Other
Academic Freedom Right — Certified staff have academic freedom to present instructional materials pertinent to subject and level taught in scholarly manner
Certified staff shall be free to discuss within the classroom all matters which are relevant to the subject matter under study and within their area of professional competence, and such matters shall be presented in a manner that is objective, and in conformity with the curriculum guidelines established by the District.
Grievance
Arbitration Binding — Arbitrator's decision is final and binding upon the District, the Union and the Para Educators and Para-Educators/Librarians staff.
In any grievance within the jurisdiction of the arbitrator, the decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the District, the Union and the Para Educators and Para-Educators/Librarians staff.
Compensation
Ba Max Salary — $56,887 (BA Step 10)
BA Step 10: $55,304 shown in 2025-2026 table
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — Salary schedule in Appendix A with steps and lanes
Para Educators and Para-Educators/Librarians staff shall be compensated in accordance with the Salary Schedule in Appendix A and Appendix B.
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — 1% salary increase for 2025-2026 activities schedule
Schedule B Activities 2025-2026 compensation with 1% increase across all experience levels and positions.
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr2 — 1% salary increase for 2026-2027 activities schedule
Schedule B Activities 2026-2027 compensation with 1% increase across all experience levels and positions.
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr3 — 1.00% increase (2024-2025, Exclude TRS & THIS)
% Inc 1.00%
Leave
Bereavement Days — Five (5) days per death with additional five (5) days if out of state travel required
Each Para Educators and Para-Educators/Librarians staff member shall be granted a funeral/bereavement leave of up to five (5) days per death upon the death. An additional five (5) days per death upon the death if out of state travel is required.
Leave
Child Rearing Leave — Child rearing leave not to exceed balance of school year in which leave begins plus one additional school year
A Para Educators and Para-Educators/Librarians staff member may be granted a child rearing leave not to exceed the balance of the school year in which the leave begins plus one (1) additional school year.
Other
Club Leader Compensation Subsequent — Club leader compensation $900.00 for second year and subsequent years
So long as the club remains approved by the Board, that certified staff member shall receive $900.00 in compensation for his/her leadership for said club for the second year of said club and in each year thereafter.
Other
Club Leader Compensation Year1 — Club leader compensation $450.00 for first year of Board approved club
Any certified staff member who leads Board approved clubs shall receive $450.00 in compensation for his/her leadership for said club in the first year of said club.
Other
Collaboration Time Prek8 — All Pre k-8 grade classroom teachers granted 90 minutes per week of collaboration time
All Pre k–8 grade classroom teachers shall be granted 90 minutes per week of collaboration time.
Other
Collaboration Time Specialists — Specialists (special education, fine arts, computers, PE) granted 30 minutes per week of grade level collaboration time
Specialists (special education, fine arts, computers, PE) shall be granted 30 minutes per week of grade level collaboration time. Specialists will also get one day of release time per trimester for content and/or cross-curricular collaboration.
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — 175-176 days total: 172 Student Days, 3 mandatory Institute Days, 1 optional Institute Day
All Para Educators and Para-Educators/Librarians will work a minimum of 175 days with a maximum of 176 days. 172 Student Days. *Three (3) mandatory Institute Days. *One (1) optional Institute Days.
Other
Discipline Just Cause — No Para Educator/Librarian shall be disciplined or discharged without just cause and written notice of reason(s)
No Para Educators and Para-Educators/Librarians staff member shall be disciplined without just cause provided that this provision does not restrict the Board's authority to not reemploy Para Educators and Para-Educators/Librarians.
Other
Early Dismissal Friday — Certified staff may leave fifteen (15) minutes after end of student day on Fridays if professional responsibilities met
Certified staff shall be able to leave fifteen (15) minutes after the end of the student day on Fridays, days of PSA meetings (if attending) back-to-school night, and on any day preceding a legal or school holiday as long as their professional responsibilities have been met.
Insurance
Employee Premium Share Pct — Employee contributes 5% for single coverage
Employee: 5% PPO 13%
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — Mid-year review in December for new hires; formal evaluations completed by May 20
New hirers shall be given a mid-year review in December before Winter Break. Either party can request a mid-year review. All formal evaluations shall be completed by May 20.
Compensation
Extended Days — Overnight activities shall be paid at one hundred twenty-five dollars per night
Overnight activities shall be paid at the rate of one hundred two-five ($125.00) per night.
Other
Faculty Meetings Limit — No more than one (1) faculty meeting per school week; one (1) additional meeting may be scheduled with special necessity
No more than one (1) faculty meeting per school week shall be scheduled, unless in the Administration's opinion a special faculty meeting is necessitated, and then only one (1) additional faculty meeting per school week may be scheduled.
Other
Flextime Definition — Flextime defined as ability to adjust one's hours; workday remains 7.75 hours
Flextime shall be defined as the ability to adjust one's hours. The workday shall continue to be seven and three-quarter (7.75) hours.
Other
Flextime Earliest Start — Earliest certified staff may begin flex time is 30 minutes prior to start of first class
The earliest a certified staff member may begin flex time is 30 minutes prior to the start of the first class at the building in which the certified staff member works.
Other
Flextime Offset Increments — Offset time can be taken in fifteen (15) minute blocks, one (1) block per day
Offset time can be taken in fifteen (15) minute blocks, one (1) block per day. All offset time must be taken within ten (10) working days of the event causing the workday extension.
Other
Grades 68 Academic Classes Limit — For grades 6-8 certified staff, no more than six (6) academic classes during the scheduled work day
For grades 6-8 certified staff shall not be assigned more than six (6) academic classes during the scheduled work day.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Step 1 (Principal), Step 2 (Superintendent), Step 3 (Board), Step 4 (Arbitration)
All grievances shall be presented and processed at the various steps and within the time limits hereinafter set forth in an earnest effort to settle such grievance at the earliest possible time.
Insurance
Health Family Premium — Employee/Spouse: 50%; Family: 60%
Employee/Spouse: 50% PPO 50%; Family: 60% PPO 60%
Insurance
Health Single Premium — District shall pay maximum premium of up to $570.12 per month per Certified Staff member for remainder of 2022 calendar year
Regardless of which Hospitalization/Medical Insurance plan that any Certified Staff member may choose, District shall pay a maximum premium of up to $570.12 per month per Certified Staff member for the remainder of the 2022 calendar year.
Insurance
Hsa Employer Contribution — District shall fund Certified Staff member's HSA account; no contributions allowed if Medicare enrolled
The District shall fund the Certified Staff member's HSA account as follows: Premium contributions for Certified Staff for PPO, PPO/HSA with Rate Relief and PPO/HSA with Rate Relief.
Workday
Instructional Minutes Day — Workday is 7.5 hours as assigned according to Section 8.2
Flextime shall be defined as the ability to adjust one's hours. The workday shall continue to be seven and half (7.5) hours as assigned according to Section 8.2.
Insurance
Life Insurance — Life Insurance
Section 11.7. Life Insurance
Other
Lunch Period Duty Free — Duty-free lunch period equal to the length of the regular student lunch period, but not less than thirty (30) minutes
Each teacher shall be afforded a duty-free lunch period each school day equal to the length of the regular student lunch period, but not less than thirty (30) minutes as provided in Section 5/24-9 of the School Code.
Compensation
Ma Max Salary — $65,395 (MA Step 10)
MA Step 10: $63,812 shown in 2025-2026 salary table
Compensation
Ma Min Salary — $46,967 MA minimum at step 0 (2022-2023)
MA column, STEP 0: $46,967
Other
Monthly Meetings — Up to ten monthly group meetings for mentors and mentees; minimum five meetings
Monthly group meetings for all mentors and mentees in the building are required. Up to ten (10) but no less than five (5) meetings will be held.
Other
No Strike Clause — Employees shall not cause any concerted action such as strike, slowdown, or any action that may disrupt normal functioning of school District.
Employees covered by this contract shall not cause any concerted action such as a strike, slowdown, or any action within the District that may disrupt the normal functioning of the school District.
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr1 — Annual compensation for mentoring coordinator
The District will provide compensation of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per school year for the mentoring coordinator, if the District assigns the role of mentoring coordinator to a Para Educators and Para-Educators/Librarians staff member.
Other
Overload First Year Ineligible — No first year teachers or teachers on remediation plan eligible for overload class
No first year teachers or teachers on a remediation plan shall be eligible to volunteer to teach an overload class.
Other
Overload Teaching Assignment — Voluntary overload program for grades 5-8 certified staff; seventh academic class with specific criteria
An overload is defined as a seventh academic class within the given school day, excluding all RTI and skill building classes. Determination of what classes will be offered as an overload will be the sole responsibility of administration.
Other
Parent Teacher Conference Duration — Parent-Teacher conferences on same evening of two (2) consecutive weeks with following day off; total of three and three quarters (3.75) hours
Parent-Teacher conferences shall be held on the same evening of two (2) consecutive weeks with the following day off each week. Parent-Teacher conferences shall be a total of three and three quarters (3.75) hours each evening.
Leave
Personal Days Annual — Two days to shadow mentor before beginning assignment
Mentees shall have two (2) days to shadow their mentor before beginning their assignment. A Para Educators and Para-Educators/Librarians staff can only become a mentor with a proficient or excellent on their evaluation.
Other
Personnel File Dissent Right — Certified staff may attach dissenting material to file within ten (10) days of placement
A certified staff shall be notified prior to the placement of any document in his/her file and shall have the right to attach dissenting material to any item in his file provided such written response is submitted within ten (10) days of placement of such materials in the personnel file.
Other
Personnel File Review Right — Certified staff have right to review personnel file contents except pre-employment references
The certified staff shall have the right upon request and at reasonable times to review the contents of their personnel files except for pre-employment references and documents not subject to inspection under the Illinois Personnel Records Review Act.
Other
Personnel File Single Official — Only one (1) official file kept for each certified staff member
Only one (1) official file shall be kept for each certified staff.
Retirement
Retirement Pickup Pct — Four (4) percent per year increase in IMRF creditable earnings during final years preceding retirement based on advance notice
If the Para Educators and Para-Educators/Librarians provides four (4) years advance notice, the Board shall grant the Para Educators and Para-Educators/Librarians increases in Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) creditable earnings by four (4) percent per year for each of the Para Educators and Para-Educators/Librarians final four (4) school years prior to retirement.
Retirement
Retirement System — Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF)
Para Educators and Para-Educators/Librarians must be eligible for retirement under the IMRF and apply for and receive retirement benefits commencing at the end of the final school year of employment.
Rif
Rif Recall Years — Laid-off employees have right to recall for one (1) year from beginning of school year when lay-off takes effect
Any laid-off employee shall have a right to recall for one (1) year from the beginning of the school year when the lay-off takes effect. Recall shall be in inverse order of the reduction-in-force where the reduction-in-force occurred.
Compensation
Salary Lanes Count — BA, BA+8, BA+16, BA+24, MA, MA+8, MA+16, MA+24, MA+32, MA+40
Salary schedule columns: BA, BA+8, BA+16, BA+24, MA, MA+8, MA+16, MA+24, MA+32, MA+40
Compensation
Salary Steps Count — 23 salary steps from step 0 to step 22
STEP 0-22 salary schedule with incremental steps for BA, BA+8, BA+16, BA+24, MA, MA+8, MA+16, MA+24, MA+32, MA+40
Other
Seniority Definition — Seniority is length of continuous service in the School District. Seniority date is the first day of actual work.
Seniority shall be defined as the length of continuous service in the School District. Upon employment, each member shall receive a seniority date which shall be the date of the first day of actual work for the District.
Leave
Short Term Leave — Short-term leave of absence without pay if not more than five (5) days with prior Superintendent approval
A short-term leave of absence, without pay if not more than five (5) days, may be granted with prior approval of the Superintendent.
Leave
Sick Days Annual — Eight (8) sick days during probationary period plus two (2) additional after completion
Probationary period- Employees will be given Three (3) days-Two (2) sick days and one (1) personal day. When an employee completes the Probationary period, the remaining days of Eight (8) sick and two (2) personal will be given.
Leave
Sick Leave Max Days — Twelve (12) weeks of unpaid family or medical leave during any twelve (12) month period for FMLA purposes
Para Educators and Para-Educators/Librarians staff shall be granted up to twelve (12) weeks of unpaid family or medical leave during any twelve (12) month period for birth of a child, adoption of a child, serious health condition, or to care for a son, daughter, spouse, a parent.
Other
Sip Collaboration Time — Two (2) consecutive hours for collaboration time on a mid-year Institute Day and one (1) consecutive hour on SIP days
Certified staff shall be allowed two (2) consecutive hours for collaboration time on a mid-year Institute Day and one (1) consecutive hour of collaboration time on SIP days.
Compensation
Step Increase — Salary schedule in Appendix A and Appendix B
Para Educators and Para-Educators/Librarians staff shall be compensated in accordance with the Salary Schedule in Appendix A and Appendix B.
Other
Travel Time Between Buildings — Work day remains seven and three quarters (7.75) hours for certified staff traveling between buildings, including travel time
For certified staff traveling between buildings, the work day shall remain seven and three quarters (7.75) hours, including travel time.
Leave
Union Leave — Up to two (2) full days per year for state conventions/workshops sponsored by Union, with reimbursement of wages paid by Para Educator/Librarian member and/or Union to the Board
Up to two (2) bargaining unit Para Educators and Para-Educators/Librarians may be excused from scheduled school days to attend state conventions and/or workshops sponsored by the Union; provided, however, that such Para Educators shall not be excused for one (1) full day per Para Educators member per year.
Other
Union President Release Time — Two (2) days per school year release time to address concerns of Administration and Union membership
The Union President shall be granted two (2) days per school year release time to address concerns of the Administration and Union membership. This time shall be during regularly scheduled class time.
Other
Union Recognition — Board recognizes Union as sole and exclusive representative of bargaining unit in Case No.2025-RC-0005-C
In compliance with the Certification of Representative issued by the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board in Case No.2025-RC-0005-C, the Board recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive representative.
Other
Vacancies Posting Period — Vacancies in bargaining unit and promotional positions shall be posted for eight (8) calendar days
Vacancies in bargaining unit and promotional positions shall be posted in the certified staff room for eight (8) calendar days prior to filling the vacancy.