Grievance
Arbitration Binding — true
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Step Three: If the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved at Step Two, the grievance may proceed to binding arbitration. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties.
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — Base salary for Lane BS Step 0, 2024-2025
CENTRAL A&M COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #21 SALARY SCHEDULE 2024-2025 BASE CRED EARN $44,000.00
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — 2024-2025 salary schedule: base increases from $44,000 to $45,500 (calculation: (45500-44000)/44000 = 0.0341)
2025-2026 salary schedule BASE CRED EARN $45,500.00; 2024-2025 BASE CRED EARN $44,000.00
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr2 — 2025-2026 salary schedule: base increases from $45,500 to $47,000 (calculation: (47000-45500)/45500 = 0.0330)
2026-2027 salary schedule BASE CRED EARN $47,000.00; 2025-2026 BASE CRED EARN $45,500.00
Leave
Bereavement Days — One to five days available for bereavement leave to attend funeral of relative or close friend
any unit may request bereavement leave of from one to five days to attend the funeral of a relative or a close friend, and to assist family members in their grief
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — Summer school pay calculation implies 180 contract days per year (hours divided by 180 = hourly rate)
Summer school pay shall be equivalent to hourly creditable earnings wage at BS+16, i.e. hourly creditable earnings salary divided by 180, (number of contract days)
Insurance
Employee Premium Share Pct — Board provides full individual coverage; employee share not specified as different from employer contribution
Board will provide full individual coverage of the following amount per month toward the premium for each full-time employee
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — Tenured teachers rated as proficient or excellent are evaluated at least once every three years; non-tenured at least once per semester
Non-tenured teachers shall be evaluated at least once in each school semester. Tenured Teachers who previously were rated as proficient or excellent shall be formally evaluated at least once every three (3) years.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Grievance procedure has three steps: informal/supervisor, superintendent, and binding arbitration
Step One with supervisor; Step Two with superintendent; Step Three: binding arbitration via Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Insurance
Health Single Premium — Monthly employer contribution toward full individual health insurance premium for remainder of 2024
Board will provide full individual coverage of the following amount per month: Remainder of Calendar year 2024 $628
Compensation
Lane Advancement Allowed — true
If a course is to count toward movement on the salary schedule, the teacher must provide evidence that it is a graduate-level course from a recognized college/university, in the teacher's field of teaching; or are taken as part of a program leading to a master's degree in a related educational field
Leave
Personal Days Annual — Three personal leave days granted per school year
Teachers shall be granted three (3) days of personal leave during each school year. Unused personal leave will be accumulated to a maximum of five (5) days
Retirement
Retirement Pickup Pct — District pays up to 9.0% of TRS contribution; employee pays any amount above 9.0%
Board will continue to pay as a benefit the required TRS contribution up to a maximum of 9.0% related to the teacher's base salary. Any required TRS contribution above 9.0% will be deducted from a teacher's base salary.
Retirement
Retirement System — TRS (Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois)
Board will continue to pay as a benefit the required TRS contribution up to a maximum of 9.0% related to the teacher's base salary
Rif
Rif Recall Years — Recall rights governed by Section 24-12 of The School Code (2-year recall period under Illinois law)
Reduction in staff will comply with the provisions of Section 24-12 of The School Code. Recall of Staff will comply with the provisions of Section 24-12 of The School Code.
Compensation
Salary Lanes Count — Nine education lanes: BS, BS+8, BS+16, BS+24, BS+32/Ms, Ms+8, Ms+16, MS+24, MS+32
Salary schedule lanes: BS BS+8 BS+16 BS+24 BS+32/Ms Ms+8 Ms+16 MS+24 MS+32
Compensation
Salary Steps Count — Salary schedule contains 33 experience steps (Step 0 through Step 32)
Salary schedule with steps from 0 to 32, representing 33 total steps of experience advancement
Leave
Sick Days Annual — 12 days per year for nine month employees; 13 days for 10 month; 14 days for 11 month; 15 days for 12 month employees
Sick leave shall be allowed up to 12 days per year for nine month employees, 13 days for 10 month employees, 14 days for 11 month employees, and 15 days for 12 month employees
Leave
Sick Leave Max Days — Maximum accumulation of 360 sick leave days
with unused leave accumulating to a maximum of 360 days
Compensation
Step Increase — 2025-2026 increment is $1,245.00 per step; 2024-2025 increment is approximately $1,180 per step (estimated from schedule)
2025-2026 INCREMENT- $1,245.00