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DeKalb school board debates proposed 5% raise, sick‑leave payout and multiyear contracts for unaffiliated staff
Summary
Board members and district staff discussed a proposed unaffiliated benefits package that would set a 5% annual increase, add a sick‑leave payout on retirement, change retirement notice requirements, and remove a previously proposed two‑year contract option; the board agreed to continue conversations and return with a refined proposal.
DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 board members and administrators spent extended time debating proposed changes to benefits for unaffiliated employees, including a recommendation for a 5% across‑the‑board annual increase, a new payout for unused sick days at $50 per day (up to 100 days), and a new deadline for multi‑year retirement notice.
District staff said the board packet had been updated after legal review and that a previously proposed two‑year contract option was removed because language in school code could affect tenure for administrators. "The original document that was posted to the board docs was replaced with this one because there's been a change after legal review," said Ms. Beatrice House, a district staff presenter. "We are removing that. So the only proposed changes are those that you…
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