Center Grove presents tentative two‑year teacher contract with pay, benefit and minimum‑salary changes

At a public hearing, Center Grove Community School Corp officials described a tentative two‑year teacher contract negotiated with the United Teachers Association that would provide new base pay and a set of one‑time and ongoing changes to compensation and benefits.

Dr. Taylor, who presented the agreement, said the contract replaces an older 18‑point compensation model with a five‑point system anchored to evaluation and retention metrics and that the district will not include a reopener clause for the second year. "But, just wanna be clear, that's why we are kinda putting out there that it's a 2.1% base increase," Dr. Taylor said, adding, "And then the second year, 1.6% base increase." The year‑one increases are described as new money to the collective bargaining agreement; Dr. Taylor estimated roughly $1,630,000 in new compensation when layered with other provisions.

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