | $37.54 | $37.71 | $38.11 | $38.99 | $39.97 | $40.84 | $41.71 | $42.86 |
4 | $36.26 | $36.79 | $37.35 | $37.87 | $38.04 | $38.45 | $39.32 | $40.33 | $41.19 | $42.06 | $43.22 |
5 | $36.56 | $37.09 | $37.64 | $38.16 | $38.33 | $38.71 | $39.58 | $40.59 | $41.48 | $42.34 | $43.49 |
6 | $37.29 | $37.83 | $38.39 | $38.90 | $39.08 | $39.47 | $40.34 | $41.39 | $42.26 | $43.13 | $44.29 |
7 | $37.66 | $38.20 | $38.73 | $39.27 | $39.45 | $39.84 | $40.71 | $41.77 | $42.64 | $43.51 | $44.67 |
8 | $38.02 | $38.54 | $39.11 | $39.64 | $39.81 | $40.20 | $41.09 | $42.16 | $43.03 | $43.89 | $45.06 |
9 | $38.42 | $38.94 | $39.50 | $40.03 | $40.19 | $40.59 | $41.48 | $42.57 | $43.44 | $44.30 | $45.47 |
10 | $38.79 | $39.31 | $39.87 | $40.39 | $40.56 | $40.97 | $41.83 | $42.95 | $43.82 | $44.68 | $45.85 |
11 | $40.37 | $40.90 | $41.44 | $41.98 | $42.15 | $42.55 | $43.42 | $44.63 | $45.49 | $46.36 | $47.52 |
12 | $41.49 | $42.02 | $42.59 | $43.12 | $43.28 | $43.71 | $44.58 | $45.84 | $46.71 | $47.58 | $48.74 |
Subd. 2 The salary range for current ABE and Early Learning teachers hired before July 1, 2004, shall be for 2025-2026 at $31.53-$42.62 per hour and 2026-2027 at $32.32-$43.69 per hour.
Subd. 3. Resignations: In the event a teacher resigns and has received compensation for time not yet worked or has used leave time that has not yet been earned, the teacher will be required to reimburse the district for the appropriate amount.
Section 7. Group Insurance
Subd. 1. Health Insurance: The District shall contribute the following amounts for health insurance for employees with at least 1020 base hours per year.
The District shall contribute the following amounts for eligible employees towards Health Insurance:
Base Hours Min | Base Hours Max | 2025-2026 District Contribution to Single Medical | 2025-2026 District Contribution to Family Medical | 2026-2027 District Contribution to Single Medical | 2026-2027 District Contribution to Family Medical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
772 | 1158 | $876.13 | $945.58 | $990.03 | $1,068.51 |
1159 | 1545 | $876.13 | $1,834.17 | $990.03 | $2,072.60 |
Any additional cost of the premium shall be paid by the employee through payroll deduction. Employees may purchase Health Insurance at their own expense, through payroll deduction taken from October – May.
Subd. 2. Dental Insurance: The School Board shall contribute the following amounts for Dental Insurance for employees with base hours of at least 1020 hours per year. Eligible employees will receive a District Contribution of $40.00 per month in 2025-2027.
Any additional cost of the premium shall be paid by the employee through payroll deduction. Employees working at least 772 base hours may purchase Dental Insurance at their own expense, through payroll deduction taken from October – May.
Subd. 3. Long Term Disability: The District shall provide LTD insurance for teachers contracted for 1020 base hours or more per year. Social Security benefits or teacher's retirement paid to the disabled employee may off-set the amount of the payment to the disabled employee from the insuring company.
Subd. 4. Life Insurance: The School Board shall provide $50,000 of group term life insurance coverage per teacher contracted for 1020 base hours or more per year. Teachers working fourteen (14) hours or up to thirty (30) hours per week shall be eligible to participate in the life insurance program at the employee's expense through payroll deduction.
The School Board agrees, if such option can be obtained, to secure an additional fifty (50) thousand dollars of supplemental group term life insurance at the expense of the teacher. The availability of such coverage shall be subject to all terms and conditions imposed by the carrier. In no event shall such voluntary supplementary coverage increase the premium for the basic coverage provided by the School Board.
Subd. 5. Non-participation: An eligible teacher who chooses not to participate in the District insurance plans shall forfeit any right to monetary gain in lieu of an insurance premium.
Subd. 6. Liability: The School Board shall contribute the sum necessary to provide liability coverage to state required limits for each licensed professional employee.
Subd. 7. Worker’s Compensation Insurance: The District shall carry worker’s compensation insurance on all employees in case of work related injury or accident.
Section 8. Tax Sheltered Annuity
Subd. 1. Participation: Teachers may participate in the 403(b) program provided in M.S. 356.24 according to the provisions contained in this Section. The District shall provide information regarding enrollment.
Subd. 2. Eligibility for District Match: Effective July 1, 2008, Teachers who have completed one full year and who have base hours of a minimum of 450 hours per year are eligible for a District Match. Completed applications must be submitted by July 31, to be effective Sept. 15, or by Aug. 31 to be effective Oct. 15.
Subd. 3. District Match: Beginning on July 1, 2008, the maximum annual district contribution shall be based on 1% of the participating teacher’s pay. All matching District Contributions belong to the individual teacher during and after employment in District 623.