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District describes two-year teacher agreement approved by PLEA membership; board to consider in future action
Summary
PLEA members voted to approve a two-year negotiated teacher contract that the district presented Jan. 12. The agreement would raise base salary by $575 in year one and $225 in year two, add insurance reopener clauses, expand experience credit to 20 years, and add extra-duty and nurse schedule changes; the board will take formal action at a future meeting.
District staff and PLEA representatives described the negotiated two-year teacher contract at the Jan. 12 meeting. Dr. Settles said the agreement passed a PLEA membership vote the previous week and outlined financial and policy terms.
Key contract elements described by staff include a two-year agreement covering 2026–27 and 2027–28 with vertical and horizontal movement both years; a base salary increase of $575 in year one (raising the base to $41,325) and $225 in year two (raising the base to $41,550); an overall total-package increase of roughly 3.5% each year; a 7.25% medical and dental overall increase; continued insurance through EHA with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska network options; and reopener language if insurance or retirement contributions change materially.
The contract would allow new hires to receive up to 20 years of experience credit (previously 15), establishes a nurse salary schedule, and adds extra-duty positions including additional assistant volleyball positions at middle schools, a varsity assistant for softball at the high school level, and additional Unified Sports coordination roles. Dr. Settles thanked the PLEA negotiations team and district staff for extensive negotiations.
PLEA vice president and lead negotiator Austin Bolton was present; Dr. Settles said the teacher membership returned a yes vote last week. The board reviewed redline and clean copies in the packet; formal board action on the contract is expected at a subsequent meeting.
The presentation emphasized careful budgeting and discussion during closed sessions and noted some contractual reopener protections tied to insurance and retirement contribution changes.
