Grievance
Arbitration Binding — true
the Association may submit the grievance to final and binding arbitration through the American Arbitration Association
Leave
Bereavement Days — Up to three (3) days shall be allowed at full pay in the case of a death in a teacher's family
✓
In addition to the combined seventeen (17) sick/personal days provided in Article IX (A) Section 1 above, up to three (3) days shall be allowed at full pay in the case of a death in a teacher's family.
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — Teachers shall be paid for one hundred eighty one (181) days of service
Teachers shall be paid for one hundred eighty one (181) days of service.
Insurance
Dental Coverage — true
APPENDIX C - Benefits; General Information; Schedule of Benefits referenced in table of contents
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — Tenured teachers shall be evaluated at least two (2) times, one of which must be formal, over the course of a two-year cycle
A tenured teacher shall be evaluated at least two (2) times, one of which must be formal, over the course of a two-year cycle, as required by state law.
Other
Fair Share Fees — Each bargaining unit member shall join the Association or pay a fair share fee equivalent to the amount of dues uniformly required
Each bargaining unit member, as a condition of his/her employment, on or before thirty (30) calendar days from the date of commencement of duties or the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is later, shall join the Association or pay a fair share fee to the Association equivalent to the amount of dues uniformly required of members of the Association, including local, state and national dues.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Four-step grievance procedure: informal meeting, immediate supervisor, superintendent, and arbitration
FIRST STEP - INFORMAL MEETING; SECOND STEP - IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR; THIRD STEP - SUPERINTENDENT; FOURTH STEP - ARBITRATION
Workday
Instructional Minutes Day — The workday for bargaining unit members shall be no more than seven and three-quarters (7-3/4) hours, excluding time required for faculty meetings and special education staffings
The workday for bargaining unit members shall be no more than seven and three quarters (7-3/4) hours, excluding time required for faculty meetings and special education staffings.
Compensation
Lane Advancement Allowed — true
ARTICLE XI - PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS; E. Horizontal Movement on Salary Schedule listed in provisions
Leave
Personal Days Annual — Maximum of three (3) days of seventeen (17) combined sick/personal days may be used as personal days per school term
A maximum of three (3) days of the seventeen (17) days may be used as personal days.
Retirement
Retirement System — TRS
If the teacher qualifies for disability benefits under the Illinois Teacher's Retirement System and/or Workmen's Compensation Act
Rif
Rif Recall Years — Recall rights for one (1) calendar year from the beginning of the following school term after dismissal
In the event a tenured teacher is removed or dismissed because of a decrease in the number of teachers employed by the District, or because of a discontinuance of a particular type of service, and if the Board in the following school term, or within one (1) calendar year from the beginning of the following school term, has any vacancies, the positions thereby becoming available shall be tendered to tenured teachers
Compensation
Salary Steps Count — Salary schedule information is provided in Appendix A which is referenced but not fully detailed in the provided text
All salaries will be paid pursuant to Appendix 'A', all extra duty pay will be paid pursuant to Appendix 'B', and the fringe benefits shall be set forth in Appendix 'C'
Leave
Sick Days Annual — Maximum of fifteen (15) days of seventeen (17) combined sick/personal days may be used as sick leave days per school term
Each teacher who is actively working during the school term shall be entitled to a combined total of seventeen (17) sick leave days and personal leave days with full pay per school term. A maximum of three (3) days of the seventeen (17) days may be used as personal days. A maximum of fifteen (15) days of the seventeen (17) days may be used as sick leave days.
Leave
Sick Leave Max Days — Any unused sick leave or personal leave days at the end of the year shall accumulate prospectively to a maximum of four hundred fifty (450) days
Any unused sick leave or personal leave days at the end of the year shall accumulate prospectively to a maximum of four hundred fifty (450).
Insurance
Vision Coverage — true
APPENDIX C - Benefits; General Information; Schedule of Benefits referenced in table of contents