Clinton CUSD 15

the Association may submit the grievance to final and binding arbitration under the Voluntary Labor Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.

The amount to be paid for each additional duty beyond the regular work day which is functioning during this contract will be calculated by multiplying the index with the Bachelor's Degree base salary of $44,500 for the 2025-2026 school year

The amount to be paid for each additional duty beyond the regular work day which is functioning during this contract will be calculated by multiplying the index with the Bachelor's Degree base salary of $44,500 for the 2025-2026 school year and $45,500 2026-2027 school year.

Employees may use up to three (3) days per incident for leave connected with death in the immediate family. Immediate family shall include parents, spouse, domestic partner, brothers, sisters, children, grandparents, grandchildren, parents-in-law, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, step children, and legal guardians.

In the event that a teacher is absent from school for any unauthorized time, other than for the reason of inclement weather road conditions, a salary deduction is to be made from the following month's check and such is based on a school year of 180 days

Non-tenured employees shall be evaluated at least twice in each school term. Tenured employees shall be evaluated according to current law. The Board of Education will follow the evaluation procedure for certified staff as outlined in the Teacher's Guidebook for Evaluation.

Step 1: Any claim shall first be presented orally by the claimant to the most immediate administrator. Step 2: If a satisfactory solution is not reached orally, a written statement must be filed. Step 3: Appeal to Superintendent. Step 4: Board hearing. Step 5: Binding arbitration.

Teachers may only move one horizontal lane per year; for example, moving from Lane BA-0 to BA-8. Teachers cannot move multiple lanes; for example, moving from Lane BA-0 to BA-16.

Each teacher shall be granted two (2) work days of personal leave per year, accumulated to five (5) work days. When accumulated five days are unused, the yearly additional days will be added to accumulated sick leave days.

The Board will pay four and half percent (4.5%) towards TRS for the 2025-2026 school year and five percent (5%) towards TRS for the 2026-2027 school year.

Teachers will contribute the required percentage for TRS per current TRS rules of their gross creditable earnings toward their retirement and the current amount per current rules to the Teachers' Health Insurance Security Fund as per Illinois law.

If the Board has any vacancies for the following school term or within one (1) calendar year from the beginning of the following school term, the positions thereby becoming available shall be tendered to the Teachers within Grouping 3 or Grouping 4 so removed or dismissed

Each school year, teacher(s) will be provided fifteen (15) days sick leave for use. Unused sick leave will accumulate up to four hundred (400) days.

Unused sick leave will accumulate up to four hundred (400) days.