Certified Staff Salary Increases. Staff members meeting criteria will qualify for by meeting both a. and b. listed below:
a. Staff members that completed a minimum of a 120 days of service the previous year with the River Forest School Corporation will be credited with a year of experience and receive 33 points. A year of experience is defined as teaching and being present a minimum of 120 days during the previous school year.
b. Staff members that received an effective or highly effective rating on the previous year’s River Forest Rise Performance Evaluation will receive 67 points.
c. Staff members that receive a hundred points (100) shall be eligible for a salary increase from the redirection of money from the Teacher Retirement Savings.
1. $83,000 shall be made available for base salary increases for the 2020- 2021 school year divided by the number of teachers that meet both the criteria for salary increases. 83 staff members qualify.
Certified Staff Salary Increases. Staff members meeting criteria will qualify for by meeting both a. and b. listed below:
a. Staff members that completed a minimum of a 120 days of service the previous year with the River Forest School Corporation will be credited with a year of experience and receive 33 points. A year of experience is defined as teaching and being present a minimum of 120 days during the previous school year.
b. Staff members that received an effective or highly effective rating on the previous year’s River Forest Rise Performance Evaluation will receive 67 points.
c. Staff members that receive a hundred points (100) and are not eligible for a base salary increase due to the new beginning base salary of $46,000 shall be eligible for the following salary increase:
1. Either $2,000 added to the teacher’s base salary (37 teachers qualify), or;
2. $4,000 added to the teacher’s base salary to “reduce the gap” and implement a teacher retention catch-up increase for those teachers who were employed at RFCSC during the period of 2009-2015 and who experienced a pay freeze during this period (35 teachers qualify).
Certified Staff Salary Increases. Staff members meeting criteria will qualify for by meeting both a. and b. listed below:
a. Staff members that completed a minimum of a 120 days of service the previous year with the River Forest School Corporation will be credited with a year of experience and receive 33 points. A year of experience is defined as teaching and being present a minimum of 120 days during the previous school year.
b. Staff members that received an effective or highly effective rating on the previous year’s River Forest Rise Performance Evaluation will receive 67 points.
c. Staff members that receive a hundred points (100) shall be eligible for the following salary increase:
1. One-time $1,500 stipend
2. Either $1,100 added to the teacher’s base salary (47 teachers qualify), or;
3. $3,000 added to the teacher’s base salary for those who meet the following conditions: teachers who were employed during the period of 2009-2015 and who experienced a pay freeze during this period (35 teachers qualify).
