Grievance
Arbitration Binding — Yes, binding arbitration available at Step 4
If grievance not resolved through mediation, Association may submit to binding expedited arbitration under American Arbitration Association rules, which shall act as administrator of proceedings.
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — $42,222
FY26 EXTRACURRICULAR SCHEDULE - 44222 position code referenced with salary data
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — 2.5% salary increase
FY26 EXTRACURRICULAR SCHEDULE - Base salary and various positions listed with percentage increases shown in Q-2 column at approximately 2.5%
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr2 — 2.8%
Direct Salary Increase Q2 2.8% (base performance 1.6% + $27 per month)
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr3 — 2.0%
Direct Salary Increase Q2 2.0%
Leave
Bereavement Days — One bereavement day per year for close friend or family member
Certified staff members shall be granted one bereavement day per year to attend the funeral of a close friend or family member other than those of the immediate family.
Compensation
Building Website Coordinator — Building Website Coordinator
Building Website Coordinator | $796.49 per year
Other
Class Period Reimbursement Max Students — When assigned additional students, class shall not exceed 23 students total; if exceeded, teacher compensated at cover hour rate
When a teacher is assigned by administration to take on more students into a classroom, due to the lack of substitute availability, the teacher shall not have a class that exceeds 23 students in total. Should the class exceed 23 students, then the teacher will be compensated at the cover hour rate per hour up to the maximum rate of substitute pay.
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — Calendar shall contain no more than 180 teacher attendance days
The calendar shall contain no more than 180 teacher attendance days. An institute day shall be built in following student exams and prior to final student attendance day.
Other
Contract Effective Date End — June 30, 2027
This agreement is signed and adopted this 10th day of October 2024 and shall be in effect from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027.
Other
Contract Effective Date Start — July 1, 2024
This agreement is signed and adopted this 10th day of October 2024 and shall be in effect from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027.
Compensation
Counselor Pay — 30 days at salary rate per day (additional days, if needed may be authorized by the building principal)
Counselor | 30 days at salary rate per day (additional days, if needed may be authorized by the building principal)
Compensation
Cover Hours Pay — Cover hours
Cover hours | $30.00 per hour
Compensation
Drivers Ed Pay — Driver's Ed/Driving outside of school hours
Driver's Ed/Driving outside of school hours | $24.89 per hour
Workday
Duty Free Lunch Minimum — All District teachers entitled to duty-free lunch period of at least 30 minutes
All District teachers shall be entitled to a duty-free lunch period of at least 30 minutes. High school and junior high teachers shall be provided at least one preparation period per regular work day.
Other
Early Bird Class Compensation — Teachers teaching early bird class compensated by early dismissal equal to time required for class, or 1/7 base salary plus TRS for full-time early bird class
Employees teaching early bird class compensated by early dismissal equal to time required. If compensatory time not possible, receive 1/7 individual's base salary plus TRS for full-time early bird class.
Compensation
Extra Curricular Supervision Pay — Extra-curricular supervision beyond school day and not previously covered under extra pay schedule
Extra-curricular supervision beyond school day and not previously covered under extra pay schedule | $30.00 per hour
Other
Grievance Definition — A grievance is a complaint of alleged violation, misrepresentation or misapplication of any provision of the agreement
A grievance shall mean a complaint that there has been an alleged violation, misrepresentation or misapplication of any provision of this agreement.
Other
Grievance Initiation Deadline — Informal grievance procedure must be initiated within ten school days of knowledge of alleged violation
The informal grievance procedure must be initiated within ten school days of the knowledge of the occurrence of the alleged violation.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Informal process, Step 1 (principal), Step 2 (superintendent), Step 3 (mediation), Step 4 (arbitration)
Step 1: principal meeting. Step 2: superintendent referral. Step 3: mediation with Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service. Step 4: binding expedited arbitration under American Arbitration Association rules.
Insurance
Health Single Premium — Board will pay $58,400 for FY 25 toward employee premium
The board of education will pay for FY 25, $8,400, for FY 26 $9,000, and for FY 27 and after $9,300 per year toward the cost of the employee premium, not to exceed individual premium of selected plan.
Other
Job Share Limit District — There will be a limit in the District to three job share opportunities each year
There will be a limit in the District to three job share opportunities each year.
Other
Job Share Plan Deadline — Job sharing plan must be submitted to building principal no later than February 1 of the year preceding the school year
The job sharing teachers will formulate a plan which must be submitted to the building principal no later than February 1 of the year proceeding the school year for which the job share is requested.
Compensation
Mentoring Stipend — Mentoring
Mentoring | $350.00 per full year
Other
Mou Effective Date — January 1st, 2026
The new language applies to all reimbursements submitted after January 1st, 2026. This includes classes that have been taken since September 1st, 2025.
Other
National Board Certification Allowance — Employer shall pay full cost of fee for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards assessment; employee must remain employed for three years or reimburse district
The Employer shall pay the full cost of the fee for assessment associated with the attainment of certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for an employee who submits a written application through the Illinois State Board of Education Candidate Subsidy Program.
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr1 — Extra-curricular supervision beyond school day: $30.00 per hour
Extra-curricular supervision beyond school day and not previously covered under extra pay schedule | $30.00 per hour | included
Leave
Personal Days Annual — All full time professional staff shall have two personal days per year
All full time professional staff shall have two (2) personal days per year and teaching personnel employed for a period of time less than full time will have personal time prorated according to the percentage employed.
Other
Personnel File Review — Upon reasonable request, teacher or authorized representative may review personnel file at any convenient time during regular working hours
Upon reasonable request, a teacher or an authorized representative of the teacher may review his or her personnel file at any convenient time during regular working hours.
Other
Personnel File Rights — No document placed in personnel file unless teacher has opportunity to review and initial it; teacher has right to prepare written response to any document
No document shall be placed in teacher's personnel file unless teacher has first had opportunity to review and initial such document. Teachers have right to prepare written response to any document in personnel file.
Workday
Preparation Period Elementary — K-5 teachers provided at least one preparation period per regular work day uninterrupted for at least 30 minutes
K-5 teachers shall be provided at least one preparation period per regular work day that is uninterrupted for at least 30 minutes.
Workday
Preparation Period Secondary — High school and junior high teachers provided at least one preparation period per regular work day
High school and junior high teachers shall be provided with at least one preparation period per regular work day that is of the same uninterrupted duration as a regular class period.
Compensation
Professional Development Hours Annual — twenty-four hours submitted to the superintendent prior to a teacher leaving for summer vacation
Courses must have been completed within the past twelve months and a maximum of twenty-four hours submitted to the superintendent prior to a teacher leaving for summer vacation.
Workday
Regular Ed Course Limit — Regular education teachers outside self-contained classroom should not be assigned more than 4 different courses per school day
Regular education teachers, outside of a self-contained classroom, should not be assigned to teach more than 4 different courses per school day. If assigned more than 4, teacher would receive stipend upon Board of Education review.
Other
Renegotiation Notice Requirement — 120 days prior to expiration
It shall remain in full force and effect from year to year thereafter, unless notice to 'Request to Renegotiate' is provided in writing no earlier than 120 days prior to the expiration date.
Other
Retirement Incentive Percentage — Six percent (6%) retirement incentive, inclusive of any other increases in compensation, for remaining years of service
If an Employee who commenced employment with Employer prior to October 1, 2024, shall give the Board irrevocable notice of retirement by October 1, 2024, four (4) years prior to the year of retirement. The Board shall pay him/her a six percent (6%) retirement incentive, inclusive of any other increases in compensation for each of his/her remaining four years of service.
Retirement
Retirement Pickup Pct — Board shall pay each Employee's share of TRS contributions in an amount not to exceed 9.0% of teacher's compensation
During the term of this Agreement the Board shall pay each Employee's share of TRS contributions in an amount not to exceed 9.0% of teacher's compensation. The salary schedules attached shall reflect such payments in accordance with the following formula: (Base Salary x 1.098901).
Retirement
Retirement System — Teachers Retirement System (TRS)
All calculations for salary increases will be based on the Teachers Retirement System (TRS) creditable earnings in the year prior to the submission of the irrevocable notice of retirement.
Rif
Rif Recall Response Deadline — Failure to respond within fifteen calendar days after receipt of Board recall letter terminates recall rights
Failure to respond within fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of Board's letter to recall, delivered by certified mail, shall result in termination of teacher's right of recall hereunder.
Rif
Rif Recall Years — Recall available within one calendar year from beginning of following school term from which teacher was riffed
If positions become available within one (1) calendar year from beginning of following school term from which teacher was riffed, recall shall be as follows: teachers with most seniority notified of positions for which certified.
Compensation
Salary Lanes Count — 6 lanes (BA, BA+15, BA+30, MA, MA+30, MA+45)
FY 25 Extra-Curricular Schedule with salary lanes: BA, BA+15, BA+30, MA, MA+30, MA+45
Compensation
Salary Steps Count — 12 salary steps
FY26 EXTRACURRICULAR SCHEDULE shows salary grid with steps 0-2 through 26-* representing experience progression
Other
Seniority Definition — Seniority is length of continuous service in District, beginning from first working day
Seniority shall be defined as the length of a teacher's continuous service in the District. Accumulation of seniority shall begin from teacher's first working day.
Other
Seniority List Approval — By January 15 each year Board submits seniority list to AEA President for approval; if not acted upon within 10 school days, Board list becomes approved
By January 15 of each year the Board shall bring up to date existing seniority list and submit to AEA President for approval. If list not acted upon by AEA within ten school days, Board's list designated approved.
Other
Seniority Lost By — Seniority lost by: resignations, dismissal for cause, retirement, death, exhaustion of recall rights
Seniority will be lost due to: a. resignations, b. dismissal for cause, c. retirement, d. death, e. exhaustion of recall rights
Leave
Sick Days Annual — Seniority continues to accrue during authorized leaves of absence; teacher shall not lose seniority due to excused absence or illness if completes 105 days teaching during school year
Seniority shall continue to accrue during authorized leaves of absence with or without pay. Teacher shall not lose seniority due to excused absence or illness or approved leave providing teacher completes 105 days of teaching during school year.
Leave
Sick Leave Max Days — Sick leave bank maximum capacity is 200 days
Participating employees shall put in one day per year until the bank reaches its maximum days of 200. All new employees wishing to participate may do so by filling out the application form.
Workday
Special Education Caseload Max — Special education teacher caseload shall not exceed 17 students
The number of students on a special education teacher's caseload shall not exceed 17 students. If caseload exceeds 17, Board of Education will approve stipend at next regularly scheduled school board meeting.
Compensation
Step Increase — 6-12 core content teachers in the retirement pipeline cannot be given additional course preparation to exceed 4, so as not to incur TRS penalties
6-12 core content teachers who are in the retirement pipeline cannot be given additional course preparation to exceed 4, so as not to incur TRS penalties.
Compensation
Summer School Pay — Summer School (certified positions only)
Summer School (certified positions only) | $30.00 per hour
Compensation
Teacher Overload Rate — 1/8th of Teacher's Salary
Teacher Overload Rate | 1/8th of Teacher's Salary
Other
Teacher Transfer Involuntary — Involuntarily transferred teacher entitled to meet with Superintendent; may request unpaid leave not exceeding one year or approval of resignation
Any teacher who is involuntarily transferred shall be entitled to meet with Superintendent regarding transfer. Board shall grant unpaid leave of absence not to exceed one year or approve requested resignation.
Other
Travel Reimbursement Food Daily — Food allowance of $31.00 per day, $15.50 for half days
Reimbursement of travel expenses is as follows: IRS rate for personal automobile. Reimbursement of actual expenses not to exceed $100.00 per day for lodging unless approved by administration prior and $31.00 per day for food allowance, $15.50 for half days. Alcohol is not reimbursable.
Other
Travel Reimbursement Lodging Daily — Reimbursement of actual expenses not to exceed $100.00 per day for lodging unless approved by administration prior
Reimbursement of travel expenses is as follows: IRS rate for personal automobile. Reimbursement of actual expenses not to exceed $100.00 per day for lodging unless approved by administration prior and $31.00 per day for food allowance, $15.50 for half days. Alcohol is not reimbursable.
Other
Tuition Reimbursement Per Semester Hour — Payment of $350.00 per semester hour, not to exceed tuition, paid in second September check and second February check
A payment of $350.00 per semester hour, not to exceed tuition, will be paid in the second September check and the second February check after an official transcript has been submitted.
Compensation
Tutoring Outside School Hours Pay — Tutoring outside of school hours (certified personnel)
Tutoring outside of school hours (certified personnel) | $30.00 per hour
Other
Voluntary Part Time Limit District — There will be a limit in the District to three voluntary part-time employees
There will be a limit in the District to three voluntary part-time employees.
Other
Voluntary Part Time Plan Deadline — Voluntary part-time employment request must be submitted no later than February 1 of the year preceding
Teachers desiring to be voluntarily employed on a part-time basis will submit a letter to the building principal no later than February 1 of the year preceding the school year for which the voluntary part-time employment requests are subject to the approval of the Superintendent or designee.
Compensation
Weightlifting Supervision Summer — Weightlifting supervision (summer) 4 persons x3 days/wk. x3 hours/day
Weightlifting supervision (summer) 4 persons x3 days/wk. x3 hours/day | $8.25 per hour
Workday
Workday Start End — School day starts 8:00 a.m., ends 3:40 p.m. (Friday 3:30 p.m.)
The school day shall start for all certified personnel at 8:00 a.m. and end at 3:40 p.m. with the exception of Friday's release time being 3:30 p.m.