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Teachers propose PTO/BTO changes and a longevity incentive as district weighs budget
Summary
A teacher committee proposed adjusting blackout‑date exceptions, allowing non‑medical banked‑time‑off (BTO) with prior approval, and adding a $1,000 longevity payment after year 28; board members asked for clarifications on caps, approval criteria and implementation details.
Teachers and staff who serve on the district salary and benefits committee recommended three personnel policy changes to the Grain Valley board during the March meeting.
Ryan Miller, a high‑school English teacher presenting the committee’s recommendations, said the group proposed (1) allowing up to 15 attendance exceptions for district blackout dates on a first‑come, first‑served basis with further emergency exceptions reviewed case‑by‑case; (2) changing BTO…
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