Workday
Aides Workdays — Aides: 175 workdays at 6.5 hours per day
Aides – 175 workdays at 6.5 hours per day.
Grievance
Arbitration Binding — American Arbitration Association administers arbitration; arbitrator has no power to alter terms of Agreement
The American Arbitration Association shall act as administrator of the proceedings. The Arbitrator shall have no power to alter the terms of this Agreement.
Other
Assignment Change Notice — Two weeks notice for assignment changes except in emergencies
Except in emergencies, a teacher whose assignment is changed will be given two (2) weeks notice before the change is effective, unless the change is at the teacher's request.
Compensation
Ba Max Salary — BA maximum salary step 25, 2024-2025
Step 25 BS 61,388
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — BA minimum salary step 1, 2024-2025
Step 1 BS 38,809
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — Educational support personnel may submit written request to Superintendent for training related to improving job skills; approval at Superintendent's discretion.
Educational support personnel may submit a written request to the Superintendent for the purpose of attending training that is related to improving his/her current job skills. The Superintendent, in his/her sole discretion, may approve or deny the request.
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr2 — 3% increase for paraprofessionals 2025-2026
2025-2026 Minimum hourly rate $15.45 Three percent (3%) increase on those above minimum hourly rate
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr3 — 4% increase for paraprofessionals 2026-2027
2026-2027 Minimum hourly rate $16.07 Four percent (4%) increase on those above minimum hourly rate
Leave
Bereavement Days — Funeral leave per school year
Employees shall be granted up to 2 days of funeral leave per school year, without loss of pay, for the purpose of attending the funeral of a family or a non-family member.
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — No more than 180 workdays
The teacher's work year shall consist of no more than 180 workdays. Unused emergency days in excess of the 180 work days placed in the school calendar by the Board will not become work days for teachers.
Workday
Cooks Workdays — Cooks: 177 workdays at 7 hours per day
Cooks – 177 workdays at 7 hours per day. Additionally, the cooks will be reimbursed fees for required recertification training upon completion of training and presenting a paid receipt to the school bookkeeper.
Workday
Custodial Workdays — 11 Month Custodians: 230 workdays per fiscal year
11 Month Custodians – 230 workdays per fiscal year, 8 hours per day. A summer schedule is to be assigned by an administrator with employee input considered.
Insurance
Dues Deduction — Continuous payroll deduction of association dues authorized
Any teacher or education support professional who is a member or has applied for membership in the Association may sign and deliver to the School Board an authorization for continuous payroll deduction.
Other
Dues Deduction Schedule — Monthly deduction over 10 months
Pursuant to such authorization, the School Board shall deduct one-tenth of such dues from the regular monthly salary check of each bargaining unit member each month for ten (10) months, beginning in September and ending in June of each year.
Leave
Duty Free Lunch — Duty-free lunch period of not less than 30 minutes per school day for employees working 4+ hours
Employees whose duties require attendance at the school for four (4) or more clock hours in any school day shall receive a duty-free lunch period equal to the regular local school lunch period but not less than 30 minutes in each school day.
Other
Early Dismissal Aide — Aides released after students dismissed and paid full daily rate; Individual aides paid for actual hours with students
Aides will be released after students are dismissed and will be paid their full daily rate of pay. Individual aides will be paid for actual hours worked with their students.
Other
Early Dismissal Association Meetings — Maximum days for early dismissal with flexible schedule for association meetings
The Association shall be allowed a maximum of two (2) days in which a flexible schedule will be implemented for employees to attend Association meetings. The meetings shall not start until 3:00 p.m.
Other
Early Dismissal Custodian — Custodians on early dismissal days work full shift; night shift starts one hour earlier
Custodians will work their full shift, but night shift will start their shift one (1) hour earlier.
Other
Early Dismissal Nurse — Nurse released after students dismissed and paid full daily rate
The Nurse will be released after students are dismissed and will be paid her full daily rate of pay.
Other
Early Dismissal Secretary — Secretaries released after all buses report in and paid full daily rate
Secretaries will be released after all buses report in and will be paid their full daily rate of pay.
Insurance
Employee Premium Share Pct — Full-time employees may choose option of a cash payment in the amount of $235.00 per month in lieu of such insurance coverage
Full-time employees eligible for Board paid insurance may choose the option of a cash payment in the amount of $235.00 per month in the years 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27 and 2027-28 in lieu of such insurance coverage
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — Non-certified staff evaluated minimum once per year during first and second years; after second year, every other year
Non-certified staff will be evaluated a minimum of one time a year during the first and second years of employment within the district. After the second year, evaluations will be conducted every other year.
Other
Expunging Personnel File — Letters of reprimand and disciplinary records more than 4 years old must be removed from file before release to third party, except for sexual abuse/misconduct
Prior to the release to a third party of information contained in the official Board personnel file, the employer shall review such file and remove letters of reprimand, or other records of disciplinary action which are more than four (4) years old, except when the release is ordered to a party in a legal action or arbitration.
Other
Grade Report Deadline — Grade reports due within 3 work days following end of grading period
Teachers shall be required to submit student grade reports to the Principal or designee within three (3) work days following the end of the grading period, except for the final grading period of the school year when such grade reports shall be required on a date to be established by the Principal or designee.
Grievance
Grievance Records Separate — All grievance records filed separately from employee personnel file
All records related to a grievance shall be filed separately from the personnel file of the employee.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Three-step grievance procedure: Step 1 (immediate supervisor), Step 2 (Superintendent), Step 3 (binding arbitration)
Grievance procedure includes: Step 1 with immediately involved supervisor within 30 days; Step 2 with Superintendent within 10 days if unresolved; Step 3 to final and binding arbitration with American Arbitration Association as administrator if not resolved at Step 2 within 30 days.
Workday
Head Cook Workdays — Head Cook: 181 workdays at 8 hours per day
Head Cook – 181 workdays at 8 hours per day. Additionally, the head cook will be reimbursed fees for required recertification training upon completion of training and presenting a paid receipt to the school bookkeeper.
Insurance
Health Single Premium — Board shall pay $615 per employee towards the monthly premium for individual coverage in 2024-25
in 2024-25 the Board shall pay $615 per employee towards the monthly premium for individual coverage; 2025-26 the Board shall pay $625 per month toward the monthly premium for individual coverage
Other
Inclement Weather 11 Month Opt Out — 11-month employees may opt to not report on inclement weather days; must make up hours in summer
In the event of inclement weather eleven (11) month employees, with administration approval, may opt to not report to their job duties. If these employees do not report to their duties, they will make these days up during the summer.
Other
Individual Aide Reassignment — If student withdraws, aide with least seniority given two weeks notice of honorable dismissal
In the event that a student with an individual aide withdraws from the district, the aide with the least seniority and/or lacks certification shall be given two (2) weeks notice of honorable dismissal.
Workday
Individual Aides Workdays — Individual Aides: 175 workdays at 6.5 hours per day
Individual Aides – 175 workdays at 6.5 hours per day.
Workday
Instructional Minutes Day — Preparation time provided; specific instructional minutes not stated
The Board shall provide teachers with a minimum of one class period per day for preparation and planning in grades 6-12 and a minimum of thirty (30) minutes per day for K-5 during the student attendance day.
Leave
Insurance During Leave — Option to remain in group hospitalization plan for up to two years while on unpaid leave
Employees currently enrolled in the group insurance plan and who are on unpaid leave or retire from the District will have the option of remaining in the group hospitalization plan for up to two (2) years.
Other
Internal Substitution Compensation — Internal substitution during planning period: $22.50 per class period (minimum 15 minutes); less than 15 minutes: $12.50
Any teacher who is required to internally substitute during his/her planning period on an involuntary basis shall be compensated at the rate of $22.50 per class period provided not less than 15 minutes; if less than 15 minutes, such teacher shall be compensated at the rate of $12.50 for such substitution.
Leave
Involuntary Transfer Non Certified — Involuntarily transferred non-certified employees receive higher of two hourly rates; do not lose seniority in original Job Category.
If an employee is involuntarily transferred by the Board or designee to another position within a Job Category or to a different Job Category, that employee shall receive the higher of the two hourly rates.
Rif
Job Categories Defined — Eight job categories: Cafeteria, Aides, Individual, Custodians, Maintenance, Secretaries, Nurse
The following Job Categories are hereby recognized: Cafeteria (Head Cook, Cook, PT Cook); Aides (Classroom, Library, PT Aide); Individual (Individual Aides, *PT Aide); Custodians (11-month, PT Custodians); Maintenance; Secretaries; Nurse.
Compensation
Lpdc Chairperson Compensation — LPDC chairperson receives $1,000 per year compensation
The LPDC chairpersons shall be paid $1,000.00 per year. The maximum amount paid under this stipend will not exceed $1,300 per year for the chairperson and the LPDC teacher.
Compensation
Lpdc Teacher Compensation — LPDC teacher receives $300 per year compensation
Any required work done by the LPDC teacher shall receive compensation in the amount of $300.00 per year. The LPDC chairpersons shall be paid $1,000.00 per year. The maximum amount paid under this stipend will not exceed $1,300 per year for the chairperson and the LPDC teacher.
Compensation
Ma Max Salary — MA maximum salary step 25, 2024-2025
Step 25 MS 63,858
Compensation
Ma Min Salary — MA minimum salary step 1, 2024-2025
Step 1 MS 41,279
Workday
Maintenance Workdays — 12 Month Maintenance: 250 workdays per fiscal year
12 Month Maintenance – 250 workdays per fiscal year, 8 hours per day. Vacation per current policy.
Grievance
Notice And Conference — No investigation of complaint until Association President or designee and employee notified in writing
No administrator, after receiving a complaint against an employee, shall start investigating that complaint until the Association President or his or her designee and the employee has been notified in writing of the complaint.
Workday
Nurse Workday Hours — Nurse workday begins at 7:45 am and ends at 3:15 pm
The workday begins at 7:45 am and ends at 3:15 pm.
Workday
Nurse Workdays — Nurse: 175 workdays at 7 hours per day plus 10 additional days at 7 hours per day
Nurse – 175 workdays at 7 hours per day plus an additional 10 days, 7 hours per day; five (5) days prior to the first scheduled day of certified staff attendance and five (5) days after the last scheduled day of certified staff attendance.
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr1 — Extra-curricular/stipend earnings may be paid: 1) throughout year on 12-month payroll, 2) in one check after completion, or 3) split with half in December and remainder after completion
At the beginning of the school year, the employee will determine the method of payment for extra-curricular and stipend earnings. These earnings may be paid 1) throughout the year on the 12-month payroll; 2) included in one payroll check after the activity/work has been completed; or 3) included in two payroll checks with half (½) of the pay in December.
Leave
Permanent Disability Threshold — An employee may be declared permanently disabled if missing more than 90 consecutive work days due to single disability
An employee may be declared permanently disabled by the Board if following the expiration of all contractual leave, the employee misses more than ninety (90) consecutive work days due to a single disability.
Leave
Personal Days Annual — Paid holidays listed: Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, MLK Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Pulaski Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day
The following are paid holidays for all Non-Certified employees when the District's observance of the holidays falls during the employee's regularly scheduled work week. Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day (when it falls during the work week), Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Pulaski Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day
Other
Personnel File Location — There shall be no more than one personnel file, located in the unit office
There shall be no more than one personnel file. The file will be located in the unit office.
Other
Personnel File Review Rights — Employees may review personnel file during regular business hours with Superintendent or designee present; may place written reactions/rebuttals to contents
Each employee shall have the right, upon request, to review and receive copies of the contents of said employee's personnel records and to place therein written reactions/rebuttals to any of its contents. Such review shall occur during regular business hours, and during a time when the employee is not otherwise assigned.
Leave
Preparation Time Absences — Certified employees preparation time absences per year
Certified employees will be allowed to leave three (3) times per year during their preparation time for appointments. These three absences will not be counted against their sick leave.
Retirement
Retirement Pickup Pct — Board contributes full 9% TRS contribution on behalf of all teachers
The Board will contribute or pay on behalf of all teachers, the full nine percent (9%) Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) contribution.
Retirement
Retirement System — TRS (Teachers Retirement System)
A retirement incentive will be offered to full-time certified employees of Hardin County School District with a minimum of 10 years' experience in the District. To qualify, an employee must be eligible to retire with TRS under an option that causes no penalties to the district.
Rif
Rif Layoff By Date Of Hire — Layoffs based on date of hire within Job Category; employees with multiple Job Categories maintain seniority in each category by date of hire.
In the event of a reduction in the number of employees within a Job Category, layoffs will be based on date of hire within the Job Category in which the employee occupied at the time of layoff.
Rif
Rif Recall Years — Seniority computed on pro rata basis for less than full-time service; unpaid leaves of 90 consecutive days or more not counted in seniority determination.
Less than full-time service shall be computed on a pro rata basis and that unpaid leaves of absence of ninety (90) consecutive employment days or more shall not be counted in determining seniority.
Compensation
Salary Lanes Count — Eight salary lanes: BS, BS+15, MS, MS+15, MS+30, MS+45, MS+60, ND
Columns: BS BS+15 MS MS+15 MS+30 MS+45 MS+60 ND
Compensation
Salary Steps Count — 25 steps on salary schedule
Salary schedule contains steps 1 through 25
Other
School Building Use — Threshold persons for unrestricted building use
The use of available school buildings for meetings of the Association...provided this section shall not apply where more than fifteen (15) persons are in attendance unless at least ninety percent (90%) of those in attendance are employees of the Board or members of their immediate family.
Workday
Secretary Workdays — 10 Month Secretaries: 180 workdays that teachers are in attendance, 8 hours per day
10 Month Secretaries – 180 workdays that teachers are in attendance, 8 hours per day, and up to an additional 30 workdays, 8 hours per day 15 days prior to the start of the new school year and 10 days following the end of the school year.
Other
Severe Weather 12 Month Employees — 12-month employees expected to report to work in emergencies; may use vacation if unable to report
Twelve (12) month employees are expected to report to work in the event of any emergency shutdown. If the employee is unable to report for work due to emergency, crisis, weather, or acts of God, she/he shall have the option of substituting vacation days to avoid loss of pay, time or benefits.
Other
Severe Weather Partial Year Employees — Partial year employees not expected to report on student non-attendance days; no loss of pay/benefits on emergency closures with calendar amendments
Less than twelve (12) month, partial year employees – i.e. nine (9) and ten (10) month employees, who are not expected to report for work on student non-attendance days or as indicated on their work classification's calendar shall not lose pay or benefits when buildings are shut down for an emergency, crisis, weather, or acts of God provided that the school calendar is amended to restore the lost day(s).