Grievance
Arbitration Binding — Binding arbitration available at Step Five
the Association may submit the grievance to final and binding arbitration through the American Arbitration Association. The decision of the Arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — BA minimum salary at Step 0 for 2024-2025
Salary Schedule 2024-2025 shows Step 0 BS column salary with TRS of $43,310
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — 7.25% salary schedule increase for 2024-2025
Salary for each full-time and part-time teacher will increase 7.25% in 2024-2025, 7.25% in 2025-2026, and 7.25% in 2026-2027 on the respective salary schedule
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr2 — 7.25% salary schedule increase for 2025-2026
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Salary for each full-time and part-time teacher will increase 7.25% in 2024-2025, 7.25% in 2025-2026, and 7.25% in 2026-2027 on the respective salary schedule
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr3 — 7.25% salary schedule increase for 2026-2027
Salary for each full-time and part-time teacher will increase 7.25% in 2024-2025, 7.25% in 2025-2026, and 7.25% in 2026-2027 on the respective salary schedule
Leave
Bereavement Days — Bereavement leave included under sick leave definition as 'serious illness or death in the immediate family or household'
Sick leave shall be interpreted to mean personal illness, quarantine at home, mental or behavioral health complication, or serious illness or death in the immediate family or household
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — 180 working days of which 176 are student attendance days
Members of the bargaining unit shall have a work year consisting of one hundred eighty- (180) working days of which one hundred seventy-six (176) will be student attendance days
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — Tenure teachers evaluated at least once every 3 years; probationary teachers evaluated twice in first two years, once in years 3-4
the classroom teaching performance of a tenure teacher will be evaluated once every three (3) years. The classroom teaching performance of probationary teachers shall be evaluated at least twice during each of the first two probationary years
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Five-step grievance procedure: informal discussion, supervisor, superintendent, board, arbitration
Step One (informal), Step Two (supervisor), Step Three (superintendent), Step Four (board), Step Five (arbitration through American Arbitration Association)
Insurance
Health Family Premium — District contributes $1,028 per month for employee plus one, employee plus child, or full family coverage
one thousand twenty eight ($1028) per month towards the cost of employee plus one, employee plus child, or full family coverage
Insurance
Health Single Premium — District contributes $903 per month for individual coverage
the District will contribute nine hundred three ($903) per month towards the cost of individual coverage or one thousand twenty eight ($1028) per month towards the cost of employee plus one
Other
Longevity Stipend — Longevity stipend of $300 per additional year over top of salary schedule for 2024-2025
Employees who are at the top of the salary schedule within their respective vertical lane will receive longevity stipend. Constant: 2024-2025 $300.00 2025-2026 $350.00 2026-2027 $400.00
Other
Overload Stipend — Teachers paid extra 10% of regular salary for teaching 8th class period during planning period
The teacher shall be paid an extra ten (10) percent of his/her regular scheduled salary. The extra duty class shall not be an additional study hall
Leave
Personal Days Annual — 3 personal leave days per year for full-time members
Each full-time member of the bargaining unit shall be granted three (3) days per year for personal business
Other
Post Retirement Bonus Yr1 — Post-retirement bonus of $1,000 for first year worked during 2024-2027 contract years
employees who have submitted an irrevocable letter of resignation and retirement shall receive a post-retirement bonus payment of $1000 for the first year worked during the 2024-2025, 2025-2026, and 2026-2027 school years
Other
Post Retirement Bonus Yr2 — Post-retirement bonus of $2,000 for second year worked during 2024-2027 contract years
$2000 for the second year worked during the 2024-2025, 2025-2026, and 2026-2027 school years
Other
Post Retirement Bonus Yr3 — Post-retirement bonus of $3,000 for third year worked during 2024-2027 contract years
$3000 for the third year worked during the 2024-2025, 2025-2026, and 2026-2027 school years
Other
Retirement Enhancement 10yrs — Retiring teacher salary enhancement of 50% of 20-year benefit for teachers with 10-19 years of service
Qualifying teachers who have been employed by the District for a minimum of ten (10) years shall have their prior year TRS creditable earnings increased by an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of any increase which the teacher would have received if they had been employed for twenty (20) years
Other
Retirement Enhancement 20yrs — Retiring teacher salary enhancement of 6% for teachers with 20+ years of service
Qualifying teachers who have been employed by the District for a minimum of twenty (20) years and applying for this salary enhancement program shall have their prior year TRS creditable earnings increased in their final year(s) of employment by six percent (6%)
Retirement
Retirement Pickup Pct — Employer pickup of employee TRS contribution at 9.4%
the Board of Education agrees to pay to the Teacher's Retirement System on behalf of each teacher the required contribution of each teacher which currently is nine and four tenths percent (9.4%) of each teacher's earnings
Retirement
Retirement System — TRS (Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois)
Board of Education agrees to pay to the Teacher's Retirement System on behalf of each teacher the required contribution
Rif
Rif Recall Years — Recall rights for one calendar year from the beginning of the following school term
Any teacher honorably dismissed pursuant to this Article shall be eligible for recall, in reverse order of dismissal, for the following school term or within one calendar year from the beginning of the following school term
Leave
Sick Days Annual — 14 sick leave days per year for teachers with fewer than 20 years of service; 30 days for those with 20 or more years
Each member of the bargaining unit who has fewer than twenty (20) years of service in a TRS qualifying position shall be granted fourteen (14) sick leave days per school year. Bach member with twenty (20) or more years shall be granted thirty (30) sick leave days
Compensation
Step Increase — 1 vertical step movement down for each year of the contract for three years
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with 1 vertical step movement down for each year of the contract for three (3) years