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Lake Co High Schools Tech Campus

Illinois District 34049790040 1,999 students
Current Contract
Period
Jul 2025 – Jun 2030
Expires in 1427 days
Term
5.0 yr
Union
Tech Campus Teachers' Union
Affiliation
Lake County Federation of Teachers Local No. 504, IFT-AFT/AFL-CIO
Unit
Teachers
Settlement History (7)
6.48%
Latest year-1 base increase (2024-25)
YearsUnitYear 1Year 2Year 3TermStatusSrc
2024-25–2025-26 Teachers 6.48% 4.93% — — AI
2023-24–2024-25 Teachers 1.20% 1.15% — — AI
2022-23–2023-24 Teachers 1.20% 1.14% — — AI
2021-22–2022-23 Teachers 1.20% 1.14% — — AI
2017-18–2018-19 Teachers 3.24% 3.08% — — AI
2016-17–2017-18 Teachers 3.23% 3.07% — — AI
2015-16–2016-17 Teachers 3.80% 3.60% — — AI
Salary Schedule — Educational Support Personnel Wage Rate Guidelines 2025-2026 (2025-2026)

Range $18 – $53

Step12345678
Secretary Administrative$23$23$24$25$26$27$28$29
Secretary General$20$21$22$23$23$24$25$26
Accountant$23$24$25$26$26$27$28$29
Assistant Bookkeeper$20$21$22$22$23$24$25$26
Clerk/Receptionist$18$19$20$20$21$22$23$23
*Aide (30 semester hours)$18$18$19$20$20$21$22$22
*Aide (60 semester hours)$21$22$23$23$24$25$26$27
*Aide (Bachelors or provisionally certified)$25$26$27$28$29$30$31$32
Special Services/Resource Facilitators$42$43$45$46$48$50$51$53
Computer Technician$27$28$29$30$31$32$33$35
Technology System Manager$32$33$34$35$37$38$39$40
Emergency First Aid Provider$25$26$27$28$29$30$31$32
Security$23$24$25$26$26$27$28$29
Monitor$23$24$25$26$26$27$28$29
Custodian$22$23$23$24$25$26$27$28
Custodian/Foreman$24$25$25$26$27$28$29$30
Maintenance 1$39$40$42$43$45$46$48$50
Maintenance 2$26$27$28$29$30$31$32$33
Maintenance 3$20$21$21$22$23$24$24$25
School Nurse$39$40$41$43$44$46$47$49
Permanent Sub/Aide$29$30$31$32$33$34$36$37
Salary Schedule — Educational Support Personnel Wage Rate Guidelines 2026-2027 (2026-2027)

Range $18 – $55

Step12345678
Secretary Administrative$23$24$25$26$27$28$29$30
Secretary General$21$22$23$23$24$25$26$27
Accountant$24$25$26$26$27$28$29$30
Assistant Bookkeeper$21$22$22$23$24$25$26$27
Clerk/Receptionist$19$20$20$21$22$23$23$24
*Aide (30 semester hours)$18$19$20$20$21$22$22$23
*Aide (60 semester hours)$22$23$23$24$25$26$27$28
*Aide (Bachelors or provisionally certified)$26$27$28$29$30$31$32$33
Special Services/Resource Facilitators$43$45$46$48$50$51$53$55
Computer Technician$28$29$30$31$32$33$35$36
Technology System Manager$33$34$35$37$38$39$40$42
Emergency First Aid Provider$26$27$28$29$30$31$32$33
Security$24$25$26$26$27$28$29$30
Monitor$24$25$26$26$27$28$29$30
Custodian$23$23$24$25$26$27$28$29
Custodian/Foreman$25$25$26$27$28$29$30$31
Maintenance 1$40$42$43$45$46$48$50$51
Maintenance 2$27$28$29$30$31$32$33$34
Maintenance 3$21$21$22$23$24$24$25$26
School Nurse$40$41$43$44$46$47$49$51
Permanent Sub/Aide$30$31$32$33$34$36$37$38
Salary Schedule — Educational Support Personnel Wage Rate Guidelines 2027-2028 (2027-2028)

Range $19 – $57

Step12345678
Secretary Administrative$24$25$26$27$28$29$30$31
Secretary General$22$23$23$24$25$26$27$28
Accountant$25$26$26$27$28$29$30$31
Assistant Bookkeeper$22$22$23$24$25$26$27$28
Clerk/Receptionist$20$20$21$22$23$23$24$25
*Aide (30 semester hours)$19$20$20$21$22$22$23$24
*Aide (60 semester hours)$23$23$24$25$26$27$28$29
*Aide (Bachelors or provisionally certified)$27$28$29$30$31$32$33$34
Special Services/Resource Facilitators$45$46$48$50$51$53$55$57
Computer Technician$29———————
Technology System Manager$34$35$37$38$39$40$42$43
Emergency First Aid Provider$27$28$29$30$31$32$33$34
Security$20$21$22$23$23$24$25$26
Monitor$25$26$26$27$28$29$30$31
Custodian$25$26$26$27$28$29$30$31
Custodian/Foreman$25$26$27$28$29$30$31$32
Maintenance 1$42$43$45$46$48$50$51$53
Maintenance 2$28$29$30$31$32$33$34$35
Maintenance 3$21$22$23$24$24$25$26$27
School Nurse$41$43$44$46$47$49$51$52
Permanent Sub/Aide$31$32$33$34$36$37$38$40
Salary Schedule — Educational Support Personnel Wage Rate Guidelines 2028-2029 (2028-2029)

Range $20 – $59

Step12345678
Secretary Administrative$25$26$27$28$29$30$31$32
Secretary General$23$23$24$25$26$27$28$29
Accountant$26$26$27$28$29$30$31$32
Assistant Bookkeeper$22$23$24$25$26$27$28$29
Clerk/Receptionist$20$21$22$23$23$24$25$26
*Aide (30 semester hours)$20$20$21$22$22$23$24$25
*Aide (60 semester hours)$23$24$25$26$27$28$29$30
*Aide (Bachelors or provisionally certified)$28$29$30$31$32$33$34$35
Special Services/Resource Facilitators$46$48$50$51$53$55$57$59
Computer Technician$30$31$32$33$35$36$37$38
Technology System Manager$35$37$38$39$40$42$43$45
Emergency First Aid Provider$28$29$30$31$32$33$34$35
Security$26$26$27$28$29$30$31$32
Monitor$26$26$27$28$29$30$31$32
Custodian$24$25$26$27$28$29$30$31
Custodian/Foreman$26$27$28$29$30$31$32$33
Maintenance 1$43$45$46$48$50$51$53$55
Maintenance 2$29$30$31$32$33$34$35$37
Maintenance 3$22$23$24$24$25$26$27$28
School Nurse$43$44$46$47$49$51$52$54
Permanent Sub/Aide$32$33$34$36$37$38$40$41
Salary Schedule — Educational Support Personnel Wage Rate Guidelines 2029-2030 (2029-2030)

Range $20 – $61

Step12345678
Secretary Administrative$26$27$28$29$30$31$32$33
Secretary General$23$24$25$26$27$28$29$30
Accountant$26$27$28$29$30$31$32$34
Assistant Bookkeeper$23$24$25$26$27$28$29$30
Clerk/Receptionist$21$22$23$23$24$25$26$27
*Aide (30 semester hours)$20$21$22$22$23$24$25$26
*Aide (60 semester hours)$24$25$26$27$28$29$30$31
*Aide (Bachelors or provisionally certified)$29$30$31$32$33$34$35$37
Special Services/Resource Facilitators$48$50$51$53$55$57$59$61
Computer Technician$31$32$33$35$36$37$38$40
Technology System Manager$37$38$39$40$42$43$45$46
Emergency First Aid Provider$29$30$31$32$33$34$35$37
Security$26$27$28$29$30$31$32$34
Monitor$26$27$28$29$30$31$32$34
Custodian$25$26$27$28$29$30$31$32
Custodian/Foreman$27$28$29$30$31$32$33$35
Maintenance 1$45$46$48$50$51$53$55$57
Maintenance 2$30$31$32$33$34$35$37$38
Maintenance 3$23$24$24$25$26$27$28$29
School Nurse$44$46$47$49$51$52$54$56
Permanent Sub/Aide$33$34$36$37$38$40$41$42
Salary Schedule — Teacher Education Salary Schedule (unknown-p33)

Range $1,200 – $8,500

Step30 Sem Hs/Degree6090BSBS+15MSMS+15MS+30MS+45MS+60/MFAPHD
Education$1,200$2,200$2,900$3,600$4,600$5,300$6,000$6,700$7,400$8,000$8,500
Salary Schedule — Teacher Salary Schedule (2025-2026)

Range $52,813 – $52,813

StepBase
Base$52,813
Salary Schedule — Teacher Salary Schedule (2026-2027)

Range $54,661 – $54,661

StepBase
Base$54,661
Salary Schedule — Teacher Salary Schedule (2027-2028)

Range $56,574 – $56,574

StepBase
Base$56,574
Salary Schedule — Teacher Salary Schedule (2028-2029)

Range $58,554 – $58,554

StepBase
Base$58,554
Salary Schedule — Teacher Salary Schedule (2029-2030)

Range $60,604 – $60,604

StepBase
Base$60,604
Salary Schedule — Teacher Teaching Experience Salary Schedule (unknown-p33)

Range $1,500 – $8,250

Step12345678910
Teaching Experience$1,500$2,250$3,000$3,750$4,500$5,250$6,000$6,750$7,500$8,250
Salary Schedule — Teacher Work Experience Salary Schedule (unknown-p33)

Range $900 – $4,900

Step12345678910
Work Experience$900$1,350$1,800$2,250$2,700$3,150$3,600$4,050$4,500$4,900
Key Clauses & Provisions (39)
Grievance
Arbitration Binding — binding arbitration available after Third Step if grievance unresolved
If the grievance is not resolved at the Third Step, the Union may submit the grievance to binding arbitration by filing a demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association (AAA).
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — 2025-2026 Base Salary
2025-2026 Base $52,813
Other
Bargaining Unit Recognition — Tech Campus Teachers' Union, Lake County Federation of Teachers Local No. 504, IFT-AFT/AFL-CIO
Board recognizes the Tech Campus Teachers' Union, Lake County Federation of Teachers Local No. 504, Illinois Federation of Teachers, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO as sole and exclusive bargaining agent.
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — 5.0% annual increase
Beginning in the school year 2025-2026 and in each year through 2029-2030, each instructor will receive the below annual increase over the previous year's salary: 2025-2026 5.0%
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr2 — 5.0% annual increase
2026-2027 5.0%
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr3 — 4.75% annual increase
2027-2028 4.75%
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr4 — 4.25% annual increase
2028-2029 4.25%
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr5 — 4.0% annual increase
2029-2030 4.0%
Leave
Bereavement Days — Maximum of three (3) days bereavement leave per death
Bereavement leave with pay and without loss of other leave of a maximum of three (3) days shall be granted for each death in the immediate family as defined in the School Code.
Other
Board Minutes Provision — Board shall furnish Union copy of Board minutes within ten days of adoption
Upon request, Board shall furnish Union copy of Board of Control minutes within ten (10) days following adoption of such minutes by Board.
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — not more than one hundred eighty-five (185) instructor employment days, including five (5) emergency days
The school year calendar of the LCTC shall include not more than one hundred eighty-five (185) instructor employment days, including five (5) emergency days.
Insurance
Dental Coverage — Single coverage dental insurance provided; dependent coverage available at employee cost
The Board shall provide single coverage dental insurance, as provided below, for each employee who is employed seventy-five percent (75%) of the time or more. Dependent coverage dental insurance shall be available for each employee at their own cost.
Insurance
Employee Premium Share Pct — Single coverage health insurance provided 100% by Board; 75% employees pay own cost for dependent
The Board shall provide single coverage health insurance... Dependent coverage health insurance shall be made available for each employee who is employed seventy-five percent (75%) of the time or more at their own cost.
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — Educational Support Personnel shall be evaluated annually on a form designed by the Board
Educational Support Personnel employees shall be evaluated annually on a form designed by the Board. Should an ESP earn a Proficient or Excellent in their first four (4) years of service they will be evaluated triennially thereafter as long as they maintain a Proficient or Excellent rating.
Other
Excess Workday Compensation Rate — certified staff paid at rate of .000772 of their regular pay extended to full-time equivalency for excess workday hours
Certified staff shall be paid at a rate of .000772 of their regular pay extended to full-time equivalency for each hour worked in excess of the regular workday.
Other
Future Quest Compensation — each night of Future Quest will be paid $203 per night
Each night of Future Quest will be from 3:30 p.m. through 7:00 p.m. Staff will be paid $203 per night.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — four-step grievance procedure: informal discussion, written grievance to supervisor, grievance to Director, binding arbitration
First Step: informal verbal discussion. Second Step: written grievance within twenty (20) working days. Third Step: grievance to Director within fifteen (15) working days. Fourth Step: binding arbitration via AAA.
Insurance
Health Family Premium — Reimbursement cap for instructors with 15-17 years service
Instructors with fifteen (15) to seventeen (17) years of full-time employment with the School District immediately preceding their retirement who retire under the provisions of the ITRS and who enroll in the Teachers' Retirement Insurance Program (TRIP) or have health care insurance coverage shall be reimbursed per the below schedule by the Board up to a total of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2500)
Insurance
Health Single Premium — Board pays 100% of single coverage premium
The Board shall pay one hundred percent (100%) of the premium cost for single coverage in any of the above insurance plans.
Workday
Instructional Minutes Day — workday begins twenty (20) minutes before first class and lasts forty (40) minutes after last class
For the duration of this agreement the instructors' and instructional aides' workday shall begin twenty (20) minutes before the first class and last until forty (40) minutes after the last class.
Compensation
Ma Min Salary — Bachelor's degree lane minimum annual supplement
Education: BS Amount $3,600
Other
Mentor Compensation — six hundred dollars ($600) per year for each new instructor mentored
Mentors shall be paid six hundred dollars ($600) a year for each new instructor mentored. Mentors shall be released from instructional duties three (3) times per year to perform in-class observation.
Other
New Employee Union Orientation — Union may meet with newly-hired employees during first ten calendar days for up to sixty minutes
Meet, without charge to pay or leave time, with newly-hired employees(s) during first ten (10) calendar days of employee's service to Board, for up to sixty (60) minutes during work time on employer's premises.
Other
No Strike Provision — Union and members agree no strikes or work stoppages during Agreement life
Union agrees for itself and individual members that during life of this Agreement, none of its officers, representatives, or members shall authorize, support, or engage in any concerted activity which would disrupt LCTC operation.
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr1 — National Board Certification increase
Instructors who obtain or who currently possess National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification shall receive an increase of one thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($1250). Instructors obtaining National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification shall receive said increase either in October or February based on the completion date of Certification.
Leave
Personal Days Annual — Vacation days earned based on tenure
Ten (10) days of vacation on first July 1st or prorated if hired after July 1st; Fifteen (15) days on second July 1st; Sixteen (16) days on third July 1st; Seventeen (17) days on fourth July 1st; Eighteen (18) days on fifth July 1st; Nineteen (19) days on sixth July 1st; Twenty (20) days on seventh July 1st and each July 1st thereafter.
Retirement
Retirement Pickup Pct — TRS enrollment required; TRIP or qualified health coverage reimbursement available
Instructors with fifteen (15) to seventeen (17) years of full-time employment who retire under the provisions of the ITRS and who enroll in the Teachers' Retirement Insurance Program (TRIP) or have health care insurance coverage shall be reimbursed per the below schedule by the Board up to a total of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2500)
Retirement
Retirement System — TRS (Teachers' Retirement System); TRIP (Teachers' Retirement Insurance Program)
Instructors with fifteen (15) to seventeen (17) years of full-time employment with the School District immediately preceding their retirement who retire under the provisions of the ITRS and who enroll in the Teachers' Retirement Insurance Program (TRIP)
Compensation
Salary Lanes Count — 11 education lanes from 30 semester hours to PhD
Education: Sem. Hs/Degree 30 60 90 BS BS+15 MS MS+15 MS+30 MS+45 MS+60/MFA PhD
Compensation
Salary Schedules By Role — Salary guidelines in Appendices A and B for school years 2025-2026 through 2029-2030
APPENDIX A - Certified Staff Salary Guidelines 2025-2026 through 2029-2030; APPENDIX B - Educational Support Personnel Salary Guidelines 2025-2026 through 2029-2030
Compensation
Salary Steps Count — 8 years of work experience
Work Experience 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Leave
Sick Days Annual — Perfect attendance bonus: $100 per quarter; $200 full year bonus for perfect attendance
Any employee who has a perfect attendance in any given Quarter will receive $100 per quarter of perfect attendance. Should an employee have perfect attendance through all four quarters, there shall be a $200 bonus for not using any sick leave throughout the entire year.
Compensation
Step Increase — Horizontal advancement on salary guidelines for approved additional education credits in October or February
Horizontal advancement on the salary guidelines (Appendix A1-5) for approved additional education credits shall take place on the first payday in October (retroactive to start of school year) or in February, (retroactive to start of 2nd semester) provided the teacher has submitted all necessary documentation to the Director at least ten (10) days prior thereto for October advancement or by February 1 for February advancement.
Retirement
Trs Tier — ESP Longevity Benefit-Track 1: $780/year (10-15 years), $1,557/year (16+ years)
Any full-time ESP employed by the Board for full-time employment, prior to July 1, 2020, from ten (10) to fifteen (15) consecutive years shall receive for each year of the Agreement longevity pay of seven hundred eighty dollars ($780) for each year of said service between ten (10) and fifteen (15).
Other
Union Bulletin Board — Union has one bulletin board to display materials
Union shall have one (1) bulletin board to display Union materials and right to use employees' mailboxes for distribution of materials and communications.
Other
Union Meetings Allowed — Union has right to meet on District premises outside school day, including during lunch periods
Union shall have right to meet on District premises outside school day of instructors, including during lunch periods, in locations that do not interfere with education of students.
Other
Union Negotiation Release Time — Minimum two Union Negotiating Team members released for negotiations
Union Negotiating Team granted released time without loss of leave, pay, or benefits to attend negotiating sessions mutually scheduled during workday, but in no case will such release days be less than two (2) in number.
Other
Union President Board Meetings — Union President or designee granted released time with pay for Board meetings during school day
Union President or designee shall be granted released time with pay and without loss of leave or benefits for purpose of attending meetings of Board of Control held during school day.
Workday
Union Release Time Annual — Up to four days annually for union conventions or Executive Director meetings
Upon written advance notice of at least four (4) working days, leave without loss of leave, pay, or benefits granted to Union officer(s) or delegate(s) for total of up to four (4) days to attend conventions or meet Executive Director.
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