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Leland CUSD 1

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Current Contract
Period
Jul 2024 – Jun 2027
Expires in 331 days
Term
3.0 yr
Union
LELAND EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Affiliation
IEA-NEA
Unit
Teachers
Settlement History (8)
9.34%
Latest year-1 base increase (2024-25)
YearsUnitYear 1Year 2Year 3TermStatusSrc
2024-25–2025-26 Teachers 9.34% 9.34% — — AI
2022-23–2023-24 Teachers 3.50% 3.50% — — AI
2021-22–2022-23 Teachers 3.50% 3.50% — — AI
2020-21–2021-22 Teachers 3.50% 3.50% — — AI
2019-20–2020-21 Teachers 1.50% 1.50% — — AI
2018-19–2019-20 Teachers 1.50% 1.50% — — AI
2016-17–2017-18 Teachers 0.50% 0.50% — — AI
2015-16–2016-17 Teachers 0.50% 0.49% — — AI
Salary Schedule — Teacher Salary Schedule - Includes TRS (2024-2025)

Range $46,691 – $82,963

StepBABA+12BA+24MAMA+9MA+18MA+30
0$46,691$47,625$48,577$49,549$50,540$51,551$52,582
1$46,766$47,701$48,655$49,628$50,621$51,633$52,666
2$46,855$47,792$48,747$49,722$50,717$51,731$52,766
3$46,947$48,121$49,276$50,409$51,518$52,600$53,810
4$48,003$49,204$50,384$51,543$52,677$53,783$55,021
5$49,072$50,298$51,506$52,690$53,849$54,980$56,245
6$50,151$51,405$52,639$53,849$55,034$56,190$57,482
7$51,242$52,523$53,784$55,021$56,231$57,412$58,732
8$52,344$53,652$54,940$56,203$57,440$58,646$59,995
9$53,456$54,792$56,107$57,398$58,661$59,892$61,270
10$54,579$55,943$57,286$58,603$59,892$61,150$62,557
11—$57,104$58,474$59,819$61,135$62,419$63,855
12—$58,274$59,673$61,045$62,388$63,699$65,164
13—$59,454$60,881$62,282$63,652$64,989$66,483
14—$60,644$62,099$63,527$64,925$66,288$67,813
15——$63,325$64,782$66,207$67,598$69,152
16——$64,560$66,045$67,498$68,916$70,501
17——$65,803$67,317$68,798$70,242$71,858
18——$67,053$68,596$70,105$71,577$73,223
19———$69,882$71,419$72,919$74,596
20———$71,175$72,740$74,268$75,976
21———$72,474$74,068$75,623$77,363
22———$73,778$75,401$76,985$78,755
23————$76,740$78,351$80,153
24————$78,082$79,722$81,556
25————$79,429$81,097$82,963
Salary Schedule — Teacher Salary Schedule - Includes TRS (2025-2026)

Range $51,051 – $86,449

StepBABA+12BA+24MAMA+9MA+18MA+30
0$51,051$52,072$53,113$54,176$55,259$56,364$57,492
1$51,052$52,073$53,115$54,177$55,261$56,366$57,493
2$51,054$52,075$53,116$54,178$55,262$56,367$57,495
3$51,055$52,076$53,117$54,180$55,263$56,369$57,496
4$51,056$52,077$53,119$54,181$55,265$56,370$57,497
5$51,057$52,079$53,120$54,183$55,266$56,371$57,499
6$51,059$52,080$53,121$54,184$55,268$56,373$57,500
7$53,160$54,489$55,797$57,080$58,336$59,561$60,931
8$54,316$55,674$57,011$58,322$59,605$60,852$62,256
9$55,484$56,871$58,236$59,576$60,886$62,165$63,595
10$56,663$58,080$59,474$60,842$62,180$63,486$64,946
11—$59,300$60,723$62,119$63,486$64,819$66,310
12—$60,530$61,983$63,408$64,803$66,164$67,686
13—$61,771$63,253$64,708$66,132$67,521$69,074
14—$63,022$64,534$66,019$67,471$68,888$70,472
15——$65,825$67,339$68,820$70,266$71,882
16——$67,125$68,669$70,180$71,653$73,301
17——$68,434$70,008$71,548$73,051$74,731
18——$69,751$71,356$72,925$74,457$76,169
19———$72,711$74,311$75,872$77,617
20———$74,075$75,704$77,294$79,072
21———$75,445$77,105$78,724$80,535
22———$76,822$78,512$80,161$82,004
23————$79,925$81,604$83,481
24————$81,344$83,052$84,962
25————$82,767$84,506$86,449
Salary Schedule — Teacher Salary Schedule - Includes TRS (2026-2027)

Range $54,539 – $89,538

StepBABA+12BA+24MAMA+9MA+18MA+30
0$54,539$55,630$56,742$57,877$59,035$60,215$61,420
1$54,580$55,672$56,785$57,921$59,079$60,261$61,466
2$54,621$55,713$56,828$57,964$59,123$60,306$61,512
3$54,662$55,755$56,870$58,008$59,168$60,351$61,558
4$54,703$55,797$56,913$58,051$59,212$60,396$61,604
5$54,744$55,839$56,955$58,095$59,256$60,442$61,650
6$54,785$55,881$56,998$58,138$59,301$60,487$61,697
7$54,826$55,922$57,041$58,182$59,345$60,532$61,743
8$57,019$58,159$59,323$60,509$61,719$62,954$64,213
9$58,259$59,424$60,613$61,825$63,062$64,323$65,609
10$59,512$60,702$61,916$63,154$64,417$65,706$67,020
11—$61,992$63,232$64,496$65,786$67,102$68,444
12—$63,294$64,560$65,851$67,168$68,511$69,881
13—$64,607$65,899$67,217$68,562$69,933$71,331
14—$65,932$67,250$68,595$69,967$71,366$72,794
15——$68,612$69,984$71,384$72,812$74,268
16——$69,984$71,384$72,812$74,268$75,757
17——$71,366$72,794$74,250$75,735$77,249
18——$72,758$74,213$75,697$77,211$78,756
19———$75,642$77,155$78,698$80,272
20———$77,079$78,621$80,193$81,797
21———$78,524$80,095$81,697$83,331
22———$79,977$81,576$83,208$84,872
23————$83,065$84,727$86,421
24————$84,560$86,252$87,977
25————$86,061$87,783$89,538
Salary Schedule — Teacher Salary Schedule - Without TRS (2024-2025)

Range $42,836 – $76,113

StepBABA+12BA+24MAMA+9MA+18MA+30
0$42,836$43,693$44,566$45,458$46,367$47,294$48,240
1$42,904$43,762$44,638$45,530$46,441$47,370$48,317
2$42,986$43,846$44,722$45,617$46,529$47,460$48,409
3$43,071$44,148$45,207$46,247$47,264$48,257$49,367
4$44,040$45,141$46,224$47,287$48,328$49,343$50,478
5$45,020$46,145$47,253$48,340$49,403$50,441$51,601
6$46,010$47,160$48,292$49,403$50,490$51,550$52,736
7$47,011$48,186$49,343$50,478$51,588$52,671$53,883
8$48,022$49,222$50,404$51,563$52,697$53,804$55,041
9$49,042$50,268$51,475$52,659$53,817$54,947$56,211
10$50,072$51,324$52,556$53,764$54,947$56,101$57,391
11—$52,389$53,646$54,880$56,087$57,265$58,582
12—$53,463$54,746$56,005$57,237$58,439$59,783
13—$54,545$55,854$57,139$58,396$59,623$60,994
14—$55,636$56,972$58,282$59,564$60,815$62,214
15——$58,097$59,433$60,741$62,016$63,442
16——$59,230$60,592$61,925$63,225$64,680
17——$60,370$61,758$63,117$64,442$65,925
18——$61,517$62,932$64,316$65,667$67,177
19———$64,112$65,522$66,898$68,437
20———$65,298$66,734$68,136$69,703
21———$66,489$67,952$69,379$70,975
22———$67,686$69,175$70,628$72,252
23————$70,403$71,882$73,535
24————$71,635$73,140$74,822
25————$72,871$74,401$76,113
Salary Schedule — Teacher Salary Schedule - Without TRS (2025-2026)

Range $46,836 – $79,311

StepBABA+12BA+24MAMA+9MA+18MA+30
0$46,836$47,773$48,728$49,703$50,697$51,710$52,745
1$46,837$47,774$48,729$49,704$50,698$51,712$52,746
2$46,838$47,775$48,730$49,705$50,699$51,713$52,747
3$46,839$47,776$48,732$49,706$50,700$51,714$52,749
4$46,840$47,777$48,733$49,707$50,702$51,716$52,750
5$46,842$47,778$48,734$49,709$50,703$51,717$52,751
6$46,843$47,780$48,735$49,710$50,704$51,718$52,753
7$48,771$49,990$51,190$52,367$53,519$54,643$55,900
8$49,832$51,077$52,203$53,506$54,683$55,832$57,116
9$50,903$52,176$53,428$54,657$55,859$57,032$58,344
10$51,985$53,284$54,563$55,818$57,046$58,244$59,584
11—$54,403$55,709$56,990$58,244$59,467$60,835
12—$55,532$56,865$58,173$59,453$60,701$62,097
13—$56,671$58,031$59,365$60,671$61,945$63,370
14—$57,818$59,206$60,567$61,900$63,200$64,653
15——$60,390$61,779$63,138$64,464$65,947
16——$61,583$62,999$64,385$65,737$67,249
17——$62,783$64,227$65,640$67,019$68,560
18——$63,992$65,464$66,904$68,309$69,880
19———$66,708$68,175$69,607$71,208
20———$67,958$69,453$70,912$72,543
21———$69,216$70,738$72,224$73,885
22———$70,479$72,029$73,542$75,233
23————$73,326$74,866$76,588
24————$74,627$76,195$77,947
25————$75,933$77,528$79,311
Salary Schedule — Teacher Salary Schedule - Without TRS (2026-2027)

Range $50,036 – $82,145

StepBABA+12BA+24MAMA+9MA+18MA+30
0$50,036$51,037$52,057$53,098$54,160$55,244$56,348
1$50,073$51,075$52,096$53,138$54,201$55,285$56,391
2$50,111$51,113$52,135$53,178$54,242$55,326$56,433
3$50,148$51,151$52,174$53,218$54,282$55,368$56,475
4$50,186$51,190$52,214$53,258$54,323$55,409$56,518
5$50,224$51,228$52,253$53,298$54,364$55,451$56,560
6$50,261$51,267$52,292$53,338$54,405$55,493$56,602
7$50,299$51,305$52,331$53,378$54,445$55,534$56,645
8$52,311$53,357$54,424$55,513$56,623$57,756$58,911
9$53,449$54,518$55,608$56,720$57,855$59,012$60,192
10$54,598$55,690$56,804$57,940$59,099$60,281$61,486
11—$56,873$58,011$59,171$60,354$61,561$62,793
12—$58,068$59,229$60,414$61,622$62,854$64,111
13—$59,273$60,458$61,667$62,901$64,159$65,442
14—$60,488$61,697$62,931$64,190$65,474$66,783
15——$62,947$64,206$65,490$66,800$68,136
16——$64,206$65,490$66,800$68,136$69,498
17——$65,474$66,783$68,119$69,481$70,871
18——$66,751$68,086$69,447$70,836$72,253
19———$69,396$70,784$72,200$73,644
20———$70,715$72,129$73,572$75,043
21———$72,041$73,481$74,951$76,450
22———$73,373$74,841$76,338$77,864
23————$76,207$77,731$79,285
24————$77,578$79,130$80,713
25————$78,955$80,534$82,145
Key Clauses & Provisions (28)
Grievance
Arbitration Binding — Binding arbitration available as final step of grievance process
The grievance may be submitted to binding arbitration within twenty (20) school days after the receipt of the Step 3 decision. The selection of the arbitrator shall follow the standard operating procedures set forth by the American Arbitration Association.
Compensation
Ba Max Salary — $56,663.29
2025-2026 salary schedule, BA degree, 10 years experience, includes TRS
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — $51,051.00
2025-2026 salary schedule, BA degree, 0 years experience, includes TRS
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — 2.50% with TRS pickup increase
2021-2022 w/o TRS row shows 2.50% column header
Leave
Bereavement Days — Three (3) days of bereavement leave per year may be used.
Three (3) days of bereavement leave per year may be used; additional considerations provided under the Illinois Child Bereavement Leave Act.
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — Regular teacher workday from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Wednesday includes professional development activities until 4:00 p.m.
The regular teacher workday shall be from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. On Wednesday, teacher workday shall include professional development activities until 4:00 p.m.
Insurance
Dental Coverage — Board will pay the cost of the single coverage dental premium for each full-time teacher
The Board will pay the cost of the single coverage dental premium for each full-time teacher.
Other
Duty Free Lunch — Each teacher shall be guaranteed a duty-free lunch of at least thirty (30) minutes per day
Each teacher shall be guaranteed a duty-free lunch of at least thirty (30) minutes per day.
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — Evaluated according to Illinois School Code Article 24A-5 and Administrative Code Title 23 Part 50
Teachers in contractual continued service shall be evaluated according to the procedures set forth in the Illinois School Code Article 24A-5 (105 ILCS 5/24A-5).
Other
Fair Share Fee — Fair share language considered null and void until federal court states it can be enacted. Non-members must pay fair share fee to Association for costs of services rendered to non-members.
Fair share language is considered null and void until such time the federal court states it can be enacted. Each full time teacher who is not a member of the Association is required to pay a fair share fee to the Association.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Four-step grievance procedure: Step 1 (Building Principal), Step 2 (Superintendent), Step 3 (President of Board of Education), Step 4 (Binding Arbitration)
Step 1: Building Principal within 10 school days. Step 2: Superintendent within 4 school days. Step 3: President of Board of Education within 10 school days. Step 4: Binding arbitration within 20 school days after Step 3 decision.
Insurance
Health Single Premium — Board will pay $8000 toward cost of insurance premiums for single coverage
The Board will pay $8000 toward the cost of insurance premiums for single coverage for each full-time teacher participating in the Board's selected Major Medical.
Workday
Instructional Minutes Day — The Board will provide no less than 300 minutes of release time per each five day work week.
During the regular student day, the Board will provide no less than 300 minutes of release time per each five day work week. In the event that the Board wishes to change the number of periods in the school day at the secondary level, it shall appoint a committee which includes teachers to consider the issue.
Compensation
Lane Advancement Allowed — Horizontal placement by credit hours earned as of September 1; advancement beyond MA requires prior Superintendent approval
Horizontal lane placement for each school term determined by credit hours earned as of September 1. Credit hours for advancement beyond MA must have prior Superintendent approval.
Compensation
Ma Max Salary — $60,841.69
2025-2026 salary schedule, MA degree, 10 years experience, includes TRS
Compensation
Ma Min Salary — $54,175.73
2025-2026 salary schedule, MA degree, 0 years experience, includes TRS
Other
No Strike Clause — Association agrees not to strike, engage in work stoppages, or picket
During the term of this agreement, the Association agrees not to strike, not to engage in any work stoppages, and not to picket in any manner which would disrupt the operations of the School District.
Leave
Personal Days Annual — An employee is allotted two (2) days of personal leave each year for the purpose of conducting personal business.
An employee is allotted two (2) days of personal leave each year for the purpose of conducting personal business. Personal leave days may accrue up to a maximum of three (3) days.
Compensation
Retirement Pickup Pct — Board shall pick up and pay to TRS the required TRS contribution up to a maximum of 9%
The Board shall pick up and pay to the Illinois Teachers Retirement System (TRS), on behalf of each teacher, the required TRS contribution from the appropriate salary shown on the salary schedule up to a maximum of 9%.
Retirement
Retirement System — Illinois Teachers Retirement System (TRS)
The Board shall pick up and pay to the Illinois Teachers Retirement System (TRS), on behalf of each teacher, the required TRS contribution.
Rif
Rif Recall Years — Recalls if any, tendered first to Group 4, then Group 3, then Group 2; procedures set by Recall and Layoff Committee
Recalls, if any, shall be tendered first to teachers in Group 4, then Group 3, and then Group 2 subject to conditions and following applicable Illinois School Code provisions.
Compensation
Salary Lanes Count — BA, BA+12, BA+24, MA, MA+9, MA+18, MA+30, and one additional column
Salary schedule includes lanes: w/out TRS, BA, BA+12, BA+24, MA, MA+9, MA+18, MA+30
Compensation
Salary Steps Count — 11 steps (0-10 years) without TRS
2025-2026 BA salary schedule shows steps 0 through 10, plus additional rows for TRS inclusion starting at step 11
Leave
Sick Days Annual — 0-9 years of service: 12 days
Sick leave shall be granted on the basis of: 0-9 years of service in the district 12 days; 10-19 years of service in the district 15 days; 20+ years of service in the district 18 days.
Leave
Sick Leave Max Days — Teachers may accumulate up to 340 unused sick days.
Teachers may accumulate up to 340 unused sick days. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, a teacher who has reached tenure in Leland CUSD #1 will be granted annual sick days according to his/her total years of teaching service in the state of Illinois.
Compensation
Step Increase — Vertical advancement normally one step per year; Board may withhold increment if performance is Unsatisfactory
Although vertical advancement on the schedule shall normally be at the rate of one step each year, the Board reserves the right to withhold a vertical salary increment as to any teacher whose performance is Unsatisfactory.
Retirement
Trs Tier — Not explicitly specified in extracted pages
Insurance
Vision Coverage — Not mentioned in extracted pages
Comparable Districts in LaSalle County
DistrictCountyLatest base %Term
Allen-Otter Creek CCSD 65 LaSalle 2.50% —
Deer Park CCSD 82 LaSalle 2.99% —
Dimmick Comm Cons SD #175 LaSalle 1.47% —
Earlville CUSD 9 LaSalle 5.00% —
Grand Ridge CCSD 95 LaSalle 2.60% —
La Salle ESD 122 LaSalle 8.11% —
La Salle-Peru Twp HSD 120 LaSalle 2.31% —
Lostant CUSD 425 LaSalle 6.25% —
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