Other
Agreement Precedence — Written terms of Agreement govern over individual employment contracts, Governing Board policies, and NTDSE Board rules and regulations
If there is any conflict between the written terms of this Agreement and the terms of any individual contract of employment, the written terms of this Agreement shall govern. If there is any conflict between the written terms of this Agreement and written Governing Board policies or written NTDSE Board rules and regulations, the written terms of this Agreement shall govern.
Other
Agreement Term End Date — Agreement in effect as of execution date and continues until day prior to start of 2023-2024 school term
This Agreement shall be in effect as of the date of its execution, and shall continue in effect until the day prior to the start of the 2023-2024 school term.
Grievance
Arbitration Binding — binding arbitration required if parties cannot agree on arbitrator
The arbitrator shall have no right to amend, modify, nullify, ignore, add to or subtract from the provisions of the Agreement. He/she shall consider and decide only the specific issues submitted to him/her in writing.
Other
Assignments Notice By June 1 — Employees given written notice of tentative assignments, programs, buildings by June 1; changes prompt notification
All Employees will be given written notice of their tentative assignments, programs, and buildings, for the upcoming year no later than June 1. If changes in such assignments are made, the affected Employees shall be promptly notified in writing.
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — Base hourly salary rate $19.50 per hour for 2023-2024
The base hourly salary rate for each contract year shall be: $19.50 per hour for 2023-2024, $20.00 per hour for 2024-2025 and $20.50 for 2025-2026.
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — Mileage reimbursement at current I.R.S. rate for employee-authorized private automobile use within 200-mile radius of Morton Grove
The current I.R.S. rate shall be allowed any employee who is authorized to drive his/her private automobile on school business within a radius of two hundred (200) miles from Morton Grove. Beyond two hundred (200) miles, reimbursement shall be the same as that charged for airline or railroad passage if such passage is less expensive.
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr2 — 3.0% increase over 2024-2025 base salaries
Educators will receive a 3.0% increase over their 2024-2025 base salaries.
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr3 — 3.0% increase over 2025-2026 base salaries
Educators will receive a 3.0% increase over their 2025-2026 base salaries.
Leave
Bereavement Days — All employees shall be granted up to two (2) work days per year for bereavement to be used for a death in the immediate family
All employees shall be granted up to two (2) work days per year for bereavement to be used for a death in the immediate family. For the purposes of this section, immediate family shall include parents, spouse, domestic partner, brothers, sisters, children, grandparents, grandchildren, parents-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, step parents, step children, legal guardians, and an employee's partner in a civil union recognized under Illinois law.
Other
College Transcripts By September — Employees must secure official college transcripts on file by September 1 at their own expense
All employees are to secure, at their own expense, complete up-to-date official transcripts of college credits to be on file in the office of the Executive Director by September 1.
Other
Complete Understanding — Terms and conditions represent full and complete understanding; may be modified only through written mutual consent
The terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement represent the full and complete understanding between the parties. The terms and conditions may be modified only through the written mutual consent of the parties.
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — Regular Educator work year is 181 days
The regular Educator work year will be one hundred eighty-one (181) days. The Board shall adopt an annual school calendar consisting of one hundred seventy-six (176) student attendance days (inclusive of parent-teacher conferences), four (4) full-day institute days, one (1) planning day and five (5) emergency days.
Other
Contract Term — Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2019-2023
2019-2023
Insurance
Dental Coverage — NTDSE pays 85% of single and dependent/family dental insurance premiums
Eighty-five percent (85%) of single and dependent/family membership shall be paid by the NTDSE toward dental insurance coverage for all full-time employees.
Other
Disciplinary Appearance Union Rep — Employee has right to Union representative at disciplinary meetings where discipline may result
An employee shall have the right to be accompanied by a Union representative at any meeting with the Board or an administrator where the employee reasonably believes that discipline may result. Administration will inform employees of their right to a Union representative.
Other
Disciplinary Procedures Educators Licensed — Educators licensed under Article 21 not suspended without pay without just cause
Educators who are licensed under Article 21 of the School Code, shall not be suspended without pay without just cause. P.T.s, O.T.s, Instructional Coaches, Music Therapists and Educators who are not licensed under Article 21 of the School Code may not be dismissed or suspended without pay without just cause after having completed four (4) consecutive years of full-time employment.
Other
Dissenting Material Attached — Employee may attach dissenting or explanatory material to documents in file
Each employee shall have the right to have dissenting or explanatory material attached to any document on file with a note to 'see attached material' on the original document.
Other
Educator Employment Upon Executive Director Recommendation — All employees employed, promoted or discharged upon recommendation of Executive Director
All employees are employed, promoted or discharged upon the recommendation of the Executive Director.
Workday
Educator Workday Hours — Regular Educator workday is 7 hours 30 minutes including duty-free lunch
The regular Educator workday shall be seven (7) hours and thirty (30) minutes per day which includes a duty free lunch period of no less than thirty (30) minutes, except that one (1) day per week an Educator's workday will be extended by thirty (30) minutes for professional development without additional compensation.
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — Support staff evaluated at least annually in first two years, then at least once every two years
Support staff shall be formally observed and evaluated by a qualified NTDSE administrator at least annually in each of their first two (2) years of employment. Thereafter, formal evaluations shall be conducted at least once every two (2) years.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Informal Step, Step 1 (supervisor), Step 2 (Executive Director)
The grievant shall file his grievance in writing with his/her immediate NTDSE supervisor within fifteen (15) school days. If a satisfactory agreement is not reached at Step 1, the grievant may appeal to the Executive Director or his/her designee in writing within fifteen (15) school days.
Insurance
Health Family Premium — NTDSE pays 75% of dependent/family hospital and major medical insurance premiums
Seventy-five percent (75%) of single and dependent/family membership shall be paid by the NTDSE toward hospital and major medical insurance coverage premiums for all full-time employees.
Insurance
Health Single Premium — Insurance coverage for retired support staff until age 60 with 20+ years of full-time service; NTDSE pays premium in full
Insurance coverage, the premium to be paid in full by the NTDSE until the retiree is eligible for Medicare, is extended to all bargaining unit members who retire from the Niles Township District for Special Education (NTDSE) after reaching age sixty (60), providing the bargaining unit member has been a full-time Support Staff member of the NTDSE for at least twenty (20) years.
Insurance
Hsa Employer Contribution — Employees not taking hospital and major medical insurance receive additional Five Hundred Dollars cash payment per school year
Employees who elect not to take any hospital and major medical insurance under any NTDSE plan or HMO, for themselves or for their dependents or families, will receive an additional Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) each school year to be paid in s lump-sum in May.
Other
Injury Reporting And Meeting — Employees report physical attacks or serious injury in writing; Executive Director meets with employee to prevent recurrence
Employees shall report immediately in writing to the NTDSE Executive Director all instances of physical attacks or accidents resulting in serious personal injury suffered by them in connection with their employment and all relevant facts pertaining to the incident.
Workday
Instructional Minutes Day — Regular Educator workday is 7 hours 30 minutes including 30 min duty-free lunch
The regular Educator workday shall be seven (7) hours and thirty (30) minutes per day which includes a duty free lunch period of no less than thirty (30) minutes, except that one (1) day per week an Educator's workday will be extended by thirty (30) minutes for professional development.
Other
Labor Management Committee Meetings — Labor-Management Committee meets at least once every 6 months
The Labor-Management committee shall meet at least once every six (6) months (or more frequently as may be mutually agreed) and shall consist of the Executive Director and the administrators and Union appointed members. The Labor-Management Committee will discuss labor management concerns.
Compensation
Lane Advancement Allowed — Educators may move only one class in a school year
Educators may move only one class in a school year.
Leave
Lane Change Credit Committee — Committee meetings and associated work (Opening Day, Assessment, Social Committee) earn 7 clock hours = 1 lane change credit, maximum 22 LCC
Committee Meetings and Associated Work -Opening Day Committee -Assessment Committee -Social Committee - Meeting notes - Committee product - 7 CH = 1 LCC
Leave
Lane Change Credit Community Partnerships — Participating in community, business or school partnerships earn 15 clock hours = 1 lane change credit, maximum 10 LCC
Participating in Community, Business or School Partnerships -Home visits -Club Wonder at Skokie Public Library -NWU Engineering Partnership -Attending NTDSE Parent Event - Summary statement - 15 CH = 1 LCC
Leave
Lane Change Credit External Reviewer Training — Training as external reviewers (e.g. CEEDAR-Reviewing Spec Licensure) earn 15 clock hours = 1 lane change credit, maximum 10 LCC
Training as external reviewers -CEEDAR- Reviewing Spec Licensure - Summary statement - 15 CH=LCC
Leave
Lane Change Credit Professional Learning — Attending professional learning (CPDU/CEU contact hours) or networking meetings offered by accredited organization earns 15 clock hours = 1 lane change credit, with no limit on credits
Attending Professional Learning (CPDU/CEU contact hours), Networking Meetings (Must be offered by an accredited organization) - Related Service specific CEU courses - Attendance certificate or Summary Statement or Presentation to Team - 15 CH = 1 LCC
Other
Lump Sum Max — Maximum post-retirement lump sum payment of $15,000.00
All remaining years of service: $650.00 per year of service up to a maximum post-retirement, lump sum payment of $15,000.00.
Other
Lump Sum Payment Timeline — Stipend paid between 31 and 60 days after last day of work
The stipend shall be paid between thirty-one (31) and sixty (60) days after the Support Staff member's last day of work or issuance of her last paycheck whichever is later.
Compensation
Ma Min Salary — MA minimum base salary 2023-2024
Minimum Base Salaries by Class: MA 2023-2024 $61,595
Other
Material Placement In File — Material placed in file must be signed, dated, and copy given to employee before placement
Any material placed in the file shall be signed and dated, and a copy shall be given to the employee or placed in the employee's mailbox before it is placed in the personnel file. During the summer, no document of a derogatory nature shall be placed in an employee's personnel file until a copy is first sent to the employee.
Other
No Strike Clause — During agreement life, Union and bargaining unit members will not instigate, promote, sponsor, engage in or condone strike, slowdown, concerted stoppage of work, or other intentional interruption of normal NTDSE operations
During the life of this agreement, neither the Union, nor any bargaining unit member, will instigate, promote, sponsor, engage in or condone any strike, slowdown, concerted stoppage of work or any other intentional interruption of the normal operations of NTDSE.
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr1 — Curriculum Writing (Including Staff Development, Report Writing and Translation/Interpretation of Documents) and Preparation Time
Curriculum Writing (Including Staff Development, Report Writing and Translation/Interpretation of Documents) and Preparation Time (One hour of prep time for each hour of the presentation) $39.00 / hr.
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr2 — Next five years of service: $550.00 per year of service
Next five (5) years of service: $550.00 per year of service
Leave
Personal Days Annual — Tuition reimbursement pool of $50,000 annually for eligible coursework; unused funds roll over to maximum $60,000
Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, the NTDSE shall provide a pool of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) to reimburse tuition and text book costs in accordance with B.1, 2 and 3 above. Unused money in the pool at the end of a school year will be rolled over to the next school year up to a maximum of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000.00) at any time.
Other
Personnel File Access — Employee right to access personnel file materials with limited exceptions
Each employee shall have access, for examination purposes, to all of the material in his/her personnel file, with the exception of any evaluative or reference information received by NTDSE prior to the employee's first employment day with the district.
Other
Probationary Period Support Staff — Newly hired Support Staff subject to 178 work days probationary period
Newly hired Support Staff shall be subject to a probationary period of one hundred seventy-eight (178) work days during which they are subject to discipline or discharge without recourse to the grievance procedure described in Article IV of this Agreement.
Other
Reopener Clause — If legislation significantly impacting NTDSE finances enacted during agreement life, either party may invoke reopener by written notice; agreement expires end of contract year following notice; parties then negotiate successor agreement
If legislation which significantly impacts the NTDSE's finances (including but not limited to legislation increasing NTDSE's responsibility to fund employees' pensions) is enacted during the life of this Agreement, either party may invoke this provision by giving written notice to the other party.
Retirement
Retirement Pickup Pct — Lump-sum post-retirement stipend for eligible support staff: $500/yr (first 10 yrs), $550/yr (next 5 yrs), $600/yr (next 5 yrs), $650/yr (remaining years) up to $15,000 maximum
First ten (10) years of service: $500.00 per year of service, Next five (5) years of service: $550.00 per year of service, Next five (5) years: $600.00 per year of service, All remaining years: $650.00 per year of service up to maximum post-retirement, lump sum payment of $15,000.00.
Retirement
Retirement System — Illinois Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) or Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF)
From the Educators' compensation will be deducted a contribution in satisfaction of the amount of the Educator's required contribution to the Teachers' Retirement System or the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund.
Compensation
Salary Lanes Count — Five salary classes: BA, MA, MA+32/EdS/DPT/OTD, MA+60, PhD/EdD
This Agreement will have five (5) classes as described below. Class placement in the base salary chart as set forth below for Educators will be based on degrees and credits earned.
Compensation
Salary Steps Count — Educators paid in 26 installments annually
All Educators will be paid their annual salary in twenty-six (26) installments, and all other employees will be paid their salary in twenty-one (21) installments. Checks shall be issued every other Friday.
Other
Satellite Workday Extended For Pd — One day per week extended by 30 minutes for professional development without additional compensation
except that one (1) day per week an Educator's workday will be extended by thirty (30) minutes for professional development without additional compensation.
Other
Satellite Workday Greater Than 7 5 Hours — Educators at satellite locations with workday > 7.5 hours compensated at curriculum writing rate
The regular workday for an Educator assigned to satellite locations shall conform to the hours in effect at that school, but in no event will be less than seven (7) hours and thirty (30) minutes. Educators whose regular workday at a satellite location is greater than seven (7) hours and thirty (30) minutes will be compensated at the curriculum writing rate.
Other
Savings Clause — If any article, section or clause declared illegal, that article/section/clause deleted to extent it violates law; remaining articles remain in full force and effect
Should any article, section or clause of this Agreement be declared illegal by a court of competent jurisdiction, then that article, section or clause shall be deleted from this Agreement to the extent that it violates the law.
Leave
Sick Days Annual — An Employee may also use sick leave for birth, adoption, placement for adoption or the acceptance of a child in need of foster care: Up to forty-five (45) working school days of accumulated sick leave because of birth which is not dependent on the need to recover from birth
An Employee may also use sick leave for birth, adoption, placement for adoption or the acceptance of a child in need of foster care as follows: 1. Up to forty-five (45) working school days of accumulated sick leave because of birth which is not dependent on the need to recover from birth. Use of such days may not be diminished as a result of any intervening period of nonworking days or school not being in session.
Leave
Sick Leave Max Days — Employees not entitled to dock days; unpaid leave of absence with doctor's note if ill
If an Employee has exhausted his or her sick leave, the Executive Director may grant an unpaid leave of absence in the event that an Employee is ill and has produced evidence in form of a doctor's note verifying that the Employee was ill and unable to attend to work.
Compensation
Step Increase — New hire pay rate may be set at $0.25 per hour greater than base rate for up to 5 years experience
The Executive Director may in her or his discretion set a new hire's pay rate at $0.25 per hour greater than the base rate for each year of relevant prior experience, up to a maximum of five years of experience
Retirement
Trs Tier — Educators eligible for post-retirement stipend must retire when first becoming eligible under TRS or IMRF rules and regulations
Educators must provide written notice of intent to retire by December 15th of the school year before last year of employment and must retire when first becoming eligible to do so under TRS or IMRF rules and regulations.
Other
Tuition Pool Annual — Annual tuition reimbursement pool of $35,000.00
Each year the NTDSE shall provide a pool of thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000.00) to reimburse tuition and text book costs in accordance with B.1, 2 and 3 above.
Other
Tuition Pool Max — Maximum tuition pool rollover of $45,000.00
Unused money in the pool at the end of a school year will be rolled over to the next school year up to a maximum of forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000.00) at any time.
Other
Tuition Request Deadline — All tuition reimbursement requests must be received by June 15th of each school year
All tuition reimbursement requests must be received no later than June 15th of each school year. No reimbursements shall be made until after the June 15th deadline to afford all employees opportunity to be included in the pool.
Other
Union Recognition — Niles Township Federation of Special Education Educators and Support Staff, Local 1274, IFT/AFT, AFL-CIO recognized as sole and exclusive bargaining agent
The Governing Board recognizes the Niles Township Federation of Special Education Educators and Support Staff, Local 1274, IFT/AFT, AFL-CIO, hereinafter referred to as the Union, as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all regularly employed full and part-time employees
Other
Vacancy Posting Days — Vacancy posted for at least 5 working days on NTDSE website
If a vacancy occurs in a position covered by this Agreement as a result of a resignation, termination, transfer, leave or new position, such vacancy shall be dated and posted on the NTDSE website for at least five (5) working days.
Insurance
Vision Coverage — Single medical insurance for retirees with single coverage at retirement; dental and life insurance in effect at retirement
Single medical insurance for Support Staff if the Support Staff member had single coverage at the time of the retirement. Dental insurance (single or family) and life insurance which was in effect at the time of retirement.