Grievance
Arbitration Binding — true
If the grievance is not resolved at Step III, the grievant may submit the grievance to final and binding arbitration.
Compensation
Ba Min Salary — Salary schedule is provided in Appendix A; specific BA Step 1 amount not extracted from provided text
A salary and extra-duty schedule are included as Attachment 'A,' which is a part of this Agreement.
Leave
Bereavement Days — Certified staff may take up to three days of paid bereavement leave per occurrence for death in the immediate family
Certified staff may take up to three (3) days of paid bereavement leave per occurrence for death in the immediate family.
Workday
Contract Days Teacher — Work year – one hundred seventy-six (176) pupil attendance days, four (4) institute days. No more than one hundred eighty (180) workdays.
Work year – one hundred seventy-six (176) pupil attendance days, four (4) institute days. No more than one hundred eighty (180) workdays.
Evaluation
Evaluation Cycle Years — The employer will comply with Section 24a of the Illinois School Code regarding evaluation cycle
The employer will comply with Section 24a of the Illinois School Code. A copy of the District's evaluation plan is available in the district office upon request.
Compensation
Graduate Hour Credit — Teachers earning approved credit from an accredited university shall be reimbursed at the rate of $150.00 per hour
Teachers earning approved credit from an accredited university shall be reimbursed at the rate of $150.00 per hour subject to the following conditions.
Grievance
Grievance Steps — Four-step grievance procedure: Step I (supervisor), Step II (Superintendent), Step III (Board), Step IV (arbitration)
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STEP I... STEP II... STEP III... STEP IV If the grievance is not resolved at Step III, the grievant may submit the grievance to final and binding arbitration.
Insurance
Health Single Premium — The Board will pay $620 toward a single member insurance premium
The Board will pay $620 toward a single member insurance premium.
Workday
Instructional Minutes Day — Scheduled employee instructional workday shall not exceed 7 hours and 25 minutes
Scheduled employee instructional workday shall not exceed seven (7) hours and twenty-five (25) minutes, except when students are released early.
Compensation
Off Schedule Bonus Yr1 — Retirement incentive plan with 6% increase in creditable earnings for final 1-4 years prior to retirement
If an eligible Teacher gives the Board an irrevocable letter of retirement prior to May 1 stating that he/she shall retire at the end of the next school year... the Teacher's nonexempt TRS creditable earning shall be increased by six percent 6%
Leave
Personal Days Annual — Employees are entitled to three personal leave days per school year, non-cumulative
Employees are entitled to three (3) personal leave days per school year subject to the following conditions: These days shall be non-cumulative from one year to the next.
Compensation
Retirement Pickup Pct — Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, the Board of Education shall pay the Teachers' Retirement System contribution for each teacher in full in the amount of 9.8901%
Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, the Board of Education shall pay the Teachers' Retirement System contribution for each teacher in full. Currently, in the amount of 9.8901%
Retirement
Retirement System — TRS
The Board of Education shall pay the Teachers' Retirement System contribution for each teacher in full. Currently, in the amount of 9.8901%
Rif
Rif Recall Years — Teachers have two-year recall rights consistent with Illinois School Code Sections 24-11 and 24-12
The Board shall comply with Sections 24-11 and 24-12 of The Illinois School Code with respect to the recall pool.
Leave
Sick Days Annual — Each full-time employee shall be allotted 13 days leave without loss of pay for illness or death per school year
Each full-time employee shall be allotted during each school year thirteen (13) days leave without loss of pay for illness or death as defined below.
Leave
Sick Leave Max Days — Certified staff may accrue a total of 350 days of sick leave
Certified staff may accrue a total of three hundred fifty (350) days.
Compensation
Step Increase — Regular, full-time certificated staff are eligible for vertical step advancement on salary schedule after 91 days of active teaching service
In any given year, regular, full-time certificated staff shall be eligible for vertical step advancement on the salary schedule only after having completed ninety-one (91) days of active teaching service in the District.