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Sesser-Valier CUSD 196

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Current Contract
Period
Aug 2025 – Aug 2028
Expires in 759 days
Term
3.0 yr
Union
Sesser-Valier Education Association
Affiliation
IEA/NEA
Unit
Teachers

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Settlement History (9)
3.10%
Latest year-1 base increase (2025-26)
YearsUnitYear 1Year 2Year 3TermStatusSrc
2025-26–2028-29 Teachers 3.10% 2.00% — 3.0 yr AI ↗
2024-25–2025-26 Teachers 6.71% 6.72% — — AI ↗
2023-24–2024-25 Teachers 2.88% 2.76% — — AI ↗
2022-23–2023-24 Teachers 2.96% 2.84% — — AI ↗
2021-22–2022-23 Teachers 3.05% 2.92% — — AI ↗
2020-21–2021-22 Teachers 1.02% 0.98% — — AI ↗
2019-20–2020-21 Teachers 1.03% 0.99% — — AI ↗
2018-19–2019-20 Teachers 1.04% 1.00% — — AI ↗
2017-18–2018-19 Teachers 1.86% 1.77% — — AI ↗
Salary Schedule — Unknown (2025-2026)

Range $47,719 – $86,494 · Source: source ↗

StepBSBS+8BS+16BS+24MSMS+8MS+16MS+24
0$47,719$48,214$48,709$49,204$49,699$50,194$50,689$51,184
1$48,744$49,239$49,734$50,229$50,769$51,264$51,759$52,254
2$49,769$50,264$50,759$51,254$51,839$52,334$52,829$53,324
3$50,794$51,289$51,784$52,279$52,909$53,404$53,899$54,394
4$51,819$52,314$52,809$53,304$53,979$54,474$54,969$55,464
5$52,844$53,339$53,834$54,329$55,049$55,544$56,039$56,534
6$53,869$54,364$54,859$55,354$56,119$56,614$57,109$57,604
7$54,894$55,389$55,884$56,379$57,189$57,684$58,179$58,674
8$55,919$56,414$56,909$57,404$58,259$58,754$59,249$59,744
9$56,944$57,439$57,934$58,429$59,329$59,824$60,319$60,814
10$57,969$58,464$58,959$59,454$60,399$60,894$61,389$61,884
11$58,994$59,489$59,984$60,479$61,469$61,964$62,459$62,954
12$60,019$60,514$61,009$61,504$62,539$63,034$63,529$64,024
13$61,044$61,539$62,034$62,529$63,609$64,104$64,599$65,094
14$62,069$62,564$63,059$63,554$64,679$65,174$65,669$66,164
15$63,094$63,589$64,084$64,579$65,749$66,244$66,739$67,234
16$64,119$64,614$65,109$65,604$66,819$67,314$67,809$68,304
17$65,144$65,639$66,134$66,629$67,889$68,384$68,879$69,374
18$66,169$66,664$67,159$67,654$68,959$69,454$69,949$70,444
19$67,194$67,689$68,184$68,679$70,029$70,524$71,019$71,514
20$68,219$68,714$69,209$69,704$71,099$71,594$72,089$72,584
21$69,244$69,739$70,234$70,729$72,169$72,664$73,159$73,654
22$70,269$70,764$71,259$71,754$73,239$73,734$74,229$74,724
23$71,294$71,789$72,284$72,779$74,309$74,804$75,299$75,794
24$72,319$72,814$73,309$73,804$75,379$75,874$76,369$76,864
25$73,344$73,839$74,334$74,829$76,449$76,944$77,439$77,934
26$74,369$74,864$75,359$75,854$77,519$78,014$78,509$79,004
27$75,394$75,889$76,384$76,879$78,589$79,084$79,579$80,074
28$76,419$76,914$77,409$77,904$79,659$80,154$80,649$81,144
29$77,444$77,939$78,434$78,929$80,729$81,224$81,719$82,214
30$78,469$78,964$79,459$79,954$81,799$82,294$82,789$83,284
31$79,494$79,989$80,484$80,979$82,869$83,364$83,859$84,354
32$80,519$81,014$81,509$82,004$83,939$84,434$84,929$85,424
33$81,544$82,039$82,534$83,029$85,009$85,504$85,999$86,494
Salary Schedule — Unknown (2026-2027)

Range $49,219 – $90,469 · Source: source ↗

StepBSBS+8BS+16BS+24MSMS+8MS+16MS+24
0$49,219$49,714$50,209$50,704$51,199$51,694$52,189$52,684
1$50,289$50,784$51,279$51,774$52,344$52,839$53,334$53,829
2$51,359$51,854$52,349$52,844$53,489$53,984$54,479$54,974
3$52,429$52,924$53,419$53,914$54,634$55,129$55,624$56,119
4$53,499$53,994$54,489$54,984$55,779$56,274$56,769$57,264
5$54,569$55,064$55,559$56,054$56,924$57,419$57,914$58,409
6$55,639$56,134$56,629$57,124$58,069$58,564$59,059$59,554
7$56,709$57,204$57,699$58,194$59,214$59,709$60,204$60,699
8$57,779$58,274$58,769$59,264$60,359$60,854$61,349$61,844
9$58,849$59,344$59,839$60,334$61,504$61,999$62,494$62,989
10$59,919$60,414$60,909$61,404$62,649$63,144$63,639$64,134
11$60,989$61,484$61,979$62,474$63,794$64,289$64,784$65,279
12$62,059$62,554$63,049$63,544$64,939$65,434$65,929$66,424
13$63,129$63,624$64,119$64,614$66,084$66,579$67,074$67,569
14$64,199$64,694$65,189$65,684$67,229$67,724$68,219$68,714
15$65,269$65,764$66,259$66,754$68,374$68,869$69,364$69,859
16$66,339$66,834$67,329$67,824$69,519$70,014$70,509$71,004
17$67,409$67,904$68,399$68,894$70,664$71,159$71,654$72,149
18$68,479$68,974$69,469$69,964$71,809$72,304$72,799$73,294
19$69,549$70,044$70,539$71,034$72,954$73,449$73,944$74,439
20$70,619$71,114$71,609$72,104$74,099$74,594$75,089$75,584
21$71,689$72,184$72,679$73,174$75,244$75,739$76,234$76,729
22$72,759$73,254$73,749$74,244$76,389$76,884$77,379$77,874
23$73,829$74,324$74,819$75,314$77,534$78,029$78,524$79,019
24$74,899$75,394$75,889$76,384$78,679$79,174$79,669$80,164
25$75,969$76,464$76,959$77,454$79,824$80,319$80,814$81,309
26$77,039$77,534$78,029$78,524$80,969$81,464$81,959$82,454
27$78,109$78,604$79,099$79,594$82,114$82,609$83,104$83,599
28$79,179$79,674$80,169$80,664$83,259$83,754$84,249$84,744
29$80,249$80,744$81,239$81,734$84,404$84,899$85,394$85,889
30$81,319$81,814$82,309$82,804$85,549$86,044$86,539$87,034
31$82,389$82,884$83,379$83,874$86,694$87,189$87,684$88,179
32$83,459$83,954$84,449$84,944$87,839$88,334$88,829$89,324
33$84,529$85,024$85,519$86,014$88,984$89,479$89,974$90,469
Salary Schedule — Unknown (2027-2028)

Range $50,219 – $93,944 · Source: source ↗

StepBSBS+8BS+16BS+24MSMS+8MS+16MS+24
0$50,219$50,714$51,209$51,704$52,199$52,694$53,189$53,684
1$51,339$51,834$52,329$52,824$53,419$53,914$54,409$54,904
2$52,459$52,954$53,449$53,944$54,639$55,134$55,629$56,124
3$53,579$54,074$54,569$55,064$55,859$56,354$56,849$57,344
4$54,699$55,194$55,689$56,184$57,079$57,574$58,069$58,564
5$55,819$56,314$56,809$57,304$58,299$58,794$59,289$59,784
6$56,939$57,434$57,929$58,424$59,519$60,014$60,509$61,004
7$58,059$58,554$59,049$59,544$60,739$61,234$61,729$62,224
8$59,179$59,674$60,169$60,664$61,959$62,454$62,949$63,444
9$60,299$60,794$61,289$61,784$63,179$63,674$64,169$64,664
10$61,419$61,914$62,409$62,904$64,399$64,894$65,389$65,884
11$62,539$63,034$63,529$64,024$65,619$66,114$66,609$67,104
12$63,659$64,154$64,649$65,144$66,839$67,334$67,829$68,324
13$64,779$65,274$65,769$66,264$68,059$68,554$69,049$69,544
14$65,899$66,394$66,889$67,384$69,279$69,774$70,269$70,764
15$67,019$67,514$68,009$68,504$70,499$70,994$71,489$71,984
16$68,139$68,634$69,129$69,624$71,719$72,214$72,709$73,204
17$69,259$69,754$70,249$70,744$72,939$73,434$73,929$74,424
18$70,379$70,874$71,369$71,864$74,159$74,654$75,149$75,644
19$71,499$71,994$72,489$72,984$75,379$75,874$76,369$76,864
20$72,619$73,114$73,609$74,104$76,599$77,094$77,589$78,084
21$73,739$74,234$74,729$75,224$77,819$78,314$78,809$79,304
22$74,859$75,354$75,849$76,344$79,039$79,534$80,029$80,524
23$75,979$76,474$76,969$77,464$80,259$80,754$81,249$81,744
24$77,099$77,594$78,089$78,584$81,479$81,974$82,469$82,964
25$78,219$78,714$79,209$79,704$82,699$83,194$83,689$84,184
26$79,339$79,834$80,329$80,824$83,919$84,414$84,909$85,404
27$80,459$80,954$81,449$81,944$85,139$85,634$86,129$86,624
28$81,579$82,074$82,569$83,064$86,359$86,854$87,349$87,844
29$82,699$83,194$83,689$84,184$87,579$88,074$88,569$89,064
30$83,819$84,314$84,809$85,304$88,799$89,294$89,789$90,284
31$84,939$85,434$85,929$86,424$90,019$90,514$91,009$91,504
32$86,059$86,554$87,049$87,544$91,239$91,734$92,229$92,724
33$87,179$87,674$88,169$88,664$92,459$92,954$93,449$93,944
Key Clauses & Provisions (20)
Grievance
Arbitration Binding — true
If either party is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance at Step 3, or the Step 3 time limits expire without action, then either the Association or the Board may submit the grievance to binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association
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Compensation
Ba Min Salary — BA minimum salary at Lane BS (Bachelor's), Step 0 for 2025-2026, including board-paid retirement
SESSER-VALIER SALARY SCHEDULE INCLUDING BOARD PAID RETIREMENT 2025-2026 YRS BS ... 0 $47,719
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Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — Salary increase from 2025-2026 to 2026-2027: approximately 3.1% at BA Step 0
2025-2026 BA Step 0: $47,719; 2026-2027 BA Step 0: $49,219. Increase of $1,500 / $47,719 = 3.14%
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Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr2 — Salary increase from 2026-2027 to 2027-2028: approximately 2.0% at BA Step 0
2026-2027 BA Step 0: $49,219; 2027-2028 BA Step 0: $50,219. Increase of $1,000 / $49,219 = 2.03%
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Leave
Bereavement Days — Up to 3 workdays of paid funeral leave annually for immediate family or close personal friend
An employee is entitled to up to three (3) workdays of paid funeral leave annually to make arrangements for or to attend the funeral of an immediate family member or in the case of a close personal friend.
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Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — Teacher evaluations shall be at least as frequently as required by state law (PERA); specific cycle not stated
Teacher evaluations will be at least as frequently as required by state law. The local evaluation tool agreed upon by the Sesser-Valier Board of Education and the Sesser-Valier Education Association will be used.
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Grievance
Grievance Steps — Grievance procedure contains 3 steps: (1) informal resolution between employee and principal; (2) written complaint to Superintendent; (3) appeal to Board of Education
Step 1: informal; Step 2: written complaint to Superintendent; Step 3: meeting with Board of Education
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Insurance
Health Single Premium — Annual board contribution toward single-coverage hospitalization insurance: $1,450/month × 12 = $17,400 for 2025-2026 ✓
For the 2025-2026 school year, the Board shall pay $1,450 per month toward the employee's share of individual hospitalization insurance
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Compensation
Ma Min Salary — MA minimum salary at Lane MS (Master's), Step 0 for 2025-2026, including board-paid retirement
SESSER-VALIER SALARY SCHEDULE INCLUDING BOARD PAID RETIREMENT 2025-2026 YRS MS ... 0 $49,699
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Leave
Personal Days Annual — Teachers receive 3 days for business or professional leave; may accumulate to maximum of 5 personal days
The Board shall allow three (3) days to be used for business or professional leave. Teachers may accumulate a maximum of five (5) personal leave days.
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Other
Preparation Time — Teachers guaranteed at least 30 consecutive minutes per day free of student contact as preparation period
The Board shall guarantee at least thirty (30) consecutive minutes per day, free of student contact, as a preparation period for each teacher.
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Retirement
Retirement Pickup Pct — Board pays employer-paid pension contribution to TRS (Teachers' Retirement System) on behalf of employee, consistent with standard TRS employer contribution rate
The Board shall pay on behalf of the employee out of the salary agreement listed in this contract the required contribution to the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois in the form of an employer-paid pension contribution
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Retirement
Retirement System — TRS (Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois)
The Board shall pay on behalf of the employee out of the salary agreement listed in this contract the required contribution to the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois
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Rif
Rif Recall Years — Board shall conform to Illinois School Code sections on reduction in force and honorable dismissal (105 ILCS 5/24-11, 5/24-12), which provide 2-year recall rights
The Board and Association agree that, in the event of reduction of any personnel, the Board will conform and abide by the applicable sections of the School Code (105 ILCS 5/24-11; 105 ILCS 5/24-12)
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Compensation
Salary Lanes Count — Salary schedule contains 8 education lanes: BS, BS+8, BS+16, BS+24, MS, MS+8, MS+16, MS+24
YRS BS BS+8 BS+16 BS+24 MS MS+8 MS + 16 MS + 24
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Compensation
Salary Steps Count — Salary schedule contains 34 experience steps (Years 0-33)
Salary schedule rows from YRS 0 through 33 inclusive, representing 34 total steps of experience progression
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Leave
Sick Days Annual — Teachers with 0-9 years of service receive 12 sick days annually; 10-19 years receive 13 days; 20-29 years receive 15 days; 30+ years receive 16 days
Years of Service Normal Annual Allotment: 0-9 12; 10-19 13; 20-29 15; 30+ 16. Sick leave shall accumulate without limit.
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Leave
Sick Leave Max Days — No maximum accumulation; sick leave accumulates without limit
Sick leave shall accumulate without limit.
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Other
Workday End Time — Teacher workday concludes when work is completed in professional judgment, but not before 3:30 PM unless earlier departure approved
The workday shall be concluded when, in the teacher's professional judgment, the work for the day is completed, but not before 3:30 PM unless an earlier departure time has been approved by the Principal or Superintendent.
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Other
Workday Start Time — Teacher workday begins at 8:00 AM; teachers must be in classroom/assigned workstation by 8:20 AM
The teacher workday shall begin at 8:00 AM. All district teachers shall be in their classroom, assigned work station, laboratory in which the teacher is to conduct his/her first class of the day or attending to supervisory duties assigned by the Principal or Superintendent by 8:20 AM.
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Comparable Districts in Franklin County
DistrictCountyLatest base %Term
Akin CCSD 91 Franklin 4.35% —
Benton CCSD 47 Franklin 3.00% —
Benton Cons HSD 103 Franklin 2.13% —
Christopher USD 99 Franklin 3.50% —
Ewing Northern CCSD 115 Franklin 5.61% —
Frankfort CUSD 168 Franklin 3.00% —
Thompsonville CUSD 174 Franklin 2.97% —
Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188 Franklin 1.62% —
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