Other
Academic Freedom — Teachers have right to choose learning materials and structure activities within professional judgment and Board parameters
Bargaining unit members shall have the right to choose and use learning materials and other resources and to structure learning activities according to their professional judgment within parameters established by the Board of Education and/or administration.
Insurance
Accidental Death Dismemberment Insurance — $25,000 per teacher
The Board shall pay the premium for term life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) per teacher and twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per.
Other
Additional Attendance Days Pay — Additional attendance days (up to 3) paid at 1/180 of annual salary
Each teacher shall be paid for such days at a per diem rate of 1/180 of his/her annual salary. Such compensation shall be in addition to the teacher's regular salary.
Compensation
Advanced Education Pay — 4% pay increase for earning advanced education above BA level
Teachers may submit credits to receive a 4% pay increase in base salary in addition to annual salary increase for earning advanced education above the BA level.
Other
Agreement Recognition — Each bargaining unit member receives copy of Agreement; Board Policy Manual available in school offices and media centers
Each bargaining unit member shall be given a copy of this Agreement which shall become the property of the member. A copy of the Board Policy Manual shall be made available to bargaining unit members in each school office and in the media center of each school.
Grievance
Arbitration Binding — Binding arbitration with American Arbitration Association as administrator
The arbitrator shall submit his/her decision in writing which shall be final and binding on the parties. The arbitrator, in his opinion, shall have no right to amend, modify, nullify, ignore, add to or subtract from the provisions of the Agreement.
Compensation
Athletic Director Stipend — Athletic director stipend of $3,500 per school year
Athletic Director Stipend: $3,500 per school year
Compensation
Athletics Supervision — Athletic supervision paid at $59 per event
Athletic Supervision: $59 per event
Compensation
Ba Max Salary — $61,118
2023-2024 Step 10 Lane 1 BA: $61,118
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — Unused sick leave days paid at $50 per day upon retirement, up to 50 days maximum
As an additional retirement benefit, if on the date of retirement the teacher has unused sick leave days that will not be utilized for TRS service credit, the District will pay the teacher for up to 50 such sick leave days at the rate of $50 per day.
Compensation
Band Stipend — Band director paid $3,800 per school year
Band (Golf & Hynes): $3,800 per school year; School year work requirement
Other
Bargaining Unit Definition — all full-time and regularly employed part-time certified employees including classroom teachers, special education teachers, librarians, psychologists, social workers, speech therapists, reading specialists and school nurses
wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment for all full-time and regularly employed part-time certificated employees including classroom teachers, special education teachers, librarians, psychologists, social workers, speech therapists, reading specialists and school nurses
Other
Bargaining Unit Scope — certificated (PEL-licensed) employees in bargaining unit
The term "teacher" as used in this Agreement shall refer to all certificated (PEL-licensed) employees included in the bargaining unit defined above.
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — Data Specialist increased to $25.25/hour; other employees under $25/hr receive $1.50 increase; $25+/hr receive $1.25 increase
Data Specialist's hourly rate increased to $25.25. Employees with hourly rate less than $25 receive $1.50 increase; rate $25+ receive $1.25 increase over 2022-2023 rate.
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr2 — 2025-2026 increase from 2024-2025
Comparing 2025-2026 Step 1 BA ($53,201) to 2024-2025 Step 1 BA ($52,415) = 1.5% increase
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr3 — 3% increase over prior year's base salary
In 2025-2026, a 3% increase over their prior year's base salary
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr4 — 2.75% increase over previous year's base salary
and a 2.75% increase over their previous year's base salary in 2022-2023
Leave
Bereavement Days — Up to 3 days of bereavement leave per school year without loss of pay
Bargaining unit members shall be entitled to up to three (3) days of bereavement leave per school year, without loss of pay, for the death of an immediate family member as defined by Article XI.A, Sick Leave, above.
Other
Board Meetings Right To Address — Union President or designee has right to address Board early in evening during regular scheduled Board meetings
The Union President or his/her designee shall have the right to address the Board, early in the evening, during regularly scheduled Board meetings.
Other
Bulletin Board Space — Union provided bulletin board space in each school; only Union designee may post or remove material
The Union shall be provided with bulletin board space in each school. No person except a Union designee shall post or remove material from the bulletin board.
Other
Calendar Conference — Superintendent agrees to confer with Union concerning school calendar before Board presentation
The Superintendent agrees to confer with the Union concerning the school calendar to be presented to the Board of Education for adoption.
Workday
Calendar Consultation — Superintendent agrees to confer with Union concerning school calendar before Board adoption
The Superintendent agrees to confer with the Union concerning the school calendar to be presented to the Board of Education for adoption.
Compensation
Chorus Stipend — Chorus director paid $3,800 per school year
Chorus (Golf & Hynes): $3,800 per school year; School year work requirement
Other
Classified Starting Hourly Rates — Starting hourly rates for classified positions range from $15.00 to $30.50
Classified New Hire Placement Matrix: Aides $15.00, Health Aide $20.50, Nurse $30.50, Facilitator of Instructional Technology $27.50, Data Specialist $21.50.
Other
Classroom Assignment Notice — Teachers receive tentative classroom assignments no later than final day of previous school year
Teachers shall receive their tentative classroom assignments for the next school year no later than the final day of the previous school year. Assignments may be changed for emergency reasons upon notification to the teacher involved.
Workday
Classroom Assignments — Teachers receive tentative classroom assignments no later than final day of previous school year; emergency changes permitted with notification
Teachers shall receive their tentative classroom assignments for the next school year no later than the final day of the previous school year. Assignments may be changed for emergency reasons upon notification to the teacher involved to meet the educational needs of students.
Other
Classroom Recording Consent — No monitoring or recording of classroom proceedings without teacher consent
Neither the Board nor the administration shall by photographic or other mechanical means monitor or record or listen to classroom proceedings or other activities conducted with students without the teacher's consent.
Evaluation
Classroom Recording Prohibition — Board and administration prohibited from photographing, recording, or listening to classroom proceedings without teacher consent
Neither the Board nor the administration shall by photographic or other mechanical means monitor or record or listen to classroom proceedings or other activities conducted with students without the teacher's consent.
Compensation
Clubs Pay Rate — Club sponsors paid $30/hour for time worked, up to 36 hours per school year
Pay rate and limit: $30 per hour (prorated for partial hours), up to 36 hours per school year
Other
Compensatory Time Reference — Compensatory time shall be administered pursuant to Board Policy 5.310, Compensatory Time-Off
Compensatory time shall be administered pursuant to Board Policy 5.310, Compensatory Time-Off.
Other
Consulting Teacher Compensation — Consulting teacher receives released time or stipend as acceptable to Union and consulting teacher
A consulting teacher shall receive compensation as released time (schedule to be worked out as part of any remediation plan) to perform his/her duty as a consulting teacher and/or compensation as a stipend which shall be acceptable to the Union and the consulting teacher.
Rif
Continuous Service Interruption — Continuous service interrupted by resignation, retirement or termination
Continuous service shall be interrupted by resignation, retirement or termination.
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — 176 student attendance days, 4 full-day institute days, 5 emergency days per school year
The school year shall provide one hundred seventy-six (176) student attendance days, four (4) full-day institute days and five (5) emergency days.
Other
Cope Deduction — One-time deduction in October for COPE (Committee on Political Education) contributions
The Board, upon timely receipt of said list, shall deduct the authorized amount from the member's pay as a one-time deduction and remit such deduction to the North Suburban Teachers Union's Committee on Political Education (COPE).
Compensation
Curriculum Rate — Curriculum work paid at $33.50/hour outside regular workday or during lunch
Curriculum rate shall be $33.50 per hour for professional development requested in writing outside teachers' regular workday or lunch period.
Compensation
Curriculum Rate Increase — Curriculum rate increased by $1.50/hour each year
shall be increased by $1.50/hour each year of this Agreement
Insurance
Dental Coverage — Board pays up to $80.00 per month toward dental insurance premium
Beginning September 1, 2013, the Board shall pay up to eighty dollars ($80.00) per month toward the premium for a dental insurance plan with a carrier selected by the Union.
Compensation
Detention Supervision Rate — After-school detention supervision paid at $23.50/hour
Supervision – after-school detention: $23.50 per hour
Other
Disciplinary Notice Requirement — Member must receive written email or notice of investigatory meeting with advance warning of possible discipline and right to Union representation
When an administrator requires a meeting with a bargaining unit member for an investigatory conference from which the member has a reasonable expectation discipline might result, the member shall receive an email (or other written communication) informing him/her of the time and location and of his/her right to have Union representation present.
Other
Dues Deduction — Union dues deducted twice monthly from October through May
The Board, upon receipt of written authorization from employee as provided by Union, shall deduct twice each month from October through May the employee's Union dues from his/her pay and remit such deduction to the Union no more than ten working days after payday.
Leave
Duty Free Lunch — Duty-free lunch for work days of at least 5 hours; minimum 30 minutes
For work days of at least five (5) hours, each bargaining unit member shall be entitled to a duty-free lunch period equal to the regular local school lunch period, but in no event less than thirty (30) minutes.
Leave
Duty Free Lunch Minutes — Duty-free lunch period equal to regular local school lunch period, minimum 30 minutes
For work days of at least five (5) hours, each bargaining unit member shall be entitled to a duty-free lunch period equal to the regular local school lunch period, but in no event less than thirty (30) minutes.
Other
Emergency School Close Notification — Administration shall make every reasonable effort to notify bargaining unit members as soon as possible
In the event of an emergency school close-down, the administration shall make every reasonable effort to notify bargaining unit members as soon as possible.
Other
Equal Benefits — benefits apply equally to all employees regardless of union membership
The Board and the Union agree that the benefits and terms of any and all agreements and decisions arrived at through negotiations between the Board and the Union shall apply equally to all employees in the bargaining unit without regard to membership.
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — Teacher evaluation plan reviewed annually by District Evaluation Committee
The District evaluation plan shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the Illinois School Code by the District in consultation with the District Evaluation Committee. This Committee shall meet annually to review the current Teacher Evaluation Plan.
Evaluation
Evaluation Records Access — Teachers have access to evaluation records during regular office hours; written objections to evaluations must be submitted within 20 school days
If the teacher feels his/her written observation report (formal or informal) and/or summative evaluation is incomplete, inaccurate or unjust, the teacher may put his/her objections in writing. Both the teacher and evaluator shall date and sign all copies.
Compensation
Extra Duty Stipend Increase — Extra-duty stipend amounts increased by 3% annually
All extra-duty stipend amounts shall be increased by three percent (3%) annually during the term of this Agreement from the stipend amount established for the 2018-2019 school year
Other
Faculty Meeting Schedule — Faculty meetings shall not be scheduled to conflict with regular monthly Union meetings
Faculty meetings shall not be scheduled to conflict with the regular monthly Union meetings.
Workday
Faculty Meeting Scheduling — Faculty meetings shall not be scheduled to conflict with regular monthly Union meetings
Faculty meetings shall not be scheduled to conflict with the regular monthly Union meetings.
Compensation
General Supervision Rate — General supervision (lunch, recess, detention) paid at $23.50/hour in half-hour increments
General Supervision – lunch, recess, lunch detention: $23.50 per hour, paid in one-half hour increments
Other
Good Faith Negotiation — Both parties agree to negotiate in good faith
The Board and Union agree to negotiate in good faith, provided that the obligation to negotiate in good faith does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or require the making of a concession.
Evaluation
Grade Change Restrictions — Grades given by teachers to students shall not be changed except where principal initials said change and informs teacher of reasons
Grades given by teachers to students shall not be changed except where a principal initials said change and informs the teacher of the reasons.
Compensation
Graduation Video Stipend — Graduation video coordinator paid $600 per school year
Graduation Video: $600 per school year; Attend and record 8th grade graduation, edit recording.
Grievance
Grievance Definition — Grievance is claim of violation, misinterpretation, or misapplication of Agreement terms
Any claim by the Union or a bargaining unit member that there has been a violation, misinterpretation or misapplication of the terms of this Agreement shall be a grievance.
Grievance
Grievance Filing Deadline — Grievance must be filed within 20 days of occurrence
Such grievance shall be filed within twenty (20) days of the occurrence giving rise to the grievance, or within twenty (20) days of the date the grievant should reasonably have known of such occurrence, whichever is later.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Informal Process, Supervisor level, Superintendent level, Arbitration
Step 1 - Informal Process: attempt to resolve grievance in informal, verbal discussion. Step 2 - Supervisor level: written grievance within 20 days. Step 3 - Superintendent level: referral within 10 days of Step 2 answer. Step 4 - Arbitration: referral within 20 days of Step 3 decision.
Other
Gta Union President Mailing — GTA Union President added to list of organizations/individuals receiving Board meeting announcements and agendas
The GTA Union President shall be added to the list of organizations and individuals who are mailed copies of Board meeting announcements and agenda.
Insurance
Health Family Coverage Supplement Hmo — Up to $325.00 per month supplement for HMO family coverage
The Board shall pay a supplement of up to three hundred and twenty-five dollars ($325.00) per month for employees enrolling in the HMO option and two hundred dollars ($200.00) per month for employees enrolling in the PPO option.
Insurance
Health Family Coverage Supplement Ppo — Up to $200.00 per month supplement for PPO family coverage
The Board shall pay a supplement of up to three hundred and twenty-five dollars ($325.00) per month for employees enrolling in the HMO option and two hundred dollars ($200.00) per month for employees enrolling in the PPO option.
Insurance
Health Family Premium — Board pays supplement up to $325.00 per month for HMO family coverage
the Board shall pay a supplement of up to three hundred and twenty-five dollars ($325.00) per month for employees enrolling in the HMO option and two hundred dollars ($200.00) per month for employees enrolling in the PPO option.