Grievance
Arbitration Binding — Final and binding arbitration available under Voluntary Labor Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association
the grievance may be submitted to final and binding arbitration by the Association within thirty (30) days of the Step #3 decision by filing a demand for arbitration with the Superintendent under the Voluntary Labor Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — Starting salary 2021-2022
RTI Data Coordinator Starting Salary 2021-2022: $23.25
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — $0.25 per hour increase
Negotiated raise for existing RTI Data Coordinator each year of contract: $0.55
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr2 — Negotiated raise for existing nurses starting year 2
Negotiated raise for existing nurses starting year 2: $0.55
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr3 — $1,000 increase over prior year
Year 3 – 2023-2024 Increase over prior year $1,000
Leave
Bereavement Days — Up to four days of leave without loss of pay upon death of a member of immediate family or close friend
Up to four (4) days of leave without loss of pay shall be granted upon the death of a member of the immediate family or close friend
Compensation
Classified Employee Retirement Incentive — full-time classified employee retirement incentive stipend
A full-time classified employee with fifteen (15) or more years of full-time service in the District shall be eligible to receive a retirement stipend of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00).
Retirement
Classified Employee Retirement Incentive Parttime — part-time classified employee retirement incentive stipend
Part-time employees meeting the service and notice requirements shall be entitled to a retirement incentive stipend of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
Rif
Classified Recall Posting Email — Classified vacancy positions emailed to all employees and posted in each building and district website for minimum 14 calendar days
Whenever a classified employee vacancy occurs, the position shall be emailed to all employees and posted in each of the buildings and the district website for a minimum of fourteen (14) calendar days.
Other
Contract Duration — Agreement effective August 20, 2021 through August 20, 2026
This Agreement shall become effective August 20, 2021 and shall continue in effect through August 20, 2026
Leave
Duty Free Lunch Classified — All classified personnel working five (5) or more hours per day shall have a thirty (30) minute duty free lunch period
All classified personnel working five (5) or more hours per day shall have a thirty (30) minute duty free lunch period.
Other
Elearning Days Esps — If E-learning day used for inclement weather, ESPs work from home and paid for normal work day
I. E-Learning Days – ESPs. If an E-learning day is used in the event of inclement weather, ESPs will work from home and be paid for a normal work day.
Workday
Emergency Early Closure Paid — In event of emergency early closings, classified employees shall be paid for remainder of workday
In the event of emergency early closings, classified employees shall be paid for the remainder of their workday.
Other
Employee Eating Areas — Employee eating areas in schools where cafeterias are provided
c. Employee eating areas in schools where cafeterias are provided;
Other
Employee Lounges Lavatory — Employee lounges and lavatory facilities separate from the students' facilities
b. Employee lounges and lavatory facilities separate from the students' facilities;
Insurance
Employee Premium Share Pct — employee pays 50% of monthly single premium amounts above Board maximum
Monthly single premium amounts above the Board paid amounts shall be paid 50% by the Board and 50% by the employee. The Board will pay 50% of dependent premium up to a maximum of $75.
Other
Employee Reference Libraries — Board shall provide employee reference libraries in each building
The Board shall provide employees' facilities (or where they are now available they will continue to provide such facilities) as in the following areas: a. Employee reference libraries in each building;
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — annual evaluation cycle
The administrator shall conduct informal and formal observations of the employee's performance as required by the School Code and in accordance with the employee's job-specific evaluation model.
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years Probationary — Probationary teachers shall be evaluated at least once per year
Probationary teachers shall be evaluated at least once per year. Tenured teachers shall be evaluated at least once every two years.
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years Tenured — Tenured teachers shall be evaluated at least once every two years
Tenured teachers shall be evaluated at least once every two years.
Workday
Faculty Meetings Limit — No more than three faculty meetings per month
there shall be no more than three faculty meetings per month not to exceed one-and-one-quarter (1-1/4) hours beyond the final student contact time.
Evaluation
Formal Observation Minimum Minutes — formal observation minimum duration
The formal observation shall be no less than thirty (30) consecutive minutes in length. Unless jointly agreed upon by both the administrator and the teacher, such observations shall not be conducted within two (2) days preceding or one (1) day following a holiday.
Compensation
Full Time Classified Hours Minimum — Regular full-time classified employees scheduled 30 hours or more per week
Regular full-time classified employees are those regularly scheduled to work thirty (30) hours or more per week for a minimum of 176 days per school year.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Four-step grievance procedure: Step 1 to supervisor, Step 2 to Superintendent, Step 3 to Board, Step 4 to arbitration
Step 1: grievance to supervisor within 15 days. Step 2: appeal to Superintendent within 5 days. Step 3: appeal to Board within 5 days. Step 4: arbitration within 30 days
Insurance
Health Single Premium — Board monthly health insurance premium contribution effective November 1, 2021
Each full-time employee shall be eligible to participate in the District's health insurance plan. The Board shall pay the monthly premium up to a maximum as follows: Effective November 1, 2021 = $575.00
Insurance
Health Single Premium Nov 2023 — Board monthly health insurance premium contribution effective November 1, 2023
Effective November 1, 2023 = $600.00
Insurance
Health Single Premium Nov 2025 — Board monthly health insurance premium contribution effective November 1, 2025
Effective November 1, 2025 = $625.00
Leave
Holidays Secretaries — Secretaries shall not work on 15 paid holidays during work year
Secretaries shall not work on the following paid holidays: New Year's Day plus one (1) day with pay (2), President's Day (1), Good Friday (1), Thanksgiving plus one (1) day with pay (2), Christmas plus two (2) days with pay (3), Labor Day (1), Memorial Day (1), Columbus Day observed (1), Veterans Day observed (M-F) (1), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (1).
Evaluation
Informal Observation Minimum Minutes — informal observation minimum duration
The formal observation will occur after September 15 and before May 1 of the school year. At least one informal observation shall be no less than fifteen (15) minutes in length.
Leave
Insurance Benefits Summer — 9.5 and 10.5 month full-time classified employees receiving insurance benefits may continue benefits during summer months
Nine and one-half (9 ½) and ten and one-half (10 ½) month full-time classified employees who are receiving insurance benefits may continue to receive insurance benefits during the summer months.
Compensation
Internal Substitution Pay — compensation for internal substitution duties
Teachers who give up a planning period or combine classes in order to perform internal substitution duties shall be compensated at the rate of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per class period or for any portion thereof.
Other
Interviews Consent Required — Employees shall not be required to interview applicants unless they consent; non-tenured teachers excluded except with Association permission
Employees shall not be required to interview applicants for open positions unless they consent. Non-tenured teachers shall not be involved with the interview process except with permission granted from the Association.
Compensation
Lane Advancement Allowed — Educational Raise $1,458
Educational Raise $1,458
Workday
Late Start Makeup Hours — In event of late start, classified employees losing paid hours shall be given option to make up lost wages subject to overtime limitations
In the event of a late start, all classified employees losing paid hours shall be given the option to make up lost wages subject to overtime limitations. Building principals and affected employees shall meet within two working days of the late start to determine when and how such hours shall be made up.
Insurance
Life Insurance — term life insurance coverage
The Board shall provide $50,000 of term life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (A.D.&D.) coverage for each employee for the duration of this Agreement.
Other
Lmrc Meetings Schedule — Labor Management Relations Committee shall meet in September, January, and May each school year; at other times as parties agree
The Labor Management Relations Committee (LMRC) will meet in September, January, and May each school year. The Committee shall meet at such other times as the parties may agree.
Compensation
Ma Min Salary — MA minimum salary Year 1 (2021-2022) Step 1
Step 1 MS+8 $45,936
Insurance
Major Medical Coverage — major medical maximum
For the duration of this Agreement, major medical shall be $3,000,000.
Compensation
National Board Certification Bonus — one-time completion bonus for National Board Certification
Upon successful completion of the program, the Board will award the teacher that same amount + $500 as a one-time completion bonus.
Other
No Bomb Search Required — No employee shall be required or individually asked to search for a bomb; employees may volunteer for search team
No employee shall be required or individually asked to search for a bomb; however, employees may volunteer to be on a search team.
Other
No Reprimanding In Presence — Administration shall refrain from reprimanding employees in the presence of students, other employees and parents
The administration shall refrain from reprimanding employees in the presence of students, other employees and parents.
Evaluation
Observation Feedback Days — days to provide written feedback on observation
If information from either the required formal or informal observation is used in a summative evaluation, feedback for said observation shall be given to the teacher in writing within fourteen days of the observation.
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr1 — Longevity bonus equal to experience rate
all employees in step 35 will receive a longevity bonus equal to the experience rate
Other
Office Technology Access — Photocopiers, computers, and printers available for employee use; employee pays for non-school purposes materials
d. Photocopiers, computers, and printers available for employee use to the extent that the use of such facilities may not interfere with the normal operations of the school district, and further provided that the employee pay for any materials used for non-school purposes;
Compensation
Overtime Pay Rate — Overtime pay at one and one-half times (1 ½) hourly rate
Overtime pay shall be paid at one and one-half times (1 ½) the hourly rate of pay.
Compensation
Overtime Threshold Hours — Overtime pay required for work exceeding 40 hours per week
In the event that the employer deems it necessary for any classified employee to exceed the hours normally worked in a workweek, overtime pay shall be paid for all work that exceeds forty (40) hours per week.
Compensation
Payday Schedule — 15th and 30th (or last day of month) of each month beginning with 15th of September
Paydays shall be on the 15th and 30th (or last day of the month, whichever comes first) of each month beginning with the 15th of September, and henceforth continuing in the same manner.
Compensation
Payroll Installments — equal payroll installments
Each teacher shall be paid on the basis of twenty-four (24) equal installments. Employees shall complete required paperwork to facilitate electronic deposit of payroll checks.
Leave
Personal Days Annual — One personal leave day per 60 days scheduled for part-time employees working less than five days per week
Part-time employees who work less than five days per week or less than a full school year shall be entitled to one (1) personal leave day without loss of pay for each 60 days scheduled to be worked, up to a maximum of three (3) days per school term
Workday
Prep Time Elementary Minutes — Teachers in grades PreK-5 entitled to daily prep time, totaling at least 225 minutes per week
Teachers in grades PreK-5 shall be entitled to a daily prep time, totaling at least 225 minutes per week during a normal five-day work week.
Other
Professional Development No Scheduled Prep — Professional development activities for teachers shall not be scheduled during allocated preparation period without teacher agreement
F. Professional development activities for teachers shall not be scheduled during their allocated preparation period without agreement of the teacher.
Compensation
Professional Growth Annual Max Fulltime — maximum annual district cost for professional growth (full-time)
The maximum cost to the District shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for the year.
Compensation
Professional Growth Annual Max Parttime — maximum annual district cost for professional growth (part-time)
The maximum cost to the District shall not exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) per professional growth cycle.
Compensation
Professional Growth Tuition Fulltime — full-time employee professional growth tuition reimbursement per semester hour
The Board agrees to pay up to two hundred dollars ($200) per semester hour not to exceed nine (9) hours per school year per full-time employee for tuition for approved courses.
Compensation
Professional Growth Tuition Parttime — part-time employee professional growth tuition reimbursement per semester hour
The Board agrees to pay up to fifty dollars ($50) per semester hour not to exceed nine (9) hours per school year per part-time employee for tuition for approved courses.
Other
Reprimand No Just Cause Termination — No employee shall be terminated or disciplined without just cause
No employee shall be terminated or disciplined without just cause.
Retirement
Retirement Health Insurance Option — maximum retiree health insurance contribution from Board
Any teacher with ten (10) years of full-time service with the District prior to the retirement year who chooses to retire after the age of fifty-five (55) shall be eligible to receive Board-paid contribution for retiree health insurance premiums that accumulate to a maximum of $5,000, but shall not exceed $1,667 in any one year.
Retirement
Retirement Pickup Pct — 9% of scheduled salary contributions
The Board agrees to contribute on behalf of each teacher to the I.T.R.S., as part of and out of the above specified amounts, 9% of the above scheduled salary contributions.
Retirement
Retirement System — Illinois Teacher Retirement System (TRS)
Any teacher who chooses to retire from teaching and who is eligible for benefits under the Illinois Teacher Retirement System shall be paid at a rate equal to fifty percent of the then current substitute pay for each unused accumulated sick day.
Rif
Rif No Bumping — There shall be no 'bumping' into other job categories during RIF
There shall be no "bumping" into other job categories.