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Agreement Duration — Agreement effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027
This Agreement shall remain in force from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027.
Other
Agreement Duration End — 30 June 2027
1 July 2024 through 30 June 2027
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Agreement Duration Start — 1 July 2024
1 July 2024 through 30 June 2027
Other
Aides Assistant Coaches Hiring — Hiring of aides and assistant coaches done with consultation of affected teachers and coaches; qualified personnel required; Board conducts interview
The usage and hiring of all aides and assistant coaches should take place when possible with the consultation of the teachers and head coaches who will be directly affected. Upon hiring of the aides or the assistant coaches, the teacher or head coach will be notified as soon as possible.
Grievance
Arbitration Binding — Binding arbitration available; arbitrator selected from FMCS (Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service) or mutually agreed upon arbitrator; decision is final and binding on both parties
Individuals for arbitration shall be chosen from the FMCS (Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service) or a mutually agreed upon arbitrator. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on both parties.
Other
Association Building Use — The Board agrees to permit the Association use of the district's buildings without cost for organizational meetings
The Board agrees to permit the Association use of the district's buildings without cost for organizational meetings. Such meetings may not conflict with the use of the facilities for regular school purposes.
Other
Association Dues Deduction — The Board will deduct from the pay of employees choosing to be members of the Association, upon receipt of a document signed by such employee and authorizing such deduction, the fees and dues required for membership in the Association
The Board will deduct from the pay of employees choosing to be members of the Association, upon receipt of a document signed by such employee and authorizing such deduction, the fees and dues required for membership in the Association.
Other
Association Equipment Use — School equipment may be used for Association business purposes with consent of the administrative personnel in charge of the equipment
The Board and the Association agree that school equipment may be used for Association business purposes with the consent of the administrative personnel in charge of the equipment. The request will be made in writing to the appropriate administrative official. Such use may not take precedence over regular school needs.
Other
Association Leave Days — Upon request by the Association President, the Board shall grant the Association up to a total of four (4) employee days of leave per year without loss to the employee of salary or benefits
Upon request by the Association President, the Board shall grant the Association up to a total of four (4) employee days of leave per year without loss to the employee of salary or benefits. This leave shall be used to conduct Association business that cannot be conducted outside the workday.
Other
Association Mailbox Use — The Board agrees to permit the Association use of employee mailboxes and interschool mail services for a reasonable number of organizational messages
The Board agrees to permit the Association use of employee mailboxes and interschool mail services for a reasonable number of organizational messages. All communications of a confidential nature shall be enclosed in an envelope.
Other
Association Monthly Meeting Time — Association members shall be allowed to attend a monthly Association meeting held at 3pm or later
Association members shall be allowed to attend a monthly Association meeting held at 3pm or later. Should attendance interfere with an employee's assigned duties, the employee shall fulfill contractual hours within that pay period.
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — Tuition reimbursement fund contribution of up to thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) annually
Beginning July 1, 2021, the Board shall establish a tuition reimbursement fund and contribute up to thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) to that fund annually, pending grant funding.
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — Overtime for ESPs: unauthorized scheduled or emergency overtime at 1.5x hourly rate; work on Sundays at 1.5x; work on holidays at 2x hourly rate
Any unauthorized scheduled or emergency overtime shall be compensated at time and one-half (1 ½ ) of the hourly rate for the appropriate category. Overtime is defined as all hours in excess of eight (8) hours/day or forty (40) hours/week. For all work performed on Sundays and holidays, the ESPs shall be paid time and one-half (1 ½ ) of the hourly rate for Sundays and double time for holidays.
Leave
Bereavement Days — 3 bereavement days per incident per year
Each employee shall be entitled to three (3) bereavement days per incident per year to be used only for the death of an employee's spouse, domestic partner, fiancé, grandparent, grandchild, child, parent, sibling, guardian, aunt, or uncle.
Other
Class Size 4 8 — When 4-8 grade exceeds 32 students, action taken to hire qualified teacher or teaching assistant
if 4-8 exceeds thirty-two (32) students, action will be taken immediately by hiring another qualified teacher or teaching assistant.
Other
Class Size 9 12 — When high school classes exceed 35 students, immediate action taken to lower student-teacher ratio
When classes in grade level 9-12 exceeds thirty-five (35) students, then immediate action will be taken by whatever means possible to lower the student-teacher ratio.
Other
Class Size K3 — When all sections of K-3 class size exceeds 25 students, action taken to hire another qualified teacher
When all sections of a given grade level K-3 class size exceeds twenty-five (25) students action will be taken immediately by hiring another qualified teacher
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — Calendar presented to Board prior to March meeting each year; Board has final decision on school calendar
The calendar will be presented to the Board prior to the March meeting each year. The Board has the final decision on a school calendar. Once the calendar is set, it will not be changed unless by mutual agreement or by conditions beyond human control.
Workday
Counselor Classroom Duties — No counselor assigned classroom duties outside counseling unless they volunteer
No counselor will be assigned classroom duties outside counseling unless counselors volunteer.
Insurance
Dental Coverage — Group dental and vision insurance available for purchase at employee expense
Group dental and vision insurance will be available for all employees to purchase at their own expense. These plans will contain four (4) tiers: Employee; Employee + spouse; Employee + child; Employee + family
Workday
Department Time Minutes — Total of 60 minutes for department time either prior to, after, or combination of before and after student day
Department Time: total of sixty (60) minutes either prior to, after, or a combination of before and after the student day depending on start time
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — Certificated staff evaluated per Joint PERA Committee plan satisfying Section 24A-4 Illinois School Code
Each certificated staff member shall be evaluated using the evaluation plan which was developed by the Joint PERA Committee which satisfies Section 24A-4 of the Illinois School Code.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Grievance procedure consists of Informal Level (Principal/Supervisor), Formal Level (Superintendent), Board Level, and Arbitration
A grievance shall be any claim by a member(s) of the bargaining unit, or the Association that there is an alleged violation, misinterpretation, or misapplication of the terms of this agreement or violation of Board Policy.
Insurance
Health Single Premium — Board of education will pay up to $9,000 for each employee seeking insurance
The Board of education will pay up to $9,000 for each employee seeking insurance.
Insurance
Hsa Employer Contribution — Board will pay $1,100 premium per year into tax-sheltered annuity 403(b) if employee forgoes health insurance
Should an employee forgo the health insurance benefit, the Board of Education will pay $1,100 premium per year into a tax-sheltered annuity [403(b)] account set up by the employee.
Workday
Instructional Minutes Day — At Pine Crest, non-direct instruction student attendance days (field trips, picnic at park, House Challenge Days, End of Year Celebration) certified teachers may lose 25-minute uninterrupted PLC/Team Time during specials but get one 15-minute break if activities on-site
At Pine Crest, non-direct instruction student attendance days certified teachers may not have the twenty-five (25)-minute uninterrupted PLC/Team Time during specials due to a schedule change, but will be granted one (1) fifteen (15) minute break during the student attendance day if activities are on-site.
Compensation
Kitchen Staff Rate — Kitchen Staff will be paid $16.50 per hour. Summer school will be held only if the District secures funding through grant revenue.
Kitchen Staff will be paid $16.50 per hour. Summer school will be held only if the District secures funding through grant revenue.
Compensation
Lane Advancement Allowed — Certified staff advance on salary schedule following presentation of sufficient evidence of credit earned
Any certified staff member shall advance on the salary schedule at the beginning of the semester following presentation to the Superintendent of sufficient evidence of credit earned.
Grievance
No Strike Clause — no strike provision included
Article XI addresses no strike and understanding of terms and conditions
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr1 — Employees with 10 years of service: $50 per year; 15+ years: $100 per year at retirement
All employees retiring and utilizing the employees' retirement system with ten (10) years of service in the district shall be paid a sum of fifty dollars $50.00 for each year of service in the district. All employees retiring with fifteen (15) or more years of service in the district shall be paid a sum of one-hundred dollars $100 for each year of service in the district.
Other
Organizational Insignia Allowed — No employee shall be prevented from wearing insignia pertaining to the Education Association
No employee shall be prevented from wearing insignia pertaining to the Education Association. All other insignia are subject to school code.
Workday
Parent Teacher Conferences — All certificated staff will work Fall and Spring Conferences except during election year
All certificated staff and ESPs will work Fall and Spring Conferences, except during an election year (see Art. 6.5.1) Fall and Spring Conference dates and times will be determined at the District level.
Compensation
Payroll Frequency — Employees receiving benefits shall be paid over twenty-four (24) pay periods. Pay days will be on the 5th and 20th of each month
Employees receiving benefits shall be paid over twenty-four (24) pay periods. Pay days will be on the 5th and 20th of each month with a total of twenty-four (24) pays per year.
Leave
Personal Days Annual — 5 personal days per year for all employees
Five (5) days may be used for personal leave for attending personal, legal, household, or family matters that require absence during school hours.
Workday
Planning Time Minutes — Total of 55 minutes for planning time either prior to, after, or combination of before and after student day
Planning Time: total of fifty-five (55) minutes either prior to, after, or a combination of before and after the student day depending on start time except for the ten (10) days/school year each teacher is assigned a morning duty
Workday
Plc Minimum Per Day — Minimum of one class period per day for PLC
PLC: minimum of one (1) class period/day
Retirement
Retirement Pickup Pct — Board will pay up to 12% of Teacher's total creditable earnings if TRS contribution increases
Should the required Teacher's retirement contribution be increased during the effective term of this agreement, then the Board shall pay up to 12% of the Teacher's total creditable earnings that includes the employer and employee contribution or the full Board required portion, whichever is higher.
Retirement
Retirement System — IMRF for non-certified staff
The Board will approve the IMRF Form 6.72, Internal Revenue Code Section 125 Plan. This resolution provides an inclusion for the Internal Revenue Code Section 125 premium conversion and flexible spending account compensation as earnings reportable to IMRF.
Rif
Rif Recall Years — RIF conducted per Illinois school code article 24; ESPs cannot cross categories; full-time staff RIF'd last are first recalled
Reduction in force (RIF) of licensed personnel will be conducted in accordance with article 24 of Illinois school code. ESPs cannot cross categories when reductions in force are made.
Compensation
Salary Steps Count — Steps 0 through 14 plus longevity provision
Salary schedules showing Step 0 through Step 14 with longevity increases for Aides, Secretaries, Custodians, and Cooks
Other
Science Lab Class Size — Science classes with labs in grade 7-8 and 9-12 capped at 24 students
When science classes with labs in grade levels 7-8 reach twenty-four (24) students, no other students shall be allowed to join that class hour.
Leave
Sick Days Annual — ESPs entitled to paid holidays including July 4, Labor Day, Indigenous People's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday, Lincoln's Birthday/Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth
ESPs shall have the following paid holidays off during their work year: July 4th, Labor Day, Indigenous People's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday, Lincoln's Birthday/Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth.
Leave
Sick Leave Max Days — TRS maximum 180 sick days; IMRF maximum 240 sick days
The District will pay half of the substitute pay and the employees category for any sick days not accepted by TRS (max 180) or IMRF (max 240).
Other
Sole Negotiating Agent — Georgetown-Ridge Farm Education Association
The Board recognizes the Association as the sole negotiating agent for all full-time and part-time employees regularly employed in Unit #4, except all confidential, managerial, and supervisory employees.
Other
Special Ed Additional Student Stipend — Special education teachers may volunteer to take additional students for $30 per hour
If the maximum caseload is exceeded, special education teachers can volunteer to take on additional students for a stipend of $30 per hour not to exceed the hours outlined below.
Other
Special Ed Caseload Max — Maximum caseload for special education teachers is 16 students
Caseload should be determined based on the LRE code of each student. However, the maximum caseload shall be no greater than sixteen (16).
Other
Special Ed Iep 30 Percent Ied — When general education classroom reaches 30% of students with IEPs, action taken to reassign/hire teaching assistant
When any general education classroom reaches 30% of students with IEPs, action will be taken to reassign/hire a qualified teaching assistant to the affected class hour.
Workday
Special Ed Paperwork Time — Special Education teachers receive 25 minutes/day in lieu of PLC and Team Time for paperwork completion and progress monitoring
Special Education teacher's schedule they shall have twenty-five (25) minutes/day in lieu of PLC and Team Time to be used specifically for paperwork completion, parent/guardian contact, progress monitoring, etc.
Compensation
Step Increase — Variable by position and year; examples: Aides $0.46-$0.26 annually; Secretaries $0.48-$0.21 annually
Appendix B Non-Certified Salary Schedules 2024-2027 showing progressive step increases varying by job category and year
Compensation
Summer Employment Aide Rate — Aides who apply for and receive summer school assignments shall be granted a modified extended contract for the duration. Those staff shall be paid $16.50.
Aides who apply for and receive summer school assignments shall be granted a modified extended contract for the duration. Those staff shall be paid $16.50.
Compensation
Summer Employment Teacher Rate — For years summer school is District funded, teachers will be paid $30 per hour which includes one (1) hour for a preparation period each day of instruction
For years summer school is District funded, those staff will be paid $30 per hour which includes one (1) hour for a preparation period each day of instruction.
Other
Summer Planning Time Certified — Certified Staff will have eight (8) hours of in-district structured paid planning time before the session begins
Certified Staff will have eight (8) hours of in-district (e.g., two (2) four (4) hour days) structured paid planning time before the session begins.
Workday
Title I Planning Time — Title I Teacher Planning Time minimum 25 minutes/day
Title I Teacher Planning Time: these teacher's schedules vary due to the fluctuating number of students served throughout the school year therefore, their planning time consists of a minimum of twenty-five (25) minutes/day.
Insurance
Vision Coverage — Group dental and vision insurance available for purchase at employee expense
Group dental and vision insurance will be available for all employees to purchase at their own expense. These plans will contain four (4) tiers: Employee; Employee + spouse; Employee + child; Employee + family