Grievance
Arbitration Binding — true - Binding arbitration under F.M.C.S. rules
the Union may submit the grievance to arbitration under the voluntary arbitration rules of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services. The arbitrator shall follow the standard rules of the F.M.C.S. and his/her decision shall be binding on all parties.
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — Lane BA, Step A, 2017-2018 salary schedule
BA-TRS A $37,458 from 2017-2018 Salary Schedule, Appendix A
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — Year 1: Board will fund all vertical and horizontal steps + 1.00%
Year 1: Board will fund all vertical and horizontal steps + 1.00%
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr2 — Year 2: Board will fund all vertical and horizontal steps + 1.00%
Year 2: Board will fund all vertical and horizontal steps + 1.00%
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr3 — Year 3: Board will fund all vertical and horizontal steps + 1.00%
Year 3: Board will fund all vertical and horizontal steps + 1.00%
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Base Salary Increase Yr4 — Year 4: Board will fund all vertical and horizontal steps + 1.25%
Year 4: Board will fund all vertical and horizontal steps + 1.25%
Leave
Bereavement Days — Sick leave per School Code Section 24-6 includes immediate family illness or death; no specific bereavement day limit stated
Sick Leave shall be used as described in the School Code, Section 24-6, and shall be interpreted to mean personal illness, quarantine at home, serious illness or death in the immediate family or household, or birth, adoption, or placement for adoption.
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — School day 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (teachers report 7:45 a.m.) or 7:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (teachers report 7:30 a.m.)
The school day is from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (teachers report at 7:45 a.m.) or from 7:45 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. (teachers report at 7:30 a.m.) if assigned.
Insurance
Employee Premium Share Pct — Employee shares 50% of health premium amount above Board contribution
In addition, the Board will agree that the remaining premium above this amount shall be shared 50/50 by the Board and the employee.
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — Evaluation committee established to provide input; plan not specified as to PERA cycle. No explicit evaluation cycle stated.
An evaluation committee consisting of our four (4) administrators of Community Unit School District No. 7 and four (4) representatives appointed by the Union shall be established.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Five-step grievance procedure: (1) Principal meeting, (2) Union Committee to Superintendent, (3) Board Grievance Committee, (4) Board decision, (5) Arbitration
Procedure for Adjustment of Grievance: Grievances shall be presented and adjusted in accordance with the following provisions: A. Any grievant shall, within fourteen calendar days after occurrence of alleged grievance, discuss the matter with the Principal... Within twenty-eight (28) calendar days after receiving the decision of the Board, the Union may submit the grievance to arbitration.
Insurance
Health Single Premium — Board contribution to health insurance: $575/month year 1, $585/month year 2, $595/month year 3, $605/month year 4; remaining premium shared 50/50
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The Board will pay up to the following amounts per month per employee for health insurance. The amount shall be $575 per month in year one of the Agreement; the amount will increase to $585 per month beginning in the second year of the Agreement, the amount will increase to $595 per month beginning in the third year of the Agreement, and will increase to $605 in year four of the agreement.
Compensation
Lane Advancement Allowed — true - For teachers hired before September 1, 2017, horizontal lane movement permitted per prior practice. For teachers hired after September 1, 2017, only in fields directly related to teaching.
For teachers hired after September 1, 2017, salary schedule advancement for post-graduate degrees and/or credit hours (horizontal movement) will be granted only if the degree and/or credit hours are earned in fields directly related to the practice of teaching.
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr1 — Teachers hired before September 15 with full year attendance receive $400 bonus payable by June 30
Teachers hired before September 15 of a given school year, who are present and teaching in their classes for each school day of an entire school year will receive a bonus of four hundred dollars ($400) payable by June 30.
Leave
Personal Days Annual — Three personal days per year paid by district; optional fourth day if employee reimburses substitute cost
Employees shall be entitled to three (3) personal leave days per year that will be paid for by the School District, and the employee will have the opportunity for a fourth personal day if he/she reimburses the School District for the cost of the substitute teacher.
Retirement
Retirement Pickup Pct — Board will pay up to 9.4% of the retirement deduction (TRS contribution) taken from each teacher's pay
The School Board will pay up to 9.4 % of the retirement deduction taken from each teacher's pay.
Retirement
Retirement System — TRS (Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois)
Be a 'Tier 1' member of the Teachers Retirement System of the State of Illinois.
Rif
Rif Recall Years — Recall rights under Illinois School Code Article 24; honorable dismissal per School Code with recall among eligible certified teachers
Recall will be in reverse order of lay-off among those certified teachers eligible for recall under the Illinois School Code (Groups 3 and 4) to any available position for which the eligible teacher is qualified.
Compensation
Salary Lanes Count — BA, MA, and MA+16 lanes shown in salary schedules
2017-2018 salary schedule columns: BA-TRS, MA-TRS, MA+16-TRS
Compensation
Salary Steps Count — Steps A through 30 (31 total steps) on salary schedule
BA-TRS salary schedule from Step A through Step 30 in 2017-2018 Appendix A
Leave
Sick Days Annual — Sick leave accrual: 12 days first year; 15 days second year; 16 days third year; 17 days fourth year; 18 days for tenure
Sick leave will accumulate as follows: twelve days for the first year; fifteen days for the second year; sixteen for the third year; seventeen for the fourth year; eighteen days for those on tenure.
Leave
Sick Leave Max Days — Sick leave accumulates to 340-day maximum with carryover at start of school year if max reached
Sick leave will accumulate to a 340-day maximum. PROVIDED THAT: If, during the term of this Agreement, the statutory cap limiting the number of sick leave days which may be used for TRS purposes is raised by legislative action, the 340 day maximum sick leave accumulation in this provision of the Agreement will be raised by the same number of days.
Compensation
Step Increase — No one shall advance more than one (1) step per year on the salary schedule
No one shall advance more than one (1) step per year on the salary schedule.
Other
Strike Prohibition — No strike, withholding of services, or refusal to render full services during contract term
The Union agrees that there shall be no strike, withholding of services, or refusal to render full and complete services to the Board during the term of this Agreement.
Retirement
Trs Tier — Tier 1 (for retirement incentive eligibility; new hires post-2011 would be Tier 2 but contract does not explicitly state new hire tier)
Be a 'Tier 1' member of the Teachers Retirement System of the State of Illinois.