Compensation
Ba Min Salary — BA minimum salary 2025-2026
Base 39,047
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — 3.75% increase for 2025-2026
3.75% of previous base 39047
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr2 — 3.5% increase for 2026-2027
3.5% of previous base 40511
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr3 — 3.0% increase for 2027-2028
3.0% of previous base 41929
Leave
Bereavement Days — two (2) bereavement days per school year for immediate family
For bereavement purposes, each Employee shall be granted two (2) bereavement days per school year for immediate family as listed in Article 7.1.6
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — one hundred eighty (180) each school year
Teachers shall not be required to work more than the minimum number of teacher attendance days required by law (currently one hundred eighty (180) each school year) without extended contract or extra-duty pay.
Insurance
Dental Coverage — Covered under Board approved insurance plan
The Board will contribute up to $625 per month for each eligible full-time employee covered by this Agreement towards a Board approved insurance plan.
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — Each formal evaluation shall be in writing. The teacher shall receive a copy of each formal evaluation within ten (10) working days of each evaluation.
Each formal evaluation shall be in writing. The teacher shall receive a copy of each formal evaluation within ten (10) working days of each evaluation.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Informal Step, Step One (Principal), Step Two (Superintendent)
The teacher should attempt to resolve a grievance by discussing the situation with his/her immediate supervisor through free and informal communications. If the informal process fails to satisfy the teacher, a grievance may be processed as follows: Step One with the Principal; Step Two with the Superintendent.
Insurance
Health Single Premium — $650 per month for 2026-2027 school year
The Board will contribute up to $650.00 per month for each eligible full-time employee covered by this Agreement towards a Board approved insurance plan for the 2026-2027 school year.
Workday
Instructional Minutes Day — seven (7) hours and fifty five (55) minutes
The teacher work day shall not exceed seven (7) hours and fifty five (55) minutes except that teachers shall be required to work beyond the regular work day to accommodate.
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr1 — $15.00 per planning period up to 30 minutes for substitute teacher coverage
Payment for teachers who substitute shall be: $15.00 per planning period up to thirty (30) minutes in length.
Leave
Personal Days Annual — 1 personal day per year, maximum 4 cumulative
Teachers who have been granted a leave of absence by the Board may continue participation in the District's group insurance plan during such leave, provided that the District is fully reimbursed on a monthly basis for all costs of premiums incurred.
Other
Prep Overload Compensation — Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for each semester
Any Employee who is assigned classes requiring more than five (5) different preparations shall be paid additional Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for each semester so assigned.
Retirement
Retirement Pickup Pct — 9.4% employer pickup of TRS contribution
The Board shall pay on behalf of each teacher the benefit limit sum of 9.4 (salary add on factor used 1.098901) percent of the teacher's IRS taxable income directly to the Illinois Teacher Retirement System as a direct Board contribution to the TRS.
Retirement
Retirement System — Illinois Teacher Retirement System (TRS)
The Board shall pay on behalf of each teacher the benefit limit sum of 9.4 (salary add on factor used 1.098901) percent of the teacher's IRS taxable income directly to the Illinois Teacher Retirement System.
Compensation
Salary Lanes Count — Six salary lanes: BA, BA+8, BA+16, BA+24, MA, MA+16
Salary columns: BA, BA+8, BA+16, BA+24, MA, MA+16 plus TRS
Compensation
Salary Steps Count — 27 steps on salary schedule
Rows 0-27 visible in salary tables for BA, BA+8, BA+16, BA+24, MA, MA+16
Leave
Sick Days Annual — Years in District 0-6: 12 days per year; 7-14 years: 14 days per year; 15+ years: 16 days per year
Sick leave without loss of pay shall be credited each school year to each full-time teacher on the first day of the school term. The number of sick leave days credited annually shall be as follows: 0-6 years = 12; 7-14 years = 14; 15+ years = 16.
Leave
Sick Leave Max Days — cumulative to three hundred-forty credited days
The number of sick leave days credited annually shall be as follows, cumulative to three hundred-forty credited days.
Compensation
Step Increase — Teacher salaries increase via movement on salary schedule for longevity step and completion of additional college course work
Teacher salaries for the school years defined in this agreement will increase via movement on the salary schedule for longevity step and where applicable, completion of additional college course work.