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Teachers tell Waukegan board to honor preapproved Idaho State graduate credits as more than 50 seek lane changes
Summary
Dozens of district teachers told the Waukegan CUSD 60 board they were preapproved by HR to use Idaho State University graduate coursework for salary lane advancement but were later denied pay or credit; speakers urged the board to honor the contract and resolve a grievance now before the board.
Dozens of teachers and union members urged the Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 Board of Education on March 17 to honor previously approved lane-change credits from Idaho State University and restore pay and salary schedule advancement they say the district retroactively refused.
"All we want is that the board of education and the community to know that we are asking the district to follow the rules that they agreed to," said Justin Simon, a union member, who said more than 50 employees have been affected after the district declined to accept the Idaho State credits for the October 2025 pay adjustment.
Beth Paglia, a lead teacher and union member, described taking coursework intended to help students — including youth…
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