Grievance
Arbitration Binding — The arbitrator's decision shall be binding
The arbitrator shall have no power to alter the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The arbitrator's decision shall be binding.
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — BA minimum salary on Lane BA Step 1 listed in Appendix B (not provided)
APPENDIX B – SALARY SCHEDULES contains salary information not fully included in the provided CBA text.
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — 5.00% increase for 2022-23
Percentage compensation increases for the length of this contract for current employees shall be: 2022-23 5.00%
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr2 — 1.5% increase for 2024-25
All stipends shall increase by 1.5% over the year prior for 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27.
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr3 — 1.5% increase for 2025-26
All stipends shall increase by 1.5% over the year prior for 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27.
Leave
Bereavement Days — Sick leave includes serious illness or death in immediate family or household
Sick leave shall be interpreted to mean personal illness, quarantine at home, or serious illness, or death in the teacher's immediate family or household, or birth, adoption, or placement for adoption.
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — Length of school year shall not exceed one-hundred-eighty-three (183) teacher attendance days
The length of the school year shall be adopted annually by the Board and shall not exceed one-hundred-eighty-three (183) teacher attendance days.
Other
Contract Duration — Five-year agreement from 2022-2023 through 2026-2027
Agreement covers school years 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026, and 2026-2027.
Insurance
Dental Coverage — Board pays 60% of dental insurance premium
The Board of Education will pay sixty percent (60%) of the total premium of the employee for a dental insurance plan
Other
Emergency Closure Pay — Association members shall receive daily rate of pay and benefits during emergency school/district closures; make-up days negotiated with Board
In the event of an emergency school or District closure, including, but not limited to, snow days, natural disaster, quarantine, or government order, Association members shall receive their daily rate of pay and benefits. If make-up days are required by law, the Association shall negotiate said days with the Board.
Insurance
Employee Premium Share Pct — HMO Family employee-paid share 2022-23
HMO Family 30%
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — Tenured teachers evaluated once every two (2) years in accordance with PERA
✓
Tenured teachers and fifth year or more part-time teachers will receive an evaluation once every two (2) years with informal and formal observations at least in accordance with the schedule listed below.
Compensation
Extra Duty Compensation — Full-time maintenance employees required to be on-call during school year receive $1,000 stipend per year
Full-time maintenance employees required to be on-call during the school year shall receive a $1,000 stipend per year.
Other
Fair Share Fee Religious Objection — Religious objectors may have fair share fee redirected to charitable organization per Association policy and Illinois ELRB Rules
The obligation to pay a fair share fee will not apply to any employee who, on the basis of a bona fide religious tenet or teaching or a church or religious body of which such employee is a member...objects. Upon proper substantiation and collection of the entire fee, the Association will make payment on behalf of the employee to a mutual agreeable non-religious charitable organization.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Three-step grievance procedure: informal conference, principal/superintendent, then arbitration
A grievance may be resolved in an informal conference between the principal and the teacher. Within twenty (20) days of the occurrence, the grievant and/or the Association shall present a written statement. Within ten (10) days of the receipt of the grievance, the principal shall confer.
Grievance
Grievance Time Limit Days — Grievance must be presented within 20 days of occurrence
The grievant shall present the grievance in writing to the immediately involved supervisor within twenty (20) days of the occurrence giving rise to the grievance.
Insurance
Health Family Premium — PPO Family employee-paid share 2022-23
PPO Family 30%
Insurance
Health Single Premium — Health insurance information referenced in Article XIV but details not fully provided
ARTICLE XIV – SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS begins on page 43 but full insurance premium details are not included in the provided text extract.
Workday
Instructional Minutes Day — Elementary max student contact 26 hours 40 minutes per 5 days; middle school 240 minutes plus homeroom and supervision
All full-time teachers will have a maximum student contact time of twenty-six (26) hours and forty (40) minutes and a minimum planning time of two (2) hours thirty (30) minutes per each five (5) full attendance days. All full-time teachers will have a maximum student contact time of two hundred forty (240) minutes, plus a homeroom assignment, a supervision assignment, and eighty (80) minutes of planning time per day.
Other
No Strike Provision — Neither the Association nor any employee shall engage in a strike nor conduct that will disrupt school district function and services
Neither the Association nor any employee shall engage in a strike nor engage in conduct that will disrupt the function and services of the School District.
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr1 — Head Coach stipend 2022-23
Head Coach Pay #101 $429 for 2022-23
Other
Paid Holidays — 10-month employees receive 10 paid holidays if schedule is 30-34 hours/week; 11 paid holidays if 34.5+ hours/week. 12-month employees receive 16 paid holidays
There shall be ten (10) paid holidays for 10-month employees whose schedule is from thirty (30) to thirty-four (34) hours per week and eleven (11) paid holidays for 10-month employees whose work schedule is thirty-four and one-half (34.5) or more hours per week. There shall be sixteen (16) paid holidays for 12-month employees.
Leave
Personal Days Annual — Each teacher credited with 3 personal days annually, accumulating to maximum of 10 days
At the beginning of the school year, each teacher shall be credited with three (3) days to be used for personal reasons. A personal day may be used for any purpose at the discretion of the teacher.
Other
Probationary Period — First eighty work days of employment constitute probationary period; termination possible for any reason
The first eighty (80) work days of employment shall be considered a probationary period. During the probationary period, employees shall be subject to termination at any time for any reason.
Retirement
Retirement Pickup Pct — No explicit employer pickup of TRS contribution stated in provided text
Article XII addresses retirement benefits but does not specify employer pickup of employee TRS contribution percentage in the provided sections.
Retirement
Retirement System — TRS (Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois) for certificated staff
Teachers who retire and are at least fifty-five (55) years of age with ten (10) or more years of service in the District will have the option to receive post-retirement severance pay or post-retirement reimbursement for TRS Health Insurance single premiums.
Rif
Rif Recall Years — Illinois School Code Article 24-12 governs RIF and recall rights, generally 2-year recall period
Any teacher who fails to complete the ninety (90) school day remediation plan with a Proficient or better rating shall be dismissed in accordance with Section 24-12 of School Code.
Compensation
Salary Increase Multi Year — Agreement covers 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027
Collective Bargaining Agreement between Board of Education, Deerfield Public Schools District 109 and Deerfield Educational Support Staff Association, DESSA/IEA-NEA for 2022-2027 school years.
Compensation
Salary Steps Count — Salary schedules in Appendix B (not provided in full document text)
APPENDIX B – SALARY SCHEDULES appears referenced on page 60 but full schedule details are not included in the provided text.
Leave
Sick Days Annual — Full-time teachers granted 12 sick days annually; 13 days after 10 years service; 14 days after 20 years service
All full-time teachers shall be granted sick leave in the amount of twelve (12) work days at full pay during each year. Teachers who have completed ten (10) years of full-time service in the District shall be granted one (1) additional sick leave day per year for a total normal annual allotment of thirteen (13) work days at full pay beginning the eleventh year.
Leave
Sick Leave Max Days — Ordinary sick leave accumulates to unlimited maximum; supplemental sick leave accumulates to 90-day maximum for tenured teachers
If the full amount of annual sick leave thus allowed is not used, the unused amount shall accumulate to an unlimited maximum. All full-time teachers, upon reaching tenure status, and for each year of tenured service, will be granted ten (10) days of supplemental sick leave, with use subject to the Board approval, accumulating to a maximum available supplemental sick leave of ninety (90) days.
Compensation
Step Increase — Step advancement on salary schedule referenced but specific percentage not provided in excerpted text
Salary schedule advancement details appear in Appendix B, which is not fully included in the provided CBA text.
Other
Tuition Reimbursement — Employees reimbursed 100% for tuition/fees for approved job-related courses with maximum $5,250 per fiscal year
Employees will be reimbursed 100% for tuition and/or fees for courses or workshops that have been approved by the appropriate supervisor and taken to enhance job-related skills with a maximum reimbursement of $5,250 in any fiscal year.
Other
Unsafe Conditions Windchill — No Association member required to work out-of-doors when wind-chill factor reaches 15°F or lower unless specifically required by job description
No Association member shall be required to work out-of-doors when the wind-chill factor reaches 15° F. or lower, unless it is specifically required by their job description.
Leave
Vacation Days — 12-month employees receive 10 vacation days after completion of 1st year; 15 days after 5th year; 20 days after 10th year; 25 days after 20th year
Full-time employees receive vacation days with pay that shall be based upon the length of continuous service on a fiscal year basis (July 1st – June 30th) as follows: Completion of 1st year: 10 vacation days; Completion of 5th year: 15 vacation days; Completion of 10th year: 20 vacation days; Completion of 20th year: 25 vacation days.
Workday
Work Year Definitions — Work year definitions provided; See Appendix F for DESSA Work Year Definitions
Appendix F - DESSA Work Year Definitions