Other
Absence Notification Daytime — Daytime employees contact Director of Buildings and Grounds between 6:00-6:30 a.m. to report absence unless emergency
Daytime Employees: Unless unable to do so because of an emergency, contact the Director of Buildings and Grounds at his office number between 6:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. to report his/her absence.
Other
Absence Notification Daytime Followup — Daytime absent employees call Director of Buildings and Grounds before 2:00 p.m. on first and all subsequent absent days
All absent employees shall call the Director of Buildings and Grounds before 2:00 p.m. on the first and all subsequent days in which they are absent to indicate whether they will be returning to work on the following work day.
Other
Absence Notification Nighttime — Night-time employees contact Director of Buildings and Grounds by noon to report absence unless emergency
Night-time Employees: Unless unable to do so because of an emergency, night-time employees contact the Director of Buildings and Grounds by noon to report their absence.
Other
Absence Notification Nighttime Followup — Night absent employees call Director of Buildings and Grounds before 11:00 a.m. on all subsequent absent days
All absent employees shall call the Director of Buildings and Grounds before 11:00 a.m. on all subsequent days in which they are absent to indicate whether or not they will be returning to work on the following work day.
Grievance
Arbitration Binding — Arbitrator decision is final and binding upon the Board, the Union and the employees covered by the Agreement
Any decision or award of the arbitrator rendered within the limitations of this Article shall be final and binding upon the Board, the Union and the employees covered by the Agreement.
Compensation
Ba Max Salary — Bus Driver/Night Custodian after 6 months
Bus Driver/Night Custodian Increase base .50 after 6 Months $20.00
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — Bus Driver/Night Custodian Base hourly salary
Bus Driver/Night Custodian Base $19.50 hourly salary for 22-23
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — 5.0% salary increase for 2022-2023
The salary increase for each employee who was employed by the Board during the immediately preceding school year shall be increased annually by the following percentages: 2022-2023: 5.0%
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr2 — 5.0% salary increase for 2023-2024
The salary increase for each employee who was employed by the Board during the immediately preceding school year shall be increased annually by the following percentages: 2023-2024: 5.0%
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr3 — 5% annual increase for 2024-2025
2024-2025: 5%
Leave
Bereavement Days — Death or funeral of close friend or relative; Bargain unit members may use sick days as bereavement leave for aunts, uncles and cousins
Sick leave shall be interpreted to mean personal illness, quarantine at home or serious illness or death in the immediate family or household. Bargain unit members may use sick days as bereavement leave for aunts, uncles and cousins.
Leave
Break Night Personnel Paid 15min — paid fifteen (15) minute break
night personnel who shall receive a paid thirty (30) minute lunch/supper break and a paid fifteen (15) minute break
Leave
Break Night Personnel Paid Lunch 30min — night personnel shall receive a paid thirty (30) minute lunch/supper break
night personnel who shall receive a paid thirty (30) minute lunch/supper break and a paid fifteen (15) minute break
Leave
Break Paid 15min — All personnel are entitled to a paid fifteen (15) minute break
All personnel are entitled to a paid fifteen (15) minute break and an unpaid thirty (30) minute duty free lunch/supper break
Leave
Break Unpaid Lunch 30min — unpaid thirty (30) minute duty free lunch/supper break
unpaid thirty (30) minute duty free lunch/supper break (except for night personnel who shall receive a paid thirty (30) minute lunch/supper break
Workday
Class Load Periods — normal class load for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade academic subjects is six instructional periods with students
The normal class load for teachers of academic subjects in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade shall be six instructional periods with students.
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — 176 pupil attendance days, 5 institute days, 1 parent-teacher conference day
The school year for all teachers shall consist of 176 pupil attendance days, five (5) institute days and one (1) parent-teacher conference day.
Insurance
Dental Coverage — Board pays full premium for single plan; pays half the difference between single and family plans for employees electing family coverage
The Board agrees to pay the full premium cost for each employee of the single plan and a sum equal to half the difference between the single and family plans for the Board's dental insurance program where an employee elects to participate in the family plan.
Other
Derogatory Material Expungement — Derogatory file material more than 5 years old may be expunged upon employee written request to superintendent
An employee who wishes to have derogatory personnel file material which is more than five (5) years old expunged from his/her personnel file shall file a written request to the superintendent.
Other
Derogatory Material Request Limit — Employees shall not file more than one written request for expungement per calendar year
Employees shall not be permitted to file more than one (1) written request in any calendar year.
Compensation
Double Time Sundays Holidays — two (2) times the employee's regular hourly rate of pay
All authorized work performed on Sundays and holidays including holiday building checks but excluding Sunday single building checks, shall be paid at two (2) times the employee's regular hourly rate of pay.
Other
Driver License Renewal — Board pays for any employee license except regular driver's license; superintendent deems necessary for maintenance, custodial or bus driving duties; includes 8-hour course
The Board shall pay for the costs of any employee license, except a regular driver's license, which the Superintendent deems necessary for the performance of maintenance, custodial or bus driving duties, including the cost of the physical and the license fee.
Workday
Duty Free Lunch Minutes — duty-free lunch period equal to regular local school lunch period, but not less than 30 minutes
Every teacher shall be entitled to a duty-free lunch period equal to the regular local school lunch period, but not less than thirty (30) minutes in each school day.
Workday
Duty Hours — 7 hours and 5 minutes normal duty hours, except Fridays when elementary teachers may leave 15 minutes early and Junior High teachers may leave 5 minutes early
The normal duty hours at school for teachers in District 84 shall be seven (7) hours and five (5) minutes, except on Fridays, when elementary teachers may leave fifteen (15) minutes early and Junior High teachers may leave five (5) minutes early.
Other
Employee Organization Membership — Employees may join any employee organization of their selection
Any employee in the bargaining unit may join any employee organization of his own selection.
Other
Employee Petitions To Board — Employees may submit suggestions or discuss problems with Administration or Board
Any employee or group of employees shall have the right to submit suggestions to or discuss professional problems with the Administration or the Board at any mutually agreeable time.
Insurance
Employee Premium Share Pct — Teachers hired for 2014-2015 or later contribute 15% of total health insurance premium
All teachers hired for employment commencing with the 2014-2015 school term will contribute 15% of the total premium towards their elected plan.
Other
Equal Benefits Non Member — Benefits apply equally to all employees regardless of membership status
The Board and the Union agree that the benefits and terms of any and all agreements and decisions arrived at in negotiations between the Board and the Union shall apply equally to all employees in the bargaining unit without regard to their membership or lack of membership in any employee organization.
Other
Family Medical Leave Act — Eligible employees entitled to unpaid leave of up to twelve work weeks on a rolling 12-month period under FMLA
Eligible employees shall be entitled to unpaid leave of up to twelve work weeks on the basis of a rolling 12-month period measured backward from the date an employee uses any leave as provided for in the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
Leave
Floating Holiday — Veteran's Day used as floating holiday available anytime except during school session or spring break
The floating holidays may be used at any time during the year except when school is in session, spring break or the week before school starts.
Other
Fmla Concurrent Leave — All paid and unpaid leave used for FMLA-qualifying purposes runs concurrently with FMLA leave
All paid and unpaid leave which may be used for personal medical leave, birth leave or adoption/placement leave purposes which also qualify under the Act shall run concurrently with, and be credited against, a teacher's FMLA leave. Teachers must use any accrued paid sick leave or unpaid leave with any remaining unpaid FMLA leave.
Leave
Fmla Eligibility Months — All employees who have been employed for at least 12 months with the District and for at least 1000 hours during the year preceding the start of the leave shall be eligible for family and medical leave
All employees who have been employed for at least 12 months with the District and for at least 1000 hours during the year preceding the start of the leave shall be eligible for family and medical leave.
Grievance
Grievance Filing Deadline — grievance must be filed with building principal within 20 school days of occurrence
No grievance will be entertained or processed unless it is filed with the teacher's building principal within twenty (20) school days after the occurrence of the event giving rise to the grievance.
Grievance
Grievance Fmla Exclusion — FMLA complaints not subject to grievance procedure or arbitration
Any complaint arising out of the application or interpretation of this Section is not subject to the grievance procedure, including arbitration.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Grievance can be filed at multiple levels; can be withdrawn at any level; can be brought directly to Superintendent by mutual written agreement
A grievance may be withdrawn at any level. Upon the mutual written agreement of the Union and the Superintendent, a grievance may be brought directly to the Superintendent.
Insurance
Health Family Premium — Health insurance deductible per family
The deductible for the health insurance will be $400 per person and $1200 per family (based upon three family members multiplied by $400) per year
Insurance
Health Single Premium — Health benefits coverage maintained during FMLA leave
A teacher on FMLA leave shall receive the same health benefits coverage as if the teacher had been continuously employed for the duration of such FMLA leave. A teacher must continue to pay any share of health benefits premiums during an FMLA leave as if continuously employed.
Leave
Holiday Eligibility — Must work last regularly scheduled day before and first day after holiday unless on approved leave
In order to be eligible for holiday pay, employees must work their last regularly scheduled work day immediately preceding and their first regularly scheduled work day immediately following the holiday.
Leave
Holiday List — New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, Presidents' Day, Casimir Pulaski's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Juneteenth, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day
New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, Presidents' Day, Casimir Pulaski's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Juneteenth, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day (floating), Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day
Leave
Holiday Pay Hours — Holiday pay computed at regular straight time hourly rate up to maximum 8 hours
Employees who do not work on a holiday shall receive holiday pay computed at their regular straight time hourly rate up to a maximum of eight (8) hours.
Workday
Institute Days Work Hours — Building maintenance employees work normal hours on institute days; Bus Drivers/Day Custodians same hours as building maintenance; Night Custodians 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Building maintenance employees shall work their normal hours on institute days. Bus Drivers/Day Custodians will work the same hours as the building maintenance employees on institute days. Night Custodians will work from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Other
Involuntary Transfer Process — District seeks volunteers first; if necessary involuntary transfer requires notification, 3-day conference request opportunity, no salary reduction
If the Board decides that a permanent, involuntary transfer is necessary, then: (1) the District shall seek a volunteer within the job category who meets the needs of the District to fill the position, (2) if no employee volunteers, then the Superintendent or his designee shall first notify the employee who is the subject of the intended transfer.
Other
Job Descriptions — Each employee given job description summarizing essential functions and identifying immediate supervisor
Each employee covered by this Agreement shall be given a job description for his/her position which summarizes the essential functions of the job and identifies his/her immediate supervisor by job title.
Other
Mileage Reimbursement — IRS rate for school business travel
Employees who are directed by an administrator to use their car for school business shall receive mileage reimbursement equal to the IRS rate.
Other
No Strike Clause — Union agrees not to strike, boycott, work stoppage, or picket
The Union agrees not to strike, not to engage in any boycotts or work stoppages and not to picket in any manner which would tend to disrupt the operation of any public school in School District 84 or the administrative offices of the Board of Education.
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr1 — Signing bonus available at superintendent's discretion for employees hired after effective date; one-time payment not included in base salary
The Union agrees that the Board may, as it deems necessary, offer a signing bonus to employees hired after the effective date of this Agreement. This bonus shall be a one-time payment and will not be included in the employee's base salary.
Compensation
Overtime Rate 1point5x — one and a half (1 ½) times the employees' regular hourly rate of pay
Employees who are authorized to work over forty (40) hours in a week or eight (8) hours in a day shall be compensated at one and a half (1 ½) times the employees' regular hourly rate of pay
Leave
Personal Days Annual — Vacation scheduling preferred in summer break with seniority-based preference
Preferred time period for employees to schedule their vacation is the summer break. Vacations shall be scheduled insofar as practicable at times desired by each employee.
Other
Personnel File Access — Personnel file can be inspected no more than two times per calendar year during non-working hours
An employee's personnel file can be inspected no more than two times during a calendar year. Inspections shall occur during non-working hours and at a time mutually agreeable to the Superintendent and the employee or Union.
Other
Personnel File Copy — Single copy of personnel file materials provided at District's expense
A single copy of any materials in an employee's personnel file shall be provided at the District's expense
Other
Personnel File Dissent — Employees may attach dissents or replies to any material in personnel file
Employees may attach dissents or replies to any material in their personnel file
Leave
Probationary Period — New employees including rehired employees are probationary for first six months
New employees, including rehired employees, shall be considered probationary employees for the first six (6) months of their employment.
Compensation
Professional Organization Reimbursement Limit — use of tuition reimbursement for professional memberships limited to three organizations and $500 per year
Use of tuition reimbursement for professional memberships shall be limited to three (3) organizations and five hundred dollars ($500) per year.
Retirement
Retirement Pickup Pct — TRS deduction applied per state law; no explicit employer pickup stated for standard contribution
The Board, from the teachers' total compensation, shall deduct and remit for each certified employee the sum equal to the amount required by TRS
Retirement
Retirement System — IMRF (Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund) for classified support staff; Medicare supplement offered for eligible retirees
For Medicare eligible retirees with at least ten (10) years of service to the District, the Board shall make a contribution to a Medicare supplement offered through the IMRF Retirement System, with the cost not to exceed that of the health insurance benefit provided to other retirees under this section.
Other
Section 125 Flexible Benefits Plan — Board shall provide opportunity to purchase eligible benefits through Section 125 flexible benefits plan
The Board shall provide the opportunity for any eligible benefits otherwise made available under this Agreement to be purchased through a flexible benefits plan pursuant to Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Leave
Seniority Definition — Seniority is length of most recent continuous full-time employment since last hiring date, accumulates during all authorized paid leaves
For purposes of this Agreement, 'seniority' is defined as an employee's length of most recent continuous full-time employment with the Board since his/her last hiring date. Seniority shall accumulate during all authorized paid leaves of absence.
Leave
Seniority Does Not Accumulate — Seniority does not accumulate during unauthorized absences, authorized unpaid leaves of 30+ days, layoffs, or strikes
Seniority shall not accumulate during unauthorized absences, authorized unpaid leaves of thirty (30) calendar days or more, during layoffs or during a strike or other form of work stoppage.
Other
Seniority List — Board establishes seniority list delivered to Union President by February 1 annually; objections reported within 20 calendar days
The Board shall establish a seniority list showing the length of continuous full-time employment for each employee within their respective category of position, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Union President on or before February 1, of each year.
Leave
Seniority Termination Discharge — Seniority terminates if employee is discharged
Seniority shall terminate if the employee: c. is discharged per Article IV, Section 11