Griffith Public Schools held a public hearing Oct. 30 to satisfy Indiana Code 20-29-6-1(a) before the board votes on a proposed two-year contract with the teachersunion, district staff said.

Dave (staff member) summarized the agreement, which he said had been posted online. He told the board the deal is a two-year agreement and listed several provisions from the posted document. Those provisions, as stated in the meeting record, include an early-retirement stipend described in the transcript as a "$10,000" payment for teachers who qualify; a minimum-salary threshold of $65,000 for that stipend or eligibility via the "rule of 85" or because the teacher is in "a second career"; the addition of special education to a department-head stipend; a dual-credit stipend added under "Article 10, Section H"; and base-pay increases described for the two contract years.

Dave said the hearing "will satisfy Indiana code 20 dash 29 dash 6 dash 1 subsection a regarding teacher compensation at collective bargaining" before the board votes on an agreed contract. He asked for public comment; no members of the public spoke.

After the hearing concluded, the board president asked for a motion to adjourn. Dave moved to adjourn; the president seconded, members voted "Aye," and the motion carried.

The transcript does not record a formal board vote approving the contract at this meeting, nor does it provide additional contract language or precise numerical clarifications beyond the phrases read aloud by staff. The posted contract and the board's future agenda or minutes would be the authoritative source for exact contract text and any subsequent board action.