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Jennings County holds public hearing on tentative one-year teachers’ contract with $1,250 stipend
Summary
At a public hearing, the Jennings County School Corporation presented a tentative one-year contract for 2025–26 that would replace a base pay increase with a $1,250 stipend, expand leave and association business days, update grievance procedures, and reflect modest insurance-cost changes; the board will vote in November.
At a public hearing, the Jennings County School Corporation presented terms of a tentative one-year contract for the 2025–26 school year that would provide a $1,250 stipend in lieu of a base-pay increase and make modest changes to leave, insurance and grievance procedures.
Nikki, a district presenter, opened the session and said the materials were posted on the district website and that the board will vote on the agreement at its November board meeting. "This is the timeline. Today is the public hearing. We would be voting then to approve on [the] November board meeting," Nikki said.
The tentative agreement would allow horizontal (lane) movement on the salary schedule via a board resolution to recognize additional education, but future level changes would require an initial practitioner's…
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