Where your PPC ends, JFAST begins!
JFAST stands for the Jonesboro Faculty And Staff Team. With your annual dues of only $10, we are able to provide retirement gifts, years of service gifts, (2) $1,000 scholarships, and provide a breakfast for new hires of the district. We can be present during your individual, or team, grievance we also track and inform members of legislation that will impact educators and our profession. We currently represent approximately 72% of the Jonesboro School District and would love for you to join!
JFAST stands for the Jonesboro Faculty And Staff Team. With your annual dues of only $10, we are able to provide retirement gifts, years of service gifts, (2) $1,000 scholarships, and provide a breakfast for new hires of the district. We can be present during your individual, or team, grievance we also track and inform members of legislation that will impact educators and our profession. We currently represent approximately 72% of the Jonesboro School District and would love for you to join!
past successes of jfast
- Negotiated a salary increase for all the nurses in the district. (2021)
- Helped Defeat House Bill 1206 in Committee (Sought to divert authority away from ARTRS Board to the legislature to determine our annual COLA - Cost of Living Adjustment thus lowering annual payments.)
- Full Week Off for Thanksgiving
- Stipends for Previously Unpaid Positions
- Sick Day Buyback Program (2019)
- Earlier Dismissal for PT Conference (2017)
- FREE Vision Insurance (2016)
- Catastrophic Event Clause to Receive Extra Days off without Loss of Pay (2016)
- $1,000 Raise (2019)
- 3.5% Raise (2018)
- 2.5% Raise (2017)
- 4% Raise (2016)
- 4% Raise (2015)
*Click any of the above items in order to read where these items were successfully negotiated by JFAST.
All New Member Forms need to be sent, via the JPS mailbag, to Garrett Barnes at NEACTC.