Grievance
Arbitration Binding — Final and binding arbitration available after Step 3 Board decision
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Should the Association not be satisfied with the Step 3 answer and should the time limits expire, the Association may submit the grievance to final and binding arbitration.
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — BA Step 1 salary for 2024-2025
BA GSS 39,921 (Year 1 2024-2025)
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — 3.5% on the cells plus step
Year 1 (2024 - 2025): 3.5% on the cells plus step
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr2 — 3.5% on the cells plus step
Year 2 (2025 - 2026): 3.5% on the cells plus step
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr3 — 3.5% on the cells plus step
Year 3 (2026 - 2027): 3.5% on the cells plus step
Leave
Bereavement Days — Bereavement leave for immediate family death
Bereavement leave for a death not provided for under Article IV, Section A:1 may be taken for up to three (3) consecutive days
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — School calendar consists of 185 days total, with at least 176 pupil attendance days
The school calendar shall consist of one hundred eighty-five (185) days of which at least one hundred seventy-six (176) shall be pupil attendance days
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — PERA-compliant evaluation per Article 24A of Illinois School Code; committee reviews annually
A PERA Evaluation Committee of equal representation between teacher representatives and board representatives will meet annually to review the evaluation instrument.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Four-step grievance procedure: Building Principal, Superintendent, Board, then Arbitration
Step 1: principal; Step 2: Superintendent; Step 3: Board; Step 4: final and binding arbitration
Insurance
Health Single Premium — Board contribution toward health insurance premium, year 1
2024-2025 - $600.00
Workday
Instructional Minutes Day — Daily blocked period of at least 30 minutes preparation time
The aforementioned schedule shall provide a daily blocked period of thirty (30) minutes per day for all members for preparation time
Leave
Personal Days Annual — Three days of personal leave without loss of pay
The Board shall grant each employee three (3) days of personal leave without loss of pay.
Retirement
Retirement Pickup Pct — Board shall withhold and pay on behalf of teacher actual amount due to TRS not to exceed 9%
The Board shall withhold from and pay on behalf of each teacher the actual amount due from said teacher as hereinafter set forth to the State of Illinois Teachers' Retirement System not to exceed 9%
Retirement
Retirement System — TRS - Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois
The Board shall withhold from and pay on behalf of each teacher the actual amount due from said teacher as hereinafter set forth to the State of Illinois Teachers' Retirement System
Rif
Rif Recall Years — Recall rights per Section 24-12 of Illinois School Code; failure to respond within 20 days voids recall
Recall rights shall be in accordance with Section 24-12 of the school code. Failure to respond within twenty (20) days to a notice sent Certified Mail
Compensation
Salary Lanes Count — 8 education lanes: Non-Degree, BA, BA+8, BA+16, BA+24, MA, MA+8, MA+16, MA+24, MA+32
Salary schedule includes lanes for Non-Degree, BA, BA+8, BA+16, BA+24, MA, MA+8, MA+16, MA+24, MA+32
Compensation
Salary Steps Count — 29 steps on salary schedule from years 0-28 experience
Salary schedule shows steps from 0-28 years of experience (29 total steps)
Leave
Sick Days Annual — Each teacher shall be entitled to twelve sick leave days per school year
Each teacher shall be entitled to twelve (12) sick leave days per school year.
Leave
Sick Leave Max Days — Maximum sick leave accumulation
Any unused sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of three hundred forty (340) days.