Compensation
Additional Teaching Period Rate — 23.5% of base pay per 90 minutes for additional teaching period
The salary will be 23.5% of the teacher's base pay per ninety (90) minutes of additional teaching block every day. If anyone teaches less than ninety (90) additional minutes per day, his/her salary will be adjusted accordingly.
Grievance
Arbitration Binding — Binding arbitration available; arbitrator cannot consider grounds not previously disclosed; fee split equally between Board and Association
The arbitrator will not be permitted to consider any grounds or evidence asserted by the Board or the grievant not previously disclosed to the other party. The fee of the arbitrator, and that of a Court reporter if requested by the arbitrator, will be divided equally between the Board and the Association.
Other
Assault Reporting Timeline — Any case of assault upon a teacher will be reported to the Superintendent within twenty-four (24) hours.
Any case of assault upon a teacher in performance of contractual obligation to the District will be reported to the Superintendent within twenty-four (24) hours.
Other
Assignment Notice Deadline — Teachers will be given notice no less than one (1) week prior to the close of the school term of their tentative building and teaching assignments.
Teachers will be given notice no less than one (1) week prior to the close of the school term of their tentative building and teaching assignments.
Other
Association Leave Days — Fifteen days available to Association for representatives to attend conferences
In the event that the Association desires to send representatives to local, state, or national conferences, or any other business pertinent to Association affairs, these representatives will be excused without loss of salary providing the Association reimburses the District for the cost of substitutes, if any. There will be available to the Association fifteen (15) such days.
Compensation
Ba Max Salary — $76,913
2023-2024 Salary Schedule, Step 23, BA: $76,913
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — $46,979
2023-2024 Salary Schedule, Step 1, BA: $46,979
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — Holiday/Sunday premium: 1.5x normal hourly rate
In event employee is assigned to work on holiday or Sunday, employee shall be paid one and one-half times higher normal hourly rate, in addition to his/her annual salary, for all hours worked on holiday or Sunday.
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr2 — $1 per hour increase for all categories
2024-2025: $1 per hour increase over annual base pay in 2023-2024 [all categories]
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr3 — 5.0% increase in base salary for 2025-2026 school year
Teachers on a step higher than Step 23 will receive a 5.0% increase in his or her base salary for the 2023-2024 school year, a 5.0% increase in his or her base salary for 2024-2025 school year and a 5.0% increase in his or her base salary for the 2025-2026 school year.
Leave
Bereavement Days — 3 calendar days for local bereavement, 5 calendar days when travel required
Leave with full pay will be granted for bereavement absence due to death in immediate family up to but not to exceed, three (3) calendar days for a local situation, or a maximum of five (5) calendar days whenever travel or special arrangements are required.
Other
Bus Supervision Stipend — $25/Route
Bus Supervision: $25/Route
Other
Class Size Appeal Timeline — Building principal or another administrator will meet with the teacher within five (5) workdays to discuss excessive class size situation.
The building principal or another administrator will meet with the teacher within five (5) workdays to discuss the situation.
Other
Conference Evening Days — Teachers will utilize two (2) conference days for evening conferences—one (1) in the fall and one (1) in the spring.
Teachers will utilize two (2) conference days, to be arranged with the prior approval of the building administrator, for evening conferences—one (1) in the fall and one (1) in the spring.
Other
Conference Scorekeepers Stipend — $17/game
Conference Scorekeepers/Timers: $17/game
Other
Continuing Employee Status — After 90 days of employment, employee becomes continuing employee subject to just cause for termination
After the ninety (90) days of employment, an employee shall be considered a 'continuing' employee. A continuing employee may be suspended, demoted, or terminated only for a just cause.
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — Board of Education will adopt an annual calendar not to exceed one hundred eighty-six (186) days for teachers.
Board of Education will adopt an annual calendar not to exceed one hundred eighty-six (186) days for teachers. The one hundred eighty-six (186) days will include pupil attendance days, Institute Days, emergency days as required by law, and three (3) conference days.
Other
Contract Duration — July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017
This Agreement will be in effect from July 1, 2016, and will expire June 30, 2017
Other
Curriculum Writing Stipend — $24/hour
Curriculum Writing: $24/hour
Insurance
Dental Coverage — Employees working more than 20 hours per week receive same dental insurance as teachers
Employees who are employed more than twenty (20) hours per week shall receive the same dental insurance benefit under the same terms and conditions provided to teachers.
Other
Early Dismissal Percent Meetings — Building administrators may call meetings with teachers for no more than fifty percent (50%) of the early dismissal time scheduled.
building administrators may call meetings with teachers for no more than fifty percent (50%) of the early dismissal time scheduled in accordance with this paragraph.
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — Each employee shall be evaluated in writing annually
Each employee shall be evaluated in writing annually by the building principal or the administrative supervisor in the case of employees not assigned to a school building.
Other
Extended Service Stipend Base — $22.00 per hour
The stipend is twenty-two dollars ($22.00) per hour except as indicated below under other activities
Other
Faculty Meetings Required — One (1) faculty meeting per month of approximately one (1) hour in length to be held on the first Tuesday of the month.
One (1) faculty meeting per month of approximately one (1) hour in length to be held on the first Tuesday of the month.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Four-step grievance procedure: Level One (Principal/Supervisor), Level Two (Superintendent), Level Three (Board of Education), Level Four (Binding Arbitration)
Level One, Level Two, Level Three grievance procedures outlined; Level Four provides binding arbitration before American Arbitration Association arbitrator if grievance not resolved at Level Three
Insurance
Health Family Premium — Teacher contributes 25% of family HMO insurance premiums or 28% of family PPO insurance premiums
For those electing family coverage under the District's Hospital, Surgical, and Major Medical Plan(s), the teacher will contribute 25% of family HMO insurance premiums or 28% of family PPO insurance premiums with the Board paying the remainder.
Insurance
Health Single Premium — Teacher contributes 20% of single HMO insurance premiums
The teacher will contribute 20% of single HMO insurance premiums or 25% of single PPO insurance premiums under the District's Hospital, Surgical, and Major Medical Plan(s) with the Board paying the remainder.
Insurance
Hsa Employer Contribution — Not addressed in these pages
Workday
Instructional Minutes Day — Paraprofessionals work 6.5 hours (390 minutes) per day
Paraprofessional: 174 paid days, 6.5 hours per day, work hours 7:15 AM – 2:15 PM, total weekly hours 32.5, total annual hours 1131
Compensation
Internal Substitution Pay — Thirty-seven dollars ($37.00) per period for internal substitution when forfeiting preparation period
If a substitute teacher is not available, either in the middle school or elementary buildings, any teacher who accepts a class which requires the forfeiture of his/her preparation period will be compensated at the proportionate share of thirty-seven ($37.00) per period.
Other
Intramurals Stipend — $16/hour
Intramurals and Other Building-Based Activities: $16/hour
Other
Job Sharing Allowed — Two teachers may share single position with written proposal approval
1.3 Job Sharing. Two (2) teachers interested in sharing a single position during the coming school year will develop a written proposal and will submit it to the Superintendent.
Compensation
Lane Advancement Allowed — College Credits beyond the Masters Degree must be submitted to the district office no later than January 31 of the current school year.
College Credits beyond the Masters Degree: which must be submitted to the district office no later than January 31 of the current school year.
Other
Last Day Early Dismissal — On the last day of the school term, teacher workday will end no more than one and one-half (1 1/2) hours after students are dismissed.
On the last day of the school term, except in case of an emergency, the teacher workday will end no more than one and one-half (1 1/2) hours after the students are dismissed.
Grievance
Level Four Arbitration Timeframe — Grievance to arbitration must be submitted within 10 school days after receiving Board's decision
In the event the grievant is not satisfied with the disposition of his/her grievance at Level Three, the Association may submit the grievance to binding arbitration within ten (10) school days after receipt of the Board's decision.
Grievance
Level One Response Timeframe — Principal/supervisor must provide written decision within 5 days
The principal or supervisor will convey his/her decision in writing within five (5) days, to the grievant and the Superintendent.
Grievance
Level One Timeframe — Grievance must be filed within 10 days of occurrence
The filing of the grievance at the first level must be within ten (10) days from the date of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the grievance.
Grievance
Level Three Response Timeframe — Board must file answer within 20 days of hearing
The Board must file an answer within twenty (20) days after the hearing and communicate such answer in writing to the grievant, the Superintendent, and the principal or immediate supervisor.
Grievance
Level Two Response Timeframe — Superintendent must provide written decision within 10 days of first meeting
If the grievance is not resolved within five (5) days after this meeting, the Superintendent will provide a written decision to the grievant, the principal or immediate supervisor, and the Board of Education within ten (10) days after the first meeting.
Insurance
Life Insurance — Group term life insurance in amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or teacher's annual salary, whichever is greater
The Board will provide group term life insurance in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or in the amount of the teacher's annual salary (to the nearest thousand), whichever is greater.
Insurance
Long Term Disability — Disability plan pays up to seventy percent (70%) of salary after disability has lasted sixty (60) calendar days
The Board will provide a disability or income continuation program devised to pick up where sick leave benefits leave off and to supplement the disability benefits of the Teacher Retirement System. This plan will pay in conjunction with the TRS disability program up to seventy percent (70%) of salary after disability has lasted sixty (60) calendar days.
Other
Lunch Supervision Stipend — $25/period
Lunch Supervision/Tutoring: $25/period
Compensation
Ma Max Salary — $84,399
2023-2024 Salary Schedule, Step 23, MA: $84,399
Compensation
Ma Min Salary — $51,656
2023-2024 Salary Schedule, Step 1, MA: $51,656
Grievance
No Reprisal — No reprisals of any kind will be taken by the Board or administration against a teacher because of the teacher's participation in the grievance procedure
No reprisals of any kind will be taken by the Board or the administration against a teacher because of the teacher's participation in the grievance procedure.
Other
No Strike Clause — Neither Association nor members authorize strikes, work stoppages, sympathy strikes, picketing
Neither the Association nor any of its members nor its agents nor any teacher shall authorize, institute, aid, condone, or engage in a work stoppage, strike, sympathy strike, or picketing
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr1 — Teacher shall pay the Board four percent (4%) of annual salary as liquidated damages
In the event the Teacher resigns during the school term, or less than 30 calendar days before the beginning of the school term, without obtaining the assent of the Board, the Teacher shall pay the Board four percent (4%) of his/her annual salary as liquidated damages.
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr2 — Six thousand dollar ($6,000.00) retirement incentive for teachers retiring with written notice by January 15
If written notice of intent to retire is provided to the Superintendent on or before January 15 of the final year of employment, qualified teachers will receive a six thousand dollar ($6,000.00) incentive payable in one of the following ways
Other
Open House Required — One (1) of the four (4) supervisory activities must be Open House.
One (1) of the four (4) supervisory activities must be Open House.
Other
Parent Teacher Conference Days — The Board will provide three (3) days of non-teaching time each year to assist in the accomplishment of parent-teacher conferences.
The Board will provide three (3) days of non-teaching time each year to assist in the accomplishment of this effort.
Other
Part Time Sick Leave Prorated — Sick leave for part-time teachers prorated
1.2.4 Sick leave will be prorated.
Other
Part Time Teacher Insurance — Part-time teachers working 20+ hours per week considered full-time for insurance
1.2.2 Part-time teachers who are regularly employed to work twenty (20) hours per week or more will be considered full-time for the purpose of insurance coverage
Other
Participation Stipend — $25/hour
Participation Stipend (committees, District workshops, elementary team meetings, team planning, Rainbows, Student Intervention Team): $25/hour
Leave
Personal Days Annual — Three (3) Emergency-Personal Business Leave days per year
Teachers will be granted three (3) Emergency-Personal Business Leave days per year. The request for such leave must be submitted to the Superintendent on the District Emergency-Personal Business Leave form at least two (2) days in advance.
Other
Planning Time Daily Max — Teachers at Huth Middle School will have a daily planning period not to exceed forty-five (45) minutes.
Teachers at Huth Middle School will have a daily planning period not to exceed forty-five (45) minutes.
Other
Planning Time Minutes Weekly — A minimum of two hundred (200) minutes per week of planning time will be provided for elementary teachers.
A minimum of two hundred (200) minutes per week of planning time will be provided for elementary teachers.
Other
Probationary Period Days — New employees considered probationary for 90 working days
A new employee shall be considered a 'probationary' employee. The probationary period shall begin on the first day of employment and shall end ninety (90) working days thereafter. A probationary employee may be disciplined and/or terminated as deemed necessary by the Board.
Compensation
Professional Growth College Credit — Increment of $30.00 per semester hour for college credits earned (effective September 1, 2008)
The increment for credits earned from an accredited institute of higher education will be thirty dollars ($30.00) per semester hour, effective September 1, 2008.
Compensation
Professional Growth Masters — Increment of $40.00 per semester hour for Masters Program credits (effective September 1, 2008)
Effective September 1, 2008, the increment for semester hour credits in an approved Masters Program will be forty dollars ($40.00) per semester hour
Compensation
Professional Growth Post Masters — Increment of $35.00 per semester hour for credits beyond Masters degree (effective July 1, 1999)
Effective July 1, 1999, the Board shall pay an increment of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for semester hours earned subsequent to earning a Masters degree