Polo CUSD 222

In the event the grievance goes to binding arbitration the Board and the Union shall jointly request the Illinois Education Labor Relations Board to submit a panel of five

2024-2025 Salary Schedule: BS + 8 Step E/20: $59,904

2024-2025 Salary Schedule: BS Step 1: $38,322

upon the expiration of this Agreement, no experience step increases nor education lane increases provided in any salary salary schedule in the current contract shall be granted during the period of contract negotiations

A maximum of five sick days sick leave shall be granted for bereavement for the death of a member of the immediate family and/or parents, stepparents, stepchildren, sons-in-law, and daughters-in-law. Superintendent and the Principal may, in their discretion, authorize use of a sick day related to a person not listed above.

A teacher requesting a doc day will either be charged 1/180 salary or will have to pay the substitute pay. A doc day is used for unforeseen circumstances, building ex. funeral, travel delays, and other events uncontrolled by employee. All Building (1) one per year.

All full-time teachers and part-time teachers whose duties require attendance at school four clock hours or more a day shall be entitled to a duty-free uninterrupted lunch period equal to the regular school lunch period for their assigned building, as defined by the Board, but in no instance less than 30 minutes. This lunch period should begin between the hours of 10:30 am and 1:00 pm.

For the 2025-2026 school year, the Board shall pay the Board paid amount for 2024-2025 plus 50% of any increases above the 2024-2025 single employee premium. For the 2026-2027 school year, the Board shall pay the Board paid amount for 2025-2026 school year and 50% of any increase

The district evaluation plan, process and tool shall conform to the statutory requirements of the Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA), Senate Bill 7 (SB7) and all administrative changes to the district evaluation plan

Step 1: Supervisor meeting. Step 2: Superintendent or designee. Step 3: Board meeting. Step 4: Binding arbitration with Illinois Education Labor Relations Board

The Board will pay per employee per month 90% of the single employee group insurance premium, commencing September 1, 2024 for the 2024-25 school year.

Each full-time Unit member in grades PK-12, including teachers of Music, Art, P.E., Reading Specialist, or Special Education Resource shall have an average of one preparation period per day which shall be no less than 42 minutes excluding recess and before and after school.

All courses taken after the date of this agreement must be approved by the Superintendent of his/her designee prior to the time such course is taken.

Lunch room duty will be mutually agreed upon by teacher and principal on an annual basis. If a teacher gives up his/her lunch time for this assignment, he/she will be compensated by not having a homeroom at the end of the day.

2024-2025 Salary Schedule: MS + 30 Step E/20: $78,855

2024-2025 Salary Schedule: MS Step 1: $44,453

Certified staff will receive a $100 incentive bonus if he/she uses only personal days throughout the school year. A person will not receive this if they utilize sick or doc days combined within the school year.

The normal full-time teaching load for grades 6-12 shall not exceed six teaching classes and/or five different preparations. Additional compensation of 6% of the beginning base salary under the salary schedule shall be paid for teaching a seventh class per semester. Additional compensation of 6% of the beginning base salary under the salary schedule shall be paid for a sixth different preparation period per semester.

The Board of Education shall grant full-time and part-time staff two (2) days of personal leave annually. Leave may not accumulate for teachers with ten (10) or less years of continuing service to the District. Teachers with more than ten (10) years of continuing service may accumulate leave to three (3) days. Teachers with twenty (20) years or more of continuing service may accumulate leave to four (4) days. Teachers with twenty-five (25) years or more of continuing service may

Teachers will have no less than 21 minutes of consecutive prep-time.

The President of the Association and/or his/her designee shall be granted up to a maximum of four (4) days released time per year for the purpose of Association business. No more than two (2) association released days per year shall be used by any one person. This released time shall be granted without loss of salary, but the Association shall remit to the Board an amount equal to the substitute salary rate for each day granted.

Pursuant to Section 4/4 (h) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Board will pick up and pay the employees' contribution to the Illinois Teachers' Retirement System in the amount not to exceed 9.989% upon the employee's salary

Pursuant to Section 4/4 (h) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Board will pick up and pay the employees' contribution to the Illinois Teachers' Retirement System in the amount not to exceed 9.989%

During the remediation period, a written copy of the evaluation with deficiencies in performance and recommendations for correction, must be provided and discussed within 10 days of completion of the evaluation.

Salary lanes: BS, BS+8, BS+16, BS+24, MS, MS+10, MS+20, MS+30

Salary schedule includes steps 1-10, E, E/20 progression

Unit members will be granted fourteen (14) sick days annually which shall accumulate without limit. Sick leave is defined in State law as personal illness, mental or behavioral health complications, quarantine at home, serious illness or death in the immediate family or household, or birth, adoption, or placement for adoption.

Any absence because of disability or incapacity for less than ninety (90) consecutive school days, or for less than 90 out of 120 school days shall be deemed temporary disability. Thereafter such absence may be deemed permanent disability.

Special Education certified staff, including Speech Pathologist and Pre-School Teachers, shall receive (3) three days compensatory time during the school year to write IEP's. These days are IEP writing days to be done at the school without any student responsibility.

A longevity increment shall be added to the bottom cell of each lane of the salary schedule. The longevity increment for each year shall be determined by multiplying .0225 times the base salary in the salary schedule cell.

If requested by Administration, a teacher who substitutes for another teacher will be paid $30.00 per period. A period will be defined as 42 minutes. Anything over 20 minutes will be paid as a full period district-wide.

The teacher must have at least 15 years of full-time service as a certified employee in the School District. The employee must be at least 54 1/2 years old and be eligible to receive a TRS retirement benefit