Morton Grove SD 70

If the Union is not satisfied with the decision at the Second Step, the Union may refer the grievance to binding arbitration within thirty (30) days after the decision has been provided at the Second Step. The American Arbitration Association shall act as the administrator of the proceedings. The arbitration hearing shall be scheduled at a time and place which shall afford a fair and reasonable opportunity for all persons entitled to be present to attend. The arbitrator shall submit

The 2024-2025 starting salaries for new teachers shall be in accordance with the following chart: Starting Salaries BA $55,112

Employees will receive a 5.0% pay increase over their 2023-2024 base salaries. In no event will an employee's salary exceed $131,322.23.

Employees will receive a 3.25% pay increase over their 2024-2025 base salaries. In no event will an employee's salary exceed $133,456.22

Employees will receive a pay increase over the prior year's base salary that shall be equal to the percentage attributable to the corresponding fiscal year in accordance with the Illinois Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL), commonly referred to as the tax cap, subject to an annual floor of 2.75% and a ceiling of 3.75%.

Each employee shall be entitled to five (5) bereavement days per year, without deduction in pay, for death in the immediate family or household as defined in Section 1 or for the death of an employee's aunt or uncle.

The annual school calendar shall provide for one hundred eighty-five (185) days including one hundred seventy-six (176) student attendance days, four (4) non-instructional days and five (5) emergency days... The total number of teacher work days in any school year shall not exceed one hundred eighty (180).

The Board shall pay ninety percent (90%) of the premium for single dental insurance coverage and eighty percent (80%) of the premium for family coverage for all teachers.

The Board shall pay seventy-seven percent (77%) of the premium for single and family HMO and PPO coverages for all teachers.

Non-tenured teachers shall be formally evaluated at least once each school term. Tenured teachers shall be evaluated formally at least once every three school terms.

STEP 1 — SUPERVISOR LEVEL... STEP 2 — SUPERINTENDENT LEVEL... STEP 3 — ARBITRATION

The Board shall pay seventy-seven percent (77%) of the premium for single and family HMO and PPO coverages for all teachers. Employees will pay the first $750.00 of the deductible per covered individual and the District will pay the next $1,750.00 of the deductible per covered individual.

The regular school day for teachers shall not exceed seven (7) hours and thirty (30) minutes. Each teacher shall be entitled to a duty-free lunch period of not less than thirty (30) minutes each day.

Notification of earned credits must be filed with the Superintendent or designee prior to the commencement of the school term in order to qualify for horizontal movement on the salary schedule. Employees may move only one lane in a school year.

Starting Salaries BA $55,112 BA+18 $59,868 MA/BA+36 $65,153

Any teacher who earns National Board Certification during his or her employment with the District will be paid a one-time, off schedule, stipend of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00).

Each employee shall be granted four (4) personal leave days per school year, without deduction in pay, for the purpose of transacting or attending to personal, legal, business, household or family matters which require absence during work hours.

IMRF (Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund) for classified/support staff

If there are layoffs of teachers covered by this Agreement, the Board shall comply with the requirements of the Illinois School Code (105 ILCS 5/24-12). Teachers so dismissed shall receive notices of honorable dismissal. The Board will comply with the requirements of the Illinois School Code regarding the recall of teachers (105 ILCS 5/24-12).

Starting Salaries BA $55,112 BA+18 $59,868 MA/BA+36 $65,153 MA+15 $70,437 MA+30 $76,779

Each employee shall, without deduction in pay, be entitled to fourteen (14) days of sick leave per school year, subject to the provisions of the sick leave bank. If an employee has one hundred seventy (170) days of unused accumulated sick leave at the end of a school year, the employee shall receive four (4) additional days for a total of eighteen (18) days of sick leave each year thereafter

Unused sick leave shall accumulate without limit.

Employees moving horizontally will have the annual percentage pay raise added to their base salaries before adding the horizontal movement pay raise to determine their total pay raise.