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Champaign Community Unit School District No. 4 Board of Education met Thursday, Sept. 29.

Here are the minutes as provided by Champaign Community Unit School District No. 4:

Minutes of the SPECIAL Meeting of the Board of Education

Community Unit School District No. 4, Champaign County, Illinois

Mellon Administrative Center, 703 S. New Street, Champaign, Illinois

September 29, 2016 within the Boundaries of Said District

Special Meeting

Board President Chris Kloeppel called the Special Meeting of the Board to order at 5:30 p.m.

Board Members Present Gianina Baker, Chris Kloeppel, Kathy Richards, Kathy Shannon, Lynn Stuckey (arrived at 5:35 p.m.)

Board Members Absent Amy Armstrong, Jonathan Westfield

Staff Members Present Superintendent Judy Wiegand, Deputy Superintendent Laura Taylor, Executive Director of Human Resources, Ken Kleber, Chief Financial and Legal Officer Tom Lockman

Approval of Agenda

Member Shannon moved, with a second by Member Baker to approve the agenda as presented. The motion carried on voice vote. Ayes 4. Nays 0.

Action Agenda: New Business

Ratification of CFT Tentative Agreement: Ken Kleber

Member Kloeppel moved, with a second by Member Shannon to approve the Ratification of CFT Tentative Agreement. The motion carried on roll call. Ayes 5. Nays 0.

The Champaign Federation of Teachers’ (CFT) contract expired on June 30, 2016. The District and CFT reached a Tentative Agreement on September 21, 2016 for a new two-year contract.

The tentative agreement includes language regarding:

provisions for contributions towards single, employee+1, and family health insurance premiums

a stipend for Licensed Clinical Social Workers

the addition of a middle school softball differential

afterschool clubs at the elementary & middle school levels

403(b) plan structure

increased plan and/or collaboration time for Interventionists, ELL teachers, and middle school Functional Life Skills teachers

Professional Development Hours (PDH) for teachers

lesson plans

faculty meeting dates and times

other changes to contract language

The salary schedule will be adjusted as follows:

Year 1 – Step Increase + 2.25% to each cell and 4% for all teachers “off schedule”

Year 2 – Step Increase + 2.25% to each cell and 4% for all teachers “off schedule”

The Tentative Agreement does not require the addition of personnel. Changes to salary are noted above. Other financial changes are outlined in the Tentative Agreement.

Administration recommended that the Board approve the Tentative Agreement with the Champaign Federation of Teachers for a two-year contract spanning July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018.

Adjournment

There being no further business, Member Baker moved, with a second by Member Richards, to adjourn the meeting at 5:37 p.m. The motion carried on voice vote. Ayes 5. Nays 0.