Grievance
Arbitration Binding — arbitrator decision is final and binding
The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the Board and the Association (except as provided in (Illinois) Uniform Arbitration Act of 1961) as amended.
Leave
Association Conference Leave — Maximum 3 days per year for Association representatives to attend conferences with Association reimbursement of substitute costs
A maximum of three (3) days per year can be utilized by the Association in the event the Association desires to send representatives to local, state, or national conferences on other business pertinent to Association affairs. The Association shall reimburse the District for the cost of the substitute(s).
Other
Association Dues Deduction — Board shall deduct current association dues from teacher pay with teacher authorization
The Board shall deduct from each Teacher's pay the current dues of the Association, provided the Board has Teacher authorization.
Other
Association Facility Use — Association may use school buildings for meetings with administration approval; may use teacher lounges and mailboxes; allowed reasonable use of school equipment if costs paid
The Association shall have the right, upon approval of the Administration, to use the school buildings for meetings, provided that such meetings do not interfere with instructional programs. The Association may use Teacher school mailboxes and the Teacher lounge bulletin boards for Association matters.
Other
Athletic Director Stipend — $3,740
Athletic Director stipend
Compensation
Ba Max Salary — $84,525
Step 32 B.A. salary for 2022-23
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — $39,314
Step 1 B.A. salary for 2022-23
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr1 — 2.5% increase from 2022-23 to 2023-24
Salary progression from 2022-23 to 2023-24 table shows consistent 2.5% increases at each step
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr2 — 2.5% increase from 2023-24 to 2024-25
Salary progression from 2023-24 to 2024-25 table shows consistent 2.5% increases at each step
Compensation
Base Salary Increase Yr3 — 2.5% increase from 2024-25 to 2025-26
Salary progression from 2024-25 to 2025-26 table shows consistent 2.5% increases at each step
Leave
Bereavement Days — Up to 3 days paid leave for death in immediate family
At the time of death in the immediate family, a Teacher shall be granted paid leave of up to three (3) days after consultation with the Administration. These days are not accumulative.
Other
Board Meeting Notices — Board shall make available to Association President notices of Board meetings and Board agenda
The Board will make available to the President of the Association notices of Board meetings and Board agenda.
Workday
Class Size Equal — Class size within grade level kept as equal as possible except when students transfer mid-year; sections per grade level kept equal in each department
Class size within grade level will be kept as equal as possible except in cases when students transfer out of the district mid-year. The number of sections per grade level will be kept as equal as possible in each department.
Other
Coaching Stipend Range — $1,200 to $1,920
Coaching stipends vary by sport and grade level, ranging from $1,200 (Bowling, 5th Grade Basketball) to $1,920 (7th/8th Grade Boys' Volleyball)
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. normal workday
The length of the normal workday for all Teachers shall be 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Insurance
Dental Coverage — District pays up to $100 per month for individual vision and dental coverage
Vision and Dental Insurance: The District will pay up to $100 per month for individual vision and dental coverage for a contract year.
Insurance
Employee Premium Share Pct — Full-time teacher receives $300/month bonus
The full-time Teacher will receive a bonus of $300.00 per month.
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — Annual review of Evaluation Plan and process by Association and District
An equal number of representatives from the Association and the District will meet at least once each year to continue to review the Evaluation Plan and process.
Compensation
Experience Credit Max — Maximum of 15 years prior teaching experience credited
The maximum number of prior years of public teaching experience and any private teaching experience granted shall not exceed fifteen (15) years.
Compensation
Experience Credit Max New Employee — New employee with prior experience not placed higher than years of experience, max 10 years
Regardless of the foregoing placement provisions, a new employee who has full-time teaching experience in any other public or private school system in the state of Illinois or outside the state of Illinois will not be placed on the salary schedule at a step higher than his/her number of years of experience, and such placement is subject to the maximum 10 years of total prior teaching experience.
Other
Experience Factor 10 Plus Years — Stipend + $500
10 years or more experience factor adds $500 to stipend
Other
Experience Factor 2 3 Years — Stipend + $100
2-3 years experience factor adds $100 to stipend
Other
Experience Factor 4 5 Years — Stipend + $200
4-5 years experience factor adds $200 to stipend
Other
Experience Factor 6 7 Years — Stipend + $300
6-7 years experience factor adds $300 to stipend
Other
Experience Factor 8 9 Years — Stipend + $400
8-9 years experience factor adds $400 to stipend
Other
Extra Curricular Band Stipend — $1,025
Band coaching stipend
Other
Extra Curricular Clubs Stipend — $1,025
Beta Club, Chess Club, Computer Club, Math Club, Science Club, Signal Light Newspaper, Student Council each at $1,025
Other
Financial Information Availability — Board shall make available to Association annual financial reports, audits, and adopted budgets upon written request
The Board will make available to the Association, in response to written requests, information including annual financial reports, audits, and adopted budgets.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — three-step grievance process: informal, formal to Superintendent, formal to Board, then arbitration
Informal Process, Step 1 to Principal, Step 2 to Board of Education, Step 3 to arbitration with impartial arbitrator appointed by mutual agreement.
Insurance
Health Single Premium — District pays up to maximum for single health insurance coverage
For Employees who choose to participate in the District's Health Insurance Plan, the District will pay up to a maximum of $1000 per month for a single health insurance coverage in a contract year.
Insurance
Hsa Employer Contribution — Section 125 Plan to shelter family insurance premium costs and childcare plan
Board shall provide Section 125 Plan to shelter employee's cost of family insurance premium. Board provides competitive plan to shelter childcare costs.
Workday
Instructional Minutes Day — minimum 225 minutes per five-day work week planning time
The Administration shall provide a minimum of two hundred twenty-five (225) minutes per five-(5) day work week of planning time for each full-time and itinerant Teacher.
Compensation
Lane Advancement Allowed — Sick leave bonus for using two days
A Teacher who only uses two (2) days of sick leave during a school year will receive a 'sick leave bonus' in the amount of $75.00 includable in the Employee's first payroll check issued following the end of the school year.
Compensation
Ma Max Salary — $89,054
Step 32 M.A. salary for 2022-23
Compensation
Ma Min Salary — $41,420
Step 1 M.A. salary for 2022-23
Leave
Military Leave — District will grant military leave that subscribes to parameters of state and federal laws
The District will grant military leave that subscribes to the parameters of state and federal laws.
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr1 — Credit hour compensation for BA degree holders
Full-time certificated Employees shall receive annually, in addition to the eligible BA scheduled amount, the gross sum of $45.00 for each credit hour earned after receipt of the BA degree not to exceed $1500.00.
Leave
Personal Days Annual — 2 days per school year at full pay
Each full-time Teacher shall be entitled to two (2) days of personal leave per school year at full pay subject to the following provisions.
Other
Personnel File Review — Teachers may review own personnel file and attach written reactions; cannot remove materials but may request copies
Teachers shall have the right to review the contents of their own personnel file and to attach and place therein written reactions to the contents. The Teacher may not remove any materials from the file; however, copies of materials shall be made for the Teacher, if requested.
Leave
Professional Meeting Leave — Requests to attend professional meetings submitted at least 2 weeks in advance; priority given to meetings directly related to district goals
All requests to attend professional meetings should be submitted to the Administration at least two (2) weeks in advance of the conference. Priority will be given to meetings or workshops that are directly related to the adopted goals and objectives of the District.
Compensation
Retirement Incentive Bonus — Incentive bonus for teachers with 10-19 years of service giving notice by September 20
Upon a two-year, three-year, or four-year notification, the Teacher will receive an incentive bonus based on the years of service with Signal Hill School District as determined on the date of retirement: 10-19 years of employment $5,000.
Compensation
Retirement Incentive Bonus High — Incentive bonus for teachers with 20+ years of service
Upon a two-year, three-year, or four-year notification, the Teacher will receive an incentive bonus based on the years of service with Signal Hill School District as determined on the date of retirement: 20 or more years of employment $7,500.
Compensation
Retirement Incentive Bonus One Year — Incentive bonus for one-year notification of retirement
Upon one-year notification, the Teacher shall receive a $2,500.00 incentive bonus.
Retirement
Retirement Pickup Pct — Board shall pay employee contribution to TRS
The Board shall agree to pay the employee contribution due on only the salary paid on Appendix A to the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS), up to an amount not to exceed .103753.
Retirement
Retirement System — TRS (Teachers' Retirement System)
Pursuant to the Teachers' Retirement System's (TRS) rules, the District will report to TRS the total number of unused sick leave days accumulated by the Teacher on his/her last day of employment.
Rif
Rif Recall Years — Positions must be tendered to RIFed teachers from groupings 3 or 4 within one calendar year from beginning of following school term
If the Board has any vacancies for the following school term or within one calendar year from the beginning of the following school term, the positions thereby becoming available must be tendered to the teachers so removed or dismissed who were in groupings 3 or 4 of the sequence of the honorable dismissal list and are qualified to hold the positions.
Rif
Rif Reduction In Force — 45 calendar days written notice required for honorable dismissal
Any teacher subject to honorable dismissal under a reduction in force shall be notified in writing by certified mail at least forty five (45) calendar days before the end of the school year.
Compensation
Salary Lanes Count — B.A. and M.A.
Salary table shows B.A. and M.A. columns
Compensation
Salary Steps Count — 32 steps
Salary schedule contains 32 steps from Step 1 to Step 32
Other
School Improvement Team — School Improvement Team meets monthly with at least one administrator, one board member, special education representative, RTI Coordinator, Association President or designee, and one representative from each department
The School Improvement Team will continue to meet on a monthly basis during the school term for the purpose of discussing issues, concerns or problems. The team is comprised of at least one (1) administrator, at least one (1) Board member, a special education representative, RTI Coordinator, Association President or his/her designee and one (1) representative from each department.
Leave
Sick Days Annual — 14 days for employees with less than 180 accumulated sick leave days
Each Employee who has accumulated less than one hundred eighty (180) days of sick leave shall be entitled to fourteen (14) days of sick leave during each school year.
Leave
Sick Leave Bonus No Use — Bonus of $225.00 for using no sick days during school year
A Teacher who uses no (0) sick day leave during a school year will receive a 'sick leave bonus' in the amount of $225.00 includable in the Teacher's first payroll check issued following the end of the school year.
Leave
Sick Leave Bonus One Day — Bonus of $150.00 for using one sick day during school year
A Teacher who only uses one (1) day of sick leave during a school year will receive a 'sick leave bonus' in the amount of $150.00 includable in the Teacher's first payroll check issued following the end of the school year.
Leave
Sick Leave Bonus Two Days — Bonus of $75.00 for using two sick days during school year
A Teacher who only uses two (2) days of sick leave during a school year will receive a 'sick leave bonus' in the amount of $75.00 includable in the Employee's first payroll check issued following the end of the school year.
Leave
Sick Leave Donation Program — Teachers may donate up to 2 days; recipients may receive up to 30 donated days per year if eligible
Any teacher may apply to the Association for up to thirty (30) sick leave donation days per school year provided the following conditions are met: The days requested are related to the personal health of the Teacher. The Teacher has exhausted his/her District sick leave days. The Teacher has been absent for three (3) or more consecutive working days in connection with the same illness.
Leave
Sick Leave Max Days — Maximum accumulation of 420 days at end of school year
Unused sick leave may accumulate to a maximum of 420 days at the end of the school year. Employees that reach 420 days will be entitled to receive their normal annual allotment at the start of the new school year.
Leave
Sick Leave Severance Payment — Severance payment at $150.00 per day for up to 80 unused sick leave days upon retirement
District will report to TRS the total number of unused sick leave days accumulated by the Teacher on his/her last day of employment. The Teacher will receive a severance payment for any sick leave days reported to TRS which are not subsequently used for service credit, up to a maximum of eighty (80) days. The severance payment will be calculated at the rate of one-hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per day for the first forty-five (45) days and at the rate
Compensation
Step Increase — 2.5% step difference
In the event that a Teacher completes Step 32, such Teacher shall receive a 2.5% raise from the Step 32 Salary in addition to the 2.5% step difference
Workday
Teacher Assignment Notification — Teachers notified of assignment no later than 2 weeks before school year begins
Teachers will be assigned teaching duties no later than two weeks before the beginning of the school year.
Leave
Unpaid Leave Up To One Year — Board may grant unpaid leave for up to 1 year for change in vocation, parenting, advanced degree, or other acceptable reasons
The Board may grant requests for other leaves of absence without pay to Teachers with approval of the Board for up to one (1) year. Leave may be granted for a change in vocation, parenting, work on an advanced degree, or other reasons acceptable to the Board.