Council of School Supervisors & Administrators history

On July 1, 1964, the CSA Major Medical Expense Insurance Plan goes into effect on with more than 900 supervisors enrolled.

The Council is formally recognized by the Board of Education on May 5, 1965, as the representative of all persons eligible for membership in each of its constituent organizations.

In June 1966, the trustees decide to provide supplemental major medical insurance, extended Blue Cross coverage and life insurance as well.

The agreement, the first comprehensive contract for school supervisors in the United States, runs for a three-year term beginning October 1, 1969.

The contract negotiated with the Board of Education in September, 1976, gives CSA the right to take a grievance dispute to final and binding arbitration.

Successor agreements in 1978 include substantial cost of living adjustments, bonus monies, eight percent raises over the life of the contract, additional sabbaticals, and the elimination of 26 hours of conference time for all tenured supervisors.

A new contract signed in 1980 offers significant changes, including a new group added to the collective bargaining unit (Education Administrators), an eight percent salary increase over two years, and an increase for per session employees.

In 2002, the "Council of Supervisors and Administrators" becomes the "Council of School Supervisors and Administrators." CSA also introduces a professional development organization, the Executive Leadership Institute, and eventually opens Educational Leadership Centers in five boroughs.

In May, 2004, the Executive Board approves the formation of a Retiree Chapter.

In May, 2005, Day Care members overwhelmingly vote to ratify a new contract.

The contract offers members $1,200 upon ratification, and a 14.5 percent raise over the length of the deal, which expires June 30, 2006.