Grievance
Arbitration Binding — Binding arbitration at Fifth Step
The decision of the arbitrator shall be binding on the parties. The arbitrator shall have authority only to interpret and apply the provisions of the Contract and only to the extent necessary to decide the submitted grievance.
Compensation
Ba Max Salary — $58,242 BA+40 maximum for FY26
BA+40 salary for FY26: $58,242
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — Salary schedule movement available for BA degree with approved graduate hours
Educational Achievement movement on the salary schedule may be attained by securing the required hours which lead directly to the advanced degree or by securing graduate hours, approved in advance by the Superintendent in the field in which the teacher is presently teaching.
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — Salary increases for grade notifications submitted for college transcripts with deadlines and reversion penalties
Teacher may submit an official notification of the grade they receive in a class to secure advanced column-pay, such as an email from the instructor or college indicating a passing grade; however, a copy of the official college transcript must be submitted within three months.
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr2 — 4.50% salary increase for 2026-2027
For the 2026-2027 school year, each returning full time TRS Eligible Licensed Professional shall receive a salary increase of 4.50%.
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr3 — 4.50% salary increase for 2027-2028
For the 2027-2028 school year, each returning full time TRS Eligible Licensed Professional shall receive a salary increase of 4.50%.
Leave
Bereavement Days — Employee allowed to use up to three (3) days absence without loss of pay for death in immediate family
The Board will allow an employee to use bereavement days in the case of a death in the family. The employee shall be allowed to use up to three (3) days absence without loss of pay or personal, sick or vacation time
Compensation
Bus Driver Training Stipend — Any Member who successfully completes all four steps will receive a one-time payment of $300.
Any Member who successfully completes all four steps will receive a one-time payment of $300.
Leave
Compensatory Time Accumulation Max — Support staff employees may accumulate a maximum of 240 hours of compensable time off (i.e. 160 hours of regular overtime or 120 hours of holiday overtime or a combination thereof).
Support staff employees may accumulate a maximum of 240 hours of compensable time off (i.e. 160 hours of regular overtime or 120 hours of holiday overtime or a combination thereof).
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — Work year for Bus Monitors and Bus Drivers shall be 176 days
The work year for Bus Monitors and Bus Drivers shall be 176 days. If the Transportation Director or designee directs the employees to work beyond the regular work year, the employees shall be paid their regular hourly rate of pay.
Insurance
Dental Coverage — Dental Insurance included with major medical insurance
Dental Insurance: Included with major medical insurance
Compensation
Diapering Stipend Max Daily — Any support staff member who must do diapering duties, including pull-ups, shall receive a stipend of three dollars ($3.00) for each incident, up to a maximum of seven (7) incidents per day.
Any support staff member who must do diapering duties, including pull-ups, shall receive a stipend of three dollars ($3.00) for each incident, up to a maximum of seven (7) incidents per day.
Compensation
Diapering Stipend Per Incident — Any support staff member who must do diapering duties, including pull-ups, shall receive a stipend of three dollars ($3.00) for each incident, up to a maximum of seven (7) incidents per day.
Any support staff member who must do diapering duties, including pull-ups, shall receive a stipend of three dollars ($3.00) for each incident, up to a maximum of seven (7) incidents per day.
Evaluation
Evaluation Conference Union Rep — In cases of follow-up evaluation conferences that include reprimand and remediation, the teacher may request to have a local Union representative present
Evaluation of professional staff is the sole responsibility of the Board of Education and its administrative staff. However, in cases of follow-up evaluation conferences that include reprimand and remediation, the teacher may request to have a local Union representative present.
Other
Extra Curricular Posting Procedure — Extra-curricular assignments that are open shall be posted according to guidelines of Article IV, Section I and all teachers shall be given an opportunity to apply
Extra-curricular assignments that are open shall be posted according to guidelines of Article IV, Section I and all teachers shall be given an opportunity to apply for such positions.
Other
Full Time Non Certified Definition — For the purpose of this Contract, a full time non-certified employee is one who works thirty (30) hours per week or more on a regularly scheduled basis
For the purpose of this Contract, a full time non-certified employee is one who works thirty (30) hours per week or more on a regularly scheduled basis.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Five step grievance procedure
In the event a grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved at the Second Step, the grievant shall file, within fourteen days of the principal's written decision, a copy of the grievance with the Superintendent.
Other
Health Safety Emergency Care — Teachers shall respond to emergency situations and accidents by providing care and comfort until help arrives
Teachers shall respond to emergency situations and accidents by providing care and comfort until help arrives. Ongoing health interventions such as suctioning, catheterization, and tube feeding shall not be the responsibility of certified staff.
Other
Health Safety Prescription Medication — The administration of prescription medication will conform to 105 ILCS 5/10-22.21b
The administration of prescription medication will conform to 105 ILCS 5/10-22.21b.
Insurance
Health Single Premium — Board contribution rates: 90% of premium for single (employee only) coverage or 75% of total premium for any dependent coverage
The Board contribution rates shall be 90% of the premium for single (employee only) coverage or 75% of the total premium for any dependent coverage.
Compensation
Homebound Tutoring Rate — Homebound tutoring pay is established at $40.00 for each one and one-fourth hours
Homebound tutoring pay is established at $40.00 for each one and one-fourth hours. (1 + 1/4 hrs.). If it becomes necessary for a regularly employed teacher to tutor, the teacher will be paid at the established rate plus extra mileage.
Workday
Instructional Minutes Day — Bus Drivers required to work additional 15 minutes per day for pre-trip inspections
Bus Drivers shall be required to work an additional fifteen (15) minutes per day for the express purpose of performing pre-trip inspections and general cleaning of interior, and exterior mirrors and windshields of his/her bus.
Compensation
Internal Substitution Rate — In-house per period substitutes shall be paid at the rate of $27.50 per period
In-house per period substitutes shall be paid at the rate of $27.50 per period. Teachers shall have the right to decline internal substitution.
Other
Labor Management Relations Committee Meeting Frequency — quarterly
This committee will meet quarterly to discuss issues arising within the district, with the ability to meet in the interim by request from either entity.
Compensation
Ma Max Salary — $58,242 MA+40 maximum for FY26
MA+40 salary for FY26: $58,242
Compensation
Ma Min Salary — $53,992 MA minimum for FY26
MA salary for FY26: $53,992
Other
Maintenance Support Differential — Custodian/Groundskeepers identified as Maintenance Support receive additional $0.75/hour
Custodian / Groundskeepers who are identified as Maintenance Support shall receive an additional $0.75 per hour.
Other
Max Semester Hours Reimbursement Support — Maximum 18 semester hours per year reimbursement for support staff in accredited degree program
The District will reimburse up to a maximum (per employee) of eighteen (18) semester hours per year in an accredited degree program.
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr1 — $600.00 per semester hour for support staff teacher education tuition
The Board will pay six two-hundred and 00/100 dollars ($600.00) per semester hour or the full amount of the tuition if that amount is less than six hundred and 00/100 dollars ($600.00) per semester hour to any support staff employee who is currently enrolled, or enrolls, in a BA or BS Teacher Education program.
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr2 — $5,000 retention bonus 2024-25
District will pay a retention bonus of $5,000 to all full-time teachers who are licensed to teach special education classes and work a full year in 2024-2025.
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr3 — $5,000 retention bonus 2025-26
District will pay a retention bonus of $5,000 to all full-time teachers who are licensed to teach special education classes and work a full year in 2025-2026.
Other
Online Training Deadline — No staff shall be required to complete mandated online training until the first student day of the second semester of each school year.
No staff shall be required to complete mandated online training until the first student day of the second semester of each school year.
Compensation
Overtime Holiday Multiplier — If an employee is called in to work overtime on a paid holiday, the employee shall be paid two (2) times his/her normal rate for pay.
If an employee is called in to work overtime on a paid holiday, the employee shall be paid two (2) times his/her normal rate for pay.
Compensation
Overtime Multiplier — Overtime will be paid at one and one-half (1.5/2) times the employee's regular rate of pay after forty (40) hours of work have been completed within the work week.
Overtime will be paid at one and one-half (1 1/2) times the employee's regular rate of pay after forty (40) hours of work have been completed within the work week.
Leave
Personal Days Annual — 12-Month Employee holidays include additional days: Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Juneteenth (Groundskeeper)
12-Month Employee: Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Day or Day Before Good Friday, Good Friday, President's Day OR Lincoln's Birthday, Veteran's Day, Juneteenth, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July.
Workday
Planning Period Daily — Full-time junior high and high school certified staff shall be given a teacher directed planning/preparation period each day without students equal in length to a normal student class period
All full-time junior high and high school certified staff shall be given a teacher directed planning/preparation period each day without students that is equal in length to a normal student class period within the official school day.
Workday
Regular Hours Per Week — A full-time employee is defined as an employee that works at least 30 hours per week for at least eight (8) months of the year.
A full-time employee is defined as an employee that works at least 30 hours per week for at least eight (8) months of the year.
Retirement
Retirement Pickup Pct — Early Retirement Incentive requires teacher to deliver non-revocable letter of resignation without contingency to Superintendent no later than April 1st of school year immediately preceding the year in which the certified employee intends to begin receiving the retirement incentive
In order to receive the additional compensation available under this Early Retirement Incentive, eligible employees must deliver a non-revocable letter of resignation without contingency to the Superintendent no later than April 1st of the school year immediately preceding the year in which the certified employee intends to begin receiving the retirement incentive.
Retirement
Retirement System — TRS (Teachers Retirement System) – Tier 1 and Tier 2
Pension Determination Years (final four years of service before eligibility of a non-discounted retirement annuity for Tier 1 Teachers and subsequent years; and final eight years for Tier 2 Teachers and subsequent years)
Rif
Rif Recall Years — Seniority accrual and recall by job classification
Layoffs or decreases in the number of employees covered by this Contract shall be made in reverse order of seniority by job classification, with the least senior employee being laid off first.
Grievance
Right To Representation — No employee covered by this Contract shall be subject to suspension, discharge, remediation, censure or disciplinary action without written charges and right of Union representation at any meeting when requested.
No employee covered by this Contract shall be subject to suspension, discharge, remediation, censure or disciplinary action without the following: Charges stated in writing. Right of Union representation at any meeting when requested.
Leave
Sick Days Annual — Support staff holidays vary by contract length (9-month, 10-month, 12-month)
9-Month Employee: Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Day or Day Before Good Friday, Good Friday, President's Day OR Lincoln's Birthday, Veteran's Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day.
Leave
Sick Leave Max Days — Certified Staff may accumulate up to three hundred forty (340) days of sick leave
Certified Staff may accumulate up to three hundred forty (340) days of sick leave. Each school year after accruing three hundred forty (340) days of sick leave the certified staff member will also receive the twelve (12) sick days allotment
Compensation
Signing Bonus — District may provide signing bonus to attract teachers in any area of need; repayment schedule: 0 years 100%, 1 year 75%, 2 years 50%, 3+ years 0%
District may provide a signing bonus to attract teachers in any area of need. Rationale, amount, and terms of disbursement will be discussed with Union President prior to offer. Repayment: 0 years 100%, 1 year 75%, 2 years 50%, 3 years 0%.
Other
Signing Bonus Repayment Terms — 100% repayment if leaves after 0 years; 75% after 1 year; 50% after 2 years; 0% after 3 years
If the employee leaves after 0 completed years: 100% repayment. If the employee leaves after 1 completed year: 75% repayment. If the employee leaves after 2 completed years: 50% repayment. If the employee leaves after 3 completed years: 0% repayment
Compensation
Special Ed Licensure Tuition — $600/semester hour for special education licensure courses (grade B or better); courses commenced after June 30, 2023
Special Education Licensure: Board will pay up to six hundred dollars ($600.00) per semester hour toward tuition of classes completed with a grade of 'B' or better for courses commenced after June 30, 2023 and completed in furtherance of a degree and licensure to teach special education classes.
Compensation
Step Increase — Educational Achievement movement on salary schedule by securing required hours leading to advanced degree or graduate hours approved by Superintendent
Educational Achievement movement on the salary schedule may be attained by securing the required hours which lead directly to the advanced degree or by securing graduate hours, approved in advance by the Superintendent.
Other
Trainer Differential — Bus Drivers identified as Trainers receive additional $0.75/hour while performing training duties
Bus Drivers who are identified as Trainers will receive an additional $0.75 per hour while performing training duties.
Compensation
Tuition Reimbursement Certified — Teacher-initiated courses: $300/semester hour; district-required: full tuition; max 12 semester hours/year, 4 semester hours single class per outside degree program
Teacher Initiated Courses: $300.00 per semester hour. District will not reimburse if cost covered by grant/scholarship. Maximum 12 semester hours per year in accredited degree program; 4 semester hours for single class outside accredited degree program. Tuition paid only for grades 'B' or higher.
Compensation
Tuition Reimbursement Support Staff — Support staff: $600/semester hour for BA/BS Teacher Education program courses; enrollment obligation to teach in district for 3 years
Board will pay six hundred and 00/100 dollars ($600.00) per semester hour or full amount if that amount is less than six hundred and 00/100 dollars ($600.00) per semester hour to any support staff employee currently enrolled, or enrolls, in a BA or BS Teacher Education program.
Other
Tuition Repayment Certified Staff — 100% repayment if leaves after 0 years; 75% after 1 year; 50% after 2 years
If the employee leaves after 0 years: 100% repayment. If the employee leaves after 1 year: 75% repayment. If the employee leaves after 2 years: 50% repayment
Other
Tuition Repayment Obligation — Employee expected to remain in district for 3 years after receipt of advanced degree funded by tuition payments
if an employee accepts the tuition payments referenced above, that employee is expected to remain in the school district for no less than three years after receipt of said advanced degree.
Other
Tuition Repayment Obligation Support 0 Years — Support staff must repay 100% of tuition if they leave within 0 years
If the employee leaves after 0 years: 100% repayment
Other
Tuition Repayment Obligation Support 1 Year — Support staff must repay 75% of tuition if they leave after 1 year
If the employee leaves after 1 year: 75% repayment
Other
Tuition Repayment Obligation Support 2 Years — Support staff must repay 50% of tuition if they leave after 2 years
If the employee leaves after 2 years: 50% repayment
Other
Tuition Repayment Support Staff — 100% repayment if leaves after 0 years; 75% after 1 year; 50% after 2 years
If the employee leaves after 0 years: 100% repayment. If the employee leaves after 1 year: 75% repayment. If the employee leaves after 2 years: 50% repayment
Leave
Vacation Groundskeeper — Groundskeeper substitute holiday: Juneteenth and Fourth of July in lieu of President's Day/Lincoln's Birthday and New Year's Day
Groundskeeper will have Juneteenth and Fourth of July in lieu of President's Day/Lincoln's Birthday and New Year's Day
Insurance
Vision Coverage — Life Insurance: $10,000 maximum of Two and 50/100 Dollars ($2.50) Availability subject to age restrictions set forth in the policy.
Life Insurance: $10,000 – maximum of Two and 50/100 Dollars ($2.50) Availability subject to age restrictions set forth in the policy.