The United Teachers of Dade and MDCPS management have returned to bargaining for the current school year. Prior to additional meetings the UTD bargaining team wants to hear from you regarding some of the issues that are being discussed in bargaining this year. Your answers will be made anonymous so that no one will know what your particular answers were. It is preferrable that you respond to this survey from a computer not connected to the MDCPS system. Employee number is for statistical and validation purposes only. What is your employee number? * What position do you hold in the school system? Are you a member of UTD? * YesNoNo, but please have someone contact me so that I can join UTD to help achieve our goals in these negotiations. How many years have you completed working in MDCPS? * one to threefour to sixseven to teneleven to fifteensixteen to twentytwenty to twenty twomore than twenty two We are currently in reopener negotiations for the third and final year of the 2012-2015 UTD/MDCPS Contract. Reopener negotiations are more limited in scope than negotiations for renewal of the entire three year contract. UTD also understands that all issues are important, but this survey is designed to force choices so that we can determine priorities. Funding is always limited and therefore we must determine where you prefer that funding to be invested. Please rank the following in order of most importance to you: * Most ImportantLeast ImportantSomewhat Important Raise / Step Advancement * Raise / Step Advancement - Most Important Raise / Step Advancement - Least Important Raise / Step Advancement - Somewhat Important Maintain or Improve Healthcare * Maintain or Improve Healthcare - Most Important Maintain or Improve Healthcare - Least Important Maintain or Improve Healthcare - Somewhat Important Improvements to the evaluation system * Improvements to the evaluation system - Most Important Improvements to the evaluation system - Least Important Improvements to the evaluation system - Somewhat Important Salary UTD is working to improve pay for employees. In addition, this year the law requires that the district adopt a "Performance Pay" Salary Schedule as required by SB 736. Which issue is most important to you as it relates to your salary? * - Select -Salary IncreaseStep Advancement If you had the option to remain on the current "Grandfathered" salary schedule or move to the "Performance Pay" salary schedule, which would you choose? * - Select -Grandfathered SchedulePerformance Pay ScheduleMy position does not have the optionI do not know enough to choose / prefer not to choose How should we proceed in order to establish the required "Performance Pay" salary schedule? * - Select -Make significant changes to the current schedule in order to make it work as both the grandfathered and performance pay schedulesMake changes to the current schedule in order to allow for two schedules to operate simultaneouslyMy position does not have the optionI do not know enough / prefer not to choose What is most important to you related to your salary? Healthcare MDCPS recently completed a Request For Proposal (RFP) for a healthcare network provider. Cigna was retained as the network provider. What issue is most important to you to improve your healthcare experience? * - Select -I am more concerned about the cost of my benefits.I am more concerned about the cost of benefits for my dependents.I am more concerned with access to specific doctors so that I can keep all or most of my current doctors.I prefer a balance between cost and access to doctors.Plan Design (co-pays, deductibles, max out of pocket)I do not know enough about my benefits to answer this question. Healthcare: Other than your response above, what issue is most important to you to improve your healthcare experience? * - Select -I am more concerned about the cost of my benefits.I am more concerned about the cost of benefits for my dependents.I am more concerned with access to specific doctors so that I can keep all or most of my current doctors.I prefer a balance between cost and access to doctors.Plan Design (co-pays, deductibles, max out of pocket)I do not know enough about my benefits to answer this question. Healthcare: Other than your responses above, what issue is most important to you to improve your healthcare experience? * - Select -I am more concerned about the cost of my benefits.I am more concerned about the cost of benefits for my dependents.I am more concerned with access to specific doctors so that I can keep all or most of my current doctors.I prefer a balance between cost and access to doctors.Plan Design (co-pays, deductibles, max out of pocket)I do not know enough about my benefits to answer this question. Which MDCPS Healthcare option did you select for 2014? * - Select -LocalPlusOAP20OAP10Opt Out of MDCPS HealthcareDo not know/ prefer not to share Do you currently carry dependent coverage with your MDCPS Healthcare plan? * - Select -Yes, SpouseYes, ChildrenYes, FamilyNoDo not know/ prefer not to share What would you change about the current plans designs? Please describe any specific problem you have had accessing benefits under the current plan designs. A Joint Task Force has been reviewing IPEGS and three primary areas of concern are being addressed in negotiations. IPEGS: Please rank the following in order of importance to you: * Somewhat ImportantLeast ImportantNot Evaluated via IPEGSMost Important Appeals Process * Appeals Process - Somewhat Important Appeals Process - Least Important Appeals Process - Not Evaluated via IPEGS Appeals Process - Most Important Data / Roster Verification * Data / Roster Verification - Somewhat Important Data / Roster Verification - Least Important Data / Roster Verification - Not Evaluated via IPEGS Data / Roster Verification - Most Important Modifications to Indicators * Modifications to Indicators - Somewhat Important Modifications to Indicators - Least Important Modifications to Indicators - Not Evaluated via IPEGS Modifications to Indicators - Most Important Under what circumstances is an appeal essential to you? * - Select -Only when the issue(s) in dispute could change my overall rating enough to impact job security and/or payOnly when the issue(s) in dispute could change my overall ratingAnytime I disagree with PrincipalNot evaluated with IPEGSDo not know enough / prefer not to answer What concerns do you have about the student data used in your evaluation? Any other IPEGS related issue you would like to share with the bargaining team? Any issue not covered by the previous questions that you would like to share with the bargaining team? UTD provides real-time updates of bargaining on Twitter: You can follow us at: https://twitter.com/UTD_AFT1974 Do you follow UTD on Twitter? https://twitter.com/UTD_AFT1974 * - Select -YesNo UTD provides real-time updates of bargaining on our Facebook Page: You can like our page at: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedTeachersofDade Have you clicked "Like" on our Facebook page? * - Select -YesNo Leave this field blank
