Superintendent presents tentative two‑year teachers’ contract; board will act after required posting period

Superintendent Dr. Hall opened a public hearing on a tentative two‑year agreement between the South Madison Community School Corporation and the South Madison Classroom Teachers Association, saying the agreement covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, and noting the meeting is held to satisfy Indiana law.

“Indiana Code 20-29-6-19(a) requires that after the parties have reached a tentative agreement, the school employer must hold a public meeting to discuss the tentative agreement that has been posted on the district's website,” Dr. Hall said.

Dr. Hall summarized compensation and language changes in the tentative agreement. He said the administration and the union had to revise the compensation model after recent state changes. “There’s a lot of blue language. That is because of all the…