Plainfield holds required hearing on proposed teacher contract; board to vote Oct. 9

Plainfield Community School Corp held a required public hearing on a proposed collective-bargaining agreement for teachers and extracurricular staff, with district staff presenting negotiated highlights and telling the board the contract will be presented for a vote on Oct. 9.

Mark, a staff member for Plainfield Community School Corp, opened the hearing and said the hearing met the state notice requirement: “Required by Indiana code, we have to have this hearing, at least 72 hours before the contract is ratified. It's actually next Thursday,” and that the board would consider the ratified contract at its Oct. 9 meeting.

The presentation outlined the substantive changes district staff and the bargaining team negotiated. “First of all, we propose no change this year to our beginning teacher salary. We'll leave that at $55,000,” Mark said. The…