| SOUTH SIOUX CITY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION | | | CASE NO. 141 |
| An Unincorporated Association, | | | |
| | | ||
| Petitioner, | | | |
| | | ||
| v. | | | Order of Modification |
| | | ||
| THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SOUTH SIOUX CITY, | | | |
| In the County of Dakota, In the State | | | |
| Of Nebraska, A Political Subdivision of | | | |
| the State of Nebraska, | | | |
| | | ||
| Respondent. | | |
Before: Judges Kratz, Rudolph, and Green.
KRATZ, J:
Before the Court are two motions. Plaintiff requests the Court to either grant a new trial, or in the alternative, modify its Findings of Fact and Opinion. Plaintiff contends that an error was made in the number of steps on the columns of the salary schedule which the Court ordered into effect for the 1976-1976 school year.
Defendant's Motion is also for a new trial and is based on the discovery of "a substantial error in the basic figures furnished to this Court by the plaintiff..." for the Columbus School District. Plaintiff has acknowledged this error and on February 10 furnished the Court with the following corrected tabulation:
TABLE DELETED
The Court having considered these motions, now FINDS:
(1) That an inadvertent error was made in the Court's Findings of Fact and Opinion of January 12, 1976, concerning the number of steps in each of the columns on the salary schedule which the Court ordered into effect for the 1976-1976 school year.
(2) That since the Court's error is readily apparent, no further evidentiary hearing is required on this matter.
(3) That inasmuch as both parties are in agreement with the corrected salary figures for the Columbus School District, a new trial will not be required on this issue.
(4) That the following array results from placing the revised figures for Columbus into TABLE II of the January 12th opinion.
TABLE DELETED
(5) That on the basis of total teacher compensation the approximate midpoint of the above array would be $1,360,713; and that a revised salary schedule having a base salary of $7,800 and an index factor of 4x5, with the following columns and steps, is appropriate: BA(7 steps), BA+9(8 steps), BA+18(9 steps), BA+27(10 steps), BA+36 or MA(12 steps), MA+9(13 steps), MA+18(14 steps), and MA+27(14 steps). This schedule will produce a total basic salary of $1,338,737.40.
(6) That in addition, the Board shall provide a total contribution of $14.50 per teacher per month, to be applied to the existing insurance package. This brings the total teacher compensation to $1,362,488.40.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED BY THE COURT:
(1) That Plaintiff and Defendant shall have five days from their receipt of this order to file any objections or corrections to the revised wage information for the Columbus School District;
(2) That after such time has elapsed, and no objections or corrections have been received by the Court, the scale of wages of the South Sioux City School District teachers for the 1975-1976 year shall be computed in accordance with a salary schedule having a base salary of $7,800, index increments of 4% vertically and 5% horizontally in columns of BA (7 steps), BA+9(8 steps), BA+18(9 steps), BA+27(10 steps), BA+36 or MA(12 steps), MA+9(13 steps), MA+18(14 steps), and MA+27(14 steps);
(3) That the Defendant shall provide an insurance contribution of $14.50 per teacher per month; and
(4) That the other terms and conditions of employment of said teachers shall remain unchanged by this order.
_______________________________